Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 22 June 2010
Notes:
*
Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 22 June 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 22 June 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 22 June of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.
For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 22 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 22 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Attorney General
1
N
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Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Attorney General, if he will undertake a review of the effectiveness of prosecution policy in cases involving human trafficking. |
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(3572)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
2
N
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings have been held of the higher education sub-group of the cross-government working group on anti-Semitism since his appointment; which officials at each civil service grade attended each meeting; what matters were discussed at each meeting; what further meetings are planned; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[R]
(2933)
|
3
N
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to deal with anti-Semitism (a) on university campuses and (b) in student unions; what recent discussions he has had on the issue with representatives of the Jewish community; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[R]
(2985)
|
4
N
|
Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many 16 to 24 year olds were not in education, employment or training in the Shepway District Council area in each year since 1997. |
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(3824)
|
5
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the North West Development Agency has allocated to each project it supported in each of the last five years; and what allocations it plans to make to which projects in 2010-11. |
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(3836)
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6
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Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the future of Yorkshire Forward; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(3872)
|
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
7
N
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Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to answer (a) Question (i) 130, on departmental manpower, (ii) 27, on travel guidance for Government departments and (iii) 287, on departmental official vehicles, tabled on 25 May 2010 and (b) Question 595, on the Coalition Press Office, tabled on 26 May 2010. |
|
(3846)
|
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
8
N
|
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the level of unemployment of the recently announced reductions in public spending. |
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(3830)
|
9
N
|
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of the threshold of the tax-free allowance for capital gains tax. |
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(3831)
|
10
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints the (a) Financial Services Authority and (b) Financial Ombudsman Service has received on the Federation of Master Builders Masterbond warranty scheme in each of the last 10 years. |
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(3865)
|
11
N
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints (a) the Financial Services Authority and (b) the Financial Ombudsman Service has received on the activities of Strategy Insurance Limited in each of the last 10 years; and if he will publish (i) details of each investigation and (ii) their conclusions. |
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(3866)
|
12
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what investigations the Financial Services Authority has conducted into the Masterbond warranty scheme operated by the Federation of Master Builders in the last 10 years; and if he will publish the conclusions of each such investigation. |
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(3867)
|
13
N
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Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to answer Question 295, on departmental official vehicles, tabled on 25 May 2010. |
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(3845)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
14
N
|
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on providing relief for small businesses arising out of the late billing of the business rates for financial year 2009-10; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(3820)
|
15
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department's capital underspend was in each of the last five financial years. |
|
(3755)
|
16
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs (a) created and (b) supported for each £1 million of expenditure on new build housing in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(3756)
|
17
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what end of year flexibility his Department has had in each of the last five financial years. |
|
(3760)
|
18
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Vauxhall of 15 June 2010, Official Report, column 368W, on council housing: construction, how much his Department contributed to local authorities from the National Affordable Housing Programme for the building of new homes in the last five financial years. |
|
(3881)
|
19
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many of his Department's staff took up (a) all and (b) part of the leave for volunteering to which they were entitled in the financial year 2009-10. |
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(3882)
|
20
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's planned budget for the Decent Homes programme was at the start of the 2010-11 financial year; and whether that budget has been changed since 6 May 2010. |
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(3883)
|
21
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on completion of the Decent Homes programme in (a) local authority and (b) housing association properties. |
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(3884)
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22
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects the refurbishment of social housing under the Decent Homes programme to be completed. |
|
(3885)
|
23
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost of completing the Decent Homes programme in each year from 2011-12. |
|
(3886)
|
24
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) local authority and (b) housing association properties remaining to be refurbished under the Decent Homes programme on 31 March 2012. |
|
(3887)
|
25
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs supported through work on the Decent Homes programme in each of the last five years. |
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(3888)
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26
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many officials have been assigned to work on the Decentralisation and Localism Bill. |
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(3890)
|
27
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many officials have been assigned to work on the Local Government Bill. |
|
(3891)
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28
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which Minister will have lead responsibility for the Local Government Bill. |
|
(3892)
|
29
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to bring more empty and unoccupied homes into use. |
|
(3893)
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30
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the policy of his Department is on the recognition in staff appraisals of staff who undertake voluntary activities outside his Department. |
|
(3894)
|
31
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the number of jobs created per £1 million of funding allocated for the refurbishment of existing homes. |
|
(3895)
|
32
N
|
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his most recent estimate is of the monetary value of local authority funds which will no longer be ring-fenced in 2010-11; and for what reasons changes have been made to that estimate since 24 May 2010. |
|
(3839)
|
33
N
|
Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has for devolution of greater power to local communities. |
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(3359)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
34
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Royal Navy assets will be allocated to the imposition of sanctions against Iran. |
|
(3124)
|
35
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Navy will be used to stop and search vessels bound for Iran as part of the enforcement of sanctions. |
|
(3125)
|
36
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) location, (b) status and (c) plans for the disposal are of HMS Southampton. |
|
(3625)
|
37
N
|
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the terms of reference are of his Trident value for money review; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(3837)
|
38
N
|
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment will be made of the merits of alternatives to the Trident successor deterrent programme in his Trident value for money review; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(3838)
|
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
39
N
|
Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress he has made on his proposals to create fewer constituencies with more equal numbers of electors. |
|
(3289)
|
40
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he plans to answer (a) Question 226, on the Committe on Nuclear Deterrence and Security tabled on 25 May 2010, (b) Question 291, on departmental official cars, tabled on 25 May 2010 and (c) Question 576, on the use of Chevening, tabled on 26 May 2010. |
|
(3841)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
41
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much capital underspend his Department identified in each of the last five financial years. |
|
(3825)
|
42
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to review the provisions of the Children Act 1989 relating to grandparents and extended kin and leave to make applications for contact; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(2931)
|
43
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to answer Question (a) 126, on departmental manpower, (b) 292, on departmental official vehicles and (c) 374, on departmental public appointments, tabled on 25 May 2010. |
|
(3847)
|
44
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) name and (b) version is of each computer software package used by his Department to calculate its expenditure on travel. |
|
(3877)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
45
|
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on proposed EU legislation to control imports of illegally-felled timber. |
|
(3869)
|
46
N
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had at EU level on country-of-origin food labelling. |
|
(3626)
|
47
N
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policy of the recent Commission for Rural Communities report on upland areas of England. |
|
(3629)
|
48
|
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect on the provision of veterinary services of the implementation of a tendering process for the procurement of Official Veterinarian services under the Public Contract Regulations 2006. |
|
(3876)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
49
N
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to enforce sanctions against Iran; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[R]
(2932)
|
50
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will assess the merits of establishing an emergency fund to assist human rights activists and their families in countries where they are likely to face persecution. |
|
(3712)
|
51
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries have informed him of an intention to participate in the enforcement of sanctions against Iran. |
|
(3126)
|
52
|
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to seek to secure the release of Aung San Suu Kyi since his appointment. |
|
(3870)
|
53
|
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take to seek to increase the level of access for people in Burma to free media and information networks before the forthcoming election in that country. |
|
(3896)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
54
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons Julia's House Children's Hospice in Dorset has been charged £1,220 by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to vary its registration by the addition of one bedroom; if he will require the CQC to revoke the charge; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(3719)
|
55
N
|
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve specialist neuromuscular services for people with muscle-wasting conditions. |
|
(3849)
|
56
N
|
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in (a) Wirral, (b) Liverpool, (c) Knowsley, (d) Warrington, (e) Halton and St Helens, (f) Western Cheshire, (g) Central and Eastern Cheshire, (h) Sefton and (i) Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust were in receipt of children's hospice services at the latest date for which figures are available. |
|
(3571)
|
57
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what end of year flexibility his Department has had in each of the last five financial years. |
|
(3826)
|
58
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to implement the recommendations of the Darzi review of acute health services north of the River Tees. |
|
(3874)
|
59
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the implementation of recommendations of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel. |
|
(3875)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
60
N
|
Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the written ministerial statement of 25 April 2006, Official Report, columns 37-8WS, on deportation and removal of foreign nationals, how many of the 1,023 foreign national criminals released from prison referred to in the statement are unaccounted for. |
|
(3758)
|
61
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what offences had been committed by the 21 people from Sri Lanka refused UK citizenship in 2008 and 2009 on the grounds of involvement in war crimes. |
|
(3713)
|
62
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what offences had been committed by the 13 people from Afghanistan refused UK citizenship in 2008 and 2009 on the grounds of involvement in war crimes. |
|
(3714)
|
63
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what offences were committed by the 13 people from Iraq refused UK citizenship in 2008 and 2009 on the grounds of involvement in war crimes. |
|
(3715)
|
64
N
|
Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of sending notification letters to those who have purchased or applied for identity cards. |
|
(3816)
|
65
N
|
Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the future regulation of closed circuit television; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(3817)
|
66
N
|
Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effects on the e-borders programme of ending the second generation biometric passport programme; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(3818)
|
67
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were arrested on suspicion of rape in Warrington in each of the last five years. |
|
(3827)
|
68
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants for licences as security operatives have been refused a licence by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) on grounds of inadequate command of English in each of the last five years; and what criteria are applied by the SIA in determining whether an applicant has a sufficient command of English. |
|
(2832)
|
69
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants for licences as security operatives have been refused a licence by the Security Industry Association (SIA) on grounds of conviction for offences committed while juveniles in each of the last five years; what criteria are applied by the SIA when deciding whether such an offence should debar an applicant from being licensed; and whether account is taken of (a) youth, (b) subsequent clean record and (c) successful subsequent career, such as exemplary service in the armed forces. |
|
(2833)
|
70
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what account the Security Industry Association takes of findings of Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks in determining whether an applicant for a licence as a security operative is granted; and what substitute is used for CRB checks in the case of applicants from (a) Iraq, (b) Pakistan, (c) Afghanistan and (d) other overseas countries. |
|
(2834)
|
71
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the elimination of need for British citizens who have successfully been Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checked in respect of one area of activity to be CRB-checked for other areas of activity; and whether the concept of a portable CRB clearance is to be introduced in the near future. |
|
(2835)
|
72
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Security Industry Authority makes donation of a percentage of profits to charity a condition for the awarding of Approved Contract or Status to firms which apply for it. |
|
(2836)
|
73
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what machinery the Security Industry Association (SIA) has in place to enable firms which discover that individuals with SIA licences have political allegiances to hostile movements or regimes to report these with a view to the cancellation of such licences. |
|
(3123)
|
74
|
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will instruct chief constables to publish a list of any other employment undertaken by serving police officers in each police force. |
|
(3871)
|
75
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the National Drug Strategy in reducing the number of people dependent on illegal drugs. |
|
(3717)
|
76
N
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reports she has received on disturbances to public order during the parade by the 1st Battalion of The Royal Anglian Regiment at Barking on 15 June 2010. |
|
(3823)
|
77
N
|
Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the level of public confidence in published crime statistics. |
|
(3821)
|
78
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Question (a) 228, on departmental official vehicles and (b) 392, on departmental electronic equipment, tabled on 25 May 2010. |
|
(3848)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
79
N
|
Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department provided to the Fairtrade Foundation in each of the last three years; and for what purposes it provided that funding. |
|
(3720)
|
80
N
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what humanitarian assistance his Department is providing to assist following the recent floods and landslides in Bangladesh. |
|
(3627)
|
81
N
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the security situation in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan on UK aid to the region. |
|
(3628)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
82
N
|
Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has for the new mechanism to prevent the proliferation of unnecessary new criminal offences. |
|
(3819)
|
83
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions for rape there were in Warrington in each of the last five years. |
|
(3828)
|
84
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget was of HM Prison Cardiff for 2009-10; and what budget has been allocated to the prison for 2010-11. |
|
(3897)
|
85
|
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to bring forward proposals for the reform of libel law. |
|
(3873)
|
86
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to prevent the use of drugs amongst the prison population in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(3716)
|
87
N
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to make it an offence verbally to abuse a uniformed member of the armed forces. |
|
(3822)
|
Questions to the Prime Minister
88
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Prime Minister, which Minister will be responsible for introducing the Decentralisation and Localism Bill. |
|
(3889)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
89
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the extent of overcrowding on the 20 most crowded rail services. |
|
(3909)
|
90
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for future levels of regulated rail fares. |
|
(3910)
|
91
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for future levels of expenditure on the national concessionary bus travel scheme. |
|
(3911)
|
92
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to change the maximum blood alcohol limit for driving. |
|
(3912)
|
93
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the budget allocated by his Department for improving cycling facilities at rail stations. |
|
(3913)
|
94
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on the budget of Transport for London. |
|
(3914)
|
95
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent estimate of the average age of the rolling stock of each rail franchise. |
|
(3915)
|
96
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans for improvements at Crewe railway station. |
|
(3916)
|
97
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans for improvements at Manchester Victoria railway station. |
|
(3917)
|
98
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the future of the Better Rail Stations programme; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(3918)
|
99
N
|
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason information on the closure of the M18 motorway on 10 June 2010 was not given on overhead warning gantries on the M1 motorway on that date in locations other than South Yorkshire; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(3483)
|
100
N
|
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to inform motorists who are not in the immediate vicinity of motorway closures that closures are taking place; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(3484)
|
101
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department and its agencies plan to provide to maintain the Forth Road Bridge in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(3718)
|
102
N
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any work on construction of junction 11a of the M1 may be undertaken prior to the completion of the public inquiry on the A5-M1 link. |
|
(3829)
|
103
N
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, Official Report, column 35WS, on transport (local authority major schemes), in respect of programmes for which there are alternative funding sources, whether alternative funding must cover the full cost of the programme in all cases. |
|
(3832)
|
104
N
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his most recent estimate is of the cost of the A5-M1 link; what previous estimates have been made of the cost of the scheme; and when each such estimate was made. |
|
(3833)
|
105
N
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Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the additional cost of building junction 11a of the M1 will be in circumstances in which it is not built at the same time as the automated traffic management works between junctions 11 and 12. |
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(3834)
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106
N
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Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate was made of the cost of the public inquiry into the A5-M1 link before that inquiry was postponed. |
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(3835)
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107
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Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department made an assessment of the merits of providing a station stop at Brixton on the East London Line London Overground extension. |
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(3868)
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108
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Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time to take module 1 of the motorcycle test was in (a) Wales, (b) England and (c) Scotland in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(3878)
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109
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Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Driving Standards Agency cancelled the motorcycle trainer workshops due to be held in (a) Twickenham on 26 January 2010 and (b) Leeds on 29 January 2010. |
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(3879)
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110
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Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many motorcycle test examiners were available to carry out module 1 of the motorcycle test in (a) Wales, (b) England and (c) Scotland on the most recent date for which figures are available. |
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(3880)
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111
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Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) multi-purpose test centres, (b) Vehicle and Operator Services Agency sites and (c) casual test sites are available to run module one of the motorcycle test in each region. |
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(3898)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
112
N
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Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on the Independent Living Fund in financial year (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11 to date. |
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(3759)
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113
N
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Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in the Shepway district were in receipt of (a) disability living allowance, (b) jobseeker's allowance and (c) incapacity benefit and income support paid on incapacity grounds in each year since 1997; and how much such people were in receipt of employment support allowance in each year since the allowance was introduced. |
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(3757)
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114
N
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Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on the number of young people who will have been unemployed for one year or more in 2010-11 of the ending of the (a) youth guarantee and (b) Future Jobs Fund. |
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(3860)
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115
N
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Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the change in spending on jobseeker's allowance consequent on the ending of the (a) Future Jobs Fund, (b) Jobseeker's Guarantee and (c) youth guarantee in 2010-11. |
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(3861)
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116
N
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Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs planned to be funded through the Future Jobs Fund by April 2012 will not be funded. |
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(3862)
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117
N
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Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department had with voluntary sector providers of the Future Jobs Fund prior to his announcement of the ending of the fund. |
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(3863)
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118
N
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Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on the number of people aged 18 to 24 years claiming jobseeker's allowance of (a) the end of the youth guarantee, (b) the end of the Future Jobs Fund and (c) changes in the number of university places in 2010-11. |
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(3864)
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119
N
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs created in Warrington by the Future Jobs Fund. |
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(3840)
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120
N
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Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the principles of digital inclusion are taken into account in the provision of services by Jobcentre Plus. |
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(3482)
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121
N
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Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average annual cost to the public purse of each unemployed person in receipt of jobseeker's allowance. |
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(3481)
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