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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Jan 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Jobs are lost from rural communities under the shared services project, as has happened at Alnwick. Can we have a more determined cross-Government effort to relocate out of London work, such as archives, that could be done in rural communities?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Jan 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Given the increasing incidence of violence in prisons, I welcome the personal interest that the Attorney-General has taken in the issue and his determination that prosecution will follow assaults on prison officers. Does he agree that it is essential that the state protects prison officers with the full force of …..."
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Written Question
Public Records
Tuesday 14th October 2014

Asked by: Lord Beith (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what targets have been set for the release of his Department's material to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in his Department are engaged in reviewing records for that purpose.

Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham

The Cabinet Office, in line with government policy, has begun the transition towards releasing records when they are 20 years old. The Department is on target to complete this process by 2022 by delivering two years’ worth of government records to the National Archives each year.

Approximately 20 members of staff are engaged in some capacity to ensure and maintain this progress.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q7. Is the Prime Minister aware that 16 to 18-year-olds in Northumberland who may live 50 miles from a further education college or 20 miles from a high school are facing charges ranging from £600 a year to several thousand pounds a year to get an education, because the Labour-controlled …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jul 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"Given that historic child abuse cases are being revisited because there is a chance of successful prosecution, can the Solicitor-General clarify the policy of his office and of the CPS on the destruction of documents, and what has been the policy over the years?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2014
Local Growth Deals

"I welcome the fact that both coalition parties are determined to raise standards in the north-east, but will that not also require a change of attitude by some Labour council leaders, such as those in Northumberland who are withdrawing support for travel for those young people seeking to improve their …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Jun 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"Does my hon. Friend accept that well-directed youth work is a vital part of crime prevention and as such saves money and prevents victimisation in the long run?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Apr 2014
Civil Service Reform

"I congratulate the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Mr Jenkin) on bringing this matter forward so determinedly. Indeed, I am glad that the debate will be responded to by a Minister who I know to be a reforming Minister, but we still feel he needs to raise his …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Apr 2014
Civil Service Reform

"I understand the hon. Gentleman’s concern. My list was much longer than that. It included people with experience in the private sector and—as I was about to say but did not due to the shortage of time—in the armed forces...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Apr 2014
Civil Service Reform

"I suppose I ought also to say that it would be an amendable motion in any event. Before I was elected to the House, I used to give university lectures about the civil service at the time of the Fulton report. My lecture notes would be of little use today …..."
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