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A range of views was expressed. Many witnesses argued that the policies that the draft report contains are, broadly speaking, a summary of existing policy, not anything radically new or unexpected.
Who is responsible for tackling the banks and ensuring that credit is provided in a sensible way? I am aware that we are dealing with the matter in our banking inquiry as well.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 September 2000
In reaching decisions on proposals to charge for car parking we would expect that NHS Trusts have the interests of patients, staff and visitors at heart and that they take all views expressed fully into account before reaching a final decision.
I thought that the figure was 750,000; 50,000 is obviously de minimis. The serious point is that the visitor gallery was supposed to seat 250—that was Lord Steel's undertaking as Presiding Officer.
There have also been developments in social media and the way in which it can be used to gather people round a single cause, issue or campaign.If you were to look at the parliamentary diary—the calendar of events—you would see that there is tremendous throughput of visitors to the Parliament, including school groups and community groups.
British Energy, which will give evidence in a few minutes, might be owned within months by the state-owned Electricité de France.That raises an interesting and complex question, because all that business goes round the back into Europe and into a regime with a strong system of commercial law that is independent of common law in the old British sense.
One of the mothers has returned to work and the other has not.Their concerns related to the following:“Flexible working including the option to work weekends.Lack of affordable and flexible childcare - only available 8 to 6, Monday to Friday.Requirement to pay a month up front before a child starts with childminder/nursery - can be hundreds of pounds.Employer attitudes to request to reduce hours on return from maternity leave - not always positive.Complicated benefits/tax credits...