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Your questions answered: incineration and landfill (podcast)

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

Here, as promised, is the first of the answers received on the Ming Campbell podcast question hotline:

Jim Elliott asked about how we should deal with residual household waste:

Listen to Jim’s question in full and Ming’s reply (MP3, 595kB)

If you want to ask your own question, please call the ‘Ask Ming’ podcast question hotline on 07747 867259.

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As party leader, how would you promote the Lib Dems’ essentially pro-European message in an electorally attractive way?

Monday, February 6th, 2006

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As new Party leader, how do you see all of the Parliamentary groups working together better?

Monday, February 6th, 2006

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What positive steps have you personally taken to ensure that the Parliamentary Party is more reflective of wider society? What other things should the party be doing in general to encourage diversity?

Monday, February 6th, 2006

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The Gender Balance Task Force has always struggled with resources. In 2001 it was agreed that it should be given an annual budget of around £30,000, including the cost of a member of staff, but in practice it has never received this. Are you personally committed to ensuring that the Gender Balance Task Force receives greater funding than in the last Parliamentary cycle and that the Ethnic Minority Election Task Force is funded to a comparable degree? How do you propose ensuring that sufficient funds can be raised?

Monday, February 6th, 2006

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7 out of 12 Lib Dem MEPs are women, while 1 MEP is Asian. In 1999 the English party used “zipping” to ensure that 50% of candidates were women. In 2004 it used a quota system to ensure that at least 1 of the top 3 candidates of each regional list, and a third overall, had to be of either sex. How would you favour selecting candidates for the 2009 European Elections?

Monday, February 6th, 2006

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At the next Lib Dem conference in Harrogate, a motion has been proposed to set up an Ethnic Minority Election Task Force on a comparable basis to the Gender Balance Task Force. Will you personally be voting for this motion? What will you do to ensure greater representation of ethnic minorities within the Parliamentary Party?

Monday, February 6th, 2006

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What system would be your ideal way of making the Parliamentary Party more gender balanced? Do you support all women shortlists as a way of increasing the number of Lib Dem women MPs?

Monday, February 6th, 2006

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