Graham Stuart

That this House recognises the need for local authorities to play their part in reducing the deficit; calls for an urgent review of the impact on rural areas of the Local Government Finance Settlement announced on 19 December 2012; notes that central Government funding for local

9 Jan 2013

That this House recognises that static caravans and their associated industries make a significant contribution to the UK economy; notes that more than three million trips were made in owned caravans in 2010, contributing 334 million to UK tourism particularly in rural and coasta

9 May 2012

That this House notes the unaffordability of premiums charged by many travel insurance firms to cancer patients or people with a history of cancer treatment; regrets that travel insurance can often be more expensive for cancer sufferers than the total of all other travel costs co

27 Feb 2012

That this House recognises the vital role of social work in protecting, helping and empowering children and adults in vulnerable situations at critical times in their lives; notes the 2009 Social Work Taskforce recommendation for the creation of an independent national college of

27 Jan 2011

That this House notes that the statutory leaving age will rise to 18 years by 2015; understands that the demand for high quality vocational education will increase; agrees that vocational educationmust be at the heart of the education system; further notes that teachers of vocati

19 Jan 2011

That this House is concerned that the number of state school children taking languages at GCSE has dropped by a third in seven years to just 362,500 in the summer of 2009; notes that at 31 state secondary schools last year not a single student passed a foreign language GCSE; beli

20 Jan 2010

That this House notes that the county of Humberside was abolished on 1st April 1996; further notes that it was replaced by four individual unitary authorities: Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire; further notes that almost

10 Mar 2008

That this House notes that Rural Community Councils (RCCs) do an important job in supporting the needs of rural communities; futher notes that core funding support for RCCs has been in place, via a number of different agencies, for over 25 years; further notes, however, that RCCs

4 Mar 2008

That this House notes that the Humber Bridge was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world for 16 years; further notes that the original estimated cost of construction was £28 million, which grew to £98 million by completion; further notes that, thanks to interest ch

24 Jan 2008

That this House notes that flood and coastal erosion risk management is an important issue facing the East Riding of Yorkshire and other coastal communities in England; further notes that there are large tracts of low-flying, high-quality farmland to the north of the River Humber

23 Jan 2008