Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 24 June 2010
Notes:
*
Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 24 June 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 24 June 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 24 June of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.
For other Written Questions for answer on Thursday 24 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 24 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Attorney General
1
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Attorney General, which Ministers in the Law Officers' Departmens have been issued with (a) a BlackBerry, (b) an iPhone, (c) another make of mobile telephone and (d) a personal digital assistant supplied by the Department. |
|
(4114)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
2
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry have found (i) employment or (ii) a work placement as a result of the Young Person's Guarantee. |
|
(3930)
|
3
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to improve (a) youth and (b) adult skills in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry. |
|
(3933)
|
4
|
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the management of Rolls Royce on its plans to outsource overseas the highly skilled sheet metal work jobs at its Hucknall Sheet Metal Work plant. |
|
(4272 )
|
5
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 21 June 2010, Official Report, columns 1-2WS, on further education investment, what the Barnett consequentials for Wales are of the measures announced. |
|
(4394)
|
6
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2010, Official Report, column 456W, on fossil fuels: export credits guarantees, what steps he plans to take to end Export Credits Guarantee Department support for future fossil fuel energy projects. |
|
(4399)
|
7
|
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions Ministers in his Department have had with the hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark on student finance. |
|
(4368)
|
8
|
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has set a timetable for reviewing the use of British Summer Time. |
|
(4400)
|
9
|
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the East of England Development Agency spent on projects and programmes in Great Yarmouth in the last 24 months. |
|
(4402)
|
10
|
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will meet representatives of the British curry industry to discuss assistance from his Department for training for chefs in the industry. |
|
(4258)
|
11
N
|
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he consider the merits of designating Hastings as a borough eligible for the establishment of a local enterprise zone; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(3936)
|
12
|
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on the South Wales Valleys of the proposed closure of the Nantgarw office of Companies House; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4277)
|
13
N
|
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 17 June 2010, Official Report, column 501W, on departmental mobile phones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier is in respect of the mobile device issued to each Minister in his Department. |
|
(4068)
|
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
14
|
Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to increase the efficiency of the arrangements for disposal, resale and refreshment of government ICT equipment. |
|
(4338)
|
15
|
Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to improve the efficiency of government recruitment processes following publication of the National Audit Office report on Recruiting Civil Servants Effectively in February 2009; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4340)
|
16
|
Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new jobs were created in each parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire and the Humber in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4357)
|
17
|
Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average income of an individual was in each parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire and the Humber in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4359)
|
18
N
|
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 14 June 2010, Official Report, column 329W, on departmental mobile telephones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier was in respect of the BlackBerry devices issued to (i) himself, (ii) the Deputy Prime Minister and (iii) the Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform. |
|
(4064)
|
19
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Minister without Portfolio, the right hon. Baroness Warsi and (b) the Leader of the House of Lords, the right hon. Lord Strathclyde have been issued with (i) a BlackBerry, (ii) an iPhone, (iii) another make of mobile telephone and (iv) a personal digital assistant supplied by a Government department. |
|
(4112)
|
20
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government (a) Whips and (b) Assistant Whips in both Houses have been issued with (i) a BlackBerry, (ii) an iPhone, (iii) another make of mobile telephone and (iv) a personal digital assistant. |
|
(4183)
|
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
21
|
Jim Dowd (Lewisham West and Penge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the future of the Listed Places of Worship scheme. |
|
(4254)
|
22
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on implementing the recommendation of the Independent Commission on Funding and Finance for Wales that the Government produce an annual publication enabling comparisons between Welsh Assembly Government expenditure under the Barnett Formula and equivalent expenditure in England. |
|
(4396)
|
23
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) population ratios, (b) comparabilty factors and (c) calculations underpin the consequential changes to the funding of the National Assembly for Wales announced on 22 June 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4397)
|
24
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the number of people resident in Weaver Vale constituency who will no longer pay income tax consequent on the proposed increase in the personal allowance from April 2011. |
|
(4347)
|
25
|
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses in Great Yarmouth were registered for value added tax in each of the last five years. |
|
(4401)
|
26
N
|
Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 10 June 2010, Official Report, column 202W, on departmental mobile phones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier was of each BlackBerry issued to Ministers in his Department. |
|
(4004)
|
27
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the monetary value is of each capital project in Houghton and Sunderland South constituency to which funding had been allocated which is under review. |
|
(4355)
|
28
|
Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider the merits of extending the role of the Office of Government Commerce in (a) the provision of contract management advice to government departments and (b) monitoring the performance of major suppliers under such contracts. |
|
(4339)
|
29
|
Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much public sector capital funding was provided in each parliamentary constituency in Yorkshire and the Humber in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4358)
|
30
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which body will have responsibility for the (a) supervision and (b) regulation of UK financial markets in the period to 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4169)
|
31
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will direct the Banking Commission to consider the future contribution of the financial services industry to increasing the positive effects of economic activity on the natural environment; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4170)
|
32
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanism will be used to appoint the members of the Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England. |
|
(4171)
|
33
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what time period will elapse between meetings of the Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England and publication of its minutes. |
|
(4172)
|
34
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what account his Department and the Bank of England have taken of the recommendations of the Bingham report on the Bank of Credit and Commerce International in determining the future role of the Bank in financial regulation. |
|
(4173)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
35
|
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment has been made of the appropriateness of the methodology for calculating business rates for petrol stations. |
|
(4299)
|
36
|
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the merits of introducing transitional rate relief for petrol stations whose business rates have increased as a result of the April 2010 rating revaluation. |
|
(4300)
|
37
|
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the merits of (a) freezing and (b) capping increases in business rates arising from the April 2010 rating revaluation for (i) petrol stations and (ii) other businesses. |
|
(4301)
|
38
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to amend the planning laws in respect of proposals for windfarms near wetland areas. |
|
(4346)
|
39
|
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, Official Report, columns 15-17WS, on the local government savings pledge, if he will (a) undertake and (b) publish an impact assessment of the effect of the in-year reductions to grant funding to local authorities on (i) businesses, (ii) levels of growth and (iii) levels of employment in (A) Nottingham, (B) Nottinghamshire and (C) the East Midlands. |
|
(4269)
|
40
|
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, Official Report, columns 15-17WS, on the local government savings package, what discussions he has had with representatives of community and third sector organisations on the effect on Nottingham of reductions in funding to (a) the Connecting Communities programme, (b) the Cohesion programme and (c) the Prevent programme. |
|
(4308)
|
41
|
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, Official Report, columns 15-17WS, on the local government savings package, what assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction in funding allocated to the Working Neighbourhoods Fund on plans to tackle worklessness in Nottingham. |
|
(4309)
|
42
|
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, Official Report, columns 15-17WS, on the local government savings package, if he will (a) undertake and (b) publish an impact assessment on the effect of in-year reductions in funding for local authorities on each (i) local authority and (ii) region. |
|
(4311)
|
43
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of housing starts that were attributable to expenditure from the public purse in 2009. |
|
(4056)
|
44
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the change to the number of homes to be built under (a) the National Affordable Housing Programme, (b) the Kickstart scheme and (c) the Housing Market Renewal Programme as a result of the budgetary reductions announced on 24 May 2010. |
|
(4099)
|
45
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to councils on assessing levels of housing need in their area. |
|
(4145)
|
46
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made for the number of people who have received support from the (a) Support for Mortgage scheme, (b) Mortgage Rescue scheme and (c) Homeowner Support scheme in the last (i) three, (ii) six and (iii) 12 months. |
|
(4168)
|
47
|
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will undertake a review of the value for money of funding for housing private finance initiative schemes. |
|
(4313)
|
48
|
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of new homes built in (a) Tottenham constituency, (b) the London Borough of Haringey and (c) London were affordable in each year since 1990. |
|
(4297)
|
49
N
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 9 June 2010, Official Report, column 173W, on departmental mobile phones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier is of the BlackBerry device issued to each Minister in his Department. |
|
(4011)
|
50
N
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the planning controls affecting proposals for windfarms near national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(3997)
|
51
N
|
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has for the future of the Communitybuilders programme in the borough of Hastings; and what assessment he has made of the potential of that programme to contribute to the regeneration of the Hastings pier. |
|
(3935)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
52
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's press notice of 17 June 2010, on its cost savings, whether the decision not to proceed with the projects referred to will have Barnett consequentials for Wales. |
|
(4395)
|
53
N
|
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect on National Museums Liverpool of reductions in expenditure on his Department's creative partnerships programme; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4008)
|
54
N
|
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect on the arts in Liverpool of the ending of the pilot project between National Museums Liverpool and Creativity, Culture and Education; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4100)
|
55
|
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether (a) he, (b) other Ministers and (c) officials from his Department (i) have attended and (ii) plan to attend any FIFA World Cup 2010 games in South Africa. |
|
(4278)
|
56
|
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether (a) he, (b) other Ministers and (c) officials from his Department attended the Ascot Festival 2010 in an official capacity. |
|
(4279)
|
57
|
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what (a) gifts and (b) corporate entertainment and hospitality (i) he, (ii) other Ministers and (iii) officials from his Department have received on each date since 11 May 2010. |
|
(4280)
|
58
|
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what (a) individual officials of each grade and (b) sections of his Department are responsible for gambling and gambling licences. |
|
(4281)
|
59
|
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has received recent representations from (a) local authorities and (b) the Local Government Association on gambling and gambling licences. |
|
(4282)
|
60
|
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what correspondence his Department has had with (a) the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and (b) the Department for Communities and Local Government on gambling licences and betting shops. |
|
(4283)
|
61
N
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 8 June 2010, Official Report, column 148W, on departmental mobile phones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier is of the mobile phone issued to each Minister in the Department. |
|
(3995)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
62
|
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on re-evaluating existing defence procurement programmes by staff at Defence Equipment and Support in the latest year for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4349)
|
63
|
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to streamline the process for defence procurement overseen by Defence Equipment and Support. |
|
(4350)
|
64
|
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed by Defence Equipment and Support at Abbey Wood; and what the cost of their salaries was in the latest year for which figures are available. |
|
(4351)
|
65
|
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of all equipment programmes being managed by Defence Equipment and Support. |
|
(4352)
|
66
|
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many equipment programmes run by Defence Equipment and Support have been subject to review since the general election. |
|
(4353)
|
67
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Pinzgauer Vector vehicles are deployed for use by British forces in Afghanistan. |
|
(4256)
|
68
N
|
Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to review the pension entitlement of regular members of the armed forces who were discharged before 5 April 1975 after fewer than 22 years' service. |
|
(4144)
|
69
N
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Chief of the General Staff on restationing of British troops based in Germany. |
|
(4005)
|
70
N
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency on the UK's relationship with the Agency; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4006)
|
71
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid for the eight Chinook Mk3s ordered since 1997; what steps his Department is taking to ensure that orders for military equipment are delivered on time and on budget; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4201)
|
72
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what timetable he has set for the Puma helicopter upgrade programme; and how many airframes will be available on completion. |
|
(4059)
|
73
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what structural reforms to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation he is seeking. |
|
(4060)
|
74
N
|
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 17 June 2010 Official Report, column 501W, on departmental mobile phones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier was in respect of the mobile devices issued to (i) the Secretary of State and (ii) the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology. |
|
(4067)
|
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
75
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps his Department plans to take to prevent postal vote fraud. |
|
(4345)
|
76
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to bring forward proposals for individual voter registration. |
|
(4360)
|
77
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much was spent on the registration of elections by local authorities in England in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(4361)
|
78
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which local authority had the lowest percentage (a) increase and (b) decrease in the number of people on its electoral register in the last two years. |
|
(4363)
|
79
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the merits of using barcoding on electoral registration forms to assist with electoral registration. |
|
(4364)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
80
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what criteria have been set for companies investing in new build nuclear power plants. |
|
(4265)
|
81
|
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans he has for the future of the bio-energy capital grant fund. |
|
(4391)
|
82
|
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to bring forward proposals for a renewable heat incentive. |
|
(4392)
|
83
|
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with representatives of the bio-fuels industry on the designation of bio-fuels produced from recycled cooking oils and recycled methanol under the Renewables Obligation Scheme. |
|
(4259)
|
84
|
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much the implementation of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme has cost to date. |
|
(4365)
|
85
|
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the estimated cost will be to public bodies required to register for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme for (a) registration and (b) the annual cost of purchasing carbon allowances. |
|
(4367)
|
86
|
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many public bodies are required to register for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. |
|
(4369)
|
87
N
|
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 16 June 2010, Official Report, column 461W, on departmental mobile phones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier was in respect of the BlackBerry device issued to each Minister in his Department. |
|
(4066)
|
88
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2010, Official Report, column 32W, on Transocean, who the operator is of each of the 10 Transocean rigs in UK waters which are not idle and stacked. |
|
(4341)
|
89
|
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he plans to take to encourage the use of energy from renewable heat sources. |
|
(4266)
|
90
|
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, by how much the budget of each of his Department's work programmes will be reduced to make savings. |
|
(4267)
|
91
|
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will set targets for the creation of jobs in the environmental industries. |
|
(4268)
|
92
|
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, by how much the budget of the Environmental Transformation Fund will be reduced; and which projects and programmes will be affected by those reductions. |
|
(4296)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
93
N
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 9 June 2010, Official Report, column 148W, on departmental mobile phones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier is of the BlackBerry device issued to each Minister in her Department. |
|
(3994)
|
94
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to encourage young people to enter the farming industry. |
|
(4009)
|
95
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to increase food security. |
|
(4010)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
96
|
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the imprisonment of Professor Mehmet Haberal in Turkey; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4312)
|
97
|
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with his EU counterparts the level of compliance of conditions in the Marange diamond fields with the terms of the Kimberley Process certification scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
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(4307)
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98
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the cases of three British citizens on the Gaza aid flotilla who were taken into custody and whose UK passports have not been returned; and whether he has taken steps to seek to secure the return from the Israeli authorities of the possessions of other British citizens on that flotilla. |
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(4398)
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99
N
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 9 June 2010, Official Report, column 164W, on departmental mobile phones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier is of (i) each BlackBerry device and (ii) the in-car telephone issued to Ministers in his Department. |
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(4012)
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100
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Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will consider the merits of ending subsidies paid to (a) Bermuda and (b) the Virgin Islands for (i) the regulation of civil aviation and (ii) other services. |
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(4348)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
101
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of the internal background note prepared for the response to each Parliamentary question tabled by the hon. Member for Southend West and answered by his Department since 5 June 2010. |
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(4274)
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102
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has created new files on (a) the Abortion Act 1967, (b) the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 and (c) the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 since July 2009; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4304)
|
103
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of the internal background note prepared for the response to each parliamentary question tabled by the hon. Member for Southend West and answered by his Department in (a) June and (b) July 2009. |
|
(4305)
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104
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Jim Dowd (Lewisham West and Penge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to respond to the Fourth Report of the Science and Technology Committee of Session 2009-10, HC 45, on Evidence check 2: Homeopathy. |
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(4185)
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105
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Jim Dowd (Lewisham West and Penge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to bring forward proposals for a (a) minimum unit pricing on alcohol products and (b) requirement for such products to carry health warning labels. |
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(4255)
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106
|
Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has received the report of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel on the future of King George Hospital, Ilford; whether he plans to publish the report; what recent representations he has received on the future of the hospital; and what plans he has to change the range of services provided at King George Hospital, Ilford. |
|
(4354)
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107
|
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the Food Supplements Directive; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4314)
|
108
|
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the merits of reintroducing a licence for the single mumps vaccine. |
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(4393)
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109
|
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the health effects of dust particles on the people resident in areas near mineral or gravel pits. |
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(4315)
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110
N
|
Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 14 June 2010, Official Report, column 262W, on departmental mobile telephones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier was in respect of the BlackBerry devices issued to each Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State. |
|
(4062)
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111
|
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will seek to meet the recently published international standards of care for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. |
|
(4317)
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112
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Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding was allocated for the care of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients in each region through special commissioning groups in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(4318)
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113
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Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will publish a national strategy for the care of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. |
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(4319)
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114
|
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services are available for young people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy during their transition from paediatric to adult services. |
|
(4320)
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115
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effects on the revenue budget of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust of the decision not to proceed with its proposed new hospital; and what assessment his Department has made of the effects of that decision on the Trust's capacity to reduce health inequalities in its area. |
|
(4195)
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116
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to ensure that elderly people are moved from hospitals to residential care in a timely fashion in order to avoid delayed discharges in the NHS. |
|
(4200)
|
117
|
David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to process the adjustment in direction of travel formula (DTF) in respect of Warrington Primary Care Trust in the last three years; what estimate he has made of the revenue accruing to Warrington Primary Care Trust in that period (a) with and (b) without the DTF adjustment; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4192)
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118
|
David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the operation of his Department's funding formula for health services in Warrington; and if he will adjust the formula to take into account the recent change in population in Warrington. |
|
(4193)
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119
|
David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether any exemptions in respect of changes in patient flows in (a) Warrington and (b) Halton Hospital have been made as part of the approval process for the new hospital in Liverpool. |
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(4202)
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120
|
David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals for an entitlement to free health checks for carers. |
|
(4203)
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121
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost of admission to hospital per patient was at (a) the University Hospital of Hartlepool, (b) the University Hospital of North Tees, (c) James Cook University Hospital and (d) all hospitals in England in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(4102)
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122
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the clinical outcomes for patients in hospital buildings that are older that 10 years. |
|
(4103)
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123
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the estimated (a) reactive and (b) planned repairs and maintenance cost for the (i) University Hospital of Hartlepool and (ii) University Hospital of North Tees in each of the next three years. |
|
(4104)
|
124
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the optimum population size which general hospitals should serve. |
|
(4105)
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125
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on (a) specialist centres of excellence and (b) general district hospitals. |
|
(4106)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
126
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many jet-skis are in use by police forces in England and Wales; how much was spent by each police force on purchasing jet-skis in each of the last two years; for what purpose jet-skis are used by police; who is authorised to operate them; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(4302)
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127
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reports she has received on the examination of a six-year old child in the adult sexual assualt referral centre in Liverpool on 28 March 2010; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(4133)
|
128
N
|
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the conclusions of the report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary into Nottinghamshire Constabulary; and what steps she plans to take to ensure the effectiveness of that constabulary. |
|
(4143)
|
129
|
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much accrued to the Consolidated Fund from the payment of penalties issued on the basis of evidence from speed cameras in each year since 2007. |
|
(4188)
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130
|
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many notices of intended prosecution have been issued for speeding in a speed camera site area in each year since 2007. |
|
(4189)
|
131
N
|
Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on halting the second generation of biometric passports after 2012. |
|
(4134)
|
132
N
|
Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanism she plans to use to assess which DNA samples held on the DNA database belonging to those who were arrested but not convicted of a serious crime should remain on the database after three years; and what costs are to be taken into account as part of that assessment. |
|
(4135)
|
133
N
|
Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence she has (a) received and (b) commissioned on the merits of retaining DNA evidence for (i) three years and (ii) six years. |
|
(4136)
|
134
N
|
Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) the Association of Chief Police Officers and (b) the Association of Police Authorities on the Government's proposals to introduce a directly-elected individual to oversee the work of each police force. |
|
(4137)
|
135
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 number of neighbourhood policing teams which will be affected by the reduction in police funding for 2010-11. |
|
(4138)
|
136
|
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to meet representatives of the British curry industry to discuss the effects of the points-based immigration system on recruitment to the industry. |
|
(4257)
|
137
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce the use of cannabis inhaling devices and (b) restrict the availability of devices which can be used to inhale cannabis through high street shops. |
|
(4196)
|
138
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to ensure that children do not have access to age-restricted products and material on the internet. |
|
(4197)
|
139
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to prevent young people carrying electronic devices from being targeted by street criminals. |
|
(4198)
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140
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to increase the powers and responsibilities of Police Community Support Officers. |
|
(4199)
|
Questions to the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission
141
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, if the House of Commons Commission will place on the Parliamentary (a) intranet and (b) internet site a sound recording of the debate held on the motion of no confidence in the Government on 28 March 1979; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[R]
(4273 )
|
142
N
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, how many staff of the House Service in each department are remunerated at a rate above that of hon. Members. |
|
(4101)
|
143
N
|
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, whether the House of Commons Commission has considered the merits of enabling the Official Report to accept written answers to parliamentary questions by e-mail. |
|
(4146)
|
144
N
|
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, answering for the House of Commons Commission, what recent representations the House of Commons Commission has received from the UK Youth Parliament on holding an annual sitting in the Chamber. |
|
(4147)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
145
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which section of his Department has responsibility for the (a) formulation and (b) implementation of policy on (i) abortion and (ii) sexual and reproductive health; how many officials in his Department at each pay band are employed in this section; what other posts in his Department each such official has held; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4303)
|
146
N
|
Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 14 June 2010, Official Report, column 310W, on departmental mobile telephones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier was in respect of the BlackBerry device issued to (i) the Minister of State and (ii) the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State. |
|
(4063)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
147
N
|
Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has received recent representations from Crown Dependency (a) governments and (b) legislatures advocating a transfer of departmental responsibility for such dependencies from his Department to another Government department. |
|
(4007)
|
148
N
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date he was first informed that Refugee Migrant Justice had been declared insolvent. |
|
(4057)
|
149
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many residents of (a) Wrexham and (b) North Wales served custodial sentences of six months or fewer in the last three years for which figures are available. |
|
(4270)
|
150
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many residents of (a) Wrexham and (b) North Wales served custodial sentences in each of the last three years for which figures are available. |
|
(4271 )
|
151
N
|
Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 10 June 2010, Official Report, column 211W, on departmental mobile phones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier is of each BlackBerry device issued to Ministers in his Department. |
|
(4003)
|
152
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the prompt payment of legal aid to Refugee Migrant Justice by the Legal Services Commission. |
|
(4109)
|
153
N
|
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been raised by the £15 victim surcharge in each year since its inception. |
|
(4111)
|
Questions to the Leader of the House
154
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Leader of the House, which Ministers in his Office have been issued with (a) a BlackBerry, (b) an iPhone, (c) another make of mobile telephone and (d) a personal digital assistant supplied by the Cabinet Office. |
|
(4113)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
155
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the First and Deputy First Minister for Northern Ireland on the devolution of further powers to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4194)
|
156
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, by what mechanisms the £8 million allocated the development of the Irish language after the Hillsborough Agreement of 4 February 2010 will be disbursed; and what criteria will be used to determine which groups receive assistance from that fund. |
|
(4275)
|
Questions to the Prime Minister
157
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Prime Minister, how many journalists travelled with him on his recent flight to Afghanistan. |
|
(4191)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
158
N
|
Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 10 June 2010, Official Report, column 224W, on departmental mobile telephones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier was in respect of the telephone issued to (i) him and (ii) the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State. |
|
(4061)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
159
N
|
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the letter of 24 May 2010 from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay on his constituent Mrs Nadia McMahon. |
|
(4098)
|
160
N
|
Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make more transparent the process for determining when extra rolling stock will be deployed to relieve passenger overcrowding on the railway network. |
|
(3721)
|
161
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost in 2010 prices of electrifying (a) the Great Western railway line from Swansea to London, (b) the North Wales coastline from Holyhead to Chester, (c) the Valley Lines Network, (d) the Severn Tunnel Diversionary Line and (e) lines to the West of Swansea (i) from Carmarthen to Swansea and (ii) from Carmarthen to Western terminus stations. |
|
(4390)
|
162
|
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has allocated in area-based grants to transport safety partnerships in each year since 2007. |
|
(4186)
|
163
|
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of savings attributed to the prevention of road death and injury at monitored speed camera sites in each year since 2007. |
|
(4187)
|
164
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the Public Service Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 2000 to require all new buses to have audio and visual information systems. |
|
(4190)
|
165
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration he gave to activating the option for companies bidding for the East Coast, Greater Anglia and Essex Thameside rail franchises to apply for longer franchises of up to 22 years. |
|
(4174)
|
166
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of changes to the previously announced timescale for the East Coast rail franchise competition. |
|
(4175)
|
167
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of suspending the (a) Essex Thameside and (b) Greater Anglia rail franchise competition. |
|
(4176)
|
168
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse from (a) loss of or delay to premium payments and (b) compensation payments to bidding companies arising from suspension of the competition for (i) the Essex Thameside and (ii) Greater Anglia rail franchise. |
|
(4184)
|
169
|
Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the new franchise agreements for the Eastern Region Railway will require the operator to invest in fixed assets, with particular reference to Great Yarmouth railway station. |
|
(4316)
|
170
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on the quality bus scheme on the A65 in Leeds. |
|
(4107)
|
171
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the work on the Quality Bus Scheme on the A65 in Leeds for which his Department is responsible is to be completed. |
|
(4108)
|
172
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the process of review is for the Quality Bus Scheme on the A65 in Leeds. |
|
(4110)
|
173
|
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what evaluation has been made of the effectiveness of the operation of the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995; how many new drivers have had their licences revoked under the provisions of the Act in each year since the Act came into effect; what information his Department holds on the number of such new drivers who have continued to drive despite revocation of their licence; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4298)
|
174
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to build a modern and sustainable transport system in (a) West Sussex and (b) Mid Sussex. |
|
(4058)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
175
N
|
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 7 June 2010, Official Report, column 12W, on departmental mobile phones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier is of the mobile phone issued to each Minister in her Department. |
|
(3996)
|
176
|
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposed closure of the Companies House office at Nantgarw. |
|
(4276)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
177
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to support young people unemployed for more than six months to find employment. |
|
(3932)
|
178
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to support youth employment. |
|
(3934)
|
179
|
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2010, Official Report, columns 15-17WS, on the local government savings package, if he will (a) undertake and (b) publish an assessment of the effects of the in-year reductions for grant funding for local authorities on measures to address child poverty in Nottingham. |
|
(4310)
|
180
|
Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Dewsbury constituency claimed jobseeker's allowance in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(4356)
|
181
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people have been employed through the Future Jobs Fund in each region; and how much has been spent under the fund in each region. |
|
(4362)
|
182
N
|
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East of 15 June 2010, Official Report, column 362W, on departmental mobile telephones, what the (a) purchase cost of the handset, (b) network provider, (c) type of tariff and (d) name of the supplier was of the BlackBerry devices issued to (i) the Minister for Employment, (ii) the Minister for Disabled People and (iii) the Minister for Pensions. |
|
(4065)
|
183
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) safety incidents, (b) injuries and (c) dangerous occurrences at each of the 10 Transocean rigs operating in UK waters have been reported to the Health and Safety Executive in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(4342)
|
184
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) fatalities, (b) major injuries, (c) three-day injuries and (d) dangerous occurrences classified as (i) unplanned close, (ii) shallow gas and (iii) unplanned flow at each (A) oil and gas production platform, (B) floating production installation, (C) drilling rig and (D) unattended gas platform have been reported to the Health and Safety Executive in each of the last 10 years; and what records the Health and Safety Executive holds on the (x) owner and (y) operator of each such installation. |
|
(4343)
|
185
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what statistical evidence on the effectiveness of the Future Jobs Fund programme he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such item of evidence. |
|
(4139)
|
186
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents of (a) the London Borough of Lambeth and (b) Streatham constituency have received work placements through the Future Jobs Fund. |
|
(4140)
|
187
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals have received work placements under the Future Jobs Fund at premises in Streatham constituency since the programme's inception. |
|
(4141)
|
188
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have received work placements through the Future Jobs Fund since the programme's inception. |
|
(4142)
|
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
189
|
Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to increase the efficiency of public sector food procurement. |
|
[Transferred]
(4344)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
190
|
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many officials in the Environment Agency are responsible for administering the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011. |
|
[Transferred]
(4366)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
191
|
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question 978, what the outcome was of the discussions with (a) the UK Permanent Representative and (b) the European Commission on (i) disallowance and (ii) the £60 million financial correction levied on the Department for Agriculture and Rural Development Northern Ireland. |
|
[Transferred]
(4306)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
192
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of the Young Person's Guarantee in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry. |
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[Transferred]
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