Monday, 8 September 2014
It is with great sadness that I have to announce the sudden death of our colleague Jim Dobbin, Member of Parliament for Heywood and Middleton, while on a Council of Europe trip to Poland. Before...
Ordered, That Mr Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for the County constituency of...
Following the third Division on Friday afternoon, in relation to the committal of the Affordable Homes Bill to a Select Committee, the Chair received a report from the hon. Member for Alyn and...
The Secretary of State was asked—
What progress has been made in negotiations to settle the fire service pensions dispute.
What steps he is taking to improve stability and affordability in the private rented sector.
What steps he is taking to (a) encourage development on brownfield land and (b) bring empty buildings back into use.
How many shops in Bury North constituency have benefited from the reduction in business rates.
What steps he is taking to increase the building of affordable homes.
What steps his Department is taking to support community pubs; and if he will make a statement.
What assessment his Department has made of the effect of changes to right to buy on the viability of maintaining and increasing the stock of social housing in England.
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the discretion given to local authority officers in the national planning policy framework.
What recent assessment he has made of local enterprise partnership boundaries.
What his policy is on whether planning inspectors at appeal or local authority planning committees should determine what constitutes cumulative impact on the landscape from large-scale solar arrays.
What assessment he has made of the extent of take-up of the Help to Buy scheme in (a) England and (b) Swindon.
What steps his Department is taking to support coastal communities.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the NATO conference, but before I do so, I am sure the whole House will join me in paying tribute to Jim Dobbin, who died suddenly...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Over the weekend, my surgeries were picketed by an individual in dispute with the Courts Service. I recognise the right to protest, but the use of a loud-hailer...
Second Reading
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the National Insurance Contributions Bill:
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 28 October 2014. (3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to...
(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are...
(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.—(Mark Lancaster.)...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the National Insurance Contributions Bill, it is expedient to authorise:...
I beg to move, That at the sitting on Wednesday 10 September, the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of Jesse Norman relating to Select...
[Relevant documents: The Eighth Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Session 2012-13, on Contamination of Beef Products, HC 946, and the Government response, HC 1085;...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Relevant Care Functions) (England) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 24 June, be approved. —(John Penrose.)...
That the draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 30 June, be approved. —(John Penrose.) Question agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 119(11)),
That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 5489/14 and Addendum, a Commission Communication: For a European Industrial Renaissance, No. 13964/13 and Addenda 1 to 3, a Commission...
With the leave of the House, I will take motions 9 to 11 together. Ordered,
That Mr Robert Buckland be discharged from the Justice Committee and John Howell be added.
That Justin Tomlinson be discharged from the Public Accounts Committee and Stephen Phillips be added.
That Dame Angela Watkinson be discharged from the Work and Pensions Committee and Paul Maynard be added. —(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(John Penrose.)
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