Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Consideration of Bill, as amended, opposed and deferred until Tuesday 18 June ( Standing Order No. 20).
The Secretary of State was asked—
What plans the Government have to change the NHS formula for funding clinical commissioning groups; and if he will make a statement.
What steps his Department is taking to ensure consistent and continuous provision of pre-natal and post-natal care.
What plans he has for the future of children’s heart surgery provision in Yorkshire and the Humber.
What his policy is on the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging; and if he will make a statement.
What estimate he has made of the optimal level of bed occupancy in NHS hospitals.
What progress he has made on improving cancer waiting times and diagnosis.
What steps he is taking to increase accountability in the NHS.
How many accident and emergency departments he visited in an official capacity in winter 2012-13.
Whether he has any plans to review his policy on resource allocation in the NHS.
What progress he has made in delivering parity of esteem between mental and physical health.
What progress his Department has made on implementing local commissioning of NHS services.
What recent representations he has received expressing concern about the service provided by the East Midlands Ambulance Service.
What recent assessment he has made of the national cancer drugs fund list.
What progress has been made on implementation of the UK five-year antimicrobial resistance strategy.
What the status is of the capital programme for the refurbishment of St Helier Hospital.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the future of examinations. There is now a widespread consensus, underpinned by today’s authoritative report from the...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am worried about the Secretary of State for Education. Not only has he fallen in love with my hon. Friend the Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (Ms...
[Relevant documents: Sixth Report of the Education Committee, Session 2012-13, Pre-legislative scrutiny: Special EducationalNeeds, HC 631;Fourth Report of the Justice Committee, Session 2012-13,...
‘(1) Regulations may make provision for an EHC plan maintained for a child or young person by one local authority to be transferred to another local authority in England, where the other...
‘The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs may incur expenditure in preparing for the introduction of a scheme for providing assistance in respect of the costs of...
‘(1) In section 37 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (Restriction on persons under 16 taking part in public performances, etc.) the words “under the compulsory school leaving...
‘(1) This section applies to Ofsted-registered childminder settings. (2) The ratio of staff to children under the age of eight must be no less than one to six, where— (a) a maximum of...
‘(1) In section 84(3) of the Education Act 2002 (curriculum foundation subjects for the first, second and third key stages), after paragraph (g) there is inserted— “(ga)...
Amendment made: 9, page 5, line 9, at end insert— ‘( ) In section 129 (disclosure of information), in subsection (2)(a) after “suitable for adoption”...
Amendment made: 16, page 8, line 42, at end add— ‘(12) In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (civil legal...
Amendment made: 17, page 32, line 28, after ‘needs,’ insert— ‘(ba) an independent school— (i) which has been entered on the register of...
Amendments made: 18, page 36, line 19, at beginning insert ‘Special educational’. Amendment 19, page 36, line 20, leave out...
Amendment made: 21, page 36, line 28, after ‘authority’, insert ‘in England’.—(Mr Timpson.)
Amendment made: 26, page 66, leave out line 34 and insert— ‘(b) a person who is an employer or former employer of such a person. ‘(2A) In subsection (2)(b)...
Amendment made: 28, page 113, line 39, at end insert— ‘(2) Subsections (3) to (5) apply if section 85(1) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders...
Amendments made: 10, page 116, leave out lines 5 to 12 and insert— “(2A) Regulations may make provision permitting the disclosure of prescribed information entered in the...
Amendments made: 22, page 149, line 25, leave out ‘young person’ and insert— ‘person over compulsory school age but under 25’. Amendment...
Amendment made: 27, page 194, line 2, at end insert— 40A In section 230 (meaning of “employee”, etc), after subsection (6) there is inserted— (7) This...
[Relevant documents: Thirty-eighth Report of the European Scrutiny Committee, Session 2012-13, HC86-xxxvii, Chapter 3; and Fourth Report of the European Scrutiny Committee, HC 83-iv, Chapter 12.]
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 24 April, in the previous Session of Parliament, be...
That the draft Added Tribunals (Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 24 April, in the previous Session of Parliament, be...
That the draft Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 8 May, be approved.—(Greg Hands.) Question agreed to....
That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 7589/13, a Commission Communication: Youth Employment Initiative, No. 7533/13, a draft amendment for a Commission proposal COM(2011) 607...
That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 6321/13, Opinion No. 1/2013 concerning draft Commission Regulations on the statute and funding of European political parties and...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Greg Hands.)
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