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asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will propose the relationship between British Cycling and Cycling England as a model to be followed in other sporting areas.

Asked by
Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 November 2008
Reference
6081; 705 c173WA
House
House of Lords

That this House condemns the creation of the online computer game Kaboom which asks the player to replicate the actions of suicide bombers; believes that this game is offensive to the families of those killed by suicide bombers and devalues all human life; further believes that this game depicts an...

Primary sponsor
Keith Vaz (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
4 November 2008
Reference
2416
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether her Department has taken steps to encourage implementation of the recommendations of the Audit Commission's 2006 report into Public Sports and Recreation Services.

Asked by
Clive Betts (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 October 2008
Reference
481 c1147-8W;481 c1145-6W; 226616
House
House of Commons

That this House welcomes the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group's Community Pub Inquiry Report; believes that Britain's community pubs are an undervalued resource, the unsung heroes of their neighbourhoods, with livelihoods increasingly under threat; is concerned that 36 pubs close every week in the UK; recognises the proposals set out...

Primary sponsor
Nigel Evans (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
22 October 2008
Reference
2326
House
House of Commons

Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Social Welfare and Other Fields) Order 2008. (Affirmative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Wales Office. Laid before Parliament for approval by resolution of each House. Coming into force the day after the order is made.

Department
Privy Council
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
15 October 2008
Reference
SI 2008/3132
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

A Command Paper was laid before Parliament on 25 September 2008, providing the Government's response to the pre-legislative scrutiny and public consultation on the draft Marine Bill. The document responds to reports by two parliamentary Committees: the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the draft Marine Bill, and the Environment, Food...

Member
Hilary Benn (Labour)
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written statements
Date
7 October 2008
Reference
480 c9-10WS
House
House of Commons

That this House congratulates the Lancashire town of Garstang on its recent success in winning the Entente Florale Europe competition; notes that the international competition is run by the European Association for Flowers and Landscape in order to promote a greener and more pleasant environment in European towns and villages;...

Primary sponsor
Ben Wallace (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
6 October 2008
Reference
2149
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding his Department has provided for (a) swimming pools and (b) other leisure facilities in Blackpool since 2005.

Asked by
Gordon Marsden (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 September 2008
Reference
479 c2022-3W; 223130
House
House of Commons

That this House notes the shortage of allotments in Shrewsbury; further notes that this shortage is leading to long waiting lists for land by residents who wish to grow their own vegetables; and urges the local authority to step up its efforts to provide more land for allotments in Shrewsbury.

Primary sponsor
Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
22 July 2008
Reference
2128
House
House of Commons
Type
Unprinted papers
Date
15 July 2008
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Committee of Public Accounts
Notes
See also NAO report HC 339 2007-08
Date
15 July 2008
Reference
HC 641 2007-08
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers
Date
14 July 2008
Reference
HC 653 2007-08
House
House of Commons

That this House supports Proud of Pubs Week 2008, organised by The Publican magazine; recognises the importance of local pubs to communities throughout the United Kingdom; encourages publicans to show their pride in their businesses by reaching out to their communities and taking part in different activities during the week;...

Primary sponsor
Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Early day motions
Date
14 July 2008
Reference
2022
House
House of Commons

That this House congratulates the Chairman, Committee and all those associated with Annan Athletic Football Club on putting together a compelling bid and securing the club's election to the Scottish Football League; recognises that this election is widely welcomed in the local community and will provide a major boost to...

Primary sponsor
David Mundell (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
8 July 2008
Reference
1995
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment her Department has made of the role played by commercial leisure groups towards enhancing facilities available to local communities; and how her Department liaises with (a) commercial leisure organisations, (b) licensed bingo clubs and (c) dance schools...

Asked by
Adam Holloway (Conservative)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 June 2008
Reference
478 c265W; 212089
House
House of Commons
Knife crime, mental illness and youth activities are just some of the issues being debated on www.mylifemysay.co.uk, an online discussion forum for young people. Some of those young people will be coming to Parliament to discuss the issues in front of Ministers and Members of Parliament. Will my right hon. Friend assist the discussion by telling them where the money came from to provide free swimming, and whether further money will be available to fund other activities?
Asked by
Dawn Butler (Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
11 June 2008
Reference
477 c306
House
House of Commons

I thank the noble Baroness for her helpful intervention. I was coming to that point. We are very conscious of the need to take account of current practice. To summarise, Members of the Committee should be reassured by the points that I have made about how wider benefits can be...

Member
Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
3 June 2008
Reference
702 c58GC
House
House of Lords

I understand what has been said about general consent, which is very useful, but I am not clear about what the noble Lord said. When assessing whether a piece of land can be sold to a local authority for less than the open market value, do you have to have...

Member
Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
3 June 2008
Reference
702 c56GC
House
House of Lords

How do you put that kind of monetary value on a park or piece of open space, a community centre or similar facility on land that otherwise could have high-value housing?

Member
Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
3 June 2008
Reference
702 c57GC
House
House of Lords

It has been a useful and enjoyable debate, if only because I have my noble friend Lord Brooke advising us not to penetrate too far into the murky mind of a Secretary of State. That seems to be very sound advice. The Minister began with some fairly good capitalist principles,...

Member
Lord Dixon-Smith (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
3 June 2008
Reference
702 c59-60GC
House
House of Lords