Tuesday, 3 February 2015
The Secretary of State was asked—
Whether he plans to make further changes in the level of funding for legal aid; and if he will make a statement.
What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Rebalancing the Outer Estates Foundation in Nottingham North constituency on reoffending rates among young people not in education,...
What recent estimate he has made of the number of people on bail without charge.
What discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues and the claims management regulator on tackling nuisance phone calls.
What steps he is taking to improve security and prisoner and staff safety at HMP Altcourse.
What plans he has for the future of the youth justice system.
What steps he is taking to break the cycle of reoffending.
What steps he has taken to ensure local access to the justice system.
What assessment he has made of the effect on women in prisons of the implementation of the incentives and earned privileges scheme.
How many prison officers have been assaulted during the course of their work in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
What steps he is taking to support victims of crime.
What steps his Department is taking to promote mediation and the use of independent experts to reduce the number of boundary dispute cases coming before the courts.
What steps his Department is taking to encourage people to become magistrates and to train new magistrates.
How many people have been convicted of human trafficking offences in the last four years.
How many young people were in prison (a) on 28 January 2015 and (b) in April 2010.
How many prisoners on remand committed suicide in the last five years; and how many such people were in safe cells.
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of mediation services provided for family law cases.
What steps the Government are taking to stop the use of mobile phones in prisons.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. My point of order relates to question 16 on today’s Order Paper and implies no criticism at all of the hon. Member for Colchester (Sir Bob Russell). The...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
Considered in Committee
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Queen’s recommendation signified. Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the National Insurance Contributions Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money...
Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the National Insurance Contributions Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 8 September 2014 (National Insurance Contributions...
Consideration of Lords amendments
I beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1. Some right hon. and hon. Members may recall the important initiative on apprentices announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor...
I beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 2.
I beg to move, That the draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 17 December 2014, be approved. Mitochondria are...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Order 2015, dated 7 January 2015, a copy of which was laid before this House on 7 January, be...
That the draft Shared Parental Leave and Leave Curtailment (Amendment) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 12 January, be approved.—(Damian Hinds.) Question agreed to....
That the draft Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 12 January, be approved.—(Damian Hinds.) Question agreed to.
[Relevant documents: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Sixth Report of Session 2013-14, Rural Communities(HC 602); and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Seventh Report...
I present a petition of more than 1,000 residents of Sedbergh in my constituency, which was collected by local volunteers led by Councillor Evelyn Westwood, against the plans of both NatWest and...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Dr Thérèse Coffey.)
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