MONDAY 24th MARCH
| 1 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which his Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104918)
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| 2 | Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps Government departments are taking to encourage an increase in the number and profile of public appointments to local and national decision-making bodies for members of the British Sikh Community. |
| | (104734)
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| 3 | Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has that will affect the disposition of customs staff presently based in Devon and Cornwall; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104872)
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N | Andy Burnham (Leigh): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in Leigh were earning less than (a) £4.50, (b) £4.85 and (c) £5.00 per hour at the latest date for which figures are available. |
| | (104601)
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| 5 | Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement as to the legal basis for his policy to repatriate regional funds and policies from the EU to the UK. |
| | (104984)
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| 6 | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reasons the recent changes were made by the Inland Revenue to their interpretation of section 660 of the Insurance and Corporation Taxes Act 1988; and what additional revenue he expects the Exchequer to receive as a result. |
| | (104794)
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| 7 | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the future regulation of Bee Discuss Insurance Ltd. by the Financial Services Authority. |
| | (104793)
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| 8 | Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to improve mental health training for professionals working with children, as part of the plans set out in the Green Paper on Children at Risk. |
| | (104969)
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| 9 | Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has through the recommendations in the Green Paper on Children at Risk, to ensure that every child with complex needs, with particular reference to mental health needs, has a key worker. |
| | (104968)
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| 10 | Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has through the plans set out in the Children at Risk Green Paper to ensure that support services for adults are provided to their families at times of crisis through (a) the criminal justice system, (b) the health system, (c) housing departments and (d) the benefits system. |
| | (104967)
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| 11 | Matthew Green (Ludlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Green Paper Team on Children at Risk plans to introduce a transition to parenthood programme as an early preventative strategy. |
| | (104970)
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| 12 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which his Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104931)
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| 13 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many suspicious transactions have been reported by banks to the authorities in the last three years; and of these how many have been investigated by the authorities. |
| | (104894)
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| 14 | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on steps he is taking to enhance the ability of HM Customs and Excise to check food imports. |
| | (104892)
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| 15 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what grades in the Civil Service in his Department are allowed to travel by air (a) first class and (b) business class at public expense when on official duties. |
| | (104961)
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| 16 | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the value of UK civil aerospace (a) imports and (b) exports was in each year since 1997. |
| | (104886)
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| 17 | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate his Department has made of (a) the capital investment made by UK residents in second homes overseas and (b) the number of UK residents who have purchased second homes overseas. |
| | (104887)
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| 18 | Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what economic studies have been undertaken of the potential effect on the economy of (a) Jersey, (b) Guernsey, (c) Gibraltar and (d) the Isle of Man, of monetary integration with the European Union. |
| | (104792)
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| 19 | Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the issue of Single European Currency has been discussed during meetings between government officials and representatives of Guernsey. |
| | (104879)
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| 20 | Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when the most recent discussion between government officials and representatives of Gibraltar take place. |
| | (104796)
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| 21 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the landfill tax credit scheme funded projects in the Bury St Edmunds constituency. |
| | (104822)
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| 22 | Mr Mark Simmonds (Boston & Skegness): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what action he is taking to investigate misselling of split capital investment trusts; and what compensation is available for those who have been affected. |
| | (104730)
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| 23 | Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many unemployed people in Stoke-on-Trent claimed unemployment benefit in each year since 1997. |
| | (105000)
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| 24 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer to which parts of the UK the (a) domestic rates and (b) water charges element of the local taxes line of the average income tax tables contained within the document The effects of taxes and benefits on household income 2000-01 are applicable. |
| | (104753)
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| 25 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the total cost of income tax collection in the latest year for which information is available per self-assessment tax payer. |
| | (104758)
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| 26 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will break down the figures for council tax as a percentage of gross income in his Answer of 18th March, Official Report, column 674, on council tax, into figures for (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland. |
| | (104752)
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| 27 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a copy of the assessment made by the Treasury Public Sector Finances Team and the Inland Revenue which was presented at the Treasury Management Board meeting on 4th November 2002. |
| | (104763)
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| 28 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment the Treasury Management Board has made of the key risks facing HM Treasury. |
| | (104764)
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| 29 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the proportion of income tax due that is collected per self-assessment tax payer, in the latest year for which figures are available. |
| | (104759)
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| 30 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the Treasury's strategic priorities are for 2003-04; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104762)
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| 31 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate of the rate of inflation in September 2002 was used for the purposes of calculation of the revenue raised by non-indexation of allowances in financial year 2003-04 as set out in line 1 of table 1.2 of Budget 2002 (HC 592); and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104756)
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| 32 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his Answer of 18th March, Official Report, column 674, on council tax, whether the definition of gross council tax for Great Britain used is the same as that used for the local taxes line of the average income tax tables contained within the document The effects of taxes and benefits on household income 2000-01. |
| | (104751)
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N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the number of claim forms for (a) child tax credit and (b) working tax credit that have been (i) issued and (ii) returned. |
| | (104712)
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34
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will answer question 94020, on the working tax credit, tabled on 23rd January. |
| | (104657)
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| 35 | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if it is the policy of the Government that premises owned by brass bands and used for rehearsals and practice should be subject to licensing. |
| | (104744)
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| 36 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which her Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (104917)
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| 37 | Mr Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, why she has not replied to the letter to her dated 4th February from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms A. Tucker. |
| | (104877)
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| 38 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of National Lottery grants were awarded in (a) Bury St Edmunds, (b) Suffolk and (c) the East of England. |
| | (104802)
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| 39 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the spending per head of population for National Lottery grants was in (a) Bury St Edmunds, (c) Suffolk and (c) the East of England in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
| | (104803)
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| 40 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the cost of collecting the television licence in the latest year for which information is available. |
| | (104757)
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| 41 | Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what action she is taking to encourage the (a) Football Association, (b) Rugby Football Union, (c) Lawn Tennis Association and (d) England and Wales Cricket Board to (i) increase participation in their sports, (ii) increase participation in their sports by those of Asian origin and (iii) increase participation in their sports by those living in inner city areas; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (104750)
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| 42 | Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public sports facilities in (a) Harrow, (b) London and (c) England are in need of refurbishment; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (104831)
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| 43 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will place in the Library the business case for merging the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund. |
| | (105017)
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| 44 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of public libraries have internet access. |
| | (105011)
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| 45 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the administrative savings as a result of merging the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund. |
| | (105018)
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| 46 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what has been the total amount paid in interest on the National Lottery Distribution Fund Reserve in each of the last five years; and how this money has been spent. |
| | (105016)
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| 47 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list those organisations which responded to the consultation on Lottery distribution policy (a) in favour of merging the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund and (b) opposed to a merger. |
| | (105019)
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| 48 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the average time spent on sport and physical activity by those aged five to 16 in each of the last five years. |
| | (105012)
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| 49 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures she is taking to reduce the amount on the National Lottery Distribution Fund Reserve. |
| | (105015)
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| 50 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was in the National Lottery Distribution Fund Reserve in each month since the inception of the National Lottery. |
| | (105014)
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| 51 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list for each of the National Lottery distributory bodies (a) the total amount made available since the inception of the lottery, (b) the total amount that has been awarded and (c) the total amount so far drawn down. |
| | (105013)
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| 52 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff were employed by (a) her Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department in each of the last five years. |
| | (105010)
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| 53 | Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) the total budget and (b) the cost of administration were in the latest year for which figures are available for (i) her Department and (ii) each of the non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department. |
| | (105009)
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| 54 | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to deal with the environmental consequences arising from any setting alight of oil wells in Iraq. |
| | (104842)
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| 55 | Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to enable British Armed Forces to provide humanitarian aid to Iraq if the situation is too insecure for civilian agencies to operate. |
| | (104875)
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56
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK forces and which regiments have been sent to the Gulf. |
| | (104610)
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57
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) the US Air Force and (b) local police forces on security at RAF Fairford. |
| | (104611)
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| 58 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which his Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104924)
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| 59 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at what phase in Army training a recruit is permitted to handle weapons containing live rounds without supervision; what (a) age and (b) other restrictions limit troops' access to lethal weapons; and in what circumstances an armourer may exercise discretion to refuse the issue of a weapon to a member of Her Majesty's forces. |
| | (104898)
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| 60 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what grades in the Civil Service in his Department are allowed to travel by air (a) first class and (b) business class at public expense when on official duties. |
| | (104962)
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61
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role RAF Stanbridge, Leighton Buzzard is playing in the Iraq crisis. |
| | (104612)
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| 62 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the funding allocated to his Ministry for humanitarian relief in Iraq. |
| | (105007)
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| 63 | Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement in relation to the Iraq crisis on the basis of his policy on the firefighters' strike and the safety of the public. |
| | (104870)
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| 64 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average level of uncollected debt is for local authorities in England. |
| | (104769)
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| 65 | Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the level of uncollected debt of each district council in England. |
| | (104770)
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| 66 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much money has been allocated for (a) housing improvements and (b) urban renewal areas in the Portsmouth area in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104944)
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| 67 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which his Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104930)
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| 68 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much the rate support grant was in (a) Suffolk County Council, (b) Mid Suffolk District Council and (c) St Edmundsbury Borough Council in each year since 1997. |
| | (104817)
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| 69 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average council tax was for every band in (a) Suffolk and (b) England in each year since 1996-97. |
| | (104806)
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| 70 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 17th March, Official Report, column 609W, on council tax, what assessment he has made of the main components of the cost of collecting council tax; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104754)
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| 71 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 17th March, Official Report, column 609W, on council tax, whether the figures he provided were gross or net of council tax benefit; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104755)
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| 72 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 13th March, Official Report, columns 424-5W, what the value is of the allocation to each authority. |
| | (105003)
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| 73 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 18th March, Official Report, column 743-8, how much has been provided each year, in aggregate, for grants aimed at (a) ethnic minorities and (b) asylum seekers; and what value of the aggregate rate support grant is directed to local authorities in accordance with criteria based on those factors. |
| | (105004)
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74
N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what actions he is taking in conjunction with the Higher Education Funding Council for England to monitor the value added by higher education institutions, with particular reference to in-course assessment. |
| | (104098)
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75
N | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research studies are available to her Department on the educational value added of higher education courses, classified by type of secondary school attended by the student and broken down into (a) independent schools, (b) state grammar schools, (c) other state selection schools and (d) comprehensive schools, and assessed for (i) individual institutions, (ii) individual years of tertiary study and (iii) completed first degree courses. |
| | (104100)
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| 76 | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of higher education students' fees are wholly remitted on account of income; and what proportion of students have home postcodes which attract additional university funding from HEFCE. |
| | (104947)
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77
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the methodology used to construct value added scores for secondary schools. |
| | (104021)
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78
N | Sue Doughty (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the total value of grants made by each local education authority in England to schools, through the New Deal for Schools, for the repair of school buildings for the latest date for which figures are available. |
| | (104596)
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79
N | Sue Doughty (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many three-year-olds had free early years education places providing five or more sessions of education per week in each year since 1997, broken down by Local Education Authority. |
| | (104599)
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80
N | Sue Doughty (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list for (a) England and (b) each local education authority, the (i) number and (ii) value of funding bids made to his Department under the New Deal for Schools programme in each financial year since 1999-2000 for the repair of school buildings. |
| | (104598)
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81
N | Sue Doughty (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many unauthorised absences there were in each school in each year since 1998, broken down by parliamentary constituency. |
| | (104595)
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82
N | Sue Doughty (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teacher vacancies in maintained (a) nursery schools, (b) primary schools and (c) secondary schools there were in (i) England and (ii) each local education authority in each year since 1997. |
| | (104597)
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| 83 | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of (a) universities, (b) colleges of higher education, (c) general further education colleges and (d) sixth form colleges have Investors in People status. |
| | (104958)
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| 84 | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in each local education authority have Investors in People status. |
| | (104957)
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| 85 | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will encourage companies with Investors in People status to develop links with schools; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104960)
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| 86 | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the relationship between schools having Investors in People status and educational achievement; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104959)
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| 87 | Mr Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what target each of the (a) Edexcel, (b) OCR and (c) AQA exam boards has set for the recruitment of examination markers for 2003; and what progress each exam board has made towards its target. |
| | (104840)
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88
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of excluded children (a) have received education in pupil referral units and (b) have had one on one home tuition in each year since 1995. |
| | (103691)
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| 89 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much money has been allocated for (a) capital repairs and (b) new buildings in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in the Portsmouth area in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104945)
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| 90 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which his Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104920)
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| 91 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what grades in the Civil Service in his Department are allowed to travel by air (a) first class and (b) business class at public expense when on official duties. |
| | (104963)
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| 92 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of the working population in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk, (c) Essex and (d) Cambridgeshire had (i) no qualification and (ii) no qualification above NVQ level 2 in each year since 1997. |
| | (104833)
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| 93 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average infant class size in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk, (c) Essex and (d) Cambridgeshire was in each year since 1977. |
| | (104797)
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| 94 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the spending per head on pupils in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk and (c) Essex was in each year since 1997. |
| | (104832)
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| 95 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers (a) left and (b) joined the teaching profession in (i) Suffolk, (ii) Norfolk and (iii) Cambridgeshire in each year since 1997. |
| | (104825)
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| 96 | Mr George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was made available to Stoke-on-Trent LEA under the Standards Fund in each year since 1999. |
| | (104999)
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97
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what initiatives she has undertaken to persuade supermarkets (a) to reduce food miles and (b) to source food products from the locality of their stores. |
| | (104613)
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98
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will place the issue of cetacean bycatch on the agenda of the next meeting of the Council of Fisheries Ministers; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (102823)
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99
N | Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to secure international agreement to reduce incidental cetacean bycatch in European waters by the winter of 2004-05; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (102824)
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| 100 | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the most recent change in allowing animal movements; and what effect she estimates the change has had on the risk of the spread of animal diseases. |
| | (104767)
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| 101 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which her Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (104935)
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| 102 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what grades in the Civil Service in her Department are allowed to travel by air (a) first class and (b) business class at public expense when on official duties. |
| | (104972)
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| 103 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pub is the hub schemes have been sponsored by the Countryside Agency in (a) England, (b) the Eastern region, (c) Suffolk and (d) the Bury St Edmunds constituency. |
| | (104828)
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| 104 | Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with (a) The US Government and (b) The Government of Israel about the death of Rachel Corrie; and if he will make representations to the Israeli Government about its treatment of foreign nationals attempting to prevent the destruction of Palestinian homes by Israeli forces. |
| | (104771)
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| 105 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received concerning the declared aim of militant Muslims in Nigeria to have Sharia law imposed on a majority of the states, in order to mount a challenge to the country's constitution. |
| | (104736)
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| 106 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received concerning attacks upon Christians and animists by militant Muslims in the central and northern states of Nigeria, with particular reference to Plateau state; and what representations he will make to the Nigerian authorities concerning these attacks. |
| | (104735)
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| 107 | Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he will take to ensure that in the Iraqi conflict, the 4th Geneva Convention of 1949 requiring that any force that occupies all or part of a terrority has to ensure the provision of food, medical supplies and the maintenance of hygiene and public health is adhered to. |
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108
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of Shia fighters from Iran invading Iraq on the military situation on the border between Iraq and Iran. |
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109
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of Iran on the situation in Iraq. |
| | (104609)
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| 110 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of women's rights in Iran; what recent representations he has made to the Iranian Government on women's rights; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104937)
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| 111 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the decision by the Iranian Government not to remove stoning from the Islamic Punishment Act; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104940)
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| 112 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which his Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104934)
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| 113 | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to, and what responses he has received from, Russia on human rights in Chechnya on the accountability of the police and army for their actions. |
| | (104747)
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| 114 | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the opportunities which exist in Chechnya for those opposed to Russian policies in that country to voice that opposition. |
| | (104748)
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| 115 | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's position with reference to the Chinese Government's response to the human rights demonstrations held in Xuan on 5th February. |
| | (104745)
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| 116 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when entry clearance officers in (a) Moscow, (b) Belgrade, (c) Beijing, (d) Kolutta (Calcutta), (e) Dusseldorf, (f) Cairo, (g) Algiers, (h) Nicosia, (i) Lagos and (j) Accra ceased using the pre-assessment procedure for visa applications. |
| | (105027)
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| 117 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department began electronic compilation of statistics in relation to family visitor visa applications, decisions and appeals. |
| | (105028)
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| 118 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what grades in the Civil Service in his Department are allowed to travel by air (a) first class and (b) business class at public expense when on official duties. |
| | (104971)
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| 119 | Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what indication he has had from the Indian Government of when it will sign the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. |
| | (104881)
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| 120 | Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many potential registered patients are required to justify authority for establishing a GP practice in Edenfield, Rossendale. |
| | (104948)
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| 121 | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of (a) hospital trusts, (b) primary care trusts and (c) other health trusts have Investors in People status. |
| | (104956)
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| 122 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the clinical consultant caseload in Portsmouth is (a) ward based and (b) home based; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104942)
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| 123 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the (a) mental health service improvements announced in the national service framework for mental health and (b) NHS plan for (i) crisis teams, (ii) assertive outreach programmes, (iii) home treatment, (iv) early intervention in psychosis and (v) primary care mental health teams will be launched in the Portsmouth area; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104943)
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| 124 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of patients waited less than 20 minutes for thrombolysis after arriving in hospital in (a) England, (b) each strategic health authority and (c) each NHS trust in each period for which statistics have been collected centrally. |
| | (104882)
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| 125 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 26th February, Official Report, column 620W, on Charge Income, if he will break down the forecast increase received from each type of charge in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05 and (c) 2005-06. |
| | (104871)
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| 126 | Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) deaths, (b) injuries and (c) illnesses have been attributed to carbon monoxide in the (a) UK and (b) South-West region in each of the past 10 years; and what action the Government has taken, or plans, to reduce the number of people harmed by carbon monoxide. |
| | (104883)
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| 127 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which his Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104926)
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| 128 | Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether, under the National School Fruit Scheme, all four-year-olds in education are entitled to a free piece of fruit each school day; and whether this entitlement applies to children in LEA maintained nursery schools, as well as nursery classes attached to primary schools. |
| | (104880)
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| 129 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the NHS trusts in Worcestershire to (a) bring their annual expenditure of income into balance and (b) eradicate their cumulated deficits; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104986)
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130
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pharmacies dispense methadone to drug addicts; and how many of these are independent pharmacies. |
| | (104442)
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131
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of additional costs in terms of general practitioner practice time arising from the report by the Office of Fair Trading on pharmacies. |
| | (104445)
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132
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many independent pharmacies are located in mining villages; and how many he expects to be located in mining villages in five years' time. |
| | (104444)
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| 133 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what grades in the Civil Service in his Department are allowed to travel by air (a) first class and (b) business class at public expense when on official duties. |
| | (104964)
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| 134 | Mr Michael Mates (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the 5,000 extra intermediate care beds in the NHS Plan (a) have been provided and are in use, (b) are part of schemes that are in procurement and (c) are still to be designated. |
| | (105002)
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| 135 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times the way the information on delayed discharges is collated has been changed in the last year for (a) Suffolk West PCT and (b) Central Suffolk PCT; and for what reasons. |
| | (104835)
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| 136 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dental practices are taking on new NHS patients in (a) the constituency of Bury St Edmunds, (b) Suffolk, (c) Norfolk, (d) Essex, (e) Cambridgeshire and (f) England. |
| | (104808)
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| 137 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of patients waited over four hours in accident and emergency departments in each Suffolk hospital in each of the last four years. |
| | (104821)
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| 138 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of delayed discharges to the NHS in (a) the Bury St Edmunds constituency and (b) Suffolk in the last year for which figures are available. |
| | (104804)
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| 139 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of nursing home beds in Suffolk. |
| | (104818)
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| 140 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average number of doctors in (a) West Suffolk Hospital trust, (b) Norfolk and Norwich Health Care NHS trust, (c) James Paget NHS trust, (d) Ipswich NHS trust and (e) Addenbrookes NHS trust, is per 100 beds. |
| | (104798)
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| 141 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many speech therapists there are in (a) mainstream schools and (b) special schools in (i) Suffolk, (ii) Essex, (iii) Norfolk and (iv) Cambridgeshire. |
| | (104823)
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| 142 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will set target times for the length of time delayed discharge patients remain in (a) acute and (b) non acute beds in (i) the West Suffolk and (ii) the Central Suffolk PCT area. |
| | (104836)
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| 143 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for an outpatient appointment is in (a) Suffolk West, (b) Suffolk Coastal, (c) Waveney, (d) Ipswich and (e) Central Suffolk primary care trusts. |
| | (104824)
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| 144 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioner vacancies there are in the Bury St Edmunds constituency. |
| | (104819)
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| 145 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much delayed discharge of patients cost the NHS (a) nationally, (b) in Suffolk West PCT and (c) in Central Suffolk PCT in the last year for which figures are available. |
| | (104834)
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| 146 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the income per capita of population is for primary care trusts in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk, (c) Essex and (d) Cambridgeshire. |
| | (104813)
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| 147 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nursing vacancies there were in each (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk, (c) Essex and (d) Cambridgeshire NHS trust in each year since 1999. |
| | (104812)
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| 148 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what delayed discharge targets have been set for each primary care trust in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk, (c) Essex and (d) Cambridgeshire since March 2002. |
| | (104829)
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| 149 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pharmacies (a) opened and (b) closed in (i) the UK, (ii) Suffolk and (iii) the Bury St Edmunds constituency in each of the last five years. |
| | (104811)
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| 150 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria are used by his Department when putting together centrally collected delayed discharge figures. |
| | (104826)
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| 151 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to safeguard access to pharmacy services for people living in rural areas. |
| | (104809)
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| 152 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses were employed in (i) each health authority and (ii) each primary care trust in the Eastern region in each year since 1997. |
| | (104839)
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| 153 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) other staff were employed at West Suffolk Hospital in each of the last five years. |
| | (104810)
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| 154 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average cost per bed per week for a patient in a NHS (a) acute hospital and (b) non-acute hospital in (i) Suffolk, (ii) Cambridgeshire and (iii) Essex. |
| | (104805)
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| 155 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) average and (b) maximum home care charges made by each local authority in the Eastern region are. |
| | (104827)
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| 156 | Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made with the evaluation of Phase I of the introduction of telemedicine at Kidderminster Hospital. |
| | (104885)
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157
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make funding available to Age Concern to continue the bathing and footcare service for elderly people in Sittingbourne. |
| | (104658)
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158
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that Government efforts to encourage community cohesion in the UK are not endangered by the current international situation. |
| | (104099)
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159
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on detaining the head of household in a detention centre in order to ensure that remaining members of the family abide by conditions; and when this policy was decided. |
| | (104600)
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| 160 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time police officers there were in the Portsmouth City area in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104946)
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| 161 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which his Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (104916)
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| 162 | Mr Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, why he has not replied to the letter to him dated 28th January from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Nariman Rave Salih. |
| | (104876)
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163
N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the expenditure incurred by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate was (a) in total and (b) by function in each of the last three years. |
| | (104396)
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164
N | Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what planned level of (a) total resources and (b) resources by function were allocated to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate in the financial years (i) 2000-01, (ii) 2001-02 and (iii) 2002-03. |
| | (104395)
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| 165 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what grades in the Civil Service in his Department are allowed to travel by air (a) first class and (b) business class at public expense when on official duties. |
| | (104973)
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| 166 | Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the funding arrangements will be for mental health provision within prisons after April. |
| | (105005)
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| 167 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applying for employment in schools are awaiting clearance from the Criminal Records Bureau in (a) the Bury St Edmunds constituency, (b) Suffolk, (c) Norfolk, (d) Cambridgeshire and (e) England. |
| | (104853)
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| 168 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time to fast track young offenders through the courts in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk, (c) Essex and (d) Cambridgeshire was in each year since 1997. |
| | (104799)
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| 169 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applying for employment in residential care and nursing homes are awaiting clearance from the Criminal Records Bureau in (a) Bury St Edmunds, (b) Suffolk, (c) Norfolk and (d) England. |
| | (104820)
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| 170 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the strength was of the special constabulary in Suffolk in each year since 1997. |
| | (104815)
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| 171 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) full time police officers, (b) special constables and (c) civilian police support staff there were in the Suffolk constabulary in each year since 1997. |
| | (104801)
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| 172 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) uniformed officers and (b) civilian staff there were in each police authority area in the Eastern region in each year since 1997; and what the ratio per head of population was in each case. |
| | (104814)
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| 173 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many probation officers were in post in Suffolk in each year since 1997; and how many (a) offences and (b) offenders the probation service in Suffolk dealt with in each year since 1997. |
| | (104800)
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| 174 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimates he has made of the number of UK citizens who departed the UK unidentified by the international passenger survey, in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) race and (b) gender. |
| | (104897)
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| 175 | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the (a) 1981, (b) 1991 and (c) 2001 censuses. |
| | (104896)
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176
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contingency plans her Department has made to provide for the Iraqi people in the event of discontinuation of the UN Oil for Food programme in Iraq. |
| | (104398)
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177
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has received concerning the number of Iraqi people (a) currently dependent on the UN Oil for Food programme and (b) the projected number of people that may be dependent on food aid after military action in Iraq. |
| | (104400)
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178
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has received concerning the continuation of the UN Oil for Food programme during military action in Iraq. |
| | (104397)
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179
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has received concerning provision for the Iraqi people in the event of the discontinuation of the UN Oil for Food programme during military action in Iraq. |
| | (104399)
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| 180 | Mr Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what criteria will be used to determine whether Iraq is too insecure for civilian humanitarian agencies to operate within its borders. |
| | (104873)
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| 181 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which her Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (104928)
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| 182 | Mr John Lyons (Strathkelvin & Bearsden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK will invest in reconstruction and aid to Iraq in 2003-04. |
| | (104728)
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| 183 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what grades in the Civil Service in her Department are allowed to travel by air (a) first class and (b) business class at public expense when on official duties. |
| | (104974)
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| 184 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans are in place to deal with water and sanitation contaminated by biological weapons in Iraq. |
| | (105026)
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| 185 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on the likelihood of using frozen Iraqi Government assets for humanitarian relief and post-conflict reconstruction; and how much this money is estimated to be. |
| | (105025)
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| 186 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make a statement on a Joint NGO Emergency Preparedness Initiative. |
| | (105024)
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| 187 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money her Department has given to (a) USAID, (b) the UN and (c) non-governmental organisations for humanitarian contingency plans for Iraq. |
| | (105022)
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| 188 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what is being done to (a) ensure the safety of prepositioned stocks of humanitarian aid for Iraqi people and (b) open access to them. |
| | (105021)
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| 189 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which international non-governmental organisations and local Iraqi non-governmental organisations she is in discussions with concerning the situation in Iraq; and when these discussions commenced. |
| | (105023)
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| 190 | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much prepositioned stocks of humanitarian aid is held by USAID for the people of Iraq. |
| | (105020)
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| 191 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if she will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which the Lord Chancellor's Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (104933)
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192
N | Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if she will make a statement on her plans to link the courts' computer systems in order to improve past bail records information. |
| | (104109)
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| 193 | David Burnside (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made towards the target for the area of land converted to organic farming by 2006. |
| | (104795)
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194
N | Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which organisations and projects have received funding from the Children's Fund in Northern Ireland. |
| | (104711)
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| 195 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which his Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial variation of each scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104925)
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| 196 | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the longest time is that any individual has been waiting for neurosurgical (a) admission and (b) initial outpatient assessment in Northern Ireland. |
| | (104733)
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| 197 | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the extent is of the Hague Preference gains and losses resulting from the December 2002 EU Fisheries Council, broken down by (a) species, (b) area, (c) loser and (d) gainer. |
| | (104731)
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| 198 | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his Answer of 5th March, Official Report, column 194W, when a decision will be made on which library facilities will benefit from the recently announced investment. |
| | (104729)
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| 199 | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what compensatory swaps have been entered into following the December 2002 EU Fisheries Council by way of restitution to the UK of lost Hague Preference quota. |
| | (104732)
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| 200 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the President of the Council, if he will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which his Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104932)
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| 201 | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, what steps the Government has taken to (a) minimise environmental damage and (b) enable the repair of environmental damage caused by the war in Iraq. |
| | (104841)
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| 202 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which he is responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104929)
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| 203 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 19th March, Official Report, column 785W, on Iraq, in which column in the debate on Tuesday 18th March the answer is to the second and third parts of the question. |
| | (105029)
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204
N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans she has to discuss with the Chancellor of the Exchequer representations she has received for a cut in excise duty on whisky. |
| | (104604)
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205
N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when seminars she has established or plans to establish with key industry figures in Scotland as part of the pre-Budget report will take place; whom she will be meeting on each date; and which Scottish Executive Ministers will be in attendance on each date. |
| | (104607)
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206
N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings of the civil contingencies committee she has attended since the start of the firefighters dispute. |
| | (104603)
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207
N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when, since 1st January, she has had discussions with the First Minister of Scotland; and what the minuted agenda subject matter discussions were with respect to each meeting. |
| | (104606)
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208
N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will provide a breakdown by formal job description of the total establishment at the Scotland Office. |
| | (104605)
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| 209 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if she will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which her Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (104922)
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| 210 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what grades in the Civil Service in her Department are allowed to travel by air (a) first class and (b) business class at public expense when on official duties. |
| | (104966)
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| 211 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which the Attorney General's Department is responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (104915)
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| 212 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which her Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (104921)
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| 213 | Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what UK requirements and guidelines she sets British companies signing contracts in Russia in respect of their policies towards their Russian employees. |
| | (104746)
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214
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of possible losses to the small business sector arising from the Office of Fair Trading report on pharmacies. |
| | (104443)
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| 215 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what grades in the Civil Service in her Department are allowed to travel by air (a) first class and (b) business class at public expense when on official duties. |
| | (104975)
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216
N | Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what consultation the Government will hold with business before abolishing mandatory retirement ages as proposed in the Pensions Green Paper. |
| | (104592)
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217
N | Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans the Government has to deliver advice to citizens at a local level about the forthcoming age discrimination legislation. |
| | (104593)
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218
N | Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to give people who choose to work after the age of 65 the same employment protection as younger workers. |
| | (104591)
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| 219 | Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how she intends to attract long term investment for the construction of new electricity generating equipment. |
| | (104830)
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| 220 | Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 18th March, Official Report, column 685, on British Energy, whether any of the credit facility announced in her written statement of 7th March, Official Report, column 89WS, can be used to finance the cost of installing flue gas de-sulphurisation at Eggborough Power Station. |
| | (104884)
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| 221 | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the administrative cost for the East of England Development Agency was in the year ending (a) April 2001, (b) April 2002 and (c) April 2003. |
| | (104889)
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| 222 | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many employees work in the East of England Development Agency; and what the employment costs including national insurance were in the last year for which figures are available. |
| | (104888)
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| 223 | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will list projects awarded funding by the East of England Development Agency through the Regional Selective Assistance schemes, broken down by county; what level of financial assistance was awarded to these projects; and what assessment she has made of the effect of each RSA award on (a) jobs saved and created and (b) the benefits to the local economy. |
| | (104890)
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| 224 | Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many board members of the East of England Development Agency previously worked for (a) Peterborough City Council and (b) local authorities in Hertfordshire. |
| | (104891)
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| 225 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what financial assistance her Department is providing to help small businesses in rural Suffolk access broadband services. |
| | (104807)
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| 226 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the likely economic impact on rural small businesses that are unable to access broadband in the next three years. |
| | (104837)
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| 227 | Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the economic impact of broadband access for small businesses in Suffolk. |
| | (104838)
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| 228 | Patsy Calton (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether planning permission is required for the erection of 20 metre high telecom masts on Railtrack and Network Rail land. |
| | (104768)
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229
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his estimate is of the economic cost of delays which will be occasioned to traffic in 2003-04 by means of having to pay tolls at the Dartford crossing on the M25. |
| | (104615)
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230
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the forecast gross toll revenue is from the Dartford crossing on the M25 for 2003-04; and what the forecast cost is of collecting the tolls in 2003-04. |
| | (104616)
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231
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what projects net tax income from the Dartford crossing on the M25 will be spent in 2003-04. |
| | (104614)
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232
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the Strategic Rail Authority consulted on its recent decision to cut direct rail services between Liverpool and (a) Stansted Airport and (b) Portsmouth; and when this consultation took place. |
| | (104602)
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| 233 | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the difference in the numbers of (a) fatal and (b) serious injury road accidents that would have occurred, had the UK adopted Daylight Saving of GMT/BST timetable in 1997. |
| | (104766)
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| 234 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on changes in rail performance since May 1997. |
| | (104938)
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| 235 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on (a) recent changes and (b) planned changes to (i) funding arrangements for freight on the railways and (ii) his Department's strategy for increasing the volume of freight carried on Britain's rail network. |
| | (104939)
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| 236 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which his Department, its agencies and its non-departmental public bodies are responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104927)
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| 237 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Highways Agency has to replace concrete surfaces with noise-reducing surfaces on motorways, with particular reference to the M6 motorway between junctions 12 and 13. |
| | (104895)
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| 238 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the criteria used by the Traffic Commission when issuing operator licences to enable the Commissioner to assess the environmental impact of the licensed vehicles on the local communities through which they are likely to be driven; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104987)
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| 239 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement of his policy on minor improvements to the rail network designed to improve reliability of punctuality of services; and how he expects Network Rail at the Strategic Rail Authority to assess the cost and benefits of such minor schemes. |
| | (104988)
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| 240 | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has that trains on the upgraded West Coast mainline will operate with automatic train protection systems. |
| | (104989)
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| 241 | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Pendolino trains operated by Virgin plc will be fitted with ERTMS. |
| | (104990)
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| 242 | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what grounds he has rejected the setting of a statutory timetable for the installation of ERTMS as recommended by the Cullen report. |
| | (104997)
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| 243 | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the installation of ERTMS will commence on high speed lines. |
| | (104992)
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| 244 | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the progress of the introduction of ERTMS following the European Directive requirement that ERTMS be fitted on railway lines being upgraded; and if he will list those lines on which the system (a) has been and (b) has not been installed during upgrade. |
| | (104991)
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| 245 | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements have been put in place to ensure that ERTMS is fitted where there is future upgrading of railway lines. |
| | (104996)
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| 246 | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of signals passed at red have occurred as a result of drivers cancelling the TPWS system since installation. |
| | (104995)
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| 247 | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the national programme for the development of ERTMS; and what its budget is. |
| | (104994)
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| 248 | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his estimate is of the reduction of incidents of signals passed at red as a result of the introduction of TPWS. |
| | (104993)
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| 249 | Mr John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what grades in the Civil Service in his Department are allowed to travel by air (a) first class and (b) business class at public expense when on official duties. |
| | (104965)
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| 250 | Mr David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what regulations there are as to the number of pieces, and sizes, of items of hand luggage which each passenger is entitled to take into the cabin of an aircraft. |
| | (105006)
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| 251 | Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of collecting vehicle excise duty in the latest year for which information is available. |
| | (104760)
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| 252 | Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 13th March, Official Report, column 359W, if he will publish an assessment of the performance of (a) Silverlink services from Hatch End and Headstone Lane into Euston and (b) the Chiltern Line service from Sudbury Hill and Northolt Park into central London in (i) 1996 and (ii) 1997; and what investment has been made into stations at (A) Hatch End, (B) Headstone Lane, (c) Northolt Park and (d) Sudbury Hill since 1996. |
| | (104998)
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| 253 | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the (a) funded and (b) unfunded public sector pension schemes for which his Department, is responsible; when the last actuarial valuation was of each scheme; what the value was of the assets at the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; what deficit is disclosed by the last actuarial valuation of each scheme; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (104919)
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254
N | Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Minister for Women, pursuant to her Answer of 3rd March, Official Report, column 804W, on domestic violence, if she will make a statement on the outcome of her correspondence with the Home Secretary regarding the central collection of domestic violence statistics. |
| | (103829)
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255
N | Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Minister for Women, pursuant to her Answer of 27th February, Official Report, column 651W, on public appointments, if she will list the other bodies that have shown interest or plan to run similar events in 2003. |
| | (103830)
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256
N | Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Minister for Women, pursuant to her Answer of 27th February, Official Report, column 651W, on the EU Equality Advisory Committee, if she will place the minutes to the EU Advisory Committee Meeting in the Library when they are available. |
| | (103831)
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| 257 | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on recent developments in the WORKSTEP programme, with particular reference to (a) achievement of targets for progression to open employment; (b) local authority contribution to capitation payments and (c) the financial health of providers. |
| | (104790)
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| 258 | Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action is being taken to ensure that software for audio transcription on computers is available to disabled persons preparing to seek work but for whom English is not a mother tongue in a range of suitable vernacular languages. |
| | (104791)
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| 259 | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons those who receive winter fuel payments in excess of their entitlement are not required to repay the money. |
| | (104742)
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| 260 | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money has been received during 2002-03 from voluntary repayments of excess winter fuel payments; and what the sum was in 2001-02. |
| | (104743)
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| 261 | Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average net income of (a) female workers, (b) male workers and (c) all workers is in (i) Great Britain and (ii) Scotland. |
| | (105008)
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| 262 | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much council tax benefit was paid in 2001-02 in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104761)
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| 263 | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many letters he has received on the recent document sent to pensioners on the percentage change in the basic pensions; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104765)
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| 264 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where peripatetic employment action team advisers are based in the Portsmouth area; how regularly they use these locations; if he will estimate the number of users at each location; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (104941)
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data on working age employment rates in each ward of the Portsmouth area informed the selection of wards for employment action team status; and if he will make a statement. |
