Andrew Lansley calls for reform in family doctor services
Shadow Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley sets out his position on GPs in this opposition day debate: Motion:… Read more »
Gerald Howarth urges deportation of “undesirable alien”, Mohamed Al Fayed
Gerald Howarth MP: The Minister may know that the former Home Secretary’s decision to refuse citizenship to Mr. Mohamed Fayed… Read more »
Philip Hammond reminds Labour of its promises on tax
Philip Hammond MP: "In case anyone has forgotten, Labour’s 1997 election manifesto—that unfulfilled promissory note—promised, among many things, that Labour… Read more »
David Davis quizzes Jacqui Smith on the use of Chinese security guards on London’s streets
David Davis: After the aggressive behaviour of the blue-tracksuited Chinese officials guarding the Olympic torch relay through London, I wrote… Read more »
Mark Harper suggests Parliamentary sessions for questioning Opposition MPs…
… so that Ministers can use their own question times for actually answering the questions put to them about their… Read more »
Labour MPs sign EDM against abolition of 10p tax rate
Labour’s Greg Pope has put forward Early Day Motion 1308 today on the abolition of the 10p tax rate: "That… Read more »
Liam Fox probes the role of UK forces in southern Iraq
Extracts from the Shadow Defence Secretary’s response to yesterday’s statement by Des Browne MP on British troops stationed in Iraq:… Read more »
David Davis: The Commons must not do the terrorists’ job for them by compromising on essential British liberties
David Davis’ case against a longer period of detention without trial. Extract from remarks prepared for the Commons debate: "Bear… Read more »
Nigel Evans and Peter Bottomley sign EDM opposing gay Iranian’s extradition
On the day that seventeen peers sign a letter calling for action to stop deportations to Iran we highlight the… Read more »
William Hague makes the case for an inquiry into the Iraq war
The Shadow Foreign Secretary led an Opposition debate calling for an inquiry into the Iraq war. The Government successfully defeated… Read more »
Labour MPs campaign for boycott of Total Politics, magazine part-funded by Lord Ashcroft
Labour MPs really don’t like Lord Ashcroft, do they? Peter Kilfoyle MP has got a small group of Labour MPs… | 17 comments
David Cameron responds to the Prime Minister’s strategy on national security
Highlights of yesterday’s Commons response by David Cameron to the Prime Minister’s statement on a national security strategy: What Tories… Read more »
Pro and Anti embryo research MPs unite in support of free votes
Seventy MPs from all sides of the political divide on embryo issues have so far signed an Early Day Motion… Read more »
Some backbench responses to the budget
Mark Field MP on non-doms: Essentially, this was a paralysis Budget. There was virtually nothing in the Chancellor’s speech that… Read more »
Bob Spink tells the Commons that he’s no longer a Conservative MP
Bob Spink MP: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I wonder whether you could advise me on how… Read more »