Monthly Archives: July 2008

Benefits-Oral

 Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk) (Con): In an interview in The Times, the Secretary of State said that nobody had a right to benefits. He went on to say that unemployed people could have their benefits stopped for up to six months if they did not co-operate in looking for a job, that sick and [...]

Biofuels-Oral

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk) (Con): The Secretary of State admitted a moment ago that growing food shortages and soaring food prices had rendered the redirecting of cereal and root crops to biofuel production highly questionable. She is presumably aware that much of our current biodiesel production results from the refining of used cooking oil. [...]

Armed Forces: Personnel Management-Written

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) individual service personnel accessing self-service terminals and (b) human resources staff in the services have received training on the use of the Joint Personnel Administration system. [215421] 3 July 2008 : Column 1036W Derek Twigg: I refer the hon. Member to the [...]

Drugs-Oral

Drugs (Prisons) 2. Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk) (Con): When he next expects to meet the Secretary of State for Justice to discuss drug abuse in prisons in Wales. [214275] The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Huw Irranca-Davies): My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I regularly meet ministerial colleagues and others [...]