Llun, 24 Hydref 2005
The Secretary of State was asked—
What recent representations she has received on the Licensing Act 2003.
If she will make a statement on the Committee of Public Accounts report on the distribution of lottery funds by awarding bodies.
What assessment her Department has made of levels of media literacy.
What assessment she has made of the impact of the Licensing Act 2003; and if she will make a statement.
What plans she has to review the listed sporting events.
What assessment she has made of the appropriateness of methods employed by TV Licensing in pursuit of people deemed to have an unlicensed television.
If she will extend the current lottery franchise to 2014 to take account of the role of the lottery in funding the 2012 Olympics.
The hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, was asked—
If he will make a statement on "Building Faith in Our Future".
What assessment the commissioners have made of the consequences for English cathedrals of the leasehold enfranchisement and sale of their domestic rented properties.
The hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, was asked—
What steps the commission plans to take to increase public confidence in voting by post.
The hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, was asked—
How the commissioners will honour the restrictive covenant on the Octavia Hill properties.
How much land the commission owns; and what its total value is.
We now come to the main business—Opposition day, eighth allotted day, on the Government's handling of decisions relating to Railtrack—[Interruption.] Order. Perhaps the hon. Member...
We now come to the motion on licensing laws. Mr. Speaker has selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order 118(6) (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation),
That the draft Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships and Consequential, etc. Amendments) Order 2005, which was laid before this House on 5th July, be approved —[Joan Ryan.]...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119(9) (European Standing Committees),
That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 8635/05, draft Council Decision concerning the placing on the market, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC, of a maize product (Zea...
That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 8799/05 and Addendum 1, EU-Russia: Road Maps for the Common Economic Space, the Common Space of Freedom, Security and Justice, the...
With permission, I shall put together motions 5 and 6. Ordered,
That Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson be discharged from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and David Simpson be added.
That Sir Robert Smith be discharged from the Trade and Industry Committee and Mark Hunter be added.—[Joan Ryan, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.]
I am pleased to present a petition on behalf of my constituents. It was drawn up and circulated by Mr. Martin Leach of Romiley and contains 228 signatures from the Bredbury Green area of my...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Joan Ryan.]
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