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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 22 October 2003
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 22 October 2003
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on
Wednesday 22 October of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.
For other Written Questions for answer on
Wednesday 22 October of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after
Wednesday 22 October see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
1
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list contracts for consultancy or work carried out by Bechtel in each year since 1997 stating in each case (a) the nature of the work, (b) the value of the contract and (c) the duration of the contract; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133855)
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2
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been generated for the Inland Revenue by sections 660A to 669 of the Insurance and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 in each year since 1997; and what forecasts he has made of future revenue generation. |
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(133857)
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3
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Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total duty levied on goods marked as made in Israel but which originate from the Occupied Territories since the Treasury Statement of 3rd April. |
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(133958)
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4
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Charles Hendry
(Wealden):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total receipts for the gold reserves sold off by the Treasury over the past five years were; and what the value of those reserves would be at the afternoon fix of 20th October. |
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(133974)
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5
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Charles Hendry
(Wealden):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the occasions on which illegal meat has been seized by Her Majesty's Customs & Excise since 1st May; and what quantities were obtained in each case. |
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(133976)
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6
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Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letter to him dated 27th August from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr M. Galian, passed to him by the Department of Transport. |
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(133841)
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7
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Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West & Royton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the national minimum wage was introduced; what the level was; what the (a) level and (b) date was of each increase; and what each of these levels was as a percentage of the national average wage. |
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(133852)
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8
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Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West & Royton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of national income accrued to the (a) top and (b) bottom (i) one per cent, (ii) five per cent., (iii) 10 per cent. and (iv) 20 per cent. of the income distribution in each year since 1979. |
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(134101)
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9
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Mr Gary Streeter
(South West Devon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the percentage of all new capital assets used by the public sector and provided by private finance initiative in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04 and (c) 2004-05. |
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(134006)
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10
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Mr Gary Streeter
(South West Devon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether, in a private finance initiative contract including the use of physical property, the property is retained by the private sector at the conclusion of the contract. |
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(134007)
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11
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Steve Webb
(Northavon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of child tax credit reassessments that will be required in 2003-04 due to rises in income in excess of the £2,500 disregard which occurred between the year of assessment and the award being made. |
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(134108)
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Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs
12
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans the Department has to encourage the electorate to participate in European Elections. |
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(133347)
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13
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Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what changes to the voting system are planned to encourage young people to vote. |
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(133348)
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14
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Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans he has to reform the law on defamation to enable quicker and less costly resolution of claims. |
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(133867)
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15
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Dr Jenny Tonge
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when he will reply to the letter of 15th August from the honourable Member for Richmond Park on the Judicial Trustees Act 1896. |
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(133990)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
16
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Mr Patrick McLoughlin
(West Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she will issue the statutory guidance and regulations relating to the Licensing Act 2003. |
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(133973)
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17
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Mr Malcolm Moss
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether, under the Licensing Act 2003, a licensing authority which is aware that a bar or pub has been a source of complaint by nearby residents because of the playing of noisy recorded music, will be empowered to impose a noise-limiting condition on such premises when the licensee converts his existing licence to a new premises licence during the transition period. |
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(133946)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
18
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the contracts for consultancy and work carried out by Bechtel in each year since 1997, stating in each case (a) the nature of the work, (b) the value of the contract and (c) the duration of the contract; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133581)
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19
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
(Orkney & Shetland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has held with Scottish army regiments on restructuring. |
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(134008)
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20
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Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long an army reservist would need to serve in hostile or war conditions before life insurance under the Army PAX scheme would cover war risks. |
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(133835)
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21
N
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Mr Paul Keetch
(Hereford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when manning control points have been suspended by the army; what the reasons were; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133352)
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22
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Mr Paul Keetch
(Hereford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason no soldiers have been discharged following manning control reviews in the last 17 months; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133353)
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23
N
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Mr Paul Keetch
(Hereford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all soldiers subject to discharge at their manning control point have been shown their AFB130A (Application for Discharge) and allowed to appeal against the Commanding Officer's decision before the soldier's discharge is approved by the army; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133354)
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24
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Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many students awarded service scholarships, undergraduate bursaries and cadetships, who were due to enter military colleges in the past five years, have withdrawn from the scheme; how many of those who have withdrawn repaid in full funds advanced to them prior to their withdrawal; whether the armed forces continue to pursue those who have not repaid sums received; and how much has been written off in each of the past five years. |
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(133866)
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25
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Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in (a) securing and (b) protecting evidence of human rights abuses in Iraq during Saddam Hussein's regime; what evidence has been handed to the relevant prosecuting authorities; and what the relevant prosecuting authorities are. |
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(133831)
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Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
26
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Ms Candy Atherton
(Falmouth & Camborne):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much (a) funding and (b) other resources have been made available to support the regeneration of the former (i) tin mining and (ii) coal mining communities of West Cornwall in each of the last five years; and if he will list the (A) funding streams and (B) other resources available to support the regeneration of former mining communities in the UK. |
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(134077)
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27
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Andrew Bennett
(Denton & Reddish):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects to publish the Ordnance Survey Framework Document. |
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(133861)
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28
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Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of (a) landlords and (b) tenants have signed up to the voluntary tenancy deposit pilot scheme. |
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(133605)
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29
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment his Department has made of the value of making membership of a tenancy deposit scheme a legal requirement for (a) landlords and (b) tenants. |
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(133606)
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30
N
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Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the role that the Audit Commission plays in advising local authorities who are undertaking large scale voluntary transfer of their housing stock. |
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(133636)
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31
N
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Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will publish the advice given to local authorities on communications strategies for those authorities that are undertaking large scale voluntary transfer of their housing stock. |
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(133637)
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32
N
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Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will publish the advice that he has offered to Kent County Council on their desire to fix the level of council tax increases for pensioners at the rate of inflation. |
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(133638)
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33
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Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will reply to the letter to him dated 15th September from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Sylvia Mason. |
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(133840)
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34
N
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Mr Andrew Lansley
(South Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he (a) received and (b) expects to publish the Inspector's report into the planning appeal against South Cambridgeshire District Council's refusal of planning permission for a Behavioural Neurosciences Centre at Huntingdon Road, Cambridge. |
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(133445)
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35
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Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many tenant management organisations have been wound up in the last three years for which figures are available. |
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(133979)
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36
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Mr Dennis Skinner
(Bolsover):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will take steps to ensure that local authorities which retain control of their housing stock receive the same financial assistance as local authorities which transfer their housing stock. |
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(134014)
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37
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Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will publish a summary of information being collected from local authorities on the (a) type and (b) sex of members of homeless households in bed and breakfast accommodation as at 31st March. |
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(133862)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
38
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Andrew Bennett
(Denton & Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he expects the Learning and Skills Council inquiry into Thameside College to be completed; if he will make a statement on the outcome when it is completed; and what financial provision he has made to deal with its outcome. |
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(133900)
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39
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Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what approaches have been made to his Department regarding the establishment of school companies. |
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(133938)
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40
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Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the school companies which have been established under the Education Act 2002. |
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(133939)
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41
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Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list schools which have applied for earned autonomy under the Education Act 2002, indicating in each case (a) the project covered by the application and (b) the outcome of the application. |
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(133940)
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42
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Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list schools which have applied for exemptions from statutory requirements relating to innovation under the Education Act 2002, giving in each case (a) the nature of the exemption sought and (b) the outcome of the application. |
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(133941)
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43
N
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Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset & North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what action he is taking to ensure that health objectives relating to breast feeding are supported within the school curriculum. |
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(133607)
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44
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will reward the fourth year undergraduate initial teacher training students with similar financial treatment to that for those committing to a Post Graduate Certificate in Education. |
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(133582)
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45
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) teachers and (b) teaching assistants were employed in (i) the West Midlands and (ii) Coventry in each of the last three years. |
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(133583)
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46
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Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will reply to the question tabled by the Right honourable Member for Birkenhead on 8th September, reference 129229. |
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(133832)
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47
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Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will reply to the question tabled by the Right honourable Member for Birkenhead on 8th September, reference 129168. |
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(133833)
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48
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Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will reply to the question tabled by the Right honourable Member for Birkenhead on 8th September, reference 129169. |
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(133834)
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49
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Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many PFI school projects operated by Jarvis have been halted because contractors have not been paid for work completed. |
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(133836)
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50
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Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) places and (b) entrants for the modern foreign languages Post Graduate Certificate in Education course there were in each year since 1995; and if he will make a statement on the number of teachers trained to teach modern foreign languages at primary school level. |
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(133827)
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51
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Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Languages Pathfinders have been established in (a) West Sussex and (b) England so far this year; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133828)
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52
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Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statment on the trends in the percentage of Year 10 and 11 lessons inspected by Ofsted and recorded as set by ability in (a) history, (b) geography, (c) modern languages, (d) science and (e) English between 1996 and 2002. |
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(133829)
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53
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Charles Hendry
(Wealden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many 16 to 18 year olds not in education, employment or training there were in each year since 1992. |
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(133975)
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54
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Mr Jimmy Hood
(Clydesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the outcome was of the Employment and Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council on 20th October; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting record; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133984)
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55
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Martin Linton
(Battersea):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what funding his Department has allocated to the Sure Start programme in Battersea constituency since its establishment; and how it has been spent. |
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(133881)
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56
N
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Mr Colin Pickthall
(West Lancashire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many employees in the education service require CRB checks; what the total cost of those checks is; and who pays for them. |
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(133301)
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57
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Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers were in training specialising in chemistry in each of the last five years. |
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(133864)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
58
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timetable she has set for the resumption of unrestricted beef exports to the EU when BSE cases in the UK have fallen to below the moderate risk status threshold. |
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(133858)
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59
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what targets have been set for the introduction of (a) beef from cattle born after August 1996 onto the UK market from April 24th 2004 and (b) moderate risk status beef onto the UK market before autumn 2004; and if she will make a statement on progress towards these targets. |
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(133859)
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60
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Dr Brian Iddon
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what factors explain the difference between the figure of £131 million stated in Press Release 133/03 from her Department to be the spending on research and development by her Department during financial year 2002-03 and the figure of £174 million presented in the publication Forward Look (Cm 5877). |
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(133942)
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61
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Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with the United States Department of Agriculture on United Kingdom beef exports. |
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(133982)
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62
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Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the value was of United Kingdom exports of beef to the United States of America in each year since 1997. |
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(133983)
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63
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Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West & Royton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the level of government funding was for research into (a) organic agriculture, (b) conventional agriculture and (c) GM agriculture in each year since 1990. |
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(133851)
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64
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Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West & Royton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in which EU countries atrazine is banned. |
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(134100)
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65
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Mrs Iris Robinson
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea and (b) the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries has scientific evidence on the connection between fishing effort by the UK fishing fleet and the levels of fish stocks in UK national waters; and if she will review fisheries management systems including those applied by the Faeroese and Icelandic industries. |
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(133991)
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66
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Mrs Iris Robinson
(Strangford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the amounts of each fish species removed by fishing vessels other than those registered in the UK from each of the statistical fishing regions which fall within the UK's national waters, in each of the past five years. |
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(133992)
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67
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on her Department's progress in tackling illegal meat imports. |
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(134004)
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68
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Paddy Tipping
(Sherwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what arrangements she intends to put in place to ensure coexistence between genetically modified crops and those produced by conventional or organic production methods. |
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(133179)
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69
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Ann Winterton
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on plankton (a) density and type (b) around the British Isles; and whether areas of cold water plankton have been replaced by warm water type. |
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(134010)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
70
N
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Mr Menzies Campbell
(North East Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the military equipment purchased under the Global Conflict Prevention Pool, stating in each case (a) the recipient, (b) the amount spent and (c) the end use; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133026)
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71
N
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Mr Menzies Campbell
(North East Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made by the United Kingdom in relation to the implementation of the disarmament objectives set out at the end of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in 2000; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133027)
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72
N
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Mr Menzies Campbell
(North East Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the states in the Middle East that have (a) signed and (b) ratified the (i) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, (ii) Chemical Weapons Convention and (iii) Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. |
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(133028)
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73
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Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much a passport cost in each year from 1997. |
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(134005)
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74
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department had with US counterparts before the vote in the UN Security Council on the resolution condemning the building by Israel of the security wall in parts of the Occupied Territories; and for what reasons the UK decided to abstain in the vote. |
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(133957)
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75
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Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will reply to the letter to him dated 17th September from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs Zubeda Islam. |
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(133844)
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76
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Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will reply to the letter to him dated 11th September from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs K Qureshi. |
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(133845)
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77
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Ann Winterton
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what mechanisms he plans to establish to allow for the UK to withdraw from its obligations under the EU Constitution Treaty. |
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(134009)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
78
N
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Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset & North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress is being made towards achieving national targets on breast feeding. |
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(133579)
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79
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Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the backlog maintenance cost was to reach (a) estate code condition B, (b) fire safety standards and (c) health and safety standards for all mental health trusts in England, broken down by trust. |
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(133847)
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80
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Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual maintenance budget for each NHS mental health trust in England was in each of the last five years. |
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(133848)
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81
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Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 13th October, Offical Report, column 57W, on pre-booked hospital treatment, what information he holds on the proportion of hospital appointments which were pre-booked at the start of 2000-01. |
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(133978)
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82
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on progress with the target to increase breastfeeding, with particular reference to the target for women from disadvantaged groups. |
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(133907)
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83
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what systems are in place to ensure that compulsory nutrition standards for school lunches are maintained. |
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(133909)
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84
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of 4 to 7 year olds are entitled to participate in the National School Fruit scheme; and when he expects this scheme to be in place for all children. |
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(133910)
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85
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase (a) childcare options and (b) flexible working times for working mothers within the NHS. |
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(133913)
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86
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, where the smoking cessation co-ordinators in post at 31st March 2002 were based; and how many smoking cessation co-ordinators are in post. |
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(133914)
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87
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated for the campaign to highlight the dangers of smoking (a) in 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05. |
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(133915)
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88
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated to Cancer Research UK in 2003-04; and for which projects. |
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(133916)
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89
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to sign the first local strategic partnership contracts under the national programme for NHS information technology. |
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(133917)
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90
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 8th September, Official Report, column 163W, how much funding has been allocated for the period (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2005-06 to primary care trusts for the implementation of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines on TNFa therapy. |
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(133918)
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91
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines the Government has issued to primary care trusts on prescribing TNFa to arthritis sufferers. |
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(133919)
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92
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish the interoperability standards for the new integrated care record services. |
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(133920)
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93
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has undertaken into combining CT scans and radioactive trace PET scans to detect lung cancer. |
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(133921)
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94
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department contributed to the World Health Organisation's discussion forum on the planned strategy on the health of children and adolescents. |
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(133923)
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95
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of smoking-related deaths were due to (a) lung cancer, (b) heart attack, (c) stroke and (d) chronic lung disease in 2002. |
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(133924)
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96
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated to the British Heart Foundation in 2002-03; and for which projects. |
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(133925)
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97
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the National Audit Office regarding the correspondence they have had about the national programme for information technology. |
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(133926)
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98
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Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the results have been of the campaign to recruit members of the public for patient forums. |
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(133927)
|
99
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the patient forums he expects to have a full quota of members by 1st December. |
|
(133928)
|
100
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish the results of the national staff survey. |
|
(133929)
|
101
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the pilot of the Forecasting of the Nation's Health Service; if he will list the trusts which participated in the pilot of the Forecasting of the Nation's Health Service; and what plans he has to expand the pilots of the Forecasting of the Nation's Health Service to further trusts. |
|
(133930)
|
102
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has made to the Chancellor for funds to be made available for the continuation of the piloting of the Forecasting of the Nation's Health Service. |
|
(133931)
|
103
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the National Health Service research and development programme was last inspected; and when it is next due to be inspected. |
|
(133932)
|
104
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he is giving to hospital trusts regarding patients' requests to follow the Atkins diet whilst in hospital. |
|
(133933)
|
105
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria were used in selecting the bidders for the first wave of the diagnostic and treatment centres scheme. |
|
(133934)
|
106
|
Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will reply to the letter to him dated 2nd September from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to facilities for the disabled. |
|
(133843)
|
107
|
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether an area specified by an applicant for foundation trust status under sub-section 3(1)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill may include an electoral area in Wales. |
|
(133981)
|
108
N
|
Mr Colin Pickthall
(West Lancashire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many employees in the NHS require Criminal Records Bureau checks; what the total cost of those checks is; and who pays for them. |
|
(133304)
|
109
|
Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the Government has made in reducing the incidence of prostate cancer in the last five years. |
|
(133863)
|
110
|
Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's strategy is for tackling prostate cancer. |
|
(133882)
|
111
|
Sir Teddy Taylor
(Rochford & Southend East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the progress made by the NHS in providing treatment for arthritis sufferers. |
|
(133826)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
112
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of overseas pupils attending boarding schools in the United Kingdom who will be required to pay visa charges under new regulations. |
|
(133935)
|
113
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of overseas pupils attending boarding schools in the United Kingdom who will miss a period of schooling due to delays in granting visas. |
|
(133936)
|
114
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the total amount of visa charges which will be levied on overseas pupils attending boarding schools in the United Kingdom in this financial year. |
|
(133937)
|
115
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans there are to establish national research on the replacement of animals in basic medical research. |
|
(133349)
|
116
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action his Department is taking to enhance the status of alternative research to replace animal experiments. |
|
(133350)
|
117
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research he has commissioned into the levels of financial support other EU member states have given to alternatives to animal research; and what conclusions he has drawn. |
|
(133351)
|
118
|
Mr Andrew Dismore
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations, and at which level, will be able to bid for sums from the Recovered Assets Incentive Fund; whether bids will be permitted direct from (a) police operational command units and (b) local crime and disorder partnerships; against what criteria bids will be assessed; what amount he expects to be available under the Fund in (i) this and (ii) the next financial year; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133906)
|
119
|
Charles Hendry
(Wealden):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions have been carried out in each police authority area for the illegal use of snares in the last five years. |
|
(133977)
|
120
|
Dr Brian Iddon
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice he has given to local authorities to help them determine the suitability of licensed (a) taxi and (b) private hire drivers to escort vulnerable people, including children, in the absence of an enhanced check. |
|
(133945)
|
121
|
Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the results of the consultation paper, Proposed Changes to Publicly Funded Immigration and Asylum Work will be published. |
|
(133850)
|
122
|
Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers, broken down by country of origin, applied in the (a) fourth quarter of 2002, (b) first quarter of 2003 and (c) second quarter of 2003. |
|
(134090)
|
123
|
Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter to him dated 9th September from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr Farooq Ahmed. |
|
(133837)
|
124
|
Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter to him dated 11th September from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr Muhammad Rafique. |
|
(133838)
|
125
|
Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter to him dated 18th August from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr Syed Ahtesham Qaisar. |
|
(133839)
|
126
|
Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter to him dated 14th August from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr Khalid Rahtin. |
|
(133842)
|
127
|
Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will reply to the letter to him dated 8th September from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Yacob Yunis. |
|
(133846)
|
128
|
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what secure accommodation provision is in place for young offenders from North Wales. |
|
(133980)
|
129
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his Department's policy regarding travel arrangements for asylum seekers to visit relatives in the UK. |
|
(133955)
|
130
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences were committed in which (a) a firearm and (b) a replica firearm was used in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133830)
|
131
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been imprisoned in each of the last 15 years for offences related to (a) dealing in cannabis and (b) using cannabis; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133902)
|
132
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours he estimates have been spent by the police service in each of the last 15 years in dealing with drug related offences; how many hours per year on average this represented for each serving police officer; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133903)
|
133
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests of cannabis users were made in each of the last 15 years; what he estimates the cost to police resources was of making these arrests; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133904)
|
134
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners in each of the last 15 years tested positive for (a) heroin and (b) crack cocaine; what proportion of the total prison population these represented; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133905)
|
135
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the report of the independent review of the National Asylum Support Service was submitted to ministers. |
|
(133964)
|
136
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date Mr Digby Griffith was appointed to the team which undertook the independent review of the National Asylum Support Service; on what date he was offered his current position at NASS; and on what date he took up that post. |
|
(133965)
|
137
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Burnley of 15th October, Official Report, column 260W, on terrorism, when section 44 powers were first used in London; on how many occasions and on what dates the powers have been confirmed since the Terrorism Act 2000 came into force; and whether the use of section 44 powers relates to specific areas of London or to the whole of the Metropolitan Police area. |
|
(133966)
|
138
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance he has given to the police on publicising the fact that powers under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 are in operation in the local area. |
|
(133967)
|
139
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes involving firearms were recorded in each police force area in 2002-03. |
|
(133968)
|
140
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for North Southwark and Bermondsey, of 7th April, Official Report, column 36W, on entitlement cards, when the summary of responses to the consultation on entitlement cards will be published. |
|
(133969)
|
141
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been under the Mobile Telephones (Re-Programming) Act 2002. |
|
(133970)
|
142
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent by the Metropolitan Police on rental vehicles in each month since March. |
|
(133971)
|
143
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders under the supervision of the Probation Service are categorised as (a) low, (b) medium or (c) high risk. |
|
(133972)
|
144
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost was to (a) the Metropolitan Police and (b) the local authority of policing Mr David Blaine's recent activities near Tower Bridge; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134096)
|
145
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he is taking to protect police officers against violence while on duty. |
|
(133994)
|
146
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of crimes committed in the last 12 months were violent. |
|
(133995)
|
147
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the level of gun crime is in the United Kingdom. |
|
(133996)
|
148
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on gun crime in the United Kingdom. |
|
(133997)
|
149
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his policy on anti-social behaviour. |
|
(133999)
|
150
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he recommends police forces use to deter anti-social behaviour. |
|
(134000)
|
151
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the levels of violent crime were in the London Borough of Havering in each year since 1997. |
|
(134001)
|
152
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he is taking to prevent the illegal trade in guns. |
|
(134002)
|
153
|
Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the number of prisoners who share a cell designed for one person. |
|
(133865)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
154
|
Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the United Kingdom has contributed to Afghanistan in each year since 2000; and what percentage of these amounts has gone towards (a) reconstruction, (b) military purposes and (c) emergency aid in each year. |
|
(133853)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
155
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Northern Ireland-based businesses he estimates trade using e-commerce website technology. |
|
(133868)
|
156
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful applications were received for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment's Research and Development programmes in each of the last three years; and what the total amount was of funding allocated for research and development programmes. |
|
(133869)
|
157
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many additional (a) specialist medical, (b) nursing and (c) other staff have been employed since March 2001 to improve cancer services in Northern Ireland. |
|
(133870)
|
158
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people are waiting (a) to see a cardiologist and (b) for cardiac surgery in Northern Ireland. |
|
(133871)
|
159
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people are waiting for occupational therapy assessments for housing adaptations in Northern Ireland, broken down by Parliamentary constituency. |
|
(133872)
|
160
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many electrically powered (a) indoor and (b) outdoor wheelchairs were given to patients in 2002 by each Northern Ireland health trust. |
|
(133873)
|
161
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many further education students enrolled in vocational courses in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. |
|
(133874)
|
162
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people with disabilities enrolled in the Access to Work Programme in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. |
|
(133875)
|
163
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many areas designated under New Targeting Social Need benefited from inward investment projects for the first time in each of the last three years, broken down by Parliamentary constituency. |
|
(133876)
|
164
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate students are enrolled in agriculture and food science studies at Northern Ireland's further and higher education colleges and universities. |
|
[R]
(133877)
|
165
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many international (a) sporting and (b) cultural events Northern Ireland has hosted in each of the last five years; and where. |
|
(133878)
|
166
|
Mr Roy Beggs
(East Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many pupils have been (a) identified as persistent non-attendees, (b) suspended and (c) expelled from school in each of the last five years, broken down by education and library board. |
|
(133879)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
167
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he last met members of the Scottish Executive to discuss employment in the water industry in Scotland. |
|
(134003)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
168
|
Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many telephone exchanges in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland are broadband-enabled; what percentage this is of the total of telephone exchanges in each case; and which constituencies have less than 10 per cent. of their telephone exchanges broadband-enabled. |
|
(133856)
|
169
|
Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what guidelines the Government has set Post Office Limited in its use of funds provided to maintain the rural post office network in relation to the devolved regions. |
|
(133860)
|
170
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many patents were taken out by British universities in each of the last 20 years; how many patents funded from public services have resulted in the development of commercial products in each of the last 20 years; and how much public funding has been allocated to developing products from patents taken out by British universities in each of the last 20 years. |
|
(133824)
|
171
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the 20 universities (a) which have taken out the most patents in the UK and (b) with the highest incomes raised through the development of patented products, broken down by amount raised in the past 20 years; and if she will list the 10 most commercially successful patents from British universities, giving the name of the product and the amount of income generated. |
|
(133825)
|
172
|
Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on Early Day Motion 1711, Monopoly of BSkyB. |
|
(133993)
|
173
|
Sir Nicholas Winterton
(Macclesfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations she has received on BAE Systems, relocation of its regional aircraft business to Ayrshire; what funding her Department has provided to BAE Systems plant at Prestwick for employment relocation and creation; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(134011)
|
174
|
Sir Nicholas Winterton
(Macclesfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of (a) the impact of BAE Systems' decision to relocate regional aircraft production from its Woodford Aerodrome in the North West to Prestwick on employment opportunities in the North West of England and (b) the future viability of the aerospace industry in the North West. |
|
(134012)
|
175
|
Sir Nicholas Winterton
(Macclesfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of the Scottish Aerospace Strategy Initiative; what plans she has to establish a similar strategy for the aerospace industry in the North West of England; what discussions she has had with the Scotland Office about developing the aerospace industry in Scotland; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(134013)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
176
|
Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list contracts for consultancy or work carried out by Bechtel in each year since 1997 stating in each case (a) the nature of the work, (b) the value of the contract and (c) the duration of the contract; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133854)
|
177
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies which use CCTV (i) on buses, (ii) at bus stops and (iii) on buses and at bus stops, listing the (A) the number of attacks reported and (B) the cost of vandalism (1) 12 months before and (2) after implementation; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133947)
|
178
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to improve lighting at bus stops; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133948)
|
179
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies that have improved lighting at bus stops, providing details of (i) the number of attacks reported and (ii) the cost of vandalism (A) 12 months before and (B) after implementation; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133949)
|
180
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to cut back vegetation at bus stops; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133950)
|
181
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies that have cut back vegetation at bus stops, listing (i) the number of attacks reported and (ii) the cost of vandalism (A) 12 months before and (B) after implementation; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133951)
|
182
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to widen pavements at bus stops on busy streets; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133952)
|
183
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 16th June, Official Report, column 26W, on transport policies, what measures he has taken to disseminate good practice in the bus sector to (a) individual authorities, (b) bus companies, (c) regulators and (d) professional and trade bodies, including trade unions, listing the (i) cost, (ii) means of dissemination and (iii) what assessment has been made in each case; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133985)
|
184
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures he has taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to promote the use of quality bus corridors; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133986)
|
185
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he wil list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies involved in quality bus corridors, listing the (i) number of passengers carried (A) before and (B) after implementation, (ii) number of services run and (iii) length of the schemes involved; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133987)
|
186
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to simplify fare structures on buses to a flat-rate for all inner-city single journeys; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133988)
|
187
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies that have simplified their fare structure on buses to a flat-rate for all inner-city single journeys, listing (i) the number of passengers carried (A) before and (B) after implementation and (ii) the number of services run; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133989)
|
188
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to create integrated bus/rail links; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134015)
|
189
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies which have created integrated bus/rail links; how many passengers were carried on the bus services (i) before and (ii) after implementation; how many bus services have been run; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134016)
|
190
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to offer free travel for under-16s on buses when accompanied by an adult; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134017)
|
191
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies which offer free travel for under-16s on buses when accompanied by an adult; how many passengers under-16 were carried (i) before, and (ii) after implementation; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134018)
|
192
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to employ full-time schools liaison officers to tackle anti-social behaviour on buses; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134019)
|
193
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies which have employed full-time schools liaison officers to tackle anti-social behaviour; what estimate he has made of the cost of vandalism (i) before and (ii) after the scheme was set up; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134020)
|
194
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies operate a hail-and-ride system, broken down by (i) number of passengers carried, (ii) length of schemes and (iii) number of services run; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134021)
|
195
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to implement travel training courses for bus travel for the (i) elderly and (ii) disabled; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134022)
|
196
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies which have implemented a travel training scheme; how many (i) elderly and (ii) people with disabilities have attended; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134023)
|
197
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what specific measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to enter into a quality bus partnership; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134024)
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198
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Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies which have entered into a quality bus partnership; how many passengers have been carried; how many services have been run; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134025)
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199
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to operate a buy before boarding ticket system; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134026)
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200
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies which operate a buy before boarding ticket system, providing details of (i) the number of passengers carried (A) 12 months before and (B) after implementation and (ii) the number of services run; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134027)
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201
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to offer combined ticketing for bus, rail and taxi journeys; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134028)
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202
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies that offer combined tickets for bus, rail and taxi journeys; how many (i) passengers use the joint service and (ii) services run; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134029)
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203
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies which provide a route from rural train stations to towns not served by rail; and how many (i) passengers are carried and (ii) services there were; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134030)
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204
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to install seating on buses where seats face each other; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134031)
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205
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to enforce bus lane restrictions with (i) staff and (ii) cameras; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134032)
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206
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies that have enforced their bus lane restrictions with (i) staff and (ii) cameras; how many (A) prosecutions for infringement there are (i) 12 months before and (ii) after implementation, (B) staff are employed and (C) cameras are set up; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134033)
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207
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures he has taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to improve the regularity of bus timetabling for rural services; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134034)
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208
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Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies that have improved the regularity of bus timetabling for rural services; how many (i) passengers were carried and (ii) services were run (A) 12 months before and (B) after implementation; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134035)
|
209
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to implement hub-and-spoke rural bus systems; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134036)
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210
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies which operate hub-and-spoke rural bus systems; how many (i) passengers were carried and (ii) services were run (A) 12 months before and (B) after implementation; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134037)
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211
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to offer reduced-rate tickets for (i) pensioners, (ii) people with disabilities, (iii) children under 16 and (iv) people between the ages of 16 and 19 in full-time education; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134078)
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212
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Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies which have implemented reduced-rate tickets for (i) pensioners, (ii) people with disabilities, (iii) children under 16 and (iv) people between the ages of 16 and 19 in full-time education in the last five years; how many passengers were carried (A) before and (B) after implementation; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134079)
|
213
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to use low-emission buses; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134080)
|
214
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies using low-emission buses; what the level of emissions was (i) before and (ii) after implementation; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134081)
|
215
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to increase public awareness through improved advertising of bus services; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134082)
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216
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Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies which have improved advertising of bus services in the last five years; what estimate he has made of the number of passengers carried (i) before and (ii) after advertising campaigns; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134083)
|
217
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies, to introduce yellow school buses; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134084)
|
218
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Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies which have introduced yellow school buses; how many (i) passengers were carried and (ii) services were run in the last period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134085)
|
219
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to fit bicycle racks on buses; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134086)
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220
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Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies which have fitted bicycle racks on buses; what estimate he has made of the number of passengers carrying bicycles (i) before and (ii) after implementation; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134087)
|
221
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to provide seat belts on buses; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134088)
|
222
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies that have fitted seat belts on buses in the last five years; how many (i) deaths, (ii) serious injuries and (iii) injuries there were (A) before and (B) after implementation; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134089)
|
223
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies that have widened pavements at bus stops on busy roads, providing details of the number of pedestrian casualties (i) 12 months before and (ii) after implementation; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134098)
|
224
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to set up bus routes from rural train stations to towns not served by rail; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134099)
|
225
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures have been taken to encourage (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies to introduce low-floor buses; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134105)
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226
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Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) local authorities and (b) bus companies that have introduced low-floor buses; how many (i) passengers were carried, (ii) disabled passengers were carried (A) before and (B) after implementation and (iii) services have been run; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134114)
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227
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Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 15th October, Official Report, column 240W, on road deaths, whether the information provided by the Dutch on new traffic arrangements at various sites in North Holland indicated decreases in casualties; and what reasons were given by the two UK authorities for considering more familiar techniques rather than the measures used in North Holland. |
|
(134106)
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228
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Mr David Kidney
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking in (a) European and (b) international forums to promote a common approach to imposing tax on aviation fuel. |
|
(133959)
|
229
|
Patrick Mercer
(Newark):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the costs to (a) each local authority, (b) London boroughs and (c) local government as a whole of extending the national minimum standards for concessionary travel schemes to give people over the age of seventy a 100 per cent. discount on fares. |
|
(133960)
|
230
|
Patrick Mercer
(Newark):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the increase in the local government finance settlement necessary fully to reimburse local government for the costs of increasing the national minimum standards for concessionary travel schemes from a 50 per cent. discount to a (a) 60 per cent., (b) 75 per cent., (c) 90 per cent. and (d) 100 per cent. discount for (i) people over the age of sixty, (ii) the disabled and (iii) in total. |
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(133961)
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231
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Patrick Mercer
(Newark):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to (a) each local authority, (b) London boroughs and (c) local government as a whole, of increasing the national minimum standards for concessionary travel schemes from a 50 per cent. discount to a (i) 60 per cent., (ii) 75 per cent., (iii) 90 per cent. and (iv) 100 per cent. discount for (A) people over the age of 60 years, (B) the disabled and (C) in total. |
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(133962)
|
232
|
Patrick Mercer
(Newark):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the change in the local government finance settlement necessary fully to reimburse local government for the costs of extending the national minimum standards for concessionary travel schemes to give people over the age of 70 a 100 per cent. discount on fares. |
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(133963)
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233
|
John Thurso
(Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which proposals contained in his Department's road safety strategy require primary legislation; and in which legislation (a) they have been enacted and (b) he plans to enact them in each case. |
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(133880)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
234
N
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the contracts for consultancy and work carried out by Bechtel in each year since 1997, stating in each case (a) the nature of the work, (b) the value of the contract and (c) the duration of the contract; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(133580)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
235
N
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Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for pension credit there have been, broken down by region; and how many have been successful. |
|
(133639)
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236
N
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Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on take-up of pension credit. |
|
(133673)
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237
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to grant (a) the carers' allowance and (b) other financial assistance to carers over 65 years irrespective of other benefit entitlements. |
|
(133956)
|
238
|
Steve Webb
(Northavon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate how many people who became newly entitled for the 2003-04 winter fuel payment and who needed to make a claim before 19th September in order to receive their payment before Christmas failed to do so; and what the value was of such payments. |
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(134107)
|
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
239
|
Dr Brian Iddon
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people from science and technology backgrounds have been seconded into the Civil Service following the recommendation of the Council for Science and Technology in its review in 1999 of Science and Technology Across Government. |
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[Transferred]
(133943)
|
240
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Dr Brian Iddon
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what action has been taken to bring more people from science and technology backgrounds into the Civil Service on secondments as recommended by the Council for Science and Technology in its review in 1999 of Science and Technology Across Government. |
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[Transferred]
(133944)
|
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
241
|
Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Department has made on implementing a system of enabling MRSA to be recorded on death certificates. |
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[Transferred]
(133849)
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Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
242
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to provide funding to extend the street warden scheme to Romford. |
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[Transferred]
(133998)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
243
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Surestart programmes are running; and how many children are involved. |
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[Transferred]
(133908)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
244
|
Andrew Bennett
(Denton & Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in implementing the Government response to the Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee Report on Cemeteries. |
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[Transferred]
(133899)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
245
|
Denzil Davies
(Llanelli):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage by volume of the goods imported into the United Kingdom in the latest available financial year were transported by (a) sea, (b) rail and (c) air. |
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[Transferred]
(133901)
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