Lord Glentoran on sports funding
Last Thursday the House of Lords held a debate on the funding of sport, secured by Lord Glentoran. A Conservative… Read more »
Opium poppies in Afghanistan
Devizes MP Michael Ancram, formerly Shadow Foreign Secretary, has received a somewhat alarming written answer about drugs in Afghanistan. (Poppies… Read more »
Labour MPs are gratuitously abusive
On Tuesday I wrote that "Parliament isn’t just a place to score political points". Yet some Labour MPs obviously disagree…. Read more »
Douglas Carswell and Gerald Howarth disagree on defence
The House of Commons saw something rather unusual yesterday – a Conservative front bench spokesman going out of his way… Read more »
Round-up of written answers
There are a few noteworthy written answers in the most recent copies of Hansard. In the Lords’ answers, crossbencher Lord… Read more »
Jeremy Hunt on the 2012 Olympics
Yesterday HM Opposition held a debate in the House of Commons about the legacy of the 2012 Olympics. Shadow Culture… Read more »
Richard Bacon on food labelling
The MP for South Norfolk, Richard Bacon, introduced a Ten Minute Rule Bill yesterday. It seeks to improve food labelling,… Read more »
Terrorism in Israel
David Amess, MP for Southend West, has received an answer to a written question which serves as a timely reminder… Read more »
Conservative dissent on climate change
Yesterday the House of Commons continued to debate the Climate Change Bill. In particular, the Government is eager that emissions… Read more »
Giving prisoners a purpose
Several MPs indicated an interest in the activity levels of prisoners yesterday. The most telling exchange was between Edward Garnier… Read more »
Farm production in the UK
Parliament isn’t just a place to score political points. Written questions are supposed to serve as a way for MPs… Read more »
Will the Government free the police from red tape?
David Jones, Conservative MP for Clwyd West, raised the urgent issue of the effect of red tape on the police… Read more »
Labour and Lib Dems block pensions reform
Yesterday the House of Lords debated a Pensions Bill. Lord Skelmersdale, a member of the Conservative Work and Pensions team,… Read more »
Profile of Baroness Trumpington
Reading through the Lords Hansard for last Thursday, I was charmed by this exchange, in relation to (Conservative peer) Baroness… Read more »
What is a Ten Minute Rule Bill?
In a fortnight’s time Douglas Carswell, MP for Harwich & Clacton, is introducing a Ten Minute Rule Bill to make… Read more »