Results 1–20 of 2000 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Meg Hillier

Health and Education (24 May 2005)

Meg Hillier: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to make my first speech to the House. I am very proud to stand here as the Labour and Co-operative party Member for Hackney, South and Shoreditch. I was delighted to hear the speeches of my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea, East (Mrs. James), the hon. Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Mr. Wallace), my hon. Friend the Member for West Lancashire...

Business of the House (26 May 2005)

Meg Hillier: I am sure that my right hon. Friend will join me in welcoming the massive investment, particularly through the London schools challenge, in education in Hackney, South and Shoreditch. I particularly support the 14 to 19 agenda, but I would be grateful if he could schedule time for a debate on adult education. Hackney has many hard-working families with adults who access skills training to...

Affordable Housing (London) (15 Jun 2005)

Meg Hillier: I will not go over the ground that colleagues have covered, but I should like to set the scene for my constituency, where there are three key issues in respect of housing. One of them is improvements to council housing stock, which have made a great jump since this Government came to power in 1997. May I flag up for the Minister the transfer of the Haggerston West and Kingsland estate,...

NHS Dentistry and Primary Health Care (29 Jun 2005)

Meg Hillier: It has been interesting to listen to today's debate. The hon. Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford) in particular made an interesting contribution. I will not focus on the ins and outs of what goes on in a dentist's room but on the wider issues in my Hackney constituency. First, I shall comment on the opening speech by the hon. Member for Northavon (Steve Webb). In another life, I...

NHS Dentistry and Primary Health Care (29 Jun 2005)

Meg Hillier: As I said, in my constituency there is no shortage of dentists in the community, but I accept that we must consider the need for information about the availability of dentists. As my hon. Friend the Member for South Swindon (Anne Snelgrove) said, dentists are available, but people are not always aware that they can register with them. I hope that my hon. Friend the Minister will focus on the...

NHS Dentistry and Primary Health Care (29 Jun 2005)

Meg Hillier: The Government's excellent Sure Start programme could embrace education in that regard, as well as the many other excellent things that it delivers in my constituency and elsewhere. Parents have an important role, as do nurseries and schools. We cannot provide the necessary education top-down from Government and I would not suggest that. There needs to be an awareness that dental health in...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Second World War ( 4 Jul 2005)

Meg Hillier: What events are planned to mark the 60th anniversary of the second world war; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Second World War ( 4 Jul 2005)

Meg Hillier: Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is extremely important to recognise not only the veterans who are still alive but the memory of those who gave their lives in conflict for our future? Will he join me in applauding the work of the late Sir Donald Thompson, a former Member of this House, in establishing the War Memorials Trust, of which I am a trustee? Will my right hon. Friend also...

London 2012 Olympic Bid ( 6 Jul 2005)

Meg Hillier: I want to add my congratulations to the bid team, and I especially welcome the facilities that will be built at Hackney Wick in my constituency. Hackney has waited a very long time for the major transport improvements that will be in place by 2012. Will my right hon. Friend raise with other Ministers the matters highlighted by my right hon. Friend the Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Mr....

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: NHS Hospital Trusts (12 Jul 2005)

Meg Hillier: Does my right hon. Friend agree that foundation status has brought great freedoms to some hospitals, including Homerton hospital in my constituency, which has excellent financial management and excellent leadership? I would be glad if she were to comment on her recent visit to that hospital.

Licensing Act 2003 (12 Jul 2005)

Meg Hillier: Will the right hon. Lady give way?

Licensing Act 2003 (12 Jul 2005)

Meg Hillier: Would the right hon. Lady like to visit my constituency, where the local authority in Hackney has done an excellent job in working with the community and local people to bring in locally controlled licensing hours? Local people are delighted that they can go to their elected representatives to tackle problems, rather than experiencing the chaos that we had before.

Licensing Act 2003 (12 Jul 2005)

Meg Hillier: Will the right hon. Lady give way?

Licensing Act 2003 (12 Jul 2005)

Meg Hillier: My hon. Friend mentioned magistrates. Hackney council welcomes the Government's resolve to stick with the 6 August deadline, but would like to know whether applications referred to magistrates on appeal after automatic refusal could be fast-tracked back to the local authority for redetermination. Given the likely last-minute rush, that would make the scheme more workable.

Licensing Act 2003 (12 Jul 2005)

Meg Hillier: rose—

Licensing Act 2003 (12 Jul 2005)

Meg Hillier: In the hon. Gentleman's litany of criticism, will he acknowledge that the Government have allowed local people to have a say in licensing in their area and to approach their democratically elected representatives about the licences? Surely he can at least acknowledge that that is a good step forward.

Orders of the Day — Crossrail Bill (19 Jul 2005)

Meg Hillier: My hon. Friend—

Orders of the Day — Crossrail Bill (19 Jul 2005)

Meg Hillier: My apologies, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I shall not make that mistake again. I am delighted that my hon. Friend has referred to benefits for London. I hope that he agrees that constituents will gain in many parts of London, especially Hackney, where people will benefit from the clearing of the Liverpool Street throat. That will mean faster trains from Enfield and Chingford to that area. That is a...

Orders of the Day — London Olympics Bill (21 Jul 2005)

Meg Hillier: I think the right hon. Lady is confused about the Greater London Authority Act 1999. The Mayor is directly elected and, as the only executive member of the Greater London Authority, has the role outlined in the Bill. I think that is quite right. As a former member of the Assembly, I know that the London bid team has given evidence in the past. No doubt the successor bodies will do so in the...

Orders of the Day — London Olympics Bill (21 Jul 2005)

Meg Hillier: Does my hon. Friend agree that it is great news that the London Development Agency is setting up a business support and job brokerage unit, with people appointed by Christmas, to make sure that the concerns that he, I and other Members share are fully addressed?


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