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WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER
Questions for Oral Answer Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland *1
| Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of policing in Northern Ireland in relation to drug-related crime. | | (225763) | *2
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister and Deputy First Minister on the devolution of responsibilities for criminal justice and policing. | | (225764) | *3
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (225765) | *4
| Mr Andrew Mackay (Bracknell): What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister on the devolution of responsibility for criminal justice and policing. | | (225766) | *5
| James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): What percentage of prisoners in Northern Ireland are fine defaulters. | | (225767) | *6
| Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of smuggling of fuel into Northern Ireland. | | (225768) | *7
| Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): What the budget for Northern Ireland policing and justice is over the next three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (225769) | *8
| Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister and Deputy First Minister on security in Northern Ireland. | | (225770) | *9
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of policing of drug-related crime in Northern Ireland. | | (225771) | *10
| Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): What recent assessment he has made of levels of paramilitary activity in the Province. | | (225772) | *11
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the performance of sportsmen and women from Northern Ireland in the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games. | | (225773) | *12
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister and Deputy First Minister on the devolution of responsibility for criminal justice and policing. | | (225774) | *13
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): What estimate he has made of the likely size of the prison population in Northern Ireland in each of the next three years. | | (225775) | *14
| Mark Durkan (Foyle): What steps he is taking to ensure full disclosure to the families of the victims of the Omagh bombing of information to be made available to Sir Peter Gibson in his review of the handling of intercept intelligence relating to that event. | | (225776) | *15
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): What estimate he has made of the number of on-the-run prisoners; and if he will make a statement. | | (225777) | At 12 noon Oral Questions to the Prime Minister Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice. *1
| Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th October. | | (226779) | *2
| Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands): | | (226780) | *3
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): | | (226781) | *4
| Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): | | (226782) | *5
| Mr Bill Olner (Nuneaton): | | (226783) | *6
| Mr Jim Devine (Livingston): | | (226784) | *7
| Clive Efford (Eltham): | | (226785) | *8
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): | | (226786) | *9
| Albert Owen (Ynys Môn): | | (226787) | *10
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): | | (226788) | *11
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): | | (226789) | *12
| Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): | | (226790) | *13
| Alun Michael (Cardiff South & Penarth): | | (226791) | *14
| Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): | | (226792) | *15
| Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): | | (226793) |
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 7 October 1
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the case for applying emission performance standards to the approval of new power plants. | | (226016) |
Notices given on Wednesday 8 October 3
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what requests for meetings her Department has received from businesses operating at ports to discuss changes to the rules on business rates for businesses on ports land and the backdating of that tax. | | (226652) | 4
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consultations were undertaken with those businesses operating within ports prior to the introduction of business rates for port tenants; what form those consultations took; and how long the consultation period was. | | (226653) | 5
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many businesses located in British ports have gone into liquidation since the issuing of business rate demands for port tenants; and what their names are. | | (226654) | 6
N | Frank Dobson (Holborn & St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which armed forces hospitals have been closed in the last 30 years; and what the date of each such closure was. | | (226658) | 7
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will increase the rigorousness and regularity of the testing of shellfish imported from South East Asia; and if he will make a statement. | | (226476) | 8
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce the risk of toxic imported shellfish being put on sale to the public in the UK. | | (226542) | 9
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what recent steps the Government has taken to reduce sexism in the workplace. | | (226334) | 10
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government has taken to assist pensioners in the current economic climate. | | (226330) | 11
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps the Government has taken to assist pensioners in reducing their household bills. | | (226331) | 12
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of all cases of fraud and error in the benefit system that arose from misdirected mail in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (226655) | 13
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit payments were made in error due to fraud arising from the impersonation of the deceased in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (226656) | 14
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to tackle benefit fraud. | | (226657) |
Notices given on Thursday 9 October 1
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department has issued on the number of feeder schools which may be named as part of a maintained school's admission criteria. | | (226829) | 2
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what representations he has received from independent schools linked to maintained secondary schools on the question of remaining as named feeder schools. | | (226830) | 3
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether, under his proposed revised admissions guidance in circumstances where an independent Catholic school is one of 19 named Catholic feeder schools for admission to a Catholic maintained school, such an arrangement would be deemed to unfairly disadvantage children from deprived areas. | | (226831) | 4
N | Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the letter of 18th March 2008 from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office with responsibility for crime reduction to the hon. Member for Altrincham and Sale West, what changes have been made to his Department's Frank website with regard to the Under-Secretary's request for a review of its advice on the link between cannabis and mental health. | | (226828) | 5
N | Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions he has left the United Kingdom since his appointment in pursuit of his official duties; what the purpose of each visit was; what the total cost of each visit was; and how many people accompanied him on each visit. | | (227165) | 6
N | Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17th September 2008, Official Report, columns 2242-3W, on aviation, what estimate he has made of the number of small claims actions pursued by plaintiffs and pursuers against airlines alleging non-compliance with EU Regulation 261/2004; what percentage of such actions have resulted in an award of damages to the consumer; and what the total sum paid by airlines in satisfaction of such claims is. | | (227160) | 7
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what states are designated as non-qualifying destinations for the annual state pension uprating payable to UK pensioners overseas. | | (227161) | 8
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the annual pension uprating is withheld from state pensioners who have relocated to certain overseas countries on retirement; and if he will make a statement. | | (227162) | 9
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of extending the benefit of the annual state pension uprating to UK citizens in receipt of state pensions who are resident in Australia, Canada and South Africa; and if he will make a statement. | | (227163) | 10
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many persons entitled to UK state pensions are not entitled to the annual state pension uprating by reason of their location overseas. | | (227164) |
Notices given on Friday 10 October 1
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to assist families in the current economic climate. | | [Transferred] (226332) | 2
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government has taken to assist families in reducing their household bills. | | [Transferred] (226333) | 3
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the monetary value was of illegal drugs seized by HM Revenue and Customs in 2007-08. | | (227242) | 4
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many weapons HM Revenue and Customs prevented from entering the UK in 2007-08. | | (227244) | 5
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Northavon, on behalf of his constituent Mr Mike Wetton, reference wet/jeh, dated 28th July 2008. | | (227238) | 6
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of importing solar electricity from Africa using a high voltage direct current grid; and if he will make a statement. | | (227239) | 7
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the annual budget of his Department (a) is in 2008-09 and (b) will be in 2009-10; how much of the budget in each year is attributable to the costs of nuclear decommissioning and the handling of nuclear waste; and if he will make a statement. | | (227240) | 8
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the monetary value was of illegal drugs seized by the UK Border Agency in 2007-08. | | (227243) | 9
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many weapons the UK Border Agency prevented from entering the UK in 2007-08. | | (227245) | 10
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people the UK Border Agency prevented from attempting to cross the English Channel illegally in 2007-08. | | (227246) | 11
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to offer additional support to householders who are having difficulties meeting their mortgage repayments; and if he will make a statement. | | (227241) |
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