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1,000 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.294.2 | To my knowledge, over the past few weeks there have been 15 major incidents, including internal ones. Three have now been stood down, making a total of 12 at the moment. | Jeremy Hunt | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | A and E (Major Incidents) | To my knowledge, over the past few weeks there have been 15 major incidents, including internal ones. Three have now been stood down, making a total of 12 at the moment. | 0.219478 |
1,001 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.294.3 | The Cumberland infirmary in Carlisle is coping and improving. However, to improve more quickly, it needs to conclude the acquisition by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as soon as possible. Will the Secretary of State do everything he can to help to achieve that, as I believe it will lead to better health ca... | John Stevenson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | A and E (Major Incidents) | The Cumberland infirmary in Carlisle is coping and improving. However, to improve more quickly, it needs to conclude the acquisition by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as soon as possible. Will the Secretary of State do everything he can to help to achieve that, as I believe it will lead to better health ca... | 0.237827 |
1,002 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.294.4 | I am very sympathetic to my hon. Friend’s view. Indeed, I have spoken to him about it on several occasions. I very much hope that the merger can go ahead as soon as possible. | Jeremy Hunt | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | A and E (Major Incidents) | I am very sympathetic to my hon. Friend’s view. Indeed, I have spoken to him about it on several occasions. I very much hope that the merger can go ahead as soon as possible. | 0.244197 |
1,003 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.294.5 | What is being done to address staff well-being during this exceptionally pressured period? Repeated pressure on A and E—with staff being required, or volunteering, to do extra shifts—does in the end put pressure on staff, and may cause burn-out and risk to patients. What is being done to attend to that issue? | Kate Green | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | A and E (Major Incidents) | What is being done to address staff well-being during this exceptionally pressured period? Repeated pressure on A and E—with staff being required, or volunteering, to do extra shifts—does in the end put pressure on staff, and may cause burn-out and risk to patients. What is being done to attend to that issue? | 0.286477 |
1,004 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.294.6 | There are two things. First, as I am sure the hon. Lady does, I take every opportunity to praise the work being done by staff through a very difficult and challenging period. Secondly, the practical way in which we can most help them is to try to recruit more staff where we possibly can, and to make sure that resources... | Jeremy Hunt | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | A and E (Major Incidents) | There are two things. First, as I am sure the hon. Lady does, I take every opportunity to praise the work being done by staff through a very difficult and challenging period. Secondly, the practical way in which we can most help them is to try to recruit more staff where we possibly can, and to make sure that resources... | 0.228314 |
1,005 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.294.7 | The Secretary of State stood up and said that he takes personal responsibility for everything that happens in the NHS. Given that his Government undertook a costly and time-consuming reorganisation, does he now regret that people took their eye off the ball in relation to the highly predictable population shifts that h... | Meg Hillier | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | A and E (Major Incidents) | The Secretary of State stood up and said that he takes personal responsibility for everything that happens in the NHS. Given that his Government undertook a costly and time-consuming reorganisation, does he now regret that people took their eye off the ball in relation to the highly predictable population shifts that h... | 0.280081 |
1,006 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.294.8 | I am afraid that that is an example of the politicisation of the NHS that people find so distressing. Those reforms were not enacted in Wales, which is run by the hon. Lady’s party, and A and E performance there is significantly worse. It does not make any logical sense to blame A and E performance on those reforms. | Jeremy Hunt | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | A and E (Major Incidents) | I am afraid that that is an example of the politicisation of the NHS that people find so distressing. Those reforms were not enacted in Wales, which is run by the hon. Lady’s party, and A and E performance there is significantly worse. It does not make any logical sense to blame A and E performance on those reforms. | 0.245868 |
1,007 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.295.0 | Royal Bolton hospital says that it is in crisis because it cannot discharge patients. The Secretary of State says that the hospital and local authority in Bolton are talking to each other, but Bolton council has had £100 million-worth of cuts. What will he do to reverse the cuts in social care that have created the cri... | Julie Hilling | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | A and E (Major Incidents) | Royal Bolton hospital says that it is in crisis because it cannot discharge patients. The Secretary of State says that the hospital and local authority in Bolton are talking to each other, but Bolton council has had £100 million-worth of cuts. What will he do to reverse the cuts in social care that have created the cri... | 0.228411 |
1,008 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.295.1 | If the hon. Lady is making a criticism, I would ask her what she is going to do, because the shadow Chancellor confirmed this week that he will not find extra money for social care. I will tell her what we are doing. We are merging the social care and local NHS systems to try to stop people being pushed from pillar to ... | Jeremy Hunt | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | A and E (Major Incidents) | If the hon. Lady is making a criticism, I would ask her what she is going to do, because the shadow Chancellor confirmed this week that he will not find extra money for social care. I will tell her what we are doing. We are merging the social care and local NHS systems to try to stop people being pushed from pillar to ... | 0.240125 |
1,009 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.295.2 | In January 2013, I raised with the Health Secretary the incident in which an 84-year-old lady had to wait 11 hours for an ambulance. This Christmas, a 101-year-old lady had to wait six hours for an ambulance, and an 89-year-old pensioner also had to wait 11 hours for an ambulance. When do individual incidents of failur... | Tom Blenkinsop | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | A and E (Major Incidents) | In January 2013, I raised with the Health Secretary the incident in which an 84-year-old lady had to wait 11 hours for an ambulance. This Christmas, a 101-year-old lady had to wait six hours for an ambulance, and an 89-year-old pensioner also had to wait 11 hours for an ambulance. When do individual incidents of failur... | 0.224828 |
1,010 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.295.3 | I take huge interest in individual examples of where things have gone wrong, and that has informed a lot of my approach to the job. Just like A and E departments, when ambulance services get calls, they have to triage them and deal with the highest-priority calls quickest. The calls they get can sometimes be dealt with... | Jeremy Hunt | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | A and E (Major Incidents) | I take huge interest in individual examples of where things have gone wrong, and that has informed a lot of my approach to the job. Just like A and E departments, when ambulance services get calls, they have to triage them and deal with the highest-priority calls quickest. The calls they get can sometimes be dealt with... | 0.223816 |
1,011 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.295.4 | One of my constituents, an 80-year-old woman, collapsed at home over the weekend. She had to wait an hour for an ambulance to arrive, and she then waited 10 hours in A and E before being treated by medical staff. For most of that time she was on a trolley in a corridor. Will the Secretary of State apologise to my const... | Steve Reed | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | A and E (Major Incidents) | One of my constituents, an 80-year-old woman, collapsed at home over the weekend. She had to wait an hour for an ambulance to arrive, and she then waited 10 hours in A and E before being treated by medical staff. For most of that time she was on a trolley in a corridor. Will the Secretary of State apologise to my const... | 0.23651 |
1,012 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.295.5 | Management costs in the NHS doubled under the hon. Gentleman’s Government; under this Government, they have been cut by £1 billion a year, which is paying for 9,000 more doctors and 3,000 more nurses. That is the reality of the NHS under this Government—1 million more people are getting operations every year—and if he ... | Jeremy Hunt | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | A and E (Major Incidents) | Management costs in the NHS doubled under the hon. Gentleman’s Government; under this Government, they have been cut by £1 billion a year, which is paying for 9,000 more doctors and 3,000 more nurses. That is the reality of the NHS under this Government—1 million more people are getting operations every year—and if he ... | 0.220194 |
1,013 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.296.1 | With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the political talks in Northern Ireland, which culminated in the Stormont House agreement on 23 December. When I last had occasion to update the House, after the visit to Belfast of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and Taoiseach Enda Kenny, I repor... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the political talks in Northern Ireland, which culminated in the Stormont House agreement on 23 December. When I last had occasion to update the House, after the visit to Belfast of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and Taoiseach Enda Kenny, I repor... | 0.316042 |
1,014 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.298.0 | I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement. The Opposition welcome many aspects of the agreement that she has outlined to the House. It is not perfect, but it is a genuine advance on the stalemate of the past two years. I congratulate the Secretary of State, the Under-Secretary of State and their... | Ivan Lewis | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement. The Opposition welcome many aspects of the agreement that she has outlined to the House. It is not perfect, but it is a genuine advance on the stalemate of the past two years. I congratulate the Secretary of State, the Under-Secretary of State and their... | 0.31279 |
1,015 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.299.0 | I thank the hon. Gentleman for his expression of support for much of what is in the agreement, and for his kind comments about the work in which I and Minister Flanagan took part. As ever, I refute his allegation of a period of disengagement. At no stage have this Government been disengaged from Northern Ireland. We ha... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I thank the hon. Gentleman for his expression of support for much of what is in the agreement, and for his kind comments about the work in which I and Minister Flanagan took part. As ever, I refute his allegation of a period of disengagement. At no stage have this Government been disengaged from Northern Ireland. We ha... | 0.312363 |
1,016 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.300.0 | I thank the Secretary of State for an advance copy of her statement. What discussions has she had with the parties in Northern Ireland about moving the Assembly and the Executive towards becoming a more efficient decision-making body? | Laurence Robertson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I thank the Secretary of State for an advance copy of her statement. What discussions has she had with the parties in Northern Ireland about moving the Assembly and the Executive towards becoming a more efficient decision-making body? | 0.285908 |
1,017 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.300.1 | My hon. Friend will find a section in the agreement on that. There is a commitment to draft a protocol on the use of the petition of concern, and to set out more clearly the sorts of issues on which it should be deployed. There are important changes to the way the Executive work, so that Ministers from the smaller part... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | My hon. Friend will find a section in the agreement on that. There is a commitment to draft a protocol on the use of the petition of concern, and to set out more clearly the sorts of issues on which it should be deployed. There are important changes to the way the Executive work, so that Ministers from the smaller part... | 0.362818 |
1,018 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.300.2 | I congratulate the Secretary of State and all the party leaders on reaching an agreement, not least in view of the Prime Minister’s astonishingly premature exit from the previous summit, and his lack of engagement, which has been greater than that of any Prime Minister for more than 20 years. How can the Secretary of S... | Peter Hain | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I congratulate the Secretary of State and all the party leaders on reaching an agreement, not least in view of the Prime Minister’s astonishingly premature exit from the previous summit, and his lack of engagement, which has been greater than that of any Prime Minister for more than 20 years. How can the Secretary of S... | 0.297936 |
1,019 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.300.3 | I assure the right hon. Gentleman that the Prime Minister has been closely engaged with this process, and the visit he made along with the Taoiseach was significant in moving things forward. The financial package that he was able to agree with the Treasury was a crucial part of our progress. This Government have delive... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I assure the right hon. Gentleman that the Prime Minister has been closely engaged with this process, and the visit he made along with the Taoiseach was significant in moving things forward. The financial package that he was able to agree with the Treasury was a crucial part of our progress. This Government have delive... | 0.303412 |
1,020 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.301.0 | I congratulate the Secretary of State on her statement, and all parties involved on showing real perseverance through some intractable negotiations. On the past, I pay tribute to all those at the Historical Enquiries Team who produced reports on cases that may have been low-profile but that nevertheless presented a rea... | Owen Paterson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I congratulate the Secretary of State on her statement, and all parties involved on showing real perseverance through some intractable negotiations. On the past, I pay tribute to all those at the Historical Enquiries Team who produced reports on cases that may have been low-profile but that nevertheless presented a rea... | 0.302486 |
1,021 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.301.1 | I agree with my right hon. Friend about the importance of reports by the HET. Paragraph 30 of the agreement provides that the historical investigations unit will continue to provide those types of reports to families as part of its work. I pay a warm tribute to the work my right hon. Friend has done on corporation tax.... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I agree with my right hon. Friend about the importance of reports by the HET. Paragraph 30 of the agreement provides that the historical investigations unit will continue to provide those types of reports to families as part of its work. I pay a warm tribute to the work my right hon. Friend has done on corporation tax.... | 0.330288 |
1,022 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.301.2 | rose— | Several hon. Members | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | rose— | 0.17461 |
1,023 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.301.3 | Order. The Chair is obviously keen to accommodate everybody, but can I please appeal to each colleague to put one pithy question, not a miscellany of inquiries for which, frankly, we do not have time? | Mr Speaker | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | Order. The Chair is obviously keen to accommodate everybody, but can I please appeal to each colleague to put one pithy question, not a miscellany of inquiries for which, frankly, we do not have time? | 0.31347 |
1,024 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.301.4 | On 15 December, the Secretary of State told this House: “the north Belfast panel”— on parades— “will be constituted shortly.”—[Official Report, 15 December 2014; Vol. 589, c. 1136.] The Secretary of State knows that we did not negotiate on the issue of parades in the talks and that, of course, the Ligoniel parade was o... | Nigel Dodds | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | On 15 December, the Secretary of State told this House: “the north Belfast panel”— on parades— “will be constituted shortly.”—[Official Report, 15 December 2014; Vol. 589, c. 1136.] The Secretary of State knows that we did not negotiate on the issue of parades in the talks and that, of course, the Ligoniel parade was o... | 0.270471 |
1,025 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.302.0 | I fully appreciate how strongly the right hon. Gentleman feels. I am absolutely determined to continue to work with him and with Northern Ireland’s party leaders to find a way forward to ensure that we find a way to resolve the parading impasse. As we have had the chance to discuss, the trouble with the panel was that ... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I fully appreciate how strongly the right hon. Gentleman feels. I am absolutely determined to continue to work with him and with Northern Ireland’s party leaders to find a way forward to ensure that we find a way to resolve the parading impasse. As we have had the chance to discuss, the trouble with the panel was that ... | 0.246998 |
1,026 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.302.1 | I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, the Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, my hon. Friend the Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Murrison) and all the staff who worked on this. It is a real achievement. My right hon. Friend knows that I am not much given to flattery, but it is real ... | Andrew Robathan | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, the Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, my hon. Friend the Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Murrison) and all the staff who worked on this. It is a real achievement. My right hon. Friend knows that I am not much given to flattery, but it is real ... | 0.288401 |
1,027 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.302.2 | I thank my right hon. Friend for his kind comments. I echo his praise for my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who worked with great assiduousness and devotion on these matters alongside, as my right hon. Friend pointed out, many of the civil servants in the Northern Ireland Office. It is a... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I thank my right hon. Friend for his kind comments. I echo his praise for my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who worked with great assiduousness and devotion on these matters alongside, as my right hon. Friend pointed out, many of the civil servants in the Northern Ireland Office. It is a... | 0.278071 |
1,028 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.303.0 | I thank the Secretary of State for her statement. Can she possibly give us a little more detail on the specifics for the implementation of the legislation in the Chamber here in Westminster and in the Assembly? What particular legislation will apply to both? In relation to victims and the past, the detail is quite ligh... | Margaret Ritchie | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I thank the Secretary of State for her statement. Can she possibly give us a little more detail on the specifics for the implementation of the legislation in the Chamber here in Westminster and in the Assembly? What particular legislation will apply to both? In relation to victims and the past, the detail is quite ligh... | 0.318841 |
1,029 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.303.1 | I expect the House to receive news on legislation on corporation tax in the very, very near future. We are working on how the structure of legislation in the Assembly and Westminster on the rest of the package is precisely to be formulated. The procedures for review and monitoring are set out in paragraphs 73 to 75. In... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I expect the House to receive news on legislation on corporation tax in the very, very near future. We are working on how the structure of legislation in the Assembly and Westminster on the rest of the package is precisely to be formulated. The procedures for review and monitoring are set out in paragraphs 73 to 75. In... | 0.347255 |
1,030 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.303.2 | I welcome the fact that an agreement was reached, but will the Secretary of State set out exactly how much extra money has been given to the Northern Ireland Assembly to make the deal happen? Does she regret that, yet again, we have shown that if the parties of Northern Ireland hold out for long enough, Westminster wil... | Nigel Mills | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I welcome the fact that an agreement was reached, but will the Secretary of State set out exactly how much extra money has been given to the Northern Ireland Assembly to make the deal happen? Does she regret that, yet again, we have shown that if the parties of Northern Ireland hold out for long enough, Westminster wil... | 0.240772 |
1,031 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.303.3 | I can outline the financial package, but it is a fair one. It was not a blank cheque. It recognises that Northern Ireland faces specific problems that the rest of the United Kingdom does not. In outline, it involves £150 million over five years to help to fund work on the past; flexibility to use £700 million of capita... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I can outline the financial package, but it is a fair one. It was not a blank cheque. It recognises that Northern Ireland faces specific problems that the rest of the United Kingdom does not. In outline, it involves £150 million over five years to help to fund work on the past; flexibility to use £700 million of capita... | 0.300648 |
1,032 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.303.4 | I welcome the replacement of the Parades Commission, which in my view has done more harm than good. May I take up the point made by the right hon. Member for Belfast North (Mr Dodds)? There is one parade that is causing huge long-term problems in north Belfast. Will the Secretary of State get involved personally? Will ... | Kate Hoey | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I welcome the replacement of the Parades Commission, which in my view has done more harm than good. May I take up the point made by the right hon. Member for Belfast North (Mr Dodds)? There is one parade that is causing huge long-term problems in north Belfast. Will the Secretary of State get involved personally? Will ... | 0.277959 |
1,033 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.304.0 | I assure the hon. Lady that I will certainly be meeting the Orange Order and others who have a very strong interest in these matters. I fully appreciate the huge importance that both sides of the dispute place on them. I have been actively involved, and I will continue to be actively involved to try to find a way forwa... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I assure the hon. Lady that I will certainly be meeting the Orange Order and others who have a very strong interest in these matters. I fully appreciate the huge importance that both sides of the dispute place on them. I have been actively involved, and I will continue to be actively involved to try to find a way forwa... | 0.279488 |
1,034 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.304.1 | I welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement and I pay tribute to all the party leaders, and the Prime Minister, who helped to make it happen. I am disappointed that there was not more progress on the Parades Commission. We have kicked it back to June and to the middle of the marching season, which is going to be ra... | Stephen Lloyd | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement and I pay tribute to all the party leaders, and the Prime Minister, who helped to make it happen. I am disappointed that there was not more progress on the Parades Commission. We have kicked it back to June and to the middle of the marching season, which is going to be ra... | 0.283584 |
1,035 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.304.2 | Clearly, there is much work to be done on parades. Whatever had gone into the agreement, there were always going to be decisions to be made on the implementation process. I agree that the proposal to have an independent audit of the cost of division is very important—a point championed in particular by the Alliance par... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | Clearly, there is much work to be done on parades. Whatever had gone into the agreement, there were always going to be decisions to be made on the implementation process. I agree that the proposal to have an independent audit of the cost of division is very important—a point championed in particular by the Alliance par... | 0.28564 |
1,036 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.304.3 | With so many people throughout Northern Ireland feeling profoundly disillusioned with the performance of the Northern Ireland Assembly, will the Secretary of State accept that it is imperative that the political parties make the agreement work this time and that they do so with a generosity of spirit? I speak as someon... | Lady Hermon | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | With so many people throughout Northern Ireland feeling profoundly disillusioned with the performance of the Northern Ireland Assembly, will the Secretary of State accept that it is imperative that the political parties make the agreement work this time and that they do so with a generosity of spirit? I speak as someon... | 0.269581 |
1,037 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.304.4 | I welcome the hon. Lady’s sentiments. She is absolutely right. This is an opportunity for Northern Ireland’s political leaders to make it work. Anyone who thinks the agreement takes us in the wrong direction needs to reflect on the alternative: increasing chaos over the budget and increasing tension over a range of iss... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I welcome the hon. Lady’s sentiments. She is absolutely right. This is an opportunity for Northern Ireland’s political leaders to make it work. Anyone who thinks the agreement takes us in the wrong direction needs to reflect on the alternative: increasing chaos over the budget and increasing tension over a range of iss... | 0.307353 |
1,038 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.305.0 | My right hon. Friend will recall the behaviour of the Democratic Unionist party over the vote on 42-day detention in the last Parliament, the deal for which cost this country about £1 billion. From the numbers she just gave my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Nigel Mills), it would seem that this latest deal ha... | Crispin Blunt | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | My right hon. Friend will recall the behaviour of the Democratic Unionist party over the vote on 42-day detention in the last Parliament, the deal for which cost this country about £1 billion. From the numbers she just gave my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Nigel Mills), it would seem that this latest deal ha... | 0.251749 |
1,039 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.305.1 | My hon. Friend will be aware that the Conservatives are campaigning for a majority Conservative Government at the general election, not for coalitions of any sort. I will not comment on the history of the 42-day vote. I am keen to emphasise the crucial role played by First Minister Peter Robinson and the DUP in deliver... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | My hon. Friend will be aware that the Conservatives are campaigning for a majority Conservative Government at the general election, not for coalitions of any sort. I will not comment on the history of the 42-day vote. I am keen to emphasise the crucial role played by First Minister Peter Robinson and the DUP in deliver... | 0.226595 |
1,040 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.305.2 | I pay tribute to the Secretary of State and her team and to the Irish and American Governments, who were involved in the talks over a protracted period. On many of these issues, the Stormont House agreement provides a road map for Northern Ireland, particularly around finances, but much deeper reform is needed than sim... | Naomi Long | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I pay tribute to the Secretary of State and her team and to the Irish and American Governments, who were involved in the talks over a protracted period. On many of these issues, the Stormont House agreement provides a road map for Northern Ireland, particularly around finances, but much deeper reform is needed than sim... | 0.300147 |
1,041 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.305.3 | I welcome the hon. Lady’s comments and pay tribute to the sterling work done by her and her party in moving things forwards on all these issues through the cross-party talks and in other ways. She is right to describe the agreement as a road map. As ever with agreements in Northern Ireland’s history, this is a further ... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I welcome the hon. Lady’s comments and pay tribute to the sterling work done by her and her party in moving things forwards on all these issues through the cross-party talks and in other ways. She is right to describe the agreement as a road map. As ever with agreements in Northern Ireland’s history, this is a further ... | 0.321877 |
1,042 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.305.4 | I congratulate my right hon. Friend on her hard work and all the political parties in Northern Ireland on delivering this agreement. However, may I press her for a little more information about how we can rebalance the economy in Northern Ireland? As I understand it, 80% of the economy there is dependent on the public ... | Oliver Colvile | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I congratulate my right hon. Friend on her hard work and all the political parties in Northern Ireland on delivering this agreement. However, may I press her for a little more information about how we can rebalance the economy in Northern Ireland? As I understand it, 80% of the economy there is dependent on the public ... | 0.303717 |
1,043 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.305.5 | On rebalancing the economy, as I have said, the devolution of corporation tax—assuming that the conditions are met—could have a transformative effect. In addition, the economic pact sets out other means to deliver the competitiveness that Northern Ireland needs to rebalance its economy. It will require reform of the pl... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | On rebalancing the economy, as I have said, the devolution of corporation tax—assuming that the conditions are met—could have a transformative effect. In addition, the economic pact sets out other means to deliver the competitiveness that Northern Ireland needs to rebalance its economy. It will require reform of the pl... | 0.342841 |
1,044 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.306.0 | I welcome the advance copy of the statement that the Secretary of State gave us, but I am rather perplexed at the attitude towards corporation tax of the Labour Front-Bench team. We have worked hard to achieve this, and for it to be delayed would be a shame. On the financial agreement, the Secretary of State said that ... | Ian Paisley Jnr | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I welcome the advance copy of the statement that the Secretary of State gave us, but I am rather perplexed at the attitude towards corporation tax of the Labour Front-Bench team. We have worked hard to achieve this, and for it to be delayed would be a shame. On the financial agreement, the Secretary of State said that ... | 0.312369 |
1,045 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.306.1 | It is important that the Executive give proper consideration to those and all other assets of a similar nature, but it would not be right for me to prejudge what sale proposals the Executive might develop. Each asset will be considered in relation to the provision in the agreement’s financial annexe. | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | It is important that the Executive give proper consideration to those and all other assets of a similar nature, but it would not be right for me to prejudge what sale proposals the Executive might develop. Each asset will be considered in relation to the provision in the agreement’s financial annexe. | 0.331572 |
1,046 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.306.2 | I add my voice to those who are congratulating my right hon. Friend, her team and everyone involved in getting agreement at Stormont House? It is fantastic. I am pleased that there is to be a new historical investigations unit. Will my right hon. Friend reassure the House that the investigation will continue into what ... | Bob Stewart | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I add my voice to those who are congratulating my right hon. Friend, her team and everyone involved in getting agreement at Stormont House? It is fantastic. I am pleased that there is to be a new historical investigations unit. Will my right hon. Friend reassure the House that the investigation will continue into what ... | 0.270711 |
1,047 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.306.3 | I reiterate my sympathies and condolences to Robert Nairac’s friends and family, who must feel the pain of their loss even after so many years. Of course, a process is already in place for seeking the remains of the disappeared, and I do not think it would necessarily be impacted on by the HIU’s work. However, as part ... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I reiterate my sympathies and condolences to Robert Nairac’s friends and family, who must feel the pain of their loss even after so many years. Of course, a process is already in place for seeking the remains of the disappeared, and I do not think it would necessarily be impacted on by the HIU’s work. However, as part ... | 0.304452 |
1,048 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.306.4 | On corporation tax, I am quite happy for the north to adjust its corporation tax to compete with the south, but this is also a Westminster Government, so we need to be clear that doing that will not disadvantage other parts of the UK, including places such as the one I represent. On the demise of the HET, the Northern ... | David Anderson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | On corporation tax, I am quite happy for the north to adjust its corporation tax to compete with the south, but this is also a Westminster Government, so we need to be clear that doing that will not disadvantage other parts of the UK, including places such as the one I represent. On the demise of the HET, the Northern ... | 0.307201 |
1,049 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.307.0 | Obviously, the PSNI has made some difficult announcements in recent weeks in seeking to absorb budget reductions, but the funding package and agreement, when implemented, will provide some relief. I hope that means that the work the PSNI indicated would take much longer than it had originally expected can be completed ... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | Obviously, the PSNI has made some difficult announcements in recent weeks in seeking to absorb budget reductions, but the funding package and agreement, when implemented, will provide some relief. I hope that means that the work the PSNI indicated would take much longer than it had originally expected can be completed ... | 0.297909 |
1,050 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.307.1 | I congratulate the Secretary of State on the patience and resolve she has shown in helping the parties reach an agreement, particularly on the milestone of establishing an official Opposition in Northern Ireland, which is an important step forward in the normalisation of politics in the Province. On the past, it is gre... | Robin Walker | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I congratulate the Secretary of State on the patience and resolve she has shown in helping the parties reach an agreement, particularly on the milestone of establishing an official Opposition in Northern Ireland, which is an important step forward in the normalisation of politics in the Province. On the past, it is gre... | 0.263195 |
1,051 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.307.2 | Absolutely not. There are no amnesties in the agreement. This Government do not support such things, and they would not be justified in this instance. | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | Absolutely not. There are no amnesties in the agreement. This Government do not support such things, and they would not be justified in this instance. | 0.322712 |
1,052 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.307.3 | The Secretary of State mentioned parades a number of times, and those will be a problem in the future. Does she therefore understand the frustration of my constituents at the Drumcree protest, which has been ongoing for 16 years? The panel gave us the possibility of finding a model to deal with that parade, but the rug... | David Simpson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | The Secretary of State mentioned parades a number of times, and those will be a problem in the future. Does she therefore understand the frustration of my constituents at the Drumcree protest, which has been ongoing for 16 years? The panel gave us the possibility of finding a model to deal with that parade, but the rug... | 0.290432 |
1,053 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.307.4 | I do, and the hon. Gentleman and I have discussed the Drumcree situation on many occasions. It is important in north Belfast to focus urgently on finding an inclusive process to bring the two sides together. That is why I will be meeting many of the different groups involved in the next few days and discussing these ma... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I do, and the hon. Gentleman and I have discussed the Drumcree situation on many occasions. It is important in north Belfast to focus urgently on finding an inclusive process to bring the two sides together. That is why I will be meeting many of the different groups involved in the next few days and discussing these ma... | 0.273713 |
1,054 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.307.5 | I congratulate the Secretary of State on her role in securing the agreement. Does she agree that the proposed independent commission on information retrieval should attach the same importance to requesting information from the British Government as is attached to pursuing the cases of the disappeared people who were vi... | Damian Collins | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I congratulate the Secretary of State on her role in securing the agreement. Does she agree that the proposed independent commission on information retrieval should attach the same importance to requesting information from the British Government as is attached to pursuing the cases of the disappeared people who were vi... | 0.300656 |
1,055 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.307.6 | Certainly, and it is crucial that the work on the disappeared is allowed to continue. Thankfully, it has been possible to find answers in relation to a number of cases. Sadly, many have so far not been resolved, but the good work done by the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains is a good model on ... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | Certainly, and it is crucial that the work on the disappeared is allowed to continue. Thankfully, it has been possible to find answers in relation to a number of cases. Sadly, many have so far not been resolved, but the good work done by the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains is a good model on ... | 0.271395 |
1,056 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.308.0 | Let me say to the hon. Member for Reigate (Crispin Blunt) that if he is faced with the choice of the Scottish nationalist party or a Unionist party, he may have cause to think again about the comments he just made. The Secretary of State will join me in welcoming the progress we have made on dealing with our troubled p... | Jeffrey M Donaldson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | Let me say to the hon. Member for Reigate (Crispin Blunt) that if he is faced with the choice of the Scottish nationalist party or a Unionist party, he may have cause to think again about the comments he just made. The Secretary of State will join me in welcoming the progress we have made on dealing with our troubled p... | 0.306816 |
1,057 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.308.1 | I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his hugely important work in the cross-party talks and for delivering what I believe is a good agreement overall, although his input on the past has been particularly highly valued. It is important that all participants—the UK Government, the Irish Government and the Executive parti... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his hugely important work in the cross-party talks and for delivering what I believe is a good agreement overall, although his input on the past has been particularly highly valued. It is important that all participants—the UK Government, the Irish Government and the Executive parti... | 0.287054 |
1,058 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.308.2 | I commend the statement and acknowledge the comprehensive efforts made by all involved in reaching the agreement. The Secretary of State alluded to the need to ensure that the process did not become a rewriting of history. Will she go further and indicate to the wider public in Northern Ireland that there has to be a d... | Gregory Campbell | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I commend the statement and acknowledge the comprehensive efforts made by all involved in reaching the agreement. The Secretary of State alluded to the need to ensure that the process did not become a rewriting of history. Will she go further and indicate to the wider public in Northern Ireland that there has to be a d... | 0.311833 |
1,059 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.308.3 | Of course there is a very clear distinction between those two. I know that there continues to be controversy around the way that the law defines a victim, which has been the barrier to taking forward the proposal for a pension for severely physically injured victims. The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that the agreemen... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | Of course there is a very clear distinction between those two. I know that there continues to be controversy around the way that the law defines a victim, which has been the barrier to taking forward the proposal for a pension for severely physically injured victims. The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that the agreemen... | 0.314107 |
1,060 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.308.4 | Failure to agree on contentious issues such as flags and parading has led to violent protests, as we all know. What additional steps has the Secretary of State taken to ensure that the PSNI has adequate resources to guarantee security for the people of Northern Ireland and the capacity to police public events? | Liz McInnes | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | Failure to agree on contentious issues such as flags and parading has led to violent protests, as we all know. What additional steps has the Secretary of State taken to ensure that the PSNI has adequate resources to guarantee security for the people of Northern Ireland and the capacity to police public events? | 0.277395 |
1,061 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.309.0 | The hon. Lady makes an important point. The agreement will help partly by providing extra funding for institutions that are doing work on the past that is currently done by the PSNI, but the financial annex attached to the financial package also contains an obligation on the Executive to do what they can to minimise re... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | The hon. Lady makes an important point. The agreement will help partly by providing extra funding for institutions that are doing work on the past that is currently done by the PSNI, but the financial annex attached to the financial package also contains an obligation on the Executive to do what they can to minimise re... | 0.316285 |
1,062 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.309.1 | I thank the Minister for her statement and for all the hard work that she and many others did to achieve the Stormont House agreement. We in the Democratic Unionist party ensured that the bedroom tax would not be implemented in Northern Ireland thanks to the flexibilities and the top-ups that we secured through the Nor... | Jim Shannon | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I thank the Minister for her statement and for all the hard work that she and many others did to achieve the Stormont House agreement. We in the Democratic Unionist party ensured that the bedroom tax would not be implemented in Northern Ireland thanks to the flexibilities and the top-ups that we secured through the Nor... | 0.308079 |
1,063 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.309.2 | I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comment. It is a hugely important step that the five parties reached an agreement on a way forward on welfare reform. It is indeed a matter for the Northern Ireland parties that they have applied the top-up in relation to certain matters, including the spare room subsidy, which they a... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comment. It is a hugely important step that the five parties reached an agreement on a way forward on welfare reform. It is indeed a matter for the Northern Ireland parties that they have applied the top-up in relation to certain matters, including the spare room subsidy, which they a... | 0.290373 |
1,064 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.309.3 | The Secretary of State will be glad that I will not rehearse the issues of welfare and finance that many of us concentrated on in the negotiations. She is right that we should not understate certain aspects of the agreement. However, it would also be wrong to oversell other aspects, where we have superficially strimmed... | Mark Durkan | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | The Secretary of State will be glad that I will not rehearse the issues of welfare and finance that many of us concentrated on in the negotiations. She is right that we should not understate certain aspects of the agreement. However, it would also be wrong to oversell other aspects, where we have superficially strimmed... | 0.2977 |
1,065 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.309.4 | Rubbish. | Nigel Dodds | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | Rubbish. | 0.194679 |
1,066 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.309.5 | We heard it from them today and we heard it from their leaders this week. That is why we had all the nugatory discussions in Stormont House about parades, and therefore ended up with no negotiations on parades, and those who wanted a panel have now ended up with no panel. That is the Secretary of State’s fault. | Mark Durkan | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | We heard it from them today and we heard it from their leaders this week. That is why we had all the nugatory discussions in Stormont House about parades, and therefore ended up with no negotiations on parades, and those who wanted a panel have now ended up with no panel. That is the Secretary of State’s fault. | 0.255735 |
1,067 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.309.6 | I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman and the Social Democratic and Labour party for the work they did on welfare reform and, in particular, the past, where their ideas have been highly influential. I think everyone would acknowledge that there is more work to be done on parades, and that it will be crucial to take that ... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman and the Social Democratic and Labour party for the work they did on welfare reform and, in particular, the past, where their ideas have been highly influential. I think everyone would acknowledge that there is more work to be done on parades, and that it will be crucial to take that ... | 0.270015 |
1,068 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.310.0 | The Secretary of State mentioned the establishment of a commission to consider flags and emblems. Does she agree that it is absolutely outrageous that the people of Northern Ireland are not permitted to have their flag, the flag of the United Kingdom, displayed on their driving licences like everywhere else in the Unit... | William McCrea | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | The Secretary of State mentioned the establishment of a commission to consider flags and emblems. Does she agree that it is absolutely outrageous that the people of Northern Ireland are not permitted to have their flag, the flag of the United Kingdom, displayed on their driving licences like everywhere else in the Unit... | 0.265269 |
1,069 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.310.1 | These are hugely sensitive issues and these matters have been under discussion in various forums for many years, and the proposal to have a broader civic conversation and debate about finding a way forward is a good one. The hon. Gentleman will be aware that it was first proposed by Dr Richard Haass in the work that he... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | These are hugely sensitive issues and these matters have been under discussion in various forums for many years, and the proposal to have a broader civic conversation and debate about finding a way forward is a good one. The hon. Gentleman will be aware that it was first proposed by Dr Richard Haass in the work that he... | 0.364517 |
1,070 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.310.2 | The additional money made available to Northern Ireland through flexibility and borrowing, and the extra money for the additional institutions, will be welcome. Despite what the hon. Member for Reigate (Crispin Blunt) said in his little Englander outburst, which helps nationalism more than the nasty nationalists of thi... | Sammy Wilson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | The additional money made available to Northern Ireland through flexibility and borrowing, and the extra money for the additional institutions, will be welcome. Despite what the hon. Member for Reigate (Crispin Blunt) said in his little Englander outburst, which helps nationalism more than the nasty nationalists of thi... | 0.288857 |
1,071 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.310.3 | As I have said before, the reality is that introducing legislation at this stage of a Parliament runs the risk of running out of time for it, in which case we become dependent on the Opposition for getting it through. We will try to speed it through as best we can, assuming that the Northern Ireland Executive do their ... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | As I have said before, the reality is that introducing legislation at this stage of a Parliament runs the risk of running out of time for it, in which case we become dependent on the Opposition for getting it through. We will try to speed it through as best we can, assuming that the Northern Ireland Executive do their ... | 0.279259 |
1,072 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.311.0 | I congratulate all the parties involved in enabling the statement to be made and in achieving the agreement, which is a significant step forward for Northern Ireland. The rising inequality and rising child poverty that we have seen under this Government and their hostility to public sector work have had an impact on No... | Toby Perkins | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I congratulate all the parties involved in enabling the statement to be made and in achieving the agreement, which is a significant step forward for Northern Ireland. The rising inequality and rising child poverty that we have seen under this Government and their hostility to public sector work have had an impact on No... | 0.307674 |
1,073 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.311.1 | I have had many discussions with the Chancellor on Northern Ireland matters. This Government’s economic plan is working for Northern Ireland. There has been significant inward investment and a significant number of jobs created, and the Northern Ireland economy is predicted to grow at a faster rate than the economies o... | Theresa Villiers | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | PRIME MINISTER | Stormont House Agreement | I have had many discussions with the Chancellor on Northern Ireland matters. This Government’s economic plan is working for Northern Ireland. There has been significant inward investment and a significant number of jobs created, and the Northern Ireland economy is predicted to grow at a faster rate than the economies o... | 0.267788 |
1,074 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.312.1 | On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On 4 December in answer to written question number 216656 about cuts to the east coast main line by the new operators Virgin and Stagecoach and the reduction in the number of stops, the Under-Secretary of State for Transport with responsibility for rail franchises, the hon. Me... | Fiona O'Donnell | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Points of Order | Stormont House Agreement | On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On 4 December in answer to written question number 216656 about cuts to the east coast main line by the new operators Virgin and Stagecoach and the reduction in the number of stops, the Under-Secretary of State for Transport with responsibility for rail franchises, the hon. Me... | 0.300337 |
1,075 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.312.2 | I am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving me notice of her intention to raise a point of order. Unusually, it seems that she has had better news than she expected. The hon. Lady is well aware that the content of a ministerial answer is not a matter for me, but I am quite certain that if the Minister has inadvertently g... | Eleanor Laing | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Points of Order | Stormont House Agreement | I am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving me notice of her intention to raise a point of order. Unusually, it seems that she has had better news than she expected. The hon. Lady is well aware that the content of a ministerial answer is not a matter for me, but I am quite certain that if the Minister has inadvertently g... | 0.301115 |
1,076 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.312.3 | On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During the urgent question on A and E, I challenged the Secretary of State to say whether he regretted the Government’s recommendation to close the A and E at Lewisham hospital, and he accused me of misleading my constituents and therefore of misleading the House. I have in my... | Clive Efford | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Points of Order | Stormont House Agreement | On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During the urgent question on A and E, I challenged the Secretary of State to say whether he regretted the Government’s recommendation to close the A and E at Lewisham hospital, and he accused me of misleading my constituents and therefore of misleading the House. I have in my... | 0.295078 |
1,077 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.312.4 | I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the point of order, but as I said to the hon. Member for East Lothian (Fiona O'Donnell), the contents of what a Minister has said at the Dispatch Box or elsewhere is not a matter for me. He asks how he might draw attention to the facts, but he has just done so. Once again, I am c... | Eleanor Laing | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Points of Order | Stormont House Agreement | I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the point of order, but as I said to the hon. Member for East Lothian (Fiona O'Donnell), the contents of what a Minister has said at the Dispatch Box or elsewhere is not a matter for me. He asks how he might draw attention to the facts, but he has just done so. Once again, I am c... | 0.311127 |
1,078 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.312.5 | On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On Monday this week, the Prime Minister chose to make only a written statement on the European Council meeting instead of his customary oral statement during which Members can question him on the issues raised. Given the intensification of the eurozone crisis and its implicati... | Kelvin Hopkins | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Points of Order | Stormont House Agreement | On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On Monday this week, the Prime Minister chose to make only a written statement on the European Council meeting instead of his customary oral statement during which Members can question him on the issues raised. Given the intensification of the eurozone crisis and its implicati... | 0.289083 |
1,079 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.313.0 | It is kind of the hon. Gentleman to suggest that I might have any influence whatsoever over the Prime Minister. I can assure him that of course I do not. But he does, and it is open to him, as indeed it is to any Member, to submit an application for an urgent question, which Mr Speaker would consider. If the urgent que... | Eleanor Laing | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Points of Order | Stormont House Agreement | It is kind of the hon. Gentleman to suggest that I might have any influence whatsoever over the Prime Minister. I can assure him that of course I do not. But he does, and it is open to him, as indeed it is to any Member, to submit an application for an urgent question, which Mr Speaker would consider. If the urgent que... | 0.27692 |
1,080 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.314.1 | Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23) | null | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Stormont House Agreement | Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23) | 0.273739 |
1,081 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.314.2 | I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require establishment of a statutory scheme providing for clear and consistent labelling of alcoholic beverages as they relate to foetal health and safety and that of pregnant women; and for connected purposes. Seven thousand children a year are born in the UK da... | Bill Esterson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Stormont House Agreement | I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require establishment of a statutory scheme providing for clear and consistent labelling of alcoholic beverages as they relate to foetal health and safety and that of pregnant women; and for connected purposes. Seven thousand children a year are born in the UK da... | 0.302434 |
1,082 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.317.1 | Further consideration of Bill, as amended in Committee of the whole House | null | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill— [2nd Allocated Day] | Further consideration of Bill, as amended in Committee of the whole House | 0.275017 |
1,083 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.317.3 | I beg to move amendment 7, page 15, line 21, leave out subsection (5) and insert— ‘(5) Before giving guidance under this section, or revising guidance already given, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament— (a) the proposed guidance or proposed revisions; and (b) a draft of an order providing for the guidance... | Diana Johnson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Clause 24— Power to issue guidance | I beg to move amendment 7, page 15, line 21, leave out subsection (5) and insert— ‘(5) Before giving guidance under this section, or revising guidance already given, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament— (a) the proposed guidance or proposed revisions; and (b) a draft of an order providing for the guidance... | 0.367559 |
1,084 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.317.4 | With this it will be convenient to discuss amendment 6, in clause 29, page 17, line 29, leave out subsection (7) and insert— ‘(7) To support panels exercising their functions under this section the Secretary of State must— (a) provide guidance on the exercise of those functions; (b) provide a list of approved providers... | Eleanor Laing | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Clause 24— Power to issue guidance | With this it will be convenient to discuss amendment 6, in clause 29, page 17, line 29, leave out subsection (7) and insert— ‘(7) To support panels exercising their functions under this section the Secretary of State must— (a) provide guidance on the exercise of those functions; (b) provide a list of approved providers... | 0.352311 |
1,085 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.317.5 | Let me begin by expressing my horror at the terror attack that took place in Paris today. I am sure that the thoughts of the whole House will be with the family and friends of the victims of that attack, and, of course, we all stand in solidarity with the French people at this time. Part 5 of the Bill contains measures... | Diana Johnson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Clause 24— Power to issue guidance | Let me begin by expressing my horror at the terror attack that took place in Paris today. I am sure that the thoughts of the whole House will be with the family and friends of the victims of that attack, and, of course, we all stand in solidarity with the French people at this time. Part 5 of the Bill contains measures... | 0.33161 |
1,086 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.322.0 | Does the hon. Lady agree that this provision should relate not only to public bodies? If an individual believes that someone is likely to become radicalised, it really should be incumbent on that individual to tell someone about it so that something can be done. It is not only bodies such as schools that should have re... | Bob Stewart | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Clause 24— Power to issue guidance | Does the hon. Lady agree that this provision should relate not only to public bodies? If an individual believes that someone is likely to become radicalised, it really should be incumbent on that individual to tell someone about it so that something can be done. It is not only bodies such as schools that should have re... | 0.347576 |
1,087 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.322.1 | The hon. Gentleman makes the important point that we all have a responsibility in this area. My concern, however, is about the specific responsibilities being placed on local authorities and other public bodies under the Channel programme. We must make sure that we get this right, which is why I am focusing on why the ... | Diana Johnson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Clause 24— Power to issue guidance | The hon. Gentleman makes the important point that we all have a responsibility in this area. My concern, however, is about the specific responsibilities being placed on local authorities and other public bodies under the Channel programme. We must make sure that we get this right, which is why I am focusing on why the ... | 0.334961 |
1,088 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.323.0 | Today’s events in Paris are yet another shocking reminder of the threat we all face, and our thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends and colleagues of the victims. I echo the comments of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister in condemning that barbaric attack, and I am sure the whole House stands united w... | Karen Bradley | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Clause 24— Power to issue guidance | Today’s events in Paris are yet another shocking reminder of the threat we all face, and our thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends and colleagues of the victims. I echo the comments of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister in condemning that barbaric attack, and I am sure the whole House stands united w... | 0.305111 |
1,089 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.325.0 | If someone, perhaps a childminder, has a worry about a threat and reports it, are they guaranteed anonymity? Is a system in place to guarantee that people are not found out, including when reports are fallacious? | Bob Stewart | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Clause 24— Power to issue guidance | If someone, perhaps a childminder, has a worry about a threat and reports it, are they guaranteed anonymity? Is a system in place to guarantee that people are not found out, including when reports are fallacious? | 0.285651 |
1,090 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.325.1 | I thank my hon. and gallant Friend for his comments. I understand that anonymity would be provided to people coming forward in that circumstance. The shadow Minister asked about areas with low risk. The guidance sets out very clearly that we are looking for a risk-based approach, but areas need to understand the local ... | Karen Bradley | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Clause 24— Power to issue guidance | I thank my hon. and gallant Friend for his comments. I understand that anonymity would be provided to people coming forward in that circumstance. The shadow Minister asked about areas with low risk. The guidance sets out very clearly that we are looking for a risk-based approach, but areas need to understand the local ... | 0.323451 |
1,091 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.325.2 | I thank the Minister for going through the answers to my questions in such detail. The impact assessment says that 90 local authority areas are at high risk, the consultation document identifies 50 priority areas and the Minister is now talking about 30 areas and an additional 14 areas. These numbers all seem a bit con... | Diana Johnson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Clause 24— Power to issue guidance | I thank the Minister for going through the answers to my questions in such detail. The impact assessment says that 90 local authority areas are at high risk, the consultation document identifies 50 priority areas and the Minister is now talking about 30 areas and an additional 14 areas. These numbers all seem a bit con... | 0.377194 |
1,092 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.326.0 | If the hon. Lady will give me a few moments, I will come on to that point. We do not believe that it is crucial for the guidance to be subject to additional parliamentary approval because we are conducting a wide-ranging consultation and, although the specified authorities must have regard to the guidance, they are not... | Karen Bradley | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Clause 24— Power to issue guidance | If the hon. Lady will give me a few moments, I will come on to that point. We do not believe that it is crucial for the guidance to be subject to additional parliamentary approval because we are conducting a wide-ranging consultation and, although the specified authorities must have regard to the guidance, they are not... | 0.374876 |
1,093 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.326.1 | It is very helpful to hear the Minister set that out, but once agreement has been reached with the devolved Administrations, will there be a further period of consultation on the guidance, so that local authorities and other bodies can comment on what has been agreed between the Governments? | Diana Johnson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Clause 24— Power to issue guidance | It is very helpful to hear the Minister set that out, but once agreement has been reached with the devolved Administrations, will there be a further period of consultation on the guidance, so that local authorities and other bodies can comment on what has been agreed between the Governments? | 0.364603 |
1,094 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.326.2 | I am not sure that that is how we envisage it happening, but we are consulting and working very closely with the devolved Administrations to ensure that we take into account their views and get this right for them. The hon. Lady asked about the number of priority areas under Prevent, so let me clarify. There are curren... | Karen Bradley | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Clause 24— Power to issue guidance | I am not sure that that is how we envisage it happening, but we are consulting and working very closely with the devolved Administrations to ensure that we take into account their views and get this right for them. The hon. Lady asked about the number of priority areas under Prevent, so let me clarify. There are curren... | 0.345741 |
1,095 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.327.0 | I am grateful to the Minister for going through my questions in such detail. On amendment 7, I am surprised that the Government are not willing to agree that both Houses should have the opportunity to scrutinise the final version of the guidance, which we have not yet seen. I note what she said about keeping the matter... | Diana Johnson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Clause 24— Power to issue guidance | I am grateful to the Minister for going through my questions in such detail. On amendment 7, I am surprised that the Government are not willing to agree that both Houses should have the opportunity to scrutinise the final version of the guidance, which we have not yet seen. I note what she said about keeping the matter... | 0.327566 |
1,096 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.328.1 | I beg to move amendment 13, page 47, line 10, at end insert— “A person carrying out a function of an authority mentioned in section 1(2) of the Local Government Act 1999 by virtue of a direction made under section 15 of that Act.” This amendment would add the authority specified to those subject to the duty contained i... | Karen Bradley | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Schedule 3— Specified authorities | I beg to move amendment 13, page 47, line 10, at end insert— “A person carrying out a function of an authority mentioned in section 1(2) of the Local Government Act 1999 by virtue of a direction made under section 15 of that Act.” This amendment would add the authority specified to those subject to the duty contained i... | 0.334409 |
1,097 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.328.2 | With this it will be convenient to discuss Government amendments 14 to 17. | Lindsay Hoyle | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Schedule 3— Specified authorities | With this it will be convenient to discuss Government amendments 14 to 17. | 0.31046 |
1,098 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.328.3 | In respect of the duty to have due regard to preventing people from being drawn into terrorism in clause 21, the Government have tabled a number of corrective amendments to the list in schedule 3, which specifies the authorities subject to the duty. The amendments will ensure that the intended specified authorities are... | Karen Bradley | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Schedule 3— Specified authorities | In respect of the duty to have due regard to preventing people from being drawn into terrorism in clause 21, the Government have tabled a number of corrective amendments to the list in schedule 3, which specifies the authorities subject to the duty. The amendments will ensure that the intended specified authorities are... | 0.345374 |
1,099 | 381866fb-3bc8-4bf6-85f2-4e382832e9ff | uk.org.publicwhip/debate/2015-01-07b.328.4 | Very briefly, I was surprised that there was reference to police authorities when they were abolished by the Government some time ago. I guess that that is what comes when Bills are hastily drafted. I have one question for the Minister, which relates back to the issue of Scottish bodies that will be covered by the Bill... | Diana Johnson | null | null | ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | Alcohol Labelling (Pregnancy) | Schedule 3— Specified authorities | Very briefly, I was surprised that there was reference to police authorities when they were abolished by the Government some time ago. I guess that that is what comes when Bills are hastily drafted. I have one question for the Minister, which relates back to the issue of Scottish bodies that will be covered by the Bill... | 0.354829 |
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