Mike Weir: Cabinet Office: All Documents

Written Question

Scotland: Sovereignty

Friday 9th January 2015

Asked by: Mike Weir (Scottish National Party - Angus)

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on opinion polling on attitudes in Scotland towards Scottish independence since 1 January 2013; and under what cost headings such money has been spent.

Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham

As part of this Government's transparency programme, we publish spend data over £25,000 and contracts over £10,000 on Gov.uk and Contracts Finder.

Written Question

Opinion Polls

Friday 9th January 2015

Asked by: Mike Weir (Scottish National Party - Angus)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what payments his Department has made to Ipsos-Mori for opinion polling since 1 June 2014; and what the purpose was of such polling.

Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham

As part of this Government's transparency programme, we publish spend data over £25,000 and contracts over £10,000 on Gov.uk and Contracts Finder.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2014
Food Banks

"Everybody should agree that it is an absolute and utter disgrace, in a rich, developed nation of the 21st century, that so many of our fellow citizens have to resort to food banks. The largest food bank in my constituency is the Angus food bank, which is run by a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2014
Food Banks

"Clearly the main issues are a direct result of the current Government’s policies. Many people turning to food banks have been “sanctioned”, to use the Government’s word, often for seemingly unfair reasons. Some 86% of food banks say that they have seen an increase in referrals for that reason. It …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Oct 2014
European Council

"The Prime Minister said in his statement that he would check the statistics and the methodology, and “crawl through this in exhaustive detail”. However, it is clear that the Treasury knew about the matter way back in May. Will he confirm that the Government let the rules relating to the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 26 Sep 2014
Iraq: Coalition Against ISIL

"I am listening closely to what the Prime Minister is saying. He has talked about the international coalition, but the peshmerga fighters from the Kurds have taken a lot of the brunt of fighting ISIL in the first instance. Can he assure us that all the parties within Iraq also …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Jul 2014
Ukraine (Flight MH17) and Gaza

"I should like to associate myself and my colleagues with the Prime Minister’s condolences to those affected by the terrible tragedy of flight MH17, and with what he said about the need for early access to the site. On Gaza, when he is speaking to our European partners, will he …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 19 Jun 2014
Conflict Decisions and Constitutional Reform

"I think that the hon. Gentleman was making a debating point. I do not think that he was suggesting that Parliament as a whole was bribed in any way, and I do not think that that is a point of order...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 19 Jun 2014
Conflict Decisions and Constitutional Reform

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