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TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
*1
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Mr David Jones
(Clwyd West):
What progress has been made on identifying a site for a new prison in North Wales. |
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(298564)
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*2
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Mr Shailesh Vara
(North West Cambridgeshire):
When he next expects to meet the Chief Executive of the new Supreme Court to discuss its running costs. |
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(298565)
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*3
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Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
What recent steps his Department has taken to prevent drug misuse in prisons. |
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(298566)
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*4
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Angela Watkinson
(Upminster):
When he next expects to meet the Chief Executive of the new Supreme Court to discuss its running costs. |
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(298567)
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*5
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Ms Sally Keeble
(Northampton North):
What assessment he has made of the effect of the imprisonment of women on their children. |
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(298568)
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*6
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Tony Lloyd
(Manchester Central):
What information his Department holds on the length of time between a charge being brought and the start of a trial in cases involving violent behaviour. |
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(298569)
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*7
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Derek Twigg
(Halton):
What his most recent assessment is of the effectiveness of sentencing policy in reducing the level of anti-social behaviour. |
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(298570)
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*8
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Mr Gordon Prentice
(Pendle):
How many judges have stood down as a result of a breach of standards of conduct in court in the last five years. |
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(298571)
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*9
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Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
What progress has been made in his Department's consultation on debt management schemes; and if he will make a statement. |
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(298572)
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*10
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Richard Ottaway
(Croydon South):
What recent steps his Department has taken to prevent drug misuse in prisons. |
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(298573)
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*11
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Tony Baldry
(Banbury):
What his policy is on whether defendants who are acquitted in criminal trials should receive costs. |
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(298574)
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*12
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James Duddridge
(Rochford & Southend East):
When he next expects to meet the Chief Executive of the new Supreme Court to discuss its running costs. |
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(298575)
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*13
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Sandra Gidley
(Romsey):
What his policy is on reducing the number of women in prison. |
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(298576)
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*14
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Michael Fabricant
(Lichfield):
How many prisoners have been released early since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
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(298577)
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*15
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Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
What steps his Department is taking to reduce re-offending rates of young offenders. |
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(298578)
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*16
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Mr Rob Wilson
(Reading East):
What steps his Department is taking to reduce re-offending rates of young offenders. |
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(298579)
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*17
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Mr Ben Wallace
(Lancaster & Wyre):
When the next Britishness citizen engagement event will take place. |
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(298580)
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*18
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Paul Rowen
(Rochdale):
When he plans to announce his decision on compensation for those with pleural plaques. |
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(298581)
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*19
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Philip Davies
(Shipley):
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of multi-agency public protection arrangements in the management of serious offenders. |
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(298582)
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*20
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Chloe Smith
(Norwich North):
Whether he plans to bring forward proposals to ensure that defendants who are acquitted in criminal trials receive costs in all cases. |
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(298583)
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*21
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Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
If he will make it his policy to negotiate prisoner transfer agreements with the three countries with the largest foreign prisoner populations in England and Wales. |
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(298584)
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*22
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Sir Nicholas Winterton
(Macclesfield):
What his policy is on the future provision of legal aid in child abuse cases; and if he will make a statement. |
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(298585)
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*23
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Mr David Evennett
(Bexleyheath & Crayford):
When he next expects to meet the Legal Services Commission to discuss its overpayments to solicitors in 2008-09. |
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(298586)
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*24
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
(Wells):
What progress he has made in the second stage of his consultation on voting rights for prisoners; and if he will make a statement. |
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(298587)
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*25
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Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the provision of housing for offenders on their release from prison. |
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(298588)
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At 3.15 pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
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Sandra Gidley
(Romsey):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. |
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(298589)
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*2
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Mark Pritchard
(The Wrekin):
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(298590)
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*3
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
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(298591)
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*4
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Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
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(298592)
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*5
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Rob Marris
(Wolverhampton South West):
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(298593)
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*6
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Tony Lloyd
(Manchester Central):
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(298594)
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*7
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Natascha Engel
(North East Derbyshire):
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(298595)
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*8
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Ann Winterton
(Congleton):
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(298596)
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*9
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
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(298597)
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*10
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Bob Russell
(Colchester):
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(298598)
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Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 29 October
1
N
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Mr Crispin Blunt
(Reigate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what consideration his Department has given to extending the definition of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty to include cyber attacks; and if he will make a statement. |
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(297678)
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2
N
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Mr Angus MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce the backlog in processing visa applications. |
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(297679)
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Notices given on Monday 2 November
1
N
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Mr Ben Wallace
(Lancaster & Wyre):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on (a) the number of clinicians suspended from their posts and (b) the cost to trusts of such suspensions. |
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(297860)
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Notices given on Tuesday 3 November
1
N
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Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to the contribution of the Minister for Children of 23 June 2009, Official Report, column 214-17WH, on safeguarding children, when he plans to engage in dialogue on those matters; and when the Minister for Children plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Totnes of 21 October 2009 on a proposed meeting with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Trafficking of Women and Children. |
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(298320)
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2
N
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Mr Adam Holloway
(Gravesham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK soldiers have (a) died and (b) suffered injury that has required aeromedivac to the UK, due to improvised explosive devices detonated in the course of logistical moves in Helmand Province since 2005. |
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(298421)
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3
N
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Mr Adam Holloway
(Gravesham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many limbs have been lost by UK troops in Helmand Province since 2005. |
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(298422)
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4
N
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Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many domestic flights within Great Britain officials from his Department made in 2008-09; and at what cost. |
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(298252)
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5
N
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Simon Hughes
(North Southwark & Bermondsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many domestic flights within Great Britain officials from his Department made in 2008-09; and at what cost. |
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(298253)
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Notices given on Wednesday 4 November
1
N
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Mr Eric Pickles
(Brentwood & Ongar):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps each regional development agency is taking to inform prospective parliamentary candidates about their work. |
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(298894)
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2
N
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Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding he has allocated to train those practitioners involved in safeguarding child victims of trafficking. |
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(298925)
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3
N
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Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in respect of how many individuals of each nationality (a) reasonable and (b) conclusive grounds for having been trafficked have been determined under the National Referral Mechanism for Victims of Trafficking. |
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(298926)
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4
N
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Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many confiscation orders against people convicted of human trafficking offences have been made in each of the last three years; and how much money has been realised from them. |
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(298927)
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5
N
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Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland have a criminal record. |
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(298807)
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Notices given on Thursday 5 November
1
N
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Peter Luff
(Mid Worcestershire):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made with the competition for a national composites centre as part of the Strategic Investment Fund programme; how invitation to compete for the centre were issued; which organisations have submitted bids; how much of the fund's resources will be allocated to the centre; and if he will make a statement. |
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(299012)
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2
N
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Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, for how long funding for the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme is estimated to last; and whether he plans to provide further assistance to small and medium sized enterprises after that date. |
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(299084)
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3
N
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Jenny Willott
(Cardiff Central):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2009, Official Report, columns 436-7W, on departmental reorganisation, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of merging the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to form his Department; and if he will make a statement. |
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(299090)
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4
N
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Mr David Gauke
(South West Hertfordshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of introducing new mechanisms for settling tax liabilities. |
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(299220)
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5
N
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Mr David Gauke
(South West Hertfordshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanisms HM Revenue and Customs has in place to assess the cost-effectiveness of different methods of debt collection. |
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(299221)
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6
N
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Mr David Gauke
(South West Hertfordshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress HM Revenue and Customs has made on its risk-profiling work in relation to tax debt. |
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(299222)
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7
N
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Mr David Gauke
(South West Hertfordshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress HM Revenue and Customs has made of the performance of private debt collection agencies in collecting tax debt. |
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(299223)
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8
N
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Mr David Gauke
(South West Hertfordshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the level of compatibility of corporation tax regimes in the Crown Dependencies with the EU code of conduct on taxation. |
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(299224)
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9
N
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Jenny Willott
(Cardiff Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of receipts to the Exchequer were received from those (a) of working age and (b) over retirement age in payment of (i) income tax and (ii) inheritance tax in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(298979)
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10
N
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Jenny Willott
(Cardiff Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of council tax is raised from (a) those over retirement age and (b) people of working age; and if he will make a statement. |
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(298980)
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11
N
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Michael Gove
(Surrey Heath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils in receipt of free school meals achieved five GCSEs, including a science, mathematics, English and history in (a) 1997, (b) 2003, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009. |
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(299010)
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12
N
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Michael Gove
(Surrey Heath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils in receipt of free school meals achieved seven GCSEs, including physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, English, English literature and history in (a) 1997, (b) 2003, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009. |
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(299011)
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13
N
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Tim Farron
(Westmorland & Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his most recent estimate is of the number of planning applications which have been approved in respect of sites previously contaminated with asbestos; and if he will make a statement. |
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(299015)
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14
N
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Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions he and his predecessors have personally intervened to set a date for an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate in each of the last five years. |
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(298977)
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15
N
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local housing allowance claimants pass their local housing allowance on to their landlords; and if he will make a statement. |
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(299092)
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16
N
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Grant Shapps
(Welwyn Hatfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the (a) Homes and Communities Agency, (b) Tenant Services Authority and (c) Homes and Communities Agency Academy have spent on public affairs consultancy in 2009-10; and what the budget of each for such services is for 2009-10. |
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(299229)
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17
N
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Grant Shapps
(Welwyn Hatfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Tenant Services Authority has spent on assessing the financial viability fo registered social landlords since its inception. |
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(299230)
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18
N
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Grant Shapps
(Welwyn Hatfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many full-time equivalent employees the Tenant Services Authority employs to assess the financial viability of registered social landlords. |
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(299231)
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19
N
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Grant Shapps
(Welwyn Hatfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) salary band and (b) area of responsibility is of each of the full-time equivalent staff members employed in his Deaprtment's Housing Directorate. |
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(299232)
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20
N
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Mr Parmjit Dhanda
(Gloucester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with (a) the Football Association and (b) Premier Rugby on primacy of tenure at shared stadia. |
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(299091)
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21
N
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Mr Jeremy Hunt
(South West Surrey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many page hits the Big Lottery Fund website has recorded in each year since its creation. |
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(299213)
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22
N
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Mr Jeremy Hunt
(South West Surrey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many page hits the (a) Visit Britain and (b) Enjoy England website has recorded in each year since its creation. |
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(299214)
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23
N
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Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons his Department has reduced the rate of return achievable through feed-in tariffs for photovoltaic power generation; and if he will make a statement. |
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(299016)
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24
N
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Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) energy companies, (b) non-governmental organisations, (c) local authorities and (d) others on the setting of levels for feed-in tariffs. |
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(299211)
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25
N
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Tim Farron
(Westmorland & Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of single farm payments which have been (a) withheld and (b) cancelled by the Rural Payments Agency in each of the last five years. |
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(298978)
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26
N
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Dan Rogerson
(North Cornwall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) bacillus thuringiensis and (b) agro bacterium have been identified in cases of bee colony collapse. |
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(299013)
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27
N
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Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what facilities his Department offered Ehud Barak during his visit to the UK in September 2009; and what meetings took place between Mr Barak and representatives of the Government. |
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(299217)
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28
N
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Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many visits members of his Department have made to the camps for internally-displaced Tamils in Sri Lanka since May 2009; and how many reports to visit such camps have been refused by the Sri Lankan authorities. |
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(299218)
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29
N
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Andrew Mackinlay
(Thurrock):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on a European Union-Libya co-operation agreement; what assessment he has made of the issues to be resolved before an agreement can be reached; and when he expects the agreement to be concluded. |
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(299153)
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30
N
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Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of the state of relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority; and if he will make a statement. |
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(298971)
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31
N
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Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the US administration on progress towards peace in the Middle East. |
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(298972)
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32
N
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Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Commonwealth counterparts on the political situation in Zimbabwe. |
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(298974)
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33
N
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Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress is being made in international efforts to combat the trade in illegal drugs; and if he will make a statement. |
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(298975)
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34
N
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Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) actual and (b) risk-adjusted backlog maintenance was for each NHS trust in (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2008-09. |
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(299212)
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35
N
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Steve Webb
(Northavon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many finished consultant episodes each NHS Trust in England undertook under hospital resource group (a) N12 antenatal admissions not related to delivery event, (b) N03 neonates with one minor diagnosis, (c) F06 diagnostic procedures oesophagus and stomach, (d) F35 larger intestine endoscopic or intermediate procedures, (e) N07 normal delivery without complications, (f) C58 intermediate mouth or throat procedures, (g) B13 phakoemulsification cataract extraction and insertion of lens, (h) L21 bladder minor endoscopic procedure without complications and (i) J37 minor skin procedures-category 1 without complications in 2008-09. |
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(298976)
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36
N
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Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many raids were conducted in each region by UK Border Agency officials in 2008. |
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(299225)
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37
N
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Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of immigration removals were made successfully at the (a) first and (b) second attempt in each of the last five years. |
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(299226)
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38
N
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Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff left (a) the UK Border Agency in 2008 and (b) its predecessors in each of the four preceeding years through (i) resignation, (ii) retirement, (iii) termination and (iv) redundancy. |
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(299227)
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39
N
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Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff of the UK Border Agency moved jobs within the agency in 2008. |
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(299228)
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40
N
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Damian Green
(Ashford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of his Department's presenting officers were appointed (a) in 2007, (b) in 2008 and (c) between 1 January and 31 October 2009. |
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(299234)
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41
N
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Mike Wood
(Batley & Spen):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when a new chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs will be appointed; and if he will make a statement. |
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(299085)
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42
N
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Mike Wood
(Batley & Spen):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will in future publish a Government response to each recommendation from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. |
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(299086)
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43
N
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Mike Wood
(Batley & Spen):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what factors he takes into consideration when taking decisions on recommendations from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. |
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(299087)
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44
N
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Mike Wood
(Batley & Spen):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is a code of practice for members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. |
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(299088)
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45
N
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Mike Wood
(Batley & Spen):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons he rejected the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs that cannabis should remain a class C drug. |
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(299089)
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46
N
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Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department has provided to Syria (a) directly and (b) through multi-lateral agencies for assistance to Palestinian refugees in each year since 2002. |
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(299219)
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47
N
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Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his most recent assessment is of the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe. |
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(298973)
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48
N
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Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what representations he has received on the future of the Freedom Pass in London, and from whom; how much was spent on the scheme in London in each of the last three years; how much is projected to be spent in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; and if he will make a statement. |
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(299216)
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49
N
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Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what services for rape and sexual abuse counselling there are in Winchester; how much funding has been allocated to refuge and rape crisis centres in Winchester (a) in the last 12 months and (b) for 2009-10; and how many women have been turned away from such centres in Winchester because of the no recourse to public funds rule in each of the last five years. |
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(299014)
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50
N
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Mr Jeremy Hunt
(South West Surrey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs in culture and creative industries have been created through the Future Jobs Fund since its inception; and what the average (a) length of contract and (b) salary for each such job is. |
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(299215)
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51
N
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been unemployed for 12 months or more and who have not been referred to the flexible New Deal scheme. |
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(299017)
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52
N
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been referred to the flexible New Deal scheme since 6 October 2009. |
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(299018)
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53
N
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many flexible New Deal phase 1 suppliers were fully operational on 6 October 2009. |
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(299019)
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54
N
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which of the milestones referred to in her Department's paper Transforming Britain's labour market: Ten years of the New Deal (a) have and (b) have not been delivered on time; and what progress has been made on those milestones which have not been delivered. |
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(299020)
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55
N
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent by her Department on providing translation services for customers in each of the last 10 years. |
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(299233)
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