To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what (a) central and (b) local government funding was available to schools in the London Borough of Sutton in (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2006-07; and how much funding was passed on to schools in each case.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what (a) central and (b) local government funding was available to schools in the London Borough of Sutton in (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2006-07; and how much funding was passed on to schools in each case.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when she received the Sutton Housing Partnership's decent homes funding bid; when she expects to acknowledge its receipt; and when she expects to make a decision about the bid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when she received the Sutton Housing Partnership's decent homes funding bid; when she expects to acknowledge its receipt; and when she expects to make a decision about the bid.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on dental services in Sutton and Merton.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on dental services in Sutton and Merton.

I want to press the Minister on one issue before she finishes. She has clarified that there is a statutory duty to provide local dental services and to reflect local needs, and she has also said that the dental budget will be incorporated in the overall PCT budget. That gives...

I want to press the Minister on one issue before she finishes. She has clarified that there is a statutory duty to provide local dental services and to reflect local needs, and she has also said that the dental budget will be incorporated in the overall PCT budget. That gives...

My experience is that when a contract is working well in the NHS, and when we are building on a good relationship with PCTs and dental services, it is obviously wrong to go back on it. We should build on the success of NHS dentistry and PCT involvement. The system...

My experience is that when a contract is working well in the NHS, and when we are building on a good relationship with PCTs and dental services, it is obviously wrong to go back on it. We should build on the success of NHS dentistry and PCT involvement. The system...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Tom Brake) on securing this debate on dental services, and I thank him for his kind and supportive comments at the beginning of his speech. I also congratulate him on the imaginative use of his website, the pictures with his local...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Tom Brake) on securing this debate on dental services, and I thank him for his kind and supportive comments at the beginning of his speech. I also congratulate him on the imaginative use of his website, the pictures with his local...

I welcome the Minister to her new post. I am pleased to have been able to secure this debate. I am sure that it will be non-confrontational, so I hope that it will be a gentle easing into the process for her. I welcome the opportunity for this debate. I...

I welcome the Minister to her new post. I am pleased to have been able to secure this debate. I am sure that it will be non-confrontational, so I hope that it will be a gentle easing into the process for her. I welcome the opportunity for this debate. I...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people used each Jobcentre Plus branch in the London borough of Sutton in each of the last five years;

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people used each Jobcentre Plus branch in the London borough of Sutton in each of the last five years;

(2) how many staff were employed at each Jobcentre Plus branch in the London borough of Sutton in each of the last five years.

(2) how many staff were employed at each Jobcentre Plus branch in the London borough of Sutton in each of the last five years.

Adjournment debate on the future of healthcare in the London Borough of Sutton.

Adjournment debate on the future of healthcare in the London Borough of Sutton.

I have sought this debate on the national health service in the London borough of Sutton in order to put to the Minister a number of questions to which my constituents want answers. I hope that, with the prior agreement of the Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton...

I have sought this debate on the national health service in the London borough of Sutton in order to put to the Minister a number of questions to which my constituents want answers. I hope that, with the prior agreement of the Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton...

I hope that, in the couple of minutes that are left, the Minister will be able to guarantee that transitional funds will be available.

I hope that, in the couple of minutes that are left, the Minister will be able to guarantee that transitional funds will be available.

The hon. Gentleman would not be a Liberal Democrat if he did not ask for yet more resources. Neither he nor his hon. Friend the Member for Sutton and Cheam has drawn attention to the fact that by next year the Government will have nearly tripled investment in the national...

The hon. Gentleman would not be a Liberal Democrat if he did not ask for yet more resources. Neither he nor his hon. Friend the Member for Sutton and Cheam has drawn attention to the fact that by next year the Government will have nearly tripled investment in the national...

It is not just the view adopted by the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh); indeed, it was the view adopted by the Secretary of State. However, the planning reasons as deployed were a red herring.

It is not just the view adopted by the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh); indeed, it was the view adopted by the Secretary of State. However, the planning reasons as deployed were a red herring.

I have to accept the view of hon. Members who know that community and the decision-making process. Planning considerations were one issue that the Secretary of State took into consideration. The primary issue, though—she was clear about this—was that the socio-economic nature of the communities concerned had to be regarded...

I have to accept the view of hon. Members who know that community and the decision-making process. Planning considerations were one issue that the Secretary of State took into consideration. The primary issue, though—she was clear about this—was that the socio-economic nature of the communities concerned had to be regarded...

All local MPs are united in our belief that the decision on planning grounds was a red herring thrown into the debate to prevent the hospital from being built on the St. Helier site. We have also received, as far as it has been possible, much support from the Mayor...

All local MPs are united in our belief that the decision on planning grounds was a red herring thrown into the debate to prevent the hospital from being built on the St. Helier site. We have also received, as far as it has been possible, much support from the Mayor...

I have to respect my hon. Friend’s view of the situation. She has been a tireless campaigner on behalf of her constituents not just in the context of the NHS, but in terms of the need for social and economic regeneration in every aspect of Government policy. It is consistent...

I have to respect my hon. Friend’s view of the situation. She has been a tireless campaigner on behalf of her constituents not just in the context of the NHS, but in terms of the need for social and economic regeneration in every aspect of Government policy. It is consistent...

We certainly expect that those who conduct NHS consultation processes will do so in an authentic and genuine way. That is about listening to the local population and articulating the need for change in the context of rising patient expectations and advances in modern medicine. It is important to say...

We certainly expect that those who conduct NHS consultation processes will do so in an authentic and genuine way. That is about listening to the local population and articulating the need for change in the context of rising patient expectations and advances in modern medicine. It is important to say...