House of Commons debates
Thursday, 13 September 2012

• Business Before Questions (0 speeches)
  • Committee of Selection (1 speech)
    Motion made, and Question proposed, That Geoffrey Clifton-Brown be discharged from the Committee of Selection and Bill Wiggin be a member of the Committee until the end of the current...
• Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport
  The Secretary of State for Culture Olympics, Media and Sport was asked—
  • Sport Participation (Children) (11 speeches)
    What progress she has made in encouraging more children to take part in competitive sport.
  • Paralympic Sponsorship (8 speeches)
    What discussions she has had on sponsorship by Atos of the London 2012 Paralympics.
  • Leveson Inquiry (12 speeches)
    When she expects the publication of the report by Lord Justice Leveson on the culture, practice and ethics of the press.
  • Tourism (12 speeches)
    What recent estimate she has made of the financial contribution of the heritage sector to the tourism industry.
  • Scottish Independence (4 speeches)
    Whether she has discussed with the BBC Trust the potential effect on the BBC of an independent Scotland.
• BBC (4 speeches)
  Network commissions from the BBC in London constitute £80 million to £85 million of investment in the Scottish economy, make up 78% of revenue from independent production companies and...
  • School Playing Fields (6 speeches)
    What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the protection of school playing fields.
  • Local Community Sport (10 speeches)
    What steps she is taking to build on the success of the London 2012 Olympics in local community sport.
  • Broadband (8 speeches)
    What steps her Department is taking to improve access to broadband.
  • Heptathletes: Facilities (4 speeches)
    How many facilities for heptathletes are planned for construction in the next four years.
  • 4G Spectrum (4 speeches)
    What assessment she has made of Ofcom’s decision to allow Everything Everywhere to use the 4G spectrum from September 2012.
  • Topical Questions (31 speeches)
    I remind the House that topical questions and answers are supposed, by convention, to be briefer.
• House of Commons Commission (0 speeches)
  The hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, was asked —
  • Palace of Westminster: Refurbishment (18 speeches)
    What discussions the Commission has had with the Parliamentary Works Directorate on the possibility of vacating the Palace of Westminster to facilitate the renewal of the fabric of the building...
• Leader of the House
  The Leader of the House was asked—
  • Scrutiny (16 speeches)
    What plans he has to improve scrutiny of the Government by the House.
  • Ministerial Statements (10 speeches)
    Whether the Government plan to impose penalties on Ministers who fail to observe the House's expectations in regard to statements.
  • Pre-legislative Scrutiny (4 speeches)
    What plans he has for pre-legislative scrutiny of Government Bills.
• Business of the House (100 speeches)
  Will the Leader of the House give us the business for next week?
  • Afghanistan (50 speeches)
    With permission, Mr Speaker, I will present a quarterly review of our progress in Afghanistan, following the Prime Minister’s statement after the G8 and NATO summits in May. This statement...
• Points of Order (6 speeches)
  On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance on the way in which the Home Office parliamentary unit is refusing to deal with Members of Parliament. This week, my office...
• Bill Presented — Public Service Pensions Bill (0 speeches)
  Presented and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57 ) Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, supported by the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary Theresa May, Secretary Philip Hammond,...
• Backbench Business (0 speeches)
  • Select Committee Inquiry (Aviation Strategy) (31 speeches)
    I beg to move, That this House notes the launch of the Transport Committee’s inquiry into the UK’s aviation strategy. I should like to thank the Backbench Business Committee for this...
  • Fuel Prices (119 speeches, 2 annotations)
    Before I call the hon. Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon) to move the motion, I must inform Members that there will be a five-minute limit on all Back-Bench speeches. Depending on progress, it...
  • Tax Avoidance and Evasion (54 speeches)
    I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of tax avoidance and tax evasion. I would first like to thank very sincerely the Backbench Business Committee for giving me the...
• Colin Traynor (8 speeches)
  Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Karen Bradley .)