TUESDAY 1st APRIL
| 1 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make a statement on ethnic minority representation in the Senior Civil Service. |
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N | Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to reimburse the Department for International Development for the money it has allocated for humanitarian relief from next year's contingency reserve. |
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N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what tax relief is available for amateur sports clubs; and what plans he has to change these arrangements. |
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| 4 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has set a date for the publication of the Office of National Statistics survey on smoking behaviour and attitudes. |
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N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many calls have been made to the tax credit helpline in each month since it was established. |
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N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax credit application forms have been sent out and how many completed application forms have been received, broken down by month. |
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7
N | Sue Doughty (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures are in place to ensure that British broadcasters do not violate the Geneva Convention in their coverage of the war in Iraq. |
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N | Sue Doughty (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will investigate whether there has been a violation of the Geneva Convention by the BBC following their televising of film of United States soldiers held by Iraq as prisoners of war; and if she will make a statement. |
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| 9 | Mr Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many FM access radio licences, as foreseen in the Communications Bill, could be issued to (a) the City of Manchester and (b) the UK; and how many of these will be found (i) in existing national sub bands held by the BBC and (ii) within frequency allocations currently suggested by the Radio Authority to carry future commercial radio stations. |
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| 10 | Mr Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government expects to publish its draft Order facilitating Access Radio. |
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N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the policy of Sport England is on paying instalments of lottery grants directly to project contractors rather than via project trustees of the charities involved. |
| | (106582)
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N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects to introduce a bill to change the status of the Tote; and if she will make a statement. |
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| 13 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days (a) food rations and (b) water supplies are loaded on the RFA Sir Galahad; and how many people he estimates will be provided with shelter from the vessels supplies. |
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N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the weight limit is on parcels sent to British forces in the Gulf; what the weight limit was for (a) exercises and (b) operations in (i) Sierra Leone, (ii) Kosovo and (iii) the first Gulf War; and if he will make a statement. |
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N | Mr Paul Keetch (Hereford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his written ministerial statement of 20th March, Official Report, column 54WS, on the Armed Forces Pension Scheme, whether the system of ex-gratia payments will apply to all partners irrespective of sex or sexual orientation; who will make the decision on eligibility for the payments; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (105834)
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N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to raise the two kilogram weight limit on packages that may be sent free of charge to the armed forces personnel in the Gulf. |
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| 17 | Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 27th January, Official Report, column 34W, whether a decision has been taken on UK leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan. |
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| 18 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the Planning Delivery Grant. |
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N | Colin Burgon (Elmet): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) teachers and (b) non-teaching assistants were employed in schools in Leeds in each year since 1996. |
| | (105983)
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N | Colin Burgon (Elmet): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average amount spent per pupil in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Leeds was in each year since 1996. |
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| 21 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will assess the value of league tables for GCSE and A level results. |
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| 22 | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average level of debt accumulated by university students and students in higher education at the end of their course of study was (a) in the most recent year for which figures are available and (b) in 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (106593)
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| 23 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of (a) 16-17 and (b) 18-24 year olds on modern apprenticeships are paid (i) below and (ii) above the national minimum wage. |
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| 24 | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total subsidies awarded to (a) farms and (b) non-farming rural businesses were in each of the last five years. |
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| 25 | Mr Stephen Pound (Ealing North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures the Government is taking to combat light pollution in urban areas. |
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| 26 | Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the future of the over thirty months scheme. |
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27
N | Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Her Majesty's Government recognises Mr Jama Ali Jama as the President of the Puntland State of Somalia. |
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28
N | Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his oral Answer of 25th March, Official Report, column 153, on Anglo-French Relations, if he will publish the (a) analysis and (b) methodology behind that analysis of the cost of enlargement of the European Union; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 29 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action is being taken to produce a draft constitution for Palestinian statehood. |
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| 30 | Mr Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 26th March, Official Report, column 258W, what action the UK Government will take at the next meeting of the UN Security Council on Liberia in May on the timber industry. |
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| 31 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of a possible link between ADD/ADHD and hypothyroidism; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 32 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the percentage of children who fail to recover from ADD/ADHD by the time they reach adulthood. |
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N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which boroughs have applied to be Children's Trusts; and how co-terminosity will work between (a) police, (b) social services, (c) PCTs and (d) London Education Authorities. |
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34
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the take-up of the meningitis C vaccine by targetted groups. |
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35
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research is being conducted into meningitis; and what support is available from the Department of Health to encourage it. |
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36
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proposals he has to secure funding for the Public Health Laboratory Service after its re-structuring in April; and what plans he has to secure employment prospects for all staff employed by the Public Health Laboratory Service after the re-structuring. |
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| 37 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) the Commission for Health Improvement and (b) the National Care Standards Commission will remain in place until the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection and the Commission for Social Care Inspection are fully established and functioning. |
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| 38 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection will be able to levy a fee from (a) NHS hospital trusts, (b) NHS foundation trusts and (c) independent hospitals in relation to its reviews and investigations functions; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 39 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he intends to appoint the Independent Regulator of NHS foundation trusts. |
| | (106638)
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| 40 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether an honourable Member is eligible to apply for the position of Independent Regulator of NHS foundation trusts; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (106639)
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| 41 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how he expects the deployment of NHS staff to the Gulf to affect levels of NHS activity. |
| | (106637)
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| 42 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what impact the deployment of NHS professionals to the Gulf has had on the provision of services in accident and emergency departments. |
| | (106636)
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| 43 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health professionals have been deployed to the Gulf; and from which NHS hospital trusts. |
| | (106635)
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| 44 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to abolish the Mental Health Act Commission; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 45 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Commission for Health Improvement is able to charge a fee to an NHS body in respect of its function to conduct a review or investigation of that body. |
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| 46 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Independent Regulator, before making its prudential borrowing code, will be required to consult any independent organisation that intends to make an application to become an NHS foundation trust. |
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| 47 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedure is in place for (a) an NHS hospital trust and (b) an independent hospital to give notice to the Independent Regulator of its intention to become an NHS foundation trust. |
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| 48 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the link between parental smoking and children taking up smoking. |
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| 49 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) product ranges and (b) retailers carry the 5 a day logo; and if he will list the organisations that have refused to use it. |
| | (106621)
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| 50 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to receive the reports from the working groups on (a) herbalists and (b) acupuncturists. |
| | (106628)
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| 51 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the terms of reference are of the new diabetes tsar. |
| | (106629)
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| 52 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money is being contributed by the New Opportunities Fund to health education programmes in which his Department has an involvement. |
| | (106630)
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| 53 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Food Standards Agency has taken since February in response to the use of dangerous chemicals to kill bushmeat in West Africa prior to its illegal importation into the United Kingdom. |
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| 54 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the public health education campaigns carried out by his Department in the last 12 months. |
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| 55 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacancies there are for (a) nurses, (b) doctors and consultants and (c) radiographers and other technical positions, broken down by NHS trust. |
| | (106626)
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| 56 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action his Department has taken following the publication by the Schools Health Education Unit of its report into trends in young people's attitudes to smoking. |
| | (106623)
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| 57 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many anti-smoking clinics have been set up in the NHS; and how many he expects to be opened in the next 12 months. |
| | (106632)
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| 58 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many 5 a day co-ordinators have been recruited by the NHS; and what their average salary is. |
| | (106633)
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| 59 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the internal departments, agencies and other public sector organisations which receive funding from his departmental budget. |
| | (106622)
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| 60 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the Approved Code of Practice on Smoking in the Workplace. |
| | (106631)
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| 61 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the vacancy rate was for nurses working in coronary care in (a) England, (b) each NHS region and (c) each NHS trust in each of the last six years. |
| | (106598)
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| 62 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultants were working in coronary care in the NHS in (a) England, (b) each NHS region and (c) each NHS trust in each of the last six years. |
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| 63 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the issue of cross-infection from ambulances or ambulance equipment; what guidance has been issued to ambulance trusts on this issue; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (106600)
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| 64 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the vacancy rate was for (a) radiographers and (b) biomedical scientists in the NHS in (i) England, (ii) each NHS region and (iii) each NHS trust in each of the last six years. |
| | (106596)
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| 65 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the vacancy rate was for consultants working in coronary care in the NHS in (a) England, (b) each NHS region and (c) each NHS trust in each of the last six years. |
| | (106599)
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| 66 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what definition of a ward is used in the National Health Service. |
| | (106601)
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| 67 | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses were working in coronary care in the NHS in (a) England, (b) each NHS region and (c) each NHS trust in each of the last six years. |
| | (106597)
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| 68 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the awareness amongst women and girls of the risks of osteoporosis. |
| | (106634)
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| 69 | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to give babies the heel prick test for AAT Deficiency in the near future. |
| | (106606)
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70
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he intends to make widely available an account of the responses to the consultation on the draft Mental Health Bill. |
| | (106583)
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| 71 | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has carried out into AAT Deficiency; and what funds he makes available for research. |
| | (106609)
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| 72 | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to speed up the time it takes to identify people with AAT Deficiency. |
| | (106608)
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| 73 | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to make AAT Deficiency a priority in medical schools. |
| | (106607)
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| 74 | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether sperm donors are tested for AAT Deficiency. |
| | (106604)
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75
N | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust to (a) bring its annual expenditure into balance and (b) eradicate its cumulated deficit; what the latest date is which he will accept for both; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (106589)
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76
N | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 27th March, ref 104986, what the latest date is which he will accept for the eradication of the cumulated deficit of the Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust. |
| | (106588)
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| 77 | Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the practice of automatic detoxification within prisons of patients previously stabilised in the community on substitute prescriptions has been discontinued. |
| | (106592)
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| 78 | Mr Kerry Pollard (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of general practices (a) have a nurse with an asthma diploma and (b) have a nurse-led asthma service where the nurse does not have an asthma diploma; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (106616)
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79
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement about the provision of physiotherapy services available on the NHS (a) nationally and (b) in Gloucestershire, with particular reference to (i) waiting times and (ii) the range of services available. |
| | (106140)
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80
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many red meat and poultry meat slaughterhouses (a) have introduced the Meat (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) system since 7th June 2002, (b) have since been the subject of enforcement action because of contravention of the regulations and (c) are about to be subject to such action or are being considered for such action because of contraventions of the regulations; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (106486)
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81
N | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement about contingency planning for terrorist incidents in London. |
| | (105846)
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| 82 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 6th March, Official Report, column 1243W, on prisons, how many prisoners were held in police cells in each year between 1995 and 2002; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (106665)
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| 83 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 6th March, Official Report, column 1243W, on prisons, what his estimate is of how many prisoners will be held in police cells each year between 2003 and 2006. |
| | (106664)
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| 84 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 25th March, Official Report, column 151W, on staff shortages in Holloway Prison, what the financial cost was of the education hours cancelled at Holloway Prison from February 2002 to January 2003; and how many hours he estimates will be lost in the next 12 months, and at what cost. |
| | (106663)
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85
N | Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the report on the inter-personal violence module included in the 2001 British Crime Survey on domestic violence will be published. |
| | (106255)
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86
N | Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidelines he issues to local authorities regarding (a) the content and (b) the frequency of review of domestic violence policy at local authority level. |
| | (106254)
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N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what cataloguing of his Department's collection of English Civil War pamphlets has taken place; and whether such a catalogue will be made available to the public. |
| | (106488)
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N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions have taken place in the last two years concerning the future of his Department's collection of Civil War pamphlets; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (106489)
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89
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements exist to permit public access to his Department's collection of English Civil War pamphlets. |
| | (106490)
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90
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what English Civil War pamphlets are held by his Department; and how many of these are unique. |
| | (106491)
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91
N | Mr Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been sentenced to community service in each of the last 10 years; and what proportion these represented of the number of people convicted of criminal offences. |
| | (106585)
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92
N | Mr Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance he gives on the types of activity which are appropriate for a person sentenced to community service. |
| | (106586)
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| 93 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many proposed negative decisions under section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 have been referred to his Department's legal officers for confirmation since 18th March; and what is the estimated cost to his Department to date of this practice. |
| | (106613)
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| 94 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 11th February to the honourable Member for North Southwark and Bermondsey, Official report, column 711W, when he plans to release statistics on the operation of section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. |
| | (106612)
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| 95 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons refused NASS support under section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 since 18th March have subsequently re-applied for such support, having failed to obtain alternative means of support from charitable or other sources; and how many such applications have been successful. |
| | (106615)
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| 96 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information on where to seek charitable or other support is given by NASS to those refused NASS support under section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. |
| | (106614)
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97
N | Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone & The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister will reply to the letters from the Right honourable Member for Maidstone and the Weald, dated 13th September 2002, 11th November 2002, 27th January 2003 and 7th February 2003. |
| | (106487)
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| 98 | Jane Griffiths (Reading East): To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what coolant is used in the new House of Commons chillery. |
| | (106620)
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99
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by her Department to support aid agencies in establishing first aid centres for Iraqi civilians caught up in any conflict. |
| | (106478)
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100
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to address the humanitarian impact of military action in Iraq on neighbouring countries, with particular reference to (a) Jordan and (b) Iran. |
| | (106476)
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101
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has received concerning the timescale for a UN resolution on a mandate for the reconstruction of Iraq; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (106480)
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102
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has received concerning a timescale for the handover of military-led humanitarian operations in Iraq to UN agencies and NGOs. |
| | (106479)
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103
N | Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with whom she has discussed the possibility of a UN authority in Iraq before the establishment of a transitional Iraqi Government. |
| | (106477)
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104
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her Answer to the honourable Member for Sutton and Cheam of 26th March, concerning debt stock reductions, how many of the qualifying HIPC countries have started to receive their debt relief. |
| | (106110)
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105
N | Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her Answer to the honourable Member for Richmond Park of 26th March, Official Report, column 277, what the legal basis is for her statements (a) that UK armed forces are in Iraq as an occupying power, with humanitarian responsibilities and duties to keep order and the civil administration running and (b) that they do not have the authority to reorganise institutions or establish a new government. |
| | (106584)
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106
N | Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funds in the existing UN escrow accounts to meet the humanitarian needs of the Iraqi people over the next three months. |
| | (106483)
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107
N | Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's contingency reserve for 2003-04 has been earmarked for Iraq. |
| | (106482)
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108
N | Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his Answer dated 27th March, ref 99475, how many Labour honourable Members were entertained by him; and whether he has similarly previously entertained back benchers for other parties. |
| | (106587)
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| 109 | Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to help victims of crime in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (106594)
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| 110 | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what criteria are used to assess the level of activity at hospitals in Northern Ireland. |
| | (106618)
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| 111 | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many procedures were postponed at hospitals in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months; and how many of these postponements resulted from emergency pressures. |
| | (106617)
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| 112 | Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many cancellations and postponements of appointments there were at Northern Ireland hospitals in each of the last three years. |
| | (106619)
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| 113 | Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Executive on whether the recommendations of the Office of Fair Trading on control entry requirements for community pharmacies can be introduced within one country of the UK but not another. |
| | (106649)
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| 114 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on trade relations with Cuba. |
| | (106666)
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| 115 | Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for a couple with one child under 16 and one adult in work for 35 hours a week receiving the National Minimum Wage of £4.50 an hour from April, by how much she estimates the 30p a week increase in the National Minimum Wage will be eroded by (a) the resulting increase in national insurance contributions, (b) the resulting reduction in housing and council tax benefits, (c) the average increase in council tax on band D in London, (d) the average increase in social housing rents by local authorities and (e) the average increase in social housing rents by housing associations in London. |
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| 116 | Mr Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her Answer of 24th March, Official Report, column 33W, if she will take steps to prevent Liberian timber being sold in the UK. |
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| 117 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the guidelines are for the operation of the adult development rate of the national minimum wage. |
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| 118 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many (a) adults and (b) employers were on the adult development rate of the national minimum wage in (i) 2001, (ii) 2002 and (iii) 2003. |
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| 119 | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of (a) the change in the number of lives lost per year and (b) the economic benefits if Britain adopted daylight saving. |
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120
N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of air travel from Stansted Airport was accounted for by (a) residents of the South East of England, (b) residents of other parts of the UK and (c) overseas residents, in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (106218)
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121
N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish revised projections for the Internal Rate of Return for the Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted options presented in Table 14.11 of SERAS Stage Two Appraisal Findings report, taking account of the new maximum airport landing charges recommended by the CAA. |
| | (106216)
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122
N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what airport development options in the South-East other than those described in The Future of Air Transport in the UK: South East he is considering; if those options will be included in the forthcoming white paper on aviation; and what the consultation arrangements for these options are. |
| | (106220)
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123
N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much aviation fuel was consumed by UK civil aviation in the last year for which figures are available, broken down into fuel consumed by (a) domestic and (b) international air travel. |
| | (106219)
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124
N | Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assumptions were made in the SERAS Air Passenger Forecasting Model in respect of (a) demand transferring to off-peak flights, (b) demand transferring to regional airports and (c) demand transferring to rail, in assessing the consequences for fare levels of a shortfall in airport capacity in the South East; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (106217)
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125
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assistance he provides to local authorities in order that they can provide free rail passes to pensioners entitling them to concessionary rail travel. |
| | (106071)
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126
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department instructs local authorities on the rate at which rail passes should be supplied to pensioners for concessionary rail travel. |
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127
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with HM Treasury regarding the provision of free (a) passes for pensioners entitling them to concessionary rail travel and (b) off-peak travel on all public transport for all pensioners. |
| | (106072)
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128
N | Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Strategic Rail Authority on the development of a high speed train service throughout the UK. |
| | (105796)
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129
N | Annabelle Ewing (Perth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 25th March, Official Report, column 171W, on hepatitis C, what broader issues have been raised; and which Government departments are involved in the discussions. |
| | (106485)
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| 130 | Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the cost of alterations to local authority software as a result of (a) the new tax credits, (b) housing benefit reform and (c) the pension credit. |
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| 131 | Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which local authorities do not have electronic interfaces with (a) the Pension Service and (b) Jobcentre Plus. |
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| 132 | Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) number and (b) proportion of those who have their pension paid into a bank or building society account are paid (i) weekly and (ii) monthly in arrears in (A) the Scottish Borders, (B) Scotland and (C) the UK. |
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| 133 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the guidelines are for implementation of the (a) employer option, (b) Environmental Task Force Option and (c) Voluntary Sector Option of the New Deal for Young People. |
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134
N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with other Government departments about the potential regeneration benefits of the proposed Fylde Coast Light Rail Scheme. |
| | [Question Unstarred] (105798)
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135
N | Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidelines he issues to local authorities on the provision of rail passes for pensioners entitling them to concessionary travel. |
| | [Transferred] (106069)
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| 136 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the rules are for payment of the national minimum wage to (a) 16-17 year olds in employment, (b) 16-17 year olds in employment but exercising the right to time off for study, (c) 16-17 year olds on publicly funded modern apprenticeships and (d) 18-24 year olds on publicly funded modern apprenticeships. |
| | [Transferred] (106656)
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| 137 | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people are listed on the Department's 99 list of referred workers. |
| | [Transferred] (106605)
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| 138 | Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the guidelines are for payment of the national minimum wage. |
| | [Transferred] (106657)
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