10 December 2007
Stafford Prison: Learning Disability
Nick Hurd asks about plans to extend the programme of the DORE achievement centres and the Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Attention Deficit Disorder treatment programme within Stafford Prison to other prisons.
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10 December 2007
Prisons: Mental Health
Nick Hurd queries screening for mental health needs in prisons.
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10 December 2007
Prisons: Learning Disability
Nick Hurd asks about any discussions held between those responsible for the DORE programme and the Prison Service.
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10 December 2007
Offenders: Learning Disability
In a written question, Nick Hurd asks the Secretary of State for Justice about national standards for the level of care and support for offenders with learning difficulties.
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6 December 2007
Climate Change (China)
As China will build approximately half the new buildings in the world over the next 30 years, Nick Hurd calls on the Government to ensure the transfer of British expertise and technology to help make those buildings as energy efficient as possible.
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6 December 2007
Prisoners: Mental Health
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Justice, Nick Hurd asks about funding for for community mental health and reach teams for prisoners with severe mental health problems.
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5 December 2007
Prisons (Carter Review)
Following the Secretary of State for Justice's statement on the new prison building programme, Nick Hurd asks how many of the 10,500 new places will be new cells.
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28 November 2007
Prisons
Speaking in a debate on overcrowding in prisons, Nick Hurd tells MPs that one of the reasons is that 15% of the prison population are foreign nationals.
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27 November 2007
Housing and Regeneration Bill
Nick Hurd questions how the proposed Homes and Communities Agency will work with democratically accountable local government.
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22 November 2007
Climate Change
Nick Hurd challenges the Government's commitment to climate change in light of the go-ahead given to the expansion of Heathrow.
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15 November 2007
Immigration
Nick Hurd calls on Ministers to meet representatives of those local councils that incur disproportionate costs in relation to immigration.
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8 November 2007
Queen's Speech Debate: Local Government and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nick Hurd welcomes the Climate Change Bill and outlines a number of key observations that he believes the Government still needs to address. He also calls on the Government to energetically implement the Sustainable Communities Bill.
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6 November 2007
Planning
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government responds to the petition presented to Parliament by Nick Hurd.
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30 October 2007
Pipelines: Sakhalin Island
Nick Hurd asks the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform about compliance with World Bank and International Finance Corporation Standards if the Export Credits Guarantee Department is to support the Sakhalin II project.
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29 October 2007
Export Credit Guarantees
Nick Hurd asks the Secretary of State for International Development what advice has been provided to the Export Credit Guarantees on the impact of businesses supported by ECGD on achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
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29 October 2007
Export Credit Guarantees
Nick Hurd asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about advice given to the Export Credits Guarantee Department on the impact of businesses supported by ECGD on biodiversity and climate change.
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25 October 2007
Emissions Trading
Nick Hurd raises concerns about the effectiveness and operation of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and also about the new Administration's commitment to the climate change agenda and renewable energy targets.
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18 October 2007
Chevening Scholarships Programme
Nick Hurd asks the Foreign Secretary how many Chevening scholarships were awarded in each year since 1997, broken down by country of recipients.
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17 October 2007
Export Credits Guarantee Department
Nick Hurd calls for modernisation of the influential Export Credits Guarantee Department in respect of transparency, accountability and environmental standards.
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16 October 2007
Chevening Scholarships Programme
Nick Hurd asks the Foreign Secretary about FCO expenditure on the Chevening Scholarships Programme.
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15 October 2007
Nick Hurd shows support for Marine Bill
Nick Hurd is supporting The Wildlife Trusts' call for a Marine Bill in next month's Queen's Speech.
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12 October 2007
Nick Hurd says "Keep Warm this Winter in Ruislip-Northwood"
Nick Hurd MP is celebrating the work the Warm Front scheme does in Ruislip-Northwood to help the most vulnerable in the community to keep warm and stay healthy.
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10 October 2007
Home Information Packs and Stamp Duty
Nick Hurd raises concerns that the botched introduction of HIPs risks affecting public attitude towards the energy performance certificate.
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8 October 2007
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill
Nick Hurd questions whether clause 58, which extends the powers of non-legally qualified staff to conduct trials in magistrates courts, will help re-establish the credibility of the courts.
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25 July 2007
Local people grab Parliament's attention
Garden Grabbing petition presented to Parliament.
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24 July 2007
Nick Hurd wins top green award
Nick Hurd MP won a prestigious award at the annual Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group Dinner last week.
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24 July 2007
Penal System
During a debate about reoffending, Nick Hurd calls for the Government to examine and learn from the excellent work of the 'Blue Sky' initiative in Hillingdon.
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16 July 2007
Petition: Gardens
Nick Hurd presents a petition to Parliament calling for the protection of gardens in planning law.
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10 July 2007
Nick Hurd promoted in reshuffle
Nick Hurd has been promoted by Conservative Party leader David Cameron during a reshuffle of Shadow Ministerial posts. Mr Hurd joins the Opposition Whips Office and is his first front bench job since entering the Commons in May 2005.
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3 July 2007
Gaza and West Bank
Nick Hurd calls on the Government to learn from the Northern Ireland peace process and engage with Hamas.
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25 June 2007
Departments: Epilepsy (CLG)
Nick Hurd asks how many people with epilepsy are employed at the Department for Communities and Local Government.
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21 June 2007
Departments: Epilepsy (DEFRA)
Nick Hurd asks how many people with epilepsy are employed at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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19 June 2007
Executive Agencies (Education & Skills)
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Nick Hurd asks which executive agencies are the responsibility of his Department.
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18 June 2007
MP boards youth bus
Nick Hurd MP shares local concerns about the lack of facilities for young people. He recently spent an evening in South Ruislip inspecting Hillingdon Council's mobile youth bus and talking to local children about the service.
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18 June 2007
Departments: Epilepsy (Health)
Nick Hurd asks how many people with epilepsy are employed at the Department for Health.
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15 June 2007
Sustainable Communities Bill
Nick Hurd moves a new Clause 6 of the Sustainable Communities Bill as amended by the Public Bill Committee.
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15 June 2007
Sustainable Communities Bill - Third Reading
Sustainable Communities Bill passes its third reading in the Commons.
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13 June 2007
Executive Agencies - Work and Pensions
In a written question to the Work and Pensions Secretary, Nick Hurd asks which of the Department's executive agencies have regional offices outside London.
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13 June 2007
Departments: Epilepsy (Education and Skills)
Nick Hurd asks how many people with epilepsy are employed at the Department for Education and Skills.
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12 June 2007
Departments: Epilepsy (Treasury)
Nick Hurd asks how many people with epilepsy are employed at the Treasury
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7 June 2007
Departments: Epilepsy (DTI)
Nick Hurd asks how many people with epilepsy are employed at the Department for Trade & Industry
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6 June 2007
Departments: Epilepsy (Home Office)
Nick Hurd asks how many people with epilepsy are employed at the Home Office
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5 June 2007
UK/Brazil Economic and Trade Committee
Nick Hurd questions the Minister for Europe about how to measure the success of the UK-Brazil joint economic and trade committee (JETCO) initiative.
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5 June 2007
Departments: Epilepsy (Transport)
Nick Hurd asks how many people with epilepsy are employed at the Department for Transport
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5 June 2007
Departments: Epilepsy (Work and Pensions)
Nick Hurd asks how many people with epilepsy are employed at the Department for Work and Pensions
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4 June 2007
Departments: Epilepsy (CMS)
Nick Hurd asks how many people with epilepsy are employed in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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4 June 2007
Departments: Epilepsy (FCO)
Nick Hurd asks how many people with epilepsy are employed at the Foreign Office
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4 June 2007
Departments: Epilepsy (DfID)
Nick Hurd asks how many people with epilepsy are employed at the Department for International Development
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4 June 2007
Departments: Epilepsy (Cabinet Office)
Nick Hurd asks how many people with epilepsy are employed in the Cabinet Office
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24 May 2007
Departments: Epilepsy (Justice)
Nick Hurd asks the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice how many people with epilepsy are employed by her Department
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