To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes were achieved by the Enterprise Growth and Bank Modernisation Programme; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes were achieved by the Enterprise Growth and Bank Modernisation Programme; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

[123993]

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes were achieved by the Financial Management Reform Programme; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes were achieved by the Financial Management Reform Programme; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

[123992]

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes were achieved by the Bangladesh Budget Support for Roads and Highways Department Programme; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes were achieved by the Bangladesh Budget Support for Roads and Highways Department Programme; and how the project was implemented in Bangladesh.

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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials from her Department used the Olympic Route Network for travel for official purposes during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials from her Department used the Olympic Route Network for travel for official purposes during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

[121000]

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding his Department provided to improve road safety in each developing country in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding his Department provided to improve road safety in each developing country in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

I thank the right hon. and learned Lady for giving us the business. Most of us in the House will be pleased that the case of the arrest of my hon. Friend the Member for Ashford (Damian Green) has now been satisfactorily resolved. Even though the issue became rather heated,...

I thank the right hon. and learned Lady for giving us the business. Most of us in the House will be pleased that the case of the arrest of my hon. Friend the Member for Ashford (Damian Green) has now been satisfactorily resolved. Even though the issue became rather heated,...

I thank the right hon. and learned Lady for her statement, but may I, once again, ask for a debate on Equitable Life? Last week, the right hon. and learned Lady twice used the word ““compensation”” with reference to those who have lost out from the collapse of Equitable Life,...

I thank the right hon. and learned Lady for her statement, but may I, once again, ask for a debate on Equitable Life? Last week, the right hon. and learned Lady twice used the word ““compensation”” with reference to those who have lost out from the collapse of Equitable Life,...

I did not vote in that Division.

I did not vote in that Division.

What the Minister is saying is absolutely accurate and I do not deny it for a second, but can she point to elements of guidance that encourage minimalist rather than brutalist designs? There seems to be no downward pressure in those guidelines, and that is what I am seeking.

What the Minister is saying is absolutely accurate and I do not deny it for a second, but can she point to elements of guidance that encourage minimalist rather than brutalist designs? There seems to be no downward pressure in those guidelines, and that is what I am seeking.

I am grateful to the Minister for thanking Rutland. In turn, may I thank her and her Department for letting aspects of that design, such as minimalist street furniture on a roundabout, be part of a specific Department for Transport study? I hope that the contribution of my little county...

I am grateful to the Minister for thanking Rutland. In turn, may I thank her and her Department for letting aspects of that design, such as minimalist street furniture on a roundabout, be part of a specific Department for Transport study? I hope that the contribution of my little county...

If, for instance, a council has poor aesthetic judgment and appears indifferent to a contractor putting signs in the wrong place—perhaps on the edge of a kerb instead of on the back line of a road—to whom, under the guidelines, can people turn for redress?

If, for instance, a council has poor aesthetic judgment and appears indifferent to a contractor putting signs in the wrong place—perhaps on the edge of a kerb instead of on the back line of a road—to whom, under the guidelines, can people turn for redress?

My hon. Friend is right. One of the problems of a stream of Government money for specific purposes is that it can have perverse outcomes. I had a similar experience in my constituency, where a lump of money was given for safer routes to school. To my great dismay, red...

My hon. Friend is right. One of the problems of a stream of Government money for specific purposes is that it can have perverse outcomes. I had a similar experience in my constituency, where a lump of money was given for safer routes to school. To my great dismay, red...

I omitted to say—I hope that this adds weight to what my hon. Friend has just said and persuades the Minister to support the Bill—that the Bill has the enthusiastic support of English Heritage, the Campaign to Protect Rural England and the RAC Foundation, which is very thoughtful on road...

I omitted to say—I hope that this adds weight to what my hon. Friend has just said and persuades the Minister to support the Bill—that the Bill has the enthusiastic support of English Heritage, the Campaign to Protect Rural England and the RAC Foundation, which is very thoughtful on road...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Any pilot could tell us of the well known phenomenon of the danger of having too many lights on a runway. My bête noire is Kettering business park junction, which needs a stick of dynamite. It is very dangerous; there is a great deal...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Any pilot could tell us of the well known phenomenon of the danger of having too many lights on a runway. My bête noire is Kettering business park junction, which needs a stick of dynamite. It is very dangerous; there is a great deal...

The hon. Gentleman makes a perfectly good point. When I was shadow Secretary of State for Transport, I tried to get to grips with a telephone directory-sized manual of traffic signs, directions and regulations. By and large, a lot of the content of the book was pretty good, because some...

The hon. Gentleman makes a perfectly good point. When I was shadow Secretary of State for Transport, I tried to get to grips with a telephone directory-sized manual of traffic signs, directions and regulations. By and large, a lot of the content of the book was pretty good, because some...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. It is an unexpected and happy surprise to have the opportunity to move the Second Reading of this Bill, which is supported by hon. Members on both sides of the House. It is a Bill that attempts...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. It is an unexpected and happy surprise to have the opportunity to move the Second Reading of this Bill, which is supported by hon. Members on both sides of the House. It is a Bill that attempts...

Streetscape and Highways Design Bill. Second reading. Division having fewer than forty Members (10 to 10) Deputy Speaker declared Question not decided. Debate stood over.

Streetscape and Highways Design Bill. Second reading. Division having fewer than forty Members (10 to 10) Deputy Speaker declared Question not decided. Debate stood over.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimates his Department has made of the cost of road wear by foreign lorries operating in England; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimates his Department has made of the cost of road wear by foreign lorries operating in England; and if he will make a statement.

Today’s statement is somewhat overdue. The Department’s July 2004 White Paper, ““The Future of Transport””, stated that"““mechanisms for deciding on allocations from the Transport innovation fund will be published alongside regional guideline budgets in the 2005 budget.””" Well, they were not. What we see now is another example of a...

Today’s statement is somewhat overdue. The Department’s July 2004 White Paper, ““The Future of Transport””, stated that"““mechanisms for deciding on allocations from the Transport innovation fund will be published alongside regional guideline budgets in the 2005 budget.””" Well, they were not. What we see now is another example of a...