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400 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.135.6 | First, I wish the Deputy Prime Minister a very happy new year. I very much welcome his comments, but can we avoid having to have a metro mayor in the Yorkshire region? Will he reaffirm his belief that the greater devolution, which is very welcome, should not be at the cost of local people deciding the governance arrang... | David Ward | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | First, I wish the Deputy Prime Minister a very happy new year. I very much welcome his comments, but can we avoid having to have a metro mayor in the Yorkshire region? Will he reaffirm his belief that the greater devolution, which is very welcome, should not be at the cost of local people deciding the governance arrang... | 0.305895 |
401 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.135.7 | I wish my hon. Friend, and Members on both sides of the House a happy new year. On the governance arrangements, clearly we need improved, strengthened governance when we give an area more power. As he rightly suggested, however, this should be a bottom-up process; there should not be a one-size-fits-all blueprint impos... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | I wish my hon. Friend, and Members on both sides of the House a happy new year. On the governance arrangements, clearly we need improved, strengthened governance when we give an area more power. As he rightly suggested, however, this should be a bottom-up process; there should not be a one-size-fits-all blueprint impos... | 0.343373 |
402 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.135.8 | Twenty-odd years ago, before I came to the House, I was the leader of Bradford city council. At that time, there was great budgetary flexibility and councillors were able to have flexibility as to how they spent the money—that flexibility has now gone. Should we not be looking at merging some of these councils in order... | Gerry Sutcliffe | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | Twenty-odd years ago, before I came to the House, I was the leader of Bradford city council. At that time, there was great budgetary flexibility and councillors were able to have flexibility as to how they spent the money—that flexibility has now gone. Should we not be looking at merging some of these councils in order... | 0.25529 |
403 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.136.0 | I certainly agree with the hon. Gentleman that the more different local authorities can do things together to protect and improve front-line public services, the better. I do not entirely agree with his characterisation of the freedoms that local areas now have to use the moneys available to them. We have actually remo... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | I certainly agree with the hon. Gentleman that the more different local authorities can do things together to protect and improve front-line public services, the better. I do not entirely agree with his characterisation of the freedoms that local areas now have to use the moneys available to them. We have actually remo... | 0.309548 |
404 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.136.1 | I, too, wish the Deputy Prime Minister a happy new year. As he will know, Telford & Wrekin council represents a semi-rural area, yet a back-door deal is currently being done with Wolverhampton city council, which covers an urban area. Does he agree that there should be a full consultation with the people of Telford & W... | Mark Pritchard | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | I, too, wish the Deputy Prime Minister a happy new year. As he will know, Telford & Wrekin council represents a semi-rural area, yet a back-door deal is currently being done with Wolverhampton city council, which covers an urban area. Does he agree that there should be a full consultation with the people of Telford & W... | 0.296932 |
405 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.136.2 | As we have discussed on numerous occasions, the devolution process is not just an urban phenomenon. We need to make sure that power flows from Whitehall to all parts of the country, be they suburban, urban or rural. It is for each area to decide, when entering a new growth deal, how much they do so not just for cities ... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | As we have discussed on numerous occasions, the devolution process is not just an urban phenomenon. We need to make sure that power flows from Whitehall to all parts of the country, be they suburban, urban or rural. It is for each area to decide, when entering a new growth deal, how much they do so not just for cities ... | 0.331586 |
406 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.136.3 | It is great to hear that the Deputy Prime Minister wants a bottom-up process for Bradford, but I wonder why he did not extend the same courtesy to the people of Greater Manchester. We now have an imposed mayor, appointed for several years before anyone gets a say at all. Will the Deputy Prime Minister give me a cast-ir... | Lisa Nandy | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | It is great to hear that the Deputy Prime Minister wants a bottom-up process for Bradford, but I wonder why he did not extend the same courtesy to the people of Greater Manchester. We now have an imposed mayor, appointed for several years before anyone gets a say at all. Will the Deputy Prime Minister give me a cast-ir... | 0.253261 |
407 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.136.4 | I really suggest that the hon. Lady speaks to the leaders of all the councils in the area, including all the Labour leaders, as my understanding is that they advocated this— | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | I really suggest that the hon. Lady speaks to the leaders of all the councils in the area, including all the Labour leaders, as my understanding is that they advocated this— | 0.314486 |
408 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.136.5 | What about the people? | Lisa Nandy | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | What about the people? | 0.238391 |
409 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.136.6 | Well, it is not my problem if local Labour council leaders have not consulted people locally—they made this decision. As she will know, shortly afterwards, on the other side of the Pennines, we entered into a very ambitious deal devolving new powers to Sheffield, without following the metro mayor model entered into by ... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | Well, it is not my problem if local Labour council leaders have not consulted people locally—they made this decision. As she will know, shortly afterwards, on the other side of the Pennines, we entered into a very ambitious deal devolving new powers to Sheffield, without following the metro mayor model entered into by ... | 0.338562 |
410 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.136.8 | What steps he is taking to ensure that the residents of Birmingham benefit from the Government's political and constitutional reform proposals. | Jack Dromey | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Political and Constitutional Reform | What steps he is taking to ensure that the residents of Birmingham benefit from the Government's political and constitutional reform proposals. | 0.250509 |
411 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.137.0 | A happy new year to you Mr Speaker and to colleagues. As the hon. Gentleman knows, I have led the negotiations for a city deal and a local growth deal with Birmingham. The city deal has already delivered almost 3,000 apprenticeships in the city and established the Institute of Translational Medicine, which opens in the... | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Political and Constitutional Reform | A happy new year to you Mr Speaker and to colleagues. As the hon. Gentleman knows, I have led the negotiations for a city deal and a local growth deal with Birmingham. The city deal has already delivered almost 3,000 apprenticeships in the city and established the Institute of Translational Medicine, which opens in the... | 0.326623 |
412 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.137.1 | England cannot succeed through London and the south-east alone. A new devolution settlement is essential. The Minister will know that Birmingham and the west midlands are ambitious to make progress, but does he understand the sense of disappointment that progress thus far has not been that which had been hoped for and,... | Jack Dromey | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Political and Constitutional Reform | England cannot succeed through London and the south-east alone. A new devolution settlement is essential. The Minister will know that Birmingham and the west midlands are ambitious to make progress, but does he understand the sense of disappointment that progress thus far has not been that which had been hoped for and,... | 0.254519 |
413 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.137.2 | First, the leader of Birmingham city council warmly welcomed the growth deal and said that it was a great step forward for Birmingham. The city deals have been welcomed by leaders across the political spectrum and across the country as being far more ambitious than anything that has been done for decades. Of course eve... | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Political and Constitutional Reform | First, the leader of Birmingham city council warmly welcomed the growth deal and said that it was a great step forward for Birmingham. The city deals have been welcomed by leaders across the political spectrum and across the country as being far more ambitious than anything that has been done for decades. Of course eve... | 0.290602 |
414 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.137.3 | rose— | Several hon. Members | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Political and Constitutional Reform | rose— | 0.17461 |
415 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.137.4 | Order. By the content of his answer, the Minister has opened matters a bit beyond Birmingham and we might even stretch to Wiltshire. I call James Gray. | Mr Speaker | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Political and Constitutional Reform | Order. By the content of his answer, the Minister has opened matters a bit beyond Birmingham and we might even stretch to Wiltshire. I call James Gray. | 0.275792 |
416 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.137.5 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that one of the political and constitutional reforms that would most benefit the people of Birmingham, as well as the people in North Wiltshire and elsewhere in England, would be the early introduction of English votes on English matters? | James Gray | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Political and Constitutional Reform | Does my right hon. Friend agree that one of the political and constitutional reforms that would most benefit the people of Birmingham, as well as the people in North Wiltshire and elsewhere in England, would be the early introduction of English votes on English matters? | 0.270774 |
417 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.137.6 | I do agree with my hon. Friend. It is right that we correct an anomaly that exists. That should happen as well as the devolution of power within England, which this Government have been pioneering. | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Political and Constitutional Reform | I do agree with my hon. Friend. It is right that we correct an anomaly that exists. That should happen as well as the devolution of power within England, which this Government have been pioneering. | 0.32552 |
418 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.137.7 | The Political and Constitutional Committee has just issued a report on voter registration. Some 56% of young people in Birmingham are not on the electoral register, and only 44% actually vote. What more can the Deputy Prime Minister do to get those young people on the register in Birmingham and voting? | Chris Ruane | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Political and Constitutional Reform | The Political and Constitutional Committee has just issued a report on voter registration. Some 56% of young people in Birmingham are not on the electoral register, and only 44% actually vote. What more can the Deputy Prime Minister do to get those young people on the register in Birmingham and voting? | 0.296277 |
419 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.138.0 | The hon. Gentleman knows this area; we have debated it before. It is incumbent on all of us to encourage people to vote. Now that we have individual electoral registration, it is easier than ever before for young people to register; they just need to go to the website. Over the next few months, we need to encourage all... | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Political and Constitutional Reform | The hon. Gentleman knows this area; we have debated it before. It is incumbent on all of us to encourage people to vote. Now that we have individual electoral registration, it is easier than ever before for young people to register; they just need to go to the website. Over the next few months, we need to encourage all... | 0.285288 |
420 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.138.1 | We are talking about devolving power to local people, but money is power. When my constituents find out that the central Government block grant for Birmingham is £640 per person when a combined grant for Leicestershire is £240 per person, the reform they will call for is fairer funding for rural areas. | Andrew Bridgen | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Political and Constitutional Reform | We are talking about devolving power to local people, but money is power. When my constituents find out that the central Government block grant for Birmingham is £640 per person when a combined grant for Leicestershire is £240 per person, the reform they will call for is fairer funding for rural areas. | 0.294319 |
421 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.138.2 | Right across the country, we take the view that local people can be the best judges of how they spend the money. It should not be decided in Whitehall. Whether the money is spent in rural areas or in cities, we are pioneering a programme of getting money out of Whitehall and into the hands of local people. | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Political and Constitutional Reform | Right across the country, we take the view that local people can be the best judges of how they spend the money. It should not be decided in Whitehall. Whether the money is spent in rural areas or in cities, we are pioneering a programme of getting money out of Whitehall and into the hands of local people. | 0.296325 |
422 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.138.3 | The best way to make constitutional change is for it to be led by the people and not by politicians. There is now wide support for a people-led constitutional convention. I know that the Deputy Prime Minister agrees with that. When will the Conservatives join the growing consent for such a convention? | Stephen Twigg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Political and Constitutional Reform | The best way to make constitutional change is for it to be led by the people and not by politicians. There is now wide support for a people-led constitutional convention. I know that the Deputy Prime Minister agrees with that. When will the Conservatives join the growing consent for such a convention? | 0.256973 |
423 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.138.4 | The difference between this Government and the previous one is that we have got on with devolution whereas they just talked about it. The Labour leader of Greater Manchester said that this Government have achieved more in their four years in office than the previous Government did in 13 years, so this should not be kic... | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Political and Constitutional Reform | The difference between this Government and the previous one is that we have got on with devolution whereas they just talked about it. The Labour leader of Greater Manchester said that this Government have achieved more in their four years in office than the previous Government did in 13 years, so this should not be kic... | 0.256179 |
424 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.138.6 | What discussions he has had with Lancashire local enterprise partnership on the second phase of local growth deals. | Andrew Stephenson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Local Growth Deals (Lancashire) | What discussions he has had with Lancashire local enterprise partnership on the second phase of local growth deals. | 0.288955 |
425 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.138.7 | The Lancashire growth deal agreed in July transferred £230 million from central Government to investments in Lancashire. I have met the chairman of the Lancashire local enterprise partnership to underline the importance of encouraging growth in every part of Lancashire in the next round of growth deals, which are being... | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Local Growth Deals (Lancashire) | The Lancashire growth deal agreed in July transferred £230 million from central Government to investments in Lancashire. I have met the chairman of the Lancashire local enterprise partnership to underline the importance of encouraging growth in every part of Lancashire in the next round of growth deals, which are being... | 0.282243 |
426 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.138.8 | The second phase of local growth deals proposed by Lancashire local enterprise partnership includes a scheme to regenerate the largest redundant mill complex in the county, Brierfield Mill. That scheme is in my constituency and I have raised and discussed it in detail with the Minister. Although I appreciate that he wi... | Andrew Stephenson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Local Growth Deals (Lancashire) | The second phase of local growth deals proposed by Lancashire local enterprise partnership includes a scheme to regenerate the largest redundant mill complex in the county, Brierfield Mill. That scheme is in my constituency and I have raised and discussed it in detail with the Minister. Although I appreciate that he wi... | 0.341707 |
427 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.139.0 | My hon. Friend is right that he has raised this with me before and I am keen to see the scheme that he paints in such glowing terms, so if he is free to see me a week on Friday I will come up to his constituency and view the mill. I am confident that it will be as attractive as the picture he paints of it. | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Local Growth Deals (Lancashire) | My hon. Friend is right that he has raised this with me before and I am keen to see the scheme that he paints in such glowing terms, so if he is free to see me a week on Friday I will come up to his constituency and view the mill. I am confident that it will be as attractive as the picture he paints of it. | 0.283132 |
428 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.139.2 | What assessment he has made of the effect on economic growth on the regional growth fund. | Neil Carmichael | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Regional Growth Fund | What assessment he has made of the effect on economic growth on the regional growth fund. | 0.264117 |
429 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.139.3 | The regional growth fund has already helped create or safeguard more than 100,000 jobs across the country and more still in the supply chain and it is contributing to the 1.75 million more people in work since 2010. I will shortly announce the outcome of round 6 of the regional growth fund, with £200 million available ... | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Regional Growth Fund | The regional growth fund has already helped create or safeguard more than 100,000 jobs across the country and more still in the supply chain and it is contributing to the 1.75 million more people in work since 2010. I will shortly announce the outcome of round 6 of the regional growth fund, with £200 million available ... | 0.275635 |
430 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.139.4 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that to underpin that work, things such as GREEN at Berkeley—the Gloucestershire renewable energy, engineering and nuclear project—in which the Government have invested to improve training in engineering, energy and renewable energy, are exactly the way to ensure that we have jobs that a... | Neil Carmichael | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Regional Growth Fund | Does my right hon. Friend agree that to underpin that work, things such as GREEN at Berkeley—the Gloucestershire renewable energy, engineering and nuclear project—in which the Government have invested to improve training in engineering, energy and renewable energy, are exactly the way to ensure that we have jobs that a... | 0.474684 |
431 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.139.5 | My hon. Friend is absolutely right. If we want high-quality jobs to be sustained in the future, we need to invest in skills. That is why the Gloucestershire growth deal will see substantial investment in training in such skills at the former Berkeley power station. I know that he has been a big champion of that. | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Regional Growth Fund | My hon. Friend is absolutely right. If we want high-quality jobs to be sustained in the future, we need to invest in skills. That is why the Gloucestershire growth deal will see substantial investment in training in such skills at the former Berkeley power station. I know that he has been a big champion of that. | 0.375356 |
432 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.139.6 | May I wish you a happy new year, Mr Speaker, and the Deputy Prime Minister a happyish new year—[Interruption.] A little humour, Mr Speaker. May I push the Minister on regional growth funds? The fact is that none of us will turn down help from the regional growth funds and my own constituency has some, but, at the same ... | Barry Sheerman | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Regional Growth Fund | May I wish you a happy new year, Mr Speaker, and the Deputy Prime Minister a happyish new year—[Interruption.] A little humour, Mr Speaker. May I push the Minister on regional growth funds? The fact is that none of us will turn down help from the regional growth funds and my own constituency has some, but, at the same ... | 0.309715 |
433 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.139.7 | The news from the shadow Chancellor will not be welcome in the hon. Gentleman’s patch, as the shadow Chancellor has said that there will be more cuts for local government. He might want him to explain that. The leaders of the councils in Leeds warmly welcomed the growth deal concluded in July, which establishes a £1 bi... | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Regional Growth Fund | The news from the shadow Chancellor will not be welcome in the hon. Gentleman’s patch, as the shadow Chancellor has said that there will be more cuts for local government. He might want him to explain that. The leaders of the councils in Leeds warmly welcomed the growth deal concluded in July, which establishes a £1 bi... | 0.295192 |
434 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.139.8 | Surely the best way to achieve regional growth and to help areas such as the north of England is for good neighbours in Scotland to have full fiscal autonomy to counterbalance what the Minister’s colleague from Twickenham, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, called the great suction machine pull... | Angus MacNeil | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Regional Growth Fund | Surely the best way to achieve regional growth and to help areas such as the north of England is for good neighbours in Scotland to have full fiscal autonomy to counterbalance what the Minister’s colleague from Twickenham, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, called the great suction machine pull... | 0.298447 |
435 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.140.0 | That is complete nonsense. The record of job creation over the course of this Parliament shows that the vast majority of jobs have been created outside London. One thing we negotiated was a city deal with the city of Glasgow that was well received in that great city. | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Regional Growth Fund | That is complete nonsense. The record of job creation over the course of this Parliament shows that the vast majority of jobs have been created outside London. One thing we negotiated was a city deal with the city of Glasgow that was well received in that great city. | 0.278734 |
436 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.140.2 | What progress he has made on implementing local growth deals. | Richard Graham | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Local Growth Deals | What progress he has made on implementing local growth deals. | 0.275438 |
437 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.140.3 | Funding for the local growth deals begins in April this year, but strong progress is being made in implementing the deals even in advance of this. In Gloucestershire the growth hub, which gives advice and support to small businesses, opened at the university of Gloucestershire in October and is already being well used ... | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Local Growth Deals | Funding for the local growth deals begins in April this year, but strong progress is being made in implementing the deals even in advance of this. In Gloucestershire the growth hub, which gives advice and support to small businesses, opened at the university of Gloucestershire in October and is already being well used ... | 0.291464 |
438 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.140.4 | My right hon. Friend is absolutely right that the university of Gloucestershire’s growth hub in the city of Gloucester is making real progress already. May I invite my right hon. Friend to come and visit it and, while he is there, to take the opportunity to see our exciting plans for the regeneration of Blackfriars in ... | Richard Graham | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Local Growth Deals | My right hon. Friend is absolutely right that the university of Gloucestershire’s growth hub in the city of Gloucester is making real progress already. May I invite my right hon. Friend to come and visit it and, while he is there, to take the opportunity to see our exciting plans for the regeneration of Blackfriars in ... | 0.280097 |
439 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.140.5 | My hon. Friend the Member for Pendle (Andrew Stephenson) was right to predict a spate of invitations. Of course I will come and visit the new growth hub in Gloucester in the company of my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham). | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Local Growth Deals | My hon. Friend the Member for Pendle (Andrew Stephenson) was right to predict a spate of invitations. Of course I will come and visit the new growth hub in Gloucester in the company of my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham). | 0.252394 |
440 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.140.6 | I thank the Minister for the Medway growth deal, which is providing over £30 million to the local area. At the heart of the growth is the development of skilled people. Will he join me in welcoming South East LEP’s new skills capital fund, which is using £22 million for the further education sector to help provide the ... | Rehman Chishti | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Local Growth Deals | I thank the Minister for the Medway growth deal, which is providing over £30 million to the local area. At the heart of the growth is the development of skilled people. Will he join me in welcoming South East LEP’s new skills capital fund, which is using £22 million for the further education sector to help provide the ... | 0.297804 |
441 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.140.7 | I will indeed. The Medway towns have benefited substantially from the growth deal, which is investing in the skills that are required if the jobs of the future are to be well paid and offer the satisfying careers that people want locally. | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Local Growth Deals | I will indeed. The Medway towns have benefited substantially from the growth deal, which is investing in the skills that are required if the jobs of the future are to be well paid and offer the satisfying careers that people want locally. | 0.288017 |
442 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.140.8 | I welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister to Wiltshire last month for the formal signing of the Wiltshire and Swindon local growth deal. Funding in that deal for the redevelopment of Chippenham railway station could also be of great benefit to Corsham if it enabled the reopening of a platform for local train services. Does ... | Duncan Hames | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Local Growth Deals | I welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister to Wiltshire last month for the formal signing of the Wiltshire and Swindon local growth deal. Funding in that deal for the redevelopment of Chippenham railway station could also be of great benefit to Corsham if it enabled the reopening of a platform for local train services. Does ... | 0.319541 |
443 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.141.0 | The benefits of growth deals go beyond their particular location and help improve the economic prospects of the whole area. The hon. Gentleman is fortunate in Wiltshire in having the rail Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Devizes (Claire Perry), as an important advocate for such schemes. The important point is th... | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Local Growth Deals | The benefits of growth deals go beyond their particular location and help improve the economic prospects of the whole area. The hon. Gentleman is fortunate in Wiltshire in having the rail Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Devizes (Claire Perry), as an important advocate for such schemes. The important point is th... | 0.302788 |
444 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.141.2 | What steps he is taking to devolve power to cities and metropolitan areas. | Oliver Colvile | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | What steps he is taking to devolve power to cities and metropolitan areas. | 0.336146 |
445 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.141.3 | Cities and their surrounding counties and districts prosper together, which is why I am delighted that the Plymouth city deal, signed last year, also includes businesses and councils in Devon and Cornwall. By opening up South Yard in Devonport to create a commercial marine engineering centre, high-quality jobs will be ... | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | Cities and their surrounding counties and districts prosper together, which is why I am delighted that the Plymouth city deal, signed last year, also includes businesses and councils in Devon and Cornwall. By opening up South Yard in Devonport to create a commercial marine engineering centre, high-quality jobs will be ... | 0.285383 |
446 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.141.4 | I thank my right hon. Friend for coming down to Plymouth to sign our city deal this time last year. Plans for a maritime industrial campus are at a good stage, and we would very much welcome him coming down to have a look at them. To give an extra boost to that city deal proposal, I urge him also to speak with the Trea... | Oliver Colvile | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | I thank my right hon. Friend for coming down to Plymouth to sign our city deal this time last year. Plans for a maritime industrial campus are at a good stage, and we would very much welcome him coming down to have a look at them. To give an extra boost to that city deal proposal, I urge him also to speak with the Trea... | 0.295392 |
447 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.141.5 | I am keen to see South Yard be a success—I am certain that it will be. Many of the advantages of an enterprise zone are already available to councils, through simplified planning rules and discounts on business rates, but I will of course study my hon. Friend’s proposal in detail. | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | I am keen to see South Yard be a success—I am certain that it will be. Many of the advantages of an enterprise zone are already available to councils, through simplified planning rules and discounts on business rates, but I will of course study my hon. Friend’s proposal in detail. | 0.275108 |
448 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.141.6 | It is quite obvious how to devolve more powers to large metropolitan areas, but how do we deal with towns, such as Telford, that sit outside large metropolitan areas? Would it not be better to throw the issues about broader devolution right across England into a constitutional convention? | David Wright | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | It is quite obvious how to devolve more powers to large metropolitan areas, but how do we deal with towns, such as Telford, that sit outside large metropolitan areas? Would it not be better to throw the issues about broader devolution right across England into a constitutional convention? | 0.283954 |
449 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.141.7 | It would not, because that would delay the progress we have made. With regard to the hon. Gentleman’s part of the world, if we go to local people and ask them to work together with their neighbours, right across the country we are seeing that they are able and willing to do precisely that. All the deals that have been ... | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | It would not, because that would delay the progress we have made. With regard to the hon. Gentleman’s part of the world, if we go to local people and ask them to work together with their neighbours, right across the country we are seeing that they are able and willing to do precisely that. All the deals that have been ... | 0.342403 |
450 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.141.8 | Given that the voters of Bury, when asked in a referendum, made it quite clear that they were against the idea of having an elected mayor, and given that across Greater Manchester’s 10 local authorities there are already 645 elected councillors, if 645 elected councillors cannot solve the problems of Greater Manchester... | David Nuttall | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | Given that the voters of Bury, when asked in a referendum, made it quite clear that they were against the idea of having an elected mayor, and given that across Greater Manchester’s 10 local authorities there are already 645 elected councillors, if 645 elected councillors cannot solve the problems of Greater Manchester... | 0.23753 |
451 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.141.9 | The proposal was agreed unanimously by all the councils in Greater Manchester. It is important to be clear that the mayor is taking powers that were previously exercised from Whitehall, so this is not about taking powers away from any of those authorities; it is about transferring to a successful city—that is what Grea... | Greg Clark | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Devolution of Power (Cities) | The proposal was agreed unanimously by all the councils in Greater Manchester. It is important to be clear that the mayor is taking powers that were previously exercised from Whitehall, so this is not about taking powers away from any of those authorities; it is about transferring to a successful city—that is what Grea... | 0.273988 |
452 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.142.1 | What assessment he has made of the completeness of the electoral roll. | Graeme Morrice | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Electoral Roll | What assessment he has made of the completeness of the electoral roll. | 0.240378 |
453 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.142.2 | Research by the Electoral Commission on the completeness and accuracy of the register shows that the decline in registration levels between 2000 and 2010 has stabilised since 2011. The Government take seriously the need to have a complete and accurate register, are making electoral registration more accessible through ... | Sam Gyimah | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Electoral Roll | Research by the Electoral Commission on the completeness and accuracy of the register shows that the decline in registration levels between 2000 and 2010 has stabilised since 2011. The Government take seriously the need to have a complete and accurate register, are making electoral registration more accessible through ... | 0.296663 |
454 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.142.3 | Can the Minister tell the House how many fewer voters there were on the electoral register for England and Wales in December 2014, compared with the previous year, and whether he is alarmed at the reduction? | Graeme Morrice | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Electoral Roll | Can the Minister tell the House how many fewer voters there were on the electoral register for England and Wales in December 2014, compared with the previous year, and whether he is alarmed at the reduction? | 0.272616 |
455 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.142.4 | The full December register has not been published yet so it is impossible to tell the state of the register as at December. As the hon. Gentleman knows, individual electoral registration is a two-year project. We are mid-way through it and it is proving very successful. Nine out of 10 electors were transferred to the e... | Sam Gyimah | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Electoral Roll | The full December register has not been published yet so it is impossible to tell the state of the register as at December. As the hon. Gentleman knows, individual electoral registration is a two-year project. We are mid-way through it and it is proving very successful. Nine out of 10 electors were transferred to the e... | 0.297857 |
456 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.142.5 | Many thousands of east Europeans have chosen to come to live and work in this country. The register published in my constituency shows some 3,000 east Europeans who are not qualified to vote, yet some 4,000 people with similar names are shown as eligible to vote in the general election. Will my hon. Friend order an urg... | Bob Blackman | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Electoral Roll | Many thousands of east Europeans have chosen to come to live and work in this country. The register published in my constituency shows some 3,000 east Europeans who are not qualified to vote, yet some 4,000 people with similar names are shown as eligible to vote in the general election. Will my hon. Friend order an urg... | 0.260023 |
457 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.142.6 | Individual electoral registration is about the completeness and accuracy of the register so that only those who are eligible to vote are on the register. If there is a specific problem in my hon. Friend’s local authority and local area and if he writes to me about it, I will look into it. | Sam Gyimah | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Electoral Roll | Individual electoral registration is about the completeness and accuracy of the register so that only those who are eligible to vote are on the register. If there is a specific problem in my hon. Friend’s local authority and local area and if he writes to me about it, I will look into it. | 0.297459 |
458 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.142.7 | Even before the move to individual electoral registration, we know that 7.5 million eligible voters were not on the register. As a result of the move, there is a risk of a further 5 million people falling off the register. Many accuse the Electoral Commission of being ineffective. Remarkably, the Electoral Commission h... | Sadiq Khan | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Electoral Roll | Even before the move to individual electoral registration, we know that 7.5 million eligible voters were not on the register. As a result of the move, there is a risk of a further 5 million people falling off the register. Many accuse the Electoral Commission of being ineffective. Remarkably, the Electoral Commission h... | 0.293767 |
459 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.142.8 | I cannot speak for the Electoral Commission, but as the right hon. Gentleman knows, individual electoral registration is the biggest modernisation of our electoral system for more than 100 years. He also knows that nobody who was on the register in January 2014 will not be on the register come the 2015 election, so the... | Sam Gyimah | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Electoral Roll | I cannot speak for the Electoral Commission, but as the right hon. Gentleman knows, individual electoral registration is the biggest modernisation of our electoral system for more than 100 years. He also knows that nobody who was on the register in January 2014 will not be on the register come the 2015 election, so the... | 0.3101 |
460 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.143.1 | If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. | Ian Murray | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. | 0.24072 |
461 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.143.2 | As Deputy Prime Minister, I support the Prime Minister on a full range of Government policy initiatives—[Laughter.] I do not understand the hilarity. Within Government I take special responsibility for this Government’s programme of political and constitutional reform. | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | As Deputy Prime Minister, I support the Prime Minister on a full range of Government policy initiatives—[Laughter.] I do not understand the hilarity. Within Government I take special responsibility for this Government’s programme of political and constitutional reform. | 0.292715 |
462 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.143.3 | The Deputy Prime Minister says that he supports the Prime Minister on a full range of Government policy; I should think that as the Deputy Prime Minister he supports the Prime Minister on the whole range of Government policy. The Government have been incredibly complacent about the role of individual voter registration... | Ian Murray | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | The Deputy Prime Minister says that he supports the Prime Minister on a full range of Government policy; I should think that as the Deputy Prime Minister he supports the Prime Minister on the whole range of Government policy. The Government have been incredibly complacent about the role of individual voter registration... | 0.287373 |
463 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.143.4 | Order. I remind Members that topical questions are supposed to be shorter. | Mr Speaker | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | Order. I remind Members that topical questions are supposed to be shorter. | 0.27234 |
464 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.143.5 | The new system is supported on all sides of the House. It was originally planned by the previous Government to move to a system of individual voter registration, so that we move beyond the paternalism which assumed that the head of a household would always register the people in that household. The new system gives eve... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | The new system is supported on all sides of the House. It was originally planned by the previous Government to move to a system of individual voter registration, so that we move beyond the paternalism which assumed that the head of a household would always register the people in that household. The new system gives eve... | 0.308151 |
465 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.143.6 | Across the world hundreds of thousands of Christians are being perniciously persecuted for their faith, beaten with nail-studded wooden clubs in Sri Lanka, abducted and killed by Boko Haram in Nigeria and Cameroon, burned to death, forcibly married and on death row in Pakistan, and children are chopped in half or sold ... | Fiona Bruce | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | Across the world hundreds of thousands of Christians are being perniciously persecuted for their faith, beaten with nail-studded wooden clubs in Sri Lanka, abducted and killed by Boko Haram in Nigeria and Cameroon, burned to death, forcibly married and on death row in Pakistan, and children are chopped in half or sold ... | 0.275045 |
466 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.143.7 | I am sure everybody is shocked not only by the news but by the litany of abuse, persecution and violence that is inflicted on Christians and all religious denominations that are persecuted minorities around the world. The Government, through bilateral engagement and working with partners in international organisations,... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | I am sure everybody is shocked not only by the news but by the litany of abuse, persecution and violence that is inflicted on Christians and all religious denominations that are persecuted minorities around the world. The Government, through bilateral engagement and working with partners in international organisations,... | 0.291199 |
467 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.144.0 | Yesterday the Deputy Prime Minister said that it was the Liberal Democrats who put the heart into this Tory-led Government. Can he tell us where is the heart in the bedroom tax, where is the heart in making low-income people worse off, and where is the heart in giving tax cuts to millionaires while more people go to fo... | Harriet Harman | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | Yesterday the Deputy Prime Minister said that it was the Liberal Democrats who put the heart into this Tory-led Government. Can he tell us where is the heart in the bedroom tax, where is the heart in making low-income people worse off, and where is the heart in giving tax cuts to millionaires while more people go to fo... | 0.260378 |
468 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.144.1 | At the election, there were 600,000 more people in relative poverty than there are now. There were 300,000 more children in relative poverty, 200,000 more pensioners in relative—[Interruption.] I know that Labour Members do not what to hear this, but the right hon. and learned Lady seems to think that we lived in a wor... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | At the election, there were 600,000 more people in relative poverty than there are now. There were 300,000 more children in relative poverty, 200,000 more pensioners in relative—[Interruption.] I know that Labour Members do not what to hear this, but the right hon. and learned Lady seems to think that we lived in a wor... | 0.291269 |
469 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.144.2 | Once again, the Deputy Prime Minister has shown that he will say anything to defend the Government and that he is completely out of touch. The reality is that without the Liberal Democrats, there would be no VAT hike, no trebling of tuition fees and no dismantling of the NHS. No one is fooled by the Lib Dems’ attempts ... | Harriet Harman | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | Once again, the Deputy Prime Minister has shown that he will say anything to defend the Government and that he is completely out of touch. The reality is that without the Liberal Democrats, there would be no VAT hike, no trebling of tuition fees and no dismantling of the NHS. No one is fooled by the Lib Dems’ attempts ... | 0.252902 |
470 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.144.3 | I will tell you what I think is heartless and incompetent—going on a prawn cocktail charm offensive to the City of London in the run-up to the last election and allowing the banks to get away with blue murder. The banks blew up on the right hon. and learned Lady’s watch because they did not heed our warnings that they ... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | I will tell you what I think is heartless and incompetent—going on a prawn cocktail charm offensive to the City of London in the run-up to the last election and allowing the banks to get away with blue murder. The banks blew up on the right hon. and learned Lady’s watch because they did not heed our warnings that they ... | 0.259765 |
471 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.145.0 | In his speech yesterday, the Deputy Prime Minister appeared to revive the spirit of “The Wizard of Oz” when he claimed that Lib Dems would put heart into the Conservatives and spine into Labour. As Deputy Prime Minister, does he see his role as Dorothy, in a dream world on the yellow brick road, the Wizard, who turns o... | Tim Loughton | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | In his speech yesterday, the Deputy Prime Minister appeared to revive the spirit of “The Wizard of Oz” when he claimed that Lib Dems would put heart into the Conservatives and spine into Labour. As Deputy Prime Minister, does he see his role as Dorothy, in a dream world on the yellow brick road, the Wizard, who turns o... | 0.246029 |
472 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.145.1 | A well prepared and much—[Interruption.] | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | A well prepared and much—[Interruption.] | 0.208066 |
473 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.145.2 | Order. Whether the question is well prepared or not is not for the Chair to decide; what the Chair does want is to hear the answer. | Mr Speaker | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | Order. Whether the question is well prepared or not is not for the Chair to decide; what the Chair does want is to hear the answer. | 0.249074 |
474 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.145.3 | A well prepared and obviously much rehearsed question. My view, as the hon. Gentleman’s party hares off to the right and the Labour party hares off to the left, is that the majority of the British people want us to stick to the course of fixing the economy but doing so in a spirit of fairness and compassion. That is wh... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | A well prepared and obviously much rehearsed question. My view, as the hon. Gentleman’s party hares off to the right and the Labour party hares off to the left, is that the majority of the British people want us to stick to the course of fixing the economy but doing so in a spirit of fairness and compassion. That is wh... | 0.261152 |
475 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.145.4 | A high-skill, high-wage economy needs more of our young people going into apprenticeships, so will the Deputy Prime Minister explain how last year 6,000 fewer young people started an apprenticeship than the year before? Is not this simply a Government who have betrayed the promise of Britain’s young people? | William Bain | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | A high-skill, high-wage economy needs more of our young people going into apprenticeships, so will the Deputy Prime Minister explain how last year 6,000 fewer young people started an apprenticeship than the year before? Is not this simply a Government who have betrayed the promise of Britain’s young people? | 0.277982 |
476 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.145.5 | That is an absolutely ludicrous assertion. My right hon. Friend the Business Secretary has presided over the biggest expansion of apprenticeships in this country since the second world war. We have seen 2 million new apprenticeship starts under this Government—a far, far higher rate of apprenticeship starts than ever o... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | That is an absolutely ludicrous assertion. My right hon. Friend the Business Secretary has presided over the biggest expansion of apprenticeships in this country since the second world war. We have seen 2 million new apprenticeship starts under this Government—a far, far higher rate of apprenticeship starts than ever o... | 0.270557 |
477 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.145.6 | Despite the fact that London is the powerhouse of the economy and continues to subsidise the rest of the United Kingdom, there are still pockets of deprivation. What powers will my right hon. Friend propose be devolved to the Mayor of London and to London’s local authorities to combat those areas of deprivation? | Bob Blackman | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | Despite the fact that London is the powerhouse of the economy and continues to subsidise the rest of the United Kingdom, there are still pockets of deprivation. What powers will my right hon. Friend propose be devolved to the Mayor of London and to London’s local authorities to combat those areas of deprivation? | 0.300885 |
478 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.145.7 | As the hon. Gentleman may know, the growth deal for London had a particular focus on giving greater flexibility and freedom to decision makers in London to address the skills gaps that exist not only in the economy as a whole but in London in particular. As he rightly alluded to, there are of course pockets of real dep... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | As the hon. Gentleman may know, the growth deal for London had a particular focus on giving greater flexibility and freedom to decision makers in London to address the skills gaps that exist not only in the economy as a whole but in London in particular. As he rightly alluded to, there are of course pockets of real dep... | 0.333968 |
479 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.146.0 | Mr Ian Davidson. Not here. | Mr Speaker | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | Mr Ian Davidson. Not here. | 0.236677 |
480 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.146.1 | From Lincolnshire to London, chief constables are expressing mounting concern over the Government’s proposed cuts to policing leading to neighbourhood policing being hollowed out, response times getting longer, victims being let down and, crucially, public safety being put at risk. Are they right? | Jack Dromey | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | From Lincolnshire to London, chief constables are expressing mounting concern over the Government’s proposed cuts to policing leading to neighbourhood policing being hollowed out, response times getting longer, victims being let down and, crucially, public safety being put at risk. Are they right? | 0.261586 |
481 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.146.2 | Of course, the police have had to absorb 20% reductions in their budget and it is extraordinary—we should all pay tribute to police forces up and down the country for this—that they have none the less equally presided over a decline in crime rates to historically very low levels indeed. I am extremely confused this mor... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | Of course, the police have had to absorb 20% reductions in their budget and it is extraordinary—we should all pay tribute to police forces up and down the country for this—that they have none the less equally presided over a decline in crime rates to historically very low levels indeed. I am extremely confused this mor... | 0.278374 |
482 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.146.3 | Will the Deputy Prime Minister take this opportunity to acknowledge that one of the singular successes of the Scottish referendum campaign was the engagement of new first-time voters from the age of 16 and above? Given the imminent general election, will he encourage local authorities throughout the United Kingdom to b... | Charles Kennedy | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | Will the Deputy Prime Minister take this opportunity to acknowledge that one of the singular successes of the Scottish referendum campaign was the engagement of new first-time voters from the age of 16 and above? Given the imminent general election, will he encourage local authorities throughout the United Kingdom to b... | 0.299936 |
483 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.146.4 | I strongly agree with my right hon. Friend. I hope that those who doubt the wisdom of moving towards extending the franchise to 16 and 17-year-olds—there are, of course, some in this House who still doubt it—will look carefully at the experience of the Scottish referendum, which mobilised huge public participation not ... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | I strongly agree with my right hon. Friend. I hope that those who doubt the wisdom of moving towards extending the franchise to 16 and 17-year-olds—there are, of course, some in this House who still doubt it—will look carefully at the experience of the Scottish referendum, which mobilised huge public participation not ... | 0.282529 |
484 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.147.0 | This summer, one or two former Ministers may seek gainful employment in the corporate sector. Is the right hon. Gentleman satisfied that the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments is effective at ensuring that big corporate interests are not able to buy inside influence improperly? | Douglas Carswell | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | This summer, one or two former Ministers may seek gainful employment in the corporate sector. Is the right hon. Gentleman satisfied that the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments is effective at ensuring that big corporate interests are not able to buy inside influence improperly? | 0.300938 |
485 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.147.1 | As the hon. Gentleman will know, the point of the advisory council is precisely to ensure that improper influence is not secured by the employment of those who have recently held ministerial office. Of course, the rigour with which the advisory council operates should always be kept under review, and if the hon. Gentle... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | As the hon. Gentleman will know, the point of the advisory council is precisely to ensure that improper influence is not secured by the employment of those who have recently held ministerial office. Of course, the rigour with which the advisory council operates should always be kept under review, and if the hon. Gentle... | 0.26634 |
486 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.147.2 | Further to the earlier exchange on Bradford, may I urge the Deputy Prime Minister not to devolve more powers to Bradford council, which has consistently shown that it does not care about Shipley in its district, but only about its central Bradford heartland? My constituents feel that decision making in Bradford is just... | Philip Davies | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | Further to the earlier exchange on Bradford, may I urge the Deputy Prime Minister not to devolve more powers to Bradford council, which has consistently shown that it does not care about Shipley in its district, but only about its central Bradford heartland? My constituents feel that decision making in Bradford is just... | 0.285763 |
487 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.147.3 | I do not want to comment on the prospects of Shipley splitism and separatism, but I hope that the hon. Gentleman’s sense of grievance about where decisions are taken—in Bradford or Shipley—will not dim his enthusiasm for something that this coalition Government have pioneered, which is the devolution of power from Whit... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | I do not want to comment on the prospects of Shipley splitism and separatism, but I hope that the hon. Gentleman’s sense of grievance about where decisions are taken—in Bradford or Shipley—will not dim his enthusiasm for something that this coalition Government have pioneered, which is the devolution of power from Whit... | 0.306567 |
488 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.147.4 | It has been reported in The Guardian, so it must be true, that the Deputy Prime Minister is spending at least two days a week in his constituency because he fears losing his seat to Labour’s Oliver Coppard. Will the right hon. Gentleman tell us whether the role of Deputy Prime Minister is now part time; and if it is, w... | Michael McCann | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | It has been reported in The Guardian, so it must be true, that the Deputy Prime Minister is spending at least two days a week in his constituency because he fears losing his seat to Labour’s Oliver Coppard. Will the right hon. Gentleman tell us whether the role of Deputy Prime Minister is now part time; and if it is, w... | 0.229991 |
489 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.147.5 | It is a novel concept for the hon. Gentleman to seek to criticise me for doing the work that I have done with great pleasure and relish for the past 10 years, which is to be a dutiful constituency MP, as well as a party leader and Deputy Prime Minister. I make no apologies for the fact that week in, week out I attend—a... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | It is a novel concept for the hon. Gentleman to seek to criticise me for doing the work that I have done with great pleasure and relish for the past 10 years, which is to be a dutiful constituency MP, as well as a party leader and Deputy Prime Minister. I make no apologies for the fact that week in, week out I attend—a... | 0.26291 |
490 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.147.6 | May I wish the Deputy Prime Minister a happy new year? I have made a resolution not to be nasty to the Liberal Democrats. [Interruption.] No, I am not going to break it. He has been very courageous. He has been a courageous leader of the Liberal Democrats. He has socked it to the Labour party at the Dispatch Box today.... | Peter Bone | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | May I wish the Deputy Prime Minister a happy new year? I have made a resolution not to be nasty to the Liberal Democrats. [Interruption.] No, I am not going to break it. He has been very courageous. He has been a courageous leader of the Liberal Democrats. He has socked it to the Labour party at the Dispatch Box today.... | 0.250471 |
491 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.148.0 | I could give the hon. Gentleman so many reasons why I would never join him. Without in any way seeking to breach the festive spirit, I would say that he stands as a constant reminder of why I would never join his party. | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | I could give the hon. Gentleman so many reasons why I would never join him. Without in any way seeking to breach the festive spirit, I would say that he stands as a constant reminder of why I would never join his party. | 0.228113 |
492 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.148.1 | With people falling off the electoral register—potentially 12 million by the next election—does the Deputy Prime Minister support our plans to trial online voting and to look at holding elections at weekends? | Robert Flello | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | With people falling off the electoral register—potentially 12 million by the next election—does the Deputy Prime Minister support our plans to trial online voting and to look at holding elections at weekends? | 0.295742 |
493 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.148.2 | Of course we should have an ongoing debate about how we can make voting easier, bring it more up to date and make sure that the whole experience of participating in elections is a 21st-century experience and not a 19th-century one. Debates on those kinds of proposals should continue, but they should not be to the exclu... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | Of course we should have an ongoing debate about how we can make voting easier, bring it more up to date and make sure that the whole experience of participating in elections is a 21st-century experience and not a 19th-century one. Debates on those kinds of proposals should continue, but they should not be to the exclu... | 0.313242 |
494 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.148.3 | Happy new year to you, Mr Speaker, and to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will he clarify what he said to me at his last question time? He said that the failure to support the Boundary Commission’s changes was linked in some way to House of Lords reform. I have gone back and studied the coalition agreement, and it is quite ... | Andrew Robathan | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | Happy new year to you, Mr Speaker, and to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will he clarify what he said to me at his last question time? He said that the failure to support the Boundary Commission’s changes was linked in some way to House of Lords reform. I have gone back and studied the coalition agreement, and it is quite ... | 0.32553 |
495 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.148.4 | As the right hon. Gentleman will have seen from looking at his well-thumbed copy of the coalition agreement, the section on constitutional and political reform floated a package of measures, including House of Lords reform, boundary reform and party funding reform. Unfortunately, on a number of those crucial items—for ... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | As the right hon. Gentleman will have seen from looking at his well-thumbed copy of the coalition agreement, the section on constitutional and political reform floated a package of measures, including House of Lords reform, boundary reform and party funding reform. Unfortunately, on a number of those crucial items—for ... | 0.29301 |
496 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.148.5 | The Deputy Prime Minister accepted over £30,000 in donations from Autofil in Nottinghamshire, which is transferring 160 British jobs to Bulgaria. If those jobs were in Sheffield, would he still be taking the money? | Kevin Brennan | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | The Deputy Prime Minister accepted over £30,000 in donations from Autofil in Nottinghamshire, which is transferring 160 British jobs to Bulgaria. If those jobs were in Sheffield, would he still be taking the money? | 0.262789 |
497 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.149.0 | As I said in response to an earlier question, it is of course for a private company to decide how it makes its own arrangements. I certainly make no apologies for the transparent way in which I and colleagues in my party receive donations—a lot more transparently and a lot less in hock to vested interests than the huge... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | As I said in response to an earlier question, it is of course for a private company to decide how it makes its own arrangements. I certainly make no apologies for the transparent way in which I and colleagues in my party receive donations—a lot more transparently and a lot less in hock to vested interests than the huge... | 0.297108 |
498 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.149.1 | From suicide crisis to life-threatening eating disorders, too many of my constituents with mental health problems find it difficult to get timely help. What can the Government do to ensure, in a supportive way, that the NHS treats mental health as seriously as physical health? | Martin Horwood | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | From suicide crisis to life-threatening eating disorders, too many of my constituents with mental health problems find it difficult to get timely help. What can the Government do to ensure, in a supportive way, that the NHS treats mental health as seriously as physical health? | 0.253053 |
499 | 3d6c79a6-f5d9-4841-a351-01d4007957e5 | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-06c.149.2 | I strongly agree with my hon. Friend, and for a long time one great injustice has been that mental health services have been treated like a sort of Cinderella service in the NHS. We are finally starting to right that wrong by putting mental health on the same legal footing as physical health in the NHS, and next year w... | Nicholas Clegg | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER | Topical Questions | I strongly agree with my hon. Friend, and for a long time one great injustice has been that mental health services have been treated like a sort of Cinderella service in the NHS. We are finally starting to right that wrong by putting mental health on the same legal footing as physical health in the NHS, and next year w... | 0.267852 |
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