Monday, 24 June 2013
The Secretary of State was asked—
What recent progress he has made on apprenticeships for 16 to 18-year-olds.
What assessment he has made of the likely effect of his funding proposals on rural schools.
What recent progress he has made on reform of the adoption system.
What steps his Department is taking to support schemes to help non-resident fathers to learn parenting skills and engage with their children.
What consideration he has given to including life-saving skills in the physical education curriculum.
What funding his Department is providing to local authorities to address shortfalls in primary school places.
What steps he is taking to improve the quality of children and families social work.
What plans he has to increase the diversity of secondary school places available in Essex.
What plans he has for reform of the schools funding formula.
What steps he is taking to support young carers’ attendance at school.
What assessment he has made of the effect of the pupil premium on attainment of children from socially deprived backgrounds.
What recent steps his Department has taken to improve careers advice and guidance; and if he will make a statement.
What steps he is taking to improve the status of technical and vocational education.
What recent steps his Department has taken to improve youth services; and if he will make a statement.
What his plans are for the future of GCSEs.
What measures are in place to ensure that academies are open to public scrutiny.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the latest allegations concerning the use of undercover officers to smear the reputations of Doreen and Neville Lawrence and...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Over the weekend, the Foreign Secretary received a great deal of coverage for his visit to Qatar and his involvement in a conference about the future...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone and Mr Christopher Chope, presented a Bill to prohibit the wearing of certain face...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Stewart Jackson, presented a Bill to provide a system of national service for young persons; and for...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell, Dr Julian...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies and Mr Douglas Carswell, presented a...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr Graham...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies and Mr Douglas Carswell, presented a Bill to facilitate...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell and Mr Graham...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr Graham...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall and Philip Davies, presented a Bill to require...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr David Nuttall and Philip Davies, presented a Bill to allow for capital punishment for...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr Graham...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall and Mr Douglas Carswell, presented a Bill to...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell and Mr Stewart...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr Graham...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies and Mr Douglas Carswell, presented a...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell and Adam...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Philip Hollobone, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell and Mr Graham...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr Graham...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies and Mr Douglas Carswell, presented a...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr Graham...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell, Dr Julian...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr Graham...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies and Martin Vickers, presented a Bill to make provision for...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell, Conor Burns, Richard Drax and Mr...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell, Dr Julian Lewis, Martin Vickers and...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell, Dr Julian...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies and Mr Douglas Carswell, presented a...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr Graham...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr Graham Brady, Dr Julian Lewis and Adam...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Peter Bone, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Peter Bone, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell, Adam...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Peter Bone, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Peter Bone, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Peter Bone, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies and Mr...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Peter Bone, Mr David Nuttall, Mr Douglas Carswell...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Peter Bone, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Peter Bone, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr Graham Brady and...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Peter Bone, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr Douglas Carswell, Dr...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Peter Bone, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies and Mr...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Peter Bone, Mr David Nuttall, Philip Davies, Mr...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Thomas Docherty presented a Bill to provide that certain offences committed towards members of the armed forces shall be treated as...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Thomas Docherty presented a Bill to require train companies to offer customers the cheapest available fare as a first option; and for...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Thomas Docherty presented a Bill to establish a public register of organisations and individuals that carry out lobbying of Parliament, the...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Thomas Docherty presented a Bill to make provision about the meeting by the United Kingdom of the target for official development...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Thomas Docherty presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to undertake a programme of research into a scheme designed to provide...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Charlie Elphicke presented a Bill to make provision for an offence in respect of supplies of specialist printing equipment and related...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Charlie Elphicke presented a Bill to make provision about the procedure for conducting investigations under Part 3 of the Local Government...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Andy Sawford presented a Bill to extend the powers of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority to enable it to regulate employment agencies in...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Andy Sawford presented a Bill to prohibit the use of zero hours employment contracts. Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Damian Collins, supported by Mr Gerry Sutcliffe, Mr John Whittingdale, Penny Mordaunt, Jim Sheridan, Mr Adrian Sanders and Philip Davies,...
[Relevant documents: The Second Report of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Session 2012-13, Draft Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, HC 1003, and the Government response, Cm...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Committal (1) Clauses 1 to...
If you could take 10 minutes, Mr Birtwistle, I think we will be able to get the other speakers in.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 145), That this House agrees with the Report [ 19 June] of the Liaison Committee.—(Mr Evennett.)
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No.118(6)), That the draft Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013, which were laid...
That the draft Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements for Second Key Stage) (England) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 16 May, be approved.— (Mr Evennett.)...
That the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 20...
That the draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Referral Fees) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 21 May, be approved.—(Mr Evennett.)...
That the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 1294), dated 3 June 2013, a copy of which was laid before this House on 4 June, be approved.— (Mr...
Ordered, That at the sitting on Wednesday 26 June: (1) notwithstanding paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 20 (Time for taking private business), the motion in the name of Mr Andrew Lansley...
On Friday, the hon. Member for York Outer (Julian Sturdy) and I were presented with this massive petition about the National Railway museum in York, which is quite simply the world’s best...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Evennett.)
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