House of Commons debates
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
- Business Before Questions (0 speeches)
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice
The Secretary of State was asked—
- Prison Review (13 speeches)
What progress he has made on his review of the prison regime.
- Probation Service (Low and Medium-risk Offenders) (8 speeches)
What assessment his Department has made of the effect of his proposals for the probation service on low and medium-risk offenders.
- Probation Service (6 speeches)
What progress he has made on his plans for the probation service; and if he will make a statement.
- Joint Committee on Human Rights (6 speeches)
When he last met the Joint Committee on Human Rights; and if he will make a statement.
- Criminal Proceedings: Delays (8 speeches)
What recent assessment he has made of the level of delay in criminal proceedings involving vulnerable witnesses.
- Work Capability Assessment (6 speeches)
What estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of appeals related to the work capability assessment.
- Magistrates’ Sentencing Powers (12 speeches)
If he will consider increasing magistrates’ sentencing powers from a maximum of six months to a maximum of 12 months for the purpose of making greater use of magistrates’ courts.
- Offender Rehabilitation (6 speeches)
How he plans to ensure that the voluntary and charitable sectors play a full role in the rehabilitation of offenders.
- Prison Estate (6 speeches)
What plans he has for the modernisation of the prison estate.
- Prisoners: Drug Addiction (10 speeches)
What recent estimate he has made of the proportion of prisoners (a) entering and (b) leaving prison with an addiction to a class A drug.
- Squatting (4 speeches)
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the legislation on squatting in residential premises introduced in 2012.
- Alternative Sentences (11 speeches)
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of alternatives to short-term prison sentences.
- Prison Places (6 speeches)
What plans he has for the provision of prison places.
- Prisoner Transfer Agreements (4 speeches)
What progress his Department is making on the use of prisoner transfer agreements to allow the removal of foreign prisoners.
- Judicial Review (4 speeches)
What his Department’s policy is on reform of judicial review.
- Employment and Support Allowance (4 speeches)
If he will develop a feedback process to the Department for Work and Pensions on the reasons for the overturning of employment and support allowance decisions by tribunal judges.
- Topical Questions (48 speeches)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
- Points of Order (6 speeches)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your guidance on whether it is appropriate for a Minister to refuse to meet hon. Members to discuss important matters relating to their constituencies. It...
- Building Regulations (External Retaining and Load-Bearing Walls) (1 speech)
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (327 speeches, 5 annotations)
Second Reading
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme) (0 speeches)
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7), That the following provisions shall apply to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Committal 1. The Bill shall be committed to...
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (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 Marriage (Same Sex Couples)...
- Deferred Divisions (0 speeches)
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 41A(3), That, at this day’s sitting, Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the Motion in the name of...
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Carry-over) (0 speeches)
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 80A(1)(a), That if, at the conclusion of this Session of Parliament, proceedings on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill have not been...
- Business without Debate — Delegated Legislation (0 speeches)
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
- Public Bodies (0 speeches)
That the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of British Shipbuilders) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 1 November 2012, be approved.—(Karen Bradley.) Question agreed to. Motion...
- Social Security (0 speeches)
That the draft Social Security (Loss of Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 8 January, be approved—(Karen Bradley.) Question agreed to. Motion made,...
- Climate Change (0 speeches)
That the draft Climate Change Levy (Combined Heat and Power Stations) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 10 January, be approved.—(Karen Bradley.) Question...
- Income Tax (0 speeches)
That the draft Enactment of Extra-Statutory Concessions Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 7 January, be approved.—(Karen Bradley.) Question agreed to.
- Outdoor Pursuits (28 speeches)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Karen Bradley.)
