20 Most Recent Stories From David Heath's recent appearances (TheyWorkForYou)

Tue 27th Jul 2010:

Summer Adjournment | Royal Assent | Commons debates.

I want to start where the hon. Member for Worsley and Eccles South (Barbara Keeley) finished, just in case I do not get the chance to say this later. I really want to send all those who work in...

Summer Adjournment | Royal Assent | Commons debates.

Hear, hear.

Summer Adjournment | Royal Assent | Commons debates.

Wrong way round.

Mon 26th Jul 2010:

Pre-legislative Scrutiny | Leader of the House | Written Answers.

The Government aim to publish legislation in draft whenever it is appropriate to do so. However, it will not be possible to do so in all cases.

Pre-legislative Scrutiny | Oral Answers to Questions - Leader of the House | Commons debates.

I hope that the hon. Gentleman's Committee will do an excellent job in looking at those Bills as they are taken forward. The critical period is between Second Reading and Committee, when Members...

Pre-legislative Scrutiny | Oral Answers to Questions - Leader of the House | Commons debates.

The hon. Gentleman makes the important point that what is most important is that Bills are written correctly and are made right first time, rather than having them rewritten, as was so often the...

Pre-legislative Scrutiny | Oral Answers to Questions - Leader of the House | Commons debates.

Well, that is their opinion. It is perfectly clear that it is not possible for Bills to be produced in time to allow full pre-legislative scrutiny in the first 10 weeks of a new Government when...

Pre-legislative Scrutiny | Oral Answers to Questions - Leader of the House | Commons debates.

The Government will continue to publish Bills in draft for pre-legislative scrutiny as opportunities arise. We have already announced that three Bills-on parliamentary privilege, House of Lords...

Early-day Motions | Oral Answers to Questions - Leader of the House | Commons debates.

I am not sure that that was a question, so it is a little difficult for me to reply.

Early-day Motions | Oral Answers to Questions - Leader of the House | Commons debates.

In the past financial year, a total of 2,531 EDMs were tabled, with 120,158 names added. Clearly, the obstacles are not insuperable, but the hon. Gentleman raises an important point, which he has...

Early-day Motions | Oral Answers to Questions - Leader of the House | Commons debates.

I know that a number of hon. Members share the hon. Gentleman's view. Ironically, perhaps, the concerns about early-day motions are expressed in early-day motion 432, which sets out a similar...

Early-day Motions | Oral Answers to Questions - Leader of the House | Commons debates.

The procedure for early-day motions is a matter for the House. Despite their variable quality, the opportunity provided by EDMs to raise any issue in the House is valued by many hon. Members. I...

Thu 22nd Jul 2010:

Departmental Operating Costs | Leader of the House | Written Answers.

The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is part of the Cabinet Office. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office.

Tue 20th Jul 2010:

Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) | Business of the House | Commons debates.

Just in case the hon. Gentleman thinks that he is genuinely suggesting an unusual innovation, let me tell him that the acting leader of the Opposition, my right hon. Friend the Leader of the...

Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) | Business of the House | Commons debates.

For the very simple reason that this appeared to be a bone of contention last time we debated it, and rather than have yet another argument with colleagues who felt otherwise, it was felt...

Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) | Business of the House | Commons debates.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who has played a large part in championing the role of the UK Youth Parliament in this House and elsewhere. I cannot answer her question because it is not within...

Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) | Business of the House | Commons debates.

I think it is always a matter of concern when the House of Lords looks comparatively youthful, progressive and forward thinking in comparison with the elected House, so I absolutely agree with my...

Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) | Business of the House | Commons debates.

That is a point that I made earlier in my speech-that this should be Backbench Business Committee business, and should be allotted time in that context. I hope that if this is debated again in...

Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) | Business of the House | Commons debates.

Of course no incidents of that kind occurred at all. Indeed, the behaviour of the young people in the Youth Parliament was impeccable in every sense. Indeed, there were staff and Officers of the...

Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament) | Business of the House | Commons debates.

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. One of the other objections raised is that if we allowed members of the UK Youth Parliament in here they would be swinging the Mace round their heads, swinging...

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