Results 1-20 of 90 for in the 'Written Answers' speaker:Barbara Keeley

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Members: Allowance (12 Nov 2009)

Barbara Keeley: Proposals for a new restriction on the use of Communications Expenditure will be considered by the Members Estimate Committee at its next meeting. Any necessary guidance will be published by the House to inform Member's decisions.

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Public Consultation: Legislation (11 Nov 2009)

Barbara Keeley: The Draft Legislative Programme was published for consultation in June 2009 as part of "Building Britain's Future" and the consultation process was completed on 21 September. The public were invited to submit comments in writing and Ministers hosted events around the UK to seek people's views and answer questions. The Government have considered all of these comments and responses and a full...

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (5 Nov 2009)

Barbara Keeley: I hope that motions to establish the new Joint Committee will be put to the House soon.

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Will Write (3 Nov 2009)

Barbara Keeley: On those occasions where an "I will write" answer is necessary, a copy of the subsequent substantive response will be sent to Hansard, to be printed with the written answers in the next edition. The guidance on letters written by chief executives of Government agencies and non-departmental public bodies, in response to parliamentary questions, is outlined in the recently published 'Guide to...

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Written Answers (15 Oct 2009)

Barbara Keeley: My right hon. Friend and I keep the quality and timeliness of Ministers' answers to written parliamentary questions under continuous review. We are happy to make representations on behalf of Members' to Departments. The hon. Gentleman will be aware of the publication of the Procedure Committee report on written parliamentary questions; the Government will respond to this very soon.

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Departmental Training (12 Oct 2009)

Barbara Keeley: Training courses are just one aspect of the development opportunities open to civil servants in the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, and every member of staff discusses their personal development as part of their appraisal process. Information on courses attended is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, during the past 12 months members...

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Empty Dwelling Management Orders: Legal Costs (12 Oct 2009)

Barbara Keeley: The Leader of the House does not issue guidance on the rules relating to the use of allowances. Hon. Members may seek advice on allowances from the Department of Resources.

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Impact Assessments (12 Oct 2009)

Barbara Keeley: The Draft Legislative Programme set out the broad content of 11 bills which the Government are proposing to take through Parliament in the 2009-10 parliamentary session. Three of those bills have recently been introduced (Equality, Child Poverty and Constitutional Reform and Governance) and a further two have been published in draft (Bribery and Flood and Water Management). Each of those five...

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Glasgow (20 Jul 2009)

Barbara Keeley: My right hon. Friend has no plans, at this time, to visit Glasgow on official business.

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Members: Allowances (20 Jul 2009)

Barbara Keeley: The Communications Allowance—renamed the Communications Expenditure on 1 April 2009—was established on 1 April 2007. Since then, the following amounts have been spent in each financial year: Amount (£000) 2007-08 4,699 2008-09 5,126

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Members: Allowances (20 Jul 2009)

Barbara Keeley: My right hon. Friend hopes to bring forward the necessary amendments after the summer adjournment.

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Members: Correspondence (20 Jul 2009)

Barbara Keeley: My fright hon. Friend the Leader of the House has recently met with House authorities on this issue and will reply in full in light of the outcome of that meeting.

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Political Parties and Elections Bill (20 Jul 2009)

Barbara Keeley: My right hon. Friend hopes to bring forward the necessary amendments after the summer adjournment.