Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Peter Aldous and John Bercow

Monday 28th October 2019 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

What an extraordinarily helpful nugget of information the Minister has vouchsafed to me and other Members of the House; he really is an encyclopedia of arguably useful information.

[Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con)]

T8. Can the Minister confirm that she is working closely with the Lord Chancellor to ensure that the Domestic Abuse Bill goes hand in hand with root-and-branch reform of family courts to make them more accessible and less intimidating places?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Peter Aldous and John Bercow

Thursday 18th July 2019 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

The hon. Gentleman was ahead of himself, not for the first time and probably not for the last.

[Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con)]

2. What steps he is taking to improve charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Peter Aldous and John Bercow

Tuesday 11th June 2019 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I call Andrea Jenkyns. Oh dear; she has beetled out of the Chamber. I therefore call Peter Aldous.

[Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con)]

T5. With town centres such as that of Lowestoft facing serious challenges, will the Minister confirm that she is working with the Treasury and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to put in place a fairer system of business taxation?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Peter Aldous and John Bercow

Thursday 9th May 2019 Commons Chamber

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dr Thérèse Coffey)]

Our focus is on ensuring that effective monitoring and protection are in place. Since 2017, we have increased the protection of seabirds by creating five new marine special protection areas and extending a further nine sites. I draw your attention in particular, Mr Speaker, to the SPA at Flamborough Head, which has been extended to protect nesting and foraging areas for a range of seabirds, including kittiwakes and puffins.

[Mr Speaker]

I am greatly enlightened and deeply obliged to the Minister.

[Peter Aldous]

I am grateful to the Minister for that reply. The UK’s seabird population is in serious decline. Will the Minister use the forthcoming review of the UK marine strategy to set out a recovery plan that includes both targets and a timeline?

State Pension Age

Debate between Peter Aldous and John Bercow

Thursday 8th February 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I remind the House of the substantial business to follow, which is heavily subscribed. There is therefore a premium upon brevity, from Back and Front Benches alike—minimum preliminary comments; simply a focus on the question to the Minister.

[Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con)]

I shall cut to the chase, Mr Speaker. What impact assessments have the Government carried out to assess the impact of their proposals on women born in the 1950s?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Peter Aldous and John Bercow

Monday 29th January 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

The hon. Lady is thinking of a matter of great importance, but its relationship to the question under consideration is not clear. We are grateful to her, and she may be able to unburden herself further at a later stage if she is lucky.

[Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con)]

4. What steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of further education provision.