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Coroners and Justice Bill: Schedule 1 — Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations (12 Nov 2009)

David Davis: I wonder whether my hon. and learned Friend can give me an assurance about what would happen in the event of a Conservative Government taking office after the next election? At some point, the Chilcot inquiry will produce a proposal to allow intercept to be used in court. If it transpires that intercept is the only issue that causes the Government to require a secret inquiry of some sort or...

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan (11 Nov 2009)

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) journalists, (b) television crews, (c) other civilians, (d) officials from his Department and (e) other non-military personnel have visited British troops in Helmand province in each of the last five years; and what (i) assistance and (ii) facilities his Department has provided for them.

Written Answers — Defence: Somalia: Peacekeeping Operations (10 Nov 2009)

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the armed forces have been deployed in mainland Somalia in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009.

Olympics: FOI Request (Immigration) (9 Nov 2009) has video

David Davis: In a spirit of forgiveness, I say this to the Minister: at the time leading up to the resignation of the right hon. Member for Stretford and Urmston (Beverley Hughes), there were a large number of different failures in the immigration and related systems. If it is true, as has been asserted in the newspapers, that decisions were taken for political reasons, one of the most important aspects...

Olympics: FOI Request (Immigration) (9 Nov 2009) has video

David Davis: I was there.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Consolidated Contractors Corporation (3 Nov 2009)

David Davis: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what (a) meetings, (b) communications and (c) other contacts Ministers and officials in his Department have had with the Consolidated Contractors Corporation (CCC Group) and its international offshoots in the last five years.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (2 Nov 2009) has video

David Davis: May I give unequivocal support not only to the Home Secretary's decision but to the reasoning behind it? He is obviously familiar with Professor Robin Murray's comments, which imply that the ACMD did not do a very good job in surveying the evidence previously. I know that the Home Secretary will want to be diplomatic to the council now, but will he please ensure that he also takes evidence...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Topical Questions (2 Nov 2009) has video

David Davis: The tragic death of Colonel Thorneloe brought back to our minds the scandalous shortfall in helicopters. Over the weekend, it became clear—the Secretary of State himself said—that the Government had had offers of helicopters. So it is clear that this involves a financial resource and therefore a political problem. It should have been answered by a Minister. Why did they put up Sir...

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan (2 Nov 2009)

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the internal and external threats to the military security of Afghanistan.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Consolidated Contractors Corporation (29 Oct 2009)

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what (a) meetings, (b) communications and (c) other contacts Ministers and officials in his Department have had with the Consolidated Contractors Corporation (CCC Group) and its international offshoots in the last five years.

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: New Clause 8 — MCZs: duty to manage and mitigate impacts upon existing activities (26 Oct 2009) has video

David Davis: I find myself in the unusual position of coming from the left field, as my hon. Friend describes it, because I cannot see how what he has just said—that we must have some MCZs that are effectively no-take zones—is consistent with having an absolute sea fisheries defence. Surely, those ideas are not consistent. Can he lead the debate on how these issues could be dealt with through...