Making local public expenditure data public and the development of Local Spending Reports. 29 p.

Making local public expenditure data public and the development of Local Spending Reports. 29 p.

Adjournment debate on transparency in financial reporting and Birmingham City Council.

Adjournment debate on transparency in financial reporting and Birmingham City Council.

I agree, and having experienced something similar myself in the years in which I have worked in the eastern region, I assure my hon. Friend that the Government's White Paper is aimed at addressing that problem. So is our work on Total Place, in which we are mapping public sector...

I agree, and having experienced something similar myself in the years in which I have worked in the eastern region, I assure my hon. Friend that the Government's White Paper is aimed at addressing that problem. So is our work on Total Place, in which we are mapping public sector...

Does my hon. Friend share my frustration that those devolved constituency meetings are invariably scheduled for days when Parliament is sitting, to prevent Members of Parliament from being there?

Does my hon. Friend share my frustration that those devolved constituency meetings are invariably scheduled for days when Parliament is sitting, to prevent Members of Parliament from being there?

I am grateful for the opportunity to have this debate, although I guess that the fact that it is the last debate before Christmas means that it is in something of a graveyard slot. However, it gives me the opportunity to wish you season's greetings, Mr. Deputy Speaker, and to...

I am grateful for the opportunity to have this debate, although I guess that the fact that it is the last debate before Christmas means that it is in something of a graveyard slot. However, it gives me the opportunity to wish you season's greetings, Mr. Deputy Speaker, and to...

It is funny that my hon. Friend says that. When the constituency committees were introduced in Northfield, they always met on a Saturday, which is not ideal in many ways, but it meant that I as a Member of Parliament was able to get to most of them. Interestingly, once...

It is funny that my hon. Friend says that. When the constituency committees were introduced in Northfield, they always met on a Saturday, which is not ideal in many ways, but it meant that I as a Member of Parliament was able to get to most of them. Interestingly, once...

My hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Northfield (Richard Burden) is to be congratulated on securing the last debate of the year and on using his time to raise an issue that concerns him, his constituents, many hon. Members and the Government. My hon. Friend stressed the importance of transparency...

My hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Northfield (Richard Burden) is to be congratulated on securing the last debate of the year and on using his time to raise an issue that concerns him, his constituents, many hon. Members and the Government. My hon. Friend stressed the importance of transparency...

Will the Minister advise us on what we can do? It is not just a question of the money not being spent. If Members of Parliament cannot even find out how the decisions were arrived at and who made them, it becomes extremely difficult to hold to account people in...

Will the Minister advise us on what we can do? It is not just a question of the money not being spent. If Members of Parliament cannot even find out how the decisions were arrived at and who made them, it becomes extremely difficult to hold to account people in...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the final report of the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo, stating that they did not receive co-operation from the United Kingdom Government in identifying telephone numbers in contact with the Rwandan Liberation Democratic Forces...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the final report of the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo, stating that they did not receive co-operation from the United Kingdom Government in identifying telephone numbers in contact with the Rwandan Liberation Democratic Forces...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (John Denham) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 28 October I committed to reporting on the future development of local spending reports. That report is being published today on the Department for Communities and Local...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (John Denham) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 28 October I committed to reporting on the future development of local spending reports. That report is being published today on the Department for Communities and Local...

On 28 October I committed to reporting on the future development of Local Spending Reports. That report is being published today on the Department for Communities and Local Government website at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/localpublicexpenditure. Copies will be placed in the Library of the House. Our aim is to deliver better public services...

On 28 October I committed to reporting on the future development of Local Spending Reports. That report is being published today on the Department for Communities and Local Government website at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/localpublicexpenditure. Copies will be placed in the Library of the House. Our aim is to deliver better public services...

Freedom of Information Act 2000: statistics on implementation in central government, Q3: July - September 2009. 39 p.

Freedom of Information Act 2000: statistics on implementation in central government, Q3: July - September 2009. 39 p.

Hillsborough Independent Panel - terms of reference. 7 p.

Hillsborough Independent Panel - terms of reference. 7 p.

On 7 July the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution published its report on Fast-track Legislation: Constitutional Implications and Safeguards (HL 116, 2008–09). The Government response was published on 7 December (HL 11, 2009–10). The report recommended that where the Government were proposing expedited legislation they should provide...

On 7 July the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution published its report on Fast-track Legislation: Constitutional Implications and Safeguards (HL 116, 2008–09). The Government response was published on 7 December (HL 11, 2009–10). The report recommended that where the Government were proposing expedited legislation they should provide...

On 7 July the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution published its report on "Fast-track Legislation: Constitutional Implications and Safeguards" (HL 116, 2008-09). The Government response was published on 7 December (HL 11, 2009-10). The report recommended that, where the Government was proposing expedited legislation it should provide...

On 7 July the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution published its report on "Fast-track Legislation: Constitutional Implications and Safeguards" (HL 116, 2008-09). The Government response was published on 7 December (HL 11, 2009-10). The report recommended that, where the Government was proposing expedited legislation it should provide...

Equality Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Equality Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

My Lords, what a pleasure it is to stand up today and welcome this Bill to your Lordships’ House. On a personal level, it is a privilege to be leading these Benches, supported on the Front Bench by the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Bolton, and the noble Lord, Lord...

My Lords, what a pleasure it is to stand up today and welcome this Bill to your Lordships’ House. On a personal level, it is a privilege to be leading these Benches, supported on the Front Bench by the noble Baroness, Lady Morris of Bolton, and the noble Lord, Lord...

Moved By That the Bill be read a second time.

Moved By That the Bill be read a second time.

My Lords, I am deeply proud and privileged to introduce the Equality Bill to this House. A standard accusation against Governments who have been in office for some time, of whatever political persuasion, is that they have run out of ideas, run out of proposals and run out of steam....

My Lords, I am deeply proud and privileged to introduce the Equality Bill to this House. A standard accusation against Governments who have been in office for some time, of whatever political persuasion, is that they have run out of ideas, run out of proposals and run out of steam....