FRIDAY 11th APRIL
| 1 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Advocate General, if she will publish her decision on the compatability of the Agricultural Holdings Bill and the Scotland Act 1998. |
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| 2 | Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the delivery plans that the Delivery Unit agrees with departments on the Government's 17 delivery priorities, as referred to by the National Audit Office on page 13 of its report on The Role of Executive Agencies. |
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| 3 | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the UK population have held shares in each year from 1974 to date. |
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N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his Answer of 7th April, Official Report, column 26W, on blood products, what representations the UK Government has made to the European Commission about extending the VAT exemption; and whether it is the policy of the Government to support change. |
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N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer above what threshold the cost of answering a written parliamentary question is deemed to be disproportionate. |
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N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average cost of answering a written parliamentary question is. |
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| 7 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many parents in Hendon are estimated to be entitled to children's tax credit; how many are claiming children's tax credit; and if he will make a statement. |
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N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he has taken to publicise the take-up of tax credits on the internet; and if he will make a statement. |
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N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many applications were received for working families tax credit in each year since it was introduced; and if he will make a statement. |
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N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many applications for working families tax credit were processed (a) within one month, (b) within two months, (c) within three months, (d) within six months and (e) in more than six months from the time each application was made, in each year since it was introduced; and if he will make a statement. |
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N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average length of time was for an application for working families tax credit to be processed, in each year since it was introduced; and if he will make a statement. |
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N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how long it will take to reach a decision on applications for working families tax credit made in (a) January, (b) February, (c) March and (d) April. |
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N | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people had income between (a) £4,616 and £6,535, (b) £6,536 and £30,420, (c) £30,421 and £34,515, (d) above £30,420 and (e) above £34,515 in (i) 2001-02 and (ii) 2002-03. |
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N | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of people who will have income between (a) £4,616 and £6,575, (b) £6,576 and £30,940, (c) £30,941 and £35,115, (d) above £30,940 and (e) above £35,115 in (i) 2003-04 and (ii) 2004-05. |
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| 15 | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate, on the basis of the current labour force survey panel data, how many people of working age have been out of paid employment for at least four consecutive quarters. |
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| 16 | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of child tax credit awards for 2003-04 that will need to be reassessed owing to (a) rises and (b) falls in income between (i) 2001-02 and (ii) 2003-04. |
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N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer to which passported benefits recipients of the different tax credits are entitled; and what other conditions for receipt apply in each case. |
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N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Answer of 7th April, Official Report, column 22W, on entertainment licensing, whether the charge made to cover costs can include the costs of the entertainer; and if she will make a statement. |
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| 19 | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her most recent estimate is of the number of pensioners over 75 who are receiving a free television licence in Selby constituency. |
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| 20 | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the Government to Government memorandum of understanding between the UK and Qatar regarding the purchase of £500 million worth of defence equipment from the UK was resurrected; and which components of the deal are being renegotiated. |
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| 21 | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what year the requirement was introduced for UK companies to seek permission from DESO in order to make special commissions on defence equipment sales. |
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| 22 | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) requests have been received by DESO from UK companies for special commissions to be paid on sale of defence equipment since 1990 and (b) special commissions DESO has approved since 1990; and if he will list (i) the countries in which these special commissions were to be paid and (ii) the amount to be paid. |
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N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the research his Department has conducted into the possible causes of Gulf War syndrome. |
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| 24 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the civilians with addresses abroad who have benefited from the ex gratia scheme for former Far East civilian prisoners of war were evacuated in 1942; how many of those paid prior to the end of May 2001 would not satisfy the new bloodlink criteria; how many do not hold United Kingdom passports now; and how many did not hold British passports at the time of internment. |
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| 25 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the civilians with United Kingdom addresses who have not qualified for the ex gratia scheme for former Far East civilian prisoners of war have proven internment but are rejected on the bloodlink criteria. |
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| 26 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the civilians with United Kingdom addresses who have benefited from the ex gratia scheme for former Far East civilian prisoners of war were evacuated in 1942; how many of those paid prior to the end of May 2001 would not satisfy the bloodlink criteria introduced on 25th June 2001; and how many did not hold British passports at the time of internment. |
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| 27 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the civilians with addresses abroad who have not qualified for the ex gratia scheme for former Far East civilian prisoners of war have proven internment but are rejected on the bloodlink criteria; and how many have spent their working lives in the United Kingdom and gone abroad on retirement. |
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N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has made to award campaign medals to British troops fighting in the Gulf in recognition of their service in Iraq. |
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N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether soldiers that prematurely return from the Gulf on medical grounds will be awarded campaign medals in recognition of their service in Iraq. |
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N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the qualifying period will be for a member of the British Armed Forces to be awarded a campaign medal in recognition of their service in Iraq. |
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N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what circumstances use of deadly force will be sanctioned at RAF Fairford. |
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N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the notices posted on the fences around RAF Fairford stating that use of deadly force is authorised. |
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N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the arrangements are between MoD police and Silver Command under the responsibility of Gloucestershire Police, with particular reference to liaison between police officers and peace protesters at RAF Fairford. |
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| 34 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when Drummore harbour was last dredged; and what the planned programme for future dredging is. |
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| 35 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the effect on his Department's operations of political and environmental designations on Luce Bay. |
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| 36 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to protect the integrity of Iraq's infrastructure against looting; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 37 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what British-made arms and military equipment have been discovered in Iraq since the war began; to which countries these were originally supplied; and what actions he intends to take against countries who have diverted or re-exported arms to Iraq. |
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| 38 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list programmes estimated to cost over £100 million that have received (a) initial gate and (b) main gate approval since 1997-98. |
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| 39 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any individuals detained by British forces in the Gulf are not being held under the terms of the Geneva Convention. |
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| 40 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British service personnel are deployed or stationed in (a) Germany, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Bosnia, (d) Kosovo, (e) Cyprus, (f) Sierra Leone, (g) Afghanistan, (h) the Gulf region, (i) Turkey, (j) Gibraltar, (k) Belize, (l) Kenya, (m) Brunei and (n) Canada. |
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| 41 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has been invited to participate in the defence summit being held by EU countries on 29th April; and what his policy is on a core group of EU countries developing common defence policies independently of the wider European Union. |
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| 42 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the key targets set for his Department's agencies since 1997-98 were; and whether those targets were met. |
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| 43 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) provision and (b) outturn for the defence budget was, in cash terms, broken down by (i) Vote and (ii) Request for Resources in each year since 1997-98. |
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| 44 | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Navy vessel last carried out the duty of Gibraltar Guard Ship; and which warship is on station carrying out those duties. |
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| 45 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the contribution of the Hydrographic Office to current military operations in the Gulf. |
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| 46 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the continuing impact of possible industrial action by firefighters on the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) Royal Air Force. |
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| 47 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many interrogation rooms are situated in the vicinity of Camp One, Umm Qasr; what the maximum number of hours each day a detainee may be interrogated is; what the guidelines and rules governing interrogation procedures are; and if he will place a copy in the Library. |
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| 48 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what written materials are made available for detainees upon reception at Camp One, Umm Qasr; and in what languages these are made available. |
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| 49 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK legal experts and advisors are serving among Coalition forces in Iraq; and how many are attached to Camp One, Umm Qasr. |
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| 50 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what facilities have been made available for the welfare of detainees at Camp One, Umm Qasr. |
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| 51 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements have been made at Camp One, Umm Qasr to allow each detainee to exercise their freedom of religious belief and practice; and how many civilian and military persons are engaged to minister to each faith represented among detainees. |
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| 52 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many prisoners captured by Her Majesty's Armed Services in Iraq have been handed over to the custody of the United States or other military authorities. |
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| 53 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what provision has been made at Camp One, Umm Qasr for the segregated accommodation of different political factions and religious groups. |
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| 54 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to establish an independent tribunal under a recognised legal authority to determine the status of detainees in Iraq. |
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| 55 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian lawyers and human rights experts have been sent to Iraq with Coalition forces; and how many are stationed at Camp One, Umm Qasr. |
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| 56 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many prisoners were detained at Camp One, Umm Qasr in each week since its opening; what the capacity is of the camp; and what steps are being taken to establish further prison camps. |
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| 57 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure that detainees at Camp One, Umm Qasr may exercise their right to select and be represented by legal counsel before the military tribunal. |
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| 58 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are taken at Camp One, Umm Qasr to give effect to the right of detainees to family life; and what arrangements are in place for detainees to (a) be visited, (b) make telephone contact, (c) send and receive letters, (d) receive parcels and (e) receive Red Crescent packages. |
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| 59 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are engaged in functions related to security, administration and maintenance of Camp One, Umm Qasr. |
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| 60 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what statutory authority the tribunal system for detainees at Camp One, Umm Qasr has; by what means the panel adjudicators were appointed; what the rules and procedures of the tribunal are; and if he will place a copy in the Library. |
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| 61 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions the military tribunal at Camp One, Umm Qasr has met; how many cases it has heard; what the breakdown is of its adjudications; and how many detainees have been released. |
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| 62 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meals are served each day at Camp One, Umm Qasr; what steps have been taken to ensure the religious and dietary requirements of detainees are met; and what the average daily calorific intake is of each prisoner. |
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| 63 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many requests he has received from the United States for named persons in Iraq to be handed over or otherwise transferred to the custody of the United States in the event of their capture. |
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| 64 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what language groups are represented among detainees at Camp One, Umm Qasr; what proportion of detainees speaks each language; and how many translators are available for each language. |
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| 65 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which belligerent states recognise and have agreed to hand over prisoners into the military jurisdiction of Her Majesty's Government at Camp One, Umm Qasr. |
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| 66 | Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of detainees held at Camp One, Umm Qasr. |
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| 67 | Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what factors are taken into account in determining whether to approve or oppose windfarm applications in low-flying tactical training areas; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 68 | Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the first windfarm planning application was scrutinised by his Department; and for that year, and each year since, how many (a) applications were scrutinised, (b) applications falling wholly or partly within a low-flying tactical training area were (i) approved and (ii) opposed and (c) applications falling wholly outside a low-flying tactical training area were (i) approved and (ii) opposed. |
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N | Mr Alan Reid (Argyll & Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his written statement of 8th April, on welfare support for personnel in the Gulf, when he expects that the operational situation will allow the Government to implement its plans for enabling families to send parcels free of charge to troops serving in the Gulf; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 70 | Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the use of the Bugsplat Computer programme to target missiles and bombs in the invasion of Iraq. |
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| 71 | Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contribution his Department has made to the cost of embedded journalists during the Iraq war. |
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| 72 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the normal duration is of the tour of duty for servicemen serving in the Gulf. |
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| 73 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions the honourable Member for Shipley had when he visited the Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh on Monday 7th April; what the implications were of these discussions for the future of the college; and what the timescale is for the private management contract. |
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N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent assessment he has made of the level of housing need in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK. |
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N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the findings of the Countryside Agency Report, The State of the Countryside 2020, on Cambridgeshire with regard to (a) long-term transport infrastructure, (b) planning to meet future demand for public services and (c) affordable housing for key public sector workers. |
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N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what (a) projects and (b) organisations have been supported in the Wycombe constituency by (a) the New Deal for Communities, (b) Strategic Partnerships and (c) Neighbourhood Renewal. |
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| 77 | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he last met (a) local authority leaders and (b) Home Office Ministers to discuss extending police powers to remove travellers to senior council enforcement officers. |
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| 78 | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 4th April, Official Report, column 925-6W, on the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, what plans he has to discuss with the Home Office the issue of extending guidance to local authorities on evicting tenants of social landlords who have been involved in criminal activity. |
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| 79 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much funding from the Sustainable Communities Fund will be made available to projects that owing to their nature do not have clearly defined financial returns. |
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| 80 | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what measures he wil introduce to ensure that his Department's objective to ensure all contaminated land is returned to beneficial use by 2030 is achieved. |
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| 81 | Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how his Department was consulted in the preparation of the Energy White Paper, Cm. 5761. |
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| 82 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the 10 district councils in England with the largest rise in council tax for this year. |
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| 83 | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what safeguards are being put in place to ensure that e-voting does not make it easier for dishonest individuals to abuse the system. |
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| 84 | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what is being done to maintain public confidence in the security and privacy of the electoral system in the introduction of further e-voting pilots in May. |
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N | Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding was received by North Tyneside local authority from the Standards Fund in 2002-03; and how much is being received in 2003-04. |
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N | Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much School Standards Grant was paid to schools in North Tyneside in 2002-03; and how much is being paid in 2003-04. |
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N | Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding for education, excluding the Standards Fund and School Standards Grant, was given to North Tyneside local authority in 2002-03; and how much is being given in 2003-04. |
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| 88 | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd April, Official Report, column 818W, on pupil setting, by what measures his Department has encouraged the use of setting to meet the learning needs of more able pupils. |
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N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, where early excellence centres have been set up; and if he will make a statement. |
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| 90 | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many people from each ward in Selby district received higher education in each year since 1997. |
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| 91 | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average infant class size in North Yorkshire was in each year since 1997. |
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| 92 | Jonathan Shaw (Chatham & Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his estimate is of the total annual cost is of the maintenance grant payable to poorer students. |
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| 93 | Jonathan Shaw (Chatham & Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the estimated cost is of paying the tuition fees of students from poorer backgrounds as detailed in the Higher Education White Paper. |
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N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the average number of A-level points obtained per head of total 18-year-old population was (a) in England and (b) in each local education authority in the last year for which figures are available. |
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N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many primary schools in (a) Kent and (b) Sittingbourne and Sheppey have school populations of 100 or less. |
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| 96 | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the occasions since 1997 when the Department (a) has attempted to reclaim and (b) successfully reclaimed overpayments relating to (i) the environmentally sensitive areas scheme and (ii) other agricultural-related schemes, giving in each case the name of the person or company involved and the amount reclaimed, expressed as a proportion of the original payment made by the Department or its agencies. |
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| 97 | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effects of additives present in lead free petrol on the sparrow population. |
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| 98 | Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which environmental enhancements agreed for the current periodic review of water and sewage prices have been achieved by each water and sewage company in England; and which will (a) be achieved and (b) not be achieved within the agreed timescale in each case. |
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| 99 | Andrew Bennett (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many water companies have not yet reached the targets for leakage agreed at the Water Summit in 1997. |
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| 100 | Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Director General of OFWAT on changing the investment criteria for Thames Water to enable them to invest more in capital infrastructure to alleviate sewage flooding in rural areas. |
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| 101 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her assessment is of the number of incinerators using (a) over and (b) under 50 kg/fuel per hour available to the UK farming industry. |
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| 102 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the implementation of the EU fallen stock regulations in Scotland. |
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| 103 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the geographical spread of rendering facilities in the UK and its effect on collection of fallen stock. |
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| 104 | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many organic farmers have been registered in North Yorkshire in each year since 1997. |
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| 105 | Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the outcome was of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 8th April; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting record; and if she will make a statement. |
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| 106 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice her Department has made available to farms in Worcestershire on dealing with fallen stock. |
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| 107 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the future of the Horticultural Development Council. |
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| 108 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the prevalence of bovine TB in Worcestershire. |
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N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a licence is required for the import or export of semen for the purposes of artificial insemination of competition stallions in (a) Europe, (b) Australia, (c) New Zealand and (d) the USA. |
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| 110 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department had with the Scottish Executive prior to the decision of the European Commission to extend the area of fisheries restrictions to (a) Klondyke Bank, (b) North East Rough and (c) Coral Bank. |
| | (109142)
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| 111 | Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he has collated on whether the President of Ukraine authorised arms shipments to Iraq last year. |
| | (109096)
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| 112 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has to help to bring about a peaceful resolution to the situation in North Korea; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (109007)
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| 113 | Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Pakistan concerning the continuing imprisonment of (a) Parvez Masih, (b) Aslam Masih, (c) Anwar Kenneth and (d) Augustine Ashiq 'Kingri' Aslam Masih. |
| | (109061)
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| 114 | Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Pakistan in relation to (a) the growth of Islamic militancy in the country, (b) the need to bring to justice perpetrators of past and current terror attacks on Christians and (c) the introduction of the Shari'ah Bill in the North West Frontier Province. |
| | (109062)
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| 115 | Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Pakistani Government concerning (a) the closing of training camps for militants, (b) the banning of militant organisations, (c) the regulating of Islamic religious schools and (d) support for inter-faith initiatives in Pakistan. |
| | (109059)
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| 116 | Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Pakistan in relation to (a) retaining the joint electoral system and (b) strengthening and empowering minority representation in the National Parliament. |
| | (109065)
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| 117 | Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps Her Majesty's Government (a) has taken and (b) will take to ensure that the war in Iraq is not perceived by Islamic extremists in Pakistan as a crusade against Islam. |
| | (109064)
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| 118 | Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) the ability of the new Pakistani Government to curb religious fundamentalism and terrorism in Pakistan and (b) the impact of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) opposition on Pakistani government policies, with particular reference to the frequent public calls for jihad against non-Muslims made by the MMA. |
| | (109045)
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| 119 | Andy King (Rugby & Kenilworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what actions Her Majesty's Government has taken to advise and assist the Government of Pakistan on the provision of adequate protection for Christians and other non-Muslim communities against potential attacks from Islamic extremists. |
| | (109063)
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| 120 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the current state of relations between India and Pakistan; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (109177)
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| 121 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of (a) the humanitarian and (b) human rights situation in Zimbabwe; and what measures he plans to take to address the problems identified in that assessment. |
| | (109178)
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| 122 | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the reasons for the increase in the refusal rate since August 2002 for family visa applications in (a) India, (b) Tehran, (c) Cairo, (d) Nicosia and (e) Nairobi. |
| | (109121)
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| 123 | Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Zimbabwe regarding the detention of members of the Movement for Democratic Change; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (109168)
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| 124 | Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what evidence he has collated on state-sponsored torture in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (109169)
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| 125 | Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Cuba regarding the recent arrest of pro-democracy and human rights activists; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (109165)
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| 126 | Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he has collated on the number of Members of Parliament and other members of the Movement for Democratic Change currently detained by the police or other government security forces in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (109167)
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127
N | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received from the government of the Turks and Caicos regarding the presence of Tontons Macoutes amongst Haitian refugees to the Turks and Caicos. |
| | (107997)
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128
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role his Department has played in assessing bacteriological samples of illegally imported meat products for the purposes of protecting public health. |
| | (108915)
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| 129 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the overmedication of older people in NHS hospitals. |
| | (109001)
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| 130 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 7th April, Official Report, column 96W, on care homes, whether the care home providers the Minister wrote to (a) passed the contribution on to residents and (b) reduced their fees according to the banding that residents were placed in. |
| | (109017)
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| 131 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of nursing homes failing to pass on the free nursing care contribution to former preserved rights residents. |
| | (109002)
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| 132 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it is his policy that no inquiries into failures in patient care can be initiated by his Department whilst legal action is pending from patients affected. |
| | (108961)
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| 133 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with companies involved in the bidding process for contracts to supply (a) smallpox vaccines and (b) TB vaccines; and whether Dr Paul Drayson was referred to. |
| | (109092)
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| 134 | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when (a) ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met representatives of Powderject; and who was present at each meeting. |
| | (109076)
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| 135 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of the minimum income guarantee to GP practices in the next five years. |
| | (109200)
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| 136 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures have been put in place to ensure that the funding allocated for modern matrons cannot be used for other purposes. |
| | (109075)
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| 137 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to make drugs that substantially lower cholesterol available over the counter. |
| | (109088)
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| 138 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether there has been a change to the rate of resignations among staff at hospitals and other NHS facilities within the London congestion charging area since its introduction. |
| | (109194)
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| 139 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to educate new mothers on the importance of a nutrient-rich diet for new babies. |
| | (109201)
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| 140 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, to which budget holders the additional funding allocated to modern matrons will be distributed. |
| | (109072)
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| 141 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations were carried out in private hospitals at NHS expense, broken down by (a) hospital and (b) PCT area in the past year. |
| | (109195)
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| 142 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether current employment arrangements in the NHS provide for breaks for non-medical staff involved in providing support to operating theatre teams to be taken during operating time. |
| | (109198)
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| 143 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by the NHS on locum and other agency doctors in each of the past three years. |
| | (109087)
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| 144 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what service level agreements are in place between the Health Protection Agency and former Public Health Laboratory Service laboratories to monitor the outbreak of SARS. |
| | (109068)
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| 145 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on progress made by the NHS in tackling osteoporosis since the publication of the Green Paper, Our Healthier Nation. |
| | (109089)
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| 146 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what budget he has provided for the establishment of local tobacco control alliances. |
| | (109070)
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| 147 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role the former Public Health Laboratory Service laboratories are playing in monitoring the SARS outbreak. |
| | (109069)
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| 148 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the marketing materials not covered by the ban on tobacco advertising. |
| | (109202)
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| 149 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional funding he has provided to local authorities to take on responsibilities currently held by community health councils. |
| | (109071)
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| 150 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of accident and emergency admissions were admitted to hospital in each of the past three years. |
| | (109199)
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| 151 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when modern matrons will receive the additional funding announced by the Government. |
| | (109074)
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| 152 | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for how many financial years the new payments to modern matrons will be paid. |
| | (109073)
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| 153 | Mr Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for how many patients in each of the last five years the NHS has funded treatment in another European Union country. |
| | (109022)
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| 154 | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to ensure that people offering laser eye surgery are adequately qualified and to require them to inform patients of possible side-effects of any treatment. |
| | (109152)
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| 155 | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he has collated on the success rate of (a) Lasik and (b) other laser eye surgery procedures. |
| | (109153)
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| 156 | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has (a) to regulate providers of laser eye surgery treatments and (b) to record individual surgeons' success rates and history |
| | (109154)
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| 157 | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he last met child protection units in (a) Newham, (b) Haringey and (c) Lambeth concerning the shortfall in child protection social workers in these local authorities. |
| | (109110)
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158
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what primary care trusts have specialist continence services in place, in line with the good practice in continence service guidelines. |
| | (108822)
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159
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to legislate for the regulation of psychotherapists. |
| | (108821)
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160
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has held with the Health Professions Council concerning the regulation of psychotherapists; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (108819)
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| 161 | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many agency social workers, who have worked for local authority social services departments, have been found to be unable to speak English; when he last met social services departments to discuss agency social workers unable to speak English; and what guidance he has issued to local authorities regarding the use of agency social workers who are unable to speak English. |
| | (109109)
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162
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will include in the Children's National Service Framework the minimum standards from the Enuresis Resource and Information Centre for the treatment and management of enuresis. |
| | (108820)
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| 163 | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will reply to the Questions from the honourable Member for East Worthing and Shoreham, Refs 100537 and 100499 of 26th February. |
| | (109112)
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| 164 | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the strategic national plan to deal with tuberculosis. |
| | (109113)
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165
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the treatment and management of enuresis and paediatric continence will be specifically mentioned in the Children's National Service Framework. |
| | (108823)
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| 166 | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7th March, Official Report, column 1275W, on NHS workforce statistics, if he will make a statement on the reasons for the delay in publishing the annual NHS workforce statistics. |
| | (109111)
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| 167 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the number of hospitals in England in which there are (a) fewer than six and (b) fewer than 10 established specialist registrars. |
| | (109136)
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| 168 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the minimum number of specialist registrars necessary to provide 24-hour resident cover in acute hospitals in compliance with the Working Time Directive. |
| | (109137)
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| 169 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of waiting times for audiology tests in NHS hospitals in (a) West Kent and (b) England. |
| | (109080)
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| 170 | Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in each regional health authority have been (a) transferred to a private hospital or other private medical centre and (b) transferred to have medical treatment abroad as a result of staff shortages following the deployment of medical staff to Iraq; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the health service of these transfers. |
| | (108988)
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| 171 | Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many lay assessors to the Social Services Inspectorate were in place in March 2002; how many are working now; and which local authorities use them. |
| | (108998)
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| 172 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's guidance is for those wishing to have smallpox innoculations. |
| | (108986)
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| 173 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what central guidance is issued for the level of car parking charges at NHS hospitals. |
| | (108984)
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| 174 | Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients have been sent to France for treatment. |
| | (108985)
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| 175 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many eye specialists there are in the UK; what their salary rates are; and what proposals he has to increase their number. |
| | (109205)
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| 176 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to ensure that all employees who work with children have the necessary qualifications and training; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (109128)
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| 177 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what care is available for children of parents who are in need of mental health care. |
| | (109125)
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| 178 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide assistance to parents with mental health difficulties to engage with their children; and if he will make a statement on the role of health visitors in this. |
| | (109126)
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| 179 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures have been taken since 1997 to improve (a) pre- and (b) post-natal care; how many mid-wives have been in employment in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (109129)
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| 180 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists worked within the NHS in each year since 1997; and what steps he has taken to ensure people have access to an NHS dentist. |
| | (109206)
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| 181 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance is available to health visitors if they wish to seek additional postgraduate training in infant mental health. |
| | (109127)
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| 182 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with organisations which assist those with sight loss. |
| | (109204)
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| 183 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what specialist services are trained to deal with infant mental health. |
| | (109124)
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| 184 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much dentists are paid for each type of procedure they carry out; what plans he has to change the level of charges; and which categories of people are exempt from NHS dentist charges. |
| | (109207)
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| 185 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the salary is of (a) health visitors and (b) midwives; by how much this has changed since 1997; and what plans he has to increase this further. |
| | (109122)
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| 186 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money has been spent on research on eye conditions since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the progress made. |
| | (109203)
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| 187 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase health visitor numbers; what role the primary care trusts will have in this; and if they will receive extra funding to assist them. |
| | (109123)
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| 188 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 7th April, Official Report, column 35W, on command paper 5778, which groups of charities were consulted; and if he will list the meetings that were held. |
| | (108992)
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189
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many former residents of Sangatte Refugee Centre admitted to the UK with work permits following closure of the camp (a) are still being provided with accommodation at public expense and (b) have obtained employment and are self-supporting. |
| | (108917)
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190
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) stop and searches and (b) arrests have been made as a result of policing at RAF Fairford. |
| | (108787)
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191
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the regulations under which RAF Fairford is being policed. |
| | (108788)
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| 192 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for asylum have been received by persons arriving at Stranraer and Cairnryan ports in each of the last three years. |
| | (108969)
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| 193 | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when tranquiliser drugs known as benzodiazepines were first classified; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (109034)
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| 194 | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to refer the scheduling of benzodiazepine to the advisory council on the misuse of drugs. |
| | (109015)
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| 195 | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to review the scheduling of benzodiazepine drugs; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (109012)
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| 196 | Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under which powers demonstrators at RAF Fairford are being body searched; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (108954)
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| 197 | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the proposed changes to Europol's powers will affect its working relationship with domestic United Kingdom police and security forces; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (109146)
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| 198 | Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the working relationship between domestic United Kingdom police and security forces and Europol. |
| | (109145)
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| 199 | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 21st March, Official Report, column 969W, how many suspected incidences of distraction burglary have taken place in each of the last three years. |
| | (109192)
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| 200 | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has asked the Association of Chief Police Officers to revise its guidance to forces on managing travellers. |
| | (109193)
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| 201 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial assistance is available from his Department for initiatives to divert young people from anti-social behaviour. |
| | (109102)
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| 202 | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list, by sector, her Department's (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral funding of development aid for Iraqi citizens in the current financial year. |
| | (109117)
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| 203 | Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the number of people affected by famine in Zimbabwe; what steps her Department is taking to alleviate the problems; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (109166)
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204
N | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whose control the Oil for Food Programme is under in (a) Central and Southern Iraq and (b) Northern Iraq; and what recent assessment she has made of food distribution to the people of Iraq through the Oil for Food Programme. |
| | (108912)
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205
N | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who will be in control of deciding what money is spent on the post-war reconstruction of Iraq; and what the Government's priorities are for the post-war reconstruction of Iraq. |
| | (108909)
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206
N | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's position is on transparency over oil revenues in a post-war Iraq. |
| | (108910)
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207
N | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the total bill for post-war reconstruction of Iraq. |
| | (108908)
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208
N | Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether Oil for Food funds (a) can and (b) will be used to refund Iraqi debt. |
| | (108911)
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209
N | Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in Nasiriyah; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (108700)
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210
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to her oral Answer of 8th April, Official Report, column 121, on the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority consultation on court closures, if she will set out (a) the grounds for appeal submitted to her by the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and (b) the reasons she upheld the appeal. |
| | (108914)
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| 211 | Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, by how much the level of funding per child in primary schools in Northern Ireland differs from those in (a) England and (b) Wales. |
| | (109116)
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| 212 | Mr Roy Beggs (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much of the £1.4 billion recently awarded to primary schools in Northern Ireland was allocated to (a) each board, (b) the Council for Curriculum Examinations and Assessment, (c) the Catholic Council of Maintained Schools, (d) the RTU and (e) elsewhere; and whether each education and library board retains the same percentage of allocated funds for administration costs. |
| | (109115)
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| 213 | Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the consultations which have taken place with the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman in relation to the Crime (International Co-operation) Bill. |
| | (109047)
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| 214 | Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what meetings he has had with the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman during the last six months. |
| | (109046)
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| 215 | The Reverend Martin Smyth (Belfast South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects to publish the draft Belfast metropolitan area plan; and what the reasons are for the further delay in publication. |
| | (109018)
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| 216 | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, how much was spent on hospitality by the (a) strategic communications unit and (b) corporate communications division in 2001-02. |
| | (108949)
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| 217 | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, what reasons underlie the increase in staff employed by his Office between 1998 and 2002. |
| | (108948)
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| 218 | Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her estimate is of the relative costs of (a) non-reprocessing spent reactor fuel followed by encapsulation and (b) storage at a reactor site with the reprocessing, vitrification and storage as currently practised at Sellafield. |
| | (109078)
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| 219 | Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what her estimate is of the relative costs of (a) reprocessing 50-year cooled PWR spent reactor fuel and (b) reprocessing five-year cooled fuel at Sellafield using THORP. |
| | (109077)
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| 220 | Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, why payments under the Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Scheme were suspended; and after what period they recommenced. |
| | (109095)
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| 221 | Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether claims under the Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Scheme are now being processed normally. |
| | (109097)
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| 222 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many company directors were barred from holding directorships in each year since 1997. |
| | (108968)
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| 223 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average period is since 1997 for which disbarred company directors are barred from holding office. |
| | (108967)
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| 224 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what advice she has received on the effect of the Competition Act 1998 on the Pathfinder broadband project in Scotland. |
| | (108958)
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| 225 | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many decisions to close urban post offices have been reversed following the consultation process in each region in the last six months. |
| | (109013)
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| 226 | Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many closures of urban post offices have been approved in each region in the last six months. |
| | (109016)
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| 227 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans the Government has, and what steps it is taking, to ensure that British and other European companies have an equal opportunity to bid for contracts in the reconstruction of post-war Iraq. |
| | (109008)
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| 228 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to continue to support the DfID in its efforts to get wider recognition and acceptance of Fairtrade goods; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (109006)
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| 229 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much her Department spent on advertising in each of the last five financial years; what the most expensive campaign was in each of these years; and how much these campaigns cost. |
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| 230 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the effect of increased insurance premiums on the competitiveness of British businesses; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (109174)
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| 231 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the Government policy is on the environmental conclusions, targets and programmes set out in the Advisory Council for Aeronautical Research in Europe's (ACARE) Strategic Research Agenda; and what action will be taken by Her Majesty's Government to implement the programmes recommended by ACARE in order to meet the environmental targets set out in ACARE's Strategic Research Agenda. |
| | (109099)
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| 232 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received from (a) accounting bodies and (b) professional bodies in support of her proposal to transfer regulatory functions in accountancy and audit from the Accountancy Foundation to the Financial Reporting Council. |
| | (109160)
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| 233 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to prevent the early shredding of (a) audit records and (b) bank reconciliations by auditors and to require audit records to be kept to facilitate investigation of audit failure; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (109159)
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| 234 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to cap auditor liabilities; what representations she has received on this from (a) audit firms, (b) professional bodies, (c) the European Commission and (d) academics; and if she will make a statement. |
| | (109161)
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| 235 | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received on (a) falsification of audits, (b) excessive time pressures on audits and (c) use of unqualified staff on audits. |
| | (109162)
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| 236 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions she has had with Royal Mail on the universal service obligation to rural and remote areas of Scotland. |
| | (109196)
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| 237 | Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent representations she has received on the Royal Mail's universal service obligation. |
| | (109197)
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| 238 | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will quantify the (a) increase in electricity generation required and (b) consequent implications for climate change arising from the replacement of Mark 1 Rolling Stock with units requiring extra power to be provided for their operation. |
| | (108951)
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| 239 | Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the role of the (a) Mersey Tunnels Police Force and (b) British Transport Police in the context of a major emergency. |
| | (109210)
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240
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what projects to be funded in whole or in part by income from the Dartford River Crossing are (a) in construction and (b) in planning. |
| | (108919)
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| 241 | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many responses he has received concerning Alconbury Airfield following the commencement of the most recent public consultation entitled The Future Development of Air Transport in the UK (South-East). |
| | (109114)
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| 242 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on employment conditions of non-UK citizens on ferries from UK ports. |
| | (108971)
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| 243 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans there are to relocate Stranraer railway station after the cessation of passenger ferry services from Stranraer. |
| | (108970)
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| 244 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people are employed on ferries operating from UK ports; and of those, how many are (a) UK, (b) other EU and (c) non-EU citizens. |
| | (108972)
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245
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to change the operating hours of (a) Rotherhithe station, (b) Canada Water station and (c) Surrey Quays station on the London Underground East London line; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (108824)
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| 246 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the policies of passenger transport executives on services in the rural areas adjacent to the area of such passenger transport executives; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (109176)
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| 247 | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the (a) timescale and (b) process for decision-making on a third runway at Heathrow. |
| | (109119)
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| 248 | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which properties will be compulsorily purchased if the Government gives permission for the third runway at Heathrow; and how these properties will be valued and compensation to owners determined. |
| | (109120)
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249
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with train operators about the proposed cuts in services between Ashchurch and Birmingham; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (108789)
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| 250 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the PlusBus ticket scheme; and what plans he has to extend this scheme to the whole of the United Kingdom. |
| | (109133)
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| 251 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made since 1997 in improving disabled access to public transport; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (109208)
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| 252 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with rail companies on improving disabled access to (a) trains and (b) train stations; what progress has been made; and what assistance the Government has provided for these measures since 1997. |
| | (109209)
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| 253 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the budget of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has been for each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement on their role. |
| | (109135)
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| 254 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what aid has been given to airline companies since 11th September 2001; and what plans he has to give further financial assistance. |
| | (109134)
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255
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals have received back to work bonuses in each of the last three years; and at what cost to public funds. |
| | (108918)
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| 256 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents in Hendon (a) have agreed to participate in New Deal for Lone Parents, (b) have declined to participate in New Deal for Lone Parents and (c) have gained employment through New Deal for Lone Parents; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (109025)
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| 257 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what barriers to work he has identified as facing lone parents in Hendon; what he plans to do to overcome those barriers; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (109027)
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| 258 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the reasons given by lone parents in Hendon for (a) declining to participate in New Deal and (b) failing to retain employment obtained (i) through New Deal and (ii) otherwise. |
| | (109026)
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259
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to publicise the take-up of means-tested benefits on the internet; and if he will make a statement. |
| | (108806)
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| 260 | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what timetable has been established to implement changes to the Post Office card account PIN pad to improve accessibility for disabled people. |
| | (108947)
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| 261 | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision he has made for the winter fuel payment to be claimed by United Kingdom citizens moving from the United Kingdom to a European economic area country shortly before reaching their sixtieth birthday. |
| | (109150)
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262
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people eligible for the 2002-03 winter fuel payment who needed to make a claim; and of that number, how many failed to do so before the March deadline. |
| | (108699)
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| 263 | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether women who had opted to pay reduced rate national insurance contributions and who left paid employment for more than two years because of childcare responsibilities had to make a claim for home responsibilities protection. |
| | (109149)
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| 264 | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to implement the recommendations by the National Audit Office to update his Department's research into the effect of sanctions on benefit fraudsters. |
| | (109147)
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| 265 | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 4th April, Official Report, column 912W, on the Child Support Agency, how many successful applicants did not name the other parent in a child maintenance case in each calendar year. |
| | (109118)
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| 266 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what methods are used to ensure that pensioners eligible for the pension credits are able to receive them. |
| | (109131)
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| 267 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Department of Health to place older person's health services into older people's homes. |
| | (109132)
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| 268 | Mr James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proposals he has to make the New Deal 50+ Scheme available to over 50s on the first day they become unemployed. |
| | (109130)
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| 269 | Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average cost of full time child care in Hendon; and if he will make a statement. |
| | [Transferred] (109024)
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| 270 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review resources available to the Powershift programme for converting road vehicles to LPG. |
| | [Transferred] (108966)
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| 271 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK vehicles are registered to pay reduced road tax because they use LPG fuel. |
| | [Transferred] (108965)
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| 272 | Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what estimate she has made of the extra costs imposed on local authorities in the provision of (a) social services and (b) residential long-term care as a result of the increase in the national minimum wage. |
| | [Transferred] (109138)
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| 273 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the sources of scientific evidence and research that he has used on the possible health consequences of contact with Chrysostile asbestos, with particular reference to farms. |
| | [Transferred] (108942)
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| 274 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consultation he has held with the farming community on the (a) incidence and (b) consequences of chrysostile asbestos on farm properties. |
| | [Transferred] (108943)
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| 275 | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to differentiate between the controls on (a) chrysostile asbestos and (b) other more dangerous forms of asbestos on farms. |
| | [Transferred] (108944)
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| 276 | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 7th April, Official Report, column 105W, on the National Service Framework for older people, if he will place a copy of the monitoring exercise in the Library. |
| | [Transferred] (108993)
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| 277 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many applications for a shotgun licence have been received during the last year for which figures are available from residents of (a) Dumfries and Galloway and (b) Scotland; and how many of these were refused. |
| | [Transferred] (108957)
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| 278 | Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the role of adventure playgrounds in reducing anti-social behaviour; and if she will make a statement. |
| | [Transferred] (109098)
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| 279 | Mr Peter Duncan (Galloway & Upper Nithsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional resources will be required by trading standards departments in respect of new fallen stock regulations. |
| | [Transferred] (108963)
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| 280 | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer how many honourable Members are drawing the Working Families Tax Credit. |
| | [Transferred] (108973)
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| 281 | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to improve the training of staff who deal with enquiries from members of the public who wish to make a claim for working families tax credit; what research his Department has commissioned to measure the level of customer satisfaction with the service provided; and if he will make a statement. |
| | [Transferred] (109005)
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| 282 | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer at what point married women who paid reduced national insurance contributions and were out of the labour market for more than two years began to be treated as full rate contributors. |
| | [Transferred] (109148)
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