To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made on plans for the redevelopment of Finchley Memorial hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made on plans for the redevelopment of Finchley Memorial hospital.

I thank Mr. Speaker for allowing me to address the House on the subject of the nation’s war memorials on the day after the launch of the annual poppy appeal. My interest in war memorials began some time ago. My late father served 25 years in the armed forces, and...

I thank Mr. Speaker for allowing me to address the House on the subject of the nation’s war memorials on the day after the launch of the annual poppy appeal. My interest in war memorials began some time ago. My late father served 25 years in the armed forces, and...

I am delighted that the hon. Lady has initiated this debate. She has mentioned schools. The issue of war memorials in schools has a particular resonance at a time when the country is involved in conflict. I have been lobbied by Mr. Michael Lyons of the Royal British Legion in...

I am delighted that the hon. Lady has initiated this debate. She has mentioned schools. The issue of war memorials in schools has a particular resonance at a time when the country is involved in conflict. I have been lobbied by Mr. Michael Lyons of the Royal British Legion in...

I am glad that I accepted the hon. Gentleman’s intervention, in which he illustrated beautifully the way in which memorials are under threat. They are not all in listed buildings; in fact, three memorials in my local party office have been saved—if we had not done that, I dread to...

I am glad that I accepted the hon. Gentleman’s intervention, in which he illustrated beautifully the way in which memorials are under threat. They are not all in listed buildings; in fact, three memorials in my local party office have been saved—if we had not done that, I dread to...

My hon. Friend makes an important point, and he is right. The Royal British Legion has what it calls its roll of honour, and it has been asking volunteers to record the names on memorials throughout the country. The problem, however, is knowing where the memorials are. When I first...

My hon. Friend makes an important point, and he is right. The Royal British Legion has what it calls its roll of honour, and it has been asking volunteers to record the names on memorials throughout the country. The problem, however, is knowing where the memorials are. When I first...

Sadly, many times.

Sadly, many times.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for the tone she has struck in this timely and relevant debate. May I say to her, however, that I cannot imagine that any free-standing war memorial or cenotaph would be subsumed in building works, as I think most local authorities would make...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for the tone she has struck in this timely and relevant debate. May I say to her, however, that I cannot imagine that any free-standing war memorial or cenotaph would be subsumed in building works, as I think most local authorities would make...

The Minister has mentioned Church of England churches, but increasingly former Methodist chapels are being sold for residential purposes. The same is true or redundant Church of England buildings. What is the situation when a church becomes redundant? Who has responsibility for the memorials in it?

The Minister has mentioned Church of England churches, but increasingly former Methodist chapels are being sold for residential purposes. The same is true or redundant Church of England buildings. What is the situation when a church becomes redundant? Who has responsibility for the memorials in it?

My hon. Friend raises a fair point, and I undertake to write to her about how we can deal with the situation that she describes. We need volunteers to help us identify where memorials are located, but we also need to determine what we can do, in addition to the...

My hon. Friend raises a fair point, and I undertake to write to her about how we can deal with the situation that she describes. We need volunteers to help us identify where memorials are located, but we also need to determine what we can do, in addition to the...

A memorial in the form of a wooden wall plaque in the Lady chapel in that church records the names of the many, many men who lived in north Cleethorpes—it was called New Cleethorpes at the time—who lost their lives in the first world war. Many of them were trawlermen—hundreds...

A memorial in the form of a wooden wall plaque in the Lady chapel in that church records the names of the many, many men who lived in north Cleethorpes—it was called New Cleethorpes at the time—who lost their lives in the first world war. Many of them were trawlermen—hundreds...

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cleethorpes (Shona McIsaac) for securing the slot for this debate on an important subject. I am deeply grateful for the way in which she has presented the issue. It is clear from her speech how emotionally involved she has become in this...

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cleethorpes (Shona McIsaac) for securing the slot for this debate on an important subject. I am deeply grateful for the way in which she has presented the issue. It is clear from her speech how emotionally involved she has become in this...

Adjournment debate on war memorial protection, conservation and restoration.

Adjournment debate on war memorial protection, conservation and restoration.

SI 2009/2106. Coming into force 1 January 2010.

SI 2009/2106. Coming into force 1 January 2010.

Thank you very much for calling me to speak in this debate, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is always a delight to take part in such Adjournment debates, and it is excellent to see so many people here tonight joining the regulars. I wish to raise several constituency issues before the...

Thank you very much for calling me to speak in this debate, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is always a delight to take part in such Adjournment debates, and it is excellent to see so many people here tonight joining the regulars. I wish to raise several constituency issues before the...

First, all the military personnel at a senior level who are either retired or serving officers will be in a position to give evidence to the inquiry. I think it important that they are given the chance to do so, and that they can speak frankly. That means that the...

First, all the military personnel at a senior level who are either retired or serving officers will be in a position to give evidence to the inquiry. I think it important that they are given the chance to do so, and that they can speak frankly. That means that the...

My Lords, as my noble friend said, many of these questions can be taken up further in Thursday’s debate. I have a specific question on the scope of the inquiry. One of the worst failures has been in dealing with the hundreds of thousands of refugees created by this conflict,...

My Lords, as my noble friend said, many of these questions can be taken up further in Thursday’s debate. I have a specific question on the scope of the inquiry. One of the worst failures has been in dealing with the hundreds of thousands of refugees created by this conflict,...

Lords statement on Iraq.

Lords statement on Iraq.

Statement on Iraq.

Statement on Iraq.

With permission, Mr. Speaker. The whole House will want to join me in expressing condolences to the family and friends of the two soldiers who recently lost their lives serving in Afghanistan: Lieutenant Paul Mervis of 2nd Battalion the Rifles; and Private Robert McLaren of 3rd Battalion the Royal Regiment...

With permission, Mr. Speaker. The whole House will want to join me in expressing condolences to the family and friends of the two soldiers who recently lost their lives serving in Afghanistan: Lieutenant Paul Mervis of 2nd Battalion the Rifles; and Private Robert McLaren of 3rd Battalion the Royal Regiment...