Monday, 16 June 2014
Ordered, That there be laid before this House Returns for Session 2013–14 of information and statistics relating to: (1) Business of the House (2) Closure of Debate, Proposal of Question...
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps his Department is taking to support schools in the provision of career guidance.
When he plans to publish the results of the recent consultation on fairer funding for schools; and if he will make a statement.
What assessment he has made of the recommendations of Sir Martin Narey’s report “Making the Education of Social Workers Consistently Effective”, published in January 2014, on...
What recent assessment he has made of demand for free schools.
What steps his Department is taking to strengthen relationships between local employers, schools and further education colleges.
What steps he is taking to adopt a revised funding formula for schools.
What steps he is taking to obtain data from HM Revenue and Customs to improve the development of destination measures for school leavers.
What steps he is taking to ensure that admissions processes in free schools and academies are fair.
What provision has been made to fund the furnishing of new school buildings built under the Priority School Building programme.
What progress his Department has made on increasing the number and quality of apprenticeships for 16 to 18-year-olds.
How many disadvantaged two-year-olds received the 15-hour free entitlement to child care in the latest period for which figures are available?
What assessment he has made of the work in primary schools of the Numbers Count programme.
What steps he has taken to reduce absenteeism in schools.
What steps his Department has taken to increase the number of primary school places in a) Winchester constituency and b) England.
What change there has been in educational attainment in a) Kettering constituency, b) Northamptonshire and c) England since May 2010.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on the Government’s response to the prison overcrowding crisis.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on Iraq, and update the House on the outcome of last week’s global summit to end sexual violence in conflict. The Sunni extremist group...
Further consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee.
‘(1) A letting agent must, in accordance with this section, publicise details of the agent’s relevant fees. (2) The agent must display a list of the fees— (a) at each of the...
‘(1) In sections (Duty of letting agents to publicise fees), (Letting agents to which the duty applies), (Fees to which the duty applies), (Letting agency work and property management...
‘(1) In sections (Duty of letting agents to publicise fees), (Letting agents to which the duty applies), (Fees to which the duty applies), (Letting agency work and property management...
‘(1) In sections (Duty of letting agents to publicise fees), (Letting agents to which the duty applies), (Fees to which the duty applies), (Letting agency work and property management...
‘(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations— (a) impose functions on a local authority in connection with the enforcement of the duty in section (Duty of letting agents to...
‘(1) In sections (Duty of letting agents to publicise fees), (Letting agents to which the duty applies), (Fees to which the duty applies), (Letting agency work and property management...
Within three months of Royal Assent of this Act, the Secretary of State shall prepare and publish a report, and lay a copy of the report before Parliament, on— (a) the consumer detriment...
I beg to move amendment 1, page 51, line 9, at end insert— “1A A term which requires a consumer to pay a charge for, or be liable for, an element of a good or...
Amendments made: 21, page 67, line 45, after “13(1)” insert “or (1A)”. This amendment and amendment 22 reflect the establishment of the Competition and...
Amendments made: 17, page 89, line 27, at end insert— “Registered Designs Act 1949 (c. 88) A1 (1) Section 35ZB of the Registered Designs Act 1949 (enforcement) is...
I beg to move, That the draft Special Educational Needs (Personal Budgets) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 9 April, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved. The...
Ordered, That the Motion in the name of Secretary Vince Cable relating to Financial Assistance to Industry shall be treated as if it related to an instrument subject to the provisions of...
Ordered, That Mr James Arbuthnot be discharged from the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy and Rory Stewart be added.—(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of...
Would it be in order to congratulate you on the preferment that was shown to you in the Queen’s honours, Madam Deputy Speaker? [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] It is a pleasure and...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Evennett.)
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