Monthly Archives: November 2010

Private Members’ Bills | Oral Answers to Questions – Leader of the House | Commons debates

What assessment he has made of proposals for proceedings on private Members’ Bills to take place on days other than Fridays.

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Universal Broadband Service | Oral Answers to Questions – Culture, Media and Sport | Commons debates

Even with impressive progress, some communities such as Atworth in my constituency still face being left out, but nearly all the schools in my constituency have access to broadband speeds of at…

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Private Members’ Bills | Oral Answers to Questions – Leader of the House | Commons debates

What assessment he has made of proposals for proceedings on private Members’ Bills to take place on days other than Fridays.

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Private Members’ Bills | Oral Answers to Questions – Leader of the House | Commons debates

I have written to the Chair of that Committee accordingly. Without a sufficient number of Members on Fridays, private Members’ Bills are at the mercy of obfuscation, filibusters and even…

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Rail Investment | Business of the House | Commons debates

There is a pressing need for additional carriages on the Cardiff to Portsmouth line-indeed, a literally pressing need around Bristol, and on trains serving Bradford-on-Avon. Will it be need and…

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Rail Investment | Business of the House | Commons debates

There is a pressing need for additional carriages on the Cardiff to Portsmouth line-indeed, a literally pressing need around Bristol, and on trains serving Bradford-on-Avon. Will it be need and…

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Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions – Communities and Local Government | Commons debates

Further to my questions in the House, the Secretary of State has challenged local government to get its house in order on executive pay-offs. Will he therefore commend the approach taken by…

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Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions – Communities and Local Government | Commons debates

Further to my questions in the House, the Secretary of State has challenged local government to get its house in order on executive pay-offs. Will he therefore commend the approach taken by…

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Local boy meets with MP to promote healthy lifestyles

Duncan Hames MP joined a local boy and his mum for a special VIP reception at the House of Commons in London on Monday in a bid to promote healthy lifestyles.
Twelve-year-old Scott Kane, from Hilperton, was invited to the exciting …

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Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions – Justice | Commons debates

The Government intend to amend the law on the prosecution of universal jurisdiction offences. Does the Lord Chancellor agree that it would be unseemly for decisions relating to those prosecutions…

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