MP's Questions

Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield, Labour)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the likely level of expenditure on the Probation Service in the next five years.

Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield, Labour)

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he plans to take to ensure all parents and children are able to access their nearest Sure Start centre.

Barry Sheerman MP again presses the issue of high rates that solicitors and insolvency experts charge.

Barry Sheerman MP asks Minister of State David Lammy if he can assure the people that our government will continue to invest in the vitally important part of our society, education.

 

Barry Sheerman MP informs the house that West Yorkshire is coming out of recession and doing very well but there is still a need for better investment in public sector jobs.

Barry Sheerman reiterated that the safest place for fireworks is in community displays rather than people's backyards. In addition to being safer, it also cuts down on the pollution emanate from such displays.

Barry Sheerman MP calls for debate on insolvency saying many individuals find themselves 'taken to the cleaners' by high fees.

Barry Sheerman suggests the best way to protect the environment is to get people to visit it and that children's access to green spaces must be increased.

The hon. Gentleman is making a very good speech, but his leader has recently mentioned the necessity of savage public expenditure cuts and an article in The Times mentioned that universities would face a 20 per cent. reduction in their budgets. Is that Liberal Democrat policy, and how does it compare with the cuts that the Conservatives would make in higher education?

Can the Minister tell me whether the relaxation of product placement rules would help the people of north Northumberland in coping with alcohol problems?

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Vernon Coaker) in how many local authorities the implementation of the Building Schools for the Future programme has been suspended in the absence of a visionary or transformative bid.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of UK residents affected by the entry into administration of Key Data Investment Services (KIS); and what assessment he has made of the financial consequences of the Financial Services Authority's decision to require KIS to enter administration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the effect on the creative arts in the regions of the abolition of the regional structure of the Arts Council; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions he had with regional Ministers before abolishing (a) the regional structure of the Arts Council and (b) the regional offices of the Libraries, Museums and Archives Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people local authorities serving Kirklees employed in (a) 1997 and (b) 2008.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the cost of introducing a high-speed rail service between Leeds and Manchester via Huddersfield.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (Sadiq Khan) what research his Department undertook before the decision to change its policy on the number of road signs indicating directions to sporting and cultural tourist venues; and what evaluation of the effect of the policy on traffic impact has been undertaken.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (Kevan Jones) how many service personnel have been (a) killed and (b) seriously injured on active service in each of the last 30 years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has for the future of SkillFast-UK.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Skillset on the future of the creative industries in Yorkshire and the Humber.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to assist the development of levels of skills in relation to the fashion and textile sector.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Kevin Brennan) what recent progress he has made in evaluating the effectiveness of the work of the sector skills councils.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (Phil Hope) when he expects the Family Nurse Partnership to be extended to the Huddersfield and Calderdale primary care trust area.

Cardiovascular System

Cardiovascular System: Children

Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for

 

That this House notes with concern that, according to a recent survey by Natural England, children's access to the English countryside has plummeted by 50 per cent

Barry Sheerman asked the Secretary of State for Justice, Maria Eagles MP, what assesment she has made of the effect on service delivery

What recent representations he has received on his Department's policy on common land in England.

Does my right hon. and learned Friend realise that this is the 30th anniversary of the introduction of Select Committees? Ten years ago, when Lord Sheldon, as he now is, chaired the Liaison..

Will my right hon. Friend meet me and Jody Scheckter, the former Formula 1 racing champion, who has a sustainable farm at Laverstoke park in Hampshire? He is trying to get an anaerobic digester,..