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Will my right hon. Friend heed the warning of the former Bank of England panel member David Blanchflower that if he followed the advice of the right hon. Member for Witney (Mr. Cameron) and the hon. Member for Tatton (Mr. Osborne) and took precipitate action to cut the deficit, it would lead not only to unemployment but to rising poverty, social disorder and soup kitchens?
Will my right hon. Friend heed the warning of the former Bank of England panel member David Blanchflower that if he followed the advice of the right hon. Member for Witney (Mr. Cameron) and the hon. Member for Tatton (Mr. Osborne) and took precipitate action to cut the deficit, it would lead not only to unemployment but to rising poverty, social disorder and soup kitchens?
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
7 April 2010
This is the central issue of this year: will we secure the recovery? The Conservative party says, "Take £6 billion out of the economy and it doesn't matter". In fact, if we take £6 billion out of the economy now there will be more unemployment, more businesses will go under and there will be less growth. I believe that when we look at what people are saying and doing in every other country, we find that they are saying, "We've got to secure the recovery before we take any further action." Only the Conservative party is saying, "Take money out of the economy now". It has made a historic mistake.
Subjects
Economic situation; General Election 2010
Date
7 April 2010
Reference
508 c966-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of the Electoral Commission's investigatory powers.
To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of the Electoral Commission's investigatory powers.
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answering body
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Withdrawn
Tabled on
8 March 2010
For answer on
11 March 2010
Date
8 March 2010
Reference
321507
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the future funding of breast cancer research; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the future funding of breast cancer research; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answered by
Ann Keen
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 February 2010
For answer on
23 February 2010
Answered on
23 February 2010
The Government (along with their research partners) invests substantially in breast cancer research. That investment will continue.
Subjects
Breast cancer; Research
Date
23 February 2010
Reference
506 c396W; 317486
House
House of Commons
Given the success of the Government's breast cancer screening programme in reducing mortality in London by some 30 per cent. in the past 10 years, and given that breast cancer remains the UK's most common cancer, affecting one woman in nine, will the Minister ensure that there is a continued high rate of research in order to improve the survival rates and quality of life for cancer sufferers?
Given the success of the Government's breast cancer screening programme in reducing mortality in London by some 30 per cent. in the past 10 years, and given that breast cancer remains the UK's most common cancer, affecting one woman in nine, will the Minister ensure that there is a continued high rate of research in order to improve the survival rates and quality of life for cancer sufferers?
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Topical questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
23 February 2010
That investment in research will continue.
Subjects
Breast cancer; Research; Parking; Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn
Date
23 February 2010
Reference
506 c162
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answered by
Alan Johnson
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 February 2010
Notes
Lead question not printed.
Subjects
Identity cards
Date
8 February 2010
Reference
505 c618; 315856
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My right hon. Friend will be pleased to know that I am applying for an ID card. I want to know the practical effect of abolishing the national identity register. Surely all the information that I must give to get an ID card—my name, address and date and place of birth—has already been given in my passport application. Will not the abolition of one database while the other is left in place make absolutely no difference?
My right hon. Friend will be pleased to know that I am applying for an ID card. I want to know the practical effect of abolishing the national identity register. Surely all the information that I must give to get an ID card—my name, address and date and place of birth—has already been given in my passport application. Will not the abolition of one database while the other is left in place make absolutely no difference?
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Topical questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 February 2010
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is one thing for the Conservatives to oppose the ID cards that they supported on Second Reading in December 2004 and that the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) also privately supported in a ten-minute Bill in 2002—it is one thing for them suddenly to flip-flop on that—but it is another thing completely for them to say that one can have a biometric passport, which they support, without a national identity register. That is complete and utter nonsense.
Subjects
Identity cards
Date
8 February 2010
Reference
505 c618
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My hon. Friend saw during his visit to Battersea that almost half of all the dogs that are admitted are Staffies or Bull-breed crosses. Most have to be put down even though they are of sound temperament, because back-street breeders are selling puppies in pubs—often to complete strangers—for £250. Does he accept that the dog control laws are no longer fit for purpose, and will he institute a review looking not only at the Bateson report, but at compulsory microchipping, a minimum age for dog ownership and some form of registration for breeders?
My hon. Friend saw during his visit to Battersea that almost half of all the dogs that are admitted are Staffies or Bull-breed crosses. Most have to be put down even though they are of sound temperament, because back-street breeders are selling puppies in pubs—often to complete strangers—for £250. Does he accept that the dog control laws are no longer fit for purpose, and will he institute a review looking not only at the Bateson report, but at compulsory microchipping, a minimum age for dog ownership and some form of registration for breeders?
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
4 February 2010
I cannot agree to the call for a review, because I understand that that has formal implications in respect of the procedures of the House, but I can assure my hon. Friend that the Bateson report will inform Government policy on this important issue. Recent tragic attacks have demonstrated that these very dangerous dogs still present a danger in ordinary people's homes, so we do need to look at the issue, and I agree with my hon. Friend that the Bateson report gives us an opportunity to do so.
Subjects
Dangerous dogs
Date
4 February 2010
Reference
505 c446
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What steps he plans to take in response to Professor Sir Patrick Bateson's report on legislation on dangerous dogs.
What steps he plans to take in response to Professor Sir Patrick Bateson's report on legislation on dangerous dogs.
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answered by
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 February 2010
For answer on
4 February 2010
Answered on
4 February 2010
The Government take the issue of dangerous dogs very seriously. We welcome Professor Bateson's report, which deals mainly with dog breeding and the way in which dogs are bought and sold. We will be taking views from key organisations before deciding on the Government's response to the issues raised.
I am delighted to tell the House that my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Martin Linton) and I had an opportunity to engage in a preliminary discussion on these important matters yesterday, when we paid a very informative visit to the excellent Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
Subjects
Dangerous dogs
Date
4 February 2010
Reference
505 c445-6; 315397
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to vote in favour of the endorsement of the report of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict at the forthcoming meetings of (a) the UN General Assembly and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to vote in favour of the endorsement of the report of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict at the forthcoming meetings of (a) the UN General Assembly and (b)...
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answered by
Ivan Lewis
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 January 2010
For answer on
2 February 2010
Answered on
2 February 2010
The UN General Assembly in New York considered the Goldstone report on 5 November 2009 where we made our position clear: some aspects of the report were flawed—particularly its failure to acknowledge fully Israel's right to protect its citizens, and the inadequate attention paid to Hamas' actions. We eventually decided to abstain on the resolution, with France and 42 others, because voting for the resolution would have meant endorsing the report and ignoring its flaws. However, the issues raised by the report were very serious, and they should be credibly and independently investigated.The UN Secretary General is expected to release a report on the progress of both Israeli and Palestinian investigations in February 2010. We will consider his report when we receive it.
Subjects
Peacekeeping operations; Middle East
Date
2 February 2010
Reference
505 c240W; 313371
House
House of Commons
If only the Department for Transport were London-centric, I would certainly be very pleased; I have not noticed it so far.
Is my hon. Friend aware of the demand in Battersea for the reopening of Battersea station, or at the very least for a footbridge to the newly opened Imperial Wharf station? Battersea station was closed only because of an air raid during the war. It was one of 33 London stations that were closed during wars and never reopened, including Walworth, Camberwell, Wormwood Scrubs and others.
If only the Department for Transport were London-centric, I would certainly be very pleased; I have not noticed it so far.
Is my hon. Friend aware of the demand in Battersea for the reopening of Battersea station, or at the very least for a footbridge to the newly opened Imperial Wharf station? Battersea station was closed only because of an air raid during the war. It was one of 33 London stations that were closed during wars and never reopened, including Walworth, Camberwell, Wormwood Scrubs and others.
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
28 January 2010
My hon. Friend articulates the case very well for his constituents, and I understand his point about new stations in areas of development and regeneration. We give the Mayor about £3 billion a year to sustain and develop transport networks in London, and I encourage my hon. Friend to engage with the Mayor and local councils to promote the reopening of the station.
Subjects
Greater London; Railway stations
Date
28 January 2010
Reference
504 c934-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
If he will discuss with the Mayor of London the merits of reopening (a) Battersea High Street station and (b) other closed railway stations in London.
If he will discuss with the Mayor of London the merits of reopening (a) Battersea High Street station and (b) other closed railway stations in London.
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answered by
Chris Mole
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 January 2010
For answer on
28 January 2010
Answered on
28 January 2010
If the Mayor puts forward any such proposals for discussion, I will be happy to meet him. It is for Network Rail, the relevant train operator and Transport for London to consider the best way of meeting an identified transport need in that particular part of London.
Subjects
Greater London; Railway stations
Date
28 January 2010
Reference
504 c934; 313719
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I know that the figures are now normally given including English and Maths and so no straight comparison is possible with those from 1997. However, on the basis of the figures that are comparable—those for straight GCSE passes—is the Minister aware that the results of Battersea Park school in my constituency have improved by 66 percentage points, from between 4 and 5 per cent. in 1997 to 70 per cent. now? Does that not make it the most improved school over that period in the country?
I know that the figures are now normally given including English and Maths and so no straight comparison is possible with those from 1997. However, on the basis of the figures that are comparable—those for straight GCSE passes—is the Minister aware that the results of Battersea Park school in my constituency have improved by 66 percentage points, from between 4 and 5 per cent. in 1997 to 70 per cent. now? Does that not make it the most improved school over that period in the country?
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
25 January 2010
It certainly makes it one of the most improved schools in the country over that period, and I congratulate all the staff, pupils and parents at Battersea Park school on all the work that they have done. My hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the improved results in obtaining five A* to C GCSE grades—as he says, the figure for his local school has risen from 5 per cent. in 1997 to 70 per cent. in 2009. He may be interested to learn that 11 per cent. of Battersea Park school's pupils gained the benchmark of five A* to C GCSEs including English and Maths in 2005, whereas 36 per cent. of its pupils did so in 2009. However one measures it, Battersea Park school has made significant and substantial improvements, and should be congratulated on doing so.
Subjects
GCSE
Date
25 January 2010
Reference
504 c531
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Which five schools have shown the greatest increase in numbers of passes of GCSE grades A* to C since 1997.
Which five schools have shown the greatest increase in numbers of passes of GCSE grades A* to C since 1997.
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Coaker
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 January 2010
For answer on
25 January 2010
Answered on
25 January 2010
We are unable to make a statistically valid comparison of results for all schools individually between 1997 and 2009. However, 45.1 per cent. of pupils achieved five or more good grades—A* to C— in 1997 and that rose to 70 per cent. in 2009.
Subjects
GCSE
Date
25 January 2010
Reference
504 c531; 312577
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
That this House welcomes President Obama's commitment to close Guant??namo and his appeal to European countries to take in released detainees; supports the representations by the Government for the release and return of Shaker Aamer, the last British resident held in Guant??namo; notes that Mr Aamer has been detained for nearly eight years without trial or charge; further notes that he was a UK resident before his detention and that his wife and children have always lived in this country; and urges the Government to make renewed representations to the US to secure his release and return to this country.
That this House welcomes President Obama's commitment to close Guant??namo and his appeal to European countries to take in released detainees; supports the representations by the Government for the release and return of Shaker Aamer, the last British resident held in Guant??namo; notes that Mr Aamer has been detained for...
Primary sponsor
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Subjects
Human rights; North America
Date
6 January 2010
Reference
547
House
House of Commons
Is my hon. Friend aware that planning permission was granted in Wandsworth for a 42-storey tower only 18 metres from a gasholder? That was against the HSE's advice, which said that the risk from a fireball was "unacceptable" and 17 times higher than the level at which it would normally advise against. Is it not a matter of concern that planning committees have the power to disregard HSE advice even when it is expressed so strongly, and that it is so often left to public inquiries to assess the real risk to the public?
Is my hon. Friend aware that planning permission was granted in Wandsworth for a 42-storey tower only 18 metres from a gasholder? That was against the HSE's advice, which said that the risk from a fireball was "unacceptable" and 17 times higher than the level at which it would normally advise against. Is it not a matter of concern that planning committees have the power to disregard HSE advice even when it is expressed so strongly, and that it is so often left to public inquiries to assess the real risk to the public?
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 December 2009
We are working closely with the HSE to ensure that local planning authorities are fully informed about the advice available to assess risk around major hazards, and to make that advice more accessible. I cannot comment on the specific planning application that my hon. Friend has raised, but an inquiry into the development of the Ram brewery site in Wandsworth is currently under way. The inspector will submit his report and the Secretary of State will determine the application as soon he reasonably can.
Subjects
Planning permission; Natural gas; Property development
Date
8 December 2009
Reference
502 c141
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What guidance his Department issues on the permitted distance between high-rise developments to gas storage facilities.
What guidance his Department issues on the permitted distance between high-rise developments to gas storage facilities.
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Austin of Dudley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 December 2009
For answer on
8 December 2009
Answered on
8 December 2009
Government circular 04/00, "Planning Controls For Hazardous Substances", provides that the Health and Safety Executive must be consulted on any proposed development near hazardous substances installations such as gasholders and that, in view of its acknowledged expertise, any advice from the HSE that planning permission should be refused should not be overridden without the most careful consideration.
Subjects
Planning permission; Natural gas; Property development
Date
8 December 2009
Reference
502 c140-1; 304603
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
That this House welcomes the launch of the Stations Made Easy facility on the National Rail Enquiries website; notes that it provides passengers with interactive maps of every railway station in Great Britain and routes that avoid stairs and other potential obstacles; believes it will make an important contribution to improving access to the rail network, particularly for disabled and older passengers, but also for first-time visitors and passengers with luggage, bicycles or pushchairs; congratulates the Association of Train Operating Companies on this achievement; and supports the partnership of train companies, Network Rail, the Department for Transport and Transport Scotland that funded it.
That this House welcomes the launch of the Stations Made Easy facility on the National Rail Enquiries website; notes that it provides passengers with interactive maps of every railway station in Great Britain and routes that avoid stairs and other potential obstacles; believes it will make an important contribution to...
Primary sponsor
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Subjects
Railways
Date
3 December 2009
Reference
354
House
House of Commons
That this House supports the proposed statement by the Council of the European Union drafted by the Swedish Presidency calling for negotiations on a two-state solution leading to an independent, democratic, contiguous and viable state of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital; welcomes the statement's clear reiteration that settlements are illegal under international law, as are the separation barrier on occupied land and the demolition of homes; agrees that all three constitute an obstacle to peace by threatening to make a two-state solution impossible; and asks the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to endorse this document at the meeting in Brussels on 7 December 2009.
That this House supports the proposed statement by the Council of the European Union drafted by the Swedish Presidency calling for negotiations on a two-state solution leading to an independent, democratic, contiguous and viable state of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital; welcomes the statement's clear reiteration that settlements...
Primary sponsor
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Subjects
Middle East; EU external relations
Date
1 December 2009
Reference
314
House
House of Commons
To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission Whether the Electoral Commission has been requested to advise Ministers on the contents of a paving Bill for a referendum on preferential voting.
To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission Whether the Electoral Commission has been requested to advise Ministers on the contents of a paving Bill for a referendum on preferential voting.
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answered by
Gary Streeter
(Conservative)
Answering body
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 November 2009
For answer on
26 November 2009
Answered on
26 November 2009
The Electoral Commission informs me that it has received no such request.
Subjects
Referendums; Voting methods
Date
26 November 2009
Reference
501 c254W; 301666
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward proposals to introduce health warnings on cans of super-strength lager.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward proposals to introduce health warnings on cans of super-strength lager.
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Merron
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 November 2009
For answer on
24 November 2009
Answered on
24 November 2009
We are working with industry to include units, drinking guidelines and pregnancy warnings on labels.Where progress on industry's voluntary commitments is slow, we can expect to legislate.
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks; Labelling
Date
24 November 2009
Reference
501 c102W; 300154
House
House of Commons