Thursday, 19 December 2013
The Secretary of State was asked—
What assessment he has made of the recent performance of East Coast Mainline Company Ltd
What steps he is taking to invest in local railway branch lines.
What assessment he has made of the most recent estimate of the costs to the public purse of High Speed 2.
What plans he has to extend railway electrification.
What recent assessment he has made of the potential wider economic effects of High Speed 2.
What recent assessment he has made of Network Rail’s performance in maintaining and upgrading station infrastructure.
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels at maritime rescue co-ordination centres.
What recent assessment he has made of the potential benefits of Birmingham airport expanding to become a hub airport.
What his Department’s service specification priorities are for the new Thameslink franchise.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
The Leader of the House was asked—
For what reasons he proposed a recess in November 2014.
The hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, was asked—
What recent progress has been made on reducing the House’s running costs.
What recent consideration he has given to making Factiva news services available to hon. Members and their staff.
The Leader of the House was asked—
What recent progress has been made on the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill; and if he will make a statement.
What recent guidance he has given to his ministerial colleagues on making oral statements in the House on changes to Government policy.
What discussions the Commission had prior to the establishment of the Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy on how that body would engage with other interested organisations and...
I am still reeling at the implications of the offer made by the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (John Thurso). Will the Leader of the House give us the business for next year?
Before I call the Minister without Portfolio to make his statement, I should say to the House that the subject matter concerns certain right hon. Members personally. I know that the right hon....
Before I call the Chair of the Transport Committee to make the Select Committee statement, it might be helpful to the House if I explain, again, briefly the new procedure, to which it agreed...
On a point of order in connection with the code of conduct to rectify a failure fully to declare an interest, I call Mr Ian Murray.
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Andrew Stunell, supported by Zac Goldsmith, Dr Alan Whitehead, Joan Walley, Mr John Leech, Mark Durkan, Kelvin Hopkins, Katy Clark,...
I beg to move, That this House has considered matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment. I wish to raise a number of issues before the House adjourns for the Christmas recess, and I...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(John Penrose.)
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