20 Most Recent Stories From Nicholas Clegg's recent appearances (TheyWorkForYou)

Tue 27th Jul 2010:

Legislation: Public Consultation | Deputy Prime Minister | Written Answers.

The Government welcome interest in the Your Freedom consultation from all groups in society. Some of these may not have access to the internet, but there are a number of options available from...

Iraq Conflict: Legal Opinion | Deputy Prime Minister | Written Answers.

I am happy to confirm that my comments in the House on 21 July 2010 represented my long-held personal view on the legality of the war in Iraq. It is a view I have expressed in public many times...

Referendum: Timing | Deputy Prime Minister | Written Answers.

5 May 2011 is the best date for the referendum on AV. Combining with other polls on the same day saves money, increases turnout and minimises inconvenience to voters.

Departmental Internet | Treasury | Written Answers.

I have been asked to reply. The Your Freedom application went though a series of tests with users including people with disabilities to make sure it met the minimum AA web accessibility...

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

I am not a walking encyclopaedia of how people voted, but of course I pay tribute to the small number of Labour MPs who did stick to their consciences and asked difficult questions. However, what...

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

Let me remind my hon. Friend that, during the general election, there was a party-the Labour party-that wanted to press ahead with the alternative vote and another party-the Liberal...

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

I certainly agree with the last suggestion-that there was a bonanza of consultants in the programmes conducted by the last Government. One consultant was even made a millionaire from the fees...

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

My hon. Friend is right. By the time the election was called, I think that all parties had a manifesto commitment to introduce a power of recall, whereby if it were proved that a Member of...

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

It seems to me that extending the period during which representations can be made from one month to three months is not minimising people's ability to make their views known: it is doing exactly...

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

As I said in an earlier reply, there are of course legitimate questions about how elections are conducted for local councils. It is not something that we have plans at present to embark on,...

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

I am happy to confirm that what I said last week at Prime Minister's questions about the legality of the war was a personal opinion- [ Interruption. ] Labour Members may laugh, but I welcome the...

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

There is of course a legitimate debate to be held about the voting systems for local government, but we have already embarked on a fairly rich menu of political and constitutional reforms, and we...

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

The hon. Lady screams from a sedentary position to ask what we are doing about it, but what did she do about it for 13 years?

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

As my the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, my hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper), said earlier, we are extending the period of consultation on proposals for the...

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

In considering how to reduce the cost of politics and the size of the House, which is far larger than the vast majority of equivalent Chambers in mature democracies around the world, we had to...

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

In the written statement to which the hon. Gentleman alludes, the Business Secretary concludes: "We have made clear that we stand ready to work closely with the company as it pursues its...

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

In 2006, new measures were introduced by the previous Government-measures that the Liberal Democrats supported-to improve the personal identifiers required in the administration of postal votes....

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

As I said earlier- [ Interruption. ]

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

As already announced by my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House, the Prime Minister will take his vacation in the second half of August. He will remain Prime Minister and in overall charge...

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Deputy Prime Minister | Commons debates.

As my hon. Friend may know, our priority in the autumn is the freedom Bill, and that will be the principal legislative vehicle to repeal and pare back many of the incursions that have occurred...

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