Thursday, 21 May 2009
The 12th annual review of the Government Chemist has been received. The review will be laid before the Scottish Parliament and copies will be placed in the Libraries of the House plus those of...
Thousands of people remain in desperate need. The priority is to get assistance to those that need it now. How quickly the international agencies are able to do this depends in significant part...
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 5 May 2009. The Financial Secretary to the Treasury represented the UK. The following items were discussed: Economic and...
An avoidance scheme has been notified to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that exploits the fact that Corporation Tax (CT) rules provide that losses, arising in a trade in the 12 months prior to its...
On 8 May 2008 we introduced through the Standards Committee (England) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1085) the new, devolved conduct regime for local authority members, in which responsibility for...
In accordance with section 14(3), 14(4) and 14(5) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, Lord Carlile of Berriew QC prepared a report on the operation of the Act in 2008, which I laid before...
Mr. Michael Foster: Thousands of people remain in desperate need. The priority is to get assistance to those that need it now. How quickly the international agencies are able to do this depends...
I am pleased to inform the House that the explanatory memorandum setting out proposals for the framework powers in the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill are available in...
I am pleased to inform the House that the proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Health and Health Services and Social Welfare) Order 2009 dealing with Mental Health has...
Written Ministerial Statements were introducted in late 2002 to stop the practice of having “planted” or “inspired” questions designed to elicit Government statements.
They are just that – statements on a particular topic by a Government Minister.
