Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Laura Sandys and John Bercow

Tuesday 11th November 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Unusually, we are ahead of time, but most of the principals are present and therefore we shall proceed.

[Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con)]

T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Laura Sandys and John Bercow

Monday 24th February 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I call Laura Sandys.

[Laura Sandys]

No. 18, Mr Speaker.

[Mr Speaker]

The hon. Lady’s question has been grouped with 14 and therefore she asks her question now.

[Laura Sandys]

Thank you so much—very informative!

[Mr Speaker]

It is always useful to have a bit of information, and I endeavour to be helpful to Members. The hon. Lady need not sound quite so surprised.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Laura Sandys and John Bercow

Wednesday 29th January 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

The Minister has ploughed on, to his credit, but it has been difficult for him to be heard. His words should be heard, and I hope that there will be some courtesy from Members.

[Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con)]

T6. I welcome the Minister’s offering IT procurement to small and medium-sized enterprises through the G-Cloud. Is he aware of a local constituency company called The Bunker secure hostings, which offers data for SMEs to access G-Gloud?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Laura Sandys and John Bercow

Thursday 31st October 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

The appetite has been exhausted.

[Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con)]

7. What steps she is taking to support tourism.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Laura Sandys and John Bercow

Tuesday 9th July 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Members need to be much briefer if we are to get through the questions.

[Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con)]

T2. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on the development of single pot funds and on what that will mean for east Kent in respect of the access to devolved money?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Laura Sandys and John Bercow

Monday 18th March 2013 Commons Chamber

[Laura Sandys]

Communities in Sandwich, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and Margate are keen to take up local neighbourhood planning. What would you say are the critical success factors, and what are you giving local authorities to support these communities develop exciting new planning?

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I am not giving local authorities anything for this purpose, but I have a feeling that the Minister will claim that he is.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Laura Sandys and John Bercow

Wednesday 1st February 2012 Commons Chamber

[Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con)]

rose—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. The hon. Lady will be heard.

[Laura Sandys]

Thank you, Mr Speaker. A year ago, I asked the Prime Minister for help when the announcement was made of the Pfizer closure in Sandwich. Does he agree that the support and help from his Ministers, which delivered us an enterprise zone and £40 million for jobs in east Kent, have ensured that we are still a leading centre for life sciences?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Laura Sandys and John Bercow

Thursday 20th October 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

We are certainly using a lot of energy today, that is for sure.

[Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con)]

I want to return to consumers and their costs. Will the Minister urge Ofgem to reconsider the unit as a specification? What does “a unit” mean? Could we not look at cost per bulb hour, and other things that consumers understand? That will drive behaviour change as well.

Business of the House

Debate between Laura Sandys and John Bercow

Thursday 24th March 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Many colleagues are seeking to catch my eye, but I remind the House that there is a statement by the Foreign Secretary to follow, and a heavily subscribed continuation to the Budget debate. If I am to accommodate this level of interest, brevity will be of the essence.

[Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con)]

Will the Leader of the House find time for a debate on the Department of Health’s drugs procurement process in relation to companies such as Pfizer, to ensure that corporate social responsibility comes into the process?

Business of the House

Debate between Laura Sandys and John Bercow

Thursday 4th November 2010 Commons Chamber

[Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con)]

rose—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I assume that the hon. Lady was here at the start of the business statement?

[Laura Sandys]

indicated dissent.

[Mr Speaker]

No. Okay, we move on.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Laura Sandys and John Bercow

Thursday 21st October 2010 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order.

[Laura Sandys (South Thanet) (Con)]

T10. How will the Department impress on local authorities the need to commission as many of their services as possible from the voluntary sector, small business and community groups seriously to deliver more cost-effective, creative and innovative services at the front line?