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Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (Continued) (23 Nov 2009)

Lord Morgan: ...when he deals with the Jones Parry report. All these things are considerable improvements on what went before and the Government should be commended for them. Other things are less to their credit. Gordon Brown began as Prime Minister with a powerful statement on constitutional reform but in fact the approach has been fragmentary and incoherent. I served on the Joint Committee that...

Written Ministerial Statements — Prime Minister: Informal European Council (Brussels) (23 Nov 2009)

Gordon Brown: I attended an informal meeting of the European Council in Brussels on 19 November with other EU leaders, in which we agreed unanimously the appointments to the posts of: President of the European Council; the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; and the Secretary-General of the Council. Leaders agreed on the nominations of Herman van Rompuy as the first President of...

Scottish Parliament: Decision Time (19 Nov 2009) See 2 other results from this debate

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Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (19 Nov 2009) See 1 other result from this debate

Lord Tugendhat: ...which is up in the Treasury to record that fact. All will recall how he held up the way in which regulation was conducted in this country as the model that others should follow. In many ways, Gordon Brown epitomised the zeitgeist of the boom years-a rather improbable association for such a puritanical person, but, none the less, he did in many ways embody the zeitgeist. As the boom years...

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009) See 12 other results from this debate

Gordon Brown: Let me start this speech by paying tribute, as the Leader of the Opposition did, to the two members of our armed forces who have died in Afghanistan in the course of the last week: from 7th battalion, Rifleman Andrew Fentiman, who was on attachment to 3rd Battalion the Rifles; and from 33 Engineer Regiment, Corporal Loren Marlton-Thomas. In our thoughts and in our prayers, we will remember...

Scottish Parliament: Sectarianism (18 Nov 2009)

Fergus Ewing: ...for the work that we are seeking to do. Before I made my statement, I was pleased to meet the former First Minister, Jack McConnell, as well as Bill Butler, Bill Aitken, Mike Pringle and Robert Brown, to seek to build and continue the cross-party approach that I believe is fundamental to tackling the issue. I am pleased that James Kelly recognises the key importance of working with young...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Northern Ireland Block Grant (17 Nov 2009)

Roy Beggs: ...be no change. As my colleague rightly pointed out, the change is already happening. The Conservatives, using the Labour Government’s figures, illustrated that 10% cuts were on the way, yet Gordon Brown failed to acknowledge that for some time; in fact, he appeared to deny it. The Liberal Democrats’ Treasury spokesman, Vince Cable, told the BBC: “I think we all realised,...

Scottish Parliament: Decision Time (12 Nov 2009)

..., Jeremy, Rumbles, Mike, Simpson, Dr Richard, Smith, Iain, Smith, Margaret, Stephen, Nicol Against: Adam, Brian, Aitken, Bill, Baillie, Jackie, Baker, Richard, Boyack, Sarah, Brocklebank, Ted, Brown, Gavin, Brown, Keith, Brownlee, Derek, Carlaw, Jackson, Chisholm, Malcolm, Crawford, Bruce, Cunningham, Roseanna, Don, Nigel, Ewing, Fergus, Fabiani, Linda, Foulkes, George, Fraser, Murdo,...

Written Answers — Prime Minister: Armed Forces (12 Nov 2009)

Gordon Brown: Hospital visits to injured personnel are undertaken privately. Ministers follow the advice of the chiefs on repatriations. At all time the needs of the bereaved must come first.

Written Answers — Prime Minister: Community Hero Reception (12 Nov 2009)

Gordon Brown: Guidance to Ministers on the use of Government property is set out in section 6 of the Ministerial Code. No costs were attributed to the public purse.

Written Answers — Prime Minister: Democratic Reform (12 Nov 2009)

Gordon Brown: The Government have held a series of five deliberative events on Identity, Values and a possible Bill of Rights and Responsibilities during October. Two further events, both of which will cover a Bill of Rights and Responsibilities and a written constitution, will take place on the 21 and 28 November. There will be a National Deliberative Event on these subjects in the new year. The...

Written Answers — Prime Minister: Departmental Travel (12 Nov 2009)

Gordon Brown: This information is not held in the format requested. All Ministers' travel arrangements are in accordance with the arrangements for official travel set out in Chapter 10 of the Ministerial Code.