Westminster Hall debates: 14 July 2015
13 July 2015 (updated on 13 July 2015)
MPs debated rent-to-own sector and diversity in public sector broadcasting on Tuesday 14 July 2015.
The debates were among five Westminster Hall debates that gave MPs an opportunity to raise local or national issues and receive a response from a government minister.
9.30-11am – Rent-to-own sector
Paul Maynard, Conservative MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys, moved a debate on rent-to-own sector. The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Damian Hinds, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on rent-to-own sector
- Read Commons Hansard: Debate on rent-to-own sector
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Consumers
11-11.30am – Health provision in South Gloucestershire
Jack Lopresti, Conservative MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke, moved a debate on health provision in South Gloucestershire The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, Jane Ellison, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on health provision in South Gloucestershire
- Read Commons Hansard: Debate on health provision in South Gloucestershire
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Health services
2.30-4pm – Diversity in public sector broadcasting
Chi Onwurah, Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central, moved a debate on diversity in public sector broadcasting. The Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy, Mr Edward Vaizey, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on diversity in public sector broadcasting
- Read Commons Hansard: Debate on diversity in public sector broadcasting
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Broadcasting
4-4.30pm – Regulation of the domestic renewables industry
Mike Weir, Scottish National Party MP for Angus, moved a debate on regulation of the domestic renewables industry. The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, Andrea Leadsom responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on regulation of the domestic renewables industry
- Read Commons Hansard: Debate on regulation of the domestic renewables industry
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Renewable energy
4.30-5pm – Shared ownership housing
Iain Stewart, Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South, moved a debate on shared ownership housing. The Minister for Housing and Planning, Brandon Lewis, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Debate on shared ownership housing
- Read Commons Hansard: Debate on shared ownership housing
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Housing
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