MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
*1
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
What recent discussions he has had with representatives of horse racing on modernising the levy system; and if he will make a statement. |
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(233988)
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*2
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
What assessment he has made of levels of access to digital television services in the North of England; and if he will make a statement. |
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(233989)
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*3
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Hugh Bayley
(City of York):
What recent discussions he has had on the BBC's performance of its public service broadcasting responsibilities. |
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(233990)
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*4
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Mr Adam Holloway
(Gravesham):
What recent discussions he has had with Ofcom on the public service obligations of the broadcast media. |
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(233991)
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*5
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Jo Swinson
(East Dunbartonshire):
What recent representations he has received on the potential transfer to the Scottish Executive of his powers in respect of broadcasting in Scotland. |
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(233992)
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*6
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Mr James Gray
(North Wiltshire):
What recent discussions he has had with the BBC Trust on the licence fee. |
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(233993)
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*7
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
What recent discussions he has had with Ofcom on the provision of regional news on ITV. |
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(233994)
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*9
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Anne Snelgrove
(South Swindon):
What the most recent visitor figures are for national museums. |
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(233996)
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*10
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Mr Graham Allen
(Nottingham North):
What discussions he has had with Sport England on its contribution to the development of community sporting facilities as part of regeneration initiatives; and if he will make a statement. |
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(233997)
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*11
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
What his Department is doing to support free swimming in Bassetlaw. |
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(233998)
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*12
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Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
What progress has been made in his discussions with the Football Association on its bid for the 2018 Football World Cup; and if he will make a statement. |
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(233999)
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*13
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Alun Michael
(Cardiff South & Penarth):
What progress is being made to ensure that audio description is built into the core receiver requirements for the digital switchover help scheme. |
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(234000)
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*14
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Joan Ryan
(Enfield North):
What progress has been made in implementing the free swimming initiative; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234001)
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*15
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
What the cost of maintaining the Government Art Collection was in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234002)
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*16
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Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
What assessment he has made of the effects of the Licensing Act 2003 on sports clubs. |
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(234003)
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*18
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Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
With reference to the 2006 Agreement between the Secretary of State and the BBC, what recent discussions he has had with the BBC on broadcasting standards. |
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(234005)
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*19
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Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
If he will bring forward proposals to amend the licensing regime to enable alcoholic refreshments to be sold to the audience at amateur dramatic performances for more than three consecutive days. |
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(234006)
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*20
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Mr David Evennett
(Bexleyheath & Crayford):
What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding arrangements for elite athletes; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234007)
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At 3.08 p.m.
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
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Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. |
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(234008)
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*2
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Hugh Bayley
(City of York):
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(234009)
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*3
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Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
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(234010)
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*4
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Paul Rowen
(Rochdale):
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(234011)
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*5
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Rob Marris
(Wolverhampton South West):
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(234012)
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*6
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Nia Griffith
(Llanelli):
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(234013)
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*7
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Mr John Grogan
(Selby):
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(234014)
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*8
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John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
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(234015)
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*9
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Mrs Louise Ellman
(Liverpool, Riverside):
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(234016)
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*10
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John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
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(234017)
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At 3.20 p.m.
Oral Questions to the Minister for the Olympics
*1
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
(Wells):
What her most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of hosting the London 2012 Olympic Games; and if she will make a statement. |
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(233980)
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*2
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David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
What her most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of hosting the London 2012 Olympic Games; and if she will make a statement. |
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(233981)
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*3
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Jo Swinson
(East Dunbartonshire):
If she will ensure that the preparations for the London 2012 Olympics complement preparations for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. |
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(233982)
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*4
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Mr Greg Hands
(Hammersmith & Fulham):
What her most recent assessment is of the adequacy of the Olympic budget; and if she will make a statement. |
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(233983)
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*5
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Ann Winterton
(Congleton):
What recent estimate she has made of the projected total cost of staging the London 2012 Olympic Games. |
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(233984)
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*6
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Bob Russell
(Colchester):
What discussions she has had with local authorities on the branding of local events in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games. |
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(233985)
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*7
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Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
What plans she has to use past British Olympic medal winners as ambassadors in the run-up to the 2012 Olympic Games. |
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(233986)
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*8
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Alun Michael
(Cardiff South & Penarth):
What assessment she has made of the benefits which the 2012 Olympic Games will bring to (a) Cardiff and (b) Wales. |
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(233987)
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Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 3 November
1
N
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Rosie Cooper
(West Lancashire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many liability orders have been re-issued incorrectly by the Child Support Agency in Birkenhead in the last 12 months. |
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(233943)
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2
N
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Rosie Cooper
(West Lancashire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what processes are in place at the Child Support Agency in Birkenhead to prevent the incorrect issuing of liability orders. |
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(233944)
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Notices given on Tuesday 4 November
1
N
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Mr Mark Harper
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what restrictions there are on the ability of individual Post Office branches to market to the public the services they provide. |
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(234061)
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2
N
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Adam Price
(Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether the Secretary of State has declared his relevant interests to the Permanent Secretary in his Department. |
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(234352)
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3
N
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the planned expenditure on the Child Trust Fund is in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234127)
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4
N
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of raising the individual inheritance tax threshold to £1 million and maintaining the transferability of the allowance between spouses; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234128)
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5
N
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Mr Humfrey Malins
(Woking):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Chief Secretary to the Treasury plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Woking of 28th June, 28th July and 19th September 2008 on Nina Hassall. |
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(234143)
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6
N
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Adam Price
(Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a date has been set for publication of the Government's factual paper on the Barnett Formula. |
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(234353)
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7
N
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Tim Farron
(Westmorland & Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment his Department has made of trends in headteacher recruitment from amongst deputy headteachers. |
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(234123)
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8
N
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Mr Humfrey Malins
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what educational provision is in force for young people under 18 years remanded in custody at young offender institutions prior to court disposal. |
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(234142)
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9
N
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Mrs Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of (a) maintained and (b) private, voluntary and independent full day childcare settings were deemed (i) outstanding, (ii) good, (iii) satisfactory and (iv) inadequate by Ofsted in each of the last five years. |
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(234129)
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10
N
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Mrs Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of (a) maintained and (b) private, voluntary and independent full day childcare settings have had to close following Ofsted inspections resulting in a rating of inadequate in each of the last five years. |
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(234130)
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11
N
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Mrs Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding his Department has allocated for designing and promoting the new logo for the Early Years Foundation Stage. |
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(234131)
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12
N
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Mrs Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department has spent on training childcare staff to deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. |
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(234132)
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13
N
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Mrs Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average occupancy rate of (a) Sure Start children's centre nurseries, (b) maintained nurseries and (c) private, voluntary and independent nurseries was in (i) England, (ii) each region and (iii) each local authority area in each of the last five years. |
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(234133)
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14
N
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Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the most recent forecast is from the Office for National Statistics of the proportion of population growth (a) directly attributable and (ii) indirectly attributable to migration in each of its projections of population size. |
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(234137)
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15
N
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Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has made of the proportion of foreign nationals aged over 16 years in the UK workforce in each year since 1987; what breakdown the ONS has made of the employment of foreign nationals by sector; and what estimate the ONS made of the proportion of foreign nationals in the workforce by sector in the last quarter for which figures are available. |
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(234273)
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16
N
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Julia Goldsworthy
(Falmouth & Camborne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what projects are being carried out by the Government Office Transformation Board, as referred to on page 16 of her Department's Annual Report 2008; and what the budget is of each project. |
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(234308)
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17
N
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Julia Goldsworthy
(Falmouth & Camborne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what projects her Department is delivering through the regional development agencies; and what budgets have been set for these projects in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13. |
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(234309)
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19
N
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Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was received by the horse racing industry from the statutory levy payment by bookmakers in the last 12 months; how much is expected to be received in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234058)
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20
N
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Mr Peter Ainsworth
(East Surrey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current budget allocation for the erection of a perimeter fence at Kenley Aerodrome is; and what the budget allocation for the previous design of this undertaking was. |
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(234208)
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21
N
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Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated capitation cost for a (a) regular infantry battalion and (b) regular infantry brigade was in the latest period for which information is available. |
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(234052)
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22
N
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Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the Minister for Defence Procurement has visited Afghanistan. |
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(234053)
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23
N
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Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Snatch Land Rovers are in use in Helmand province; and how many have been written off in Afghanistan in the last three years. |
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(234054)
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24
N
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Oral Answer to the urgent question from the right hon. Member for Richmond, Yorkshire, of 4th November 2008, Official Report, columns 121-30, on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), what military contingencies are being considered for the deployment of UK armed forces personnel to DRC. |
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(234138)
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25
N
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Andrew Mackinlay
(Thurrock):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the oral Answer to the hon. Member for Newport West of 3rd November 2008, Official Report, column 9, on Afghanistan, which eight districts in Helmand province under the control of NATO and the Afghanistan forces he referred to; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234124)
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26
N
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Willie Rennie
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's housing sites with no medium-term requirement have been made available to the public on short-term leases. |
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(234136)
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27
N
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Willie Rennie
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of allowing additional departmental housing sites with no medium-term requirements to be made available to the public on short-term leases. |
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(234206)
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28
N
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Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been spent to raise awareness of fuel poverty in (a) Lancashire and (b) the UK in each of the last three years. |
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(234272)
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29
N
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Mr Peter Ainsworth
(East Surrey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of neonicotinoid pesticides on the honeybee population; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234135)
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30
N
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Tim Farron
(Westmorland & Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) lowest, (b) highest, (c) median and (d) mean time taken to process claims made under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme was. |
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(234101)
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32
N
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Mrs Theresa Villiers
(Chipping Barnet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to apply for a derogation from the EU Air Quality directive. |
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(234345)
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33
N
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will encourage the Nepalese authorities to give the right to settle in Nepal to those Tibetans presently resident in Nepal but without a registration card. |
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(234209)
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34
N
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with the Nepalese authorities the treatment of ethnic Tibetans involved in recent demonstrations in Nepal. |
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(234210)
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36
N
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Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham & Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many civil servants work in offices representing the United Kingdom at the European Union; and what the total costs were of each office in which such staff were employed in the latest year for which figures are available, broken down by (a) staff, (b) office rental and (c) other costs. |
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(234379)
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37
N
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Mr William Hague
(Richmond (Yorks)):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the progress of the EU monitoring mission in Georgia, with particular regard to EU monitors' access to Abkhazia and South Ossetia; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234050)
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38
N
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Mr William Hague
(Richmond (Yorks)):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on its audit of EU-Russian relations; what contribution the Government has made to that audit; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234051)
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39
N
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Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of recent activity by the Lords' Resistance Army (LRA) in north-eastern Congo; what assessment he has made of such reports; and what representations he has received on the indictment by the International Criminal Court of four LRA members. |
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(234122)
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40
N
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Mr David Wilshire
(Spelthorne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has discussed with his Russian and Georgian counterparts allegations of war crimes committed by both sides during the recent Russia-Georgia conflict. |
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(234063)
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41
N
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Mr David Wilshire
(Spelthorne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether (a) Russia and (b) Georgia has complied with the ceasefire conditions agreed with the President of France at the end of the recent Russia-Georgia conflict. |
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(234067)
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42
N
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Mr Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what capacity increases have been made at Scarborough Hospital as a consequence of closures of services at Bridlington Hospital; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234346)
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43
N
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Dan Rogerson
(North Cornwall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much he plans to spend on implementation of the national dementia strategy over the next five years. |
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(234064)
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44
N
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Sir Michael Spicer
(West Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will require all residential and private nursing homes to have an impaired swallowing policy; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234068)
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45
N
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Sir Michael Spicer
(West Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will instruct the Commission for Social Care Inspection to require residential and private nursing homes to demonstrate an ability to meet the needs of residents with impaired swallowing; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234069)
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46
N
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Sir Michael Spicer
(West Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that those with impaired swallowing living in residential care and private nursing receive appropriate care and assistance; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234070)
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47
N
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Sir Michael Spicer
(West Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have suffered fatal and near fatal choking through impaired swallowing in residential care and private nursing homes in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234071)
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48
N
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Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have had their entitlement to NHS treatment withdrawn as the result of their choosing non-NHS drugs in each (a) strategic health authority and (b) primary care trust in the last 12 months; and what proportion of patients treated this figure represents in each case. |
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(234355)
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49
N
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Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of those (a) arrested and (b) convicted in respect of (i) offences under the Terrorism Acts 2000 and 2006 and (ii) offences otherwise involving terrorism in each year since 2000 were foreign nationals; how many of them were (A) EU and (B) non-EU nationals; and what proportion of all terrorist offenders each category represents. |
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(234350)
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50
N
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Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged (a) between 13 and 18, (b) between 18 and 25 and (c) 25 years and over were arrested for offences related to the misuse of fireworks in each of the last 10 years. |
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(234280)
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51
N
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Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 21st October 2008, Official Report, column 175, on immigration controls, what the evidential basis is for the statement that 12 per cent. fewer migrants would have come to the UK to work last year had tier 2 of the points-based migration system been in place. |
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(234134)
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52
N
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Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of 4th March 2008, Official Report, columns 102-5WS, on tackling alcohol-related problems, when the summit of police and local authorities to discuss proposals to tackle alcohol-related problems was convened; and what the outcome of the discussion was. |
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(234277)
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53
N
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Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the maximum fine for anyone not obeying an instruction to stop drinking, or to give up their drink in a designated public place will increase from £500 to £2,500. |
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(234306)
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54
N
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Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when statistics on football-related arrests and banning orders for 2007-08 will be published. |
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(234307)
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56
N
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Derek Wyatt
(Sittingbourne & Sheppey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what his policy is on the application of copyright and related rights regulations to the beneficiaries of creators in all sectors of the creative industries; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234126)
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57
N
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Mr Stephen Crabb
(Preseli Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the safeguards in place to ensure that the Government's contribution to the Global Fund's recent donation to Zimbabwe will be used for the purposes for which it was intended. |
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(234055)
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58
N
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Mr Stephen Crabb
(Preseli Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the level of corruption affecting the Zimbabwe Reserve Bank. |
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(234056)
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59
N
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Mr Stephen Crabb
(Preseli Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with Ministers from countries contributing to the Global Fund on the transparency and effectiveness of the Global Fund's accounting and financial monitoring systems. |
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(234057)
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60
N
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Mr Stephen Crabb
(Preseli Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the level of fiduciary risk carried by the Global Fund in relation to its recent donation to Zimbabwe. |
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(234121)
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61
N
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Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) charged and (b) convicted of the offence of grievous bodily harm where an injury was caused by a firework in each of the last 10 years. |
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(234271)
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62
N
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Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many retailers have been convicted for offences of selling fireworks to minors in each of the last 10 years. |
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(234274)
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63
N
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Mr Humfrey Malins
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders aged under 21 years reoffended within six months of release from custody within each of the last three years for which figures are available. |
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(234139)
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64
N
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Mr Humfrey Malins
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many persons (a) between 16 and 18 and (b) between 18 and 21 years old are serving custodial sentences of (i) 12 weeks or less and (ii) 24 weeks or less. |
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(234140)
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65
N
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Mr Humfrey Malins
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether every young offender institution provides drug treatment for those who are sentenced and who seek such treatment. |
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(234141)
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66
N
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Mr Humfrey Malins
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd November 2008, Official Report, column 229W, on young offender institutions, how much of the £32,799 figure was spent on (a) educational opportunities, (b) sport opportunities and (c) drug programmes on average. |
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(234144)
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67
N
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Mr Humfrey Malins
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of young offenders left young offender institutions drug free in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(234145)
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68
N
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Adam Price
(Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 27th October 2008, Official Report, column 750W, on religion: discrimination, whether the Government plans to produce a consultation document on the law of succession. |
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(234377)
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70
N
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Adam Price
(Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd November 2008, Official Report, column 27W, on Ministers' interests, whether all Ministers have provided the relevant information to their Permanent Secretaries. |
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(234378)
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71
N
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work has been undertaken to repair the damage to the flyover at Gallows Corner on the A12 at Gidea Park following its partial closure; and what plans there are for a permanent replacement for the present flyover. |
|
(234211)
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72
N
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Mr Mark Harper
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what regard the Office of Rail Regulation is required to have for the consultation responses it receives before concluding its periodic review; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234276)
|
73
N
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Mr Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of deaths from traffic accidents occurred on motorways in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007. |
|
(234347)
|
74
N
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Mr Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the revenue which would accrue from charging motorists for using hard shoulders as emergency lanes; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234348)
|
75
N
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes & Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many managers in the Driving Standards Agency have attended horse whispering courses; and at what cost. |
|
(234065)
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76
N
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John McDonnell
(Hayes & Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the content is of the horse whispering courses that managers in the Driving Standards Agency have attended; and what the training objectives are for those managers to attend such courses. |
|
(234066)
|
77
N
|
Mrs Theresa Villiers
(Chipping Barnet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish a National Policy Statement within the framework envisaged by the Planning Bill on airports. |
|
(234351)
|
78
N
|
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much debt over six years old is owed to the Child Support Agency; whether the collection of such debt may be made through enforcement; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234275)
|
79
N
|
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases being handled by the Child Support Agency are logged under the (a) CSCS and (b) CS2 computer systems. |
|
(234278)
|
80
N
|
Mr Roger Gale
(North Thanet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the monetary value of benefits that have not been claimed by pensioners as a result of the introduction of the three month backdating limit on 6th October 2008. |
|
(234072)
|
81
N
|
Mr Mark Harper
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on the Pathways to Work programme in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06, (d) 2006-07 and (e) 2007-08, broken down by district; how many customers on the programme in each district were in employment for 13 consecutive weeks or more in each year from 2003-04 to 2007-08; and how much he plans to spend on the programme in (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2010-11. |
|
(234059)
|
83
N
|
Mr Mark Harper
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Government plans to publish its response to Dame Carol Black's review of the health of the working population; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234062)
|
84
N
|
Mr David Lidington
(Aylesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to reply to Question 228031 for named day answer on 20th October 2008 on the re-organisation of Jobcentre Plus in the South East of England, tabled by the hon. Member for Aylesbury. |
|
(234305)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 5 November
1
N
|
Stephen Pound
(Ealing North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations he has received on the work of the British Film Institute; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234004)
|
2
N
|
Andrew Mackinlay
(Thurrock):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will facilitate a meeting between President Gadafi of Libya on his forthcoming visit to the UK and representatives of the families of victims of IRA terrorist activity in incidents where the (a) explosives, (b) weapons and (c) preparation of terrorist acts had their provenance in Libya; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234205)
|
3
N
|
Tim Farron
(Westmorland & Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what inspection costs were incurred by abattoirs in each region in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(234207)
|
4
N
|
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the national average number of days taken by local authorities to process new housing benefit claims was in the latest period for which figures are available; and which 10 local authorities took the (a) most and (b) least average time to process such claims. |
|
(234349)
|
5
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
|
(234708)
|
6
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what role Ministers in his Department had in shortlisting companies bidding to provide electric and low carbon vehicles to public bodies under the Low Carbon Vehicles Innovation Platform. |
|
(234717)
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7
|
Mr Dai Davies
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what (a) matters were discussed and (b) decisions were taken at the first meeting of the Regional Economic Council on 5th November 2008; and if he will (i) post on his Departmental website and (ii) place in the Library a copy of the minutes of the meeting. |
|
(234426)
|
9
|
Sir Peter Soulsby
(Leicester South):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many new businesses in Leicester South constituency have registered for value added tax in each year since 1997. |
|
(234683)
|
10
|
Sir Peter Soulsby
(Leicester South):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the effect on local communities of the closure of Francis Street and Walnut Street post offices in Leicester South constituency. |
|
(234685)
|
11
|
Sir Peter Soulsby
(Leicester South):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many post boxes there are in (a) Leicester South constituency and (b) the City of Leicester; and how many there were in 1998. |
|
(234687)
|
12
|
Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will establish a Buy British preference in public sector procurement; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234389)
|
13
N
|
Danny Alexander
(Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he next plans to publish an assessment of whether the UK has met the five economic tests to join the euro; and what preparatory work his officials are undertaking for such an assessment. |
|
(234488)
|
14
|
John Bercow
(Buckingham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will issue guidelines to banks and building societies to encourage them to stop the repossession of homes belonging to vulnerable families, including families with members who are autistic. |
|
(234677)
|
15
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
|
(234693)
|
16
|
Mr Dai Davies
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what arrangements he has made for the accountability to Parliament of his Department's arms-length company, UK Financial Investments Limited (UKFI); from what budget UKFI will be funded; and what salary will be paid to (a) the chairperson, (b) the chief executive and (c) each of the non-executive board members. |
|
(234604)
|
17
N
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received in support of moving regulation of spread betting from the Financial Services Authority to the Gambling Commission. |
|
(234585)
|
18
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what checks HM Revenue and Customs makes with child care providers to ensure that tax credit claimants are paying for and using child care services. |
|
(234380)
|
19
N
|
Mr Robert Goodwill
(Scarborough & Whitby):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the number of small processors who take advantage of the under 2,500 litres per annum personal use of biodiesel duty exemption. |
|
(234514)
|
20
N
|
Mr Robert Goodwill
(Scarborough & Whitby):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure that the rules relating to the 2,500 litres per annum personal use biodiesel duty exemption are being complied with. |
|
(234515)
|
21
|
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
(Wells):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent in 2007 on visits by its staff to Brussels; and how many such visits were made by (a) air and (b) rail. |
|
(234387)
|
22
|
Sir Peter Soulsby
(Leicester South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will link vehicle excise duty for motorcycles to engine emissions on a similar basis as for cars. |
|
(234512)
|
23
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
|
(234707)
|
24
N
|
Mr Jeremy Browne
(Taunton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average funding per primary school pupil was in (a) England and (b) Somerset in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) 2007-08; and what real term change this represented. |
|
(234690)
|
25
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of newly-qualified teachers acquired qualified teacher status through training on the graduate teacher programme in each year since 2005. |
|
(234381)
|
26
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding his Department is providing to the Learning and Skills Improvement Service in 2008-09. |
|
(234382)
|
27
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of specialist science colleges offer GCSE courses in the separate sciences. |
|
(234383)
|
28
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of specialist language colleges teach languages on a compulsory basis until the age of 16 years. |
|
(234384)
|
29
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 17th October 2008, Official Report, column 1585W, on education, how much funding has been allocated to each other miscellaneous programme in 2008-09. |
|
(234385)
|
30
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 23rd October 2008, Official Report, column 577W, on general certificate of secondary education, what the breakdown of the estimated £4,000 cost is. |
|
(234386)
|
31
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the maximum word limit is for an Ofsted inspection report on (a) a primary school and (b) a secondary school. |
|
(234419)
|
32
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, for what reason Ofsted require learning objectives to be set and displayed at the start of lessons; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234421)
|
33
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his definition is of creative learning in the context of the inquiry into the subject being conducted by Ofsted. |
|
(234422)
|
35
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the individual programmes and corresponding allocations are aggregated as Other Miscellaneous Programmes for the year 2008-09 in the Schools section of Table 8.3 of his Department's 2008 annual report. |
|
(234425)
|
36
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the cost to his Department of answering parliamentary questions was in each year since 2004. |
|
(234568)
|
37
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of pupils in the maintained, mainstream sector achieved five GCSEs including a modern language at A* to C in each year since 2004. |
|
(234602)
|
38
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when his Department's review of local area substance misuse treatment plans for young people (a) began and (b) will be completed; who is carrying out the review; and what the cost of the review will be. |
|
(234565)
|
39
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when his Department's review of drug and alcohol education will (a) start and (b) be completed; who will carry it out; and what it will cost. |
|
(234566)
|
40
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when his Department's communications campaign about the risks of alcohol for 11 to 15 year olds will be launched; and what it will cost. |
|
(234567)
|
41
|
Mr David Laws
(Yeovil):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much and what proportion of the school development grant has been spent on special educational needs in each year since 2004; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234747)
|
42
|
Mr David Laws
(Yeovil):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the school development grant in improving standards in schools; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234748)
|
43
|
Mr David Laws
(Yeovil):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of schools are in receipt of funding from the school development grant in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234749)
|
44
|
Mr David Laws
(Yeovil):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what conditions are placed on the use of school development grant funding; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234750)
|
45
|
Mr David Laws
(Yeovil):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what conditions are placed on the use of school standards grant funding; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234751)
|
46
|
Mr David Laws
(Yeovil):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many choice advisers are employed by each local authority; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234752)
|
47
|
Mr David Laws
(Yeovil):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of students following a primary teaching postgraduate mainstream course receive a £4,000 bursary; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234753)
|
48
|
Tom Levitt
(High Peak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what progress has been made in narrowing the gap in educational attainment between deaf children and their hearing peers; and what steps he plans to take to further narrow the gap. |
|
(234628)
|
49
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average age was of children of each ethnicity at time of adoption in the last year for which records are available. |
|
(234583)
|
50
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many adoptions have taken place down in each of the last five years. |
|
(234667)
|
51
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what criteria his Department will use to assess the effectiveness of intensive intervention projects. |
|
(234730)
|
52
|
Mike Penning
(Hemel Hempstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of students in Hemel Hempstead (a) were eligible for free school meals, (b) had a statement of special education needs and (c) were on School Action Plus in the latest year for which figures are available. |
|
(234577)
|
53
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance other than that relating to the Criminal Records Bureau checking procedures he provides on the measures for schools to take to ensure the safety of their students. |
|
(234652)
|
54
N
|
Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the education maintenance allowance helpline in meeting its objectives in the last 12 months. |
|
(234388)
|
55
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
|
(234709)
|
56
|
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many children there are in each age group, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) constituency. |
|
(234689)
|
57
|
Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what percentage of employees in (a) the Prime Minister's Office and (b) the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons (i) are on a flexible working contract, (ii) are on a Job Share Employment contract and (iii) work from home for more than four hours a week. |
|
(234409)
|
58
N
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what economic activity levels were in each of the last 17 years. |
|
(234489)
|
59
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the productivity levels per worker were in each of the last 17 years. |
|
(234496)
|
60
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many and what proportion of all deaths were from (a) circulation diseases and (b) cancers in each of the last 15 years. |
|
(234501)
|
61
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what organisations for which her Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
|
(234706)
|
62
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what reserves the Audit Commission holds; for what purpose the reserves are held; what the Commission's policy is on the management of its reserves; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(234424)
|
63
|
Nick Harvey
(North Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people are on waiting lists for social housing in North Devon constituency. |
|
(234413)
|
64
|
Nick Harvey
(North Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social homes there are in North Devon constituency; and how many there were in each of the last five years. |
|
(234414)
|
65
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) social sector households and (b) vulnerable households in the private sector living in accommodation below the decent homes standards in each year since 1996. |
|
(234502)
|
66
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many rough sleepers there were estimated to be in England in each year since 1990. |
|
(234504)
|
67
|
Sarah Teather
(Brent East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications for a main homelessness duty were (a) accepted and (b) not accepted in each local authority area in each of the previous five years, broken down by the applicant's (i) age, (ii) ethnicity, (iii) priority need category and (iv) reason for loss of last settled home. |
|
(234668)
|
68
|
Sarah Teather
(Brent East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many residential properties are classed as uninhabitable in each (a) region and (b) local authority area. |
|
(234680)
|
69
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
|
(234705)
|
70
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many visits there were to national museums in each of the last 16 years. |
|
(234505)
|
71
|
Matthew Taylor
(Truro & St Austell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the daily average number of domestic visitors to each (a) museum and (b) art gallery in London in receipt of government funding was in the most recent period for which figures are available. |
|
(234582)
|
72
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
|
(234704)
|
73
|
Mr Stephen Crabb
(Preseli Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the capacity of storage facilities for (a) petroleum products and (b) natural gas is owned by his Department; and how much of the capacity is in use. |
|
(234411)
|
74
|
Mr Stephen Crabb
(Preseli Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many miles of pipeline for (a) petroleum products and (b) natural gas his Department owns; and how much of the capacity is currently being utilised. |
|
(234412)
|
75
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29th October 2008, Official Report, column 1032W, how many staff in his Department are receiving full salaries without being allocated work. |
|
(234420)
|
76
|
Richard Ottaway
(Croydon South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30th October 2008, Official Report, column 2174W, on Kenley Airfield, what the monetary value of the portion of the fencing stored at Kenley Airfield that will not be used under the revised planning application is; and what plans he has to dispose of the surplus fencing. |
|
(234661)
|
77
|
Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the comparative performance in protecting troops of the Snatch Land Rover and alternative American vehicles; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234627)
|
78
|
Mr Hugo Swire
(East Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flights transporting service personnel to Britain from theatre in Afghanistan have been (a) cancelled and (b) delayed in each year since 2006. |
|
(234391)
|
79
|
Mr Hugo Swire
(East Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received on the provision of insurance for members of the armed forces; from whom such representations have been received; and what response he has made in each case. |
|
(234392)
|
80
|
Mr Hugo Swire
(East Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Mastiff and (b) Jackal armoured vehicles are available for training purposes in the UK. |
|
(234393)
|
81
|
Mr Hugo Swire
(East Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Lynx and (b) Gazelle helicopters are deployed in Afghanistan. |
|
(234394)
|
82
|
Mr Hugo Swire
(East Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Wolfhound, (b) Coyote and (c) Husky armoured vehicles will be included in the package announced on 29th October. |
|
(234395)
|
83
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
|
(234703)
|
84
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps the Government is taking to encourage suppliers of non-mains gas to reduce their retail prices. |
|
(234398)
|
85
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to place a limit on the use of credits generated through the Kyoto mechanisms for emissions reduction. |
|
(234399)
|
86
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much the Government plans to give to the Energy Technologies Institute in each of the next five financial years. |
|
(234569)
|
87
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will place in the Library a copy of (a) the Heads of Agreement for the Energy Technologies Institute and (b) any contracts the Government has with the Institute. |
|
(234570)
|
88
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the budget for the Low Carbon Buildings Programme is in (a) 2008-09 and (b) each of the next five financial years. |
|
(234571)
|
89
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding the Government has provided for the Low Carbon Buildings Programme in each financial year since its creation. |
|
(234572)
|
90
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the budget is for the Marine Renewables Deployment Fund in (a) this financial year and (b) each of the next five financial years. |
|
(234605)
|
91
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding the Goverment has provided for the Marine Renewables Deployment Fund in each financial year since its creation. |
|
(234606)
|
92
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the budget is for the offshore wind capital grants scheme in (a) this financial year and (b) each of the next five financial years. |
|
(234607)
|
93
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding the Goverment has provided for the offshore wind capital grants scheme in each financial year since its creation. |
|
(234608)
|
94
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the budget is for the Hydrogen, Fuel Cell and Carbon Abatement Technologies Demonstration Programme in (a) this financial year and (b) each of the next five financial years. |
|
(234609)
|
95
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the budget is for the Energy Demand Research Project in (a) this financial year and (b) each of the next five financial years. |
|
(234610)
|
96
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his most recent estimate is of the monetary value of the British Energy bonds held by the Nuclear Liabilities Fund. |
|
(234611)
|
97
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding the Goverment has provided to the Energy Demand Research Project in each financial year since its creation.
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(234612)
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98
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Nuclear Liabilities Fund plans to sell its British Energy bonds as part of the deal announced on 24th September 2008. |
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(234613)
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99
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding the Government has provided for the Hydrogen, Fuel Cell and Carbon Abatement Technologies Demonstration Programme in each financial year since its creation. |
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(234614)
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100
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the budget is for the Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme in (a) this financial year and (b) each of the next five financial years. |
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(234615)
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101
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding the Government has provided for the Bio-energy Capital Grants Scheme in each financial year since its creation. |
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(234616)
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102
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many fuel-standardised kilowatt hours of energy savings were carried forward from phase one to phase two of the Energy Efficiency Commitment. |
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(234643)
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103
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the budget is for the Renewables Advisory Board in (a) this financial year and (b) each of the next five financial years. |
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(234644)
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104
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many staff are employed by the Renewables Advisory Board on a (a) full-time equivalent and (b) headcount basis. |
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(234645)
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105
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding the Government has provided for the Renewables Advisory Board in each financial year since its creation. |
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(234646)
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106
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding the Government has provided for the Energy Technologies Institute in each financial year since its creation. |
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(234647)
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107
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many energy efficiency measures have been installed under the (a) Carbon Emissions Reduction Target and (b) Decent Homes programme in England in each (i) Government Office region, (ii) local authority area and (iii) constituency. |
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(234686)
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108
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many energy efficiency measures have been installed under the (a) Warm Front and (b) Home Energy Efficiency schemes in each (i) Government Office region, (ii) local authority area and (iii) constituency. |
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(234688)
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109
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many fuel-standardised kilowatt hours of energy savings were carried forward from phase two of the energy efficiency commitment to the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target. |
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(234710)
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110
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many energy efficiency measures were installed in England under the (a) first and (b) second phase of the Energy Efficiency Commitment in each (i) Government Office region, (ii) local authority and (iii) constituency. |
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(234712)
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111
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the proportion of efficiency measures installed under the (a) first and (b) second phase of the energy efficiency commitment which were installed in rural areas. |
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(234713)
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112
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the proportion of efficiency measures installed under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target which were installed in rural areas. |
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(234714)
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113
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the proportion of efficiency measures installed under the (a) Warm Front scheme and (b) Home Energy Efficiency scheme which were installed in rural areas. |
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(234715)
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114
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will publish an updated regulatory impact assessment for the Climate Change Bill. |
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(234716)
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115
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Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made towards establishing a National Nuclear Laboratory. |
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(234721)
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116
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Mr Dai Davies
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with power generation companies on the interference of wind power generators with television signal reception. |
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(234417)
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117
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Mr Dai Davies
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd November 2008, Official Report, column 231W, on Applying the proposed strategic siting assessment criteria, how the stakeholders invited to the engagement events were chosen; and what publicity his Department's predecessor gave to public participation in each event. |
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(234427)
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118
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Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 29th October 2008, Official Report, column 1104W, on River Severn: tidal power, whether the shortlist of options for a Severn tidal power scheme will contain both tidal-stream and tidal-range solutions. |
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(234658)
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119
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Charles Hendry
(Wealden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the implications of the recent High Court judgment are for his Department's statutory duty to end fuel poverty for vulnerable households by 2010 and for all households by 2016. |
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(234626)
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120
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Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of households in (a) Peterborough, (b) Cambridgeshire and (c) the UK which were in fuel poverty in the last year for which figures are available. |
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(234415)
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121
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Mike Penning
(Hemel Hempstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much was provided in Warm Front grants in (a) Hertfordshire and (b) Hemel Hempstead in the latest year for which figures are available; and how many families in each location received a grant in that year. |
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(234576)
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122
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Mike Penning
(Hemel Hempstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many low energy light bulbs have been distributed without charge and at the expense of the public purse to pensioners in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire; and at what cost. |
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(234578)
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123
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of electricity was generated from renewable sources in each year from 1990 to 2006. |
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(234490)
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124
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the amount of emissions of (a) ammonias, (b) nitrogen oxides, (c) particulates and (d) sulphur dioxide in the UK was in each year since 1990. |
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(234495)
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125
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households with at least one person (a) over 60 years old, (b) under 16 years old and (c) with a long-term sickness or disability were estimated to be in fuel poverty at the latest date for which information is available. |
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(234503)
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126
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Jo Swinson
(East Dunbartonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps are being taken to ensure energy customers are informed of proposed price increases by energy suppliers before entering into lengthy contracts. |
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(234740)
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127
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Jo Swinson
(East Dunbartonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what guidance his Department provides to energy suppliers on provision of notice periods to allow the cancellation of business or household energy supply contracts in the event of significant price rises. |
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(234741)
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128
N
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Steve Webb
(Northavon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the percentage of households living in fuel poverty who are on a social tariff from their energy supplier; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234662)
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129
N
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Steve Webb
(Northavon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the expenditure by the six largest energy suppliers on social tariffs for their customers in the last 12 months; how much of such expenditure has been incurred as a result of the agreement between the energy companies and the Government on social tariffs; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234663)
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130
N
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Steve Webb
(Northavon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the first householders to receive assistance from the Community Energy Saving Programme; what estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure on the programme in financial year 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234664)
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131
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what official status is afforded by his Department to the 2005 Charter for Shooting drawn up by the hon. Member for Reading West. |
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(234617)
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132
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Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
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(234702)
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133
N
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Tim Farron
(Westmorland & Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) lowest, (b) highest, (c) median and (d) mean monetary value of claims under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme was. |
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(234406)
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134
N
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Tim Farron
(Westmorland & Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding was allocated by his Department for treatment of (a) varroa destructor mite, (b) tracheal mites, (c) small hive beetle, (d) Israel acute paralysis virus, (e) European foulbrood, (f) Kashmir bee virus, (g) deformed wing virus and (h) bee dysentery in each of the last five years. |
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(234407)
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135
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Martin Horwood
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned date is for making an announcement on the possible designation of the South Downs as a national park. |
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(234428)
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136
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the percentage of bee colonies lost in winter 2007-08 to the varroa mite and its associated virus. |
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(234586)
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137
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government has spent on research into bee health in each of the last five years; and what plans he has for expenditure on such research in future years. |
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(234587)
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138
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the outcome was of research undertaken into bee health by Brenda Ball and others at Rothamsted Research Institute; and what steps he is taking to enable this research to continue. |
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(234588)
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139
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the outcome was of his consultation on his Department's draft bee health strategy; and when he will announce policy decisions following the consultation. |
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(234589)
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140
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received from the British Beekeepers' Association on levels of funding for protection of bee health. |
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(234590)
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141
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what percentage of total municipal waste was recycled in each of the last three years. |
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(234682)
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142
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what percentage of (a) retail and (b) wholesale waste in the UK was re-used or recycled in each of the last three years. |
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(234684)
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143
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many litres of water per day were used on average by domestic water users in each year from 1995 to 2006. |
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(234491)
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144
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much waste was disposed of in landfill sites in each of the last 20 years. |
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(234492)
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145
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what amount of household waste per person was (a) recycled and (b) not recycled or composted in each of the last 20 years. |
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(234493)
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146
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Bill Wiggin
(Leominster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many single farm payment claims under 250 euros he expects to receive in respect of the years (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011 and (e) 2012. |
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(234408)
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147
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Mr Peter Bone
(Wellingborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Afghanistan. |
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(234653)
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148
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Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
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(234701)
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149
N
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Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what facilities his Department uses at Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport, to meet visiting diplomats and politicians. |
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(234396)
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150
N
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Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham & Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many civil servants for whom he has responsibility represent the interests of (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland at the European Union; what the costs were of each office in which such staff were employed in the latest year for which figures are available, broken down by (i) staff, (ii) office rental and (iii) other costs. |
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(234722)
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151
N
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Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham & Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Government officials are based at the European Union institutions and not subject to the UK domestic income tax regime. |
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(234723)
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152
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Jo Swinson
(East Dunbartonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many women (a) are on and (b) the UK nominated to be on the UN Peacebuilding Commission. |
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(234742)
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153
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Jo Swinson
(East Dunbartonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the budget is for the UK National Action Plan to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325; whether he plans to increase it; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234743)
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154
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John Bercow
(Buckingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish his Department's review of strategy on managing chronic illnesses. |
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(234655)
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155
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John Bercow
(Buckingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has held with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on its consultation on Crohn's Disease - Infliximab (review) and Adalimumab; and when he expects it to publish its final appraisal determination. |
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(234671)
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156
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John Bercow
(Buckingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the annual costs to the NHS of (a) anti-TNF therapies and (b) surgery in the treatment of Crohn's disease. |
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(234672)
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157
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John Bercow
(Buckingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will collect data centrally on the number of people diagnosed with Crohn's disease in the last 12 months. |
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(234673)
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158
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John Bercow
(Buckingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the progress on the research commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) from the National Institute for Health Research to consider public opinion on NICE's use of the Quality Adjusted Life Year as a basis for its recommendations. |
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(234674)
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159
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John Bercow
(Buckingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has held with the pharmaceutical industry on the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation scheme. |
|
(234675)
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160
|
Peter Bottomley
(Worthing West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospital trusts are using the NHS IT system Cerner; which version of the system each trust is using; when each trust installed the system initially; what the effect of adverse variance to budget has been for each trust in each quarter since installation; and what costs have been incurred by each trust as part of the implementation to date, with particular reference to the costs of (a) activity shortfalls attributable to the system not supporting the trust in managing the patient pathway leading to clinic and admission slots not being used, (b) data entry difficulties attributable to the system supplied being different from the training system or to the lack of operating or procedure manuals, (c) additional staff required for rectification or to maintain normal activity levels and (d) issues causing reductions in clinical efficiency. |
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(234405)
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161
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
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(234700)
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162
|
Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will meet representatives of the User Group Coalition to discuss the revised proposals on Part IX of the Drug Tariff; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234678)
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164
N
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Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it is his policy that each primary care trust should establish at least one polyclinic. |
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(234397)
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165
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Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many clients in structured drug treatment in each local authority area (a) had a child aged 16 years or under and (b) were living with a child aged 16 years or under in each of the last five years. |
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(234728)
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166
|
Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to ensure primary care trusts (PCTs) pay their bills to pharmacists on time; what representations his Department has received from pharmacists on the late payment of bills by PCTs; and what estimate his Department has made of the average amount of time taken by PCTs to pay bills from pharmacists. |
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(234656)
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167
|
Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what reports he has received on the late payment of bills by primary care trusts (PCTs); and what representations his Department has received from (a) cleaning contractors and (b) hospital food contractors on the late payment of bills by PCTs. |
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(234657)
|
168
N
|
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the GDP deflator in the revised Part IX proposals has not been structured in the same way as for wound care and reagents; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234508)
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169
N
|
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what factors his Department considered when proposing that future changes in the price of products on Part IX of the Drug Tariff should be aligned to NHS efficiency targets through the GDP deflator in the revised Part IX proposals; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234509)
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170
|
Dr Doug Naysmith
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of terminations of pregnancy in England in each of the last five years. |
|
(234629)
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171
|
Dr Doug Naysmith
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of greater uptake of long-acting contraception. |
|
(234630)
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172
|
Dr Doug Naysmith
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the potential savings to the NHS through increased use of long-acting methods of contraception; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234631)
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173
|
Dr Doug Naysmith
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the £26.5 million funding announced in February 2008 to improve young people's access to contraception he expects to be spent on long-acting reversible contraception; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234632)
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174
|
Dr Doug Naysmith
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he has in place to ensure that the £26.5 million funding announced in February 2008 to improve young people's access to contraception supports a full range of contraceptives, including long-acting reversible contraception. |
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(234633)
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175
|
Dr Doug Naysmith
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what records his Department holds on the proportion of primary care trusts that have undertaken a comprehensive audit of long-acting reversible contraception. |
|
(234634)
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176
|
Dr Doug Naysmith
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what records his Department holds on the level of GP compliance with the recommendation in Clinical Guideline CG30 that women requiring contraception should be offered a choice of all methods, including long-acting reversible contraception. |
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(234635)
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177
|
Mike Penning
(Hemel Hempstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were registered as carers in Hemel Hempstead in each of the last five years. |
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(234575)
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178
|
Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish a table showing for each primary care trust in England the percentage of (a) exception reporting on indicator CHD08 and (b) patients with coronary heart disease whose last measured total cholesterol is 5mmol/1 or less in 2007-08. |
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(234390)
|
179
|
Mr David Burrowes
(Enfield, Southgate):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in the London Borough of Enfield in (a) 1997 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(234580)
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180
|
Mr David Burrowes
(Enfield, Southgate):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours per day on average police officers in the London Borough of Enfield spent on patrol in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(234581)
|
181
N
|
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) other EU member states and (b) EU institutions on the trafficking of Roma children from other EU member states to the UK. |
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(234430)
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182
N
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Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the extent of trafficking of Roma children from other EU member states to the UK; and if she will make a statement. |
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(234431)
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183
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funds her Department has allocated to the Street Level Up initiative for tackling drug dealers (a) in each of the last two years and (b) for the next two years. |
|
(234553)
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184
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criminal asset sharing agreements are in place between the UK and other countries under the Drugs Action Plan 2008 to 2011. |
|
(234556)
|
185
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance has been issued to police on the powers and sanctions available to them to tackle the supply of illegal drugs on streets in the last 12 months. |
|
(234557)
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186
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces (a) are participating and (b) are planned to participate in the Street Level Up initiative for tackling drug dealers. |
|
(234558)
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187
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the proposed pilot scheme to test the benefits of establishing a national forensic database of drug seizures will be established; where it will take place; and what the cost of the scheme will be. |
|
(234559)
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188
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to increase awareness in local communities of seizures of assets from drug dealers. |
|
(234560)
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190
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when pilots to extend integrated offender management models for drug misusing offenders will be introduced; in which areas they will be introduced; and what their cost will be. |
|
(234562)
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191
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the national drug intervention programme regional representative group proposed in the Drugs Action Plan 2008 to 2011 was established; how many times it has met; who the members of the group are; and what the running costs of the group will be in 2008-09. |
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(234563)
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192
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken following the publication of the Youth Alcohol Action Plan to assist the police, local authorities and communities to identify hotspots where underage drinking is a problem. |
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(234564)
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193
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration offenders are in detention in (a) detention centres, (b) police cells, (c) prisons and (d) other institutions. |
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(234731)
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194
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Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time is that each immigration offender detained in the immigration estate has been detained. |
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(234732)
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195
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Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost per day of detaining an immigration offender in the immigration estate was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(234733)
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196
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Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children have been detained in the immigration estate in each of the last five years. |
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(234734)
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197
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of her Department's staff have remote access to the Department's IT infrastructure. |
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(234735)
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198
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police disciplinary proceedings following internal investigations took place in each year since 2001. |
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(234736)
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199
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials of the UK Border Agency were stationed outside the UK in each of the last five years. |
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(234737)
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200
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Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the UK Border Agency and its predecessors spent on hotel and other accommodation for its staff (a) in the UK and (b) abroad in each of the last five years. |
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(234738)
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201
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Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what overseas visits have been made by officials of her Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; and at what cost. |
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(234739)
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202
N
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Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget for the National Policing Improvement Agency will be in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. |
|
(234744)
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203
N
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Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department plans to spend on the Tackling Gangs Action Programme in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. |
|
(234745)
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204
N
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Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department plans to spend in total on tackling drugs in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. |
|
(234746)
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205
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David Howarth
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27th October 2008, Official Report, column 549W, on the Kingsnorth Climate Camp, what reports she has received on the injuries sustained by the 70 police officers injured at the Kingsnorth Climate Camp; and how many such injuries were sustained as a result of direct contact with protestors. |
|
(234659)
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206
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Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged 16 years and under were arrested for carrying knives in (a) Peterborough, (b) Cambridgeshire and (c) England and Wales in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(234416)
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207
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Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury & Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicle owners were fined for having a vehicle on the public roads without a valid MOT certificate in the last 12 months. |
|
(234649)
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209
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) vehicle thefts, (b) domestic burglaries and (c) violent crimes there were in each of the last 17 years. |
|
(234497)
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210
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the level of public fear of crime involving (a) theft of a car, (b) burglary and (c) a physical attack in each of the last 16 years. |
|
(234498)
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211
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Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department and its agencies have spent on (a) the design and production of new logos and (b) employing external (i) public relations and (ii) graphic design agencies in each year since 2000, broken down by project. |
|
(234438)
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219
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received from the Data Protection Commissioner on the accuracy of criminal records held on the Police National Computer; and what estimate she has made of the (a) number and (b) percentage of criminal records held on the Police National Computer which contain significant inaccuracies or errors. |
|
(234447)
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222
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department paid to the Plain English Campaign for (a) corporate membership fees, (b) additional training for officials, (c) use of the Approved by Plain English Campaign mark on documents, (d) use of the Internet Crystal Mark on her Department's website and (e) other fees in each year since 1997-98. |
|
(234450)
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224
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies spent on telecommunication costs in each year since 1997. |
|
(234452)
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225
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what losses which it incurred her Department was granted Treasury approval in each of the last five years. |
|
(234453)
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226
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from which companies her Department has purchased goods and services of a total value above £1 million in each of the last three years; and how much was spent in respect of each such company. |
|
(234454)
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229
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which programmes funded by her Department experienced a real terms reduction in their budget between 2006-07 and 2007-08; and what the budget was in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 in each case. |
|
(234457)
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232
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish its sustainable operations policy statement. |
|
(234460)
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235
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police recruits left the police force within two years of joining since 1997, broken down by police force area; and what percentage of leavers that figure represented in each year. |
|
(234463)
|
244
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the extent to which police custody suites are being used for (a) those who are mentally ill or held for their own protection and (b) the drunk and disorderly. |
|
(234472)
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245
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the (a) reliability and (b) usefulness of headcam technology in tackling crime; if she will make resources available to make this technology more widely available to the police; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(234473)
|
248
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the operation of the Police National Missing Person Bureau; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(234476)
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255
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) gun crimes and (b) arrests relating to gun crime there were in (i) England and Wales and (ii) each police force area in each of the last five years. |
|
(234483)
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256
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seizures of (a) methamphetamine, (b) cannabis and (c) heroin have been made by (i) police and (ii) HM Customs in each year since 1997; and what quantity was seized in each year. |
|
(234484)
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257
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of those accused of (a) possession of and (b) dealing in cannabis were (i) found not guilty, (ii) fined and (iii) imprisoned in each year since 2006. |
|
(234485)
|
267
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Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many under 18-year-olds have had Criminal Records Bureau checks in 2008-09 to date. |
|
(234651)
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268
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Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what payments (a) her Department and (b) its agencies have made to Ipsos MORI in the last 24 months; and for what services the payments were made. |
|
(234654)
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269
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Criminal Records Bureau checks were found to have been incorrect in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007; how many individuals were affected in each year; and what estimate she has made of the (i) number and (ii) percentage of individuals in respect of whom the Criminal Records Bureau holds incorrect information. |
|
(234660)
|
270
|
Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what access her Department has to the results of Criminal Records Bureau checks carried out in other EU member states; what arrangements are in place to ensure that all EU migrants are subject to a Criminal Records Bureau check before commencing employment in the UK; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(234670)
|
272
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
|
(234699)
|
273
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what role Ministers in his Department had in shortlisting companies bidding to provide electric and low carbon vehicles to public bodies under the Low Carbon Vehicles Innovation Platform. |
|
(234718)
|
274
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
|
(234698)
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275
N
|
Mr Stephen Crabb
(Preseli Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department has offered to (a) the Indian federal government and (b) the Orissa state government to assist the police and judicial authorities in ending the religious violence in Orissa. |
|
(234724)
|
276
N
|
Mr Stephen Crabb
(Preseli Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department has offered to (a) the Indian federal government and (b) the Orissa state government to (i) help return displaced people to their homes in safety and (ii) repair homes destroyed and damaged in the recent religious violence in Orissa. |
|
(234725)
|
277
N
|
Mr Stephen Crabb
(Preseli Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of conditions in the relief camps in Orissa state for people displaced by religious violence. |
|
(234726)
|
278
N
|
Mr Stephen Crabb
(Preseli Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what humanitarian assistance his Department has provided to people displaced by the recent-based violence in Orissa state, India. |
|
(234727)
|
279
|
Mr Dai Davies
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many water wells his Department has funded in each year since 1997; how much this programme has cost, broken down by country; and what estimate he has made of the number of lives that have been saved as a result. |
|
(234603)
|
280
N
|
John Howell
(Henley):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of the Department's emergency humanitarian budget he expects to spend on education over the next 12 months; if he will meet Save the Children to discuss its report, Delivering Education for Children in Emergency: A Key Building Bloc for the Future. |
|
(234669)
|
281
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
|
(234697)
|
282
|
Mr David Burrowes
(Enfield, Southgate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28th October 2008, Official Report, column 717W, on the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, what guidance is in place on the payment of compensation to victims of rape by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. |
|
(234584)
|
283
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons in England and Wales have implemented the integrated drug treatment system. |
|
(234551)
|
284
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the new National Offender Management Service drug strategy will be published. |
|
(234552)
|
286
N
|
Paul Rowen
(Rochdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the value of the liabilities of the (a) old and (b) new judicial pension scheme was at the latest date for which information is available. |
|
(234650)
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287
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
|
(234696)
|
288
|
Mr Eddie McGrady
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average cost of providing a place in a young offender institution in Northern Ireland was in the latest year for which figures are available. |
|
(234410)
|
289
|
Mr Owen Paterson
(North Shropshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of his Department's employees are fluent in Irish. |
|
(234636)
|
290
|
Mr Owen Paterson
(North Shropshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what measures he has taken to recruit people from non-Christian backgrounds to his Department. |
|
(234637)
|
291
|
Mr Owen Paterson
(North Shropshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people who are (a) Catholic and (b) Protestant are employed by his Department; and what percentage of the total number of employees these groups represent. |
|
(234638)
|
292
|
Mr Owen Paterson
(North Shropshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people who are (a) Catholic and (b) Protestant were recruited by his Department in the last two years; and what percentage of the number of recruits this represented. |
|
(234639)
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293
|
Mr Owen Paterson
(North Shropshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many official visits he has made to the United States of America in the last 12 months. |
|
(234640)
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294
N
|
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Minister for the Olympics, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 30th September 2008 regarding a constituent. |
|
(234487)
|
296
|
Mr Dai Davies
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Prime Minister, what matters relating to nuclear power development were discussed during his recent visit to the Gulf States. |
|
(234418)
|
298
|
Sarah Teather
(Brent East):
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make representations to the American President-elect to honour his commitment to close Guantánamo Bay. |
|
(234681)
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299
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
|
(234695)
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300
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
|
(234694)
|
301
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role Ministers in his Department had in shortlisting companies bidding to provide electric and low carbon vehicles to public bodies under the Low Carbon Vehicles Innovation Platform. |
|
(234719)
|
302
|
Greg Clark
(Tunbridge Wells):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a list of attendees at the International Experts Meeting held (a) in London on 27th October 2008 and (b) at Millbrook, Bedfordshire on 28th October 2008. |
|
(234720)
|
303
N
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the minimum recommended length of runway is for a Boeing 747 to land and take-off. |
|
(234593)
|
304
N
|
Mr Robert Goodwill
(Scarborough & Whitby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the levels of use of canal towpaths by cyclists and walkers. |
|
(234513)
|
305
N
|
Justine Greening
(Putney):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to meet hon. Members representing constituencies which would be affected by Heathrow expansion before announcing a decision on the matter; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234729)
|
306
|
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury & Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents involved cars without a valid MOT certificate in the last 12 months. |
|
(234641)
|
307
|
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury & Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents involving uninsured drivers have been reported to his Department in the last 12 months. |
|
(234648)
|
308
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) people and (b) children were (i) killed and (ii) seriously injured in road accidents in each of the last 16 years. |
|
(234591)
|
309
|
Tom Brake
(Carshalton & Wallington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what organisations for which his Department is responsible (a) use and (b) are planning to use Airwave handsets. |
|
(234692)
|
310
|
Mr David Burrowes
(Enfield, Southgate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what employment training is provided for the visually impaired in Enfield Southgate constituency; and what proportion of those who have undergone such training in each of the last five years are now in paid employment. |
|
(234579)
|
311
N
|
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of non-UK EU citizens who are in receipt of jobseeker's allowance while resident in another EU member state; what discussions he has had with other EU member states about the payment of jobseeker's allowance to non-UK EU citizens who are resident in such states; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234432)
|
312
N
|
Rosie Cooper
(West Lancashire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are being taken by the Child Support Agency to resolve the case of Mr Paul Barlow; and what steps the Agency plans to take to resolve the difficulties caused by the incorrect issue of a second liability order. |
|
(234510)
|
313
N
|
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Support Agency cases were unresolved three months after initiation at the latest date for which figures are available. |
|
(234691)
|
314
|
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of new Child Support Agency cases were resolved within six weeks of receipt in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(234711)
|
315
N
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what alternative financial support will be available to drug users who have had their access to out-of-work benefits restricted for failing to complete drug treatment under the terms of the Government's Drug Strategy 2008 to 2011. |
|
(234554)
|
316
N
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of (a) incapacity benefit and (b) jobseeker's allowance have cited drug abuse as the primary reason for being unable to work in each of the last five years. |
|
(234555)
|
319
|
Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the provision of additional flexibilities in the Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 for those lone parents who face circumstances that need special consideration will include those who home educate out of necessity rather than choice. |
|
(234618)
|
320
|
Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision has been made in the Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 for those lone parents who home educate their children out of necessity rather than choice; what estimate he has made of the number of children who are home educated out of (a) necessity and (b) choice; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234619)
|
321
|
Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of Jobcentre Plus's capacity to implement the reforms outlined in the Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234620)
|
322
|
Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedures he has put in place to ensure Jobcentre Plus considers individual circumstances on a case by case basis, with particular reference to cases of lone parents seeking special consideration under the Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008. |
|
(234621)
|
323
|
Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he made of the effect of possible higher unemployment levels on (a) the labour market and (b) Jobcentre Plus when drafting the Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008. |
|
(234622)
|
324
|
Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what safeguards have been put in place in (a) the Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 and (b) Jobcentre Plus operations to protect the most vulnerable lone parents. |
|
(234623)
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326
|
Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on demand for child care services and on the availability of child care services of the Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008; what steps he has taken to assess the adequacy of the availability of services; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234625)
|
327
N
|
Mr David Lidington
(Aylesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to reply substantively to Question 228037, on Sunley House, Aylesbury, tabled by the hon. Member for Aylesbury on 14th October 2008 for answer on 20th October 2008. |
|
(234511)
|
328
|
Mike Penning
(Hemel Hempstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Hemel Hempstead residents have applied for pension credits since the scheme's inception. |
|
(234573)
|
329
|
John Penrose
(Weston-Super-Mare):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the future budget for Flexible New Deal in the event of future increases in unemployment. |
|
(234507)
|
330
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent assessment is of the Government's progress towards meeting its targets to reduce child poverty. |
|
(234494)
|
331
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners were living in poverty in each region of the UK (a) after housing costs and (b) before housing costs in each year since 1990. |
|
(234499)
|
332
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners were living in poverty in Vale of Clwyd constituency in each of the last 16 years. |
|
(234500)
|
333
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps he has taken to assist vulnerable people in the Vale of Clwyd constituency; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of those measures. |
|
(234506)
|
Notices given on Thursday 6 November
1
N
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Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham & Amersham):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which UK embassies and overseas offices have personnel with specific responsibilities for the promotion of business investment in Wales. |
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[Transferred]
(234354)
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2
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John Bercow
(Buckingham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to support families with incomes less than 60 per cent. of median income and with family members with autism who are experiencing difficulties as a result of the credit crunch and the recession. |
|
[Transferred]
(234676)
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3
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Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent assessment he has made of the level of availability of wraparound child care in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Birmingham. |
|
[Transferred]
(234624)
|
4
N
|
Mr Mark Harper
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Oral Answer to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell of 20th October 2008, Official Report, column 4, on labour statistics, how many (a) British born and (b) migrant workers were in employment (i) in October 2006 and (ii) on the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(234060)
|
5
|
Mr David Kidney
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding has been identified to give effect in the UK to the European Council's decision to promote a number of carbon capture and storage demonstration projects in member states. |
|
[Transferred]
(234429)
|
6
|
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate the Government has made of the average cost of decommissioning a nuclear power station, including associated clean-up costs. |
|
[Transferred]
(234665)
|
7
|
Mike Penning
(Hemel Hempstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many mosques (a) were registered and (b) had applied for registration to perform joint civil and religious marriage ceremonies at the most recent date for which figures are available. |
|
[Transferred]
(234592)
|
8
|
Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 29th October 2008, Official Report, column 1057W, on dementia: research, how much of the intended £30 million Medical Research Council (MRC) and Wellcome Trust investment into neurodegenerative diseases is to be funded by (a) MRC and the Wellcome Trust investment and (b) by medical research charities; how much is to be spent in each year of the research programme; and how much is to be spent on research into each form of neurodegenerative disease. |
|
[Transferred]
(234666)
|
9
|
Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether a group to compile national guidance on the streamlining and commissioning of drug treatment for offenders has been established. |
|
[Transferred]
(234561)
|
10
N
|
Dr Evan Harris
(Oxford West & Abingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the success rate at appeal hearings has been for incapacity for work applicants (a) overall and (b) where both the claimant and the representative attended the hearing in the last five years for which figures are available. |
|
[Transferred]
(234433)
|
11
N
|
Dr Evan Harris
(Oxford West & Abingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the success rate was at appeal hearings for disability living allowance applicants (a) overall and (b) where both the claimant and the representative attended the hearing in the last five years for which figures are available. |
|
[Transferred]
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12
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Mike Penning
(Hemel Hempstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in Hemel Hempstead were given (a) immediate fines, (b) compensation orders and (c) cautions for acts of vandalism in each of the last five years. |
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[Transferred]
(234574)
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13
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Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) 15, (b) 16 and (c) 17 year olds were on remand in each police force area in each year since 1997; and how many went on to serve a prison sentence. |
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[Transferred]
(234448)
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14
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Mr David Ruffley
(Bury St Edmunds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many persistent young offenders are registered; how many offences have been recorded where the offender was a persistent young offender in each year since 1997; and what percentage of total offences in each police force area in England and Wales this represents. |
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[Transferred]
(234449)
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15
|
Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
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(235033)
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16
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Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27th October 2008, what steps he plans to take to ensure that banks which have sought recourse to the banking rescue package are not commercially disadvantaged. |
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(234945)
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17
|
Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
|
(235025)
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18
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14th May 2008, Official Report, column 1625W, on valuation: licensed premises, if he will place in the Library a copy of the updated manual on valuing licensed premises. |
|
(235013)
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19
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18th October 2007, Official Report, column 1279W, on the Valuation Office: manuals, if he will publish an updated list of the titles of each of the Valuation Office Agency's learning manuals. |
|
(235015)
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20
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many invitations to tender the Valuation Office Agency has issued in the last 12 months; and for what projects. |
|
(235017)
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21
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21st July 2008, Official Report, column 716W, on council tax: Wales, what the web address of the page with the updated information is. |
|
(235049)
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22
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10th September 2008, Official Report, columns 1956-7W, on the Valuation Office Agency: Capgemini, what the (a) names, (b) types and (c) functions of the licences categorised under the other costs heading are. |
|
(235050)
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23
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10th September 2008, Official Report, column 1957W, on the Valuation Office: consultants, what the (a) function and (b) nature of the consultancy support being provided for each of the two assignments in relation to the World Class Delivery programme is; and whether it includes assistance on the manner in which council tax valuations are conducted. |
|
(235052)
|
24
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10th September 2008, Official Report, column 1957W, on the Valuation Office: consultants, if he will place in the Library the Brand Vista research report, redacting any commercially confidential elements. |
|
(235058)
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25
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Valuation Office Agency's (a) Information Asset Register and (b) E-BAR post-implementation review. |
|
(235076)
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26
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's assessment is of the maximum financial value of a reasonable fee for the purposes of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (Zero-Carbon Homes Relief) (Amendment) Regulations 2008. |
|
(235077)
|
27
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much expenditure has been incurred on the Valuation Office Agency's Automated Valuation Model, including expenditure on contracts with external suppliers, to date. |
|
(235078)
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28
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department have had with the National Association of Estate Agents in the last 12 months; and on what dates. |
|
(235079)
|
29
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what work the Valuation Office Agency's processing centre in Rhyl, Wales will undertake in relation to digitisation of council tax valuation records. |
|
(235081)
|
30
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Beacon groups the Valuation Office Agency uses in the revaluations and valuations of domestic properties; and what the determining characteristics are of each such group. |
|
(235082)
|
31
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department made of the effects of the 1991-92 stamp duty suspension on the housing market. |
|
(235083)
|
32
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether, under the terms of the contract with rightmove.co.uk, homeowners may refuse to provide information regarding their homes to the Valuation Office Agency. |
|
(235084)
|
33
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice the Valuation Office Agency has sought from the Office of the Surveillance Commissioner; on what occasions; and for what purposes. |
|
(235085)
|
34
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of the stamp duty threshold extension; and what his estimate is of the number of housing transactions that will be affected by the extension. |
|
(235095)
|
35
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications by local authorities to borrow from the Public Works Loan Board have been rejected in the last three years; and for what reasons in each case. |
|
(235096)
|
36
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Valuation Office Agency's management board meeting minutes of 24th July 2008, if he will place in the Library a copy of the practical advice on preparation of hard copy records that has been posted on the Agency's intranet. |
|
(235097)
|
37
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Valuation Office Agency has spent on IT projects in the last 24 months, broken down by project. |
|
(235098)
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38
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what planning applications were made by his Department between May 1997 and May 1998. |
|
(235099)
|
39
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the speech and presentation of the Chief Executive of the Valuation Office Agency made at the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation annual conference on 1st October 2008. |
|
(235100)
|
40
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been allocated by HM Revenue and Customs on behalf of the Valuation Office Agency for payments to Rightmove.co.uk plc in 2008-09. |
|
(235101)
|
41
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for the Valuation Office Agency's review of the effects of the increases in empty property business rates. |
|
(235102)
|
42
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10th September 2008, Official Report, column 1988W, on empty property: regeneration, whether his Department has received representations from urban regeneration companies on the effect of increases in empty property business rates since that Answer was given. |
|
(235106)
|
43
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what datasets the Valuation Office Agency has purchased from the company MapInfo in the last five years. |
|
(235140)
|
44
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Valuation Office Agency's most recent Central Memorandum of Agreement. |
|
(235143)
|
45
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) most and (b) least deprived lower super output area is in each of the principal seaside towns in England and Wales. |
|
(234939)
|
46
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest ranking lower super outpur area on the crime domain for multiple index of deprivation is in each of the principal seaside towns in England and Wales. |
|
(234950)
|
47
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what percentage of migrant workers there are in the workforce in each of the principal seaside towns in England and Wales. |
|
(234951)
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48
|
Mr Mark Todd
(South Derbyshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what UK regulatory involvement there was in the acquisition of Derbyshire Offshore by Kaupthing, Singer and Friedlander International. |
|
(234776)
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49
|
Mr Mark Todd
(South Derbyshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what UK regulatory interest existed in Derbyshire Offshore prior to its acquisition by Kaupthing, Singer and Friedlander International in December 2007. |
|
(234777)
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50
|
Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children with special education needs (SEN) are transported to school from (i) their homes and (ii) pick-up points for each local authroity in England; and how much each local authority in England spent on SEN transport in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(234862)
|
51
|
Mr David Cameron
(Witney):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the number of teachers who left their employment with between two and five years experience in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008 to date. |
|
(234834)
|
52
|
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many people in his Department are employed to answer Parliamentary Questions. |
|
(234779)
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53
|
Michael Gove
(Surrey Heath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teachers have (a) applied for and (b) gained excellent teacher status (i) since the programme started and (ii) in the academic year 2007-08. |
|
(235109)
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54
|
Michael Gove
(Surrey Heath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average starting salary (a) inside and (b) outside London was for newly qualified teachers in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(235110)
|
55
|
Michael Gove
(Surrey Heath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much was spent on (a) teacher training, (b) teacher professional development, (c) teacher wages and (d) other teacher payments in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(235111)
|
56
|
Michael Gove
(Surrey Heath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he expects the evaluation of pilots for free school meals for primary schools to be completed. |
|
(235112)
|
57
|
Michael Gove
(Surrey Heath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of teachers who received golden hellos in each year since their introduction have since left the profession. |
|
(235113)
|
58
|
Mr David Laws
(Yeovil):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether pupils resident in Wales and Scotland who attend schools in England will be included on the ContactPoint database; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234895)
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59
|
Mr David Laws
(Yeovil):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department plans to spend on the National Challenge in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234910)
|
60
|
Mr David Laws
(Yeovil):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much was spent by his Department on the education maintenance allowance in each year since its introduction, broken down by income decile of recipient's parents. |
|
(234911)
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61
|
Mr David Laws
(Yeovil):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of 16 to 18 year olds were entitled to (a) the full, (b) a partial and (c) no education maintenance allowance in the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234915)
|
62
|
Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
|
(235038)
|
63
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of educational attainment at schools in the principal seaside towns in England. |
|
(234935)
|
64
|
Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
|
(235024)
|
65
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will place in the Library a copy of the display energy certificates and advisory reports for (a) 26 Whitehall and (b) Admiralty House. |
|
(234981)
|
66
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment has been made of the accuracy of the last national census. |
|
(234991)
|
67
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what questions will be included in the next census which were not in the last census. |
|
(234992)
|
68
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether cadastral information on a domestic dwelling counts as personal information for the purposes of his Department's new Information Charter. |
|
(234993)
|
69
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the budgeted (a) set-up costs and (b) yearly running costs are for the Number10TV channel; and what the cost was of the recent Downing Street website redesign. |
|
(235000)
|
70
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent edition of the Central Office of Information's White Book. |
|
(235001)
|
71
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many home information packs have been commissioned by his Department or its representatives to market a residential property; for which properties; at what cost; and whether a voluntary home condition report was purchased as part of the packs. |
|
(235002)
|
72
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 14th July 2008, Official Report, column 155W, on Ecovert FM, what his definition is of minor works; and what the level is of the threshold. |
|
(235048)
|
73
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the estimated cost of production of a single national address register for use in the 2011 census will be; what sources will be used to compile the register; and whether the register will be single-use. |
|
(235103)
|
74
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what percentage of the population is over state pension age in each of the principal seaside towns in England and Wales. |
|
(234933)
|
75
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people and what proportion of the working age population were in employment in each of the principal seaside towns in England and Wales in each year since 1997. |
|
(234934)
|
76
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the average earnings of (a) males and (b) females are in the principal seaside towns in England and Wales. |
|
(234936)
|
77
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the lower super output areas are with the (a) highest and (b) lowest average income level for each of the principal seaside towns in England and Wales. |
|
(234941)
|
78
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the lower super output areas are with the (a) highest and (b) lowest employment levels in each of the principal seaside towns in England and Wales. |
|
(234942)
|
79
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the lower super output areas are with the (a) highest and (b) lowest rankings on the living environment domain for the multiple index of deprivation is in each of the principal seaside towns in England and Wales. |
|
(234944)
|
80
|
Mr David Cameron
(Witney):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of local government workers who left their employment with between two and five years experience in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008 to date. |
|
(234833)
|
81
|
Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much local authority stock was sold under the Right to Buy scheme in each year since 1997. |
|
(234925)
|
82
|
Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new build homes were constructed by local authorities in each year since 1997. |
|
(234926)
|
83
|
Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new build homes were constructed by arm's length management organisations in each year since 2001. |
|
(234927)
|
84
|
Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new build homes were constructed by registered social landlords in each year since 1997. |
|
(234928)
|
85
|
Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new build homes constructed by registered social landlords were made available for rental by social tenants in each year since 1997. |
|
(234929)
|
86
|
Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new build homes constructed by registered social landlords were sold (a) outright and (b) under Home Buy and other schemes in each year since 1997. |
|
(234930)
|
87
|
Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homeless households were accepted as (a) eligible for housing, (b) unintentionally homeless and (c) in priority need by local authorities in each year since 1997. |
|
(234931)
|
88
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received from local businesses on the effect on payable rates of installing shutters, security cameras and other security measures. |
|
(234863)
|
89
|
Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for which Government websites her Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
|
(235036)
|
90
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) the Valuation Office Agency (i) have and (ii) will have access to data from the National Register of Social Housing. |
|
(235080)
|
91
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of households are in (a) social housing and (b) the private rented sector in each of the principal seaside towns in England. |
|
(234937)
|
92
|
Sarah Teather
(Brent East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effect on the regeneration plans at Harlow of building a proposed eco-town at northeast Elsenham. |
|
(234835)
|
93
|
Sarah Teather
(Brent East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effect on local emissions levels of developing an eco-town at northeast Elsenham. |
|
(234836)
|
94
|
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield, Attercliffe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects to lay before the House the Order increasing society lottery limits. |
|
(234823)
|
95
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department attended the Brazilian Grand Prix in an official capacity; what the purpose of the visit was in each case; and what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department. |
|
(234770)
|
96
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what methodology his Department uses to extrapolate data from completed returns to compile the Alcohol, Entertainment and Late Night Refreshment Statistics; whether the same methodology has been used in each of the last two years; and how differences in the ways in which data is gathered is accounted for within this methodology. |
|
(234824)
|
97
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether all jurisdictions which have been placed on the gambling whitelist currently have procedures in place that ensure age verification can be conducted within 72 hours. |
|
(234896)
|
98
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing legislation on remote gambling in preventing children from gambling. |
|
(234946)
|
99
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with jurisdictions where remote gambling companies operate which are allowed to advertise in the UK on the adequacy of their regulatory regimes; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234948)
|
100
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what research the Gambling Commission has undertaken on age verification procedures in jurisdictions and which have remote online gambling companies allowed to advertise in the UK. |
|
(234949)
|
101
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 21st July 2008, Official Report, columns 805-6W, on gambling, what steps the Gambling Commission has taken in respect of those gambling operations which failed its mystery shopper tests; if he will place in the Library a list of those organisations which have failed the tests to date; how many such tests have been conducted to date; how many remote gambling operations have failed the tests; and in which jurisdictions those remote organisations are based. |
|
(234966)
|
102
|
Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he was first made aware of current levels of failure of the Gambling Commission's mystery shopper test for gambling companies; and what steps he has taken in response. |
|
(234985)
|
103
|
Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
|
(235041)
|
104
|
Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which planning applications for renewable energy projects English Heritage have objected to in the last five years. |
|
(234843)
|
105
|
Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the policy is of English Heritage on planning applications for renewable energy projects. |
|
(234844)
|
106
|
Dr Liam Fox
(Woodspring):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel from HMS Illustrious went absent without leave in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(234918)
|
107
|
Dr Liam Fox
(Woodspring):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have been discharged on medical grounds in each year since 2001. |
|
(234919)
|
108
|
Dr Liam Fox
(Woodspring):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required and (b) actual strength of the Defence Medical Services is, broken down by type. |
|
(234920)
|
109
|
Dr Liam Fox
(Woodspring):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) expenditure on and (b) number of defence attaches was in each year since 2003. |
|
(234921)
|
110
|
Dr Liam Fox
(Woodspring):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new referrals to each Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit there have been in each year since 2003. |
|
(234922)
|
111
|
Dr Liam Fox
(Woodspring):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new referrals to each Department of Community Mental Health there have been in each year since 2003. |
|
(234923)
|
112
|
Dr Liam Fox
(Woodspring):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the US administration on the potential for UK participation in the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle programme. |
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(234955)
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113
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
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(235035)
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114
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Ann Winterton
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what types of vehicles are being considered to fulfill the Wolfhound designation; and whether the preference will be given to vehicles offering the greatest (a) level of protection and (b) load capacity. |
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(234773)
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115
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each has received since his Department's creation; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
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(235043)
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116
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Mr James Gray
(North Wiltshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to tackle the problems of abandoned cars since 2002. |
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(234913)
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117
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Robert Key
(Salisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the risk of the BTV1 strain of bluetongue reaching the UK from France; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234851)
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118
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Robert Key
(Salisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of livestock have been vaccinated against bluetongue in (a) East Anglia, (b) the South West and (c) the North of England. |
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(234852)
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119
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Robert Key
(Salisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many unused doses of bluetongue vaccine there are in England; and what their value is. |
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(234853)
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120
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the existence of rabies in the live bat population; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234771)
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121
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to UK industry of implementing the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive to date. |
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(234838)
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122
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made in the development of catchment flood management plans; and if he will make a statement. |
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(235059)
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123
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many miles of flood defences will be abandoned if the proposed catchment management plans proceed. |
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(235104)
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124
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the proposed catchment flood management plans. |
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(235105)
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125
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
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(235030)
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126
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what records (a) his Department and (b) the Waste and Resources Action Programme keeps of which waste collection authorities have adopted closed lid collection policies. |
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(234987)
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127
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent inspection report of his Department by the Office of the Surveillance Commissioner. |
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(234988)
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128
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the new schemes for the charging for the collection of household waste will allow local authorities to charge Schedule 2 waste producers for the disposal of their waste. |
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(234989)
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129
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance (a) his Department and (b) the Waste and Resources Action Programme has produced on the provision of bins in public places. |
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(234990)
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130
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for North East Hertfordshire of 10th September 2008, Official Report, columns 1998-9W, on water supply, what the titles are of the research reports and studies undertaken by the Environment Agency on household water use. |
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(235003)
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131
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley of 1st September 2008, Official Report, column 1487W, on domestic wastes: contracts, when copies of projects WR0103 and WR0104 will be placed in the Library. |
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(235004)
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132
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley of 1st September 2008, Official Report, column 1487W, on domestic wastes: contracts, what the timetable is for the peer review of WR0106 and for the completion of WR0506. |
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(235005)
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133
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1st September 2008, Official Report, column 1487W, on domestic waste: waste disposal, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's Review of Environmental and Health Effects of Waste Management. |
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(235006)
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134
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Department of Health on the effect of the public smoking ban on levels of (a) noise nuisance and (b) smoking-related litter. |
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(235008)
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135
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether residual waste collected from businesses by (a) local authorities and (b) private contractors is subject to the Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme. |
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(235009)
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136
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Schedule 2 waste producers will be liable for waste incentive charges where such schemes are in operation. |
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(235011)
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137
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether private waste contractors will have voting rights on joint waste authorities. |
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(235012)
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138
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release of 16th September 2008, on local environment quality surveys; if he will place in the Library an electronic version of the datasets for all the 175 local authorities in an Excel format. |
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(235016)
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139
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 17th September 2008, Official Report, column 2231W, on departmental public participation, what the timetable is for the Navigator study to be completed. |
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(235047)
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140
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7th March 2008, Official Report, column 644W, on embassies: waste management, and of 9th January 2008, Official Report, column 636W, on waste disposal: domestic waste, whether the new charges for the collection of household waste will apply to foreign embassies which are composite hereditaments and domestic properties which are solely occupied by diplomats or whether they will be exempt under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. |
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(235051)
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141
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which local authorities have introduced weekly organic waste collections for households (a) across their locality and (b) as pilot schemes. |
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(235061)
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142
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which local authorities responded to consultation on technical guidance on the pilots of charges for the collection of household waste. |
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(235062)
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143
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what records (a) his Department and (b) the Waste and Resources Action Programme keeps on which waste collection authorities have adopted compulsory recycling collection policies. |
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(235063)
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144
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the research report commissioned by his Department Waste Strategy Review - SD0328. |
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(235064)
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145
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent inspection report of the Rural Payments Agency by the Office of the Surveillance Commissioner that is held by the Rural Payments Agency. |
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(235065)
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146
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what schemes relating to UK household waste prevention have been funded by the EU Interreg programme. |
|
(235066)
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147
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what organisations and individuals responded to the consultation on the guidance on the waste incentive pilots. |
|
(235067)
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148
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the guidance provided by (a) his Department and (b) the Environment Agency on the issuing of fixed penalty notices for waste offences to juveniles. |
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(235068)
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149
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the research report commissoned by his Department, OU Household Waste Survey - EV01011. |
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(235069)
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150
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has a target for a reduction in the use of disposable bags. |
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(235070)
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151
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department and its agencies have made of the effects of emissions of dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls into the air on public health. |
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(235071)
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152
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what dates his Department's Joint Waste Authorities Advisory Group has met to date; and what the membership of the group is. |
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(235072)
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153
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance (a) his Department and (b) the Waste and Resources Action Programme has issued on the replacement by waste collection authorities of stolen waste recepticles for household waste. |
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(235073)
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154
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which local authorities have formally expressed an interest in participating in pilots for charges for the collection of household rubbish. |
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(235074)
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155
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fly-tipping offences were recorded by Flycapture in 2007-08; at what cost to local authorities; and what proportion of those offences related to household waste. |
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(235075)
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156
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report commissioned for his Department entitled Municipal Waste Management Strategies and the Land Use Planning System for Waste in England - A Report to DEFRA and ODPM. |
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(235090)
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157
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the average cost per household to local waste collection authorities of domestic waste collection with (a) a weekly and (b) an alternate weekly frequency. |
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(235091)
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158
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report commissioned by the Waste and Resources Action Programme from Eunomia entitled Managing Biowastes from Households in the UK: Applying Life-cycle Thinking in the Framework of Cost-benefit Analysis. |
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(235092)
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159
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report Household Waste Prevention, commissioned by his Department from Eunomia. |
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(235093)
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160
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of meeting the 2013 landfill diversion target; and if he will make a statement. |
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(235094)
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161
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21st July 2008, Official Report, column 757W, on waste disposal: fees and charges, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Flycapture Enforcement Course module on the issuing of fixed penalty notices for waste offences. |
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(235114)
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162
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) his Department, (b) the Environment Agency and (c) the Waste and Resources Action Programme has provided support to local authority schemes for recruiting volunteers to monitor local environmental quality. |
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(235116)
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163
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if materials for recycling collected from municipal (a) litter bins and (b) recycling bins will count toward targets for domestic recycling. |
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(235117)
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164
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance (a) his Department, (b) the regional improvement efficiency partnerships and (c) the Waste and Resources Action Programme has provided to local authorities on provision of communal bins in urban areas. |
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(235130)
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165
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance the Waste and Resources Action Programme has issued to local authorities on the operation of weekly collections of residual household waste. |
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(235131)
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166
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what dates his Department's Waste Incentives Project Board has met to date; and what the membership of the Board is. |
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(235132)
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167
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the maximum fixed penalty fine is that can be levied by a waste collection authority against a household for a waste disposal offence. |
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(235133)
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168
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations his Department has received on making joint waste authorities precepting authorities. |
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(235134)
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169
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on co-mingling in the collection of household recycling and the use of materials recycling facilities is. |
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(235135)
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170
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information is collated (a) locally, (b) centrally and (c) by the Environment Agency on the processing, destinations and locations of household rubbish collected for recycling. |
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(235136)
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171
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the (a) date, (b) title and (c) topic of each research report or project commissioned by his Department and its agencies from the consultancy, Eunomia. |
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(235137)
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172
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Environment Agency will take steps to increase the transparency of the final destination of materials collected for recycling once the materials are transferred from local authorities to waste disposal companies. |
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(235138)
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173
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of progress by the United Kingdom towards the 2013 landfill diversion target; and if he will make a statement. |
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(235139)
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174
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance (a) his Department and (b) the Waste and Resources Action Programme has provided on recycling in an office environment. |
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(235141)
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175
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library copies of each individual response to his Department's most recent consultation on guidance on pilot waste incentive schemes for the collection of household rubbish. |
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(235142)
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176
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many local authorities have expressed interest in participating in a pilot waste incentive scheme. |
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(235144)
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177
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the relationship there will be between regional waste strategy boards if established and joint waste authorities. |
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(235145)
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178
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report, entitled Household Waste Prevention, commissioned by his Department from Eunomia. |
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(235146)
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179
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the selection or designation of the pilot authorities for pilot waste incentive schemes for the collection of household waste will be subject to parliamentary scrutiny. |
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(235147)
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180
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed pilot waste incentive schemes for the collection of household waste will include houses in multiple occupation. |
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(235148)
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181
|
Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what response he has made to the European Parliament's proposals on the draft Regulation concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234830)
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182
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Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure an assessment of the impact of the proposed EU regulation on the Placing of Plant Protection Products on the Market on the UK ornamental horticulture and gardening industry is made prior to any implementation; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234854)
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183
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Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the derogation contained in the European Council's Common Position of the Proposal for a Regulation Concerning the Placing of Plant Protection Products on the Market for emergency use of plant protection products for up to five years will continue; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234855)
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184
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Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on UK producers, suppliers and distributors of plant protection products as a consequence of the European Parliament's Proposal for a Regulation Concerning the Placing of Plant Protection Products on the Market. |
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(234856)
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185
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Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on the zoning proposals contained in the draft Regulation Concerning the Placing of Plant Protection Products on the Market in the European Union; whether he is seeking any changes to these zones; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234857)
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186
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Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commission a further analysis by experts of the proposed zones in regards to the proposed EU Regulation Concerning the Placing of Plant Protection Products on the Market; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234858)
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187
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Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to address the potential impact on the British horticulture industry of the European Parliament's proposals on substitution contained in the proposed European Union Regulation Concerning the Placing of Plant Protection Products; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234859)
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188
|
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of Russia's planned deployment of Iskander missiles to the Kaliningrad region; what discussions he has had on the matter with (a) the Polish government and (b) other NATO counterparts; what assessment he has made of President Medvedev's threat electronically to jam the US anti-ballistic missile systems; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234947)
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189
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met the President of the European Council to discuss the economic situation in the European Union. |
|
(234860)
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190
|
Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
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(235026)
|
191
|
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what dates have been set for further UN talks intended to bring about a negotiated solution to the dispute in Western Sahara. |
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(234952)
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192
|
Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for Tysabri have been issued in each of the last two years, broken down by (a) NHS region and (b) age of recipient. |
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(234829)
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193
|
Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides on manual handling in order to minimise the risk of bruising to care home residents or persons in other care settings. |
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(234839)
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194
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Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has commissioned on and what assessment it has made of the reasons for bruising of residents of care homes and persons in other care settings. |
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(234840)
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195
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Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what standards his Department has set for the (a) monitoring and (b) reporting of bruising caused to care home residents. |
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(234841)
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196
|
Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who in his Department was responsible for the apporval of the evaluation methodology used in the risk sharing scheme for the provision of multiple sclerosis disease modifying drugs. |
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(234842)
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197
|
Mr David Cameron
(Witney):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) NHS nurses and (b) NHS doctors who left their employment with between two and five years experience in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008 to date. |
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(234832)
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198
|
Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to ensure that the additional services patients are currently provided by dispensing appliance contractors are maintained under the proposed new arrangements under Part IX of the Drug Tariff for the provision of stoma and urology services in primary care; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234924)
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199
|
Mr David Evennett
(Bexleyheath & Crayford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were registered as carers in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley in each of the last five years. |
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(234826)
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200
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Mr David Evennett
(Bexleyheath & Crayford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged 16 years and under were arrested for carrying knives in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(234827)
|
201
|
Stephen Hesford
(Wirral West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the expansion of patient choice from April 2008 will specifically apply to mental health services; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234778)
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202
|
Robert Key
(Salisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the likely change in the number of cases of Sennybridge Disease when UK derogations from European animal health regulation EC998/2003 expires in July 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234850)
|
203
|
Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
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(235032)
|
204
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Anne Milton
(Guildford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce alcohol consumption among 11 to 15 year olds who drink regularly. |
|
(234957)
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205
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Anne Milton
(Guildford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the incidence of binge drinking amont (a) men and (b) women aged 16 to 24 years. |
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(234958)
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206
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Anne Milton
(Guildford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many sexual health test screens were carried out in (a) 1997 and (b) 2008. |
|
(234982)
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207
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Anne Milton
(Guildford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average life expectancy was of a patient diagnosed with HIV in each year from 2001. |
|
(234983)
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208
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Anne Milton
(Guildford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of new HIV infections were acquired outside of the UK in each year since 2001. |
|
(234984)
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209
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Anne Milton
(Guildford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people who have HIV but are unaware that they have the virus. |
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(234986)
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210
|
Anne Milton
(Guildford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the rates of infection for (a) HIV, (b) genital herpes, (c) syphilis, (d) gonorrhea and (e) chlamydia were in each month from 2001 to 2008. |
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211
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Anne Milton
(Guildford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of primary care trusts are taking part in his Department's National Chlamydia Screening Programme. |
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(235087)
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212
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Anne Milton
(Guildford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to reduce the incidence of chlamydia amongst people aged 16 to 24 years. |
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(235108)
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213
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Mike Penning
(Hemel Hempstead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people per thousand received emergency admittance to hospital in England in each of the last five years. |
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(234766)
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214
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the lower super output areas are with the (a) highest and (b) lowest health rankings in each of the principal seaside towns in England. |
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215
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Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Leicester City Primary Care Trust spent on specialist treatment for alcohol dependency in (a) 2007 and (b) 1997; how many cases of alcohol dependency it dealt with in each of those years; and what treatments it makes available for people with alcohol dependency. |
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216
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Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the Leicester City Primary Care Trust budget for preventative measures against alcohol dependency was in (a) 2007 and (b) 1997; what the average waiting time for specialist treatment for alcohol dependency in the trust area was in each of those years; how much the trust spent on residential treatment for alcohol dependency in each of those years; and what its budget for alcohol awareness campaigns was in each of those years. |
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(234965)
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217
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Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the rates of (a) type-1 and (b) type-2 diabetes were (i) in each of the last 10 years and (ii) at the most recent date for which information is available; and how often and by what mechanism the rate is measured. |
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(235021)
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218
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Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the rate of obesity was at the latest date for which information is available. |
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219
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Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of new cases of diabetes identified in the last 12 months his Department estimates were due to (a) better diagnosis of existing diabetes and (b) more people developing diabetes. |
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220
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Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department is providing to charitable or non-governmental organisations and projects which raise awareness of type 2 diabetes in 2008-09. |
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(235045)
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221
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Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on the removal of unsuccessful asylum seekers to Somalia. |
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(234956)
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222
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Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is on removing failed asylum seekers to the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
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223
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Mr Stephen Crabb
(Preseli Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Buckingham of 14th October 2008, Official Report, column 1072W, on crimes against humanity, how many of the people whose cases were investigated were refused entry into the UK (a) as a result of the investigation and (b) for other reasons. |
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(234914)
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224
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost has been of police forces using handheld fingerprinting devices to date. |
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(234864)
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225
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from which budget the cost of paying for the use of handheld fingerprinting devices by police forces will be met. |
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(234865)
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226
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Association of Chief Police Officers on the issuing of new guidelines to take into account the use of handheld fingerprinting devices. |
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227
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the use of handheld fingerprinting devices will be monitored; and how the data so gathered will be recorded. |
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(234867)
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228
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications of the use of handheld fingerprinting devices for the recording of criminal records. |
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(234868)
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229
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what circumstances records of shoplifting offences are kept. |
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(234869)
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230
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what definition she uses of crime against business. |
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231
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of whether handheld fingerprint devices are used in a consistent manner by rural and urban police forces. |
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(234871)
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232
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for which Government websites her Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
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(235031)
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233
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Anne Milton
(Guildford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been fined for refusing (a) to surrender alccohol in a public place and (b) a police officer's order to stop drinking in the last 12 months. |
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(234960)
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234
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued on the implications for security of the provision of refuse bins in public places. |
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(235018)
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235
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the maximum retention period is for data collected from automatic number plate recognition cameras operated by her Department and its agencies. |
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(235019)
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236
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many local authority CCTV cameras use her Department's automatic number plate recognition system. |
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(235020)
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237
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the monetary value of the default fine issued under a fixed penalty notice is for the offence of shoplifting goods of under £200 in value. |
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(235046)
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238
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's news release of 22nd September 2008, what powers the proposed community crime fighters will have; and what accreditation they will undergo. |
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(235088)
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239
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether representatives of the Interceptions of Communications Commissioner undertake inspections of local authorities. |
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(235089)
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240
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the key crime indicators are in (a) each of the principal seaside towns in England and Wales and (b) the super output layer ward with the (i) highest and (ii) lowest crime rates within each of those towns. |
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(234940)
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241
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Clare Short
(Birmingham, Ladywood):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State for Borders and Immigration plans to reply to the enquiry from the right hon. Member from Birmingham, Ladywood of 7th October 2008 on the allowed appeal and issue of a visa to Ahmed Sharif Ali (Post reference: 92727 Addis Ababa). |
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(234772)
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242
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
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(235042)
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243
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John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, when the proposed work programme for the Stategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property Policy will be made available; and what funding has been provided for the Board to conduct research. |
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(234846)
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244
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Sarah Teather
(Brent East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people in each region enrolled on courses for each level of qualification in construction at further education colleges in each of the last 10 years. |
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(234932)
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245
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
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(235034)
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246
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Mr Michael Moore
(Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's objectives are for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznan; what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment and Climate Change about the conference; whether a Minister from his Department will be part of the Government's delegation; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234961)
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247
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Mr Michael Moore
(Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's objectives are for the Financing for Development Conference in Doha; what Ministerial and official level representation there will be from his Department as part of the British delegation to the summit; what discussions he has had with the (a) Prime Minister and (b) Chancellor of the Exchequer about this summit; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234962)
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248
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Mr Michael Moore
(Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of remittances and (b) monetary value of remittances sent from the UK to each recipient developing country in each of the last three years. |
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(234963)
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249
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Ann Coffey
(Stockport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of issuing penalty notices for disorder in preventing shoplifters from re-offending. |
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250
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Ann Coffey
(Stockport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many penalty notices for disorder were issued for shoplifting in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(234783)
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251
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Mr Neil Gerrard
(Walthamstow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that all grades of staff in the National Offender Management service have a balanced representation drawn from the prison and probation services. |
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(235053)
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252
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Mr Neil Gerrard
(Walthamstow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the throughput of offenders on accredited programmes was (a) in custody and (b) in the community in 2007-08 was. |
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(235054)
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253
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Mr Neil Gerrard
(Walthamstow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the completion rates for accredited programmes taken by offenders (a) in custody and (b) in the community were in 2007-08; and what the targets for completion were. |
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(235055)
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254
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Mr Neil Gerrard
(Walthamstow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what targets he has set for completion of accredited programmes (a) in custody and (b) in the community in 2008-09. |
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(235056)
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255
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Mr Neil Gerrard
(Walthamstow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason offenders on community supervision experience the end-to-end offender management established through the Gate Practices and Protocols. |
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(235057)
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256
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Peter Luff
(Mid Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5th November 2008, Official Report, column 621W, on community legal advice: marketing, on what basis the 104 hon. Members who did not request a leaflet stand were selected to receive one; for that reason stands were sent to 151 hon. Members; and if he will make a statement. |
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(234831)
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257
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether primary legislation will be required to amend the sentencing guidelines for penalty notices for disorder. |
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(234872)
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258
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many cases court disposals have required full recompense to be made to the victims of retail theft in each of the last three years. |
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(234873)
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259
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made for the potential use of virtual courts; and what representations he has received on this matter. |
|
(234874)
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260
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many penalty notices for disorder have been issued to those with (a) drug and (b) alcohol-related problems since their inception. |
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(234875)
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261
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance is issued to local probation services for the implementation and enforcement of community orders. |
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(234876)
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262
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reasons are for the time taken to respond to the consultation on sentencing guidelines. |
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(234877)
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263
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to revise guidelines on the co-ordination of evidence emanating from police, local government authorities, the probation services and others, which demonstrates a particular pattern of behaviour for the purposes of sentencing in the event of a conviction for retail theft. |
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(234878)
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264
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he will undertake a regular review of the sentencing guidelines for shop theft conviction. |
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(234879)
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265
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
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(235027)
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266
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Anne Milton
(Guildford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for selling alcohol to a drunken person since the Licensing Act 2003 was implemented. |
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(234959)
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267
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Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many complaints about Police Service of Northern Ireland helicopter activity were recorded in each district command unit area in each of the last 12 months. |
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(234764)
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268
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
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(235040)
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269
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Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what consideration the organisers of the London 2012 Olympics have given to providing alternatives to cut flowers for presentation to medalists, competitors, VIPs and others during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. |
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(235060)
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270
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Mr Don Foster
(Bath):
To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many people attended the Brazilian Grand Prix at the expense of her Office; what the purpose of the visit was in each case; and what estimate she has made of the costs incurred. |
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(234828)
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271
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what the procedure is for allocating landscaping contracts for the Olympic Games 2012 site. |
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(234861)
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272
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
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(235029)
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273
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department provided to the British Railways Residuary Board in 2008-09. |
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(234897)
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274
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what transport grants are to be provided by his Department to local authorities in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. |
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(234898)
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275
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the criteria are for making awards from the Congestion Performance Reward Fund. |
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(234899)
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276
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Deaprtment's planned spend on matters related to the expansion of Heathrow and Stansted airports is in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. |
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(234900)
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277
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work has been conducted by his Department to encourage and facilitate the use of intelligent transport systems; and from which budgets such work has been funded in each case. |
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(234901)
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278
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what projects the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is conducting; and from what budgets project expenditure is met in each case. |
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(234902)
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279
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the annual budget for Traffic Radio on DAB digital radio is for (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. |
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(234903)
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280
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the annual budget of the Government Car and Despatch Agency is for providing transport for (a) Ministers, (b) senior civil servants, (c) other members of the Government and (d) the wider public sector. |
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(234904)
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281
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the responsibilities of the Safety, Service Delivery and Logistics Group are; what projects the group is conducting; and from which budget project expenditure is met in each case. |
|
(234905)
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282
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the Highways Agency's (a) administration costs and (b) staff are used on major improvements. |
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(234906)
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283
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what projects are included in the Highway Agency's category of other programmes; and from which budget the costs of each such project are met. |
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(234907)
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284
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) role and (b) remit is of the Railway Heritage Committee; what projects it is conducting; and from what budgets the costs of each such project are met. |
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(234908)
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285
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what area-based grants his Department makes; and what the budget for each such type of grant is in 2008-09. |
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(234909)
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286
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Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings (a) he and (b) his officials have had with glider clubs and members of gliding clubs to discuss the Civil Aviation Authority's proposals on Mode S Transponders; and (i) where and (ii) when each such meeting took place. |
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(234953)
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287
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Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and (b) Sport England on the effects of compulsory fitting of Mode S Transponders on the sport of gliding. |
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(234954)
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288
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Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the respondents to the Civil Aviation Authority's consultation on Mode S Transponders. |
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(234997)
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289
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Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of gliders which would be deemed no longer airworthy under each of the four options for phased implementation of Mode Select Transponder indicated in the recent Civil Aviation Authority consultation. |
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(234998)
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290
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Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to publish an Order relating to Mode S Transponders. |
|
(234999)
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291
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Mr James Gray
(North Wiltshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of drug and alcohol testing relating to persons in charge of an aeroplane; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(234912)
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292
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes & Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who is the employer of staff within the Vehicle and Operators Service Agency. |
|
(234780)
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293
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John McDonnell
(Hayes & Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times since the formation of his Department the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has sought additional funding to cover budgetary shortfalls; how much funding was (a) sought and (b) granted on each occasion; and what the extent of the budgetary shortfall was in each case. |
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(234781)
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294
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes & Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the methods by which all contractors, consultants and staff from employment agencies wotking in DfT Human Resources and DfT(C) Human Resources were hired. |
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(234782)
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295
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
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(235037)
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296
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what requirements there are on licensing authorities in England outside London to change Hackney Carriage bylaws to require the provision of wheelchair-accessible taxis; and what guidance his Department has issued on the (a) timing of and (b) transition through these changes. |
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(234994)
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297
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's policy is on unadopted roads. |
|
(234995)
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298
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities offer free bus travel before 9.30 a.m. to pensioners. |
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(234996)
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299
|
Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department and its agencies have had with the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities on its proposals to introduce congestion charging; and whether Transport Innovation Fund funding is linked to the implementation proposal. |
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(235007)
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300
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of a third runway at Heathrow Airport on the UK's ability to meet EU nitrogen oxide targets. |
|
(235010)
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301
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local authorities accessed records held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency via the Web Enabled Enquiry System in 2007-08; and for what purposes. |
|
(235014)
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302
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Sarah Teather
(Brent East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of adjacent green field land in mitigating air borne pollution from Stansted Airport. |
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(234837)
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303
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Mr Mark Todd
(South Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee has consulted people with enduring mental health problems on access to free bus travel concessions. |
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(234775)
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304
|
Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
|
(235028)
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305
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, for which Government websites the Government's Equalities Office is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
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(235044)
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306
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Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people called the Benefit Fraud hotline in each of the last 12 months; how many of those calls were followed up with an investigation; and how many successful prosecutions for benefit fraud there have been over the same period. |
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(234765)
|
307
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for which Government websites his Department is responsible; how many visitors each received in the last period for which figures are available; and what the cost of maintaining each site was in that period. |
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(235039)
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308
|
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for a trial of the Fit for Work Service, as referred to in the Green Paper No one written off: reforming welfare to reward responsibility. |
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(234845)
|
309
|
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) is planning to take to develop a cross governmental national strategy on employment retention for disabled people, as set out in the Independent Living Strategy document; and which departments are involved in its production. |
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(234847)
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310
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John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of children in child poverty in (a) Glasgow North West, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland. |
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(234848)
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311
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John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of children in pensioner poverty in (a) Glasgow North West, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland. |
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(234849)
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312
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the index of deprivation is in each of the principal seaside towns in England and Wales. |
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(234938)
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313
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Jenny Willott
(Cardiff Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of each payable benefit was transacted through (a) a Post Office card account, (b) another account at a post office and (c) a bank account not accessed at a post office in (i) each local authority area and (ii) each parliamentary constituency in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(235107)
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