House of Commons debates
Tuesday, 20 June 2006

• Message from the Queen (0 speeches)
  • double taxation relief (0 speeches)
    The vice-chamberlain of the household reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows: I have received your Addresses praying that the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income)...
• Oral Answers to Questions — Health
  The Secretary of State was asked—
  • National Performance Targets (15 speeches, 3 annotations)
    How many whole-time equivalent NHS staff are employed in monitoring and reporting on national performance targets; and how many there were in 1996.
  • Anticholinesterase Drugs (15 speeches, 4 annotations)
    What recent representations she has received on the prescribing of anticholinesterase drugs to people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
  • Obese Children (6 speeches)
    How many children in England are estimated to be (a) obese and (b) morbidly obese.
  • Alternative Medicine (10 speeches)
    If she will make a statement on her policy on access to alternative medicine in the NHS.
  • Gloucestershire Strategic Health Authority (11 speeches)
    How much was allocated to the Gloucestershire strategic health authority in 2005-06; and if she will make a statement.
  • End-of-life Care (10 speeches)
    What plans she has to improve end-of-life care.
  • Kensington and Chelsea Primary Care Trust (4 speeches)
    What representations she has received in respect of the management of Kensington and Chelsea primary care trust's deficit.
  • Eye Examinations (Children) (14 speeches)
    What steps her Department is taking to ensure that children receive regular full eye examinations.
  • Pennine Acute Hospital Trust (6 speeches, 1 annotation)
    If she will make a statement on the financial position and proposed job losses at the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
  • Health Trainers (10 speeches, 2 annotations)
    What progress has been made in recruiting health trainers.
  • Nurses (Gateshead, East and Washington, West) (5 speeches)
    How many nurses were employed in the Gateshead, East and Washington, West constituency in 1997 and at the most recent date for which figures are available.
  • New Pharmacies (4 speeches)
    What plans she has to review the operation of control of entry regulations governing new pharmacies.
  • School Record Keeping (31 speeches)
    Protecting children is paramount. In January, my predecessor asked Ofsted to investigate vetting practices in schools, colleges and local authorities. Ofsted has today published its report, which...
• Point of Order (2 speeches)
  On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday at Home Office questions, I asked the Home Secretary whether he had read a report by the head of finance of the Association of Chief Police Officers,...
• Orders of the Day (0 speeches)
  • Children and Adoption Bill [ Lords] (0 speeches)
    [Relevant documents: The Fourth Report from the Constitutional Affairs Committee, Session 2004-05, HC 116, on Family Justice: The Operation of the Family Courts; the Government's response...
  • New Clause 3 — Parental responsibility prior to adoption abroad (8 speeches)
    '(1) At the end of section 84 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38) insert— "(8) Subsection (4) does not prevent an application being made if the court gives leave to make it." (2)...
  • New Clause 4 — Presumption in favour of co-parenting (51 speeches, 2 annotations)
    'After section 1(1) of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) insert— "(1A) In respect of subsection (1)(a) the court shall, unless a contrary reason be shown, act on the presumption that a child's...
  • New Clause 17 — Non-resident Parents (0 speeches)
    'After section 1(3)(g) of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) insert— "(h) the importance of sustaining a relationship between the child and a non-residential parent." '.— [Annette Brooke.]...
  • New Clause 20 — Risk assessments (16 speeches)
    'After section 16 of the Children Act 1989 (c.41) insert— "16A Risk assessments (1) This section applies to the following functions of officers of the Service or Welsh family proceedings...
  • New Clause 21 — Recompense of those penalised by non-compliance with a contact order (13 speeches, 1 annotation)
    'After section 11P of the Children Act 1989 insert— "11Q Recompense of those penalised by non-compliance with a contact order (1) This section applies— (a) in circumstances where a...
  • New Clause 22 — Mediation pre-child contact order where the safety of the child is not an issue (26 speeches)
    'Before section 8 of the Children Act 1989 (c.41) insert— "7A Mediation pre-child contact order (1) The President of the Family Division shall— (a) keep a register of mediators, (b)...
• Westmorland General Hospital (2 speeches)
  Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. —[Steve McCabe.]