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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"T6. A council candidate who is also a parliamentary candidate on the same day has an unfair financial advantage over their council opponents because they have additional candidate spending in that ward. What is the Minister going to do about it?..."
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Written Question
Government Departments: Staff
Monday 20th July 2015

Asked by: Simon Danczuk (Independent - Rochdale)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of staff of all Government departments were based in each region of the UK in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Rob Wilson

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

Written Question
Elections
Tuesday 23rd June 2015

Asked by: Simon Danczuk (Independent - Rochdale)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent candidates standing in both local and general elections when those elections are held on the same day.

Answered by John Penrose

The Government has no plans to change the current arrangements in this area.

Written Question
Elections
Monday 22nd June 2015

Asked by: Simon Danczuk (Independent - Rochdale)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the deposit necessary to stand in local elections.

Answered by John Penrose

Deposits are not currently required for candidates to stand in local government elections and the Government does not have any plans to introduce such a provision.

Written Question
General Election 2015
Wednesday 17th June 2015

Asked by: Simon Danczuk (Independent - Rochdale)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was accrued to the public purse as a result of candidates losing their deposits at the 2015 General Election.

Answered by John Penrose

Every candidate standing in the General Election must pay a deposit of £500, which is forfeited if they fail to gain five per cent of the vote in the constituency in which they are standing.

The total amount that is to be returned to the Consolidated Fund as a result of candidates losing their deposit at the 2015 General Election is £773,000. This represents 1,546 candidates that lost their deposit.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q4. May I start by expressing my condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic Germanwings air crash?There are not any in the Prime Minister’s constituency, there is just one in the Home Secretary’s seat, and yet there are 680 people seeking asylum in Rochdale, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Businesses (North of England)

"It is a delight to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Main. I commend the hon. Member for Macclesfield (David Rutley) on securing this important debate. Let me also thank hon. Members for the welcome I received on entering the Chamber.

Unlike other hon. Members, I have not been provided with …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Jan 2015
Businesses (North of England)

"I have been enjoying the hon. Gentleman’s speech, but I just want to correct him on one or two points. The truth is that the previous Labour Government put a lot of investment into the north-west, not least through the regional development agency, which did an excellent job of sharing …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Sep 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"There have been a number of attempts to amend the Deregulation Bill to reform retransmission fees for public sector broadcasters in the UK. Will the Minister look at the report published on Monday, which argues that reform could provide millions of pounds for the creative industries in the United Kingdom? …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Mar 2014
Census (Kashmiri Ethnic Representation)

"I am extremely grateful finally to have this debate. As some may be aware, the Kashmiri ethnic representation question was first raised in 2007 by Baroness Nicholson in the other place. Seven years later, it is finally being debated in this Chamber. Various Kashmiri organisations have estimated that about one …..."
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