Former Labour MP for Pendle
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A BBC programme on the Turks and Caicos Islands has been blocked by the intervention of Lord Ashcroft's lawyers. Is there any evidence that contracts were awarded to Lord Ashcroft by people who are being investigated for possible corruption?
I have a simple question. Will Lord Ashcroft be invited to give evidence to this inquiry into corruption?
My hon. Friend referred to corruption on the islands, which I have never visited. Were any UK or Belizean nationals involved in corrupt practices? I understand that people from Belize have extensive business interests on the islands.
We on this side of the House are all scandalised by the behaviour of the Member for North Tyneside (Mr. Byers). It was a disgrace, and absolutely shaming. I want to congratulate my Friend on saying at the Dispatch Box that the Government-hopefully the next Government-will bring forward a mandatory register of lobbyists. However, I did not hear the Gentleman who speaks for the Opposition...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. The Public Administration Committee is meeting tomorrow to consider the circumstances surrounding the elevation of Lord Ashcroft. We have invited Lord Ashcroft and the Member for Richmond, Yorks (Mr. Hague), but we have heard nothing. Is it not a terrible discourtesy to the Committee to be ignored in this way? [Interruption.]
Is it not the case that the credit rating agencies take account of the real economy, that Britain is the world's sixth-largest exporter of manufactured goods and the world's second-largest exporter of services, and that there is no possibility of the credit rating agencies downgrading our rating?
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with the Post Office on the possible establishment of a Post Bank; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many times her Department has appealed against a decision notice from the Information Commissioner since 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many urgent care centres which were formerly accident and emergency departments were operating at (a) 100 per cent., (b) 95 per cent., (c) 90 per cent., (d) 85 per cent., (e) 80 per cent., (f) 75 per cent., (g) 70 per cent., (h) 65 per cent., and (i) 60 per cent. of their capacity in the latest period for which figures are available; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the clinical outcomes in hospital trusts where accident and emergency departments have had their status changed to urgent care centres; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many checks his Department carried out on (a) expenditure on (i) food and (ii) childcare by and (b) bank statements from more than six months previously of recipients of tax credits in each year since 2005; what criteria are used to decide to carry out such checks; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects the special investigation and prosecution team to report on alleged corruption in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many wind farms there are in each county in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what proportion of prisoners in England and Wales are serving sentences following conviction for offences related to (a) fraud, (b) other financial sector crime and (c) other white collar crime.
