Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 3 June 2010
Notes:
*
Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 3 June 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 3 June 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 3 June of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.
For other Written Questions for answer on Thursday 3 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 3 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Attorney General
1
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Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Attorney General, if he will make it his policy to revise the Code for Crown Prosecutors, with particular reference to the rights of householders to protect their (a) persons and (b) property. |
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[R]
(837)
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2
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Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Attorney General, if he will undertake a review of the effects on the civil justice system of the operation of conditional fee agreements. |
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(838)
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3
N
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Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Attorney General, if he will review the appropriateness of the assisted suicide policy published by the Director of Public Prosecutions in February. |
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(525)
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4
N
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Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of suspected assisted suicide have been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how many of these cases proceeded to court. |
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(526)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
5
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to implement proposals to enable regulatory bodies to (a) define and (b) prohibit excessive interest rates on credit and store cards. |
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(858)
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6
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to support the creation of local enterprise partnerships. |
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(859)
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7
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects post offices to offer a wider range of services; and if he will make a statement. |
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(861)
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8
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, by what mechanisms he plans to implement his proposals to give the public the opportunity to challenge the worst regulations. |
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(862)
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9
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to introduce his Department's proposed one in-one out rule for business regulations. |
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(865)
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10
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of new apprenticeships to be created in the next 12 months. |
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(887)
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11
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to maintain the previous Government's policy of a Graduate Guarantee. |
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(738)
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12
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to improve manufacturing and research skill levels in the West Midlands. |
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(739)
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13
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to ensure the Chief Executive of the Skills Funding Agency receives regular advice from students, colleges and employers through a board structure; and if he will make a statement. |
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(912)
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14
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of students studying for a higher education qualification in (a) a further eduction college and (b) other institutions in 2008-09 were (i) directly funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, (ii) funded via a university and (iii) funded by the Learning and Skills Council. |
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(913)
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15
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to ensure effective co-ordination between Departments on matters affecting further education policy. |
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(916)
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16
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what changes are planned in each budget heading of One North East for 2010-11. |
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(878)
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17
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Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the future of Yorkshire Forward. |
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(758)
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18
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Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds have received assistance from the Future Jobs Fund. |
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(759)
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19
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to review the operation of the exclusive beer supply obligation for the purposes of assessing its effect on competition. |
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(752)
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20
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Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of store closures and openings of bookshops for (a) independent single-store businesses and (b) large multi-store businesses in each of the last five years. |
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(754)
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21
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Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of book retailers that have filed for insolvency for each of the last five years. |
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(755)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
22
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Financial Services Ombudsman cases went to judicial review in each of the last three years; and in how many such cases the complaint was upheld. |
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(882)
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23
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 26 May 2010, Official Report, columns 2-3WS, on savings (2010-11), which buildings will be affected by the proposed £170 million reductions in property costs. |
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(847)
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24
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 26 May 2010, Official Report, columns 2-3WS, on savings (2010-11), what estimate he has made of the effect on the number of private sector jobs of the proposed changes to contracts. |
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(848)
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25
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 26 May 2010, Official Report, columns 2-3WS, on savings (2010-11), what assessment he made of effects on the economy of allowing devolved administrations to defer their share of savings until the next financial year; and for what reasons central Government departments were not allowed to defer their allocated savings. |
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(849)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
26
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what timetable he has set for the ending of regional spatial strategies; and if he will make a statement. |
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(860)
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27
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Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to remove regional housing targets in advance of the introduction of primary legislation on regional spatial strategies. |
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(839)
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28
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what written representations he has received from the housing industry on home information packs (a) before and (b) since his announcement on their suspension; and if he will place copies in the Library. |
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(874)
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29
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David Wright (Telford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his plans are for the future funding of Government housing and regeneration programmes in Telford. |
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(746)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
30
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Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether tickets for the London 2012 Olympics have been designated for allocation to (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants. |
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(854)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
31
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the future of the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency; and if he will make a statement. |
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(856)
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32
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Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what targets have been set for the recruitment of armed forces medical personnel. |
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(852)
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33
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Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 29 March 2010, Official Report, column 639W, on armed forces: health services, whether the analysis of the extent to which armed forces medical personnel are in breach of the single service harmony guidelines is (a) complete and (b) available. |
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(898)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
34
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding from the Building Schools for the Future programme he plans to allocate to Gateshead. |
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(880)
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35
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Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost of renaming his Department; and whether all branded facilities and services of his Department are to be re-branded. |
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(879)
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36
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure that all schools and GCSE candidates receive GCSE results for the examinations in 2010 in hard copy. |
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(914)
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37
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils aged 16 to 18 years in sixth form colleges and school sixth forms were from highly deprived backgrounds in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09. |
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(915)
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38
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Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to improve the quality of school buildings in Hyndburn constituency. |
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(836)
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39
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure that planned funding for Seaham School of Technology under the Building Schools for the Future programme is maintained. |
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(876)
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40
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to set out the schemes and programmes of his Department for which funding will be reduced or withdrawn. |
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(877)
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41
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Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the future of the Building Schools for the Future programme. |
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(756)
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42
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Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the implementation of the one-to-one tuition scheme. |
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(757)
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43
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David Wright (Telford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his plans are for funding of the school rebuilding programme relating to (a) Wrockwardine Wood, (b) Phoenix, (c) Lord Silkin and (d) Sutherland Secondary School in Telford; and if he will make a statement. |
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(745)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
44
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to encourage the use of energy from waste through anaerobic digestion; and if he will make a statement. |
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(855)
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45
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans he has for the future of the Warm Front scheme; and what recent representations he has received on the time taken for applicants under that scheme to receive assistance. |
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(751)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
46
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Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to maintain agreed levels of funding for flood defence schemes in Upton-upon-Severn, Uckinghall, Kempsey, Pershore and Powick; and if she will make a statement. |
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(740)
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47
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Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will visit Tenbury Wells to discuss the provision of flood defences; if she will review the Government's formula for funding flood defences to assist the town to meet the criteria for funding; and if she will make a statement. |
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(741)
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48
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will hold a public inquiry into the alleged role of UK-based (a) firms and (b) nationals in the dumping of toxic waste off Côte d'Ivoire in 2006. |
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(881)
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49
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of culling badgers as a means of controlling TB in cattle; and if she will make a statement. |
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(892)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
50
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Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the proposed demolition of houses in East Jerusalem; and if he will make a statement. |
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(899)
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51
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Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the proposed demolition of houses in East Jerusalem. |
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(900)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
52
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects his Department's proposal to give general practitioners authority over commissioning to be implemented; what steps he plans to take to implement that proposal; and if he will make a statement. |
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(866)
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53
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria he plans to use to determine the composition of the proposed commission on long-term care; who will appoint the members of that commission; and if he will make a statement. |
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(889)
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54
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to introduce direct elections for members of the boards of primary care trusts. |
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(891)
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55
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Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review the Government's policy on provision of compensation for NHS patients with haemophilia who were infected with hepatitis C through treatment with contaminated blood products. |
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(742)
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56
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Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on requests from West Midlands Strategic Health Authority that primary care trusts in the West Mercia form a cluster. |
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(743)
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57
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Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that children with a dual diagnosis of a mental health problem and learning disability have both diagnoses recorded in the (a) child and adolescent mental health services commissioning process, (b) children and young people's plans and (c) children's health needs assessments. |
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[R]
(884)
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58
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Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) qualifications and (b) competencies are required of specialist child and adolescent mental health service staff working with children with autism and related mental health problems. |
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[R]
(885)
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59
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Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish his Department's guidance to commissioners of child and adolescent mental health services of the services they are required to provide in respect of the availability of 24 hour care to meet urgent mental health needs in order to meet the criteria for (a) national indicator 51, proxy measure 3 and (b) vital signs indicator 12. |
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[R]
(886)
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60
N
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Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department issues to water authorities which are considering whether to fluoridate water supplies. |
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(209)
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61
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that £464 million expenditure for the new hospital at Wynyard is maintained. |
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(872)
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62
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether all funding for capital projects agreed by his Department since 1 January 2010 will be maintained. |
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(873)
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63
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David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support he plans to provide for those people who were infected with hepatitis C as a result of receiving contaminated blood in the 1970s and 1980s. |
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(744)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
64
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to prevent the sale of alcohol below cost price; and if she will make a statement. |
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(857)
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65
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children were detained in immigration removal centres on the latest date for which figures are available. |
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(888)
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66
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Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of cancelling contracts with companies undertaking work for her Department on the (a) development of the next generation biometric passport and (b) development and delivery of the identity card system. |
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(747)
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67
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Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of adapting the e-borders system to take account of the use of non-biometric passports. |
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(748)
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68
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Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the likely effects on the operation of e-border and wider border control checks of the ending of the biometric passport scheme. |
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(749)
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69
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Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has been made of the annual (a) saving to the public purse consequent on ending the identity register and (b) cost to the public purse of the cancellation of contracts in respect of the identity register projects including cancellation fees to contractors. |
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(750)
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70
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Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost to the public purse of training a police recruit to the point of joining a police force as an officer was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(896)
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71
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Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of those completing the recruitment process to join a police force as an officer did not subsequently take up employment as a police officer; and if she will make a statement. |
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(897)
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Questions to the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission
72
N
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Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, who gave authority to the BBC to project an illumination of the results of the general election onto the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster on 6 and 7 May; and whether the proposal was considered before a Committee of the House. |
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(211)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
73
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what mechanism he plans to introduce for direct public involvement in determining the allocation of his Department's aid budget; and if he will make a statement. |
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(890)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
74
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Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the UK Foreign Bribery Strategy; and if he will make a statement. |
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(853)
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75
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has for the future of (a) community legal advice centres and (b) community legal advice networks; and if he will make a statement. |
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(851)
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76
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will (a) review the law on libel and (b) lay formal proposals for reform to provide that it shall not prevent media in the UK reporting court proceedings elsewhere in the EU, in particular where this concerns UK (a) firms and (b) nationals. |
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(883)
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77
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans the Government has to grant anonymity to defendants in rape cases. |
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(753)
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Questions to the Leader of the House
78
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Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will bring forward proposals for funding from the public purse for hon. and right hon. Members to provide such security measures at their constituency offices of his and right hon. Members as police forces may advise; and if he will make a statement. |
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(894)
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79
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Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will discuss with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority the provision of funding for security measures at constituency offices of hon. and right hon. Members; and if he will make a statement. |
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(895)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
80
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Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what cost-benefit analysis his Department has conducted into construction of the 3a phase of Manchester Metrolink extension alone; and if he will make a statement. |
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(901)
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81
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Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Manchester Metrolink extensions phases 3a and 3b will be treated as a single contract. |
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(902)
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82
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Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timetable has been set for the refurbishment of Stockport Station. |
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(903)
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83
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Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the potential effects on the level of (a) congestion on the main approach roads into London and (b) carbon dioxide emissions of reducing fares on the North Kent railway line. |
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(850)
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84
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is for reducing overcrowding on trains. |
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(908)
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85
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's plans are for the future of Crossrail. |
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(909)
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86
|
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what railway lines the Government proposes to introduce railway electrification. |
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(910)
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87
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how he plans to ensure the Office of Rail Regulation effectively represents the interests of passengers. |
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(911)
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88
N
|
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the annual cost to the UK economy of road accidents. |
|
(208)
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89
N
|
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to oppose proposals at EU level to introduce a mandatory requirement for speed limiters on vans; and if he will make a statement. |
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(210)
|
90
N
|
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will undertake an investigation into (a) the cost effectiveness of all park and ride schemes and (b) the relative cost effectiveness of park and ride schemes and increased town centre parking provision; and if he will make a statement. |
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(527)
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91
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to ensure that Network Rail (a) is more accountable to its customers and (b) puts the interests of passengers first; and when he plans to publish his proposals. |
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[R]
(867)
|
92
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to implement his proposal to require Network Rail to refund a third of the ticket price if a passenger has to take a rail replacement bus service as a consequence of engineering work; and from what budget such refunds will be provided. |
|
[R]
(868)
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93
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to implement his proposal to specify Network Rail as a body to which the Freedom of Information Act 2000 applies. |
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[R]
(869)
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94
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to implement his proposal to replace (a) air passenger duty with a per-plane duty and what account the proposed new scheme will take of air freight movements and (b) routes for which alternative forms of transport which have less environmental impact are available. |
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[R]
(870)
|
95
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has allocated to the proposed new railway station at Kirkstall Forge; what recent discussions he has had on the allocation of that funding; and if he will make a statement. |
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(760)
|
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
96
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 26 May 2010, Official Report, columns 2-3WS, on savings (2010-11), in respect of which (a) IT projects and (b) contracts with each company the £95 million savings in IT spending are to be made. |
|
[Transferred]
(846)
|
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
97
|
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects his Department's review of IR35 to be completed. |
|
[Transferred]
(864)
|
98
N
|
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will discuss with Ministerial colleagues steps to ensure that the application of the small company tax rate does not disadvantage individuals who operate more than one small company; and if he will make a statement. |
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[Question Unstarred][Transferred]
(786)
|
99
N
|
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the future level of investment allowances for manufacturing businesses; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Question Unstarred][Transferred]
(781)
|
100
|
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the Government's proposed changes to capital gains tax, with particular reference to the effect on the housing market; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(875)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
101
|
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects small business rate relief to become automatic; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(863)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
102
|
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils aged 16 to 18 years in further education colleges were from highly deprived backgrounds in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09. |
|
[Transferred]
(917)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
103
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Leeds West constituency have received assistance from the Future Jobs Fund. |
|
[Question Unstarred][Transferred]
(767)
|
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