20 Most Recent Stories From Greg Mulholland's recent appearances (TheyWorkForYou)

Wed 10th Mar 2010:

Alcohol | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

As the hon. Gentleman probably knows, there has been good news on that. Following my campaign to reintroduce 125 ml glasses, which was supported by several hon. Members in the Chamber, the...

Alcohol | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

I thank my hon. Friend; I indeed support that approach. From a health point of view, I also think that people who have been admitted to accident and emergency with alcohol conditions should be...

Alcohol | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

The hon. Gentleman raises an important point. As he says, there are adequate powers to deal with some of the abuses of selling alcohol and they are not currently used. That also applies to...

Alcohol | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

I do not know where the right hon. Gentleman gets that idea from, because I have not said for a moment that I disagree with the Sheffield university report; it is very interesting, and I agree...

Alcohol | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

I do not think that my hon. Friend is disagreeing with me. Perhaps she does not like my suggesting that her Committee has not solved this problem; it might have thought that it had. I have made...

Alcohol | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

Again, that proves my argument. Hon. Members think that through minimum pricing they have the solution to binge drinking, and I agree with the measure, but let me make it absolutely clear that...

Alcohol | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

Once again, the hon. Gentleman proves my point precisely. He is quite right about the effect on the pub, but unfortunately a 50p minimum price for alcohol would make it impossible for many of our...

Alcohol | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

We do, indeed, but I am not quite sure what point the right hon. Gentleman is trying to make. My point simply is that we should not say, "50 per cent. or 40 per cent. sounds right." We need to...

Alcohol | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

That is precisely why neither politicians nor the chief medical officer should say that they know the answer to the problem, or recommend a level. We have heard about some of the effects of 50p...

Alcohol | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

What a very odd request from a member of the Scottish National party-to insist that I, a proud Englishman, get on the phone to tell my Scottish colleagues what to do. I shall treat that very odd...

Alcohol | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

Of course, and I was expecting to do so.

Alcohol | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Rother Valley (Mr. Barron). I congratulate the Committee on an interesting and well put together report. Clearly, the key area that the...

Alcohol | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for sharing the Committee's interesting report with us. Will he clarify, however, that the £6 figure relates to the off-trade and that no one could buy those...

Tue 9th Mar 2010:

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Communities and Local Government | Commons debates.

Thousands of students in Leeds and around the country are still not protected by the tenancy shorthold protection scheme. Last November, the Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local...

House Building Projects | Oral Answers to Questions - Communities and Local Government | Commons debates.

The Minister completely failed to answer the previous question. In Otley, in my constituency, we lost Lotus Construction last year, with the loss of 80 jobs-an experience common to many...

House Building Projects | Oral Answers to Questions - Communities and Local Government | Commons debates.

What account his Department takes of the effects on local employment in the construction industry in its decisions on the allocation of funding for house building projects.

Fri 5th Mar 2010:

Housing Benefit | Work and Pensions | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of those in receipt of local housing allowance have their benefit paid to (a) their landlord and (b) themselves.

Housing Benefit | Work and Pensions | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of those in receipt of housing benefit in the private rented sector, excluding those in receipt of local housing allowance,...

Housing Benefit | Work and Pensions | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of claimants of local housing allowance make an additional payment to cover the difference between benefit received and rent...

Thu 4th Mar 2010:

Pre-school Education: Leeds | Children, Schools and Families | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) free nursery and (b) pre-school places were available for children aged (i) three and (ii) four years old in Leeds...

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