Monthly Archives: October 2010

Local Growth White Paper | Business of the House | Commons debates

Businesses and business groups are more interested in the work and agenda of local enterprise partnerships than they are in their constitutions. Does my right hon. Friend share my concern that…

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Local Growth White Paper | Business of the House | Commons debates

Businesses and business groups are more interested in the work and agenda of local enterprise partnerships than they are in their constitutions. Does my right hon. Friend share my concern that…

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Business of the House | Commons debates

I am grateful to the Leader of the House for advance notice of Monday’s ministerial statement on the European Council. Although such ministerial statements are welcome, they have a disruptive…

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Musicians And Airlines

Duncan Hames has signed EDM741. Motion reads: “That this House recognises the value of music and musicians to the economy of the UK and its cultural reputation; notes that Ryanair faces a boycott by the Facebook group Musicians against Ryanair whose me…

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Work Capability Assessments | Westminster Hall debates

I am glad that the Minister says that Atos does not have an incentive to fail people. We have heard so much about the cases in which Atos has failed and in which people have successfully appealed…

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New ‘eco homes’ open in Bradford on Avon

Five families are now settling into their new affordable eco homes after being welcomed by Duncan Hames in Bradford on Avon on Friday. The five new three-bedroom homes at Poulton, Bradford on Avon, are Selwood Housing association’s greenest ever homes.
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Trial Of Single Double Summer Time

Duncan Hames has signed EDM157. Motion reads: “That this House notes the significant financial, environmental, public health and quality of life benefits that could accrue by advancing the clocks to GMT+1 in winter and GMT+2 in summer; further notes in…

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Wild Animals In Circuses

Duncan Hames has signed EDM403. Motion reads: “That this House notes that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs public consultation on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses shows that 94.5 per cent. of respondents support a ba…

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Safety Of Medicines

Duncan Hames has signed EDM475. Motion reads: “That this House believes that the safety of medicines should be established by the most reliable methods available in order to reduce the large and increasing toll of serious adverse drug reactions; and ca…

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Breast Cancer Wear It Pink Campaign 2010

Duncan Hames has signed EDM774. Motion reads: “That this House recognises that nearly 46,000 women and around 300 men in the UK will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010; endorses Breast Cancer Campaign’s Wear It Pink day on 29 October 2010; notes t…

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