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WEDNESDAY 22 OCTOBER
Questions for Oral Answer Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales *1
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): What discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the use made by patients resident in Wales of health services in England. | | (227707) | *2
| Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy): What discussions he has had with the First Minister on increases in the minimum wage. | | (227708) | *3
| Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): What discussions he has had with the First Minister on Wales's contribution to the 2012 Olympics. | | (227709) | *4
| Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): What discussions he has had with the First Minister and Ministerial colleagues on deposits made by Welsh local authorities in Icelandic bank accounts; and if he will make a statement. | | (227710) | *5
| Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on risks to holdings by Welsh public institutions in foreign based banks. | | (227711) | *6
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government and the Department for Transport on cross-border transport links. | | (227712) | *7
| Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government Ministers on helping small businesses in Cardiff North constituency. | | (227713) | *8
| John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): What discussions he has had with the First Minister on economic stability and business growth in Wales. | | (227714) | *9
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): If he will hold discussions with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers on policies to promote Welsh food in England; and if he will make a statement. | | (227715) | *10
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): What discussions he has had with the First Minister on Wales's contribution to the 2012 Olympics. | | (227716) | *11
| Albert Owen (Ynys Môn): What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on co-operation between the Department for Work and Pensions and the Welsh Assembly Government on welfare reform projects in Wales. | | (227717) | *12
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): What recent discussions he has had with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers on the use of health services in Wales by patients resident in England. | | (227718) | *13
| Mr Peter Hain (Neath): What recent discussions he has had with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers on the All Wales Convention. | | (227719) | *14
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government and the Department for Transport on cross-border transport links. | | (227720) | *15
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the exposure of Welsh taxpayers to the liabilities of UK banks. | | (227721) | At 12 noon Oral Questions to the Prime Minister Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice. *1
| Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22nd October. | | (228603) | *2
| Mr Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): | | (228604) | *3
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): | | (228605) | *4
| Andrew George (St Ives): | | (228606) | *5
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): | | (228607) | *6
| Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): | | (228608) | *7
| Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute): | | (228609) | *8
| Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park & Kensington North): | | (228610) | *9
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): | | (228611) | *10
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): | | (228612) | *11
| Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley): | | (228613) | *12
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): | | (228614) | *13
| Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove): | | (228615) | *14
| Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge): | | (228616) | *15
| Anne Milton (Guildford): | | (228617) |
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 13 October 1
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Fareham on 15th September 2008, Official Report, column 2016W, on the departmental internet, when the Cabinet Office's resource accounts will be audited; and when the audited accounts will be published. | | (227465) |
Notices given on Tuesday 14 October 1
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received from the Council on the Misuse of Drugs on the use of gamma-butyrolactone as a date rape drug; and if she will make a statement. | | (227816) |
Notices given on Wednesday 15 October 1
N | Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 15th September 2008, Official Report, column 2020W, on the Digital Switchover Help Scheme: Borders Regions, how many people have now been identified as eligible for assistance under the scheme in the area covered by the Selkirk television transmitter and its related relays on the grounds that they are (a) over 75 years old, (b) in receipt of (i) disability living allowance, (ii) attendance allowance and (iii) constant attendance allowance and (c) registered blind or partially sighted; what the overall percentage take-up of eligible people has been to date; and how many people have opted for (A) the default option of Sky, (B) a Freeview digital box, (C) a Freeview playback digital television recorder, (D) a new television with digital built-in, (E) Freesat and (F) Top Up TV. | | (228568) | 2
N | Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the written statement of 22nd April 2008, Official Report, column 100WS, on rising food prices (international impact), how much budgetary support has been advanced; to which countries; how much his Department has spent on additional payments to date; and which countries have received such payments. | | (228569) | 3
N | Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the written statement of 22nd April 2008, Official Report, column 100WS, on rising food prices (international impact), how much of the £30 million identified for support for the World Food Programme has been spent to date; on what dates such payments were made; and what quantity of food has been purchased as a result, broken down by food type. | | (228570) | 4
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps the Government has taken to improve bus services in England. | | (228310) | 5
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps the Government has taken to encourage bus companies to spend money on environmentally friendly vehicles. | | (228311) | 6
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to reduce pensioner poverty. | | (228456) | 7
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to encourage the take up of benefits that remain unclaimed by pensioners each year. | | (228457) | 8
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the merits of introducing a system of automatic payments of benefits to people who are eligible for but not claiming pension credit or council tax benefit. | | (228458) | 9
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on sharing data in order to enable automatic payment of benefits. | | (228461) |
Notices given on Friday 17 October 1
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government has taken to reach a conclusion for those affected by Equitable Life. | | [Transferred] (228593) | 2
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government has taken as a result of the Ombudsman's investigation into Equitable Life. | | [Transferred] (228594) | 3
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government has taken to reduce the possibility of circumstances similar to those which affected Equitable Life from reccurring. | | [Transferred] (228595) | 4
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what funding has been agreed with each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies for the period 2008 to 2011. | | (229133) | 5
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the total value of loans (a) applied for and (b) made under the Small Firms Loan Guarantee was in each of the last five years; and what the average value of such loans was in each year. | | (229060) | 6
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which business sectors are excluded from the Small Firms Loan Guarantee; and if he will make a statement. | | (229061) | 7
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many successful applications for the Small Firms Loan Guarantee have been made in each of the last five years in the (a) communication and IT, (b) construction, (c) hotels and catering, (d) manufacturing and production, (e) property and business services, (f) sport, health and education, (g) wholesale and retail and (h) other sectors. | | (229062) | 8
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many instances of default claims have been made under the Small Firms Loan Guarantee in each of the last five years. | | (229063) | 9
N | Mr Alan Duncan (Rutland & Melton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful applications for the Small Firms Loan Guarantee have been submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises in each of the last five years. | | (229065) | 10
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding has been agreed with each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies for the period 2008 to 2011. | | (229134) | 11
N | Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's estimate is of the potential liability of the British insurance industry in the current financial situation. | | (228999) | 12
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what protection is available for UK depositors in Kaupthing Isle of Man banks. | | (229059) | 13
N | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that businessmen in the UK financed by Icelandic banks can continue to use their overdraft facilities. | | (229068) | 14
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the implications of the deficit in the Teachers Contributory Pension Fund. | | (229199) | 15
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will reply to the hon. Member for West Chelmsford's letter of 4th September 2008 on Mr Paul Carlier of Little Waltham, Chelmsford. | | (229064) | 16
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the implications of the deficit in the Local Government Contributory Pension Fund. | | (229201) | 17
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to support the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence by signing a memorandum of understanding with the Centre; and if he will make a statement. | | (229147) | 18
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government's policy is on (a) cyber defence and (b) cyber warfare. | | (229148) | 19
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding has been agreed with each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies for the period 2008 to 2011. | | (229136) | 20
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications of the deficit in the National Health Service Contributory Pension Fund. | | (229200) | 21
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding has been agreed with each of her Department's non-departmental public bodies for the period 2008 to 2011. | | (229145) | 22
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on the sale of skunk cannabis seeds through online mail-order retailers. | | (229070) | 23
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people selling skunk cannabis seeds in England and Wales. | | (229071) | 24
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) murders, (b) assaults, (c) robberies and (d) other crimes committed while under the influence of skunk cannabis in (i) Lancashire and (ii) England and Wales in each of the last five years. | | (229072) | 25
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications of the deficit in the Police Contributory Pension Fund. | | (229197) | 26
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 13th October 2008, Official Report, column 858W, on Official Report, what the average cost was of making all the forms of the Official Report available in printed form per sitting day in the 10 financial years before 2007-08. | | (229066) | 27
N | Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding has been agreed with each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies for the period 2008 to 2011. | | (229146) | 28
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications of the deficit in the Judicial Contributory Pension Fund. | | (229198) | 29
N | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he has received from Iceland on the use of anti-terrorist legislation to seize Icelandic bank assets. | | (229067) | 30
N | Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to (a) improve relations with Iceland and (b) help that country in its financial difficulties. | | (229069) |
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