Mawrth, 8 Rhagfyr 2009
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household reported to the House, That Her Majesty, having been attended with its Address of 18th November, was pleased to receive the same very graciously and give the...
Bill read a Second time.
The Secretary of State was asked-
What recent progress has been made on his Department's plans for the private rented housing sector.
What recent discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of Thurrock council on the posts of its chief executive and senior managers; and if he will make a statement.
How many completed transactions there have been under the (a) mortgage rescue scheme, (b) homeowners mortgage support scheme and (c) rent to homebuy scheme.
What his timetable is for completing the implementation of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007.
What plans he has for the regeneration of north Liverpool.
What recent progress has been made on the licensing of houses in multiple occupation.
What guidance his Department issues on the permitted distance between high-rise developments to gas storage facilities.
What his most recent estimate is of the cost of the FiReControl project.
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local authorities in delivery of local public services.
How many local authorities (a) submitted successful bids in round 1 and (b) have submitted bids in round 2 of the Government's council housing new build programme.
What assessment he has made of the effect of home information packs on the housing market since their introduction.
What recent representations he has received from district councils on the effect of planning policy statement 25 on local housing development.
What account the Government took of the economic situation in setting their targets for house building.
If he will require local planning authorities to act on objections by the Environment Agency to planning applications on the grounds of the risk of flooding.
If he will conduct an impact assessment on the effect on public houses and other businesses of the 2010 business rates revaluation.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. May I seek your guidance on a matter relating to the accuracy of the official record? In the debate on the Queen's Speech on 25 November, the Secretary of State...
I inform the House that I have selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister.
I have to tell the House that Mr. Speaker has selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister.
We shall take motions 2 and 3 together. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Real Estate Investment Trusts (Prescribed Arrangements) Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House on 5 November, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.
That the draft Social Security (Contributions Credits for Parents and Carers) Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House on 12 October, in the previous Session of Parliament, be...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 119(1)),
That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 14738/09 and Addendum 1, draft Council Regulation fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish...
Motion made, That Ms Karen Buck, Jeremy Corbyn, Clive Efford, Siobhain McDonagh, Mr Andy Slaughter and Mr Andrew Pelling be members of the London Regional Select Committee.- ( Mr. Mudie.)
Motion made, That- (1) Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business) shall have effect for this Session with the following modifications, namely: In paragraph (4) the word 'eight' shall...
This is an historic night. More than 70 right hon. and hon. Members will present petitions from more than 120 different constituencies opposing the compulsory registration and monitoring of...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the parliamentary constituency of North East Hertfordshire and others, Declares that they are concerned about...
F ollowing is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of persons resident in the Stratford-on-Avon parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Winchester parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Daventry parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Spelthorne parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Skipton and Ripon parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Ellesmere Port and Neston parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Norwich South parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Newport West parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Colne Valley parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Finchley and Golders Green parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Hereford parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Dudley North parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Leeds North West parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Salisbury parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Mid Sussex parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Brighton Kemptown parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the South East Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Peti tion of persons resident in The Wrekin parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Redcar parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Basildon parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Mole Valley parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Torridge and West Devon parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Conwy parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Welwyn Hatfield constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Hartlepool constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman Report,...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Beckenham constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman Report,...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Dudley South constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Wrexham constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman Report,...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Montgomeryshire constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Battersea constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman Report,...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Poplar and Canning Town constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the City of Durham constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Stretford and Urmston constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Crawley constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman Report,...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Reading West constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Torfaen constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman Report,...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Eccles constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman Report,...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Stoke-on-Trent constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations...
I wish to present two petitions. The first is on behalf of constituents living in Ware regarding the Government's response to the parliamentary ombudsman's reports on Equitable Life. Following...
My second petition is on behalf of my constituents across Hertford and Stortford concerning the recommendations of the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition...
I present a petition on behalf of 29 constituents in the Hexham constituency on home education. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of persons resident in the Hexham...
I should like to present a petition on behalf of my constituents. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of persons resident in the Hemel Hempstead parliamentary...
I should like to present a petition on behalf of my constituents. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of persons resident in the Ashford parliamentary constituency,...
I am proud to present a petition on behalf of 49 constituents in Brighton, Pavilion. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of persons resident in the Brighton Pavilion...
I should like to present a petition on behalf of Eddisbury constituents. Five are numbered on the petition. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of persons resident in the...
I should like to present a petition on behalf of approximately 70 residents of Guildford who are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman report. Following is the full text of the...
I, too, should like to present a petition on behalf of 37 of my constituents on the subject of the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of residents in the...
I should like to present a petition on behalf of the residents of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross on the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of...
My petition is on behalf of residents of Orpington and Bromley. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of persons resident in the Orpington parliamentary constituency,...
I present a petition on behalf of 16 of my constituents in respect of the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of persons resident in the South West...
I should like to present a petition on behalf of the residents of Wimbledon. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Wimbledon parliamentary...
I should like to present a petition on behalf of some 90 my constituents. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the East Surrey parliamentary...
I should like to present two petitions on behalf of residents of Carshalton and Wallington. The first is on Equitable Life. Following is the full text of the petition. [The Petition of...
My second petition is on behalf of home educators in Carshalton and Wallington, on their concerns about the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons...
I should like to present a petition on behalf of eight constituents of the Huntingdon constituency regarding the recommendations made in the report. Following is the full text of the petition:...
I should like to present a petition on behalf of the constituents of Wellingborough. Following is the full text of the petition [The Petition of persons resident in the Wellingborough...
I should like to present a petition on behalf of 75 residents of the Woking constituency. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Woking...
I should like to present a petition on behalf of a number of residents of the Macclesfield constituency, strongly opposed to the ill-judged recommendations of the Badman report. Following is the...
I should like to present a petition on behalf of home educators in the Chipping Barnet constituency, expressing their concerns about the Badman report. Following is the full text of the...
I would like to present a petition on behalf of 29 of my constituents. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Manchester, Withington parliamentary...
I would like to present a petition on behalf of 45 of my constituents, protesting at the proposals in the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons...
I would like to present two petitions. The first is on behalf of 25 of my own constituents. The second petition is on behalf of six constituents of Mr. Speaker. Following is the full text of the...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Buckingham parliamentary constituency, Declares that they are concerned about the recommendations of the...
I would like to present a petition on behalf of 35 home educators in the Bromsgrove constituency, opposed to the proposals in the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [The...
I have been asked to present a petition of 22 names on behalf of the constituents from High Peak. Following is the full text of the petition: [Th e Petition of persons resident in the High Peak...
I would like to present a petition on behalf of 70 constituents of Walthamstow on the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of persons resident in the...
I would like to present a petition on behalf of 23 of my constituents. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of persons resident in the Fareham parliamentary constituency,...
I would like to present a petition on behalf of 53 of my constituents on the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of persons resident in the South West...
I should like to present a petition on behalf of 29 residents of Congleton, opposing the proposals in the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of persons...
This is a petition on behalf of 39 residents of North-East Hampshire. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of persons resident in the North East Hampshire parliamentary...
I would like to present a petition from Chesham and Amersham on behalf of approximately 100 constituents objecting to the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The...
I beg to present a petition on behalf of the people of North Wiltshire, a modest but important 15 of them, who are equally against the proposals in the Badman report. Following is the full text...
I am pleased to submit a petition on behalf of seven of my constituents in the same terms. Following is the full text of the petition: [ The Petition of persons resident in the Hazel Grove...
I am very happy to present a petition on behalf of 39 of my constituents expressing their views on the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons...
I am very pleased to present a petition on behalf of 30 residents in Enfield, Southgate against the recommendations of the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [The...
In presenting a petition on behalf of 32 residents of Croydon, Central, I would like to congratulate the hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Mr. Stuart) on co-ordinating this mass...
I would like to present a petition of 17 home educators in Regent's Park and Kensington, North. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Regents Park...
I would like to present a petition against the Badman report on behalf of 41 names, presented to me by the constituents of Wokingham. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition...
I am very happy to present a petition on behalf of 42 residents of the Berwick-upon-Tweed constituency, expressing their concerns about the Badman report. Following is the full text of the...
As others have this evening, I would like to present a petition of 53 persons resident in the Bristol, North-West parliamentary constituency who are concerned about the recommendations of the...
I am delighted to present a petition on behalf of 147 of my constituents in the same vein as those of other Members. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons...
I am delighted to present a petition on behalf of a dozen good and true people of the glorious constituency of North-East Bedfordshire. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition...
I wish to present a petition on behalf of 33 of my constituents. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Crewe and Nantwich parliamentary...
I would like to present a petition on behalf of 25 of my Tewkesbury constituents, who are concerned about recommendations in the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [The...
I wish to present a petition on behalf of 22 constituents and others from Torbay and south Devon. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Torbay...
I would like to present a petition for 21 residents of Henley. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Henley on Thames parliamentary constituency,...
I should like to present this petition on behalf of 55 people from the Cities of London and Westminster constituency. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons...
I should like to present my petition on behalf of 29 people from the constituency of Broxbourne expressing their concerns about the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition:...
I should like- [ Interruption. ]
I would like to present a petition from a large number of constituents across North Shropshire, led by Mr. and Mrs. Hardy from Market Drayton, who are deeply concerned about the iniquitous...
I should like to present a petition in the same terms on behalf of 18 constituents of the Newbury constituency. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in...
It is my honour and privilege to present a petition on behalf of 36 constituents of mine-that is just the tip of the iceberg-objecting to the Badman report in the terms already put forward. F...
I should like to present a petition on behalf of 22 residents of the Kettering constituency objecting in the same terms to the recommendations in the Badman report. Following is the full text of...
I am delighted to present a petition of 121 names from the constituency of Staffordshire, Moorlands protesting about the recommendations of the Badman report. I am delighted to have met several...
I rise to present a petition in the same terms on behalf of five of my constituents. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Wycombe parliamentary...
It is my honour to present a petition on behalf of 69 constituents of voicing their concerns about the contents of the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition...
I should like to present a petition in the same terms on behalf of five of my constituents from Barnsley, Central. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident...
I rise to present a petition in the same terms on behalf of eight of the constituents of Richmond Park. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the...
I am presenting a petition on behalf of 37 households in the constituency of Birmingham, Selly Oak who are concerned about the recommendations of the Badman report. Following is the full text of...
I should like to present two petitions on behalf of 40 residents of Brent, East and Brent, South about the Badman report in the same terms as the previous petitioners. Following is the full text...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Brent South parliamentary constituency and others, Declares that they are concerned about the...
I would like to present a petition on behalf of 26 residents of the Tunbridge Wells constituency. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident in the Tunbridge...
I should like to present in the same terms a petition on behalf of 87 constituents who are concerned about the Badman report. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of...
I am delighted to present a petition in the same terms on behalf of 68 of my constituents who are similarly concerned about the recommendations of the Badman report. Following is the full text...
I should like to present a petition in the same terms on behalf of the home educators of the Leominster constituency. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons...
I wish to present a petition on the Badman report from eight constituents in the same terms. I would also like to present a petition relating to Equitable Life from four constituents, also in...
Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to uphold the constitutional standing of the Parliamentary Ombudsman...
I wish to present a petition on behalf of a number of concerned residents in Southend, West in the same terms as everyone else. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of...
I should like to present a petition on behalf of 15 home educators in Havant who are very concerned about the Government's proposals in the Badman report on home education. Following is the full...
I present a petition on behalf of 62 of the people who live in the Epping Forest constituency who are furious about the implications of the Badman report. Following is the full text of the...
I enthusiastically present a petition from 56 residents of the Windsor constituency concerning the Badman review. Following is the full text of the petition: [The Petition of persons resident...
I would like to present a petition on behalf of the home educators of Arundel and South Downs, who are as furious about this as those of my hon. Friends and many hon. Members in all parts of the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. -(Mr. Mudie.)
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