Tuesday, 9 July 2013
The Deputy Prime Minister was asked—
What effect the measures announced in the 2013 spending review will have on social mobility.
What assessment he has made of the role of campaigning by bodies other than political parties in elections.
What consideration he has given to changing the regulations concerning voting by UK citizens living overseas.
What assessment he has made of the work of the Commission on Devolution in Wales.
What recent representations he has received on the role of trades unions in the funding of political parties.
What steps he is taking to ensure a high level of voter registration by young people.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
The Attorney-General was asked—
What recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Crown Prosecution Service in procuring and outsourcing services.
What recent assessment he has made of the reliability and punctuality of the Crown Prosecution Service in court proceedings.
What assessment he has made of the level of public understanding of the legal framework applicable to the internet.
What benefits he expects will be achieved by the continued merger of departmental legal advisers into the Treasury Solicitor’s Department.
Whether the Crown Prosecution Service is always informed when an undercover police officer has been involved in an investigation that leads to a prosecution.
What recent discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions and the director of the Serious Fraud Office on the feasibility of introducing an offence of reckless management of a...
What recent representations he has received from the legal profession on the effect on the criminal justice system of the Government’s planned legal reforms.
What recent assessment he has made of how effectively appeal cases have been handled by the Crown Prosecution Service.
What special measures he is considering to help vulnerable minors give evidence in child sexual exploitation cases.
With permission, I would like to make a statement on the decision whether the UK should opt out of those EU police and criminal justice measures adopted before the Lisbon treaty came into force....
With permission, I would like to make a short business statement following the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary. The Home Secretary announced that the Government have...
Yesterday evening, an interim report into alleged problems with the Post Office’s Horizon computer system was published. The report was commissioned by Post Office Ltd from external...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I welcome the Minister’s statement, and I think I understood—it might have been my hearing—that she made an offer to look beyond the 47 cases...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
[Relevant Documents:First Report from the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, Session 2012-13, HC 848, and the Government response, Cm 8545. Second Report from the Parliamentary...
Further consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee
‘(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall instruct the Competition and Markets Authority to begin a full market study, according to its powers under the Enterprise Act 2002, into UK...
‘(1) Before the sale of banking assets in the ownership of HM Treasury, the Treasury shall lay before Parliament a report setting out— (a) the manner in which the best interests of...
‘Schedule [Minor amendments] (which contains amendments of, or connected with, the Financial Services Act 2012 and amendments of provisions amended by that Act) has...
Amendment made: 5, page 3, line 35, at end insert— ‘(3A) Subject to that, in deciding whether and, if so, how to exercise their powers under subsection (2)(b), the...
Companies Act 1985 (c. 6) 1 In Schedule 15D to the Companies Act 1985 (disclosures), omit paragraph 29. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8) 2 In section 376 of FSMA 2000 (continuation...
Amendments made: 11, page 22, line 22, leave out ‘subsidiary’ and insert ‘body’. Amendment 12, page 22, line 28, leave out...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(10)), That the Order of 24 June 2013 (Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows: (1)...
(Clauses 1 to 9) [Relevant documents: Second Report from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Session 2012-13, Draft Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, HC 1003, and the...
I beg to move amendment 7, page 2, line 25, leave out ‘October’ and insert ‘January’.
I beg to move amendment 10, page 4, line 5, after ‘Commons’, insert ‘or House of Lords’.
I beg to move amendment 4, page 6, line 37, at end add— ‘7B The alteration of the number of members of the Assembly required to express their concern about a...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 18, in page 7, line 4, leave out from ‘is’ to end of line 41 and add— ‘repealed. ‘(2) Any provision by Act of the...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 119(11)),
That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 6225/13, a Joint Communication on a Cybersecurity Strategy for the European Union: An Open, Safe and Secure Cyberspace; supports the...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the Collective Investment Schemes (Tax Transparent Funds, Exchanges, Mergers and Schemes of Reconstruction) Regulations 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 1400) dated 6 June 2013, a copy of which was...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6) and Order, 18 June), That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint Anthony Hugh...
Ordered, That the Motion in the name of Secretary Vince Cable relating to Financial Assistance to Industry, in respect of Digital Region Limited, shall be treated as if it relates to an...
I have the great honour and privilege to present this petition to support services at Stafford hospital which, along with other petitions on similar terms, has been signed by 50,346 of my...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Swayne.)
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