Mark Prisk: I am most grateful for the opportunity to make my first contribution in the House. I preface my remarks by congratulating the hon. Members for Redcar (Vera Baird), for Wolverhampton, South-West (Rob Marris), for North Durham (Mr. Jones) and my hon. Friend the Member for Bridgwater (Mr. Liddell-Grainger) on excellent maiden speeches. My only regret is that they chose today to make them before...
Mark Prisk: I begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Hertsmere (Mr. Clappison) on taking the initiative in this debate. Like his constituents, my constituents regard this matter as one of the critical issues affecting the quality of life in Hertford and Stortford. We face the daunting prospect that by Christmas the number of police officers may have declined to 250 fewer than the...
Mark Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what plans he has to reform the system of public inquiries into significant transport projects; and what research his Department has commissioned into such reform.
Mark Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what research his Department has commissioned into the spatial and economic impact of Stansted airport's growth since 1997.
Mark Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on his plans for implementing the Urban White Paper.
Mark Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many recommendations of the Urban Task Force report entitled "Towards an Urban Renaissance" have been implemented since it was published.
Mark Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what research his Department has commissioned on the development prospects of the M11 motorway corridor since 1997.
Mark Prisk: The Home Secretary began his statement by saying how important it was to balance the respect for our liberty with the need to prevent its exploitation. Given that fine balance, will he explain to the House his plans for the exchange of information—often private information—within Government agencies? In particular, what safeguards will he put in place to ensure that law-abiding citizens...
Mark Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what plans she has for reversing the decline in the farmland bird population by 2020; (2) what progress she has made in fulfilling the Government's commitment to reversing the decline in the farmland bird population.
Mark Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people his Department employed, expressed as full time equivalents, and what was the total cost of employing them in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000 and (e) 2001 to date.
Mark Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what plans she has to review the funding formula for sixth-forms to reflect local needs; (2) if she will make a statement on the rejection of the area cost adjustment formula for funding school sixth-forms; (3) what steps her Department is taking to ensure no school will lose funding when the Learning and Skills Council assumes...
Mark Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what progress has been made in organising an Urban Summit in 2002; and what budget has been allocated by his Department for this event.
Mark Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will estimate the expenditure made by his Department in implementing the recommendations of the Urban Task Force.
Mark Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list the recommendations of the Urban Task Force which have been implemented to date.
Mark Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the progress of his Department's review of local government funding.
Mark Prisk: What representations he has received from councillors concerning housebuilding targets for Hertfordshire.
Mark Prisk: Given the Government's clear commitment to reduce social exclusion, can the Minister confirm that in Hertfordshire and elsewhere she will not allow housing intended for affordable homes to be replaced with more expensive market housing?
Mark Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what plans his Department has for changing the area cost adjustment formula for local authorities.
Mark Prisk: Flooding is of particular pertinence in my constituency and those of other hon. Members. In Bishop's Stortford and the surrounding villages there has been a severe crisis this week. My worry and that of other hon. Members is that we hear comments by Ministers on the issue and occasionally, if we are lucky, get letters from them, but we do not have statements in the House. It is important,...
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