Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Civil Aviation Bill (30 Jan 2012)
Kwasi Kwarteng: I had prepared some introductory remarks, but in view of the kind comments of the hon. Member for Glasgow South (Mr Harris), I should perhaps clarify my view on the third runway. In the course of my brief parliamentary career, I have never explicitly come out in favour of the third runway, but those who know me know that I am very partial to it, even though I am not necessarily saying it is...
Opposition Day — [Un-allotted Day]: Food Prices and Food Poverty (23 Jan 2012)
Kwasi Kwarteng: Will my right hon. Friend comment on the moves that the Government are making, such as freezing council tax and cutting fuel duty? That has made general inflation a much more manageable phenomenon for ordinary families.
Written Answers — Health: Social Services: Costs (16 Jan 2012)
Kwasi Kwarteng: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of social care provision.
Opposition Day — [Un-allotted Day]: Rail Fares (11 Jan 2012)
Kwasi Kwarteng: Does my right hon. Friend have any idea why the perennial problem of rail costs was not tackled in 13 years under Labour and why she and her Department have had to deal with it?
Oral Answers to Questions — Health: High-speed Rail (10 Jan 2012)
Kwasi Kwarteng: Will my right hon. Friend say a few words about the massive capacity that is going to be added to freight lines, so that we can encourage greater use of the railway in transporting freight around the country?
Phenylketonuria (Kuvan) (1 Dec 2011)
Kwasi Kwarteng: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise the issue of access to Kuvan for sufferers of phenylketonuria. I believe that the most important part of our job in the House is to represent our constituents as conscientiously as possible. It is also our job to bring forward issues of national interest that, even though they might come to us initially as matters of individual complaint, relate more...
North Africa and the Near and Middle East (28 Nov 2011)
Kwasi Kwarteng: My hon. Friend knows, probably better than anyone in this House, the extent to which modern media and modern technology have completely revolutionised the way in which we gather information and deploy our authority. I have listened to the debate for a number of hours now and I was intrigued to discover that people were harking back to colonial times, the empire and that sort of thing. They...
North Africa and the Near and Middle East (28 Nov 2011)
Kwasi Kwarteng: I am particularly grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way-
North Africa and the Near and Middle East (28 Nov 2011)
Kwasi Kwarteng: This is not a point about snorkelling. My hon. Friend the Member for Penrith and The Border (Rory Stewart) is making an impassioned and eloquent speech, but surely he must recognise that the reason why we are more committed to intervention in such areas-more so than in imperial times-is that we are part of a wider comity of nations. We are part of the UN and of NATO and as part...
North Africa and the Near and Middle East (28 Nov 2011)
Kwasi Kwarteng: My hon. Friend raises a particularly pertinent point about the operations of the Foreign Office. He will remember that in times gone by, that was the Foreign Office’s job and it consistently said no. If we are to believe the memoirs of politicians, it consistently set itself as a roadblock to ministerial action and said, “No you can’t do that,” to Ministers who wanted...
North Africa and the Near and Middle East (28 Nov 2011)
Kwasi Kwarteng: With respect to my hon. Friend and the House, I have always said in relation to these issues that linguistic competence is absolutely vital, and it is a scandal that the Foreign Office should have turned its back on that. He must acknowledge, as I think he is doing, that the technological environment in which we operate allows us to have certain levers and information that we did not have 15...
North Africa and the Near and Middle East (28 Nov 2011)
Kwasi Kwarteng: The hon. Lady mentions Zionism in the context of the creation of the state of Israel, but does she recognise that that term does not quite mean support for the state of Israel in today’s political context?
North Africa and the Near and Middle East (28 Nov 2011)
Kwasi Kwarteng: The hon. Lady has alluded to references in sections of the British media. My concern is ensuring that she would not besmirch the entire range of British media with the accusation of anti-Semitism, because that is a grave charge. I just wanted clarification on that.
North Africa and the Near and Middle East (28 Nov 2011)
Kwasi Kwarteng: Given what is happening in Egypt at the moment, what is the hon. Lady’s sense of the Israeli position regarding the peace treaty and what might happen in Egypt? Given her extensive knowledge, will she inform us of her opinion on this issue?
North Africa and the Near and Middle East (28 Nov 2011)
Kwasi Kwarteng: Is my hon. Friend conscious of any attempts on the part of the Saudi Government to reform, if only at their own pace, and to bring in a more liberal regime, which we all hope for?
North Africa and the Near and Middle East (28 Nov 2011)
Kwasi Kwarteng: My hon. Friend raises the issue of the Libyan monarchy. How likely is it, in his opinion, that the institution of monarchy will be resurrected in Libya? He refers to his friends, but does he really think that is a plausible outcome?
North Africa and the Near and Middle East (28 Nov 2011)
Kwasi Kwarteng: What does the right hon. Lady say to the accusation that I have heard from some people in the region that Iran was very much involved in fomenting the unrest in Bahrain?
North Africa and the Near and Middle East (28 Nov 2011)
Kwasi Kwarteng: Does my right hon. and learned Friend accept that as a consequence of the 25 January revolution and the uncertainty, Egypt has seen enormous capital flight, so much of the risk and the economic disaster that he outlines has already happened?
Written Answers — Defence: Military Products (25 Nov 2011)
Kwasi Kwarteng: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of small UK businesses specialising in the design and manufacture of military products to supplying the armed forces in the (a) medium and (b) long-term; (2) what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the outcome of the strategic defence and security review on small UK...
