To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the expected lifespan is of the guidance systems and flight control electronics on Trident D5 missiles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the expected lifespan is of the guidance systems and flight control electronics on Trident D5 missiles.

My right honourable friend the Minister for Housing and Planning has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Government have decided to terminate their agreement with Scout Solutions Projects Limited to deliver mobility services for social tenants. The new services to be provided under the contract were a new website...

My right honourable friend the Minister for Housing and Planning has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Government have decided to terminate their agreement with Scout Solutions Projects Limited to deliver mobility services for social tenants. The new services to be provided under the contract were a new website...

The Government have decided to terminate their agreement with Scout Solutions Projects Limited to deliver mobility services for social tenants. The new services to be provided under the contract were a new website providing access to existing schemes such as LAWN and Seaside and Country Homes, and a link to...

The Government have decided to terminate their agreement with Scout Solutions Projects Limited to deliver mobility services for social tenants. The new services to be provided under the contract were a new website providing access to existing schemes such as LAWN and Seaside and Country Homes, and a link to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his Department's policy is on the treatment of depreciation of computer software; and whether any extraordinary charges in respect of computer software assets have been made in the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his Department's policy is on the treatment of depreciation of computer software; and whether any extraordinary charges in respect of computer software assets have been made in the last three years.

What representation there is from the free software movement on the steering committee of the Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network which is sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry.

What representation there is from the free software movement on the steering committee of the Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network which is sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry.

Which suppliers of SAP2005 software for checking compliance of dwellings to part L 2006 of the building regulations have had their programmes approved by the Building Research Establishment and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; and on what dates.

Which suppliers of SAP2005 software for checking compliance of dwellings to part L 2006 of the building regulations have had their programmes approved by the Building Research Establishment and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; and on what dates.

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 18 April (WA 220), whether they (a) have accepted the recommendation in the report HMRC Online Services that the XBRL computer language should be used for the filing of company tax returns; (b) have considered the degree to which...

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 18 April (WA 220), whether they (a) have accepted the recommendation in the report HMRC Online Services that the XBRL computer language should be used for the filing of company tax returns; (b) have considered the degree to which...

Whether they have any plans to require companies to file tax returns using the XBRL computer language; and, if so, whether they have estimated the costs that will be imposed on small and medium-sized businesses.

Whether they have any plans to require companies to file tax returns using the XBRL computer language; and, if so, whether they have estimated the costs that will be imposed on small and medium-sized businesses.

: I have indeed, but mainly because my hon. Friends and other hon. Members have passed letters from personal injury lawyers in their constituencies on to me. One or two personal injury lawyers in each constituency have dutifully written to their Members of Parliament, as they are quite entitled to...

: I have indeed, but mainly because my hon. Friends and other hon. Members have passed letters from personal injury lawyers in their constituencies on to me. One or two personal injury lawyers in each constituency have dutifully written to their Members of Parliament, as they are quite entitled to...

: As a member of the right hon. Gentleman's Committee and someone who signed the report, I say this in no way to sound disloyal, but we may have made a mistake in recommending that the limit be raised to £2,500. Since the report was published, I have had representations...

: As a member of the right hon. Gentleman's Committee and someone who signed the report, I say this in no way to sound disloyal, but we may have made a mistake in recommending that the limit be raised to £2,500. Since the report was published, I have had representations...

I glad that you, Mr. Marshall, and a significant number of hon. Members, as well as the Minister, who has taken on new responsibilities, have stayed behind on the last day before the Easter recess in order to discuss the small claims track, which is important to a lot of...

I glad that you, Mr. Marshall, and a significant number of hon. Members, as well as the Minister, who has taken on new responsibilities, have stayed behind on the last day before the Easter recess in order to discuss the small claims track, which is important to a lot of...

: The hon. Gentleman is a very experienced personal injury lawyer who has fought many such cases, but I am not. I am focusing on the fact that several injuries fall within the small range that I mentioned. If, at the end of the day, the claimant gets £1,250, one...

: The hon. Gentleman is a very experienced personal injury lawyer who has fought many such cases, but I am not. I am focusing on the fact that several injuries fall within the small range that I mentioned. If, at the end of the day, the claimant gets £1,250, one...

I hope to catch your eye later, Mr. Marshall, but I am extremely concerned about some of the right hon. Gentleman's examples. Has he ever tried to fight an upper limb disorder case? They are incredibly difficult on liability, never mind quantum. One of my concerns about his recommendation is...

I hope to catch your eye later, Mr. Marshall, but I am extremely concerned about some of the right hon. Gentleman's examples. Has he ever tried to fight an upper limb disorder case? They are incredibly difficult on liability, never mind quantum. One of my concerns about his recommendation is...

: I am grateful to my hon. Friend for highlighting that information from the NAH. I am not a personal injury lawyer—I am sure that my learned hon. Friends in this Room will quickly pick me up on this—but my understanding of Kemp and Kemp is that it is part...

: I am grateful to my hon. Friend for highlighting that information from the NAH. I am not a personal injury lawyer—I am sure that my learned hon. Friends in this Room will quickly pick me up on this—but my understanding of Kemp and Kemp is that it is part...

: Having written a chapter of Kemp and Kemp, I would simply say to the hon. Gentleman that it is written for lawyers, not lay people.

: Having written a chapter of Kemp and Kemp, I would simply say to the hon. Gentleman that it is written for lawyers, not lay people.

: The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Having met with some of the NAH's representatives since our inquiry, I know that they are knowledgeable and learned in such matters and use the publication as an authoritative text to come up with their assessment of a reasonable increase in allowances under...

: The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Having met with some of the NAH's representatives since our inquiry, I know that they are knowledgeable and learned in such matters and use the publication as an authoritative text to come up with their assessment of a reasonable increase in allowances under...

I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. I apologise to you, Mr. Marshall, and to my right hon. Friend the Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Mr. Beith) for being delayed by a constituency engagement. As this is the first time that I have taken part in a debate on a...

I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. I apologise to you, Mr. Marshall, and to my right hon. Friend the Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Mr. Beith) for being delayed by a constituency engagement. As this is the first time that I have taken part in a debate on a...

: Perhaps I could clarify what I said. First, the citizens advice bureaux are horrendously overworked already and therefore do not have the capacity to take on this work. Secondly, they do not have the expert knowledge that they would need effectively to advise people on such subjects. Indeed, my...

: Perhaps I could clarify what I said. First, the citizens advice bureaux are horrendously overworked already and therefore do not have the capacity to take on this work. Secondly, they do not have the expert knowledge that they would need effectively to advise people on such subjects. Indeed, my...