House of Commons debates

Thursday, 9 December 2004

  • Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Industry

    The Secretary of State was asked—

  • Oral Answers to Questions — Minister for Women

    The Minister for Women was asked—

    • Pension Gap

      11 speeches

      What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions regarding the pension gap for women.

    • Engineering

      4 speeches

      What steps she is taking to encourage women to graduate in engineering; and if she will make a statement.

      Public Companies

      4 speeches

      What steps she is taking to encourage increased representation of women on the boards of public companies.

  • Business of the House

    36 speeches

    Will the Leader of the House please give us the business for next week?

  • Northern Ireland

    31 speeches

    With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement on Northern Ireland. Yesterday, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and the Irish Prime Minister—the...

  • Points of Order

    4 speeches

    On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance on a matter of good order in relation to ministerial responsibility for answering written parliamentary questions. I am gravely...

  • Estimates Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Vote on Account, 2005–06 — IT Projects (DWP)

    56 speeches

    [Relevant documents: Third Report from the Work and Pensions Committee, Session 2003–04, HC 311-I, on Department for Work and Pensions Management of IT Projects: Making IT deliver for DWP...

  • Academies

    35 speeches

    [Relevant documents: Fourth Report from the Education and Skills Committee, Session 2003–04, HC 58-I, on Secondary Education: School Admissions; and the Government's response thereto,...

  • Vote on Account

    Resolved, Department for Work and Pensions That, for the year ending with 31st March 2006, for expenditure by the Department for Work and Pensions— (1) resources, not exceeding...

  • Supplementary Estimates 2004–05

    Resolved, Department for Education and Skills That, for the year ending with 31st March 2005, for expenditure by the Department for Education and Skills— (1) further resources, not...

  • Supplementary Estimates 2004–05

    Resolved, That, for the year ending with 31st March 2005— (1) further resources, not exceeding £6,294,293,000, be authorised, for use for defence and civil services as set out in HC...

  • Estimates, 2005–06 (Vote on Account)

    Resolved, That, for the year ending with 31st March 2006— (1) resources, not exceeding £131,777,005,000, be authorised, on account, for use for defence and civil services as set out in...

  • Consolidated Fund Bill

    Dawn Primarolo accordingly presented a Bill to authorise the use of resources for the service of the years ending with 31st March 2005 and 31st March 2006 and to apply certain sums out of the...

  • Delegated Legislation

    Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118(6) (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation),

    • Road Traffic

      That the draft Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, which were laid before this House on 8th November, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.

    • Electricity

      That the draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Efficiency Obligations) Order 2004, which was laid before this House on 10th November, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.

      International Immunities And Privileges

      That the draft International Criminal Court (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2004, which was laid before this House on 24th November, be approved.—[Margaret Moran.] Question agreed to.

  • European Union Documents

    Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119(9) (European Standing Committees), That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 13244/04 and Addenda 1...

  • Allotments

    8 speeches

    Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.— [Margaret Moran.]

What is this?

Debates in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.

And sometimes to shout at each other.

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