20 Most Recent Stories From Martin Horwood's recent appearances (TheyWorkForYou)

Mon 30th Jun 2008:

Swindon to Kemble Railway (Redoubling) | Commons debates.

I congratulate my neighbour on securing this debate; he has my complete support. Does he agree that another environmental benefit of the redoubling taking place would be that many of the journeys...

Energy Security | Opposition Day - 16th Allotted Day | Commons debates.

Surely the point about biofuels is that without proper sustainability criteria, the hon. Gentleman simply cannot tell what is in his tank.

Energy Security | Opposition Day - 16th Allotted Day | Commons debates.

The hon. Gentleman makes an interesting point, and there are parallels between the long-term storage of carbon and of radioactive waste, which is why it is a priority to develop carbon capture....

Energy Security | Opposition Day - 16th Allotted Day | Commons debates.

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and he is right to highlight the real environmental concerns of the RSPB and bodies such as the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. However, it...

Energy Security | Opposition Day - 16th Allotted Day | Commons debates.

I shall come to explain how we would do that in the course of my remarks. The hon. Gentleman should just be patient. The motion is also right to highlight the UK's renewable energy potential,...

Energy Security | Opposition Day - 16th Allotted Day | Commons debates.

We welcome the opportunity for this debate. It is timely given the state of the international energy markets, the state of our constituents' fuel bills and, of course, the publication last week...

Energy Security | Opposition Day - 16th Allotted Day | Commons debates.

If undemocratic planning procedures are so essential to promoting renewables, why have 22 out of 25 European Union countries managed to promote renewables with a lot more community involvement...

Thu 26th Jun 2008:

Prison Sentences | Justice | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what proportion of people serving custodial sentences are serving an indeterminate sentence of imprisonment for public protection; and how...

Wed 25th Jun 2008:

Repeals | Deferred Division | Commons debates.

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Pitt Report | HMRC | Commons debates.

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Pitt Report | HMRC | Commons debates.

I was going to ask about the problem of skyrocketing insurance charges, and I hope that the Secretary of State will deal with that later. However, he deserves a third chance to answer the...

Mon 23rd Jun 2008:

Great Western Trains: Standards | Transport | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will place in the Library the Public Performance Measure Moving Annual Average statistics for (a) First Great Western services for each year...

Thu 12th Jun 2008:

Topical Debates - Dangerous Dogs | Points of Order | Commons debates.

Does the hon. Gentleman agree with the point that I made—that if a dog owner cannot afford £10, £20 or £30 for a dog licence, they are unlikely to be able to afford to keep...

Topical Debates - Dangerous Dogs | Points of Order | Commons debates.

I am very grateful for the Minister's comments, and I will pass on the details. The problem with the list is not that it is difficult to identify which dogs are on it, including the Japanese Tosa...

Topical Debates - Dangerous Dogs | Points of Order | Commons debates.

I declare myself to be a dog lover and the president of the Cheltenham branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The situation that we face seems grim. The statistics...

Topical Debates - Dangerous Dogs | Points of Order | Commons debates.

Cheltenham animal shelter provides and administers a chipping system for a fee of £8 per dog, which includes a charitable donation to the shelter.

Topical Debates - Dangerous Dogs | Points of Order | Commons debates.

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Topical Debates - Dangerous Dogs | Points of Order | Commons debates.

The Cheltenham animal shelter has advised me that the microchips that could be used in a universal dog licensing system cost only about £2.60 per chip.

Points of Order | Commons debates.

I am in your hands, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I attributed to the right hon. Gentleman only the words "low morale" and "laxity", which were exactly the words that he used.

Points of Order | Commons debates.

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