Monthly Archives: June 2011

BSkyB | Oral Answers to Questions – Church Commissioners | Commons debates

Will the Secretary of State address the concerns that have been raised on the publication of the shareholder register for the new company? Surely transparency in this respect is central to the…

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BSkyB | Oral Answers to Questions – Church Commissioners | Commons debates

Will the Secretary of State address the concerns that have been raised on the publication of the shareholder register for the new company? Surely transparency in this respect is central to the…

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Higher Education White Paper | Oral Answers to Questions – Justice | Commons debates

Fourteen years ago, the Dearing report identified employers, alongside students and the state, as stakeholders in higher education. What measures will the Minister use to facilitate the…

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House of Lords Reform | Oral Answers to Questions – Home Department | Commons debates

It is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Penrith and The Border (Rory Stewart), not least because I can hope that the reason for our disagreement is that he has not yet had the chance to…

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House of Lords Reform | Oral Answers to Questions – Home Department | Commons debates

Does the right hon. Gentleman think that bishops voting in the House of Lords adds in any way to the expertise they are able to offer through what they say in that Chamber, and might they find it…

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House of Lords Reform | Oral Answers to Questions – Home Department | Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman mentions the lack of differentiation in the manifestos, but in actual fact one manifesto called for a referendum on the subject—the manifesto was for a party that was…

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Drug Addiction | Oral Answers to Questions – Home Department | Commons debates

Last week the Justice Secretary told the House that almost one tenth of people who have used heroin first did so while in prison. What actions have the Home Department’s national crime…

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First Great Western | Oral Answers to Questions – Transport | Commons debates

I certainly endorse the Minister’s most recent remarks. Residents in Melksham in my constituency will want to do a lot better from the new franchise than they did from the last one. Can he…

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Tea Time For Change Lobby

Duncan Hames has signed EDM1906. Motion reads: “That this House applauds the Tea Time for Change mass lobby for international development held on 9 June 2011; congratulates ActionAid, the Catholic Overseas Development Agency (CAFOD), Christian Aid, Oxf…

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Specialist Palliative Care For People With Motor Neurone Disease

Duncan Hames has signed EDM1943. Motion reads: “That this House welcomes the publication of a report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Motor Neurone Disease (MND) on specialist palliative care for people with MND; supports the MND Association’s…

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