Richard Taylor | Parliament

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

Nick Herbert: I am afraid that I cannot satisfy the right hon. Gentleman... - Tuesday Feb 21 2012
The promised convivial dinner in Cambridge took place on the evening of the 21st of February 2012:http://twitter.com/#!/julianhuppert/status/17199552987255193. ...
Alan Beith: I welcome the Minister's reply. As GP practices have always... - Tuesday Feb 7 2012
It is my understanding that GPs, and their practices, are subject to the Freedom of Information Act, they are included via paragraph 43A of Schedule 1 of the Act, which describes which bodies are covered: ...
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: ...
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 ...
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 ...

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Latest Parliamentary Activity by Cambridge's MP:

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Office for Fair Access - Monday Feb 20 2012
I have the privilege of representing three excellent universities. Clearly, the head of OFFA has a lot of work to do to balance improved access and high standards. Will my right hon. Friend assure me that Professor Ebdon will get full g ...
Written Answers — Home Department: Crime Prevention: Chemicals - Monday Feb 20 2012
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department has any plans to authorise the use of chemical agents with actions other than eye and respiratory irritation for law enforcement purposes. ...
Written Answers — Home Department: Internet - Thursday Feb 9 2012
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration she is giving to (a) purchasing new capabilities to monitor social media and (b) increasing the resources her Department allocates to m ...
Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Counterfeit Manufacturing: Trade Agreements - Thursday Feb 9 2012
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will reconsider his policy on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in the light of the resignation of and comments made by Kader Arif, Europ ...
Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Counterfeit Manufacturing: Trade Agreements - Thursday Feb 9 2012
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the extent to which the concerns of the European Parliament on the transparency and status of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade ...

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Recent mentions of "Cambridge" in Parliament:

Upcoming Business – Commons: Select Committee - Tuesday Feb 21 2012
Thank you, Mr Speaker. Just today, 50 foundation trusts have written to the newspapers in support of our reforms and objecting to what Labour is proposing, and the signature at the top of the list, which the right hon. Gentleman might n ...
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Written Answers — Justice: Victim Support Schemes - Thursday Feb 16 2012
My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Higgins. We first debated Britain's relationship with Europe more than 50 years ago at Cambridge, and I am extremely happy that we are still at it.W ...
- Crispin Blunt, Reigate (Conservative) Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Prisons and Probation), Justice
EU: Recent Developments — Motion to Take Note - Wednesday Feb 15 2012
My Lords, I support Amendments 55A and 56. I must confess the interest of being a working professor in one of our universities. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Henley, who has spent much time with those of us who have been concerned about ...
- Julian Grenfell, (Other)
Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements - Wednesday Feb 8 2012
Our latest impact assessment accompanying the phase I comprehensive review consultation on feed-in tariffs for solar PV provided projections of costs to consumers. This document available at: ...
- David Cameron, Witney (Conservative) Prime Minister
Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Photovoltaics - Wednesday Feb 8 2012
holding answer 6 February 2012I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 28 November 2011 ...
- Gregory Barker, Bexhill and Battle (Conservative) Minister of State (Climate Change), Energy and Climate Change

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