Tuesday, 26 April 2016
The Secretary of State was asked—
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision for people with mental health issues in the criminal justice system.
What progress his Department has made on ensuring that offenders are engaged in meaningful work in prison.
What plans he has to reform education in prisons.
What assessment he has made of the potential effect of planned changes to personal injury law and whiplash claims on access to justice.
Question 6, Mr Speaker.
What progress has been made on the modernisation programme to upgrade technology in the courts and tribunal estate.
What recent discussions he has had with G4S on its proposal to sell its contracts for the operation of secure training centres.
What steps the Government plan to take to improve access to justice.
What progress he has made on reducing the cost to the public purse of legal aid.
When he plans to publish a consultation on a British Bill of Rights.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office if she will make a statement on the UK’s membership of the European convention on human rights.
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
I beg to move, That the Order of 7 March 2016 (Policing and Crime Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows: (1) Paragraphs (4) and (5) of the Order shall be omitted. (2) Proceedings on...
Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee New Clause 20
‘The Fire and Rescue Services in England shall make provision to lead and co-ordinate the emergency service response to— (a) rescuing people trapped, or likely to become trapped, by...
Amendment proposed: 3, page 6, line 3, leave out Clause 6—(Lyn Brown.) This amendment, along with amendment 4, would prevent Police and Crime Commissioners from taking over...
Amendment proposed: 20, page 145, line 16, at end insert— ‘(7) No order can be made under this section until the Secretary of State has conducted a review...
Amendment proposed: 6, page 157, line 33, at end insert— ‘(4) An order under section 4A, whether modified or not by the Secretary of State, may only be made with...
‘(1) The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows. (2) In section 54 of that Act (Application of Parts 1 and 2 to Crown servants), in subsection (3)— (a) after paragraph (b)...
‘(1) In section 54 of the Police Act 1996 (appointment and functions of inspectors of constabulary), in subsection (7) (as inserted by section 34), after paragraph (a) insert—...
Amendment proposed: 13, page 59, line 1, leave out subsection (9B).—(Jack Dromey.) This amendment removes the provision for volunteer PCSOs to be issued with CS spray...
Amendment made: 62, page 142, line 17, at end insert— “() section (Application of Firearms Act 1968 to the police: special constables and volunteers);”...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2016, which was laid before this House on 9 March, be approved.—(George Hollingbery.)...
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint Ruth Evans to the office of Chair of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority for a period of 5...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 119(11)),
That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 9467/14, a Joint Communication: Elements for an EU Strategy in Afghanistan 2014–16, No. 15503/15 and Addendum, a Joint Proposal...
Ordered, That, on Tuesday 10 May, the House shall sit at 9.30 am and references to specific times in the Standing Orders of this House shall apply as if that day were a Thursday.—(George...
I rise to present a petition relating to Ealing Hospital and the Shaping a Healthier Future programme. The petition states: “since 2013 there has been a programme of rationalisation and...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(George Hollingbery.)
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