Business of the House

I thank the Leader of the House for announcing next week’s business. I am looking forward to atte...

I am grateful to the shadow Leader of the House, and I join her in remembering the fallen, as wil...

What about the special advisers?

Oh, yes—the special advisers. I think it is the same answer as last week. The coalition gives ris...

I am sure that the Leader of the House will have noticed the magnificent display in Parliament sq...

My hon. Friend makes a good point, and I have indeed seen those flags displayed; it is good to se...

Later today the Intelligence and Security Committee will hold its first public session, at which ...

The Order Paper does not convey the information because the Intelligence and Security Committee, ...

It is not a Select Committee!

The statute says that it is a Select Committee of Parliament, but it is not analogous with parlia...

Has my right hon. Friend noted the reports of the Justice, Home Affairs and European Scrutiny Com...

Let me take this opportunity to congratulate my right hon. Friend personally on his 40 years in t...

The allegation in The Times that the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has been smearing a...

I have just told the House that the allegations are not true.

May we have a debate about morality in the tax system, with particular reference to section 58 of...

If I may, I will ask Ministers in the Treasury to respond directly to my hon. Friend, although he...

It is truly shocking if there is any truth in the allegation in today’s edition of The Times that...

Opposition Members seem to have arrived in the Chamber expecting to be able to make points withou...

May we have an early debate on local government finance? That would enable Members to reflect on ...

My hon. Friend makes a good point. When we came into government there was no money, as a message ...

May we have a debate on the imminent reintroduction of the skip tax by Her Majesty’s Revenue and ...

If I may, I will not comment in detail on that, but I will ask my hon. Friends at the Treasury to...

As a Conservative member of the Public Accounts Committee, may I begin by making it clear to Oppo...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend, including for his confirmation of the point I have repeatedly ma...

On Tuesday, regulations will take effect that allow the outsourcing of provision for children in ...

I am not sure that I heard a request for a debate as such, but I will ask the relevant Minister a...

Next week marks national export week. Many businesses in Erewash are successfully exporting their...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that point. I think that everyone in the House will recognise...

I do not know whether the Leader of the House was able to listen to today’s “Thought for the Day”...

The hon. Gentleman will be aware of the view expressed by the Prime Minister at this Dispatch Box...

No, they are not.

Order. People who work in the House of Commons are indeed paid the living wage. The right hon. Ge...

I am sure that the whole House was shocked by the death of the young girl who was attacked by her...

My hon. Friend is right to refer to the great distress and shock that people have felt as a resul...

Serious accusations were made in this morning’s edition of The Times that the Secretary of State ...

I have told the House that there is no truth in those allegations, and I am grateful to my hon. F...

Although I welcome the Government’s plans to build a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question. When I was a member of the Select Committee on...

Even those who are not particular fans of football might have seen the horrific pictures last Sun...

I confess that I did not see that, but the hon. Gentleman makes an important point very clearly. ...

My late and courageous constituent, Private John Brackpool of the Welsh Guards, was killed while ...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question. The Ministry of Defence is committed to giving...

The House’s Select Committee system has proven itself time and again to be a cornerstone of our d...

I have informed the House of the situation, so the premise of the hon. Gentleman’s question is no...

I was unable to be in the Chamber for Transport questions this morning but, if I had been, I woul...

My hon. Friend makes an interesting point that I suspect my right hon. Friend the Secretary of St...

May we have a statement about what is happening with the Chilcot inquiry? It seems like an age si...

I regret that I am not in a position to comment about that. I have read about this in the newspap...

May we have a debate on geography? As I sat through Transport questions, I heard about wonderful ...

I did hear the Secretary of State respond to a question about Bristol, but not beyond Bristol. I ...

It has always struck me that the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is an honourable man so...

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is indeed an honourable man and...

On 25 October I received a parliamentary answer informing me that, out of 2,533 railway stations,...

There are stations in my constituency where it is difficult for people with disabilities to acces...

I can remember at least two occasions since I have been in the House when improper conduct—within...

I am sorry, but Opposition Members are persisting with a complete misapprehension. There is no ba...

Given that, during the course of the Electoral Commission’s research into the excellent private M...

There are two things that I would say to my hon. Friend, who makes a good point. First, the natio...

Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of the Work and Pensions Secretary’s departure as leader of th...

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave some moments ago—and the one before that, the one ...

Has the Leader of the House seen today’s report from WRAP—the Waste and Resources Action Programm...

My hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the issue, and the report from WRAP is extremely hel...

As chair of the all-party kidney group, I recently heard distressing evidence from kidney dialysi...

The hon. Lady might wish to seek an Adjournment debate or, perhaps with colleagues, time from the...

Last year Warwick’s High street and Jury street were closed for 17 weeks for roadworks, causing s...

My hon. Friend does good work to raise his constituents’ concerns. Obviously that is not a matter...

The Government have been celebrating a huge increase in sanctions against jobseeker’s allowance c...

The hon. Gentleman might wish to raise those issues during Work and Pensions questions on Monday ...

May we have a debate on how a co-director of a company can possibly meet the requirements for an ...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her question. I will not delve into it too far, because it se...

May we have a debate on the international festival for business, which Liverpool is hosting next ...

I cannot promise a debate immediately, but I think that the House would welcome such an opportuni...

Last night, Mr Speaker, you kindly hosted an event to highlight the campaign for women’s rights i...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend and join him in welcoming the Amnesty International event to whic...

Yesterday, the Court of Appeal found against the Department for Work and Pensions on the very imp...

On the hon. Gentleman’s latter point, the purpose of the conversation was so that I could give th...

We are approaching the first anniversary of the elections of police and crime commissioners. In t...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I have had the pleasure of meeting Matthew Grove during the p...

Almost exciting?

I never get excited. However, they were certainly innovative and effective. He and others are dem...

Yesterday at the all-party group on youth affairs, the Youth Select Committee launched its report...

I cannot promise a debate immediately, but the hon. Lady makes an important point. I hope that if...

May we have an urgent debate on motorway congestion in West Yorkshire? For two years, my constitu...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who raised these important issues about the M62 earlier. There i...

The Leader of the House has sought to assure the House that the Secretary of State for Work and P...

I do not think that I sought to assure the House—I think that I have assured the House. I have ma...

May we have a debate on the Government’s policy on light rail? The excellent “Green light for lig...

I will ask my colleagues at the Department for Transport to respond to the particular points rais...

On average, for every £100 a man earns, a woman earns only £85. Today is equal pay day, the day w...

I hope and believe that there are common values on this issue throughout the House. It is somethi...

May we have a full day’s debate in Government time on Britain’s rapidly increasing population? Of...

Those are interesting figures from the Office for National Statistics, although in the nature of ...

May we have a statement on the plans for a trans-Pennine transport feasibility study, which the C...

I will, of course, do so. It is one of my responsibilities to assist Members by ensuring that my ...

I thank the Leader of the House for his fitting tribute to the brave soldier from 3rd Battalion t...

I will talk to my right hon. and hon. Friends at the Treasury about securing a response on that m...

A survey of businesses in my constituency found that exporters are seeing solid growth and that t...

My hon. Friend once again illustrates a general point with the welcome progress that is being mad...

Why does the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions not want to come to this place to defend hi...

I have reported the facts to the House. They do not give rise to the need for a statement because...

It was announced recently that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs offices in ...

My hon. Friend will be aware of the benefits of joint working and the sharing of services between...

Between 1997 and 2010, 50,000 hospital beds were cut, including a number in my constituency. We w...

I cannot promise a debate immediately, although I suspect the House will recall just how strongly...

Will the Leader of the House use his good offices to apply pressure on an issue that has come to ...

The hon. Lady is seeking a statement. That is what she wants.

My hon. Friend has raised an important point, and Members of the House will be rather shocked by ...

I have a feeling the hon. Lady will be in her place on Monday. I hope that is helpful for today.<...