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The Secretary of State was asked—
What assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of local commissioning criteria on the availability of specialist domestic violence refuges.
What steps his Department is taking to ensure the building of starter homes.
Whether the Government plan to revise their definition of affordable housing.
What progress has been made on discussions on a Tayside region city deal.
What assessment he has made of the potential effect of planned reductions in social rents and housing benefit support on supported housing.
What steps his Department is taking to help tackle violence against women and girls.
What progress has been made on the Edinburgh and south-east Scotland city regional deal.
What assessment he has made of the effect on local authority budgets of social care costs.
Whether his Department has made an estimate of how many families will move home as a result of the Pay to Stay provisions of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 over the course of this Parliament.
If he will take steps to increase the number of civil servants of his Department based in Coventry.
What assessment his Department has made of the effect of enterprise zones on rates of employment.
What assessment his Department has made of the level of support for local enterprise partnerships from growth deals .
What assessment he has made of the effect of the right-to-buy scheme on the availability of low-cost housing for people on low incomes.
What steps his Department is taking to help increase growth, prosperity and the number of jobs in coastal communities.
What plans his Department has to enhance and extend neighbourhood plans.
What steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure the use of brownfield land and (b) protect the green belt.
What guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on giving due consideration to the views of local people on maintaining green, open spaces when developing their own land holdings.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Home Secretary to explain how she will address her continued failure to remove 13,000 foreign national offenders remaining in UK prisons and communities, and...
I should like to make a brief statement on British Home Stores. The House will remember that, on 25 April, I made a statement after BHS entered administration. The administrators, Duff &...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. There are now some 30 hon. Members being investigated by 18 different police forces across England in relation to the very serious allegation that the...
I beg to move, That the Order of 15 March 2016 (Investigatory Powers Bill (Programme)) in the last session of Parliament be varied as follows: (1) Paragraphs (5) and (6) of the Order shall be...
Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee New Clause 5
“(1) Subsection (2) applies where a public authority is deciding whether— (a) to issue, renew or cancel a warrant under Part 2, 5, 6 or 7, (b) to modify such a warrant, (c) to approve...
“(1) An interception of a communication is actionable at the suit or instance of— (a) the sender of the communication, or (b) the recipient, or intended recipient, of the...
Amendments made: 26, page 1, line 5, leave out “sets out” and insert— “imposes certain duties in relation to privacy and contains other protections for...
Amendment made: 34, page 8, line 20, leave out— “for the purpose of regulatory functions” and insert— “in connection with the regulation...
“(1) The Investigatory Powers Commissioner is to notify the subject or subjects of investigatory powers relating to the statutory functions identified in section 196, subsections (1), (2)...
Amendment proposed: 465, page 149, line 7, at end insert— ‘( ) There shall be a body corporate known as the Investigatory Powers Commission. ( ) The Investigatory...
Amendment made: 35, page 151, line 18, at end insert— “() the exercise of functions by virtue of sections 1 to 4 of the Prisons (Interference with Wireless...
Amendment made: 18, page 153, line 8, after “Commissioner”, insert “or the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament”— (Mr Grieve.) On...
Amendment proposed: 482, page 159, line 2, at end insert— ‘(1A) A disclosure pursuant to subsection (1) will not constitute a criminal offence for any purposes in...
“(1) A major modification may be made by— (a) the Secretary of State, in the case of a warrant issued by the Secretary of State, (b) a member of the Scottish Government, in the case...
‘(1) A person may make a modification within subsection (2) only if the person considers— (a) that the modification is necessary on any relevant grounds (see subsection (3)), and (b)...
‘(1) As soon as is reasonably practicable after a person makes a major modification of a warrant under this Chapter, a Judicial Commissioner must be notified of the modification and the...
Amendment proposed: 267, page 12, line 3, leave out “or organisation”—(Joanna Cherry.) These amendments would retain the capacity of a single warrant to...
Amendment made: 36, page 14, line 1 , leave out subsection (4) .—(Mr John Hayes.) This amendment is consequential on new clause 5. Clause 18
Amendment proposed: 312, page 14, line 22, leave out paragraph (c). —(Joanna Cherry.) See amendment 313. Question put, That the amendment be made. The House divided:...
Amendment made: 262, page 14, line 38, at end insert— ‘(6) The fact that the information which would be obtained under a warrant relates to the activities in the British Islands of a...
Amendment made: 37, page 16, line 4, leave out subsection (6) This amendment is consequential on new clause 5.—(Mr John Hayes.) Clause 21
Manuscript amendments made: 497, page 17, line 10, after “must” insert “— (a)” This amendment is consequential on amendment 498. Amendment 498, page 17, line 11, at...
Amendment made: 53, page 19, line 7, leave out subsection (2) and insert— ‘( ) The Secretary of State may not issue the warrant without the approval of the Prime...
Amendments made: 54, page 23, line 26, at end insert— ‘( ) But a warrant may not be modified as mentioned in subsection (2)(a) if it relates only to a particular person or...
Amendments made: 59, page 25, line 24, leave out “30(7)” and insert “(Persons who may make modifications)(3)” This amendment is consequential on NC7. Amendment 60, page...
Amendments made: 70, page 29, line 4, leave out “on a person outside the United Kingdom” This amendment is consequential on amendment 71. Amendment 71, page 29, line 5, at end...
Amendments made: 75, page 40, line 7, at end insert— “() a disclosure made to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament for the purposes of facilitating the carrying out...
Amendment made: 74, page 204, line 44, leave out sub-paragraph (3) and insert— ‘( ) In a case where a person who is not a nominated person is or has been conducting an investigation...
‘(1) The persons who may make modifications under section 104 of a warrant are (subject to subsection (2))— (a) in the case of a warrant issued by the Secretary of State under...
‘(1) A modification, other than a modification removing any matter, name or description, may be made under section 104 only if the person making the modification considers— (a) that...
‘(1) As soon as is reasonably practicable after a person makes a modification of a warrant under section 104, a Judicial Commissioner must be notified of the modification and the reasons...
Amendment made: 38, page 70, line 17, leave out subsection (7)—(Mr John Hayes.) This amendment is consequential on new clause 5. Clause 92
Amendment made: 39, page 71, line 14, leave out subsection (3)—(Mr John Hayes.) This amendment is consequential on new clause 5. Clause 93
Amendment made: 40, page 71, line 34, leave out subsection (2)—(Mr John Hayes.) This amendment is consequential on new clause 5. Clause 94
Amendments made: 88, page 71, line 41, leave out “This section” and insert “Subsection (3)” This amendment is consequential on amendment 91. Amendment 89, page 72, line 2,...
Amendments made: 92, page 74, line 8, at end insert— ‘( ) A law enforcement chief who is the chairman, or a deputy chairman, of the Independent Police Complaints Commission may...
Amendments made: 93, page 81, line 35, leave out subsection (8) This amendment is consequential on amendment 91. Amendment 94, page 81, line 43, leave out “Section” and insert...
Amendments made: 97, page 82, line 19, at end insert— ‘( ) But— (a) where a targeted equipment interference warrant relates only to a matter specified in section90(1)(a), only...
Amendments made: 101, page 83, line 38, leave out “104(7)” and insert “(Persons who may make modifications under section104)(2)” This amendment is consequential on NC11....
Amendments made: 114, page 85, line 7, at end insert— ‘( ) But where a warrant relates only to a matter specified in section 90(1)(a), only to a matter specified in section 90(1)(d),...
Amendments made: 121, page 88, line 8, leave out “on a person outside the United Kingdom” This amendment is consequential on amendment 122. Amendment 122, page 88, line 9, at end...
Amendment made: 123, page 92, line 37, at end insert— “() a disclosure made to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament for the purposes of facilitating the carrying out...
Amendment made: 124, page 94, line 10, at end insert— “() the chairman, or a deputy chairman, of the Independent Police Complaints Commission;” .—(Mr John Hayes.) This...
Amendments made: 125, page 214, line 37, at end insert— This amendment adds to the list of those who are law enforcement chiefs for the purposes of clause 96 so that the chairman, or a...
‘(1) In this section “relevant notice” means— (a) a national security notice under section216, or (b) a technical capability notice under section217. (2) In deciding...
Amendments made: 78, page 167, line 11, leave out from first “a” to end of line 16 and insert “national security notice under this section if— (a) the Secretary of State...
Amendments made: 80, page 167, line 36, leave out from second “a” to end of line 37 and insert “technical capability notice under this section if— (a) the Secretary of...
Amendments made: 86, page 169, line 17, leave out “Where the relevant notice” and insert “In the case of a technical capability notice that” This amendment clarifies that...
Ordered, That the Motion in the name of Chris Grayling relating to the Electoral Commission shall be treated as if it related to an instrument subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 118...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Guy Opperman.)
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