Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 9 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 Wednesday 9 June 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 9 June 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 9 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 Wednesday 9 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 9 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) his Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in the UK in languages other than English; for what reason each such publication is required to be made available in a language or languages other than English; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the translation work so incurred in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(1780)
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2
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in his Department. |
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(1792)
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3
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible. |
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(1807)
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4
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, who will have responsibility for allocating new apprenticeship places which are created in the next 12 months. |
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(1578)
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5
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what amount of arms sale exports has been generated by the Defence and Security Organisation in UK Trade and Investment in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(1613)
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6
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the operational cost of the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation was in the latest year for which figures are available. |
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(1614)
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7
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what criteria are used by the Defence and Security Organisation in deciding on provision of support for arms exports. |
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(1615)
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8
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Defence and Security Organisation takes to ensure that it does not provide support for the export of UK arms to countries where human rights abuses have taken place. |
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(1616)
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9
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Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with which business organisations in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley his Department has held discussions in the last 12 months. |
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(1686)
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10
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Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which further education colleges Ministers in his Department have visited since their appointment. |
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(1706)
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11
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people from Wigan constituency entered higher education in each year since 1996. |
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(1641)
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12
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, by what mechanism the announced £150 million of funding for adult apprenticeships will be made available to small and medium-sized enterprises. |
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(1642)
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13
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what projects in the Wigan local authority area received funding from the North West Regional Development Agency in the last 12 months. |
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(1643)
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14
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, by what date he plans to decide whether to abolish the North West Regional Development Agency. |
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(1644)
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15
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in (a) Wigan constituency, (b) the North West region and (c) England are undertaking an apprenticeship. |
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(1645)
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16
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in (a) Wigan constituency, (b) the North West region and (c) England are undertaking an advanced apprenticeship. |
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(1646)
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17
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in (a) Wigan constituency, (b) the North West region and (c) England are undertaking a higher apprenticeship. |
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(1647)
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18
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in (a) Wigan constituency, (b) the North West region and (c) England started an apprenticeship in each of the last five years. |
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(1648)
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19
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in (a) Wigan constituency, (b) the North West region and (c) England started an advanced apprenticeship in each of the last five years. |
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(1649)
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20
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in (a) Wigan constituency, (b) the North West region and (c) England started a higher apprenticeship in each of the last five years. |
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(1650)
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21
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which Ministers in his Department have responsibility for the postal service. |
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(1656)
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22
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the proposed one-in one-out rule on business regulation will apply to employment law. |
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(1657)
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23
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to seek any amendment to the EU Working Time Directive. |
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(1658)
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24
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to seek any amendment to the EU Agency Workers Directive. |
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(1659)
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25
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to announce details of the planned review of employment laws and practices; and what consultation he plans to undertake on the form of the review. |
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(1660)
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26
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he will announce details of his plans to allow the public to challenge regulations; and whether primary legislation will be required to implement those plans. |
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(1661)
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27
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the likely change in the number of student places in universities in the North West between academic year 2009-10 and 2010-11. |
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(1662)
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28
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department plans to conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of the company reporting requirements of the Companies Act 2006. |
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(1663)
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29
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what public spending projects within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Department secured Treasury approval between 1 January 2010 and the date of his appointment as Secretary of State. |
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(1664)
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30
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment has been made of whether proposed changes to regional development agencies in 2009-10 will affect the recently-introduced system of planning and commissioning of 16-18 education. |
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(1665)
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31
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had on post-qualification admissions to higher education. |
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(1667)
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32
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his plans are for the future of sector skills councils. |
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(1669)
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33
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take in relation to implementation of the recommendations of the White Paper, The Learning Revolution. |
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(1670)
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34
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to review the number of undergraduate student places; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1704)
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35
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Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what role the Government has in (a) determining the legal implications of setting a minimum price per unit of alcohol in Scotland and (b) ensuring that implementation is compatible with EU competition law. |
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(1522)
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36
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Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what legal advice he has received regarding the minimum pricing per unit of alcohol; and what steps he is taking to ensure that minimum price setting is compatible with (a) domestic and (b) EU competition law. |
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(1524)
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37
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department plans to respond to the recommendations of the Skills Commission on teacher training in vocational education. |
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(1576)
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38
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Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to continue the Be the Boss scheme announced in March 2010 to assist ex-service personnel in starting businesses; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1700)
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Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
39
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Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths attributable to cancer there have been in each age group in Wyre and Preston North constituency in each year since 1999. |
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(1799)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
40
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) his Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in the UK in languages other than English; for what reason each such publication is required to be made available in a language or languages other than English; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the translation work so incurred in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(1775)
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41
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in his Department. |
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(1786)
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42
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible. |
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(1814)
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43
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Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what timetable he has set for providing compensation to Equitable Life policyholders; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1654)
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44
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the annual amount lost to the Exchequer consequent on tax (a) avoidance and (b) evasion; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1579)
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45
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to reduce the level of tax (a) avoidance and (b) evasion; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1580)
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46
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office for Budget Responsibility will have responsibilities other than those currently undertaken by his Department and the Bank of England. |
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(1581)
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47
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what account he takes of unemployment statistics in the formulation of fiscal policy. |
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(1582)
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48
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Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the annual running costs of the Office of Budget Responsibility. |
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(1679)
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49
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Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to lay the Legislative Reform (Industrial and Provident Societies and Credit Unions) Order 2010 before Parliament. |
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(1680)
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50
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what public spending projects within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Department secured Treasury approval between 1 January 2010 and the date of his appointment as Secretary of State. |
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(1688)
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51
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to (a) analyse the distributional impact of public expenditure cuts he is considering and (b) publish the analysis. |
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(1702)
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52
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what mechanism he will consult the public on options for public expenditure cuts; and what information he plans to provide in order to inform that consultation. |
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(1703)
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53
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): 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), whether property owned by the North West Regional Development Agency will be included in the proposed £170 million reduction in costs of Government property. |
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(1736)
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54
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which public spending projects in (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan for which approval has been granted he is reviewing. |
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(1741)
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55
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for Child Trust Fund accounts after 1 January 2011. |
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(1743)
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56
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have opened Child Trust Fund accounts in Wigan constituency at (a) the standard rate and (b) the higher rate; and how much the Government has contributed to such accounts to date. |
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(1744)
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57
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the liabilities incurred under the private finance initiative between 1997 and 2010 which have not been recorded as comprising a proportion of the public sector net cash requirement. |
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(1653)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
58
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) his Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in the UK in languages other than English; for what reason each such publication is required to be made available in a language or languages other than English; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the translation work so incurred in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(1781)
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59
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in his Department. |
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(1791)
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60
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible. |
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(1820)
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61
N
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Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 24 May 2010 on spending announcements, for which local authority in England (a) what is the amount in pounds sterling of the authority's aggregate external finance which is liable to be reduced and (b) what percentage of aggregate external finance this represents in the case of each such local authority. |
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(1523)
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62
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Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will undertake research into the cost-effectiveness of building of homes (a) by local authorities directly and (b) under private finance initiative schemes. |
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(1587)
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63
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what public spending projects in (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Department secured Treasury approval between 1 January 2010 and the date of his appointment as Secretary of State. |
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(1626)
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64
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by what mechanism people in a local authority area will be able to initiate a local referendum. |
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(1627)
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65
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how he has decided the 12 English cities in which he will provide for elected mayors; which cities they are; in what local authority areas the elected mayors will have powers; and when the referendums will take place. |
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(1628)
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66
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what social housing construction projects are being funded by his Department in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. |
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(1629)
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67
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the end to ring-fencing of central government funding for local authorities will apply to funding for housing. |
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(1630)
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68
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what mechanism will be used to enable people in a local authority area to veto a proposed rise in council tax above a defined level. |
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(1631)
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69
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much finding he plans to provide for capital expenditure on the decent homes programme of Wigan and Leigh Housing. |
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(1632)
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70
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to revise Planning Policy Statement 3. |
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(1687)
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71
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the minimum proportion of affordable housing required in new housing developments. |
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(1733)
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72
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the minimum density of new housing developments. |
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(1734)
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73
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review the operation of section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. |
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(1760)
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74
N
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Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what timetable he has set for his plans to abolish the Standards Board for England. |
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(1469)
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75
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Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of unauthorised traveller sites since 1997. |
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(1573)
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76
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Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what Ministerial directions were issued to the Accounting Officer of his Department in the last 12 months. |
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(1574)
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77
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Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what timetable he has set for the full abolition of home information packs. |
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(1575)
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78
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Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the regionalisation of the Fire Service. |
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(1803)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
79
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of translating information distributed in the UK by (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies into languages other than English in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(1718)
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80
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in his Department. |
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(1790)
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81
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible. |
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(1819)
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82
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, for what public spending projects within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Department had secured Treasury approval between 1 January 2010 and the date of his appointment as Secretary of State. |
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(1696)
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83
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what projects his Department is funding within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. |
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(1697)
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84
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what he expects the legacy of the 2012 Olympics will be for the North West region; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1698)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
85
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) his Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in the UK in languages other than English; for what reason each such publication is required to be made available in a language or languages other than English; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the translation work so incurred in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(1776)
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86
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in his Department. |
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(1788)
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87
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible. |
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(1818)
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88
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to complete negotiations on the development of the Defence Training College at St Athan. |
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(1721)
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89
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Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he plans to reduce his Department's running costs by at least 25 per cent. |
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(1675)
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90
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review the reservation made by his Department to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. |
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(1826)
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91
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Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent by his Department on private or independent education of children of serving military or defence personnel in each of the last five years. |
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(1624)
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92
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what public spending projects within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Department had secured Treasury approval for between 1 January 2010 and the date of his appointment as Secretary of State. |
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(1695)
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93
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving soldiers have sustained injuries while on active service in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan. |
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(1652)
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Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
94
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans a reformed House of Lords to be a wholly or substantially elected second chamber. |
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(1722)
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95
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many full-time equivalent civil servants are working in his Office. |
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(1798)
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96
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what criteria will be used to determine those constituencies where state funding will be provided for all-postal primaries for the selection of parliamentary candidates by political parties. |
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(1635)
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97
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he plans to announce the mechanism by which members of the public may exercise a right to recall hon. Members in cases of serious financial wrongdoing; and when he plans to announce a definition of serious financial wrongdoing. |
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(1638)
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98
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he plans to publish details of his plans for a statutory register of lobbyists. |
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(1639)
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99
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what account will be taken of the Hayden Phillips proposals in his proposed review of political party funding. |
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(1640)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
100
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the views of staff and their trade unions are taken into account in the establishment of academy schools. |
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(1764)
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101
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) his Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in the UK in languages other than English; for what reason each such publication is required to be made available in a language or languages other than English; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the translation work so incurred in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(1777)
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102
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in his Department. |
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(1789)
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103
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible. |
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(1817)
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104
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Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received from childcare professionals on his proposal to publish serious case reviews. |
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(1678)
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105
N
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Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects to determine the future of the Building Schools for the Future programme (a) for secondary education in Cornwall and (b) nationally. |
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(1378)
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106
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John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidelines are in place for the provision of school meals to students with (a) kosher, (b) halal, (c) vegetarian, (d) vegan and (e) other dietary requirements. |
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(1768)
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107
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to write to the governors at schools he has invited to apply for academy status. |
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(1701)
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108
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people resident in Wigan constituency receive education maintenance allowance. |
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(1735)
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109
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people in (a) Wigan constituency, (b) the North West and (c) England have enrolled on a 14 to 19 diploma course in each subject in each year since their introduction. |
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(1739)
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110
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people in Wigan constituency are not in education, employment or training. |
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(1740)
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111
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for which public spending projects in (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Department secured Treasury approval between 1 January 2010 and the date of his appointment as Secretary of State. |
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112
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan (a) he has invited to apply for academy status and (b) have applied for academy status. |
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113
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the allocation of funding to local education authorities where no school applies for academy status. |
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114
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the funding of Salford and Wigan Local Education Partnership; and if he will make a statement. |
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115
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people in local authority care obtained one or more A-levels in (a) Wigan, (b) the North West and (c) England in each of the last five years. |
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116
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people in local authority care were awarded five A* to C grades at GCSE in (a) Wigan, (b) the North West and (c) England in each of the last five years. |
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117
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people under the age of 18 years are in local authority care in Wigan constituency. |
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118
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the revenue cost of each project sponsored by his Department under the private finance initiative over the lifetime of the project. |
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
119
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the number of miners who do not speak English who are employed in coal mines in the UK. |
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120
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) his Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in the UK in languages other than English; for what reason each such publication is required to be made available in a language or languages other than English; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the translation work so incurred in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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121
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible. |
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122
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what capital grant schemes his Department is responsible. |
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123
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what public spending projects within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Department had secured Treasury approval between 1 January 2010 and the date of his appointment as Secretary of State. |
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
124
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) her Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in the UK in languages other than English; for what reason each such publication is required to be made available in a language or languages other than English; and what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the translation work so incurred in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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125
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in her Department. |
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126
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which her Department is responsible. |
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127
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the contents of the third edition of the UN Global Biodiversity Outlook. |
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128
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward proposals to abolish the six-day rule relating to auction marts. |
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129
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward proposals for legislation on regulation of the water industry, including competition, metering and water efficiency. |
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130
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on delivering fast-speed broadband in rural areas; and if she will make a statement. |
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131
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what date she intends to implement her plans for an Ombudsman to enforce the Grocery Supply Chain Code of Practice; whether legislation will be required; whether the Ombudsman will have powers to deal with the international supply chain; and if she will make a statement. |
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132
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what public spending projects within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan her Department had secured Treasury approval between 1 January 2010 and the date of her appointment as Secretary of State. |
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133
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Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review Environment Agency spending guidelines for the purposes of ensuring the availability of adequate funding for land drainage maintenance. |
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
134
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible. |
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135
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) UK-based and (b) locally-employed staff are employed by his Department in each of the member states of the EU. |
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136
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost was of his Department's presence in each of the 27 member states of the EU in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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137
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of the presence of commercially extractable quantities of oil in Falklands Islands waters. |
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138
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he or other Ministers in the Department have had with their Russian counterparts; and whether they raised human rights issues during those discussions. |
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139
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the value is of the Government Wine Cellar. |
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(1729)
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140
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what receptions have been hosted by his Department since he came to office; and what the cost was of each. |
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141
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what cost (a) reductions and (b) savings his Department will be making in 2010-11. |
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142
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he raised the question of the European Parliament's seat in Strasbourg with his French counterpart on his recent visit to Paris. |
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143
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Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was spent by his Department on private or independent school education of children of serving staff in each of the last five years. |
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144
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Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects the discussions between his Department and the Ministry of Defence on the budget for Ascension Island to be concluded. |
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145
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Pakistan on the targeting by criminals of UK citizens visiting that country. |
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146
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Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what guidance is issued to Government departments on the use of wine from the Government Wine Cellar; and if he will make a statement. |
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
147
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Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which datasets were used to measure primary care trust performance against local indicators in the world class commissioning assurance process; and if he will publish such datasets for the outcome indicator (a) mental health patients in employment, (b) access to psychological services, (c) reduce acute inpatient admissions to mental health units, (d) adults in contact with secondary mental health services in settled accommodation, (e) health improvement in deprived areas, (f) falls and (g) 28 day unplanned readmission. |
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148
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Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which datasets are used to measure primary care trust world class commissioning scores; and if he will publish these datasets available for the outcome indicator (a) delayed transfers of care, (b) under 18 conception rate, (c) deaths from chronic liver disease, (d) suicide and injury undetermined intent mortality rate, (e) drug treatment waiting times, (f) percentage drug users effective treatment, (g) rate of hospital admissions per 100,000 for alcohol related harm and (h) percentage of all deaths that occur at home. |
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149
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Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what each primary care trust scored in the Care Quality Commission's most recent assessment of performance on delayed transfers of care; and what vital signs data are available for each such trust in each of the last 12 quarters. |
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150
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to introduce a cancer screening programme using the Oncimmune blood test; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1655)
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151
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of translating information distributed in the UK by (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies into languages other than English in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(1717)
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152
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in his Department. |
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(1785)
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153
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible. |
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(1812)
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154
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that carers have access to respite care. |
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155
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) academic clinical fellowships and (b) clinical lectureships are funded by the NHS annually; and whether he plans to change the number of such posts so funded. |
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156
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to introduce proposals to mitigate the effect on the NHS of the European Working Time Directive; and if he will make a statement. |
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157
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to ensure consistency of standards between primary care trusts. |
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(1684)
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158
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what mechanism the relationship between GP commissioning and the commissioning of services by primary care trusts are managed. |
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159
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanism he intends to establish for the operation of GP commissioning. |
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160
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John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines are in place for the provision of hospital meals to patients with (a) kosher, (b) halal, (c) vegetarian, (d) vegan and (e) other dietary requirements. |
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Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on funding the provision of e-learning materials in the NHS, with particular reference to the e-Learning for Health programme. |
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162
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish details of the Government's proposed commission on long-term care; whether he intends to ensure that all political parties are represented on the commission; and what consultation he intends to undertake on these matters prior to the appointment of the commission. |
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163
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for which public expenditure projects in (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Deparatment secured Treasury approval between 1 January 2010 and the date of his appointment as Secretary of State. |
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164
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy on the proposed EU cross-border health directive is; what assessment his Department has made of its effect on the NHS; and what consultation he intends to undertake on this matter prior to the agreement of any EU directive. |
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165
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the revenue cost of each project sponsored by his Department under the private finance initiative over the lifetime of the project. |
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(1824)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
166
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) her Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in the UK in languages other than English; for what reason each such publication is required to be made available in a language or languages other than English; and what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the translation work so incurred in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(1774)
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167
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in her Department. |
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(1802)
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168
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which her Department is responsible. |
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(1811)
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169
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cars have been confiscated by the police on the basis of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) data since the police ANPR system became operational. |
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170
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Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to decide the level at which the cap on non-EU economic migrants to the United Kingdom will be set. |
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171
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Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will re-issue to hon. Members the anti-social behaviour information booklet dated February 2010. |
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(1618)
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172
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Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what categories of information currently held on the National Identity Register she does not plan to hold on the UK Passport Database. |
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173
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Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her plans are for the future of the UK Passport Database. |
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174
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what public expenditure projects within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan her Department had secured Treasury approval between 1 January 2010 and the date of her appointment as Secretary of State. |
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175
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to offer a reduction in the full passport application fee equivalent to the application fee for an ID card to persons who acted on advice from the Identity and Passport Service to apply for an ID card for use as a travel document in lieu of a passport. |
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176
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many former police officers are engaged by the Independent Police Complaints Commission to undertake investigations into their former forces; and if she will take steps to end that practice. |
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177
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the revenue cost of each project sponsored by her Department under the private finance initiative over the lifetime of the project. |
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(1825)
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Questions to the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission
178
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps are being taken to (a) recover and (b) re-use Parliamentary ICT equipment provided to hon. Members in the last parliament who were defeated at the general election. |
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(1714)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
179
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) his Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in the UK in languages other than English; for what reason each such publication is required to be made available in a language or languages other than English; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the translation work so incurred in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(1773)
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180
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in his Department. |
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(1801)
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181
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible. |
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(1810)
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182
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, by what mechanism the public will be able to influence the way in which elements of his Department's budget are spent; to what proportion of his Department's budget this will apply; and what consultation he plans to undertake on this proposal. |
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183
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when funding his Department expects to allocate for climate adaptation in the next 12 months. |
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184
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he expects to allocate funding from his Department to (a) peacekeeping and (b) military operations in the next 12 months. |
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
185
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) his Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in the UK in languages other than English; for what reason each such publication is required to be made available in a language or languages other than English; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the translation work so incurred in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(1772)
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186
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in his Department. |
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(1800)
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187
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible. |
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(1809)
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188
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Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) filled and (b) vacant social worker posts there are in each young offender institution. |
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(1763)
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189
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Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Commission to investigate the creation of a British Bill of Rights will be appointed. |
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(1676)
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190
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Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who will carry out his Department's planned review of legal aid. |
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(1677)
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191
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Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of those charged with rape in England and Wales were granted (a) conditional and (b) unconditional bail between charge and verdict in each of the last five years. |
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192
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Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of those charged with rape in England and Wales were granted (a) conditional and (b) unconditional bail between arrest and charge in each of the last five years. |
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193
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Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of those convicted of rape in England and Wales in each of the last five years were known to their victims. |
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194
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John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidelines are in place for the provision of meals in prisons to inmates with (a) kosher, (b) halal, (c) vegetarian, (d) vegan and (e) other dietary requirements. |
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(1766)
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195
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what public expenditure projects within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Department had secured Treasury approval between 1 January 2010 and the date of his appointment as Secretary of State. |
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(1691)
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196
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to change the rights of householders to defend themselves against intruders; and will he make a statement. |
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(1705)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
197
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff his Department employed on the most recent date for which figures are available; and what the annual staff cost was. |
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(1571)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
198
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) his Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in the UK in languages other than English; for what reason each such publication is required to be made available in a language or languages other than English; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the translation work so incurred in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(1771)
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199
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in his Department. |
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(1793)
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200
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible. |
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(1808)
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201
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Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the proposed reduction to the budget of Network Rail will be made in Wales. |
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(1671)
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202
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Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes will be made in the grants provided by his Department to local authorities in Wales in 2010-11. |
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(1672)
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203
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Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes there will be made in the overall budget of London Underground in 2010-11 as a consequence of the spending reductions announced on 24 May 2010. |
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(1673)
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204
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the electrification of the rail network in the North West. |
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205
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for which public expenditure projects in (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Department secured Treasury approval between 1 January 2010 and the date of his appointment as Secretary of State. |
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206
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the renovation of Wigan North Western rail station; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1750)
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207
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the introduction of high speed rail on rail services serving Wigan North Western station. |
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(1751)
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208
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Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of bus services operators grant levels on bus (a) usage, (b) fares and (c) service. |
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209
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Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has (a) established a timetable and (b) allocated funding for the implementation of the Northern Hub project. |
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(1589)
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210
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Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for the rail network of the proposed Northern Hub project. |
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(1590)
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211
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Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was paid in public subsidy to the (a) rail industry and (b) bus industry (i) in total and (ii) per passenger journey in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(1591)
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212
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Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to undertake a review of the Northern Hub project; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1622)
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213
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Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the operation of Bus Service Operators Grant; and if he will make a statement. |
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(1623)
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214
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department had with the Energy Saving Trust on the environmental effects of the materials used in the Trust's marketing campaign promoting a free travel energy check. |
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(1716)
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215
N
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Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the financial interests of the individuals reviewing the Boatmasters Regulations for the Marine and Coastguard Agency; and if he will make a statement. |
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
216
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff her Department employed on the most recent date for which figures are available; and what the annual staff cost was. |
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(1572)
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Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
217
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) the Government Equalities Office and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in the UK in languages other than English; for what reason each such publication is required to be made available in a language or languages other than English; and what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the translation work so incurred in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(1770)
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218
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in her Department. |
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(1794)
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219
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which the Government Equalities Office is responsible. |
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(1822)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
220
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) documents and (b) other information for which (i) his Department and (ii) its associated public bodies are responsible are published or provided in the UK in languages other than English; for what reason each such publication is required to be made available in a language or languages other than English; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the translation work so incurred in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(1778)
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221
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any domestic properties in the gift of the Government have been allocated to the use of Ministers in his Department. |
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(1795)
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222
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on flying the Union flag each day from each official building for which his Department is responsible. |
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(1821)
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223
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for helping people with mental health problems to find employment and cease being in receipt of benefits. |
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(1719)
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224
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been employed in Wales through the Future Jobs Fund. |
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(1720)
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225
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Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of young people who have been placed into training, employment or work experience through the Future Jobs Fund are (a) registered disabled, (b) women and (c) from a minority ethnic background. |
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(1584)
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226
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in (a) Wigan constituency and (b) Wigan local authority area are participating in the Future Jobs Fund. |
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(1633)
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227
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to estimate the minimum income required for healthy living. |
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(1636)
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228
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on changing the state pension age. |
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(1713)
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229
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Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that payments made through the Child Support Agency contribute directly towards the welfare of children. |
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(1699)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
230
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects his Department to complete its review of vulture funds; and what form of consultation he intends to undertake on this matter. |
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[Transferred]
(1745)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
231
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the future of diploma qualifications. |
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[Transferred]
(1666)
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232
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the future of the education maintenance allowance. |
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[Transferred]
(1668)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
233
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British nationals are resident in each of the member states of the EU. |
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[Transferred]
(1723)
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234
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward proposals for amending the Houses's Scrutiny Reserve Resolution for the European Scrutiny Committee. |
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[Transferred]
(1727)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
235
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans the Government has to provide for anonymity of those accused of rape (a) between arrest and charge, (b) between charge and trial and (c) during trial. |
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[Transferred]
(1693)
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Questions to the Leader of the House
236
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Leader of the House, when he plans to announce mechanisms by which the public may submit petitions to this House for debate. |
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[Transferred]
(1637)
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