"My Lords, there is clearly a focus on national newspapers, but many people rely on local trusted media sources for their news—I think of the Doncaster Free Press, but I am sure all Members of your Lordships’ House will know their own local media source. They have faced considerable …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, before any decisions can be made about dedicated passport routes, it will be necessary for Doncaster Sheffield Airport to reopen. Can my noble friend the Minister, when he is next in discussion with Transport Ministers, raise the issue of Doncaster Sheffield Airport and emphasise how important it is …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, in some areas, selective licensing schemes have been introduced because of the poor performance of private landlords. They can make a real difference in improving standards. Would my noble friend the Minister consider looking at best practice in those schemes, and at whether local authorities could be encouraged …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, I take the point my noble friend the Minister makes about national commissioning and the ability of integrated care boards to do some commissioning, but would not the answer be for the integrated care boards to get all preventative healthcare practitioners to sit down together and work out …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, when I was campaigning to ban cowboy wheel-clampers, otherwise known as modern-day highway robbers—a campaign in which the noble Lord, Lord Spellar, was very helpful—I was very aware of the need for the Security Industry Authority to have adequate powers to deal with rogue parking companies that come …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, my noble friend Lady Warwick spoke particularly about young people and provision in schools. Does my noble friend the Minister agree that there is a key role for educational psychologists and school nurses in ensuring that diagnosis can take place early? Does she believe there could be a …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that airport growth can be a great stimulus to the local economy, especially in places such as Doncaster Sheffield Airport? The airport closed under the previous Government but I was pleased to see it mentioned by the Chancellor in her speech. …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, the Government are on the right track in recognising the role that community pharmacists can play in public health by preventing illness and reducing the number of people turning up at A&E. However, is my noble friend the Minister aware of reports that some GPs have been unwilling …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, is my noble friend the Minister aware that the proposal by a consortium of Sheffield industrialists for an SMR national manufacturing centre of excellence would create hundreds of highly skilled jobs in South Yorkshire and across the country, and would also open up the opportunity for British industry …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech
"My Lords, my noble friend the Minister has just reiterated what the Statement said—that one of the key levers for easing winter pressures is NHS reform, particularly moving some hospital services into the community, which could deal with some of the issues raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, including …..." Baroness Winterton of Doncaster - View Speech