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  Scientology practices questioned in the House of Lords - Dec 1996
It is something which she may care to raise with the scientologists themselves because it must be for them to respond.
Lord Avebury: My Lords, is the Minister aware that when the application was made to the Charity Commission it ruled that, in order to qualify as a religion, an organisation had to be theistic in character but that Buddhists, having existed for 2,500 years, were an exception to that principle?
I have now found the date in my brief: it was 1969 when the Scientologists appealed to be considered a religion and it was decided at that time that their chapels did not constitute a church and were not a religion.
www.xenu.net /archive/audit/hl961217.html   (901 words)

  
  Airstrip One
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, I certainly agree that aviation fuel is a significant contributor to global warming and I have no reason to doubt my noble friend's figures.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, any change to relative taxation of avgas, which the noble Lord uses, and the kerosene that jet engines use would be towards higher taxation for jet engine fuel rather than lower taxation for petrol engine aircraft.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, I was about the congratulate the House on asking supplementary questions that related to the original Question, which was about aviation fuel tax.
www.antiwar.com /goldstein/pf/p-g102300.html   (2102 words)

  
 NB comment, 29/1/99   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Lord Bishop of Oxford rose in the House of Lords on January 14 and asked Her Majesty's Government what action it intended to take to quell the widespread disquiet in the country "about the decision by the Oxford University Press to cease publishing its Oxford Poetry list" (Hansard, pp 276-8).
The Government spokesman in the Lords on Culture, Lord McIntosh of Haringey, replied that the Government would have difficulty "in intervening in the decisions of what is, after all, a private company", but he let slip that he was unimpressed by OUP' s recent statement on the matter, viz: "It is a strategic decision.
Lord Baker of Dorking (the former Kenneth Baker, editor of The Faber Book of War Poetry) rose to say that "it is disgraceful that, at this particular time when we are enjoying a renaissance in the writing of English poetry, OUP should cease publishing contemporary poetry".
www.btinternet.com /~akme/NB290199.html   (351 words)

  
 House of Lords debates tax evasion & avoidance - 22 Jan 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In a House of Lords debate on tax evasion, avoidance, the use of offshore financial centres and measures to tackle evasion, government minister Lord McIntosh provided the memorable quote: "lawyers and accountants available to the private sector are paid more than the lawyers and accountants available to the government.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, to begin with, I believe it would be wise for the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, to distinguish between the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.
As I said to the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, I believe we should make a distinction between the offshore jurisdictions which are attractive because they have low tax regimes, which is legitimate, and those which have poorer regulation and which fail to comply with international standards of exchange of information or, indeed, of withholding tax.
www.accountingweb.co.uk /news/stories/1221/122075.html   (1397 words)

  
 Articles
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, the Government are determined to see the case reviews completed quickly, and redress made where it is due.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, the first part of the noble Lord's question was the same as that asked by the noble Lord, Lord Marsh.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, my noble friend is quite right to look to the future of pensions and not merely at the past.
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 The NetRisk
Lord McIntosh said the Bill had provided a serious contribution to the debate on an important subject, but the Government could not support it.
Lord McIntosh said further research, support for the police in enforcing existing legislation, improved police powers, and targeted publicity and education were all necessary.
Lord McIntosh went on: "It is not that we are unwilling to make a statutory limit.
www.thenetrisk.com /html/news/archive/drugdrive040403.html   (502 words)

  
 Peterborough Folk Diary - February 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: The provisions of Schedule 1 do not attempt to discriminate in any way between one kind of music and another, or indeed, to discriminate between one kind of entertainment and another except in the sense that we are concerned with its effect.
The noble Lord, Lord Redesdale, referred to the possibility of a teacher or head teacher standing in front of a very large group of 500 or even 1,000 children and possibly having amplification.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: I come to the third part of the argument, because we need to consider the matter as a whole.
www.fenfolk.glowinternet.net /pel/pel055.htm   (1300 words)

  
 UK Council on Deafness | July 2003 Parliamentary Report
Lords amendment No. 42 was introduced to require Ofcom to include conditions in the public Teletext licence to ensure that people with sight and/or hearing disabilities can use the service for all the same purposes as people without such disabilities.
Lords amendment No. 72 requires Ofcom's code on provisions for the deaf and visually impaired to give guidance on the extent to which applicable services should promote the understanding and enjoyment of programmes by people with a dual sensory impairment.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, I beg to move that the House do not insist on their Amendment No. 42 to which the Commons have disagreed, but do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 42A in lieu thereof.
www.deafcouncil.org.uk /parjul03.htm   (11102 words)

  
 UK Council on Deafness | May 2004 Parliamentary Report
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Blackstone, has rightly drawn attention to the fact that digital, cable and satellite channels are now included for the first time in the subtitling obligation.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, I assume that what the noble Lord, Lord Rix, is saying is that in addition to subtitling there should be audio description.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, I am sure that that is one of the considerations that Ofcom will have to take into account, but I am not sure that it has been addressed in the Ofcom code at present.
www.deafcouncil.org.uk /parmay04.htm   (4188 words)

  
 Scotland Office - Our communications - Press Releases
Lord McIntosh of Haringey is the Scotland Office spokesman in the House of Lords.
Lord McIntosh was raised to the peerage in 1983 and appointed Deputy Government Chief Whip (Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard) in 1997, representing also HM Treasury.
Lord McIntosh was Chair of the Fabian Society between 1984 and 1985, and Chair of the Association of Neighbourhood Councils between 1974 and 1980.
www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk /our-communications/release.php?id=3037   (213 words)

  
 Lord McIntosh - Orgwiki
My Lords, the Electoral Commission's evaluation of the electoral pilot schemes will provide a detailed assessment of the impact of new voting methods, including all-postal ballots and e-voting, to the Lord Chancellor by 2nd August.
My Lords, without anticipating the report of the Electoral Commission, the immediate good news is that the electronic voting methods worked—in other words, there were no mechanical or electronic breakdowns.
I understand that the issue that the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, raised then has been reported to the police, who are investigating.
www.openrightsgroup.org /orgwiki/index.php/Lord_McIntosh_of_Haringey   (222 words)

  
 PPPForum - Parliament   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lord Dormand of Easington asked Her Majesty's Government: What consultations they have had with the Audit Commission on the private finance initiatives.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, that is exactly why I referred to the much more recent report by the National Audit Office, which was published on 5th February this year.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, I am nervous about contradicting the noble Lord, Lord Barnett, of all people, but no, the borrowing under PFI is undertaken by the people who are contracted to carry out the PFI.
www.pppforum.com /government/govra-pq120203.html   (1061 words)

  
 British Humanist Association
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, without wishing to pre-empt debate-clearly, there will be a debate after I have spoken-we could be in some procedural difficulty as a number of amendments in the group are government amendments to which other noble Lords will wish to respond.
Lord Bragg: My Lords, I should like to support my noble friend the Minister in his amendments which I think are very welcome and very well thought through.
Although I accept some of what the noble Lord, Lord Holme of Cheltenham, said-such as his concern about the definition of "beliefs", which does present a problem-the spirit behind the amendment is tremendously important.
www.humanism.org.uk /site/cms/contentPrintArticle.asp?article=1429   (1685 words)

  
 Lords debates tax evasion & avoidance (again) - 05 Feb 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Government minister Lord McIntosh again provided a memorable quote: "It is in all of our interests that we should pursue tax avoidance and tax evasion".
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, regarding the first question of the noble Lord, Lord Barnett, I would have thought that one of the professional responsibilities of perfectly reputable accountants would be to see that their clients do not use their advice for tax evasion.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, I shall not comment on the first point made by the noble Lord, Lord Phillips—called by the noble Lord, Lord Barnett, "the fine line" between tax evasion and tax avoidance.
www.accountingweb.co.uk /news/stories/1227/122656.html   (1410 words)

  
 Press Display: Haringey Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
"Haringey touches the lives of our communities in many ways and we are pleased to be marking four decades of serving local people.
Haringey is one of the most diverse boroughs in the country with over 190 spoken and half the population from ethnic minority groups.
The London Borough of Haringey, occupying 11.5 square miles of north London was formed in 1965, when the borough's of Hornsey, Tottenham and Wood Green were combined.
www.haringey.gov.uk /tr/pressrelease.htm?id=40222   (549 words)

  
 The Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom
Lord Campbell-Savours: My Lords, but that means that 27 per cent of the country and, indeed, the whole population of the county of Cumbria cannot receive digital Freeview television until switchover.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, we have always given an undertaking that when digital switchover takes place it will be affordable and accessible.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, I think that the noble Lord is referring to Freesat, which is the offer from BSkyB to provide digital satellite services for a fee of something like £150 with no obligatory subscription.
keywords.dsvr.co.uk /freepress/body.phtml?category=&id=898   (905 words)

  
 Railways & Transport Safety Bill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the Lords, Lord McIntosh of Haringey (Govt.) said that the Government would consult on the regulations excepting certain types of vessels (in the case of the recreational mariner) from the alcohol limits.
Lord McIntosh said: "Our idea is that there may be occasions when the rail accident investigation branch is called on to help the Air Accident Investigation Branch and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey said: "Temporary traffic regulation orders made under Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 are used in situations where it is necessary to prohibit or restrict traffic for a relatively short period of time.
www.eauk.org /contentmanager/content/politicsandsociety/parliamentsandassemblies/bills/railsafety.htm   (3035 words)

  
 House of Lords, Durham City Labour Party -
A former senior police officer, Lord Mackenzie is a life peer and has a particular interest in the criminal justice system and matters affecting law and order where he has great knowledge and expertise with a wealth of practical experience.
I hope that noble Lords will find that we have been judicious and have tried to be proportionate in the way in which we have approached the issues.
Lord Falconer of Thoroton: My Lords, I was aware of the case of Ian Carr who was sentenced to nine and a half years' imprisonment for causing the death of Rebecca Sawyer and for seriously injuring her baby sister.
www.durhamlabour.org.uk /dclp/lords.htm   (2437 words)

  
 The Central Council of Physical Recreation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lord Pendry led a debate on ‘Women in Sport’ in the House of Lords on the 21 January 2004.
The House of Lord members who contributed to the debate included; Lord Phillips of Sudbury, Baroness Massey of Darwen, Lord Corbett of Castle Vale, Lord Faulkner of Worcester, Baroness Billingham, Lord Grantchester, Baroness Michie of Gallanach, Lord Addington, Lord Higgins and Lord McIntosh of Haringey.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport) stated that “the Activity Co-ordination Team is considering the particular issue of planning guidance for sports facilities”.
www.ccpr.org.uk /nlstory.cfm?ID=7034&NLID=50264   (381 words)

  
 Voting Record — Lord McIntosh of Haringey — The Public Whip
Votes in parliament for which this Lord's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this Lord was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).
Only votes that both Lords attended are counted.
This may reveal relationships between Lords that were previously unsuspected.
www.publicwhip.org.uk /mp.php?mpn=Lord_McIntosh_of_Haringey&mpc=Lords   (278 words)

  
 Politics | Peer pressure over not-so-noble Lord
The charge came from Conservative Earl Ferrers, as he complained about the habit of Lord McIntosh of Haringey, the government deputy chief whip, to ignore the convention.
His protest followed a warning from the Lords procedure committee that there was an increasing failure among peers to stick to the rules.
In the Lords, bishops are referred to as "right reverend prelates," hereditary peers such as a duke, as the "the noble duke," while members of the armed forces are called "noble and gallant".
politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4455421-107977,00.html   (301 words)

  
 MP FIDDLES AND SOME RELUCTANT LORDS
Lord President of the Council, Leader of the House of Commons, then Leader of the House of Lords, he has a view of Parliament which is unique.
Lord Graham of Edmonton attended every day (142 times) and cast 129 votes - a remarkable achievement since he was also a part of six different Select Committees.
Lord Ennals was particularly disgusted with the way Ministers have gone from government into companies they dealt with in government.
www.globalchange.com /taw/TAW-Chapter3.htm   (4818 words)

  
 BACTA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Problem gambling charity GamCare has appointed ex-minister for gambling Lord McIntosh of Haringey as its new president.McIntosh, who retired from government at the last election, said he was extremely pleased to take up the role which has lain vacant for several years.
McIntosh commented: “The issue of problem gambling has long been a concern of mine and GamCare is an organisation with a very high reputation in this field.
Of course,the Gambling Act,which McIntosh managed to shepherd through Parliament,gives much more emphasis on social responsibility and, by extension, organisations such as GamCare and one of the three objectives of the new Gambling Commission will be to protect the interests of adults with problems and children.
www.bacta.org.uk /bacta?showid=19&pageid=33&pressreleaseid=12409   (440 words)

  
 Jewish Pervert Gets a Pass
Lord Janner and his colleagues held a special status in the organization of that conference.
Lord Janner said: "There are only two major insurance companies in the world with Holocaust era claims against them that have not joined the commission.
But Lord Janner, who is also chairman of the Holocaust Educational Trust, delivered a terse reply and reiterated: "Only by joining ICHEIC can there be an independent process of valuation, audit and outreach.
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 11/23/00 -- Climate Change Levy Package Awaiting Clearance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
But Lord McIntosh of Haringey, for Treasury ministers, expressed confidence that "we will have a workable package to agree by the start of the year".
Lord McIntosh said at question time: "The Government has always made clear that aspects of the climate change levy package are subject to state aids clearance."
Lord McIntosh replied: "The majority of the state aids issues have already been resolved.
www.climateark.org /articles/2000/4th/lepaawai.htm   (428 words)

  
 Lords Hansard text for 13 Feb 2001 (210213-03)
My Lords, the Government are continuing their discussions with the European Commission in relation to a reduced VAT rate for repairs to listed places of worship.
My Lords, I am happy to confirm that, as the noble Baroness, Lady Wilcox, says, some of the glories--in some parts of the country, the only glories--of our architectural heritage are our historic churches.
The Chairman of Committees (Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish):
www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/ld200001/ldhansrd/vo010213/text/10213-03.htm   (1875 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Politics | Looting clampdown urged
Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, a Tory former cabinet minister and president of the British Antique Dealers' Association and British Art Market Federation, backed the bill, stressing that people who dealt in stolen artefacts gave a bad name to the legitimate trade.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey, for the government, anticipated a rise in prosecutions from the measure, which would make "those who would propose to trade in illegal objects think again".
Lord McIntosh said he hoped the Scottish Parliament would introduce "comparable legislation".
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/3103660.stm   (488 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Lords morning session begins at 11am and the Community Radio Order is the fourth item on the schedule.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey, Minister for Media & Heritage will move that the draft Order laid before the House on 15th June be approved.
The CMA has sent briefing papers to several Lords that will be present at the debate and we are hopeful for some supportive comments.
mailman.greennet.org.uk /public/news-l/2004-July.txt   (620 words)

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