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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations she has received on the compatibility of aspects of the restructuring of the Merseyside police with the framework laid down by her workforce modernisation agenda.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations she has received on the compatibility of aspects of the restructuring of the Merseyside police with the framework laid down by her workforce modernisation agenda.
Asked by
Lord Field of Birkenhead
(Labour)
Answered by
Tony McNulty
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 October 2007
For answer on
29 October 2007
Answered on
30 October 2007
[holding answer 29 October 2007]: It has not proved possible to respond to my right hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Subjects
Modernisation; Reorganisation; Merseyside Police
Date
30 October 2007
Reference
161154; 465 c1285W;465 c1284W
House
House of Commons
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Further to my Statement on 8 October, I am announcing details of how £21.9 billion capital will be invested in schools between 2008 and 2011. As I said in my...
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Further to my Statement on 8 October, I am announcing details of how £21.9 billion capital will be invested in schools between 2008 and 2011. As I said in my...
Member
Lord Adonis
(Labour)
Department
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Type
Written statements
Subjects
Buildings; Capital investment; Catering; Further education; Pollution control; Primary education; Modernisation; Schools; Special educational needs; Secondary education; Repairs and maintenance; Sixth form education; Carbon emissions; Academies; Specialised diplomas; Building schools for the future programme
Date
10 October 2007
Reference
695 c34-40WS
House
House of Lords
Further to my statement on 8 October, I am announcing details of how £21.9 billion capital will be invested in schools between 2008 and 2011. As I said in my statement, good facilities where young people can learn and grow are a vital foundation for a good education, and that...
Further to my statement on 8 October, I am announcing details of how £21.9 billion capital will be invested in schools between 2008 and 2011. As I said in my statement, good facilities where young people can learn and grow are a vital foundation for a good education, and that...
Member
Lord Knight of Weymouth
(Labour)
Department
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Type
Written statements
Subjects
Buildings; Capital investment; Catering; Further education; Pollution control; Primary education; Modernisation; Schools; Special educational needs; Secondary education; Repairs and maintenance; Sixth form education; Carbon emissions; Academies; Specialised diplomas; Building schools for the future programme
Date
10 October 2007
Reference
464 c33-8WS
House
House of Commons
To ask the Leader of the House when she expects to announce further proposals to modernise the House.
To ask the Leader of the House when she expects to announce further proposals to modernise the House.
Asked by
Andrew MacKay
(Conservative)
Answered by
Helen Goodman
(Labour)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 October 2007
For answer on
8 October 2007
Answered on
8 October 2007
The Government are currently considering their detailed response to the First Report of the Modernisation Committee of session 2006-07, on ““revitalising the chamber: the role of the back bench Member””, published in June. I hope to publish the response and to being specific proposals to the House shortly.
Subjects
House of Commons; Modernisation; Reform
Date
8 October 2007
Reference
156079; 464 c105W
House
House of Commons
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Jim Fitzpatrick) has made the following Ministerial Statement. The Department for Transport is today issuing an interim report on the ports policy review. This review was launched last summer by my predecessor the honourable Member for South Thanet (Stephen Ladyman), with the...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Jim Fitzpatrick) has made the following Ministerial Statement. The Department for Transport is today issuing an interim report on the ports policy review. This review was launched last summer by my predecessor the honourable Member for South Thanet (Stephen Ladyman), with the...
Member
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Department
Department for Transport
Type
Written statements
Subjects
Container terminals; Freight; Planning; Ports; Modernisation; Safety; Reviews
Date
19 July 2007
Reference
694 c37-9WS
House
House of Lords
The Department for Transport is today issuing an interim report on the Ports Policy Review. This Review was launched last summer by my predecessor the hon. Member for South Thanet (Dr Stephen Ladyman), with the publication of a discussion document, ““Ports Policy — Your Views Invited””. A summary of the...
The Department for Transport is today issuing an interim report on the Ports Policy Review. This Review was launched last summer by my predecessor the hon. Member for South Thanet (Dr Stephen Ladyman), with the publication of a discussion document, ““Ports Policy — Your Views Invited””. A summary of the...
Member
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Labour)
Department
Department for Transport
Type
Written statements
Subjects
Container terminals; Freight; Planning; Ports; Modernisation; Safety; Reviews
Date
19 July 2007
Reference
463 c38-9WS
House
House of Commons
I look forward to working with the right hon. Lady, and I say to her and to the whole House that it is right for all Members of the House to hold Ministers to account. I expect the House to do that, and as Leader of the House I will...
I look forward to working with the right hon. Lady, and I say to her and to the whole House that it is right for all Members of the House to hold Ministers to account. I expect the House to do that, and as Leader of the House I will...
Member
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Subjects
Armed forces; Casualties; European Union; EU institutions; Ministerial responsibility; Parliamentary scrutiny; Ministers; Media; Modernisation; Skilled workers; Subsidiarity; Parliamentary lobby correspondents
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
462 c1609-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I am sure that the Leader of the House will be aware that, as a progressive but traditional moderniser in the House, I would be very happy indeed to chair the Modernisation Committee if elected, if she has some difficulty in that. But seriously, I have very much appreciated the...
I am sure that the Leader of the House will be aware that, as a progressive but traditional moderniser in the House, I would be very happy indeed to chair the Modernisation Committee if elected, if she has some difficulty in that. But seriously, I have very much appreciated the...
Member
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Type
Business questions
Subjects
Members; Parliamentary procedure; Modernisation; Modernisation Committee
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
462 c1619-20
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I thank the hon. Gentleman in two respects. First, I thank him for all the work that he has done over the years on the Modernisation Committee, which has made a difference to the House. As a Member for 25 years, I can see the difference that the Committee has...
I thank the hon. Gentleman in two respects. First, I thank him for all the work that he has done over the years on the Modernisation Committee, which has made a difference to the House. As a Member for 25 years, I can see the difference that the Committee has...
Member
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Subjects
Members; Parliamentary procedure; Modernisation; Modernisation Committee
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
462 c1619-20
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I thank the right hon. and learned Lady for giving us the future business. Last week, she offered me a non-aggression pact. Of course I am happy to co-operate with her in the interests of the House, as I did with her two predecessors, but pretending to protect the interests...
I thank the right hon. and learned Lady for giving us the future business. Last week, she offered me a non-aggression pact. Of course I am happy to co-operate with her in the interests of the House, as I did with her two predecessors, but pretending to protect the interests...
Member
Baroness May of Maidenhead
(Conservative)
Type
Business questions
Subjects
Armed forces; Casualties; European Union; EU institutions; Ministerial responsibility; Parliamentary scrutiny; Ministers; Media; Modernisation; Skilled workers; Subsidiarity; Parliamentary lobby correspondents
Date
12 July 2007
Reference
462 c1609-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
May I invite the Leader of the House to discuss with the Chief Whip the notice given to Back Benchers of Statutory Instrument Committees? Often, Members are given only 48 hours’ notice or less that they will serve on a Committee, which means that scrutiny is reduced to a charade. There is no earthly reason why most Government Departments could not flag up statutory instruments with two weeks’ notice so that people could volunteer who were interested in the subject and in providing scrutiny. That would be one of the great innovations of—
May I invite the Leader of the House to discuss with the Chief Whip the notice given to Back Benchers of Statutory Instrument Committees? Often, Members are given only 48 hours’ notice or less that they will serve on a Committee, which means that scrutiny is reduced to a charade. There is no earthly reason why most Government Departments could not flag up statutory instruments with two weeks’ notice so that people could volunteer who were interested in the subject and in providing scrutiny. That would be one of the great innovations of—
Asked by
Andrew Mackinlay
(Labour)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
2 July 2007
This is something that my hon. Friend has raised before, and I am happy to engage in discussion, including with the Chief Whip, who, although he gave no sign of it, was listening acutely to what my hon. Friend said.
Subjects
Committees; House of Commons; Parliamentary procedure; Parliamentary scrutiny; Modernisation; Reform; Backbenchers; Debates; Politics and government
Date
2 July 2007
Reference
462 c666-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
May I also welcome the right hon. and learned Lady to her new position? I am sure that, like me, she will find it an enjoyable and satisfying role, and I look forward to working with her to protect the interests of the House and of all hon. Members.
It is, of course, important for our democracy that the public find debates in Parliament more engaging, but does the right hon. and learned Lady agree that the public will be more engaged with parliamentary debate if they think that they can trust politicians? For example, during the Labour deputy leadership campaign, the new part-time Leader of the House said ““I agree”” that the Government should apologise for the Iraq war. Now she says:"““I’ve never said the government should apologise””"
over the Iraq war. Does she agree that examples such as that merely increase public cynicism and disengage people from Parliament?
May I also welcome the right hon. and learned Lady to her new position? I am sure that, like me, she will find it an enjoyable and satisfying role, and I look forward to working with her to protect the interests of the House and of all hon. Members.
It is, of course, important for our democracy that the public find debates in Parliament more engaging, but does the right hon. and learned Lady agree that the public will be more engaged with parliamentary debate if they think that they can trust politicians? For example, during the Labour deputy leadership campaign, the new part-time Leader of the House said ““I agree”” that the Government should apologise for the Iraq war. Now she says:"““I’ve never said the government should apologise””"
over the Iraq war. Does she agree that examples such as that merely increase public cynicism and disengage people from Parliament?
Asked by
Baroness May of Maidenhead
(Conservative)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
2 July 2007
If the right hon. Lady has something that has me quoted as saying that, she can send it to me. It is a pity, when we need to work closely together in the interests of the House, which is important for both sides and for democracy, that she should make that point. I would welcome her sending me any quote that said that. None the less, I look forward to working with her and with Opposition Members to make sure that the House works better. We need strong government, but strong government works better when it is held to account by a strong Parliament, and that is what I aim to achieve.
Subjects
House of Commons; Politics and government; Modernisation; Reform; Debates; Parliamentary procedure
Date
2 July 2007
Reference
462 c667
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
In congratulating the right hon. Lady on her appointment, may I ask her whether she will find time for a whole-day debate on the Modernisation Committee report, either shortly before or shortly after the forthcoming recess?
In congratulating the right hon. Lady on her appointment, may I ask her whether she will find time for a whole-day debate on the Modernisation Committee report, either shortly before or shortly after the forthcoming recess?
Asked by
Lord Cormack
(Conservative)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
2 July 2007
I hear the hon. Gentleman’s suggestion, and I know that the House will want to have enough time to debate these important topics. The House will be aware that the Prime Minister has also flagged up this important issue, and we will look at the hon. Gentleman’s request sympathetically.
Subjects
House of Commons; Parliamentary procedure; Politics and government; Modernisation; Reform; Debates
Date
2 July 2007
Reference
462 c666
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend to her new post; it is great to see a moderniser in this role. One of the barriers to public engagement with this place is our Order of Business. It is obscure, to put it politely. In her new role, will she try to create a plain English, simple version of what happens here, so that citizens can know what we are talking about and seek to influence it?
I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend to her new post; it is great to see a moderniser in this role. One of the barriers to public engagement with this place is our Order of Business. It is obscure, to put it politely. In her new role, will she try to create a plain English, simple version of what happens here, so that citizens can know what we are talking about and seek to influence it?
Asked by
Fiona Mactaggart
(Labour)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
2 July 2007
I thank my hon. Friend for her kind welcome to me in my new position. I very much agree with her comments about the Order Paper. However, it is not just members of the public who find our procedures and the Order Paper baffling; some Members of Parliament—even quite long-standing Members of Parliament—could be forgiven for not understanding them. We have to move to plain English, which is why, when publishing the draft Bill on reform of the coroners system, I made sure that we had the legalese on one side of the page and plain English on the other, and we can make progress on a number of documents in that way. It is not only the public who do not understand; many of us do not either.
Subjects
House of Commons; Parliamentary procedure; Politics and government; Modernisation; Reform; Order of business; Debates
Date
2 July 2007
Reference
462 c666
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
While fully supporting the request made by the hon. Member for Cardiff, North (Julie Morgan) about the debating of petitions, may I say that the House would more adequately engage with the public if more Back Benchers were called to speak in important debates? Does the right hon. Lady not feel, therefore, that considerable thought should be given to reducing the time taken by Front Benchers?
While fully supporting the request made by the hon. Member for Cardiff, North (Julie Morgan) about the debating of petitions, may I say that the House would more adequately engage with the public if more Back Benchers were called to speak in important debates? Does the right hon. Lady not feel, therefore, that considerable thought should be given to reducing the time taken by Front Benchers?
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
2 July 2007
I know that this is something that the Modernisation Committee, of which the hon. Gentleman is one of the longest-standing and most respected members, has looked into, and it has made a proposal. The previous Leader of the House said that there were many proposals in that Select Committee’s report that the Government would be likely to back, and we will, therefore, issue our response shortly.
Subjects
Debates; House of Commons; Parliamentary procedure; Modernisation; Reform; Backbenchers; Speeches; Politics and government
Date
2 July 2007
Reference
462 c666
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I thank my hon. Friend for her kind welcome to me in my new position. I very much agree with her comments about the Order Paper. However, it is not just members of the public who find our procedures and the Order Paper baffling; some Members of Parliament—even quite long-standing Members of Parliament—could be forgiven for not understanding them. We have to move to plain English, which is why, when publishing the draft Bill on reform of the coroners system, I made sure that we had the legalese on one side of the page and plain English on the other, and we can make progress on a number of documents in that way. It is not only the public who do not understand; many of us do not either.
I thank my hon. Friend for her kind welcome to me in my new position. I very much agree with her comments about the Order Paper. However, it is not just members of the public who find our procedures and the Order Paper baffling; some Members of Parliament—even quite long-standing Members of Parliament—could be forgiven for not understanding them. We have to move to plain English, which is why, when publishing the draft Bill on reform of the coroners system, I made sure that we had the legalese on one side of the page and plain English on the other, and we can make progress on a number of documents in that way. It is not only the public who do not understand; many of us do not either.
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Asked by
Fiona Mactaggart
(Labour)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Type
Oral answers to questions
I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend to her new post; it is great to see a moderniser in this role. One of the barriers to public engagement with this place is our Order of Business. It is obscure, to put it politely. In her new role, will she try to create a plain English, simple version of what happens here, so that citizens can know what we are talking about and seek to influence it?
Subjects
Debates; House of Commons; Parliamentary procedure; Politics and government; Modernisation; Reform
Date
2 July 2007
Reference
462 c666
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
If the right hon. Lady has something that has me quoted as saying that, she can send it to me. It is a pity, when we need to work closely together in the interests of the House, which is important for both sides and for democracy, that she should make that point. I would welcome her sending me any quote that said that. None the less, I look forward to working with her and with Opposition Members to make sure that the House works better. We need strong government, but strong government works better when it is held to account by a strong Parliament, and that is what I aim to achieve.
If the right hon. Lady has something that has me quoted as saying that, she can send it to me. It is a pity, when we need to work closely together in the interests of the House, which is important for both sides and for democracy, that she should make that point. I would welcome her sending me any quote that said that. None the less, I look forward to working with her and with Opposition Members to make sure that the House works better. We need strong government, but strong government works better when it is held to account by a strong Parliament, and that is what I aim to achieve.
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness May of Maidenhead
(Conservative)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Type
Oral answers to questions
May I also welcome the right hon. and learned Lady to her new position? I am sure that, like me, she will find it an enjoyable and satisfying role, and I look forward to working with her to protect the interests of the House and of all hon. Members.
It is, of course, important for our democracy that the public find debates in Parliament more engaging, but does the right hon. and learned Lady agree that the public will be more engaged with parliamentary debate if they think that they can trust politicians? For example, during the Labour deputy leadership campaign, the new part-time Leader of the House said ““I agree”” that the Government should apologise for the Iraq war. Now she says:"““I’ve never said the government should apologise””"
over the Iraq war. Does she agree that examples such as that merely increase public cynicism and disengage people from Parliament?
Subjects
Debates; House of Commons; Parliamentary procedure; Politics and government; Modernisation; Reform
Date
2 July 2007
Reference
462 c667
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I know that this is something that the Modernisation Committee, of which the hon. Gentleman is one of the longest-standing and most respected members, has looked into, and it has made a proposal. The previous Leader of the House said that there were many proposals in that Select Committee’s report that the Government would be likely to back, and we will, therefore, issue our response shortly.
I know that this is something that the Modernisation Committee, of which the hon. Gentleman is one of the longest-standing and most respected members, has looked into, and it has made a proposal. The previous Leader of the House said that there were many proposals in that Select Committee’s report that the Government would be likely to back, and we will, therefore, issue our response shortly.
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Type
Oral answers to questions
While fully supporting the request made by the hon. Member for Cardiff, North (Julie Morgan) about the debating of petitions, may I say that the House would more adequately engage with the public if more Back Benchers were called to speak in important debates? Does the right hon. Lady not feel, therefore, that considerable thought should be given to reducing the time taken by Front Benchers?
Subjects
Debates; House of Commons; Parliamentary procedure; Politics and government; Modernisation; Reform
Date
2 July 2007
Reference
462 c666
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
This is something that my hon. Friend has raised before, and I am happy to engage in discussion, including with the Chief Whip, who, although he gave no sign of it, was listening acutely to what my hon. Friend said.
This is something that my hon. Friend has raised before, and I am happy to engage in discussion, including with the Chief Whip, who, although he gave no sign of it, was listening acutely to what my hon. Friend said.
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Asked by
Andrew Mackinlay
(Labour)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Type
Oral answers to questions
May I invite the Leader of the House to discuss with the Chief Whip the notice given to Back Benchers of Statutory Instrument Committees? Often, Members are given only 48 hours’ notice or less that they will serve on a Committee, which means that scrutiny is reduced to a charade. There is no earthly reason why most Government Departments could not flag up statutory instruments with two weeks’ notice so that people could volunteer who were interested in the subject and in providing scrutiny. That would be one of the great innovations of—
Subjects
Debates; House of Commons; Parliamentary procedure; Politics and government; Modernisation; Reform
Date
2 July 2007
Reference
462 c666-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I hear the hon. Gentleman’s suggestion, and I know that the House will want to have enough time to debate these important topics. The House will be aware that the Prime Minister has also flagged up this important issue, and we will look at the hon. Gentleman’s request sympathetically.
I hear the hon. Gentleman’s suggestion, and I know that the House will want to have enough time to debate these important topics. The House will be aware that the Prime Minister has also flagged up this important issue, and we will look at the hon. Gentleman’s request sympathetically.
Answered by
Baroness Harman
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Cormack
(Conservative)
Answering body
Leader of the House of Commons
Type
Oral answers to questions
In congratulating the right hon. Lady on her appointment, may I ask her whether she will find time for a whole-day debate on the Modernisation Committee report, either shortly before or shortly after the forthcoming recess?
Subjects
Debates; House of Commons; Parliamentary procedure; Politics and government; Modernisation; Reform
Date
2 July 2007
Reference
462 c666
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons