Adjournment debate on the Swindon Borough Council WiFi project.

Adjournment debate on the Swindon Borough Council WiFi project.

I am pleased to be able to bring this debate to the House, as it covers serious questions about Swindon borough council and its wi-fi scheme. In November 2009, the council announced an initiative with two newly formed Swindon-based businesses, Digital City (UK) and a London-based and Isle of Man-registered...

I am pleased to be able to bring this debate to the House, as it covers serious questions about Swindon borough council and its wi-fi scheme. In November 2009, the council announced an initiative with two newly formed Swindon-based businesses, Digital City (UK) and a London-based and Isle of Man-registered...

Does my hon. Friend mean that councils should have a policy on this—a published policy on issues, such as council employees being directors and conflicts of interest, to which members of the public could have access?

Does my hon. Friend mean that councils should have a policy on this—a published policy on issues, such as council employees being directors and conflicts of interest, to which members of the public could have access?

I understand the hon. Gentleman's concerns. The problem has been the process. I think that sufficient safeguards exist, but the cabinet member brief brought about all the secrecy. That is my concern—it is a very unusual process. The hon. Gentleman gives me an opportunity to say that I have a...

I understand the hon. Gentleman's concerns. The problem has been the process. I think that sufficient safeguards exist, but the cabinet member brief brought about all the secrecy. That is my concern—it is a very unusual process. The hon. Gentleman gives me an opportunity to say that I have a...

It is incumbent on Members of Parliament to take an active role with the RDA and the Government office when their constituencies, and the businesses in them, face difficulties. That is exactly what we did with the RDA and the Government office, and we were extremely grateful for the help...

It is incumbent on Members of Parliament to take an active role with the RDA and the Government office when their constituencies, and the businesses in them, face difficulties. That is exactly what we did with the RDA and the Government office, and we were extremely grateful for the help...

Although badgers are important, one aspect that the debate has not concentrated on is youth unemployment, and I am sorry not to have been able to make a contribution on that. We have 600 16 to 19-year-olds in Swindon who are not in education, training or employment, and I am...

Although badgers are important, one aspect that the debate has not concentrated on is youth unemployment, and I am sorry not to have been able to make a contribution on that. We have 600 16 to 19-year-olds in Swindon who are not in education, training or employment, and I am...

Westminster adjournment debate on the Pemberton Homicide Review.

Westminster adjournment debate on the Pemberton Homicide Review.

I am grateful for the opportunity to raise again the lessons that arise from the terrible murders of Julia and William Pemberton. The deaths followed a history of domestic violence to which the police were alerted 15 months before the tragedy. I am proud to follow the lead of my...

I am grateful for the opportunity to raise again the lessons that arise from the terrible murders of Julia and William Pemberton. The deaths followed a history of domestic violence to which the police were alerted 15 months before the tragedy. I am proud to follow the lead of my...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of statements by Hezbollah's leadership that the group will never recognise Israel; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of statements by Hezbollah's leadership that the group will never recognise Israel; and if he will make a statement.

As secretary of the all-party group on Gurkhas, may I, on behalf of the 1,000 Gurkhas living in Swindon, thank the cross-departmental team that came up with this solution? Tomorrow, by sheer chance, I have a meeting with some of those Gurkhas. They will be asking me when the practical...

As secretary of the all-party group on Gurkhas, may I, on behalf of the 1,000 Gurkhas living in Swindon, thank the cross-departmental team that came up with this solution? Tomorrow, by sheer chance, I have a meeting with some of those Gurkhas. They will be asking me when the practical...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to tackle antisocial behaviour in Swindon.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to tackle antisocial behaviour in Swindon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what assessment he has made of the merits of establishing a university campus in Swindon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what assessment he has made of the merits of establishing a university campus in Swindon.