Monthly Archives: July 2010

Summer Adjournment | Royal Assent | Commons debates

I, too, congratulate the hon. Members for Witham (Priti Patel), for Hyndburn (Graham Jones) and for Livingston (Graeme Morrice) on their maiden speeches. In particular, I appreciated the…

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Annual Energy Statement | Oral Answers to Questions – Electoral Commission Committee | Commons debates

My right hon. Friend assures us that there will be no subsidy to the nuclear industry. Today, BP has announced that it expects to spend £20 billion on the clean-up following the Gulf of…

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Office of the Public Guardian | Justice | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many investigations have been conducted by the Office of the Public Guardian in each of the last three years; and how many of these have resulted in…

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Hydroelectric Power | Environment Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many extraction licences for hydroelectric schemes the Environment Agency has (a) issued, (b) refused and (c) received…

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Armed Forces: Uniforms | Defence | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when he expects the General Service Respirator to come into service; (2) what his most recent estimate is of the costs his Department will incur…

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Kidneys: Transplant Surgery | Health | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients requiring a kidney transplant (a) received a kidney transplant and (b) died while awaiting a transplant in each of the last three years.

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Parliamentary IT Equipment | Oral Answers to Questions – House of Commons Commission | Commons debates

What representations the House of Commons Commission has received from new hon. Members on Parliamentary Information and Communications Technology’s policy that ICT equipment is allocated only to…

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Parliamentary IT Equipment | Oral Answers to Questions – House of Commons Commission | Commons debates

It is a very serious matter when Members of the House are denied the tools to provide an efficient and effective service to their constituents, at home in their constituencies. Will the hon….

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Television: Subtitles | House of Commons Commission | Written Answers

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission if the Commission will discuss with broadcasters the extension of the provision of subtitles in respect of…

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Low Carbon Transition

Duncan Hames has signed EDM272. Motion reads: “That this House welcomes the cross party commitment for a rapid transition to a low carbon and resource efficient economy; recognises that the challenges of climate change and resource depletion require ur…

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