Lord Sugar's elevation to the Lords was always going to cause political opponents to scrutinise his every utterance with the finest of toothcombs. And after his recent disparaging remarks about small businessmen, the newly-ennobled entrepreneur was the subject of no fewer than four questions from Conservative MPs when ministers from the Department for Business, Innovation […]
Confirmation this week of the impending increase in the UK's contribution to European Union coffers has not gone down well with Peter Bone, the Conservative MP for Wellingborough. On Mr Bone's calculations, which take the UK's net contribution this year as being £2.5 billion, next year's projected figure of £6.4 billion therefore represents an increase […]
Yesterday the House of Commons staged Welsh questions. Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons Shailesh Vara and Wellingborough both asked about the treatment of Welsh and English residents in the other country's hospitals: "The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Wayne David): My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I […]
One for the localists amongst you: there were oral questions on communities and local government yesterday. Monmouth MP and pugilist David Davies asked about the Government's programme to tackle violent extremism, a topic which Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government Paul Goodman has also been pursuing. "David T.C. Davies: When I last raised this […]
These days questions to the Minister for the Olympics immediately follow DCMS questions. Mark Harper and Humfrey Malins both asked about shooting: "Mr. Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con): What her latest estimate is of expenditure on the London 2012 Olympics, and if she will make a statement. [269375] The Minister for the Olympics (Tessa […]
The House of Commons returned yesterday, and launched into questions to ministers from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Kettering MP Philip Hollobone ensured that he won't get an invitation to join the front bench any time soon: "Given that we spend far too much time in this country celebrating cultures other than our […]
It was Welsh questions yesterday. Congleton’s Ann Winterton asked about manufacturing: "Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con): What recent assessment he has made of the state of the manufacturing sector in Wales. [261324] The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy): The manufacturing industry is, of course, very important to Wales. According to the latest available […]
Wellingborough MP Peter Bone introduced an Adjournment debate on Friday. The subject was Alfred Sargent and Sons Ltd, a shoe manufacturer who have had to lay off 40 staff. Their redundancy payments have been severely delayed, and Mr Bone sought a change in the law to speed matters up. Mr Bone told the Commons: "It […]
Oral questions were put to the Scottish Office yesterday. Wellingborough MP Peter Bone asked a bold question about the Barnett Formula: "Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con): What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on potential changes to the Barnett formula. [253059] The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Jim Murphy): […]
The House of Commons hosted Transport questions yesterday. Secretary of State for Transport, Geoff Hoon, made a quite absurd remark about Theresa Villiers. Before that Wellingborough MP Peter asked about electric rail: "What date he has set for the full electrification of the midland main line. [250986] The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Geoffrey […]
The Government’s plans to cover the South East in concrete are a huge environmental concern. Wellingborough MP Peter Bone asked the following written question on the topic: "Carbon Emissions: Construction Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the environmental effects of actions […]
We reported on Peter Bone MP’s 10 minute rule bill on cycle helmets here. There has been some criticism regarding my 10 minute rule bill to make it mandatory for children of the ages of 14 and under to wear a safety helmet when cycling on a public highway. Parliament gave leave to bring in […]
Peter Bone, MP for Wellingborough and Secretary of the All-Party Road Traffic Group, used a 10 minute rule bill to call for cyclists under the age of 14 to be required by law to wear a helmet. "From reading The Highway Code, one would think that it is already compulsory to wear a safety helmet […]
Peter Bone MP is the Member of Parliament for Wellingborough. He is a Member of the Health Committee and part of the Cornerstone Group of Conservative MPs. Today NICE has at last issued its final guidance on the treatment of Wet Eye Age Related Macular Degeneration (Wet AMD) on the NHS. However, why has it […]