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Oral Answers to Questions - Home Department: Policing (9 Jul 2012) David Ruffley: What steps she has taken to empower police officers to reduce crime. 9 Jul 2012
Oral Answers to Questions - Home Department: Policing (9 Jul 2012) David Ruffley: My right hon. Friend will know that in 2010 less than 15% of a patrol officer’s time, on average, was spent on patrol. What specific measures has he taken, and will he take, to cut the red tape at the police station that is keeping too many officers off the beat? 9 Jul 2012
Written Answers - Attorney-General: Lost Working Days (9 Jul 2012) David Ruffley: To ask the Attorney-General what the average number of working days lost per person was in (a) the Law Officers' Departments and (b) each agency of the Law Officers' Departments in each of the last three years. 9 Jul 2012
Written Answers - Education: Lost Working Days (9 Jul 2012) David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the average number of working days lost per person was in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies in each of the last three years. 9 Jul 2012
Written Answers - Cabinet Office: Lost Working Days (9 Jul 2012) David Ruffley: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the average number of working days lost per person was in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies in each of the last three years. 9 Jul 2012
Business without Debate - Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill: Professional Standards in the Banking Industry (5 Jul 2012) David Ruffley: I support the Chancellor’s firm action in the past few days, but he should know that 12 months ago, the Serious Fraud Office declined to investigate whether LIBOR-rigging gave rise to a breach of the Theft Act and the Fraud Act 2006, and to the criminal offence of conspiracy to defraud. Instead, the SFO shuffled responsibility off to the FSA and the Office of Fair Trading. Will the... 5 Jul 2012
Written Answers - Energy and Climate Change: Lost Working Days (5 Jul 2012) David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the average number of working days lost per person was in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies in each of the last three years. 5 Jul 2012
Written Answers - Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Argentina (4 Jul 2012) David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations his Department has made to Argentina following its decision not to honour judgements on debt repayment by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes and other courts; and if he will make a statement. 4 Jul 2012
Oral Answers to Questions - Justice: European Court of Human Rights (3 Jul 2012) David Ruffley: What recent representations he has received on the implementation of decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. 3 Jul 2012
Oral Answers to Questions - Justice: European Court of Human Rights (3 Jul 2012) David Ruffley: I am very grateful to my right hon. and learned Friend for that detailed reply. He will know that there is concern, certainly on the Government Benches, that the European Court of Human Rights gives insufficient weight to the decisions of national courts, and that in addition, given the backlog of more than 150,000 cases, the Court is not devoting its entire time and attention to truly... 3 Jul 2012
Oral Answers to Questions - Justice: Topical Questions (3 Jul 2012) David Ruffley: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. 3 Jul 2012
Oral Answers to Questions - Justice: Topical Questions (3 Jul 2012) David Ruffley: A UK prisoner is litigating in the European Court of Human Rights asserting his right to vote. When does the Secretary of State expect that decision to be handed down by the Court, and does he expect the House of Commons to be able to vote on the issue of votes for prisoners? 3 Jul 2012
Oral Answers to Questions - Communities and Local Government: LIBOR (FSA Investigation) (2 Jul 2012) David Ruffley: Last year, the then director of the Serious Fraud Office, Mr Richard Alderman, declined to investigate possible breaches of the Fraud Act 2006 arising from allegations of LIBOR rigging. In the light of that, does the Chancellor of the Exchequer think that the SFO is still fit for purpose? 2 Jul 2012
Written Answers - International Development: Argentina (2 Jul 2012) David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what discussions he has had with the US government on its decision on 24 April 2012 to oppose a loan to Argentina from the Inter-American Development Bank; (2) whether the UK representative at the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) opposed the proposed loan to Argentina from the IADB on 24 April 2012; and if he will make a... 2 Jul 2012
Business of the House: LIBOR (FSA Investigation) (28 Jun 2012) David Ruffley: Can the Chancellor indicate how widespread the investigation is? How many other British banks are under investigation for market manipulation? 28 Jun 2012
Opposition Day - [3rd Allotted Day]: Secondary Education (GCSEs) (26 Jun 2012) David Ruffley: According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development world rankings, between 2000 and 2009 this country fell from seventh to 25th in reading and from eighth to 27th in mathematics. Without my right hon. Friend’s very welcome radicalism, we will find it increasingly difficult to compete successfully in the global economy. 26 Jun 2012
Oral Answers to Questions - Work and Pensions: Employment and Support Allowance (Appeals) (25 Jun 2012) David Ruffley: The Minister will be aware of the 1996 personal responsibility Act, passed by President Clinton, which limited an individual’s entitlement to out-of-work benefits to a period of five years over their lifetime, and which, according to American research, cut the welfare roll by 60%. Will he follow that model? 25 Jun 2012
Oral Answers to Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office: European Convention on Human Rights (19 Jun 2012) David Ruffley: Will my right hon. Friend deal with something that is in the minds of all Government Members? A robust measure such as this, put in front of the House, could have been debated at any time in the 13 years before the 2010 election. 19 Jun 2012
Oral Answers to Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Civil Service Reform (19 Jun 2012) David Ruffley: I welcome the thrust of the reform, but will the Minister clarify one point? Does he support the idea that a Secretary of State should have the final say in the recruitment of a private sector individual to the post of permanent secretary, provided that it was done on a fixed-term, performance-related basis? 19 Jun 2012
Oral Answers to Questions - Education: National Curriculum (English) (18 Jun 2012) David Ruffley: What plans he has for changes to the national curriculum for English. 18 Jun 2012