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Southeast Asia: A political and economic introduction

This paper provides a broad introduction to Southeast Asia. It offers key facts and figures about the region, followed by country studies of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. It then looks more analytically at two key issues for the region: democratisation and Islamist terrorism. It ends with...
Type
Commons Briefing papers
Date
14 December 2011
Reference
RP11-78
CONDUCT OF HRH DUKE OF EDINBURGH

That this House regrets the comments of HRH Duke of Edinburgh on wind farms; and believes that such comments reinforce the wisdom of the convention that members of the Royal Family do not comment on political matters.
Primary sponsor
Paul Flynn (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
23 November 2011
Reference
2473
House
House of Commons
Deposited Paper DEP2011-1862
Deposited by
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Deposited papers
Date
22 November 2011
Reference
DEP2011-1862
House
House of Commons
Succession to the Throne
May I express my delight that the coalition Government have at last ensured fairness and equality in succession to the throne? Does the Deputy Prime Minister share my disappointment, however, that although I and others raised this matter many times under the previous Government, they put in into the ““too difficult”” box for 13 years?
Asked by
Baroness Burt of Solihull (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
15 November 2011
Reference
535 c679-80
House
House of Commons
Succession to the Throne
May I ask what discussions have taken place with the devolved Administrations on these changes, which affect all parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? If the Deputy Prime Minister has not already held any such discussions, what plans does he have to do so?
Asked by
Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
15 November 2011
Reference
535 c679
House
House of Commons
Succession to the Throne
After many years of campaigning, I thank the Government most warmly for finally grasping the nettle and removing this unique discrimination against Catholics. Does the Deputy Prime Minister agree, however, that this issue and the wider issues have now moved beyond statute? The fact is that the monarch gave up appointing Anglican bishops in the 18th century, and the Prime Minister has recently given up that power. In the future, can we ever prevent anyone from holding a post that they are born into, simply because of their religion or beliefs?
Asked by
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
15 November 2011
Reference
535 c679
House
House of Commons
Succession to the Throne
I spoke to the First Minister shortly before the announcement was made at the Commonwealth meeting in Perth. He is also reflecting on whether there should be other, wider changes, but he welcomed this as a significant step, in and of itself.
Answered by
Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 November 2011
Reference
535 c679
House
House of Commons
Succession to the Throne
As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced on 28 October, the 16 Commonwealth realms have agreed in principle that we should modernise the Act of Settlement with regard to the rules of royal succession. That means that if the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were to have a first-born daughter, she would eventually become Queen of our country. In addition, we will remove the barrier to those who marry Catholics retaining their position in the line of succession, thus repealing an explicit and unique discrimination against the Roman Catholic religion.
Answered by
Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 November 2011
Reference
535 c679
House
House of Commons
Succession to the Throne
As I have explained, this is a significant step. I understand that there is a perfectly legitimate debate to be had about whether there should be other reforms, but all the Commonwealth realms must move as a convoy on this. We must all translate it into exactly the same legislation, which is what we will be working on in the months ahead. It is important to welcome this step, as my hon. Friend has done. It removes a unique discrimination against people of the Roman Catholic religion, and we must ensure that we implement it in full.
Answered by
Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 November 2011
Reference
535 c679
House
House of Commons
Succession to the Throne
I certainly think that most reasonable people would say that, in this day and age, it cannot be right to have rules that discriminate on the basis of gender or religion. This is clearly a sensitive area, however. I have always been explicit in my own view, which I have expressed publicly on several occasions over the years, that we needed to look at these rules. I am delighted that we have now been able to mobilise a consensus among all the Commonwealth realms, so that we can now put this into practice.
Answered by
Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
15 November 2011
Reference
535 c679-80
House
House of Commons
Succession to the Throne

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent discussions he has had on changes to the law on succession to the throne; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 November 2011
Reference
80668; 535 c765W
House
House of Commons
Succession to the Throne
What recent discussions he has had on changes to the law on succession to the throne; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
15 November 2011
Reference
80656; 535 c679
House
House of Commons
Houses of Parliament: Legislation

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will, in future, publish all correspondence between Ministers and the Prince of Wales and the Queen in connection with Bills for which their consent is sought.
Asked by
Lord Berkeley (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 November 2011
Reference
12964; 732 c111WA
House
House of Lords
Houses of Parliament: Legislation

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any Bill in the past five years has been altered as a result of comments from the Prince of Wales or the Queen; and in what way.
Asked by
Lord Berkeley (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 November 2011
Reference
12963; 732 c111WA
House
House of Lords
Houses of Parliament: Legislation

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which Bills in the past five years they have submitted for the Prince of Wales’s or Queen’s consent, or both; and, in each case, what was the prerogative or interest affected on the basis of which consent was sought.
Asked by
Lord Berkeley (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 November 2011
Reference
12962; 732 c110-1WA
House
House of Lords
Houses of Parliament: Legislation

To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what basis they decide which bills should be submitted for the Prince of Wales’s or Queen’s consent.
Asked by
Lord Berkeley (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 November 2011
Reference
12961; 732 c110WA
House
House of Lords
Business of the House

Further to that answer, may I say that the Prime Minister needs to be praised for making his announcement in Perth, which was of course supported by the Leader of the Opposition and the Deputy Prime Minister? Further to what the hon. Member for Mid Derbyshire (Pauline Latham) has said,...
Member
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Business questions
Date
3 November 2011
Reference
534 c1111
House
House of Commons
Business of the House

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his recognition that the present Prime Minister regularly makes statements to the House. He has made 23 so far this Session—a higher average strike rate than his predecessors. With statements after Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings, we have followed the procedure adopted...
Member
Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
3 November 2011
Reference
534 c1118-9
House
House of Commons
Business of the House

That is an enormously generous offer from the right hon. Gentleman, but he will have heard what I said a moment ago about a working group that is preparing the necessary legislation. He may well have anticipated the output of this hard-working team of people and perfectly drafted his piece...
Member
Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
3 November 2011
Reference
534 c1111
House
House of Commons
Business of the House

When we have a Bill there will, of course, be a debate. I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the issue. In his statement, the Prime Minister said that we are intending to legislate"““to end the system of male preference primogeniture and the provision that anyone who marries...
Member
Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
3 November 2011
Reference
534 c1111
House
House of Commons