Tuesday, 2 November 2010
The Secretary of State was asked-
What recent discussions he has had on the likely effects on mental health patients of changes to health care provision arising from the comprehensive spending review.
What progress his Department has made in the provision of specialist neuromuscular care in Bristol; and if he will make a statement.
What steps his Department is taking to increase the provision of preventative health care.
What recent assessment he has made of the potential contribution of StartHere to his Department's programmes to reduce the digital divide in respect of health services.
What plans he has for future funding of specialist children's hospitals.
What assessment he has made of the likely effect on cancer survival rates of the implementation of his proposed reforms of the NHS.
What mechanisms he plans to introduce for public access to financial information about general practices under his Department's proposals for GP commissioning.
What mechanisms he plans to put in place to provide for GP revalidation after the ending of primary care trusts.
What progress he has made on increasing the provision of specialist neuromuscular care in (a) the north-west and (b) England.
What assessment his Department has made of the effect on cancer patients of changes to the maximum waiting period for cancer treatment.
What steps he is taking to reduce administrative costs in the NHS.
What steps he is taking to prioritise funding for dementia research from his Department's research budget.
What plans he has for future public funding for the hereditary breast cancer helpline.
What steps his Department is taking to increase the provision of preventative health care.
What advice his Department provides to NHS trusts seeking to renegotiate private finance initiative contracts.
How many diagnostic tests for cancer he expects to be carried out by the NHS in each of the next four years.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent question): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the Government's plans to give prisoners the vote.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State to make a statement about the treaties today between the UK and France on defence.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Earlier this afternoon in Health questions, the Secretary of State either misled the House or made a serious mistake-I prefer to believe that it was the...
Motion for leave to introduce a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
[Relevant documents: First Report from the Welsh Affairs Committee, The implications for Wales of the Government's proposals for constitutional reform, HC 495 ; Third Report from the Political...
Further consideration of Bill, as amended in the Committee
I beg to move Government amendment 18, page 3, line 1, leave out subsection (4) and insert- '(4) The polls for- (a) the referendum, (b) the general election of members of the Northern Ireland...
Amendments made: 44, page 212, leave out lines 10 and 11 and insert- '"the 2010 Order" means the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2010;'. Amendment 45, page 212, line 15, leave out...
Amendments made: 158, page 255, line 6, at end insert- (ba) Part 5 of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2009/1741) or Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Local...
Interpretation39 In this Part- "the 2008 Regulations" means-the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1741) as applied for purposes of the referendum by...
I beg to move amendment 7, page 6, line 10, at end insert ', and (c) the number of electors casting a vote in the referendum is equal to or greater than 40 per cent. of those entitled to cast...
Amendments made: 22, page 30, line 41, leave out 'regulations' and insert 'postal voting provisions'. 23, page 31, line 8, leave out 'regulations' and insert 'postal voting provisions'. 24, page...
Amendments made: 31, page 104, line 15, after 'Wales' insert 'or Scotland'. 32, page 105, line 30, after 'referendum' insert '(subject to sub-paragraphs (3A) and (3B))'. 33, page 106, line 5, at...
Amendment made: 180, page 276, leave out lines 12 to 16.- (Mr Harper.)
Amendment made: 181, page 289, leave out lines 29 and 30 and insert- (a) there are- (i) two or more candidates with fewer votes than the others but an equal number to each other, or (ii) three...
With the leave of the House, we will take motions 3 to 7 together. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft International Tax Enforcement (Anguilla) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 15 July, be approved. That the draft International Tax Enforcement (Bahamas) Order 2010,...
That the draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (No. 2) Regulations 2010, which were laid before this House on 11 October, be approved. -(Mr Vara.) Question agreed to.
Ordered, That the Motion in the name of Mr Peter Lilley relating to the House of Commons Members; Fund (Discretionary Payments) shall be treated as if it related to an instrument subject to the...
Ordered, That Frank Dobson, Gemma Doyle and Mr Dave Watts be discharged from the Administration Committee and Mr Tom Harris, Mr Kevan Jones and Angela Smith be added. -(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown ,...
Ordered , That Luciana Berger, Jack Dromey, Nicky Morgan, Chi Onwurah and Rachel Reeves be discharged from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee and Paul Blomfield, Katy Clark, Simon...
Ordered , That Toby Perkins and Chris Williamson be discharged from the Communities and Local Government Committee and Simon Danczuk and David Heyes be added. -( Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf...
Ordered , That Mr David Hamilton, Mr Adam Holloway, Alison Seabeck and John Woodcock be discharged from the Defence Committee and Thomas Docherty, Mr Dai Havard, Penny Mordaunt and Sandra Osborne...
Ordered , That Conor Burns and Liz Kendall be discharged from the Education Committee and Neil Carmichael and Bill Esterson be added. - (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of...
Ordered , That Gemma Doyle and Tom Greatrex be discharged from the Energy and Climate Change Committee and Barry Gardiner and Ian Lavery be added. - (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the...
Ordered, That Nigel Adams be discharged from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and Richard Drax be added. - (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Ordered, That Emma Reynolds be discharged from the Foreign Affairs Committee and Mr Bob Ainsworth be added. - (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Ordered, That Fiona Mactaggart be discharged from the Health Committee and Yvonne Fovargue be added. - (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Ordered, That Mary Macleod be discharged from the Home Affairs Committee and Mr James Clappison be added.- (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Ordered, That Mr Andy Slaughter be discharged from the Joint Committee on Human Rights and Mr Virendra Sharma be added. - (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Ordered, That Mr Russell Brown and Ann McKechin be discharged from the International Development Committee and Mr Michael McCann and Alison McGovern be added. - (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on...
Ordered, That Stephen Pound be discharged from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and Kate Hoey be added. - (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Ordered, That Eric Joyce be discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts and Stella Creasy be added. - (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Ordered, That Jon Trickett be discharged from the Select Committee on Public Administration and Lindsay Roy be added. - (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Ordered, That Angie Bray, Lilian Greenwood and Angela Smith be discharged from the Transport Committee and Steve Baker, Julie Hilling and Gavin Shuker be added. - (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on...
Ordered, That Glyn Davies be discharged from the Welsh Affairs Committee and Stuart Andrew be added. - (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Ordered, That Ms Karen Buck, Margaret Curran and Shabana Mahmood be discharged from the Work and Pensions Committee and Alex Cunningham, Glenda Jackson and Teresa Pearce be added. - (Geoffrey...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn .-(Mr Vara ) .
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