Business statement on Thursday, 6 November 2014, in the House of Commons, led by Lord Hague of Richmond. The answering member was Angela Eagle.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 587 cc966-981
Session: 2014-15
Department: Leader of the House of Commons
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Angela Eagle | 587 c967 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Leader of the House give us the business for next week?; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c967 (Link to this contribution)
The business for next week will be:
Monday 10 November—Consideration of a Business of the H...; Angela Eagle | 587 cc967-9 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Leader of the House for announcing next week’s business. May I take this opportunity ...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 cc969-970 (Link to this contribution)
On that point, I had one pint actually, which another hon. Member paid for—it is a fine Yorkshire...; Christopher Chope | 587 c970 (Link to this contribution)
May we have an early debate on the costs of paying in-work benefits to foreigners? The Migration ...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c970 (Link to this contribution)
As my hon. Friend will know, we have cracked down on the number of benefits to which European Uni...; Frank Roy | 587 c971 (Link to this contribution)
More and more Members are becoming frustrated at the length of time Departments take to reply to ...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c971 (Link to this contribution)
It is very important for Departments to answer letters promptly. When I was Foreign Secretary, I ...; Lord Young of Cookham | 587 c971 (Link to this contribution)
In his written ministerial statement on the northern powerhouse, which was published on Monday, t...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c971 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend knows very well that current Session is now pretty full of legislation, and ...; Barry Sheerman | 587 c971 (Link to this contribution)
Did the Leader of the House see a television programme entitled “Baby P: The Untold Story” last w...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c971 (Link to this contribution)
I did not see the programme, but Members in all parts of the House will of course be very concern...; Mary MacLeod | 587 c972 (Link to this contribution)
Yesterday I visited Chatsworth primary school with the aviation Minister, my hon. Friend the Memb...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c972 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend always speaks up strongly for her constituents on this matter. The impact on resid...; Madeleine Moon | 587 c972 (Link to this contribution)
A constituent of mine found that his payslip showed a deduction of £50. When he asked why, he was...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c972 (Link to this contribution)
Well, that is a new proposition for the House. I am sure that the hon. Lady will wish to pursue t...; Madeleine Moon | 587 c972 (Link to this contribution)
indicated assent.; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c972 (Link to this contribution)
I see that she is doing so. If this were a widespread problem, there might be demand for such a d...; Mark Hunter | 587 c972 (Link to this contribution)
May we please have a debate on green belt policy and on the threats posed by greedy developers an...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c972 (Link to this contribution)
I will make it crystal clear, as the Government always do, that the green belt must be protected ...; Jim Fitzpatrick | 587 c973 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall (Kate Hoey) recently raised the question with the Prime Mi...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c973 (Link to this contribution)
Of course we all want to see that matter resolved, and the Prime Minister commented on it yesterd...; Ian Liddell-Grainger | 587 c973 (Link to this contribution)
One of the untried technologies that we are not getting right in this country is wave power. Ther...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c973 (Link to this contribution)
That is an important issue for the future of our country and its energy supplies. My hon. Friend ...; Pete Wishart | 587 c973 (Link to this contribution)
May we have a debate on the impact of the Tory obsession with leaving Europe on the family of nat...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c973 (Link to this contribution)
The Conservative party is advocating that the people should make the decision in a referendum. I ...; Peter Bone | 587 c973 (Link to this contribution)
Following on from that, the European Union (Referendum) Bill passed this House by 283 votes to ni...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c974 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend rightly says that that Bill was carried by a very large majority, and he and I bot...; Julie Hilling | 587 c974 (Link to this contribution)
This week is national youth work week. May we have a debate about the utter destruction of youth ...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c974 (Link to this contribution)
There is a lot of demand evident today for DCLG questions next Monday. The hon. Lady is asking ab...; David Nuttall | 587 c974 (Link to this contribution)
May we please have a debate on the effectiveness of our international aid budget? Recent research...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c974 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure that my colleagues in the Department for International Development would welcome a deba...; Lord Cryer | 587 c974 (Link to this contribution)
Following on from the question from the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Mary Macleod), m...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c975 (Link to this contribution)
Those are legitimate things to debate and to raise with Transport Ministers. Of course, changes i...; Rehman Chishti | 587 c975 (Link to this contribution)
My constituent, Christine Solley, has raised concerns about the sale of offensive and illegal wea...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c975 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend raises an important matter, but the position on that is already clear. The legisla...; Andrew Love | 587 c975 (Link to this contribution)
Post-polio syndrome is a neurological condition suffered by 80% of all polio victims nationwide—1...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c975 (Link to this contribution)
Awareness of such issues is important. Indeed, the hon. Gentleman is doing his bit to increase aw...; Andrew Bridgen | 587 c975 (Link to this contribution)
May I bring to the attention of the House early-day motion 455, which stands in my name? Currentl...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c975 (Link to this contribution)
The right time to debate air passenger duty is after the Chancellor presents his autumn statement...; Jim Cunningham | 587 c976 (Link to this contribution)
May we have a debate in Government time on the state of local government? Coventry, Birmingham an...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c976 (Link to this contribution)
We do debate in different ways the condition of local government. Sadly, the Secretary of State f...; Robert Jenrick | 587 c976 (Link to this contribution)
The European Commission unveiled its latest forecast on Tuesday, predicting that the UK economy w...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c976 (Link to this contribution)
Again, we might well want to debate such matters at the time of the autumn statement, which is on...; Ian Lucas | 587 c976 (Link to this contribution)
There is a crisis on our high streets throughout the country, as anyone who attends the all-party...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c976 (Link to this contribution)
The Government’s commitment to small business is clear and strong. We removed £2,000 from employe...; Tessa Munt | 587 c976 (Link to this contribution)
May we have a debate on the Youth Select Committee’s recommendations in its report launched yeste...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c977 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure that this will be debated in many different ways. It is one of the issues that the UK Y...; Kerry McCarthy | 587 c977 (Link to this contribution)
Further to what was said earlier about the so-called northern powerhouses, I urge the Leader of t...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c977 (Link to this contribution)
The Government are conscious of this issue, and since 2010 have set out on more decentralisation ...; John Glen | 587 c977 (Link to this contribution)
Many residents in the village of Bishopstone, just 5 miles from Salisbury, have been cut off with...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c977 (Link to this contribution)
I can understand my hon. Friend raising this in the House when people have been cut off from thei...; Huw Irranca-Davies | 587 c977 (Link to this contribution)
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of sub-postmasters in this country with an air of criminali...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c978 (Link to this contribution)
I will certainly inform colleagues in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills that the...; Henry Smith | 587 c978 (Link to this contribution)
As my right hon. Friend well knows, the Pitcairn Islands are one of the most remote British overs...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c978 (Link to this contribution)
We have a strong record not only in giving stronger and more coherent support to the overseas ter...; Nicholas Dakin | 587 c978 (Link to this contribution)
Given the current uncertainty about the future of Long Products UK, may we have a statement from ...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c978 (Link to this contribution)
The steel industry is very important for this country. The hon. Gentleman will be aware that stee...; David Mowat | 587 c978 (Link to this contribution)
A continuing concern in our country is the disparity in infrastructure spend between London and t...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c978 (Link to this contribution)
Debating infrastructure investment in many different places and in many different ways is very im...; Lord Whitehead | 587 c979 (Link to this contribution)
When will the Leader of the House schedule a debate on the third report of the Committee on Stand...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c979 (Link to this contribution)
That important report has only recently been published. I have read it. I have not been able to s...; Michael Ellis | 587 c979 (Link to this contribution)
May I tell my right hon. Friend that I am a member of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instrument...; John Bercow | 587 c979 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure that there was a request for a statement or debate somewhere in the interstices of the ...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c979 (Link to this contribution)
Indeed, my hon. Friend is right that there have been previous cases, including in this Parliament...; Oliver Colvile | 587 c979 (Link to this contribution)
As my right hon. Friend knows, I am the Government’s pharmacy champion. Plymouth’s Peninsula medi...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c979 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend does a very good job of representing these issues. Pharmacists do indeed make a cr...; Andrew Jones | 587 c979 (Link to this contribution)
In Harrogate district there are nearly 800 charities and voluntary sector organisations making a ...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c980 (Link to this contribution)
We cannot do much better than my hon. Friend, who is a great champion of volunteering and the vol...; Martin Vickers | 587 c980 (Link to this contribution)
The Leader of the House will recall a memorable visit to Cleethorpes around the end of 2009, when...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c980 (Link to this contribution)
I do remember visiting Cleethorpes in 2009. Actually, I also remember visiting Cleethorpes around...; Philip Hollobone | 587 c980 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Bob Blackman | 587 c980 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; John Bercow | 587 c980 (Link to this contribution)
What a delicious choice! I call Mr Philip Hollobone.; Philip Hollobone | 587 c980 (Link to this contribution)
This morning my right hon. Friend has shown his appetite for reviving obscure parliamentary proce...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c980 (Link to this contribution)
That would be a fascinating debate. Perhaps the shadow Leader of the House could lead it for the ...; Bob Blackman | 587 c980 (Link to this contribution)
Yesterday I had the honour of captaining the House of Commons bridge team in our annual match aga...; John Bercow | 587 c981 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure the House is pleased to learn of the hon. Gentleman’s prowess and distinction at the br...; Lord Hague of Richmond | 587 c981 (Link to this contribution)
I was also unaware of it, Mr Speaker, and I congratulate my hon. Friend. To defeat the House of L...
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