Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Further consideration of Bill, as amended, opposed and deferred until Tuesday 3 September ( Standing Order No. 20).
Second Reading opposed and deferred until Tuesday 3 September ( Standing Order No. 20).
The Secretary of State was asked—
If he will bring forward legislative proposals on standardised packaging of tobacco products.
What recent assessment he has made of the effects on NHS services of changes in local authority spending on adult social care.
What steps he is taking to change negative perceptions of mental health issues.
What plans he has to implement the recommendation of the Francis report on safe staffing levels.
Whether the new review of children’s heart surgery units will cover adult as well as paediatric cardiac surgery.
What plans he has to meet the acting chief executive of the East of England ambulance trust to discuss that trust’s recovery plan.
What recent assessment he has made of the joint service review on the future of health services in Worcestershire.
What assessment he has made of recent improvements in services to patients at Kettering general hospital.
What assessment he has made of the roll-out of the NHS 111 telephone service.
If he will take steps to ensure that people affected by muscle- wasting conditions in the South East Coast NHS area are adequately supported after September 2013; and if he will make a statement.
What steps he is taking to improve the care of vulnerable older people.
What recent progress his Department has made on negotiations with acute providers on the capital and revenue costs of implementing the recommendations of the special administrator of the South...
What plans he has to increase the management capability of doctors elected to clinical commissioning groups.
What steps he is taking to tackle health tourism and ensure a fair system of contribution to the costs of the NHS.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement about riots in Northern Ireland. I am sure the whole House will join me in condemning that shameful violence and in expressing our...
I would like to make a statement about Professor Sir Bruce Keogh’s review of hospitals with high mortality rates, which is being published today. Let me start by saying that in the health...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker.
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
[Relevant documents: The Seventh Report from the Defence Committee, Session 2012-13, Defence Acquisition, HC 9, and the Government response, HC 73] Second Reading
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Defence Reform Bill: Committal (1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public...
Queen’s recommendation signified. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Defence Reform Bill, it is...
Queen’s recommendation signified.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Orders...
Consideration of Lords amendments
I beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 25 June, be approved.—(Nicky Morgan.)...
That the draft Financial Services Act 2012 (Consumer Credit) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 25 June, be approved.—(Nicky Morgan.) Question agreed to. Motion made, and...
That the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2013 (S.R. (N.I.), 2013, No. 175), dated 26 June 2013, a copy of which was laid before this House on 27 June, be...
That the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 1571), dated 26 June 2013, a copy of which was laid before this House on 27 June, be approved.—(Nicky Morgan.) The...
That this House authorises the Secretary of State to undertake to pay, and to pay by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982, in respect of Digital...
Ordered, That, at the sittings on Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 July, the Speaker shall not adjourn the House until— (a) any Message from the Lords has been received and any Committee to...
It gives me great pleasure to present a petition signed by 833 of my constituents. It reads as follows: The Humble Petition of residents of Isham, Northamptonshire and the surrounding areas,...
This petition was organised within a week of the announcement of the closure of the Territorial Army Centre in Caernarfon, which has a population of 9,600. It has already been signed by 2,204...
I am immensely grateful for that guidance, Mr Speaker. I shall present three petitions from my constituent, Mr Gruffydd Meredith. In this petition Mr Meredith calls for the Government of Wales...
This petition calls for the Government of Wales Act 2006 to be amended to allow for the creation of a unified power grid. The petition states: The Petition of Gruffydd Meredith, Declares that the...
This petition calls for the Government of Wales Act 2006 to be amended to establish a second, scrutinising Chamber in Wales to be called Ty’r bobol or Citizen House. The petition declares:...
Since the tragic death of Jade Lomas Anderson in March of this year, I have been working with her mum and dad, Shirley and Michael Anderson, their family and the wider community to collect...
This petition is from several hundred of my constituents who want to see tougher legislation on dangerous dogs. I want to thank members of Jade Lomas Anderson’s family for all their work in...
I am presenting a petition in identical terms to that of my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton West (Julie Hilling). I present it on behalf of a constituent, and I pay tribute to the grandmother...
I, too, present a petition on behalf of residents of the UK on dangerous dogs laws. I was very proud to deliver the petition to No. 10 Downing street this afternoon with my hon. Friend the...
I am pleased to present a petition on behalf of citizens of the United Kingdom, including residents of my constituency, in identical terms to the petition presented by my hon. Friend the Member...
Following the brutal and totally unprovoked attack on the 13-year-old Sunderland schoolgirl Meghan Reynolds, which left her requiring four hours of surgery and 48 stitches to horrific facial...
I am proud to present this petition on behalf of citizens of the United Kingdom, including many residents of my Scunthorpe county constituency, in identical terms to that presented by my hon....
I, too, would like to present a petition in identical terms to that of my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton West (Julie Hilling), calling for tougher legislation on dangerous dogs. I present it...
It is a great pleasure to associate myself with the campaign of my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton West (Julie Hilling). I am presenting a petition on behalf of the residents of Blackpool...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Nicky Morgan.)
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