Theresa May: I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. I should also like to place on record the fact that I am grateful to him for the time that he has given to me, and to other Members of Parliament, in connection with the operation of First Great Western services, which interacts with the issue of Crossrail. As I understand it, he is saying that when the time comes for Crossrail services to begin,...
Theresa May: rose—
Theresa May: I recognise the groans heard around the Chamber, but the Minister made a comment from a sedentary position that impacts on Maidenhead and its services. I believe he said that the Crossrail service would be running 24 trains an hour. I am at a loss to understand that, given that we have been told that only four trains an hour would be coming out to Maidenhead.
Theresa May: I am grateful for the opportunity to intervene briefly in the discussion about the overriding duty placed on the ORR. When the hon. Member for Leicester, South (Sir Peter Soulsby) intervened on my hon. Friend the Member for Wimbledon (Stephen Hammond) and hinted that it might take longer than nine months for the Crossrail timetable to be fully up and running, I thought that he must be a...
Theresa May: It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton, South (Mr. Binley), who need have no fear because he is always appealing. I support the new clause for one specific reason. As other hon. Members have said, much has been made of the fact that funds for the project will be raised from Londoners through council tax and business rates—as my hon. Friend the Member for...
Theresa May: I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his generosity in giving way. I take it from what he has just said that he would also expect this new clause to cover, for example, any repayment to the local council in Windsor and Maidenhead for any infrastructure works that might be necessary as a result of Crossrail stopping at Maidenhead, if it does stop there—as he might know, I actually believe...
Theresa May: I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way at such an early stage in his speech. He has mentioned the exceptional powers granted in the Bill. Will he confirm my understanding that an extension of Crossrail further west to Reading—so that it did not stop at Maidenhead— would be possible without having to go through the same processes provided for in the Bill, because it could be...
Theresa May: May I ask the Leader of the House to give its forthcoming business?
Theresa May: I thank the Leader of the House for giving us the future business. I should like to join her in wishing you, Mr. Speaker, all the staff in the House who provide us with support and all right hon. and hon. Members a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. The right hon. and learned Lady said that there would be a debate on the armed forces on Thursday 10 January, but, given the topical...
Theresa May: The hon. Member for Gateshead, East and Washington, West (Mrs. Hodgson) raised an important issue about the funding for Rape Crisis centres, which was echoed by my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Mr. Jackson). My constituents in Berkshire have no Rape Crisis centre in Berkshire, but they access one in High Wycombe, whose funding is also under threat. It may have to close next March....
Theresa May: I am happy to oblige the House myself with an example that occurred only this week. On Tuesday, the Children, Schools and Families Secretary told The Guardian that every secondary school pupil would have a personal mentor, told The Times that head teachers will have to work with social workers and the police, and told The Daily Telegraph that he would use e-mail and text to monitor pupil...
Theresa May: To ask the Leader of the House how many (a) men and (b) women of each Civil Service grade are employed by her Office.
Theresa May: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) men and (b) women of each Civil Service grade are employed by his Department.
Theresa May: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) men and (b) women of each Civil Service grade are employed by his Department.
Theresa May: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) men and (b) women are employed by his Department, broken down by civil service grade.
Theresa May: To ask the Prime Minister how many (a) men and (b) women of each Civil Service grade are employed in Number 10 Downing street.
Theresa May: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many (a) men and (b) women are employed by the Cabinet Office, broken down by civil service grade.
Theresa May: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many (a) men and (b) women of each civil service grade are employed by his Department.
Theresa May: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) men and (b) women are employed by his Department, broken down by civil service grade.
Theresa May: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many contracts were awarded by his Department to Opinion Leader Research in each year since 1997; and what was (a) the title and purpose, (b) the cost to the public purse and (c) the dates of (i) tender, (ii) award, (iii) operation and (iv) completion and report to the Department in each case.