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The Secretary of State was asked—
What role the arts will play in the London 2012 Olympics, with particular reference to community arts.
What recent discussions she has had with the football authorities on governance.
What the legacy plans are for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
If she will take steps to promote awareness of common Celtic heritage in regions of the United Kingdom.
How many English Heritage sites she has visited in her official capacity in the last 12 months.
What assessment she has made of the effect of the removal of admission charges for museums and galleries on visitor numbers.
What progress is being made on privatisation of the Tote.
The hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission was asked—
What assessment the Speaker's Committee has made of the Electoral Commission's report on party funding; and if he will make a statement.
Whether the Electoral Commission plans to assess the merits of lowering the minimum age of local authority candidates from 21 to 18 years.
The hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, was asked—
What progress has been made in discussions on enabling the appointment of women bishops in the Church of England.
What plans the commissioners have to review the legal framework for pastoral reorganisation.
How much funding the commissioners have given to the Churches Conservation Trust in 2007-08.
The hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission was asked—
Whether the commission plans to visit Kettering Borough Council to discuss new electoral administrative arrangements.
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission was asked—
What recent estimate the commission has made of the cost to the public purse of the use by the National Audit Office of private sector consultants.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I shall make a statement about the outcome of the European Council in Brussels on 21 and 22 June. I congratulate the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, on concluding...
Resolved, Expenses of management That provision may be made in the Finance Bill about expenses of management (and amounts deductible like expense of management).— [ John Healey.]
As amended in the Committee and in the Public Bill Committee , considered.
'(1) Section 75 of ICTA (expenses of management: companies with investment business) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (2) insert— "(2A) A deduction is not to be allowed under...
'(1) In section 1(4)(b) of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968 (c. 2) (circumstances in which a resolution affecting income tax etc ceases to have effect), for "Standing Committee"...
'(1) A Minister in charge of a Bill must, before Second Reading of the Bill— (a) make a statement to the effect that, in his view, any retrospective taxation provisions of the Bill are...
'(1) It shall be the duty of HMRC to determine applications for— (a) registration for VAT, and (b) repayment of VAT by HMRC within a maximum period of days from the receipt by them of the...
'(1) The Treasury shall by regulations provide for the introduction, by no later than 1st May 2008, of a Rural Fuel Discount Scheme. (2) The purpose of the Scheme is to provide a rebate on road...
'It shall be the duty of the Treasury to prepare and lay before the House of Commons a report setting out the annual and cumulative cost to the Exchequer of— (a) implementing the Memorandum...
'(1) It is the duty of a Minister of the Crown, when proposing changes to personal taxation (whether or not taking effect in a future financial year), to prepare and lay before the House of...
I beg to move amendment No. 43, page 2, line 9, leave out clause 3.
Ordered, That, notwithstanding the practice of the House as to the intervals between stages of Bills brought in upon Ways and Means Resolutions, more than one stage of the Finance Bill may be...
I propose to take motions 4 and 5 together. Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118(6) (Delegated Legislation Committees),
That the draft Trade Marks (Relative Grounds) Order 2007, which was laid before this House on 8th May, be approved.
That the draft Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 Statutory Sum Order 2007, which was laid before this House on 16th May, be approved. —[ Mr. Watts.] Question agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 18(1)(a) (Consideration of draft regulatory reform orders)
That the draft Regulatory Reform (Game) Order 2007, which was laid before this House on 4th June, be approved. — [ Mr. Watts.] Question agreed to.
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. 8322/07, Commission Green Paper, The European Research Area: New Perspectives; encourages UK stakeholders to participate in the...
I wish to present a petition from the constituents of Merthyr Tydfil regarding the toxic effect of the open-cast site at Ffos-y-frân, near Merthyr Tydfil. Previous petitions have had 25,000...
I am pleased to present a petition against inappropriate development next to one of the most important and beautiful conservation areas in Essex, opposite St. Mary's church in Benfleet. It is...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. —[Mr. Watts.]
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