Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 8 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 Tuesday 8 June 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 8 June 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 8 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 Tuesday 8 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 8 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
1
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many special advisers of each nationality are employed by Government departments. |
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(1369)
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2
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-UK citizens are employed as special advisers by Government departments. |
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(1370)
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3
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what advice his Department issues to other Government department's on the employment of non-UK citizens as special advisers. |
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(1371)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
4
N
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Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to introduce a levy on financial transactions in the UK. |
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(1291)
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5
N
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Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to respond to the letter of 28 April 2010 from the then hon. Member for Billericay regarding his constituent Mr Welford. |
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(1006)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
6
N
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Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what costs his Department incurred in contesting each judicial review of local government reorganisation for (a) Devon, (b) Norfolk and (c) Suffolk. |
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(1467)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
7
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been killed by drones operated by UK forces in Afghanistan in each of the last five years. |
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(1526)
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8
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the testing of surveillance drones over the proposed land corridor between Aberporth and Egynt; what account this policy takes of the right to privacy of individuals resident within the corridor; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1529)
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9
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the use of armed drones by UK armed forces in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1530)
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10
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-UK citizens are employed as special advisers in his Department. |
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(1372)
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Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
11
N
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Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the annual salary of the Chief Executive of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority is; and to what other remuneration he is entitled. |
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(1325)
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12
N
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Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what information he has received from the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) on (a) the number of days each week the Chair is contracted to the Authority, (b) the functions the Chair undertakes, (c) the (i) salary he receives and (ii) other remuneration he is eligible for; and whether (1) he and (2) Ministerial colleagues have discussed with the Chair of the IPSA the administrative mechanisms for processing claims of hon. Members. |
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(1402)
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13
N
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Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what information he has received from the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority on (a) the number of staff it employs, (b) the number of its staff paid salaries of over £40,000 annually and (c) the number of staff eligible for bonus payments. |
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(1403)
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14
N
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Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Chair of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority on the (a) arrangements and (b) venue for hon. Members to meet senior officers of the Authority to seek advice; and how many requests the Authority has received from hon. Members for such meetings. |
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(1404)
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15
N
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Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Chair of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority on the Authority's policy on publishing on its website the details of each claim authorised for payment to hon. Members immediately upon approval. |
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(1405)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
16
N
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Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to implement the policies contained in his Department's recent Green Paper on early intervention. |
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(1289)
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17
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects to announce the results of the universal free school meals pilot schemes; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1531)
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18
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to maintain the Home Access programme for disabled children and those from low income backgrounds following the closure of Becta. |
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(1410)
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19
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his most recent estimate is of the savings to the public purse arising from the closure of Becta. |
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(1411)
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20
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the total amount saved in school and college budgets attributable to the intervention of Becta in the procurement of IT equipment since 2003. |
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(1412)
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21
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff presently working for the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency in Coventry he expects to transfer to his Department. |
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(1413)
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22
N
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Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has allocated for the construction of the Knole Academy in Sevenoaks; and when he expects construction to commence. |
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(1376)
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23
N
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Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will reduce the number of school policies that each school is required to adopt. |
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(1468)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
24
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many non-UK citizens are employed as special advisers in his Department. |
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(1368)
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25
N
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Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli government in respect of British nationals who were part of the Free Gaza Movement flotilla and who have subsequently been detained by Israeli forces; and what reports he has received on the level of access to lawyers afforded to those detained. |
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(1142)
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26
N
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Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the destination of the aid carried by the Free Gaza Movement flotilla. |
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(1143)
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27
N
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Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of an international investigation into the actions of the Israeli government in relation to the Free Gaza Movement flotilla. |
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(1144)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
28
N
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Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken since his appointment to ensure that his Department's interest in the former health centre at Saxon Square, Christchurch, is sold at the earliest opportunity. |
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(1406)
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29
N
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Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to publish the report it commissioned from McKinsey on the fiscal future of the NHS. |
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(1078)
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30
N
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Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide additional cancer services on the Royal Liverpool University Hospital site. |
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(1407)
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31
N
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Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the contracts in relation to the replacement for the Royal Liverpool University Hospital to be signed; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1408)
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32
N
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Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he most recently discussed with Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust the proposals for replacing the Royal Liverpool University Hospital; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1409)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
33
N
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Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to implement early intervention policies. |
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(1290)
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34
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the use of surveillance drones by police forces; and if she will make a statement. |
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(1527)
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35
N
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Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will refuse an entry visa to Mr Zakir Naik. |
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(1375)
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36
N
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Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether those persons who have received an identity card will be able to continue using it for its stated purposes until its expiry date; and if she will make a statement. |
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(1004)
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37
N
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Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether persons who applied voluntarily to receive identity cards are to be reimbursed the application fee. |
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(1005)
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38
N
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Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the future allocation of identity cards to foreign nationals. |
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(1079)
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39
N
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Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the likely level of savings to the public purse consequent on the cancellation of the identity card scheme, taking into account the cost of contract termination, in the next three years. |
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(1080)
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40
N
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Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent estimate is of her Department's expenditure on identity cards since the inception of the national identity scheme. |
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(1081)
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41
N
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Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the savings to be made consequent on the cancellation of the National Identity Register, taking into account the cost of contract termination, in the next three years. |
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(1082)
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Questions to the Leader of the House
42
N
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Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Leader of the House, what reviews are being undertaken by the Government; for what purpose in each such case; and to what estimated timescale. |
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(1374)
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Questions to the Prime Minister
43
N
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Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will appoint a Minister with responsibility for co-ordinating the work of the Department for International Development, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence to tackle violence against women overseas. |
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(1362)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
44
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Severn River Crossing plc on liabilities for long term repairs when the bridges are taken into public ownership; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1528)
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45
N
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George Hollingbery (Meon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to extend the requirement for the wearing of seat belts in coaches beyond the current age limit of 13 years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1373)
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46
N
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Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional rail carriages have been provided to Northern Rail as part of the High Level Output Specification Process, and how this compares with those allocated to other train operating companies. |
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(1083)
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47
N
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Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding per capita his Department has allocated to each region for the next 12 months. |
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(1084)
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48
N
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Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of his Department's expenditure which is allocated to each region. |
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(1085)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
49
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent estimate is of the number of pensioners living in poverty in (a) the UK and (b) Coventry. |
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(1181)
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50
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to reduce the numbers of pensioners living in poverty in (a) the UK and (b) Coventry. |
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(1182)
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