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Regional Select Committee (Yorkshire and the Humber) (29 Oct 2009) has video

John Spellar: It was very interesting to see the double act between the official Opposition and their errand boys on the Liberal Democrat Bench. Increasingly, they see their role as that of principal understudy to the Conservative Opposition, and this debate is yet another example of that. Let us be quite clear what the debate is about: the Conservative Opposition do not like Regional Select Committees....

Prayers: Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill (12 Jun 2009) has video

John Spellar: I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen to acquaint the House that Her Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Bill, has consented to place her prerogative and interest, so far as they are affected by the Bill, at the disposal of Parliament for the purposes of the Bill.

Royal Assent: Easter Adjournment (2 Apr 2009) has video

John Spellar: No, it was because she was going on a bit.

Prayers: Royal Marriages and Succession to the Crown (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill (27 Mar 2009) has video

John Spellar: I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen to acquaint the House that Her Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Bill, has consented to place her prerogative, so far as it is affected by the Bill, at the disposal of Parliament for the purposes of the Bill. Second Reading

Business of the House: Members' Payments and Allowances (22 Jan 2009) has video

John Spellar: Has that been the experience of the Scottish Parliament? How have the Scottish media treated the matter of its expenses?

Points of Order: Emergency Debate — Pre-Budget Report (26 Nov 2008) has video

John Spellar: What does the hon. Gentleman say?

Written Answers — Home Department: Members: Correspondence (25 Nov 2008)

John Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she will reply to the letter of 11 April from the hon. Member for Warley on Mr. Runjit Singh.

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Energy Supply: Meters (13 Nov 2008)

John Spellar: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what steps his Department is taking to ensure those who use prepayment meters are not disadvantaged.

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Energy Supply: Natural Gas (28 Oct 2008)

John Spellar: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many days' supply of gas the UK has storage capacity for; and what proposals his Department has to increase this.

Written Answers — Home Department: Illegal Immigrants (21 Oct 2008)

John Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 21 July 2008, Official Report, column 958W, which police forces have not established an immigration crime partnership.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Standards (14 Oct 2008)

John Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if her Department will consider the merits of re-introducing Parker-Morris standards for new housing.

Written Answers — Justice: Borders: Personal Records (13 Oct 2008)

John Spellar: To asks the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2008, when the agreement between the EU and the United States on the processing and transfer of passenger name record data by air carriers to the United States' Department for Homeland Security will next be reviewed.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing Associations: Fraud (13 Oct 2008)

John Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate her Department has made of the level of fraud perpetuated against housing associations.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Water Charges: Religious Buildings (9 Oct 2008)

John Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will amend guidance to Ofwat on charges for water services for churches and other places of worship so as to reinstate the exemption from such charges that pertained prior to the abolition of rateable value; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Health: Smoking: Counselling (9 Oct 2008)

John Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been paid to stop-smoking counsellors in the last 12 months.

Written Answers — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Higher Education: Israel (7 Oct 2008)

John Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) what discussions his Department has had with universities and colleges on their response to the boycott by the University and College Union of Israeli Academics; (2) what assessment he has made of the effects on the reputation and attractiveness of British universities to prospective students of a boycott of Israeli...

Written Answers — Home Department: Anti-social Behaviour Orders: Warley (7 Oct 2008)

John Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for anti-social behaviour orders have been made to Warley magistrates in each of the last three years; how many have been granted; how many of those granted have been breached; and what penalties were imposed for each breach.

Written Answers — Treasury: Stocks and Shares: Oil (7 Oct 2008)

John Spellar: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to restrict those engaged in the operation of the oil industry from trading in oil futures.

Written Answers — Justice: Bail: Warley (6 Oct 2008)

John Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice in how many cases before Warley magistrates bail applications were opposed by the police but granted by the court in each of the last three years.

Written Answers — Justice: Magistrates: Warley (6 Oct 2008)

John Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many magistrates there are on the Warley magistrates' bench; and how many live in postcode areas (a) B65, (b) B66, (c) B67, (d) B68 and (e) B69.