Eltham Labour Party

 

Transcripts of every speech Clive makes

• Written Answers — Health: Accident and Emergency Departments: Greater London (7 Sep 2010)

  Clive Efford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average vacancy rates were in accident and emergency departments of each London acute healthcare trust for (a) middle grade doctors and (b) nurses in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Phone Tapping (6 Sep 2010)

  Clive Efford: Does the Secretary of State recall that the Mayor of London intervened in the case of the hon. Member for Ashford (Damian Green) when he received information from the Home Office? Surely, when the Secretary of State is told by an hon. Member that a phone company has told him that his phone line was compromised, but that the police had not notified him of that, she cannot be confident that...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (6 Sep 2010)

  Clive Efford: Does localism extend as far as consulting local communities about any proposals to cut safer neighbourhood teams?

• Written Answers — Health: Health Services: Greater London (6 Sep 2010)

  Clive Efford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the implementation of the Southeast London Healthcare Trust A Picture of Health programme to be completed; and if he will make a statement.

• Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Housing: Older People (6 Sep 2010)

  Clive Efford: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the contribution of the Secretary of State of 28 June 2010, Official Report, column 608, what steps he plans to take to ensure that elderly people occupy homes of the size they need.

• Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Housing: Older People (6 Sep 2010)

  Clive Efford: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the contribution of the Secretary of State of 28 June 2010, Official Report, column 608, what steps he plans to take to ensure that elderly people occupy homes of the size they need.

• Written Answers — Health: Health Services: Greater London (6 Sep 2010)

  Clive Efford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the implementation of the Southeast London Healthcare Trust A Picture of Health programme to be completed; and if he will make a statement.

• Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Housing: Older People (6 Sep 2010)

  Clive Efford: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the contribution of the Secretary of State of 28 June 2010, Official Report, column 608, what steps he plans to take to ensure that elderly people occupy homes of the size they need.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Electoral Commission Committee: Annual Energy Statement (27 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: In his statement, the Secretary of State said that the Government were committed to removing any unnecessary obstacles to investment in new nuclear. I assume that that is a reference to Liberal Democrat policy. Does he still believe it is possible to deliver a low-carbon energy supply without nuclear? Is that his policy, or has he changed his mind, and will he be in a darkened room when we...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Electoral Commission Committee: Annual Energy Statement (27 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: In his statement, the Secretary of State said that the Government were committed to removing any unnecessary obstacles to investment in new nuclear. I assume that that is a reference to Liberal Democrat policy. Does he still believe it is possible to deliver a low-carbon energy supply without nuclear? Is that his policy, or has he changed his mind, and will he be in a darkened room when we...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Electoral Commission Committee: Annual Energy Statement (27 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: In his statement, the Secretary of State said that the Government were committed to removing any unnecessary obstacles to investment in new nuclear. I assume that that is a reference to Liberal Democrat policy. Does he still believe it is possible to deliver a low-carbon energy supply without nuclear? Is that his policy, or has he changed his mind, and will he be in a darkened room when we...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: Topical Questions (27 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: In his statement on 5 July, the Deputy Prime Minister said he wanted to empower local people, but the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill specifically excludes the right of the Boundary Commission to hold local public inquiries. How is that empowering local people to have understandable, local boundaries that respect acknowledged local communities?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: Topical Questions (27 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: In his statement on 5 July, the Deputy Prime Minister said he wanted to empower local people, but the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill specifically excludes the right of the Boundary Commission to hold local public inquiries. How is that empowering local people to have understandable, local boundaries that respect acknowledged local communities?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: Topical Questions (27 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: In his statement on 5 July, the Deputy Prime Minister said he wanted to empower local people, but the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill specifically excludes the right of the Boundary Commission to hold local public inquiries. How is that empowering local people to have understandable, local boundaries that respect acknowledged local communities?

• Written Answers — Education: Building Schools for the Future Programme (27 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) pursuant to the oral statement of 7 July 2010, Official Report, columns 484-85, on schools funding, for what reason the location of Broadoak School was given as Eltham constituency in the list provided to the House; and if he will make a statement; (2) pursuant to the oral statement of 5 July 2010, Official Report, columns 47-50, on...

• Business of the House (22 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: The duty of the Leader of the House is to protect the interests of the House. When we have asked questions of Ministers at the Dispatch Box we have been labouring under the misapprehension that they have actually been speaking on behalf of the Government. Yesterday, we heard the statement from the Deputy Prime Minister which, it was later said, was a personal statement or a statement of...

• Consolidated Fund (Apppropriation) Bill: Finance Bill (20 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: Will the Minister give way?

• Consolidated Fund (Apppropriation) Bill: Finance Bill (20 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: Will the Minister give way?

• Consolidated Fund (Apppropriation) Bill: Finance Bill (20 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: Will the Minister give way?

• Consolidated Fund (Apppropriation) Bill: Finance Bill (20 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: Will the Minister give way?

• Consolidated Fund (Apppropriation) Bill: Finance Bill (20 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: Will the Minister give way?

• Consolidated Fund (Apppropriation) Bill: Finance Bill (20 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: Will the Minister give way?

• Consolidated Fund (Apppropriation) Bill: Finance Bill (20 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: Will the Minister give way?

• Consolidated Fund (Apppropriation) Bill: Finance Bill (20 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: Will the Minister give way?

• Consolidated Fund (Apppropriation) Bill: Finance Bill (20 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: I am very grateful to the hon. Lady, but will she accept this one point? Throughout the debate her party has argued that the state is too big. Everyone accepts that the Budget will cut the size of the state so that in six years, it will be smaller as a proportion of GDP than it was in 1997. Does that not suggest that it is an ideological move, and on that basis does she not accept that if the...

• Consolidated Fund (Apppropriation) Bill: Finance Bill (20 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: I am very grateful to the hon. Lady, but will she accept this one point? Throughout the debate her party has argued that the state is too big. Everyone accepts that the Budget will cut the size of the state so that in six years, it will be smaller as a proportion of GDP than it was in 1997. Does that not suggest that it is an ideological move, and on that basis does she not accept that if the...

• Consolidated Fund (Apppropriation) Bill: Finance Bill (20 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: Will the Minister give way?

• Consolidated Fund (Apppropriation) Bill: Finance Bill (20 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: Will the Minister give way?

• Consolidated Fund (Apppropriation) Bill: Finance Bill (20 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: I am very grateful to the hon. Lady, but will she accept this one point? Throughout the debate her party has argued that the state is too big. Everyone accepts that the Budget will cut the size of the state so that in six years, it will be smaller as a proportion of GDP than it was in 1997. Does that not suggest that it is an ideological move, and on that basis does she not accept that if the...

• Consolidated Fund (Apppropriation) Bill: Finance Bill (20 Jul 2010)

  Clive Efford: Will the Minister give way?