Mawrth, 8 Tachwedd 2005
Ordered, That Mr. Patrick McLoughlin be discharged from the Committee of Selection and Mr. John Randall be added to the Committee—[Mr. Roy.]
What steps he plans to take to reduce train overcrowding in the north-west of England.
If he will take steps to encourage the building of a new railway station in Kenilworth.
When he expects all railway stations to be compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
If he will extend the 1999 air traffic night restrictions imposed at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted to other airports with increasing night time air traffic.
What plans he has to improve train services to Northampton.
If he will set a date for the ending of the per capita difference in funding for transport between London and the regions.
If he will assess the merits of an alternative north-south cross-London rail route to the proposed Thameslink route through London Bridge station.
If he will make a statement on levels of overcrowding on rail services from England to Wales.
What assessment he has made of the economic impact of investing in transport infrastructure.
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster was asked—
If he will make a statement on his work on delivery and reform of public services.
When he expects to bring forward a civil service Bill.
If he will make a statement on progress on increasing diversity in the civil service.
I am pleased to have been able to secure the opportunity to make an oral statement to the House today in place of the written statement that I had tabled. As the House knows, the Government are...
Secretary Ruth Kelly, supported by the Prime Minister, Mr. Secretary Prescott, Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ms Secretary Hewitt, Mr. Secretary Hain, Secretary Alan Johnson, Beverley Hughes and...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make it an offence to prevent or stop a person in charge of a child who is otherwise permitted to be in a public place or licensed...
Mr. David Kidney accordingly presented a Bill to make it an offence to prevent or stop a person in charge of a child who is otherwise permitted to be in a public place or licensed premises from...
(Clauses Nos. 9 to 18; any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to Part 2 or Part 3 of the Bill; any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the procedure to be followed in an election on the...
I advise the Committee that the first joint report of last Session from the Constitutional Affairs and Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Committees on Electoral Registration and the evidence...
I beg to move amendment No. 14, in clause 9, page 6, line 15, at end insert— '(1) Each registration officer must take all necessary steps to remove individuals from the electoral register...
I beg to move amendment No. 15, in page 7, line 17, at end insert— '(2A) In determining whether the safety of a person, or of his child (who resides at the same address), is at risk in...
I beg to move amendment No. 27, in page 8, line 26, leave out subsection (2).
'(1) After section 10A of the 1983 Act (Preparation of registers) insert— "10B Right to be registered (1) A person who may be entitled to vote as an elector at parliamentary elections...
I beg to move amendment No. 18, in page 11, line 11, leave out subsections (2) to (4) and insert— '(2) In section 10 (maintenance of registers: annual canvass), after subsection (4) there...
I beg to move amendment No. 4, in clause 15, page 14, line 17, leave out subsection (1).
I beg to move amendment No. 25, in clause 18, page 17, line 15, after 'electors', insert 'knowingly'.
'In Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act (parliamentary elections rules) for rule 60 (countermand or abandonment of poll on death of candidate) and the cross-heading preceding it substitute—...
'In Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act (parliamentary elections rules), in rule 8(3) (candidate's consent to nomination), after paragraph (b) insert— "(c) shall state that he is not a candidate...
I wish to present a petition collected by Mrs Janet Kelly of Whitehill in my constituency. It is part of the IsItFair council tax protest campaign. To the House of Commons The Petition of the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.— [Gillian Merron.]
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