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I have heard it said that I was the only Minister in history to have been sacked for being too supportive of the Government. Although the decision to determine my future may or may not have been wise—others can judge that—I remain unequivocally enthusiastic about this Government, as I am about the Budget statement made by the Chancellor today. That is what I want to speak about in what...
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Grand coalition is what you need.
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Surely the most rational explanation is that this Government, even well into their fifth year, remain so vigorous and so determined to reform Britain for the best across so many different fronts and so many different departments, that it is difficult for us to accommodate all our energetic new ideas without putting a lot of them into this single Bill.
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I want to explore the hon. Gentleman’s thinking about a sovereign wealth fund for the north, or that line of thinking, which may or may not be his; he did not make that clear. Does that potentially open up some difficult implications? One could argue, for example, that the proceeds of the so-called mansion tax, which heavily falls on London and the south-east, should be retained in London...
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I agree with that. For the avoidance of doubt, I am strongly in favour of having a reasonable regulatory regime, and I think that people living in the affected areas would, rightly, expect that. I do not wish to imply anything to the contrary; I just do not want the regulations to be so excessive and onerous that their real intention is to frustrate the legitimate aspirations of the industry...
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As the hon. Gentleman expands on his theme, will he also consider that we have had extractive industries in this country for an extended period? The whole debate that took place as I was becoming more interested in politics was about the social impact of reducing the effect of extractive industries on different communities around the country. Inevitably, there is an impact if industries...
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Like coal mining and so on.
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I had not intended to speak at this time, but I was stimulated to do so by the previous contribution. I will just put some thoughts to the Minister before she addresses the Committee. I am looking now at all three Labour Front Benchers, all of whom are using electronic devices. I am not in the least bit offended by that, because they are not required to listen to me, but they are all choosing...
Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Jeremy Browne
✍️ Cwestiynau Ysgrifenedig
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of legal highs upon public health.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce new powers to close shops selling legal highs.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many Crown Estate houses the Crown Estate plans to sell; (2) what discussions his Department has had with the Crown Estate on selling houses; (3) how many houses the Crown Estate is proposing to sell in Taunton Deane.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what occasions he has met representatives of the Crown Estate since May 2010.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children have been removed from their parents by social services in each of the last five years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education what resource is available to parents who believe that Social Services departments are behaving unreasonably in pursuing their children's safeguarding activities.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education what measures are in place to check whether the decision made by Somerset County Council on safeguarding children are fair in their treatment of parents.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the performance of the children and families department in Somerset County Council.
Mwy o cwestiynau ysgrifenedig Jeremy Browne
