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TUESDAY 23 MARCH
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
*1
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David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of short custodial sentences in reducing re-offending. |
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(323384)
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*2
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Mr Lindsay Hoyle
(Chorley):
What criteria apply to the selection of jury members; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323385)
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*3
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
How many people have been prosecuted for offences related to retail crime in the last 12 months. |
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(323386)
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*4
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Sandra Gidley
(Romsey):
What recent representations he has received on policies to reduce levels of re-offending. |
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(323387)
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*5
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James Duddridge
(Rochford & Southend East):
What steps the Government is taking to ensure that service personnel serving abroad will be able to vote in the forthcoming general election. |
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(323388)
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*6
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Danny Alexander
(Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):
What recent representations he has received on proposals for a system for constituents to recall hon. Members. |
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(323389)
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*7
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Harry Cohen
(Leyton & Wanstead):
How many court orders were not executed as a result of a settlement out of court in the most recent period for which figures are available. |
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(323390)
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*8
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Mr John Whittingdale
(Maldon & East Chelmsford):
Whether he plans to take steps to reduce the incidence of libel tourism; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323391)
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*9
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Christine Russell
(City of Chester):
What steps his Department is taking to assist victims of domestic violence. |
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(323392)
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*10
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Mr Douglas Carswell
(Harwich):
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of short custodial sentences in reducing re-offending. |
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(323393)
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*11
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Mr Mark Harper
(Forest of Dean):
What steps the Government is taking to ensure that service personnel serving abroad will be able to vote in the forthcoming general election. |
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(323394)
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*12
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Mr Peter Bone
(Wellingborough):
What recent assessment he has made of the extent of the operation of Muslim gangs in prisons. |
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(323395)
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*13
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Andrew Mackinlay
(Thurrock):
What recent discussions he has had with the governments of the Crown Dependencies on their relationship with Government departments; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323396)
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*14
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Mr David Jones
(Clwyd West):
What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of prison accommodation in Wales. |
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(323397)
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*15
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Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
How many Republic of Ireland nationals are serving sentences in prisons in England and Wales. |
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(323398)
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*16
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
When his Department plans to respond to the freedom of information request submitted to it by the hon. member for Lewes in January 2010. |
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(323399)
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*17
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Michael Fabricant
(Lichfield):
What assessment he has made of the effects on the size of the prison population of ending the End of Custody Licence scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323400)
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*18
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Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
What steps the Government is taking to ensure that service personnel serving abroad will be able to vote in the forthcoming general election. |
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(323401)
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*19
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Mr Shailesh Vara
(North West Cambridgeshire):
What steps he plans to take to reduce the number of prisoners released in error. |
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(323402)
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*20
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Julie Morgan
(Cardiff North):
What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of youth offending. |
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(323403)
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*21
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Andrew Stunell
(Hazel Grove):
What progress has been made on plans to review the operation of indeterminate sentences for public protection. |
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(323404)
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*22
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Mr Oliver Heald
(North East Hertfordshire):
What plans he has to increase levels of literacy and numeracy among the prison population. |
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(323405)
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*23
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Derek Twigg
(Halton):
What recent discussions his Department has had with the Department for Children, Schools and Families on policy to prevent children and young people entering the criminal justice system. |
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(323406)
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*24
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Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
What steps have been taken to improve witness protection arrangements in magistrates' courts in the last three years. |
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(323407)
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*25
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Mr John Baron
(Billericay):
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of prison in reducing re-offending. |
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(323408)
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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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Rosie Cooper
(West Lancashire):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. |
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(323409)
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*2
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Mr Peter Bone
(Wellingborough):
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(323410)
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*3
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Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
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(323411)
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*4
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Mr George Howarth
(Knowsley North & Sefton East):
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(323412)
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*5
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Mr Andrew Mackay
(Bracknell):
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(323413)
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*6
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Dr Evan Harris
(Oxford West & Abingdon):
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(323414)
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*7
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
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(323415)
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*8
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James Duddridge
(Rochford & Southend East):
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(323416)
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*9
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
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(323417)
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*10
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John Hemming
(Birmingham, Yardley):
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(323418)
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Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 16 March
1
N
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Paddy Tipping
(Sherwood):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to discuss providing more funding for the boiler scrappage scheme. |
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(323176)
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2
N
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Paddy Tipping
(Sherwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects funding allocated to the boiler scrappage scheme to be exhausted; whether he plans to provide additional funding for the scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323175)
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3
N
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Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the request made on 1 February 2010 by the hon. Member for Torbay under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, on George Kelly, reference FOI/63308/10. |
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(323026)
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Notices given on Thursday 18 March
1
N
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Danny Alexander
(Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to answer Question (a) 315627 and (b) 315628, on debt recovery agencies, tabled on 1 February 2010 by the hon. Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey. |
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[Transferred]
(323439)
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2
N
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Mr Denis MacShane
(Rotherham):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent reports he has received on (a) anti-Semitic and (b) anti-Israel speeches made by speakers at British university campuses; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323656)
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3
N
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Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, what methodology his Department used to determine whether answers to Questions in the formulation if he will set out with statistical information related as directly as possible to the tabling hon. Members' constituency the effects on that constituency of his Department's policies since 1997 could be provided without incurring disproportionate cost; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323856)
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4
N
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Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what methodology her Department used to determine whether answers to Questions in the formulation if she will set out with statistical information related as directly as possible to the tabling hon. Members' constituency the effects on that constituency of her Department's policies since 1997 could be provided without incurring disproportionate cost; and if she will make a statement. |
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(323857)
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5
N
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Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people with a BT postcode paying income tax as part of the Pay As You Earn system in 2009 had more than one income stream. |
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(323591)
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6
N
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Mr David Davis
(Haltemprice & Howden):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the dates of publication of any regular statistics or reports by his Department have been affected by planning for the forthcoming general election. |
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(323661)
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7
N
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Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what methodology his Department used to determine whether answers to Questions in the formulation if he will set out with statistical information related as directly as possible to the tabling hon. Members' constituency the effects on that constituency of his Department's policies since 1997 could be provided without incurring disproportionate cost; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323858)
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8
N
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Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what methodology his Department used to determine whether answers to Questions in the formulation if he will set out with statistical information related as directly as possible to the tabling hon. Members' constituency the effects on that constituency of his Department's policies since 1997 could be provided without incurring disproportionate cost; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323859)
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9
N
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Grant Shapps
(Welwyn Hatfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households with at least one disabled person were on the social housing waiting list in each of the last three years. |
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(323813)
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10
N
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Grant Shapps
(Welwyn Hatfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new (a) low cost home ownership and (b) social homes had (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three and (iv) four or more bedrooms in each local authority area in each year since 1997. |
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(323814)
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11
N
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Grant Shapps
(Welwyn Hatfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2010, Official Report, column 671W, on tenancy deposit schemes, if he will place in the Library a copy of the contracts between his Department and tenancy deposit scheme providers, with the commercially sensitive information redacted. |
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(323920)
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12
N
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Grant Shapps
(Welwyn Hatfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what dates in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010 to date (i) Ministers and (ii) officials in his Department met each of the tenancy deposit scheme providers; who was present at each such meeting; and what items were disucussed. |
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(323921)
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13
N
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Grant Shapps
(Welwyn Hatfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department's contracts with tenancy deposit scheme providers provide for it to intervene to prevent an increase in the level of fees charged by a provider. |
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(323922)
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14
N
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Mr Peter Ainsworth
(East Surrey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has made an estimate of the (a) total financial contribution made by foreign national visitors to national museums and galleries in each year since 1997 and (b) proportion of the turnover of those museums attributable to such contributions in each of those years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323664)
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15
N
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Mr Peter Ainsworth
(East Surrey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of foreign nationals who have visited national museums and galleries in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323665)
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16
N
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Mr Jeremy Hunt
(South West Surrey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many pieces from the Government Art Collection have been reported mising in each year since 1997; and what the monetary value of each such piece was. |
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(323709)
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17
N
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the applicability of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 to widows who remarry and are subsequently divorced under Scottish law compared with the applicability of the scheme to widows in the rest of the UK. |
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(323589)
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18
N
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Mr David Drew
(Stroud):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officers at each rank at or above the rank of colonel there were in the British Army, including the Territorial Army and Reserve, in (a) 1990, (b) 1997, (c) 2005 and (d) the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323708)
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19
N
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Ann Winterton
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Taliban project is fully operational in Afghanistan. |
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(323638)
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20
N
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Ann Winterton
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which company has been awarded the contract to supply 200 vehicles as part of the light protected patrol vehicle programme; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323639)
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21
N
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Mr Peter Ainsworth
(East Surrey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what procedures his Department has put in place to evaluate the effectiveness of the Act on carbon dioxide advertising campaigns; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323816)
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22
N
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Tim Farron
(Westmorland & Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been allocated to businesses in the North West under the Rural Development Programme for England to date; and how many businesses in that region have participated in the programme. |
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(323815)
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23
N
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Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect fish stocks in UK waters; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323850)
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24
N
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Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the political situation in Togo following the recent elections in that country. |
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(323852)
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25
N
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Justine Greening
(Putney):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged (a) under and (b) over 18 years (i) have been treated for and (ii) have died as a result of skin cancer in each London primary care trust in each year since 2000. |
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(323848)
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26
N
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Justine Greening
(Putney):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many assaults on NHS (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) ambulance personnel and (d) non-clinical staff have been reported in each London primary care trust in each year since 2000; and how many criminal sanctions resulted in each such case. |
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(323977)
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27
N
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Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) distinction awards and (b) clinical excellence awards were made to hospital consultants; and what the (i) monetary value per grade and (ii) total monetary value of each such award was in each of the last five years. |
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(323811)
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28
N
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Norman Lamb
(North Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information each primary care trust is required to provide to his Department each (a) month and (b) year. |
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(323812)
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29
N
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Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what statistics each NHS organisation reported to his Department in Estates Returns Information Collection on (a) the number of car parking spaces it provided for (i) staff, (ii) patients and (iii) visitors, (b) the average fee charged per hour for (A) patient, (B) visitor and (C) staff parking and (c) the number of parking spaces for disabled people provided in each year from 1997-98 to 2008-09. |
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(323754)
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30
N
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Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to tackle age discrimination in mental health services for older people. |
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(323853)
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31
N
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Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which powers of entry have been subject to a liberty test since October 2007. |
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(323806)
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32
N
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Mrs Maria Miller
(Basingstoke):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which countries the United Kingdom has bilateral agreements on exchanging criminal records information for employment vetting purposes; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323590)
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33
N
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Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions (a) his Department and (b) the Identity and Passport Service has had with (i) the Local Government Association, (ii) London councils, (iii) passenger transport executives and (iv) local authorities on the use of identity cards to help administer the concessionary bus fare scheme. |
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(323808)
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34
N
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Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what access local authorities will have to the National Identity Register in relation to using identity cards for the administration of free bus travel for those aged 60 years and over. |
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(323809)
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35
N
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Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many (a) staff and (b) hon. Members are on the working list for a place in the proposed House of Commons day nursery for one or more of those children. |
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(323705)
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36
N
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Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, when an application was made to (a) English Heritage and (b) Westminster City Council to make changes to 1 Parliament Street in connection with the creation of a day nursery; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the application. |
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(323706)
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37
N
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Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the financial implications of creating a new post of Special Adviser to the Speaker were (a) discussed by the House of Commons Commission and (b) referred to the Finance and Services Committee. |
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(323707)
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38
N
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Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, when the House of Commons Commission met to discuss the public petition against the closure of facilities at the Astor Suite, Bellamy's Bar and Bellamy's Club Room. |
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(323854)
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39
N
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Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Oral Answer to the hon. Member for Gainsborough of 11 March 2010, Official Report, column 428, on Bellamy's bar, for what reasons 1 Parliament Street was prefered to the North Curtain corridor for the location of a day nursery. |
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(323978)
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40
N
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Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to tackle poppy farming in Afghanistan. |
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(323851)
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41
N
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Jo Swinson
(East Dunbartonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of World Bank (a) funding and (b) technical advice for development projects in Burma. |
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(323755)
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42
N
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Jo Swinson
(East Dunbartonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding he plans to allocate to the Mae Tao Clinic on the Thailand-Burma border in each of the next three years. |
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(323756)
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43
N
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Sir Alan Beith
(Berwick-upon-Tweed):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure that implementation of the provisions proposed in Clause 90 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill does not result in the (a) ending of next-day counts in constituencies in which such counts are a long established practice and (b) counting of votes cast in several constituencies in a central location at the forthcoming general election. |
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(323662)
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44
N
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Mr David Burrowes
(Enfield, Southgate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2010, Official Report, column 703W, on Youth Justice: finance, how much was recharged from the Youth Justice Board by the National Offender Management Service Service Development Group in respect of administration costs in 2009-10. |
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(323660)
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45
N
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Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Bolton West of 17 March 2010, Official Report, column 853W, on children in care: Child Trust Fund, from which provider child trust funds managed by the Official Solicitor or Accountant of Court on behalf of looked-after children have been re-allocated. |
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(323710)
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46
N
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Mr Dominic Grieve
(Beaconsfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether employees of the National Offender Management Service are remunerated through his Department's Pay and Pensions Service. |
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(323807)
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47
N
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Mrs Eleanor Laing
(Epping Forest):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects his Department to receive the report of the working group on the voting rights of members of the armed forces. |
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(323657)
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48
N
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Andrew Mackinlay
(Thurrock):
To ask the Prime Minister, whether the Intelligence and Security Committee has received the report of Sir David Omand referred to in paragraph 177 of the annual report of that committee for 2007-08; what the reasons are for the delay in disclosing this report to the committee; and if he will make a statement. |
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(323749)
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49
N
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Robert Neill
(Bromley & Chislehurst):
To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 6W, on political parties: finance, from which (a) legal firms, (b) Queen's Counsel and (c) other sources the Electoral Commission sought advice in connection with its investigation into Mr Michael Brown and Fifth Avenue Partners; how much was paid for such advice in each case; and what the total cost was to the Electoral Commission of the investigation. |
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(323601)
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50
N
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Robert Neill
(Bromley & Chislehurst):
To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission's press release of 7 May 2009, on the Crown Prosecution Service decision on Labour Party donations, what consideration the Electoral Commission gave to initiating its own investigation into the donations by David Abrahams after the Crown Prosecution Service's decision on charges. |
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(323704)
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51
N
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Gregory Barker
(Bexhill & Battle):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the evidence from the loading records (a) referred to in the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of 24 February 2010, Official Report, column 132WH on Hastings Rail Service and (b) used to determine that running eight-car trains on the Maidstone East line, as proposed in the Kent route utilisation strategy, would be sustainable. |
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(323663)
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52
N
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Mr Michael Fallon
(Sevenoaks):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what representations he has received on recent changes to the motorcycle test procedures. |
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(323659)
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53
N
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Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham & Amersham):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, which sites within a 50 mile radius of Amersham have been identified as possible residential sites for workers on High Speed Two. |
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(323711)
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54
N
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Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham & Amersham):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of construction jobs that were created by High Speed One; and how many and what proportion of those employed were (a) UK nationals, (b) nationals of other EU countries and (c) non-EU nationals. |
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(323713)
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55
N
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Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham & Amersham):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will publish the hydrogeological risk assessment commissioned by his Department on the effect on the (a) ground water and (b) aquifir in the Chilterns of the construction of High Speed Two. |
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(323750)
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56
N
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Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham & Amersham):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the protection of boreholes and springs in the Chilterns region against contaminents as a result of the construction of High Speed Two. |
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(323751)
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57
N
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Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham & Amersham):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, if he will estimate the likely cost of mitigation of any damage to aquifirs in the Chilterns resulting from the construction of High Speed Two. |
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(323752)
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58
N
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Justine Greening
(Putney):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what the punctuality rating was of each rail route serving London in each year from 2005 to 2010; and which company operated each such route in each year. |
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(323849)
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59
N
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Stephen Hammond
(Wimbledon):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, with reference to the Statement of 11 March 2010, Official Report, columns 446-50, on high speed rail, if he will place in the Library a copy of the remit that has been given to Lord Mawhinney to advise the Government on a high speed station at Heathrow Airport. |
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(323810)
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60
N
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Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, what stephe plans to take to improve airport security. |
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(323979)
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61
N
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Mr Michael Fallon
(Sevenoaks):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations she has received from small companies on the recent changes to the Pensions Protection Fund levy. |
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(323658)
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62
N
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Justine Greening
(Putney):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged (a) under 25, (b) 25 to 50 and (c) more than 50 years old (i) claimed jobseeker's allowance and (ii) were helped into employment by Jobcentre Plus in each Jobcentre Plus district in each month from January 2008. |
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(323819)
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