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 PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: CHILDEREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES |
Dawn Butler;Oakington Manor is one of my schools of excellence in Brent andit embraces many Government initiatives such as the Kickz programmeand extended schools. Its head teacher, Sylvia Libson, says thatchildren should have a safe place to go and structured activitiesto do. What are the Governmen...
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| PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE: KNIFE CRIME |
In my constituencyknife crime has almost remained stable. In 1997, there were 202knife crime incidents in London, and in 2007, there were 212. Whathas become more prevalent is that the victims and perpetrators areyounger and younger. We have a problem, and we must realise that itis not just knives a...
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| PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Dawn Butler;To ask the Secretary ofState for Communities and LocalGovernment what progress has been made on her proposals for thetransfer of assets to community groups; and what effect theEmpowerment White Paperconsultation will have on this process.Hazel Blears;Since May 2007 community groups have ...
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| PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: PRIME MINISTER'S QUESTIONS |
Dawn Butler;Knife crime, mental illness and youth activities are just someof the issues being debated on www.mylifemysay.co.uk, anonline discussion forum for young people. Some of those youngpeople will be coming to Parliament to discuss the issues in frontof Ministers and Members ofParliament. Will...
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| PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE: REPEALS |
I, too, congratulate my right hon. Friend Keith Hill onbringing this very worthy Bill before the House and, as anex-trade unionofficial, it is a pleasure to support it.Last year, employees in Britain suffered nearly 250 work-relateddeaths, nearly 30,000 major injuries and well over 100,000 lesserinj...
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| PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: PRIME MINISTER'S QUESTIONS |
Dawn Butler;My constituency,Brent, South, has been described as many things, but one of themost offensive is being described as broken. My community andfamilies in Brent are not broken. In 2003 the Government introduceddouble maternity pay and pioneering paternity leave. Does my righthon. Friend agr...
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| PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: FOREIGN OFFICE |
Dawn Butler;What assessment has the ForeignSecretary made of Kosovo's independence, and what is the UKdoing to support Kosovo?Jim Murphy;Forty-one countries have so far recognised the independence ofKosovo, including all the G7 nations and 20 countries of theEuropean Union. The UnitedKingdom is, of ...
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| PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS: CARERS |
Dawn Butler;What steps the Government are taking to increase awareness amongcarers of their right to request flexible working.Harriet Harman;I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for that response. Myconstituency ofBrent, South is the most diverse in the UK. As such, it is traditionthat many peop...
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| PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: SOCIAL ENTERPRISE |
Dawn Butler;To ask the Chancellorof the Duchy ofLancaster what steps he is taking to promote social enterpriseamongst young people.Edward Miliband;The Government are committed to promoting social enterpriseamong young people as part of the 2006 SocialEnterprise Action Plan and the 2007 Third Sector ...
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| PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: CHILDRENS HEALTH |
Dawn Butler;Ten years ago there were no children's centres in Brent; now wehave 12. That has vastly improved the well-being of children andyoung mums. By 2010, there will be a children's centre in everyconstituency. Inthe meantime, however, does my hon. Friend agree that baby andtoddler centres like...
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| PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE: CRIME |
In my constituency inBrent, murders decreased from 10 to four in 2006-07, which is thereality of the extra investment that has gone into the police. TheOppositionneed to discuss statistics in terms of the reality for people onthe ground. That is still four murders too many, but there has beena huge ...
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| PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: PRIME MINISTER'S QUESTIONS |
Dawn Butler;OAPs can nowtravel with their freedom passes before 9 am. That has been warmlywelcomed in my constituency inBrent and all around London, and has even been replicated aroundthe UK. Does my righthon. Friend agree that the Opposition's proposal to abolish thefreedom pass is more dim-witted ...
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| PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS |
Dawn Bulter;To ask the Secretary ofState for Communities and LocalGovernment what steps her Department is taking to mark Saint George's Dayon 23 April 2008.Parmjit Dhanda;The Department for Culture, Media and Sport issue the guidancefor flying flags on Government buildings. This includesrecommending...
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| PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE: POST OFFICE CLOSURES |
Does my hon. Friend agree with Billy Hayes, theCWU generalsecretary, who says that we should not forget that the Conservativestried to privatise the Post Office in 1994and that the LibDems are now committed to selling off 50 per cent.? He alsosays that the Lib Dems are a right-wing party that will s...
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| PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: OLYMPICS LEGACY QUESTIONS |
Dawn Butler;Will my right hon. Friend tell the House what involvementWembley will have in the Olympic legacy?Tessa Jowell;Wembley will be the location for the football part of theOlympic games and as such will be seen around the world, to ourgreat pride.http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2008...
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| PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: DEFENCE |
Dawn Butler;My hon. Friend Laura Moffattreferred earlier to ex-service personnel and their relationshipwith local authorities. Will the Ministertell the House what steps he has taken to ensure that servingpersonnel are made aware of their key worker status when applyingfor housing?Bob Ainsworth;We a...
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| PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: KEY WORKER STATUS |
Dawn Butler;To ask the Secretary ofState for Defence what steps he is taking to ensure thatserving personnel are made aware of their key worker status whenbuying homes.Bob Ainsworth;Every suitable opportunity will be taken to get across theimportant message that all qualifying Service personnel acro...
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| PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE: EDUCATION AND SKILLS BILL |
Does my hon. Friend agree that this Bill, along with thechildren's plan and the Every ChildMatters programme, is helping us to undo the destruction of theTory yearsin this country?http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2008-01-14a.657.1&s=dawn+butler#g684.0...
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| PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: ADULT REOFFENDING |
Dawn Butler;To ask the Secretary ofState for Justice what steps he is taking to reduce adultre-offending.David Hanson;The Government are committed to reducing adult reoffending. Thelatest figures show that reoffending is down by 5.8 per cent. since2000. We are now consulting on a new strategic plan ...
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| PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: PUBLIC SPACES |
Dawn Butler;What support the Government plan to provide to help local peoplemake use of high-quality public spaces for voluntary activities inthe next three years.Phil Hope;The Government are committed to providing opportunities forlocal third sector organisations and public bodies to work togethert...
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