20 Most Recent Stories From Annette Brooke's recent appearances (TheyWorkForYou)

Tue 1st Jul 2008:

Extended Schools | Children, Schools and Families | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what (a) numerical and (b) core offer targets his Department has set to increase the number of extended (i) primary and...

Mon 30th Jun 2008:

Literacy | Children, Schools and Families | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what representations he has received on the literacy goals for the early years foundation stage.

Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations | Defence | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what mechanisms are in place to monitor the adequacy of equipment deployed in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq.

National Schools Challenge | Oral Answers to Questions - Children, Schools and Families | Commons debates.

In what ways can the Secretary of State encourage grammar schools to support secondary modern schools in the same local authority if those secondary modern schools, not surprisingly, happen to...

Tue 24th Jun 2008:

Social Workers: Manpower | Health | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to increase the number of practising social workers.

Mon 23rd Jun 2008:

Secure Training Centres: Restraint Techniques | Justice | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he will publish the report of the review of restraint of young people in the secure estate.

Thu 19th Jun 2008:

Paramedical Staff | Health | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of paramedics qualifying in 2007 who have not been employed by the NHS.

[Ann Winterton in the Chair] - Deprivation/Child Poverty | Westminster Hall debates.

I simply think that they are worth considering. Sweden, for example, does have issues relating to ethnic minorities; perhaps those countries have some of the same problems that we have here....

[Ann Winterton in the Chair] - Deprivation/Child Poverty | Westminster Hall debates.

I can assure the hon. Gentleman that there are plenty of them. The Liberal Democrats are proud to have signed up to the child poverty targets. That is not a vacuous promise. I felt that the...

[Ann Winterton in the Chair] - Deprivation/Child Poverty | Westminster Hall debates.

Thank you, Lady Winterton. I welcome this first opportunity to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the Works and Pensions Committee on its extensive report, "The Best Start in Life?",...

Wed 18th Jun 2008:

Educational Visits: Safety | Children, Schools and Families | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the recommendations of the report into the Glenridding Beck tragedy have been...

Mon 16th Jun 2008:

Education: Children in Care | Children, Schools and Families | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether he plans to issue guidance to local authorities on allocating personal education allowances to improve outcomes of...

Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords] | Orders of the Day | Commons debates.

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I understand the point that we do not want people doing this just for money; it has to be more than that. On the other hand, I hope we can make...

Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords] | Orders of the Day | Commons debates.

I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I shall certainly come on to that point, but at this stage I shall just say that independent advocacy is particularly important for those severely...

Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords] | Orders of the Day | Commons debates.

I do agree. That approach has been missing in many schools despite their having had guidance that there should be a designated teacher. We know that, in reality, it has not happened. Of course,...

Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords] | Orders of the Day | Commons debates.

We would very much like to welcome the Bill, but obviously we are sad that it has been introduced against the background of extremely poor outcomes for our most vulnerable children for far too...

Climate Change | Environment Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research he has assessed on the likely level of stabilisation of global temperatures in relation to pre-industrial mean...

Climate Change | Environment Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the effects of any increase in global temperatures of greater than two degrees Celsius above...

Tue 10th Jun 2008:

[Mr. Bill Olner in the Chair] - Cardiac Disease (Young People) | Westminster Hall debates.

A tremendous push and a large amount of resources seem to be coming from the charitable sector. It would be nice if the Minister gave us further assurances that the Government will play an equal...

[Mr. Bill Olner in the Chair] - Cardiac Disease (Young People) | Westminster Hall debates.

I congratulate the hon. Member for North Durham (Mr. Jones) on securing the debate and on his work for the all-party parliamentary group on cardiac risk in the young. I was pleased that he...

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