Friday 13th September 2013

(10 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Prisons (Drug Testing) Bill
Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
None Portrait Hon. Members
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Object.

Bill to be read a Second time on Friday 25 October.

Gender Equality (International Development) Bill

Bill read a Second time; to stand committed to a Public Bill Committee (Standing Order No. 63).

Education (Information Sharing) Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

None Portrait Hon. Members
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Object.

Bill to be read a Second time on Friday 18 October.

Sexual Impropriety in Employment Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

None Portrait Hon. Members
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Object.

Bill to be read a Second time on Friday 18 October.

House of Lords (Maximum Membership) Bill

Desmond Swayne Portrait The Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury (Mr Desmond Swayne)
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I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen to acquaint the House that Her Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Bill, has consented to place her prerogative and interest, so far as they are affected by the Bill, at the disposal of Parliament for the purposes of the Bill.

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

None Portrait Hon. Members
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Object.

Bill to be read a Second time on Friday 18 October.

EU Membership (Audit of Costs and Benefits) Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

None Portrait Hon. Members
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Object.

Bill to be read a Second time on Friday 18 October.

Diana Johnson Portrait Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
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On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Very sadly, on Wednesday of this week an 11-year-old girl was knocked down in Bransholme in my constituency by an MOD training vehicle, which are used in large swathes of my constituency to train drivers for the armed forces. My office has attempted to arrange a meeting with the senior officer at the Leconfield base, where the training school is based, and I have been told that we cannot have the name of that senior officer. I do not think that that information is a matter of national security, and I would hope that you agree with me, Madam Deputy Speaker, that giving such information would allow me to perform my duties as a constituency MP.

Baroness Primarolo Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo)
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May I say to the hon. Lady that I am sure the House would share her concern and anxiety about the accident involving a child in her constituency? We entirely understand that she would be angry at being thwarted in pursuing her responsibilities as a Member of Parliament on behalf of the family, but I have to say to her that it is not a point of order for the Chair. However, those on the Treasury Bench will have heard her point, and I am sure that they will ensure that she is provided with that information in order to pursue her responsibilities as a Member of Parliament.