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General matters

Thank you, Mr Speaker, and a very happy Christmas to you. I rise to speak on the subject of speaking—on the way in which we organise debates in this House. I have some simple but radical ideas which, if implemented, would improve the efficiency of Members and the quality of...
Member
Mel Stride (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
20 December 2011
Reference
537 c1308-9
House
House of Commons
Departmental Catering

To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much the House spent on food purchased through its food and catering services in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
Asked by
Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour)
Answering body
House of Commons Commission
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 December 2011
Reference
87006; 537 c1075W
House
House of Commons
Draft Parliamentary Privilege Bill

The Leader of the House of Lords and I are today setting out the next steps in the Government's preparation of a draft Bill on parliamentary privilege. The Programme for Government announced our intention to"““prevent the possible misuse of parliamentary privilege by MPs accused of serious wrongdoing””." Following this, the...
Member
David Heath (Liberal Democrat)
Department
Leader of the House of Commons
Type
Written statements
Date
19 December 2011
Reference
537 c144-5WS
House
House of Commons
Privilege Bill

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons and I are today setting out the next steps in the Government's preparation of a draft Bill on parliamentary privilege. The programme for government announced our intention to ““prevent the possible misuse of Parliamentary privilege by MPs accused of serious wrongdoing””. Following...
Member
Lord Strathclyde (Conservative)
Department
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Type
Written statements
Date
19 December 2011
Reference
733 c178-9WS
House
House of Lords
Parliamentary Reform
The Deputy Leader of the House obviously could not list all the Government's parliamentary reform achievements because that would take up a great deal of parliamentary time. One that he missed was the commitment to introduce a Business of the House Committee. When will that happen, and what process will the House undertake to scrutinise it? Will he define ““shortly”” if he uses that word in his response?
Asked by
Peter Bone (Conservative)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
15 December 2011
Reference
537 c926
House
House of Commons
Parliamentary Reform
Since taking office, this Government have made substantial progress on implementing the coalition's commitments on parliamentary reform, which have helped to make the House more effective, transparent and accountable. Measures have included establishing the Backbench Business Committee, launching the e-petitions system and transferring responsibility for Members' pay and pensions out of our hands and into those of the independent regulator. Working with the Deputy Prime Minister and the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, my hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper), we have also piloted a public reading stage for the Protection of Freedoms Bill, published proposals to allow the recall of Members of Parliament and started work to establish a commission on the West Lothian question. We will also shortly bring forward proposals on how we will proceed with the draft parliamentary privilege Bill.
Answered by
David Heath (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 December 2011
Reference
537 c925-6
House
House of Commons
Parliamentary Reform
I should first congratulate the hon. Lady, who since her election has demonstrated her commitment to this issue, not least during the passage of her private Member's Bill, the Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill. As she correctly says, the coalition programme for government set out our commitment to establishing a commission to consider the West Lothian question, and my hon. Friend the Minister who has responsibility for political and constitutional reform updated the House in a written statement in September. The Government intend to publish the make-up and terms of reference of the commission shortly.
Answered by
David Heath (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 December 2011
Reference
537 c926
House
House of Commons
Parliamentary Reform
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Time simply does not permit us to set out all the important reforms that this Government have introduced to the House, and there is much still to be done. One of those things is the establishment of the House Business Committee. We are clearly committed to doing that during the third year of this Parliament, and are happy to ensure that that is the case. We are looking forward to introducing proposals after we have listened to those on both sides of the House who have an interest in the matter.
Answered by
David Heath (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 December 2011
Reference
537 c926
House
House of Commons
Apprentices
How many apprentices are employed in the House of Commons service.
Asked by
Robert Halfon (Conservative)
Answering body
House of Commons Commission
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
15 December 2011
Reference
86679; 537 c924-5
House
House of Commons
Apprentices
I am grateful to my hon. Friend. Will he take further steps to work with the charity New Deal of the Mind and support and encourage other MPs to employ apprentices in their own offices?
Asked by
Robert Halfon (Conservative)
Answering body
House of Commons Commission
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
15 December 2011
Reference
537 c925
House
House of Commons
Parliamentary Reform
There certainly has been a great deal of parliamentary reform. One commitment in the coalition agreement was to establish the West Lothian commission. A written ministerial statement on 8 September said that that would happen in the weeks following October, but certainly by the end of the year, so exactly when will we get that commission?
Asked by
Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
15 December 2011
Reference
537 c926
House
House of Commons
Parliamentary Reform
What progress he has made on implementing the coalition agreement commitments on parliamentary reform.
Asked by
Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
15 December 2011
Reference
86682; 537 c925-6
House
House of Commons
Apprentices
There are currently no apprentices employed by the House service, although two are employed by Parliamentary Information and Communications Technology as software developer apprentices. The last group of three apprentices in the Parliamentary Estates Directorate completed their training in 2010 and have subsequently been appointed to permanent posts. Catering and Retail Services has offered a two-year apprentice chef scheme, but there have so far been no successful applicants. The House service is keen to employ more apprentices and continues to take steps to do so.
Answered by
Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
House of Commons Commission
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 December 2011
Reference
537 c924-5
House
House of Commons
Apprentices
I am most grateful to my hon. Friend for that suggestion. Employment by MPs is not a matter for the Commission, of course, but certainly the House will do everything it can to assist in such efforts. I am sure that as he has put the matter on the record, colleagues will be aware of his very sensible suggestion.
Answered by
Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
House of Commons Commission
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 December 2011
Reference
537 c925
House
House of Commons
Electronic Equipment: House of Commons

To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many iPads have been purchased for use by House of Commons staff; and what the cost of such purchases was in 2011.
Asked by
Lord Hart of Tenby (Conservative)
Answering body
House of Commons Commission
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 December 2011
Reference
85869; 537 c860W
House
House of Commons
House of Commons: Members' Remuneration

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Strathclyde on 28 November (WA 23-4), how many Conservative Ministers there are in the House of Commons and how many of them are unpaid; and how many Liberal Democrat Ministers there are in the House of Commons and...
Asked by
Lord Jacobs (Non-affiliated)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 December 2011
Reference
14094; 733 c272WA
House
House of Lords
House of Commons: Power of Recall

My honourable friend the Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform (Mark Harper) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: Today the Government have published draft legislation and a White Paper setting out proposals to introduce a power of recall, allowing voters to force a by-election where an MP is found...
Member
Lord McNally (Liberal Democrat)
Department
Cabinet Office
Type
Written statements
Date
13 December 2011
Reference
733 c128-9WS
House
House of Lords
Recall of MPs

Today the Government have published draft legislation and a White Paper setting out proposals to introduce a power of recall, allowing voters to force a by-election where an MP is found to have engaged in serious wrongdoing and having had a petition calling for a by-election signed by 10% of...
Member
Lord Harper (Conservative)
Department
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written statements
Date
13 December 2011
Reference
537 c91-2WS
House
House of Commons
Recall of MPs Draft Bill (by Command) (Cm. 8241).
Type
White papers; Command papers
Date
13 December 2011
Reference
Cm 8241
House
House of Commons
HOUSE OF COMMONS CHEFS

That this House congratulates the House of Commons chefs' football team on successfully retaining The State Opening Challenge Cup after a hard fought 2-2 draw against hon. Members on15 November 2011; recognises and appreciates the team's kind offer of donating a trophy in remembrance of Alan Keen, the late Member...
Primary sponsor
Stephen Hepburn (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
13 December 2011
Reference
2537
House
House of Commons