Henry Bellingham: ...with the previous Government, who in many ways undermined the police. They lost the confidence of the police on many different issues, not least through their determination to drive through force mergers and the fact that they encouraged the building up of this compensation culture. My right hon. Friend has listed a large catalogue of examples that point to a totally unacceptable culture...
Henry Bellingham: ...prone to that problem. We must sort out the out-of-hours cover. We cannot go back to what we had before, when each doctor’s surgery provided out-of-hours cover, but the idea of co-operatives and mergers between GP practices to provide cover and ensure that the people who deal with patients out of hours understand their medical records and are prepared to provide service is key to sorting...
Henry Bellingham: ...State for Trade and Industry what discussions her Department has had with (a) her European counterparts and (b) the European Commission regarding new proposals for an EC directive on cross-border mergers; what the outcome of those discussions has been; and if she will make a statement.
Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on EU proposals on (a) union consultation and (b) board room representation in cross-border mergers.
Henry Bellingham: ...businesses? Is he further aware that the link is currently in the process of merging with the local training and enterprise council and the chamber of commerce? Can he assure me that, when such mergers take place, the focus of business links will not be lost? Can he tell me the precise role of business links in reducing unemployment in constituencies like mine?
Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he next expects to meet representatives of rural pressure groups to discuss the merger between English Nature and the Countryside Commission.
Henry Bellingham: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what representations he has received since he announced his conclusions on the Monopolies and Mergers Commission inquiry into the supply of gas.