WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER Questions for Oral Answer Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland *1 | Tony Baldry (Banbury): What his most recent estimate is of the cost of the Saville inquiry; and if he will make a statement. | (235738) | *2 | Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk): What assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of Northern Ireland of the fact that the Northern Ireland Executive has not met recently. | (235739) | *3 | Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What recent assessment he has made of levels of terrorist activity in Northern Ireland. | (235740) | *4 | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): What assessment he has made of the reasons the Northern Ireland Executive has not met recently. | (235741) | *5 | Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): How much has been spent on the Saville inquiry to date; and how much has been spent on (a) solicitors and (b) counsel. | (235742) | *6 | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): What assessment he has made of recent political developments in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | (235743) | *7 | Mark Durkan (Foyle): What his Department's policy priorities are for 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. | (235744) | *8 | Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): What discussions the Government has had with Lord Saville or his inquiry staff on the Bloody Sunday report and the time taken to finalise it. | (235745) | *9 | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): What recent representations he has received on the devolution of policing and justice matters to the Northern Ireland Assembly. | (235746) | *10 | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): What assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of Northern Ireland of the Northern Ireland Executive not meeting recently. | (235747) | *11 | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): What progress has been made on the devolution of policing to the Northern Ireland Assembly. | (235748) | *12 | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): What his latest estimate is of the final costs of the Saville inquiry. | (235749) | *13 | Ben Chapman (Wirral South): What assessment he has made of the conclusions of the recent report by the Independent Monitoring Commission on levels of Republican paramilitary activity. | (235750) | *14 | Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): What assessment he has made of the effect on the operation of the planning system in Northern Ireland of the fact that the Northern Ireland Executive has not met recently. | (235751) | *15 | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): What progress has been made on the devolution of policing and criminal justice matters to the Northern Ireland Assembly. | (235752) | Questions for Written Answer Notices given on Wednesday 5 November 1 N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has set a target for the proportion of successful appeals for (a) incapacity for work cases and (b) disability living allowance cases. | (234435) | 2 N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has a performance indicator for the proportion of successful appeals that will trigger a review of the quality of initial decision-making for (a) incapacity for work cases and (b) disability living allowance cases. | (234436) | 3 N | Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost to his Department was of appeals relating to (a) incapacity for work cases, (b) disability living allowance cases and (c) such cases in which the appeal was successfully defended by the Secretary of State in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the average cost of each case in each category was. | (234437) | Notices given on Tuesday 11 November 1 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there have been any instances of aerial attacks on civilians in Afghanistan by British aircraft as a result of (a) error and (b) deception; and if he will make a statement. | (236074) | 2 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the procedures are for ensuring that British military air strikes are not directed against civilians in Afghanistan. | (236075) | 3 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the maximum future endurance on station of the Astute-class submarines. | (236076) | 4 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the crew strength per boat is, in terms of (a) officers and (b) men, in respect of the current generation of attack submarines; and what the crew strength will be in respect of each Astute-class submarine. | (236077) | 5 N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the practicability of having two crews for each Astute-class submarine. | (236078) | 6 N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the Higher Education Funding Council for England on the North West Lifelong Learning network. | (235948) | 7 N | Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Higher Education Funding Council for England's arrangement for liaison in the North West region with sixth form and other further education colleges involved with the Aim Higher initiative. | (235949) |
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