Richard Taylor | Parliament

My Latest Comments on Parliamentary Speeches, Statements and Written Answers:

Julian Huppert: Does the Secretary of State share my concern that releasing... - Saturday Dec 17 2011
I have written an article describing how a Cambridgeshire County Council scrutiny committee has been told there has been some, slight, progress in this area, but that benefits still cannot be arranged from prison before release: ...
Police: Tasers - Thursday Dec 1 2011
An article describing the background to this question is at:http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/publication-taser-statistic.htmlA FOI request for the current publ ...
Robert Flello: Perhaps the hon. Gentleman should go and use a fully sized... - Thursday Dec 1 2011
Handheld devices are allowed in the chamber following a vote on a motion on the question on the 13th of October 2011:http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/di ...
John Wakeham: If I may resume, the first point that I was making was that... - Thursday Dec 1 2011
The relevant section of Erskine May, p515 states:"When two Lords rise at the same time, unless one immediately gives way, the House calls upon one of them to speak; if each persists, precedence may be decided upon division. If the Leader of the H ...
John Bercow: I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his point of order,... - Monday Nov 7 2011
As the speaker said, p293 of Erskine May (the 24th Edition, 2011), does state a a Member who wishes to raise a privilege complaint is required to give written notice.The relevant section states:"A Member who wishes to raise a privilege compla ...

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Latest Parliamentary Activity by Cambridge's MP:

Written Answers — Home Department: Metals: Theft - Thursday Feb 2 2012
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when she plans to introduce a comprehensive set of measures to tackle metal theft in the UK; ...
Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements - Wednesday Feb 1 2012
The Liberal Democrats’ plan to increase the income tax threshold to £10,000 was on the front page of our manifesto. It will give many working people an extra £700 a year and lift millions of poorly paid peop ...
Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Civil Aviation Bill - Monday Jan 30 2012
I hear what my hon. Friend says. He is correct that information is helpful and that all airports have a role to play, but will he consider more carefully whether it would be a good idea to put that environmental duty in the Bill so that ...
Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Civil Aviation Bill - Monday Jan 30 2012
The shadow Secretary of State promised me some ideas in her speech. Has the hon. Gentleman had a chance to ask her what they are? If so, could he tell us, because she failed singularly to come up with any? ...
Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Civil Aviation Bill - Monday Jan 30 2012
I do not want to disappoint the House but I am not going to speak in great detail about Cambridge international airport and the wonderful services it provides. Hon. Members can come on some other occasion to hear about that. ...

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Recent mentions of "Cambridge" in Parliament:

Scotland Bill: Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) - Thursday Feb 2 2012
My Lords, I should declare an interest. I have recently been appointed as a trustee of the development trust for the most recent university in Scotland-indeed in Britain-the University of the Highlands and Islands, which has achieved i ...
- Bob Maclennan, Rogart (Liberal Democrat)
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee (7th Day) - Wednesday Feb 1 2012
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the list of valuable subjects published by Trinity College, Cambridge, which cites music and philosophy as valuable humanities subjects alongside history a ...
- Willy Bach, (Labour)
Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Red Tape Challenge - Wednesday Feb 1 2012
My Lords, the Committee seems to be at one in its attitude towards the amendments, and I include those of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, as well as those in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, who has spoken so persuasively. I ...
- Pat Glass, North West Durham (Labour)
[Mr David Crausby in the Chair] — Falkland Islands - Tuesday Jan 31 2012
People in Portsmouth whom I represent would want no hesitation in marking the 30th anniversary of the British victory in the Falklands war, and the posting of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge to the Falkland Islands should not b ...
- Penny Mordaunt, Portsmouth North (Conservative)
Written Answers — House of Lords: Education: Humanities - Tuesday Jan 31 2012
People in Portsmouth whom I represent would want no hesitation in marking the 30th anniversary of the British victory in the Falklands war, and the posting of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge to the Falkland Islands should not b ...
- Lyndon Harrison, (Labour)

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