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 »
The Government continues to dodge written questions
In the latest copy of Hansard, several more written questions have been inadequately answered. There will be times when the… Read more »
Quote of the day – Philip Davies on small businesses
Backbencher Philip Davies asked this searing question of the Government yesterday: "The best thing that the Government could do to… Read more »
What role should the Church play in Parliament?
One of the curiosities of the House of Commons is its questioning of the Church Commissioners (who manage the Church… Read more »
The Government fails to answer another simple question
Mike Penning – raconteur, aesthete, Shadow Health Minister and MP for Hemel Hempstead – has uncovered yet another extraordinary example… Read more »
Anne Milton on the South-east Plan
Debates in Westminster Hall are by no means universally popular. In 1999 MPs began sitting there, in what is a… Read more »