🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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My hon. Friend is being very generous in giving way again. If he believes that people should be elected and should be accountable to the electorate, will he not reject a system whereby people are elected for a 15-year term, but never have to face the electorate ever again?
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Does my hon. Friend recognise that we recently had a referendum on changing the voting system for the Westminster Parliament, which the public overwhelmingly rejected? Is not the Bill an attempt to introduce that through the back door?
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Will my hon. Friend give way?
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The situation is not quite as simple as a simple perjury charge, which would apply on any occasion that one gave evidence under oath. The case in the United States refers specifically to contempt of Congress, which in respect of Parliament is the offence that we should create. As a corollary, does the hon. Gentleman not agree that there must be grave disquiet when a non-judicial body, such as...
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Following on from the excellent speech of the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Paul Farrelly), I am glad that the motion calls for us to “note” the report, because—it is worth beginning by saying this—three members of the Committee, of whom I was one, did not agree with the very last paragraph of the conclusions, particularly the wilful blindness allegations against James and...
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That is an interesting question. There ought to be no difference. People are testifying before the Parliament of the United Kingdom when they testify before a Select Committee, and Parliament has the right to expect that it is not materially lied to. In my opinion, the same sanctions should apply. The whole House is familiar with the offence of contempt of court that is routinely used. Let us...
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The right hon. Gentleman is coming on to the economy, so, since the shadow Chancellor cannot enlighten us, will he tell the House how he is coming along with costing his economic programme?
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Does my right hon. Friend share my mystification as to how the Leader of the Opposition can deduce that there has been a breach of the ministerial code without seeing the texts and e-mails that passed between the Culture Secretary and Adam Smith, which are to come out in the Leveson inquiry?
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has investigated instances of copyright infringement resulting from the trade in GP sickness certificates.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to prevent the online trading of GP sickness certificates.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was collected by each local authority in England in national non-domestic rates in each of the last three years; and how much was received in Revenue Support Grant by each local authority in each such year.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance her Department has issued to police forces on the enforcement of section 42 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 in each of the last 12 months.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests were made in each police authority area under section 42 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 in each of the last 12 months.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prosecutions have been brought in each region under section 42 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 in the last 12 months.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made by the NHS East Midlands Specialised Commissioning Group in developing neuromuscular services in the region; and if he will make a statement.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans his Department has to minimise the number of repossessions of domestic homes during periods of slow economic growth.
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