The Co-operative Party

Several Co-operative MPs, including some elected to Parliament in 2010, have featured prominently in Ed Miliband’s reshuffle of the shadow frontbench team over the weekend. Joining Ed Balls MP and Lord Steve Bassam in Shadow Cabinet will be Stephen Twigg, Labour & Co-operative MP for Liverpool West Derby since 2010 and now Shadow Education Secretary. [...]

Following yesterday’s excellent news of the announcement of Angela E Smith, the Labour & Co-operative MP for Basildon, as Third Sector Minister, Gordon has been completing the reshuffle. Other Co-operative MPs feature: Ed Balls remains as Secretary of State for Children, Schools & Families. Our chair Gareth Thomas MP returns as International Development Minister and [...]

In the reshuffle Angela E Smith, the Labour & Co-operative MP for Basildon, has been made Minister of State for the Third Sector and a Privy Councillor. Angela, who has up until now been the PPS to the Prime Minister, will now be responsible for social enterprise, the voluntary sector and, crucially, co-operatives and mutuals. [...]

Reduction in number of police officers – Baroness Smith of Basildon. Oral Questions; 3:00 pm

Baroness Smith of Basildon: To ask the Chairman of Committees whether a brass commemorative plaque can be placed in Westminster Hall in recognition of the lying in state of the 48 passengers and crew of the R101 on 10 October 1930, as was anticipated at the time.

Baroness Smith of Basildon: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 1 March (WS 125-6) on ending the use of wild animals in circuses, when they intend to introduce legislation to ban the use of wild animals in circuses. To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the costs of introducing legislation to establish a licensing and regulatory regime...

Baroness Smith of Basildon: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the assessment in the Europe Economics report The Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation that, under the Government's plans for implementation of the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation, up to 3,000 loft insulation and cavity wall insulation jobs could be lost in the first year of the Green Deal implementation.

Baroness Smith of Basildon: To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the impact on consumers if their solid wall insulation targets exceed the industry's capacity to deliver targets for solid wall insulation.

Baroness Smith of Basildon: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the assessment in the Europe Economics Report The Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation that the industry could realistically install solid wall insulation in 60,000 homes in the first year of the Green Deal, with subsequent increases in capacity of around 25 per cent annually.

Baroness Smith of Basildon: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the assessment in the Europe Economics Report The Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation that between 6 million and 9 million homes in the United Kingdom can still benefit from full loft insulation; that there are between 1.4 million and 3.6 million untreated homes with easy to fill cavity walls; and that it is possible to...

Baroness Smith of Basildon: To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the assessment in the Europe Economics Report The Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation that the energy company obligation neutral approach would allow the Government's target of 1.95 Mt CO2 saved to be reached in 2019.

Baroness Smith of Basildon: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the demand for solid wall insulation under the Green Deal; and what plans they have to ensure that the training and accreditation of installers of loft and cavity wall insulation will be in place to meet demand.

Baroness Smith of Basildon: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff working in the Department of Energy and Climate Change are seconded from outside companies and organisations; from which companies and organisations they are seconded; and how many are seconded from each such company or organisation.