Monthly Archives: December 2010

General Matters | Commons debates

Merry Christmas, Mr Deputy Speaker. I rise to make a plea to the Department for Transport to rescue my constituents from their plight. I am referring not to the temporary difficulties caused by…

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Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions – Treasury | Commons debates

Many jobs today require a university degree, yet compared with the position on funding employees’ vocational training, there is no equivalent tax shield for employer contributions to higher…

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High Speed Rail | Oral Answers to Questions – Education | Commons debates

I congratulate the Secretary of State on having the foresight to add a connection from High Speed 2 to High Speed 1. Can he tell me what the capacity will be for this link and so give this House…

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High Speed Rail | Oral Answers to Questions – Education | Commons debates

I congratulate the Secretary of State on having the foresight to add a connection from High Speed 2 to High Speed 1. Can he tell me what the capacity will be for this link and so give this House…

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MP joins local activists to send messages of solidarity

Duncan Hames MP joined up with the Bradford on Avon Amnesty Group last week to send messages of solidarity to political prisoners as part of Amnesty International’s Greetings Card Campaign.
This year Amnesty is encouraging supporters to write to 32 individuals, …

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Electricity Market Reform | Business of the House | Commons debates

There is, unfortunately, something of an uncertainty paradox, in that measures that seek to create some certainty in the market necessitate of themselves a period of uncertainty. That being the…

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Electricity Market Reform | Business of the House | Commons debates

There is, unfortunately, something of an uncertainty paradox, in that measures that seek to create some certainty in the market necessitate of themselves a period of uncertainty. That being the…

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Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill | Bill Presented | Commons debates

It is essential that the role is conducted in a timely fashion. However, does my hon. Friend agree that for the public to have confidence in the arrangement the DPP must be able to exercise his…

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Cancun Climate Change Conference | Oral Answers to Questions – Defence | Commons debates

I congratulate my right hon. Friend on seeing the negotiations through to the very end last week; it was certainly worth it. Now that the green climate fund has been agreed, how does he intend to…

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Public Order Policing | Oral Answers to Questions – Defence | Commons debates

What support can the police give to the organisers of public protests to help them to ensure that their protests are not infiltrated by malevolent forces who wish only to exploit and not enhance…

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