Andrew MacKay: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on Northern Rock's relationship with Granite.
Andrew MacKay: Will the Secretary of State explain why we should ever again believe anything that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency says, following its having told the Public Accounts Committee that 38 per cent. of motorcyclists were evading paying their excise tax only to then revise that figure dramatically downwards to 6 per cent.?
Andrew MacKay: Why did the Leader of the House fail to answer the question about her comments on Fidel Castro? Does she not understand that as Leader of the House, deputy leader and chairman of the Labour party and deputy to the Prime Minister, her backing a homophobic dictator who has abused human rights in his country is no laughing matter?
Andrew MacKay: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Andrew MacKay: Does the Secretary of State not understand that those such as me who have a high regard for him as a Minister are deeply disappointed that he does not realise that the public are desperately upset about the way in which the sub-post office closures have taken place? The public are completely aware that the closures are Government driven, by a Cabinet decision, and are particularly irritated...
Andrew MacKay: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what plans he has for further regulatory reform.
Andrew MacKay: Surely that is not the case. Under present legislation, there is no control over the fees charged to unclamp a car. Extortionate fees are being charged, and nothing can currently be done about it. When will the Government introduce fresh legislation to put that right?
Andrew MacKay: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of measures to combat alcohol-induced crime.
Andrew MacKay: I am grateful, Mr. Speaker. Does the Deputy Leader of the House share the concern felt by me and many taxpayers in my constituency about the huge costs of certain inquests, particularly those involving juries? May we have a debate on that next week?
Andrew MacKay: What recent assessment he has made of the activities of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland.
Andrew MacKay: It is clear that there is still a serious paramilitary problem, as the Secretary of State acknowledges. Would he care to comment on the sad case last week of Andrew Burns, a 27-year-old, who was dragged from Strabane over the border and murdered? Does the Secretary of State have any information that he can give to the House?
Andrew MacKay: What did the Foreign Secretary make of Vladimir Putin's belligerent final presidential press conference? What read-across does it have for Kosovo, bearing in mind the welcome news of this weekend?
Andrew MacKay: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the political situation in the Balkans.
Andrew MacKay: Following the Chancellor's response to my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr. Duncan Smith), and following the Chancellor's edict that it will business as usual at Northern Rock, how can he justify that Northern Rock's special position in giving a better deal to depositors is within European Union rules? Is it or is it not?
Andrew MacKay: As today's important announcement—made outside the House—that the Treasury would take on £24 billion of Northern Rock debt effectively amounts to nationalisation, how come the Chancellor has not come to the Dispatch Box to make a statement? Will the Leader of the House guarantee to us that he will come tomorrow?
Andrew MacKay: What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of topical debates.
Andrew MacKay: So, yet another review, from the Government of review, review, review: may I suggest to the Leader of the House that there is no need for a review this time? The public want topical debates so that we in the House are right up to date, but they do not want Government media stunts instead of topical debates.
Andrew MacKay: What recent estimate he has made of the level of participation in sport in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
Andrew MacKay: Hopefully the new Secretary of State believes that sports clubs will play a key role in increasing participation in sport across the country. If so, what does he make of the dreadful figures showing that so few people are members of sports clubs in our country compared with our European neighbours? Could those figures have something to do with this Government having not given sufficient...
Andrew MacKay: In light of the breaking news, may we have an urgent statement today on the implications of the resignation of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions?