Oral Answers to Questions — Justice

– in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 5 January 2010.

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The Secretary of State was asked-

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    What recent steps his Department has taken to reduce the level of drug misuse in prisons.

  • Voting (Service Personnel) (8 speeches)

    What steps he is taking to ensure service personnel are able to vote at the next general election; and if he will make a statement.

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    What percentage of cases brought to court were not pursued for administrative reasons in the latest period for which figures are available.

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    How many residents of Southview probation hostel in York have been returned to prison for (a) breaking the hostel's rules and (b) committing further offences in the last 12 months.

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    What recent discussions he has had with the senior management of the Land Registry on the closure of its office in Croydon.

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    If he will make it his policy to retain the current electoral system for elections to the House of Commons.

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    With how many countries the UK has compulsory transfer agreements for the return of foreign national prisoners.

  • Voting Age (4 speeches)

    What recent assessment he has made of the merits of lowering the voting age to 16 years.

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    What his Department's policy is on the private use of e-mail and the internet by its staff during working hours.

  • Prison Population (10 speeches)

    What recent representations he has received on reducing the prison population.

  • Topical Questions (35 speeches, 1 annotation)

    If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

  • Yemen (26 speeches, 85 annotations)

    (Urgent Question): To ask the Foreign Secretary if he will make a statement on the situation in Yemen, including the closure of the British embassy and the position of British citizens in Yemen.

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    With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the failed attempt to destroy a passenger plane at Detroit airport on Christmas day and its implications for national security. My...

  • Copenhagen Climate Change Conference (39 speeches)

    With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement about December's Copenhagen climate change conference, at which I represented the United Kingdom alongside my right hon. Friend the...

  • Queen's Diamond Jubilee (25 speeches)

    With permission, I shall repeat a brief but important statement that my right hon. and noble Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills made about the Government's plans to...