http://paulburstow.org.uk/speecharchive.php Recent Speeches from Paul Burstow MP en-GB Paul Burstow MP http://paulburstow.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Paul Burstow MP 2010-08-01T05:20+01:00 United Kingdom http://paulburstow.org.uk/speeches/000068/council_housing_london_borough_of_sutton.html I present the petition on behalf of tenants in the London borough of Sutton, which includes my constituency of Sutton, Cheam and Worcester Park. It highlights what tenants in my constituency regard as daylight robbery: 38p in every pound of the rents that they pay to the London borough of Sutton goes to the Treasury rather than towards maintaining their homes in my constituency. 2009-03-25T19:16+00:00 http://paulburstow.org.uk/speeches/000065/pension_credit_and_personal_expense_allowance_duty_of_consultation_and_review.html Motion for leave to introduce a Bill (Standing Order No. 23) 2009-03-24T16:32+00:00 http://paulburstow.org.uk/speeches/000067/primary_school_places_london.html I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Mr. Davey) on securing this important and timely debate. Today is a significant day in the lives of many parents and children who are waiting for the letter to drop through their letterbox or the e-mail to hit their inbox, telling them whether their child has got the school of their preference. Many of us can appreciate the anxiety that parents feel at any stage in their children's journey through education when they find that their child does not have a school place. It causes huge stress, anxiety and disruption to the whole family. I draw on personal experience, as I am waiting for one such letter to arrive today. I hope not to be cast into the limbo described by my hon. Friend and faced by many of our constituents with children of primary school age. Nevertheless, we know that those problems are at large in our high school system. 2009-03-03T11:28+00:00 http://paulburstow.org.uk/speeches/000066/housing_subsidy.html I am grateful for the opportunity to raise in the House the issue of housing subsidy. I look forward to the Minister's response to our short debate on important issues that are of concern to my constituents, particularly those who pay rent to my local council. 2009-02-26T18:00+00:00 http://paulburstow.org.uk/speeches/000069/planning_and_development_sutton.html I present this petition on behalf of many thousands of my constituents and my local authority, the London borough of Sutton. The petition seeks protection for garden land from the rapacious appetite of developers. 2009-02-04T06:34+00:00 http://paulburstow.org.uk/speeches/000064/proud_to_be_cheam_campaign_parliamentary_debate.html Paul Burstow; 2006-10-31T00:00+00:00 http://paulburstow.org.uk/speeches/000062/flexible_working_practices_for_long_term_carers.html Every minute of every day four new carers start caring. 2006-06-15T17:10+01:00 http://paulburstow.org.uk/speeches/000063/westminster_hall_adjournment_debate_dementia.html Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam) (LD): I am grateful for the opportunity to have an Adjournment debate on this topic. This debate is timely in a number of ways, given the decision by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence that was announced a couple of weeks ago and the fact that this week is national carers week. 2006-06-13T14:00+01:00 http://paulburstow.org.uk/speeches/000061/westminster_hall_debate_care_and_nutrition_of_older_people.html Mr. Paul Burstow: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise the issue of the care and nutrition of older people. I think that the Minister will know of my interest in the subject, because I had the opportunity last week to host the launch in the House of a campaign by Help the Aged and Action on Elder Abuse to help raise awareness and promote action to tackle the hidden scandal that is elder abuse in our country. The Under-Secretary of State for Health, the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Mr. Byrne), also took part. The campaign is all about pressing for in-depth research to gauge the true level of the problem of abuse. The most recent figures obtained by the Select Committee on Health, during its inquiry in 2004, show that 500,000 elderly people time at any one may be the victims of abuse, including physical, psychological, financial and sexual abuse. Without a clear picture, however, it is impossible to know whether the current policy and practice, which have developed over the past five to 10 years, really are a fit response to the level of need. 2006-02-07T09:30+00:00 http://paulburstow.org.uk/speeches/000060/first_reading_of_paul_burstows_private_members_bill_care_of_older_people_human_rights_bill.html Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam) (LD): I beg to move, 2006-01-11T00:00+00:00 http://paulburstow.org.uk/speeches/000058/house_of_commons_debate_medicine_reviews_older_people.html Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam) (LD): I am grateful for the opportunity to raise the subject of medication reviews for older people. I do so because I believe that if good practice in medication review were to be the norm across the NHS, it could transform the lives of millions of people. 2005-12-05T21:30+00:00 http://paulburstow.org.uk/speeches/000057/health_bill_second_reading.html Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam) (LD): I want to speak to parts 1 and 2 of the Bill, starting with the section on infection control issues in part 2. 2005-12-01T00:00+00:00 http://paulburstow.org.uk/speeches/000056/equality_bill_second_reading.html Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam) (LD): Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I shall endeavour to assist colleagues, to ensure that as many as possible get the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. One of the striking features of this debate compared to the one on the earlier version of the Bill—I read that debate—is the slight change in tone. The sounds off during this debate have been somewhat different from the debate before the election. That is interesting for what it says about where parties stand. 2005-11-21T00:00+00:00 http://paulburstow.org.uk/speeches/000054/care_home_concerns_the_fight_for_rights.html Speech by Paul Burstow MP 2005-10-18T00:00+01:00 http://paulburstow.org.uk/speeches/000055/saving_the_environment.html Speech by Paul Burstow MP to Sutton 4 Churches, Trinity Church 2005-09-18T00:00+01:00