All 2 Debates between Alistair Burt and Lord Evans of Rainow

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Debate between Alistair Burt and Lord Evans of Rainow
Tuesday 2nd June 2015

(9 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alistair Burt Portrait Alistair Burt
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I welcome the hon. Lady to her place. Briefly, there is a £1 billion fund to improve, over the next five years, GP surgeries and premises and access to GP practices. It is an important part of the process of improving access to GPs, which is good not only for patients but for GPs, who can feel fully engaged in their work without being overburdened. This support should certainly help.

Lord Evans of Rainow Portrait Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con)
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5. What steps he plans to take to improve dementia diagnosis and care.

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Debate between Alistair Burt and Lord Evans of Rainow
Tuesday 23rd April 2013

(11 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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It is of course essential that guidelines that have been introduced are adhered to, and that products are correctly and properly labelled. I am aware of the concerns about the product that has been mentioned—it is discussed. It is important that the voluntary guidelines are extended, and that settlement produce and Israeli produce are correctly labelled to give people a choice.

Lord Evans of Rainow Portrait Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con)
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T5. A Palestinian news agency has reported that Hamas will seek to petition the EU to remove it from the terrorist list. What assessment has the Foreign Secretary made of those reports, and will he confirm that the British Government will remain steadfast in its position that Hamas is indeed a terrorist organisation?