Monday, 3 June 2013
The Secretary of State was asked—
What recent steps his Department has taken to encourage the sharing of best practice between local authorities on using their powers to repair derelict buildings.
What assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of the flexible use class of planning permission on the high street.
What assessment he has made of the average change in income of working families as a result of changes to council tax benefit.
What steps he plans to take to increase the supply of local authority and social housing.
What plans he has to enable external organisations to have greater involvement in the operation of fire and rescue services.
What assessment he has made of progress made by the Portas pilots and their effect on high streets.
What recent steps he has taken to help pensioners with their council tax bills.
What assessment he has made of the potential effect on local authority budgets of increased demand for adult social care.
What steps he has taken to help local authorities deliver sensible savings in their budgets.
What steps he is taking to promote take-up of the right-to-buy scheme.
What steps he is taking to help high streets adapt to changing consumer trends.
What steps his Department is taking to support the reuse of brownfield land and empty buildings. [R]
What steps he is taking to ensure that all tenants have the option to sign up to longer-term tenancies.
What assessment he has made of the results of the neighbourhood planning referendums to date.
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of government schemes to increase house building. [R]
Does the Housing Minister think that there is any connection between my Conservative council spending £860,000 last year on keeping 365 families in bed and breakfast, the fact that it sells...
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the recent European Council, and update the House on the dreadful events in Woolwich. The European Council was called specifically...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(9)), That the Order of 19 December 2012 (Energy Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows: (1) Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall...
[Relevant Documents: First Report from the Energy and Climate Change Committee, Session 2012-13, on the Draft Energy Bill: pre-legislative scrutiny, HC 275, and the Government response, Cm 8504,...
‘(1) The Secretary of State may make capacity market rules which, subject to subsection (2), may contain any provision that may be made by electricity capacity regulations. (2) Capacity...
‘(1) Before the first exercise by the Secretary of State of the power to make capacity market rules, the Secretary of State must lay a draft of the rules before Parliament. (2) If, within...
‘(1) Capacity market rules may— (a) include incidental, supplementary and consequential provision; (b) make transitory or transitional provision or savings; (c) make different...
‘(1) Nuclear regulations may provide for breach of a relevant nuclear duty to be actionable (whether or not they also provide for it to be an offence). (2) Except so far as nuclear...
‘Nothing in this Part affects the operation of section 12 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (right to compensation by virtue of certain provisions of that Act).’.—(Michael...
‘Schedule [The Expert Panel] has effect.’.—(Martin Horwood.) Brought up. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:— The House divided: Ayes 232, Noes 287.
Amendment made: 52, page 5, line 10, at end insert— ‘(4) The Secretary of State must before 31st December in each year, beginning with 2014, prepare and lay before...
Amendments made: 53, page 6, line 15, at beginning insert ‘The Secretary of State may exercise the power to designate so that’. Amendment 54,...
Amendment made: 58, page 6, line 39, at end insert— ‘(1A) A CFD counterparty must exercise the functions conferred by or by virtue of this Chapter to ensure that...
Amendments made: 59, page 7, line 13, at end insert— ‘(2A) In subsection (2)(a) “costs” means costs in connection with the performance of any function...
Amendment made: 61, page 8, line 31, at end insert— ‘(1A) Provision made by virtue of this section may— (a) include provision for a CFD counterparty to...
Amendments made: 62, page 9, line 2, leave out ‘obligations’ and insert ‘its liabilities’. Amendment 63, page 9, line 4, leave...
Amendment made: 65, page 10, line 21, at end insert— ‘(3) Regulations must include such provision as the Secretary of State considers necessary to ensure that a...
Amendments made: 101, page 13, line 19, leave out ‘to or’. Amendment 102, page 13, line 21, leave out ‘to or’. Amendment 103, in...
Amendment made: 104, page 15, line 2, at end insert— ‘(1A) In subsection (1)(a) “costs” means costs in connection with the performance of any function...
Amendments made: 105, page 16, line 19, at end insert ‘or by capacity market rules. ‘(1A) Capacity market rules may make provision about the enforcement of any...
Amendment proposed: 179, page 42, line 35, at end insert— ‘( ) Section 42(1) is not to apply in relation to CCS plant until completion of the commissioning and...
Amendment made: 66, page 50, line 23, at end insert— ‘( ) Chapter 8 (emissions performance standard).’.—(Michael Fallon.)
Amendments made: 108, page 56, line 33, after ‘with’ insert ‘, in England and Wales, a fine or, in Scotland or Northern Ireland,’. 109,...
Amendment made: 110, in page 57, line 16, leave out Clause 60.—(Michael Fallon.)
Amendment made: 111, page 61, line 29, leave out ‘a fine not exceeding’ and insert ‘— (a) in England and Wales, a fine (or a fine not exceeding an...
Amendment made: 112, page 67, line 40, after ‘to’ insert ‘— (i) in England and Wales, a fine, or (ii) in Scotland or Northern...
Amendment made: 113, page 68, line 27, after ‘to’ insert ‘— (i) in England and Wales, a fine, or (ii) in Scotland or Northern...
Amendment made: 114, page 70, line 15, leave out ‘not exceeding the statutory maximum’ and insert ‘(in England and Wales) or a fine not exceeding the...
Amendment made: 115, page 71, line 4, leave out ‘not exceeding £20,000’ and insert ‘(in England and Wales) or a fine not exceeding £20,000 (in...
Amendment made: 116, page 71, line 20, after ‘to’ insert ‘— (i) in England and Wales, a fine, or (ii) in Scotland or Northern...
Amendment made: 117, page 72, line 17, leave out ‘not exceeding £20,000,’ and insert ‘(in England and Wales) or a fine not exceeding £20,000 (in...
Amendment made: 118, page 78, line 29, at end insert— ‘(3) The power in subsection (2) includes power to make modifications of— (a) paragraphs 16 to 25B of...
Amendment made: 67, page 91, line 14, at end insert— ‘(4) In the 1986 Act— (a) in section 4AA(7), for “sections 4AB and 4A” substitute...
Amendments made: 119, page 91, line 30, leave out from beginning to end of line 35 and insert— ‘by making provision of any of the kinds specified in subsection...
Amendments made: 68, page 102, line 25, after ‘3’ insert ‘of Part 2’. 134, page 102, line 26, leave out ‘a person who...
Amendment made: 136, page 103, line 19, leave out from ‘(a)’ to ‘to’ in line 20 and insert ‘paragraph 22 (amendment of section 24A of the Nuclear...
Amendment made: 69, page 103, line 41, leave out ‘120(1) (repeals)’ and insert ‘120(1), (4) and (5)’.—(Michael Fallon.)
Amendments made: 71, page 107, line 25, leave out from ‘paragraph 3)’ to the end of line 29. 72, page 108, line 15, leave out from...
Amendments made: 137, page 139, line 5, leave out ‘not exceeding £20,000,’ and insert ‘(in England and Wales) or a fine not exceeding £20,000 (in...
Amendments made: 141, page 147, line 29, leave out ‘not exceeding the statutory maximum’ and insert ‘(in England and Wales) or a fine not exceeding the...
Amendment made: 142, page 157, line 42, leave out ‘not exceeding £20,000,’ and insert ‘(in England and Wales) or a fine not exceeding £20,000 (in...
Amendments made: 143, page 168, line 17, leave out from beginning to end of line 12 on page 171 and insert— 16 For section 1 substitute— “1 Restriction of...
I beg to move amendment 2, page 192, line 9, leave out subsection (4).
Amendment proposed: 3, page 192, line 18, at end insert ‘unless one or more consumers have suffered loss or damage greater than this value.’.—(Luciana Berger.)...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 25 March, in the previous Session of Parliament, be...
I present a petition on behalf of the residents of Lancing, West Sussex, who declare their concern about the Government’s proposals for pensions in the new White Paper on pension reform,...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Greg Hands.)
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