House of Commons debates
Monday, 20 June 2011

• Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government
  The Secretary of State was asked—
  • Weekly Refuse Collections (14 speeches)
    What steps his Department is taking to encourage local authorities to provide weekly refuse collections.
  • Housing (Armed Forces Personnel) (7 speeches)
    What plans he has to provide support through his Department’s housing policy to serving and former members of the armed forces. [Official Report, 13 July 2011, Vol. 531, c. 3-4MC.]
  • Service Provision (14 speeches)
    What recent assessment he has made of the effects of reductions in central Government funding for local authorities on levels of local authority service provision.
  • New Homes Bonus (8 speeches)
    How much funding his Department has allocated from the new homes bonus scheme (a) to Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency and (b) in total since the scheme’s inception.
  • Fraudulent Claims (Local Authority Funding) (4 speeches)
    What steps he is taking to reduce the level of fraudulent claims for funding awarded by local authorities.
  • Home Ownership (11 speeches)
    What steps his Department is taking to support home ownership.
  • Fire and Rescue Services (8 speeches)
    What recent discussions he has had with representatives of fire and rescue services on the effects of reductions in their budgets; and if he will make a statement.
  • Unauthorised Development (9 speeches)
    What plans he has to increase the powers of local authorities to tackle unauthorised development.
  • Empty Homes (6 speeches, 1 annotation)
    What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of empty homes.
  • Senior Pay (Local Government) (6 speeches)
    What steps he is considering in relation to senior pay in local government.
  • Planning (8 speeches)
    What steps he is taking to enhance the role of neighbourhoods and town and parish councils in local planning.
  • Transparency (Local Government Spending) (6 speeches)
    What steps he is taking to improve the transparency of spending in local government; and if he will make a statement.
  • Business Rates (9 speeches)
    What assessment he has made of the likely effects of retention of business rates on local authorities in areas with high levels of deprivation.
  • Fiscal Autonomy (Local Authorities) (4 speeches)
    What steps he is taking to increase the fiscal autonomy of local authorities.
  • Topical Questions (38 speeches)
    If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
  • Eurozone (Contingency Plans) (70 speeches)
    (Urgent Question): To ask the Minister what are Her Majesty’s Treasury’s contingency plans in case of a Greek default.
• Points of Order (28 speeches)
  On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The House is only too well aware of the mess that the Government have made of the handling of the Health and Social Care Bill, but today’s Order Paper...
• Pensions Bill [Lords] (253 speeches)
  I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. May I first say something that might help the House? Hon. Members might not realise that there are a number of different things in the...
• Pensions Bill [Lords] (Programme) (0 speeches)
  Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Pensions Bill [Lords]: Committal 1. The Bill shall be committed to a Public...
• Pensions Bill [Lords] (Money) (0 speeches)
  Queen’s Recommendation signified. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Pensions Bill [Lords], it is...
• Pensions Bill [Lords] (Ways and Means) (0 speeches)
  Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Pensions Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise— (1) the...
  • Business without Debate — delegated legislation (1 speech)
    With the agreement of the House, we shall take motions 5 to 9 together. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
  • Taxes (0 speeches)
    That the draft International Tax Enforcement (Belize) Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 4 April, be approved. That the draft International Tax Enforcement (Dominica) Order 2011,...
  • Contracting Out (0 speeches)
    That the draft Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 10 May, be approved.—(Stephen Crabb.) Question agreed to.
• Business of the House (1 speech)
  Ordered, That, at the sitting on Tuesday 21 June, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 83A (Programme motions), proceedings on the Motion in the name of Mr...
• Petition — Cheshunt Urgent Care Centre (Hertfordshire) (1 speech)
  When coming here tonight, I received a text from Tony Siracusa, who said: “Tonight, Charles, you’re our voice. Please continue to ensure we are heard in the House of Commons.” I...
• Private Gary Barlow (2 speeches, 1 annotation)
  Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Stephen Crabb .)