Monthly Archives: April 2012

Employment and Support Allowance | Oral Answers to Questions – Work and Pensions | Commons debates

I understand why the Minister would want assessments to consider people individually. However, the frameworks for those assessments need to be got right. Take, for example, how a blind person may…

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Employment and Support Allowance | Oral Answers to Questions – Work and Pensions | Commons debates

I understand why the Minister would want assessments to consider people individually. However, the frameworks for those assessments need to be got right. Take, for example, how a blind person may…

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80th Anniversary Of The Kinder Scout Trespass

Duncan Hames has signed EDM2973. Motion reads: “That this House notes the 80th anniversary of the Kinder Scout trespass on 24 April 2012; recognises the role the Kinder Scout trespass played in highlighting the issue of publicaccess to Britain’s countr…

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MP joins BoACA to plant Jubilee Tree

Duncan Hames MP joined BoACA to plant an oak tree to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

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Business of the House | Commons debates

May we please have a statement on buses? The Leader of the House might have noticed the great interest in buses during Transport questions this morning, which was far higher than usual, following…

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Violence Against The Nuba People

Duncan Hames has signed EDM2941. Motion reads: “That this House condemns the continued violenceagainst the people of the Nuba Mountains by the Sudanese government; is concerned over the continuation of military offensives in the region, the denial of a…

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Chinese Fur Farms

Duncan Hames has signed EDM2169. Motion reads: “That this House notes the film evidence of extreme animal cruelty in Chinese fur farms gathered by undercover investigators and revealed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals through its China’s …

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Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions – Foreign and Commonwealth Office | Commons debates

I have great concerns about demolitions in East Jerusalem, and the Foreign Secretary in his own words recently talked about Israeli settlements in the west bank being illegal under international…

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Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions – Foreign and Commonwealth Office | Commons debates

I have great concerns about demolitions in East Jerusalem, and the Foreign Secretary in his own words recently talked about Israeli settlements in the west bank being illegal under international…

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Advanced Parkinson’s Disease

Duncan Hames has proposed EDM2960. Motion reads: “That this House notes with concern that an estimated 127,000 people in the UK have Parkinson’s disease, that a further 10,000 people will be diagnosed with the disease in 2012 and that one in 20 will be…

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