20 Most Recent Stories From Norman Baker's recent appearances (TheyWorkForYou)

Wed 10th Mar 2010:

HM Revenue and Customs | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

I thank the Minister for answering my points, but I am looking at policy in the round. Of course most freight will need to go by road, and in fact, space for freight movement will be created by...

HM Revenue and Customs | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

Lorries would be caught by our proposed road pricing scheme, but as I explained, as part of the offsetting, we would cut fuel duty and reduce VED to the minimum under EU rules for lorries. Is the...

HM Revenue and Customs | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

The hon. Gentleman is being uncharacteristically ill-informed. Let me make it clear that, first, we do not propose spy-in-the-sky technology. Secondly, the cut would be made to the major roads...

HM Revenue and Customs | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

Is not one way forward to make better use of the existing road network and rather than sweating it for three or four hours a day, to make better use of it all day? We could also take some...

HM Revenue and Customs | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

And in Lewes.

HM Revenue and Customs | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

I will happily deal with that subject in a moment, because the elements are linked. The traditional policy of Conservative Governments, and to some extent of the current Government, has been to...

HM Revenue and Customs | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

That would indeed be possible. The parameters of the road-pricing scheme are interesting. I attended a conference on intelligent transport systems this morning, at which some of the things that...

HM Revenue and Customs | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

I am grateful for that intervention, which underlines my point. I say to the Minister in passing that along with the differential in the price of fuel-which, to be fair, I must add has narrowed...

HM Revenue and Customs | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

The period in question was from 1997; I was citing a parliamentary answer, as was the Chair of the Select Committee. To be fair to the Government, however, a previous answer that I have received...

HM Revenue and Customs | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

There are two separate issues, one of which is the regional imbalance. I have some sympathy-as does the Select Committee, I think-with the view that there has been a regional imbalance as regards...

HM Revenue and Customs | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

I welcome the Transport Committee's report and the presentation given by the Chair, the hon. Member for Liverpool, Riverside (Mrs. Ellman). I agree with her about the economic and social...

HM Revenue and Customs | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

Just to be clear on that point, the public seemed to oppose a road-pricing scheme that would take more money from the motorist. If motorists had been asked whether they were prepared to accept a...

HM Revenue and Customs | Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 - Department of Health | Commons debates.

I am interested in that observation. There is indeed some support for road pricing in Holland-hon. Members might find that surprising-but given the large charge on vehicles at purchase, one would...

Points of Order | Commons debates.

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. This is on a similar matter and I wonder whether you can help me. I wrote to the Prime Minister on 11 November about a serious matter-what I believe to be prima...

Engagements | Oral Answers to Questions - Prime Minister | Commons debates.

It is unfair on rail passengers and contrary to the Government's carbon reduction strategy that, since 1997, the cost of motoring has decreased by 14 per cent. while the cost of rail fares has...

Mon 8th Mar 2010:

Thameslink Railway Line | Transport | Written Answers.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what steps he is taking to ensure the availability in the medium term of sufficient rolling stock able to negotiate the Moorgate tunnel.

Roads: Speed Limits | Transport | Written Answers.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport on which (a) roads and (b) sections of road variable speed limits have been introduced in each of the last 10 years.

Fri 5th Mar 2010:

EU Emissions Trading Scheme | Energy and Climate Change | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the price per tonne of carbon in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in (a) 2012 and (b) 2015.

AWE Aldermaston | Defence | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether research at the proposed new hydrodynamics facility at AWE Aldermaston will be undertaken exclusively for defence purposes.

DR. David Kelly (Inquest) | Commons debates.

Whose idea was it for the Oxfordshire coroner to issue a final certificate of death giving reasons for the death rather than an interim certificate, which would have been a possible option?

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