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- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: New Clause 1 — Education Act 1996 (20 May 2013)
John Hemming: I support the Bill, but I also have some concerns, which is why I have signed new clause 6. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need to start understanding people’s sensitivities, instead of trying to impose a secular consensus on the faith organisations?
- Business of the House: Child-care Ratios (9 May 2013)
John Hemming: May I first refer the House to my interest as the father of a nine-month-old baby who will be going to nursery in September? I ask the Minister to listen carefully to the representations of those who are concerned about the ratios, particularly for very young children and believe that those ratios should be very low.
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Correspondence (24 April 2013)
John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the references, dates and subject matters are of letters written by Ministers in his Department to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley constituency since 1 February 2013.
- Public Service Pensions Bill: Schedule 1 — Persons in public service: definitions (22 April 2013)
John Hemming: The Opposition seem to be saying that the decision should be made today without negotiation, but does my hon. Friend agree with me that negotiation is the best way forward, and that to have such negotiation, we need to support the Government’s proposal for negotiation?
- Public Service Pensions Bill: Schedule 1 — Persons in public service: definitions (22 April 2013)
John Hemming: Does my hon. Friend agree that this is about the physical efforts of the uniformed services, and that the £10 million will not derail the whole package? We need to be aware that certain jobs are particularly physically demanding, and that people cannot keep on doing them until they reach the relatively young age of my hon. Friend the Member for Colchester (Sir Bob Russell), for example?
- Business without Debate: Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights (16 April 2013)
John Hemming: Does the right hon. Lady agree that the key thing about the general duty is section 12 and the requirement to monitor the progress of society towards the general duty? That is where it has a practical effect.
- Business without Debate: Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights (16 April 2013)
John Hemming: Does my hon. Friend accept that were the Government motion to pass, this issue would not return to the House of Lords and could not be subject to a further amendment, but it is possible to deal with it through a statutory instrument? There is general agreement that the Lords proposal is not an acceptable solution that would solve the problem properly.
- Business without Debate: Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights (16 April 2013)
John Hemming: Will my hon. Friend give way?
- Business without Debate: Development orders: development within the curtilage of a dwelling house (16 April 2013)
John Hemming: Does my right hon. Friend accept that one reason why no compensation has been paid under article 4 is that local authorities are frightened to issue article 4 directives under which they may have to pay compensation?
- Business of the House (26 March 2013)
John Hemming: I refer the House to my declaration of interest as the chairman of the Justice for Families campaign. I remain concerned about cases in all the secret courts in the UK. The more secret the court, the more the system acts against the rule of law. Narrow freedoms of speech are at least as important as broad access to publicity—reporting wrongdoing to regulators and asking for advice are...
- Written Answers — Defence: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (25 March 2013)
John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what reports he has received on whether the US administration is operating unmanned aerial vehicles from any UK RAF base; (2) what oversight the RAF has of US unmanned aerial vehicles where such operations originate from the UK.
- Written Answers — Defence: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (25 March 2013)
John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the cable linking RAF Croughton to Camp Lemonier is used to support US unmanned aerial vehicle operations.
- Written Answers — Defence: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (25 March 2013)
John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what support the RAF is providing to the United States for unmanned aerial vehicle operations outside the UK.
- Written Answers — Attorney-General: Crown Prosecution Service (18 March 2013)
John Hemming: To ask the Attorney-General what assessment he has made of the robustness and effectiveness of the present form of accountability and oversight of the Crown Prosecution Service.
- Written Answers — Attorney-General: Crown Prosecution Service (18 March 2013)
John Hemming: To ask the Attorney-General how many private prosecutions have been taken over and discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service since January 2000; and if he will make a statement.
- Written Answers — Attorney-General: Crown Prosecution Service (14 March 2013)
John Hemming: To ask the Attorney-General how many Crown prosecutors have been disciplined for misconduct since January 2000.
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Council Tax (7 March 2013)
John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether it is possible for a local authority to apply for a central Government grant which facilitates the non-payment of council tax.
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Council Tax (7 March 2013)
John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what (a) guidance he has issued to and (b) discussions he has had with local authorities on reversing a decision to charge council tax to people receiving jobseeker's allowance.
- Backbench Business — Death Penalty (India) (28 February 2013)
John Hemming: Does my right hon. Friend agree that the key aspect of deterrence is detecting and identifying criminals, rather than the nature of the punishment?
- Backbench Business — Death Penalty (India) (28 February 2013)
John Hemming: I thank my hon. Friend for giving way, and I—