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The Prime Minister will recall that the Conservative manifesto contained a commitment to negotiate a comprehensive free trade and customs agreement. Does she agree that her political declaration—which has been agreed—and her discussions with the Labour party are being conducted in that spirit? Will she keep going, and try to...

Member
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
11 April 2019
Reference
658 c518
House
House of Commons

The hon. Member for Wallasey (Ms Eagle) talked of the pace of change over the years. She and I used to sit on the Select Committee on Employment in the early 1990s, when Committees were not supported to the extent they are now. As has been observed by others, there...

Member
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
22 January 2015
Reference
591 cc424-5
House
House of Commons

I very much agree. We use the words “overall responsibility” several times in the job specification for the director general, to show that autonomy.

I support the conclusion that the Clerk should remain the senior official of the House of Commons, with the authority that that involves, but that a director...

Member
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
22 January 2015
Reference
591 cc425-6
House
House of Commons

I had only just heard the news when the right hon. Gentleman delivered it. Let me say for my part that Leon Brittan gave me a great deal of advice and support when I was first embarking on a political career. He was a very kind man, and he gave...

Member
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
22 January 2015
Reference
591 c456
House
House of Commons

I agree with the hon. Member for Blackley and Broughton (Graham Stringer) that over the years power has gone from this place—to the EU, to the Government and to the devolved assemblies. It is important to bear that in mind, and the balance between Parliament, the Executive and those other...

Member
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
27 June 2011
Reference
530 c669
House
House of Commons

I welcome that intervention, and I agree with my hon. Friend. In fact, when we came to the votes in 1997, an unclear picture emerged.

Member
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
27 June 2011
Reference
530 c670
House
House of Commons

It might have been, but I think it unlikely. I am not going to give the hon. Gentleman the credit because he mentioned 1997—or perhaps I did. What was I thinking? It was a terrible year. I think that the Committee will do useful work. There are a lot of...

Member
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
27 June 2011
Reference
530 c670-1
House
House of Commons

It depends how we view the people appointed under the current system. I happen to believe that the current system works pretty well but needs some maintenance. Those who think that the people appointed to the other place have been the wrong people, or that it has not worked well,...

Member
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
27 June 2011
Reference
530 c670
House
House of Commons

Yes, the case for election is this: it would give the appointment mechanism for the political element of the other place an added respectability. I agree passionately that we do not want to set up a rival Chamber. It is important that we do not run the risk of two...

Member
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
27 June 2011
Reference
530 c670
House
House of Commons

I do not know whether my hon. Friend agrees with me, but one can go to a debate in the other place and hear Lord Pannick, a top lawyer, talking about the detail of a legal issue, or Lord McColl, a wonderful surgeon who has been involved in Mercy Ships....

Member
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
27 June 2011
Reference
530 c674
House
House of Commons

That this House asks for the withdrawal of the Draft Exeter and Devon (Structural Changes) Order 2010 and the draft Norwich and Norfolk (Structural Changes) Order 2010 on the grounds that there is insufficient evidence that the course proposed in the Orders will solve the problem identified without creating unacceptable...

Primary sponsor
Peter Bottomley (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
5 March 2010
Reference
1025
House
House of Commons

That this House is concerned that less than 20 per cent. of those eligible to vote with a learning disability voted in the last General Election; believes that in order to encourage more effective engagement of people with a learning disability in the democratic process, local authorities, political parties and...

Primary sponsor
Tom Clarke (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
7 December 2009
Reference
383
House
House of Commons

That this House is concerned at reports that growing numbers of Returning Officers are considering postponing the counting of votes cast on the day of the General Election until the day after polling; believes that in the 21st century it would be a regressive move not to announce constituency results...

Primary sponsor
Tom Harris (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
13 October 2009
Reference
2033; 2033A1
House
House of Commons

That this House notes the improved security of ballots in Northern Ireland following implementation of the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 which has also resulted in increased levels of voter registration; further notes the successful prosecutions for electoral fraud in Slough, Peterborough and Birmingham; further notes the 2007 Council...

Primary sponsor
Brian Iddon (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
9 December 2008
Reference
199
House
House of Commons

That this House notes the improved security of ballots in Northern Ireland following implementation of the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 which has also resulted in increased levels of voter registration; further notes the successful prosecutions for electoral fraud in Slough, Peterborough and Birmingham; notes that the 2007 Council...

Primary sponsor
Brian Iddon (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
3 November 2008
Reference
2401
House
House of Commons

I join in thanking the Justice Secretary for the courteous way in which he ran the working group. However, may I ask him to look again at the arrangements for the elections? He has put forward any number of reasons today why the first-past-the-post system is the preferred way forward....

Member
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 July 2008
Reference
479 c32
House
House of Commons

(2) on what date the Electoral Commission started counting cases of prosecutions following its discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service.

Asked by
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Answering body
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 June 2007
Reference
143171; 462 c57W
House
House of Commons

To ask the hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission whether the independent review into the Scottish 2007 elections is being administered on the Electoral Commission’s premises.

Asked by
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Answering body
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 June 2007
Reference
142211; 462 c59W
House
House of Commons

To ask the hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission what advice the Electoral Commission has provided on combining the date of the 2009 European parliamentary elections and 2009 local elections; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Answering body
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 June 2007
Reference
142189; 462 c58W
House
House of Commons

To ask the hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission what the terms of reference are of the review into the Scottish 2007 elections; and what discretion the review team has to extend the terms.

Asked by
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Answering body
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 June 2007
Reference
142203; 462 c58-9W
House
House of Commons