Oral Questions Archive
2012
Social Care (Local Sufficiency) and Identification of Carers Bill (07/09/2012)
My hon. Friend makes a powerful case.
Is she aware of good practice in Scotland and Wales that England should be
following?
Steel Industry (17/10/2012)
What recent discussions he (The Parliamentary Under-Secretary
of State for Wales, Stephen Crabb) has had on the future of the steel industry
in Wales.
European Convention on Human Rights (19/06/2012)
Given the complexity of the changes and their number, instead of our
having a debate today, would it not be more appropriate to refer the matter
for scrutiny to some of the many Select Committees of this House, including
my own?
Lidice (30/01/2012)
I warmly congratulate my hon. Friend on securing
this Adjournment debate so near to Holocaust memorial day. I visited Lidice
in 2007, along with my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East (Mrs James),
where we saw, not only at the memorial garden but in the museum, a film called
“The Silent Village”, which depicts what happened. It was made in 1943, as
a result of the remarkable co-operation between the South Wales Miners Federation
and the Government’s Crown Film Unit. The film tells the story that my hon.
Friend is now outlining. I use it for teaching purposes, to tell the story
of what happened all over Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. Would my hon. Friend
commend that film for educational purposes today?
2011
UK Extradition (05/11/2011)
It is a great pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden
(Mr Davis) and my right hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Brightside and
Hillsborough (Mr Blunkett). It is striking that they both spoke, in essence,
about what I will concentrate on this evening, which is the way in which the
debate in Westminster Hall and the debate this evening have arrived at a consensus
for reform on this major issue.
Extradition (24/11/2011)
It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. and learned Member for North
East Fife (Sir Menzies Campbell). We both appeared before the Backbench Business
Committee in support of the hon. Member for Esher and Walton (Mr Raab), with
the full support of my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester East (Keith
Vaz), who is the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee. I congratulate the
hon. Member for Esher and Walton on securing this important debate on extradition.
I speak as Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights and am very pleased
to fully support the hon. Gentleman. He is a member of my Committee, and
I am delighted that he has strongly supported its unanimous and wise recommendations.
Inward Investment (02/02/2011)
Higher education plays a big role in attracting high-quality inward
investment to Wales.
2010
Public Order Policing (13/12/2010)
The Home Secretary will be aware that the Association of Chief Police
Officers has excellent guidelines on kettling or containment.
Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Bill [Lords] (15/02/2010)
I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way and for his warm words of
support for our report. Can he elaborate on why he would not necessarily
support our proposed amendments?
Welsh Grand Committee (Scrutiny) Westminster Hall (02/11/2010)
Under the previous Government, the then Secretary of State for Wales,
my right hon. Friend the Member for Neath (Mr Hain), was anxious to hold
an early meeting of the Welsh Grand Committee to discuss the Welsh Affairs
Committee report on the National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence)
(Welsh Language) Order 2009.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill (01/11/2010)
My right hon. Friend makes a strong point. Does he agree that the excellent
report published last week by the Welsh Affairs Committee is an indication
of the strength of feeling in Wales that he describes, because it was a unanimous
report?
Wales - Economy (10/02/2010)
There has been a 75 per cent. decrease in long-term unemployment in my constituency
since 1997.
2009
Steel Industry (15/07/2009)
What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister on the future of the
steel industry in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
Westminster Hall Debate - The Steel Industry (07/07/2009)
I congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing this debate, and on his outstanding
and sterling work in defending the steel industry, particularly in his constituency
of Rotherham.
2012 Olympics and Paralympics (10/06/2009)
What recent discussions has he had with ministerial
colleagues and the Welsh Assembly Government on the establishment of training
camps in Wales in preparation for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
Wales, Devolution (29/04/2009)
I welcome the Secretary of State’s observations, particularly his emphasis on
partnership.
Question to the Prime Minister on carers' benefits (18/03/2009)
May I add my condolences to the families of all the servicemen who have
died recently in Afghanistan, including Corporal Dean John of Port Talbot in
my constituency. [VIDEO]
Question to the Prime
Minister (04/02/2009)
The Prime Minister: The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to highlight
this problem - first, because of the failure to introduce early payment
to many of the suppliers.
Rural Economy (28/01/2009)
The rural and valley areas in Wales need better opportunities to embrace the
knowledge economy and, to that end, the Welsh Affairs Committee is about to
start an inquiry into digital inclusion in the country.
Debate in Westminster
Hall (21/01/2009)
I welcome the pre-Budget report, and the help that it gives the
Welsh economy.
2008
Question on Economic Situation (26/11/2008)
I welcome the pre-Budget report, and the help that it gives the Welsh economy.
Question on 2012 Olympics (22/10/2008)
What discussions he has had with the First Minister on Wales’s contribution
to the 2012 Olympics.
Question on Visit Wales (21/05/2008)
The Minister will know that some of the most important visitor destinations
in north and south Wales are the quarrying and mining museums.
Question in the debate
on Muscular Dystrophy (14/05/2008)
As chair of the all-party carers group, I was very pleased to hear you emphasise
the need for local delivery of services.
Questions to the Secretary
of State for Wales (02/04/2008)
What recent assessment he has made of employment trends in Wales;
and if he will make a statement.
Question re Employment (27/02/2008)
May I, too, welcome my right hon. Friend back to his rightful place on the
Front Bench?
Question re University
Funding (16/01/2008)
The Secretary of State has long been a champion of higher education in
Wales, particularly with regard to its support of the knowledge economy.
2007
Question on the Economy (21/11/2008)
What discussions he has had with the First Minister of the Welsh Assembly Government
on recent developments in the Welsh economy.
Question on Further Education
and Training Bill (Lords) (12/07/2007)
I thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for drawing attention
to the role of the Welsh Affairs Committee in this matter.
Parliamentary Question
on Cross-border issues (06/06/2007)
Mr. Hain: I very much support the principle of scrutiny, particularly
pre-legislative scrutiny, which I took forward in my previous post as Leader
of the House.
Parliamentary Question
on the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade (20/03/2007)
The hon. Gentleman rightly paid tribute to Eric Williams’s work
as an historian.
Debate on Defence Training
Review (17/01/2007)
I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement and, as Chairman of
the Welsh Affairs Committee, thank him for the fair and transparent way
in which the process has been undertaken.
Question on Cyprus (Westminster
Hall) (10/01/2007)
I was listening carefully to what the hon. Gentleman was saying about the European
Union, and I wonder whether he would respond to the following point.
2006
Youth Offending (29/01/2006)
What measures he is taking to tackle persistent youth offending?
2002
Steel Tariffs (05/03/2002)
I thank the Secretary of State for her unequivocal and clear statement of support
for the steel industry in the United Kingdom.
2001
Working Families Tax Credit (12/12/2001)
How many households in Wales have benefited from the working families tax
credit; and if he will make a statement.
Question in Westminster
Hall on Children Society (12/12/2001)
Would my hon. Friend agree that the volunteers should be able to
make representations, as they work hard to assist the society in Wales,
especially in my constituency.
Oral Question to the Prime
Minister (14/11/2001)
The House will know of the terrible explosion that occurred last
Thursday in the No. 5 blast furnace in Port Talbot in my constituency.
Education (17/10/2001)
What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of the National
Assembly on education in Wales.
