THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER Questions for Written Answer Notices given on Tuesday 14 October 1 N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the risk to victims of the use of gamma-butyrolactone as a date rape drug; and if she will make a statement. | (227817) | Notices given on Wednesday 15 October 1 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the Government provided to the government of Pakistan following the 2005 earthquake. | (228312) | 2 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government has taken to improve the support given to developing countries immediately following natural disasters. | (228313) | 3 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government has taken to encourage other countries to provide emergency service personnel to developing countries immediately after a natural disaster. | (228314) | Notices given on Thursday 16 October 1 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support the Government has provided to building societies during the recent economic difficulties. | (228596) | 2 N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to ensure the interests of all building societies are taken into account in the Government's financial strategy during the current economic difficulties. | (228597) | Notices given on Friday 17 October 1 N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that (a) existing and (b) potential users of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal have full and accurate information about the changes being made to the system; and what consultation his Department has undertaken with voluntary sector organisations on the changes being made to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal. | (229026) | 2 N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the new arrangements for the Special Education Needs and Disability Panel on access to the tribunal for parents without legal representation. | (229027) | 3 N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential cost implications of the new system for special educational needs and disability tribunals for (a) parents, (b) local authorities and (c) voluntary and advocacy organisations. | (229028) | 4 N | Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the new case management system for the Special Educational Needs and Disability Panel has been piloted. | (229029) | 5 N | Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timescale is for research to be carried out on the way concessionary travel is administered; who has been commissioned to undertake the research; what methodology will be followed by the researchers; and whom they intend to consult. | (229073) |
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