Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 27 July 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 27 July 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 27 July 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 27 July 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 27 July of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 27 July see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
N
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the budget was for Ministerial travel in his Department and its predecessors in each year since 1997; how much was (a) spent and (b) unspent in each year; and if he will make a statement. |
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(10519)
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2
N
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much expenditure has been incurred by his Department on overseas travel in respect of each Minister in each year since its inception and 6 May 2010; what the (a) departure date, (b) return date and (c) destination was in each such case; what class of travel each Minister travelled; how much was claimed on travel and subsistence by each Minister on each visit; if he will place in the Library a copy of the itinerary for each such visit; and if he will make a statement. |
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(10603)
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3
N
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the cost to the public purse of the literature produced by his Department and its predecessors has been in each year from 1997 to May 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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(10604)
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4
N
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the number of jobs in the UK that are dependent on trade with Israel; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(10605)
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5
N
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value was of foreign direct investment from China (a) in total and (b) in each sector in each of the last five years. |
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[R]
(10606)
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6
N
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Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date (a) he, (b) each other Minister in his Department and (c) each official in his Department who was involved in decision-making on the proposed loan to Sheffield Forgemasters was first aware of the contents of each piece of correspondence from Andrew Cook to his Department referred to during the debate on 21 July 2010, Official Report, columns 523-32, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on this correspondence; on what date such discussions took place; and if he will make a statement. |
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(11573)
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7
N
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Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department had discussions with (i) the Chairman, (ii) any representative and (iii) any employee of William Cook Holdings Ltd on matters relating to the withdrawal of the proposed loan facility to Sheffield Forgemasters on 21 July 2010. |
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(11583)
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8
N
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Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received from regional development agencies on the future of the European Regional Development Fund. |
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(11733)
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9
N
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Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the land assets held by each regional development agency following dissolution. |
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(11927)
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10
N
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Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of a graduate tax on the number of available university places; and if he will make a statement. |
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(11856)
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11
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to increase the maintenance loan available to students from January 2011 to reflect the change in living costs attributable to the proposed rise in the standard rate of value added tax. |
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(11922)
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12
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to consult businesses in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry on the effect on the region of reductions in government expenditure. |
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(11942)
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13
|
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of total spending on further education colleges was allocated in respect of (a) staff costs related to teaching and (b) all staff costs in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(12002)
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14
|
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his most recent estimate is of the average cost to the public purse of providing (a) a place at university and (b) an apprenticeship. |
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(12005)
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15
N
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Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the environmental effects of Royal Mail's plans to phase out the use of post-bikes. |
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(11945)
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16
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Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to reply to the letter dated 1 June 2010 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Eleanor Massey, transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions. |
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(11967)
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17
N
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Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to bring forward proposals to achieve the commitment in the Coalition Agreement to introduce stronger consumer protections; and if he will make a statement. |
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(11847)
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18
|
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to monitor the financial and regulatory costs to businesses of participation in the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme since the publication of the impact assessment. |
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(11997)
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19
N
|
Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to regulate interest rates charged by banks on unauthorised overdrafts. |
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(10494)
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Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
20
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made in discussions with the Public and Commercial Services Union on changes to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme. |
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(11944)
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21
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants are employed by (a) Government departments, (b) executive agencies and (c) other Government employers in Denton and Reddish constituency. |
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(12004)
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22
N
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Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the change in central Government expenditure on the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme attributable to the use of the consumer prices index for pension indexation in the next five years. |
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[R]
(11058)
|
23
N
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of those working in the public sector work in the (a) education, (b) health and (c) local government sectors; and how many work in other sectors. |
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(9143)
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24
N
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his most recent estimate is of the proportion of the working population in (a) Carlisle constituency and (b) Cumbria employed in the public sector. |
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(9144)
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25
N
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate has been made of the proportion of people in Carlisle constituency employed in the manufacturing sector. |
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(9317)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
26
N
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Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 17 June 2010, Official Report, columns 1040-1, on public spending, what criteria his Department used to determine which projects were affordable. |
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(11938)
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27
|
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications of the Office of Fair Trading's inquiry into barriers to entry, expansion and exit in the UK banking market on the timetable for divestment of branch assets by part-nationalised banks; and if he will make a statement. |
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(11972)
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28
|
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications of the Government's policy to bring forward proposals to create a more competitive banking market on the timetable for the divestment of branch assets by part-nationalised banks; and if he will make a statement. |
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(11973)
|
29
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue the Government collected from the (a) importation and (b) sale in the UK of goods sourced, packaged or grown on Israeli settlements which the UN has declared illegal in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement. |
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(10974)
|
30
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the licensing process for the importation of goods sourced, packaged or grown on Israeli settlements which the UN has declared illegal for the purpose of preventing the licensing of such goods. |
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(10975)
|
31
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects on pensioners of the proposed rise in the standard rate of value added tax. |
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(11265)
|
32
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons value added tax is levied on packaged pet foods. |
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(11266)
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33
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the merits of exempting packaged pet food from value added tax. |
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(11267)
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34
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his definition is of foodstuffs with a medicinal value. |
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(11268)
|
35
N
|
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on tax receipts of a tax relief on the UK games industry. |
|
(10793)
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36
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make funding available for the second round of the Plugged In Places scheme to support the roll out of a charging infrastructure for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. |
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(11982)
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37
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the application of value added tax to electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. |
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(11983)
|
38
N
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what upgrading to HM Revenue and Customs' systems for income assessment and tax collection is in progress; and when he expects the upgrade to be completed. |
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(11345)
|
39
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on the economy of (a) the North West and (b) the South East of a reduction in the number of public sector jobs attributable to reductions in public expenditure. |
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(12020)
|
40
N
|
Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on rent levels in the London Borough of Hackney. |
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(11586)
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41
N
|
Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2010, Official Report, column 912W, on child benefit, for what reasons he provided a reference to a web page rather than the figures requested; and what assessment he has made of the compliance of the answer with Cabinet Office guidance on the answering of parliamentary questions for written answer. |
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(11574)
|
42
N
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department undertook an equalities impact assessment in respect of the measures proposed in the June 2010 Budget; and if he will make a statement. |
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(11575)
|
43
N
|
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to bring forward proposals to achieve the commitment in the Coalition Agreement to introduce measures to end unfair bank and financial transaction charges; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(11846)
|
44
N
|
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assumptions the Office for Budget responsibility used of employer contributions to each of the four main public sector pension schemes in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013, (e) 2014 and (f) 2015 in its forecast; and whether these assumed rates took account of cap and share changes. |
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(10973)
|
45
N
|
Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what percentage of (a) men and (b) women who pay income tax pay it at the (i) basic rate, (ii) higher rate and (iii) additional rate. |
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(11544)
|
46
N
|
Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people who will no longer pay income tax as a result of the implementation of the measures in the June 2010 Budget are women. |
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(11584)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
47
N
|
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the percentage change in the number of directly-employed local authority staff has been since 2000; and what estimate has been made of the number of directly-employed staff who have been replaced by use of outsourced or contracted-out services in that period. |
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(11517)
|
48
N
|
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2010, Official Report, column 40W, on non-domestic rates, when he plans to lay before Parliament legislation to give effect to the proposed backdating of non-domestic rating. |
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(11732)
|
49
N
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities he consulted before taking the decision to abolish the Government Office Network. |
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(11585)
|
50
N
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Government Office staff are engaged in duties relating to the past closure requirements of the 2000-2006 European Regional Development Fund Programme; and what arrangements he plans to make for completion of such duties following the end of the Government Office Network. |
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(11950)
|
51
N
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he undertook a cost/benefit analysis as part of his review of the Government Office Network. |
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(11951)
|
52
N
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he undertook a risk analysis as part of his review of the Government Office Network. |
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(11952)
|
53
N
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he carried out an Equalities Impact Assessment before determining his policy on the Government Office Network. |
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(11953)
|
54
N
|
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of providing incentives to local authorities to make provision for new housing development in each of the next three years. |
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(11852)
|
55
N
|
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much he expects each (a) district council, (b) unitary authority and (c) county council to receive on average in incentives for the provision of new social housing in each of the next three years. |
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(11853)
|
56
N
|
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the financial models used to design his policy to provide incentives to local authorities to make provision for new housing development. |
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(11854)
|
57
N
|
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the role of the Government Office for the North West in securing European funding for that region to date. |
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(11405)
|
58
N
|
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what formal consultation his Department has undertaken in relation to his review of regional Government offices. |
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(11406)
|
59
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to making small business rate relief automatic; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(11978)
|
60
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to increase the level of small business rate relief. |
|
(11979)
|
61
N
|
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many third sector organisations, community groups and voluntary groups have been assisted by the Government Office for the North West in the last three years. |
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(10791)
|
62
N
|
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total monetary value was of assistance provided by the Government Office for the North West to third sector organisations, community groups and voluntary groups in the last three years. |
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(10792)
|
63
|
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social housing tenancies were demoted as a result of anti-social behaviour in each of the last five years. |
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(12039)
|
64
|
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many anti-social behaviour injunctions were served on local authority tenants in each of the last five years; and how many arrests under section 91 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 there were in respect of such injunctions. |
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(12040)
|
65
N
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to give local authorities powers to take into account the economic and environmental effects on the surrounding area of new supermarket stores in the planning application process. |
|
(10149)
|
66
N
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what role the Government Office Network played in co-ordinating the Government's response to the swine influenza outbreak; and what plans he has for coordination of regional responses to future similar events. |
|
(11924)
|
67
N
|
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the change in central Government expenditure on the Local Government Pension Scheme attributable to the use of the consumer prices index for pension indexation in the next five years. |
|
[R]
(11059)
|
68
N
|
Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the 12 largest local authorities in England with city status are in terms of (a) population and (b) area. |
|
(11547)
|
69
N
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to request a review of the size of local authority wards. |
|
(9600)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
70
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, which companies were awarded contracts for the construction of each of the 11 apartment blocks in the Olympic Village; and what the monetary value was of each such contract. |
|
(11980)
|
71
|
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on air travel in each year since 1997. |
|
(12043)
|
72
|
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what his most recent estimate is of the extent of coverage for digital radio reception in Wales; and what steps his Department is taking to increase it. |
|
(12038)
|
73
N
|
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has carried out an equality impact assessment on his proposed changes to the distribution of lottery funds. |
|
(11930)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
74
N
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what level of local overseas living allowance is paid to (a) members of the armed forces serving in Nepal and (b) staff of the Gurkha Welfare Trust. |
|
(11588)
|
75
N
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's estimate that the cost to the public purse of paying equal pensions to Gurkha veterans who retired before 1 July 1997 would be £75 million per annum includes the pension settlements already distributed through the Gurkha pension scheme and the Gurkha Offer to Transfer project. |
|
(11589)
|
76
N
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether expenditure on the Gurkha pension scheme will be included in the comprehensive spending review; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(11590)
|
77
N
|
Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which maritime war grave sites in UK waters were designated in the last five years. |
|
(11551)
|
78
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received on implementing the recommendations of the 25th Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights Session 2008-09, HC 318, on children's rights, in respect of children and armed conflict; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(11103)
|
79
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support services are offered to parents of service personnel who are not named by those personnel as next of kin. |
|
(11985)
|
80
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information is available to parents of serving military personnel who are on active service who are not named by those personnel as next of kin. |
|
(11986)
|
81
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving military personnel are under 21 years of age. |
|
(11987)
|
82
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department provides support services to the parents of military personnel under (a) 18 and (b) 24 years of age. |
|
(11988)
|
83
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which organisations his Department has funded to provide welfare and support for the families of service personnel serving in the (a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(12001)
|
84
N
|
Duncan Hames (Chippenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the General Service Respirator to come into service. |
|
(11917)
|
85
N
|
Duncan Hames (Chippenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his most recent estimate is of the costs his Department will incur under its General Service Respirator contract. |
|
(11919)
|
86
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many urgent operational requirements have been commissioned to date; how many are in progress; what equipment is the subject of each such requirement; what estimate he has made of the cost of each such requirement; and when he expects each requirement in progress to be completed. |
|
(11770)
|
87
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what national industrial capabilities he has identified as requiring protection and retention for strategic military purposes. |
|
(11771)
|
88
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a diagram of the structure and responsibilities of RAF - HQ Air Command. |
|
(11772)
|
89
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of military and civilian personnel at RAF - HQ Air Command. |
|
(11773)
|
90
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what joint procurement exercises his Department has with partners in (a) France and (b) Germany. |
|
(11774)
|
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
91
N
|
Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he took advice from the Attorney General on making reference to the legal status of the invasion of Iraq before doing so during Prime Minister's Questions on 21 July 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(11576)
|
92
N
|
Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, for what reason he has proposed exceptions to a general proposal that each future parliamentary constituency must have a population of registered electors within five per cent. of a target quota. |
|
(11845)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
93
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to consult employees of (a) Becta and (b) the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Authority in Coventry over the planned closure of each body. |
|
(11941)
|
94
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the need for building programmes at (a) Fox Wood School, (b) Green Lane School, (c) Lysander High School and (d) William Beamont High School in Warrington North constituency. |
|
(11518)
|
95
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received from Warrington Borough Council on the need for building programmes at (a) Fox Wood School, (b) Green Lane School, (c) Lysander High School and (d) William Beamont High School. |
|
(11519)
|
96
|
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by what date local authorities are obliged to produce their forthcoming plans for education transport for 16-19 year olds; and whether he plans to review such plans before they are adopted. |
|
(12017)
|
97
N
|
Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by how much education funding in England has been reduced in-year in 2010-11. |
|
(11491)
|
98
N
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what tasks the Government Office Network has undertaken on the safeguarding of children since 2006. |
|
(11925)
|
99
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will examine the case for a new Catholic high school in Oldham following the merger of Our Lady's, Royton and St Augustine, Werneth. |
|
(11549)
|
100
N
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department's payment to the New Schools Network was a (a) grant or (b) payment for provision of services. |
|
(11432)
|
101
N
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what service level agreement is in place between his Department and the New Schools Network. |
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(11433)
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102
N
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department's payment to the New Schools Network was subject to the Compact Commissioning Guidance. |
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(11434)
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103
N
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he took to ensure that his Department's payment to the New Schools Network complied with the Public Contract Regulations 2006. |
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(11435)
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104
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Minister authorised his Department's guidance to parents wishing to set up a new school. |
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(11975)
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105
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which units in his Department are responsible for liaison with the New Schools Network. |
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(11976)
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106
N
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Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will undertake a public consultation before making a decision on Building Schools for the Future funding for projects at sample schools. |
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(11577)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
107
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of State of 22 June 2010, Official Report, column 23WH, what steps he plans to take to identify areas in the UK nuclear sector where there may have been hidden subsidies. |
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(11995)
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108
N
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Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had on the use of pyrolytic energy recovery technology. |
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(11579)
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109
N
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Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to encourage the use of anaerobic digestion (a) nationally and (b) in the East Midlands. |
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(11582)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
110
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with representatives of trade unions representing workers who are covered by the Agricultural Wages Board on her plans for the future of that Board. |
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(12009)
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111
N
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Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board on the UK's compliance with the provisions of International Labour Organization Convention No. 129. |
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(11591)
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112
N
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Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of workers whose pay and terms and conditions were set by the Agricultural Wages Board in each (a) region and (b) constituency in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(11592)
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113
N
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Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which of the terms and conditions currently set by the Agricultural Wages Board will not be set by the provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 after the abolition of the Board. |
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(11593)
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114
N
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Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions Ministers in her Department had with representatives of agricultural workers prior to her announcement that the Agricultural Wages Board is to be abolished. |
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(11594)
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115
N
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Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the consent of the Welsh Assembly Government is required to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board in England. |
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(11653)
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116
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward proposals to ban battery cages for breeding pheasants. |
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(12036)
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117
N
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions in each year since July 1999 Ministers in the Scottish Executive have (a) attended, (b) spoken on behalf of the UK and (c) taken the lead in meetings of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council to discuss (i) agriculture items and (ii) fisheries items. |
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(11347)
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118
N
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on prosecutions for non-payment of fines relating to the single payment scheme brought by the Crown Prosecution Service. |
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(11104)
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119
N
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Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to take a decision on authorising the land purchase in connection with the Horsbere Brook Flood Prevention Scheme at Longlevens and Elmbridge in Gloucestershire; and if she will make a statement. |
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(11548)
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120
N
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Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to assist with the clearance and re-stocking of sites affected by phytophthora ramorum. |
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(11545)
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121
N
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Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the spread of phytophthora ramorum in Cornwall. |
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(11546)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
122
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Iraq on the effect of its recent ministerial decree regarding trade unions in the electricity industry. |
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(12010)
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123
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the position of trade unions in Iraq in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. |
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(12011)
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124
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the position of trade unions in the electricity sector in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. |
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(12012)
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125
N
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the sale of goods in the UK that were sourced, packaged or grown on Israeli settlements which the United Nations has declared illegal. |
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(10923)
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126
N
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will bring forward proposals for a ban on the sale of goods in the UK that were sourced, packaged or grown on Israeli settlements which the United Nations has declared illegal. |
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(10924)
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127
N
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Islington North of 10 June 2010 on behalf of the Chagos Islands all-party parliamentary group. |
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(11921)
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128
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Brazil on the ecological effect of the proposed construction of dams in the Amazon. |
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(11990)
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129
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Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Afghanistan on the extent of religious freedom in that country. |
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(12041)
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130
N
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2010, Official Report, columns 868-69W, on Iraq: embassies, how much each company listed in the Answer paid towards the Queen's Birthday celebration; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each sponsorship agreement. |
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(11769)
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131
N
|
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Indonesia on the restrictions placed on the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Indonesia, with particular reference to Ahmadiyyas in Lombok displaced from their homes. |
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(11578)
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132
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Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of importing and exporting goods through the (a) Kerem Shalom crossing in the latest period for which information is available and (b) Karni crossing in 2006. |
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(11996)
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133
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Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of changes to access arrangements for workers and goods entering or leaving Gaza since the announcements of Prime Minister Netanyahu on 20 June and 5 July 2010. |
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(11998)
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134
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Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate his Department has made of the monthly volume of imports (a) required to meet the needs of the population of Gaza and (b) the volume of imports to Gaza in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(12014)
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135
N
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Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Afghanistan on the protection of rights to Christian belief and worship in that country in accordance with its obligations under the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights. |
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(11855)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
136
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Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people each strategic health authority employed on the most recent date for which figures are available. |
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(12015)
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137
|
Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people each primary care trust employed on the most recent date for which figures are available. |
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(12016)
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138
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Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of his Department's expenditure on health staffing costs related to (a) nurses, (b) doctors, (c) all clinical staff, (d) all non-clinical staff and (e) managers in the most recent financial year for which figures are available. |
|
(12022)
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139
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Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average cost to the NHS of employing each (a) nurse and (b) doctor additional to the present complement. |
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(12023)
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140
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Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether GP consortia will be entitled to refuse to offer patients clinically appropriate drugs or treatments which have been approved by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence under the proposals in the NHS White Paper. |
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(12024)
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141
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Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the amount of value added tax (a) paid by the NHS in 2009-10 and (b) to be paid by the NHS in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12. |
|
(12025)
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142
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Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the implementation of proposals in the NHS White Paper requires amendment of the NHS Constitution. |
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(12026)
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143
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Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) clinical staff, (d) non-clinical staff and (e) managers the NHS in England employs. |
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(12027)
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144
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Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether GP consortia will be entitled to take any unspent part of their (a) commissioning budget and (b) management allowance as profit under the proposals in the NHS White Paper. |
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(12037)
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145
N
|
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of local authorities to the delivery of child and adult mental health services provided jointly with the NHS; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(11516)
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146
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients attended each accident and emergency department in London (a) in each of the last three years and (b) in 2010 on the latest date for which figures are available. |
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(11840)
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147
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients are registered with GPs in each NHS district; and what recent estimate he has made of the number of eligible residents of each such district who are not registered with an NHS GP. |
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(11841)
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148
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the likely level of future demand for mental health sevices in London; and how much funding he plans to allocate for that purpose in (a) 2011-12 and (b) the next three years. |
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(11842)
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149
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with NHS London on future hospital and accident and emergnecy provision in London. |
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(11843)
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150
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals for an exemption from payment of prescription charges for cystic fibrosis patients. |
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(11543)
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151
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to consult NHS employees in Coventry on the proposals in the NHS White Paper. |
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(11943)
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152
N
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he gave to the final recommendations of the Calman Commission on Scottish Devolution in deciding to change the function of the Food Standards Agency. |
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(11949)
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153
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the survival rates for osteosarcoma in children in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(12003)
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154
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to ensure the maintenance of quality of patient care through the planned transition to GP commissioning. |
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(12019)
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155
N
|
Duncan Hames (Chippenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients requiring a kidney transplant (a) receivd a kidney transplant and (b) died while awaiting a transplant in each of the last three years. |
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(11859)
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156
N
|
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals for a mechanism for the peer review of responses by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to consultee comments. |
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(11553)
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157
N
|
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the change in central Government expenditure on the NHS Pension Scheme attributable to use of the consumer prices index for pension indexation in the next five years. |
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[R]
(11060)
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158
N
|
Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to assess the merits of (a) a discount and (b) an exemption scheme for non-profit organisations and charities as part of his Department's consultation on the registration fees charge by the Care Quality Commission. |
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(10496)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
159
N
|
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the UK Border Agency plans to respond to the letter of 23 June from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay regarding Mr B. Vadgama. |
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(11939)
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160
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Birkenhead of 9 June 2010, Official Report, column 157W, for what reason refunds for identity cards will not be offered. |
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(12045)
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161
N
|
Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training police receive on responding to a report from a prison than an offender about to be released has made threats to a partner or ex-partner. |
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(11960)
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162
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will extend Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference arrangements to all areas. |
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(11954)
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163
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding her Department plans to make available to maintain each of the existing Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences and the Independent Domestic Violence Advisers in the next three years. |
|
(11955)
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164
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that police forces give appropriate priority to responding to incidents of domestic violence. |
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(11962)
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165
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will assess the effect on public perception of the likelihood of crime of proposed reductions in funding to police authorities. |
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(12018)
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166
N
|
Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State had with officials on the effects on transgender people of enactment of the provisions of the Identity Documents Bill prior to 25 June 2010; and whether the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State considered any written submissions from officials on this subject. |
|
(11587)
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167
N
|
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on protection and security for (a) Tony Blair, (b) Sir John Major and (c) Baroness Thatcher in 2009. |
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(11731)
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168
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to reply to the letter dated 11 June 2010 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Ms Aisha Akhtar. |
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(11968)
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169
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to reply to the letter dated 2 June 2010 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr Kasaif Ikbal. |
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(11969)
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170
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to reply to the letter dated 20 May 2010 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr A. Khan. |
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(11970)
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171
N
|
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce her proposals on the future operation of the Vetting and Barring Scheme. |
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(10877)
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172
N
|
Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to bring into force those provisions of the Crime and Security Act 2010 relating to the private security industry not yet in force. |
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(11940)
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173
N
|
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to make an order under section 58(2) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 to commence sections 39 to 41 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009. |
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(11961)
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174
N
|
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has the power to authorise the deployment of additional firearms to police in Scotland. |
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(11861)
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Questions to the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission
175
N
|
Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, what proportion of (a) all food, (b) meat, (c) fresh vegetables, (d) fresh fruit, (e) frozen vegetables and (f) eggs procured by the House of Commons Catering and Retail Services in the last 12 months for which figures are available was produced in the UK. |
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(11550)
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176
N
|
Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, what contracts the House of Commons Department for Facilities has with food producers and suppliers in Kent. |
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(11552)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
177
N
|
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has (a) had any meetings with and (b) received any representations from the directors or other representatives of (i) Amajaro Holdings Limited and (ii) Brompton Capital Limited since taking office. |
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(11734)
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178
N
|
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 1 July 2010, Official Report, columns 49-50WS, on the Turks and Caicos Islands, what the total cost to the public purse will be of his temporary package of financial support for the Turks and Caicos Islands. |
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(11857)
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179
N
|
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 1 July 2010, Official Report, columns 49-50WS, on the Turks and Caicos Islands, what conditions have been set for his proposed loan to the Turks and Caicos Islands. |
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(11858)
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180
N
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of his Department's budget will be spent on funding UK non-governmental organisations in 2010-11; and how he expects such spending to change (a) in cash terms and (b) as a proportion of his Department's budget in each of the next three years. |
|
[R]
(10492)
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181
N
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what decisions he has taken on Partnership Programme Agreement (PPA) funding for UK non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from April 2011 in relation to the (a) timetable for NGOs to bid for funding and for his Department to assess the bids and announce their decisions, (b) number of NGOs to be funded, (c) budget for PPA funding in (i) 2011-12 and (ii) each of the following two years and (d) process for consulting NGOs on these matters before they are invited to bid for funding; and if he will make a statement on the Government's policy and priorities for PPA funding. |
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[R]
(10493)
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182
N
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to his Answer of 12 July 2010, Official Report, column 501W, on departmental manpower, how many of his Department's 96 governance advisers have a degree in (a) political science or politics and (b) public policy. |
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(10497)
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183
N
|
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Deputy Prime Minister's objectives are in attending the forthcoming UN summit on the Millennium Development Goals; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(11081)
|
184
N
|
Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has received recent representations on the construction of an airport in St Helena. |
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(11736)
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185
N
|
Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations he has received on the construction of an airport in St Helena. |
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(11737)
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186
N
|
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to remove barriers to education for girls in countries affected by conflict, with particular reference to girl mothers pregnant as a result of abduction or rape. |
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(11926)
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187
N
|
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of his proposed increase in funding for development in Afghanistan will be allocated to (a) security, (b) economic development and (c) service delivery. |
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(11931)
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188
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the levels of access to Gaza for workers and for the import of humanitarian goods since Prime Minister Netanyahu's announcements of 20 June and 5 July 2010. |
|
(12021)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
189
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he next expects to meet representatives of Prison Service trade unions. |
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(12007)
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190
|
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average annual cost to the public purse was of a place in (a) HMP Hollesley Bay, (b) HMP Warren Hill and (c) Warren Hill Young Offender Institution in each of the last two years. |
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(12008)
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191
|
Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time was between submission of an attendance allowance appeal to the Independent Appeals Tribunal in (a) Glasgow, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK and determination of the appeal in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. |
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(12042)
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192
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which of the magistrates' courts being reviewed for closure have an associated specialist domestic violence court. |
|
(11932)
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193
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress the Government has made in the implementation of those recommendations of the Eighth Report of the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee, Session 2001-02, HC 91, on cemeteries which it accepted. |
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(12046)
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194
N
|
Duncan Hames (Chippenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many investigations have been conducted by the Office of the Public Guardian in each of the last three years; and how many of these have resulted in consequent action being taken by the Public Guardian. |
|
(11920)
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195
N
|
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many security staff work for HM Courts Service. |
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(10789)
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196
N
|
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many security staff working at each court for HM Courts Service are employees of MITIE Group plc; what assessment he has made of the effects of implementation of his proposals for court closures on the number of such employees working for the Court Service; and if he will make a statement. |
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(10790)
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197
N
|
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the consultation by HM Courts Service on the provision of courts services in Devon and Cornwall, Avon and Somerset and Gloucestershire will include an assessment of the likely effect on the sitting times of Taunton Magistrates' Court in the event of the closure of Bridgwater Magistrates' Court. |
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(11541)
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198
N
|
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration he has given to the future use of the Bridgwater Magistrates' Court building should the consultation by HM Courts Service on the provision of courts services in Devon and Cornwall, Avon and Somerset and Gloucestershire recommend its closure. |
|
(11542)
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199
N
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders sentenced to prison terms of six months or less were sentenced for violent offences. |
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(11348)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
200
N
|
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects the proportion of Catholic police officers within the Police Service of Northern Ireland to reach 30 per cent. |
|
(11572)
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Questions to the Prime Minister
201
N
|
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Prime Minister, who would undertake his Prime Ministerial duties in circumstances in which he was unable to do so. |
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(11735)
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202
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Prime Minister, what advice he has received on the legality of the invasion of Iraq. |
|
(11934)
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203
N
|
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to ensure the personal details of security personnel are not disclosed. |
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(11344)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
204
N
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on how many occasions he has visited (a) the city of Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh, (c) South Lanarkshire, (d) North Lanarkshire, (e) Renfrewshire, (f) the Scottish Borders, (g) Perth and Kinross and (h) Aberdeen on official business since his appointment; and on how many occasions he plans to visit each before 6 September 2010. |
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(11346)
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205
N
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Advocate General for Scotland on the exemption of Orkney and Shetland constitutency from plans to reduce the size of Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland. |
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(11839)
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206
N
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on projected trends in employment in the public sector in Scotland attributable to public expenditure reductions in the next five years. |
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(11946)
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207
N
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the gross reduction in the number of jobs in the public sector in Scotland in the next five years. |
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(11947)
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208
N
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Deputy Prime Minister on the Act of Settlement 1701. |
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(11948)
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209
N
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Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many entries he has posted on his Twitter account since taking office; and how many people have subscribed to the Scotland Office Twitter feed in each of the last three months. |
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(11269)
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210
N
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Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many hits there were on the Scotland Office website in (a) March, (b) April, (c) May, (d) June and (e) July 2010. |
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(11270)
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211
N
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Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when his Department ceased hosting a ministerial blog; and for what reasons. |
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(11271)
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Questions to the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
212
N
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John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, when the next review of local government ward boundaries for Carlisle Council will take place. |
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(9242)
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Questions to the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
213
N
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what reports the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has received of difficulties in using the travel cards issued by the Authority for making claims; and what steps the Authority is taking in consequence. |
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(11729)
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214
N
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, for what reason the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has issued electronic copies of travel claim forms to the proxies of hon. Members only; and what consideration the Authority gave to notifying hon. Members that such forms had been issued. |
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(11730)
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215
N
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, for what reason the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has informed certain hon. Members that they may claim other accommodation costs without claiming mortgage payments; whether the Authority plans to allow backdated claims for such costs from other hon. Members; and what arrangements the Authority intends to make to compensate hon. Members who have incurred demonstrable financial loss as a result of following advice from officers of the Authority which was at variance with the Authority's policy. |
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(11844)
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216
N
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Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, for what reason the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority decided that trade union subscriptions for staff of hon. Members should not be deducted from their pay at payroll. |
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(11928)
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217
N
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Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what estimate the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has made of the annual cost of deducting trade union subscriptions for the staff of hon. Members from their pay at payroll. |
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(11929)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
218
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he intends to take to promote cycling in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry. |
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(11264)
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219
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on restrictions on night flights at Heathrow Airport after October 2012. |
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(11984)
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220
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the recommendations of the Committee on Climate Change in its report, Meeting the UK aviation target-options for reducing emissions to 2050, December 2009. |
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(11991)
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221
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Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2010, Official Report, column 189W, on the Vehicle Operator Services Agency (VOSA), if he will discuss the future of VOSA with the relevant trade unions before any decision on the Agency's future is taken; and whether he (a) has commissioned and (b) intends to commission any consultancy advice on the future of VOSA prior to the Comprehensive Spending Review. |
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(12047)
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222
N
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have held with the British Chamber of Shipping on the Carter Review into seafarers' pay differntials. |
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[R]
(11956)
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223
N
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have held with the European Commission on the Carter Review into seafarers' pay differentials; and whether the European Commission has expressed support for the Carter Review recommendations. |
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[R]
(11957)
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224
N
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has received any (a) legal advice or (b) guidance from the European Commission over the last five years on the Government's obligations on seafarers pay differentials. |
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[R]
(11958)
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225
N
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Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to improve the provision of public transport for physically disabled people (a) nationally and (b) in the East Midlands. |
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(11580)
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226
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which bus services in Wigan constituency received funding from the Bus Service Operators Grant in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
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(11977)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
227
N
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Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the proposed electrification of the South Wales to London rail line. |
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(11933)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
228
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Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which private companies carry out the work capability assessment on behalf of his Department; and how much has been paid to each for this work to date. |
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(11992)
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229
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Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people in (a) the UK, (b) Wales and (c) Cynon Valley constituency who underwent the work capability assessment in the last 12 months was judged fit for work; how many appeals against such determinations were initiated; and how many such appeals were successful. |
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(11993)
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230
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Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) the UK, (b) Wales and (c) Cynon Valley constituency have undergone the work capability assessment as part of a claim for employment and support allowance to date. |
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(11994)
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231
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Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2010, Official Report, column 13W, on the Work Programme, who the members are of the review of the work capability assessment. |
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(11999)
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232
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Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2010, Official Report, column 10W, on disabled people (work), if he will publish the results of the review of the work capability assessment led by his Department. |
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(12000)
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233
N
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Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to raise the basic state pension by the (a) change in (i) average earnings or (ii) each price index or (b) 2.5 per cent., whichever is higher, in (A) 2012, (B) 2013 and (C) 2014. |
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(11923)
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234
N
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Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in Holborn and St Pancras constituency have been unemployed for more than a year. |
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(11935)
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235
N
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Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in the London Borough of Camden have been unemployed for more than a year and are claiming housing benefit. |
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(11936)
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236
N
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Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in the London Borough of Camden have been claiming the maximum level of local housing allowance in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many of those people are in work. |
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(11937)
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237
N
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Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to maintain the number of home visits to vulnerable clients undertaken by Pension, Disability and Carers Service local service at its current level. |
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(11848)
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238
N
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Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to complete the renaming of council tax benefit as council tax rebate. |
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(11849)
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239
N
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Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who would be exempted from the requirement to pay into a workplace pension consequent on the exemption of those over (a) 50 and (b) 55 years from requirement for automatic enrolment due to begin in 2012. |
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(11850)
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240
N
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Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who would be excluded from the requirement to pay into a workplace pension consequent on the exemption of those small and medium-sized enterprises with under (a) five, (b) 10, (c) 20, (d) 30, (e) 40, (f) 50 and (g) 100 employees from the requirement for automatic enrolment due to begin in 2012. |
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(11851)
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241
N
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Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) level of the basic state pension and (b) value of the retail price index uprating applied to it was in each year since 1989; and if he will estimate that level had that pension been uprated in line with the consumer price index in each such year. |
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(11860)
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242
N
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Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the internal review of the National Employment Savings Trust to be completed; when he expects to announce the outcome of that review; what individuals and organisations were consulted as part of that review by means of (a) meetings and (b) written submissions; on what date and where each such meeting took place; if he will publish each written submission; for what reason no employee or consumer representative was appointed to the review group; and whether he has consulted the European Commission on the application of EU law to those proposals subject to that review, with particular reference to the automatic enrolment requirement. |
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(11963)
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243
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Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2010, Official Report, columns 417-18W, on Jobcentre Plus: Edinburgh, how many of the 66 members of staff on fixed term contracts will have their contracts renewed in the future. |
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(12013)
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244
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that official communications from his Department can be accessed by people who do not have access to the internet, with particular reference to elderly people who do not have such access. |
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(11981)
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245
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Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the adequacy of assistance offered to single parents of disabled children who are returning to work. |
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(12006)
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246
N
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Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the change in expenditure in the Financial Assistance Scheme attributable to the use of the consumer prices index for pension indexation in the next five years. |
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[R]
(11057)
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247
N
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Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the effect of maternity leave on the pension contributions of working mothers. |
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(11581)
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248
N
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Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on the use of the consumer price index to calculate final salary pensions; and if he will make a statement. |
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(10495)
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249
N
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Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children in (a) absolute poverty, (b) relative poverty and (c) combined material deprivation and low income in East Lothian constituency. |
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(11520)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
250
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Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to ensure discipline in the classroom and promote good behaviour; and what timetable he has set for the implementation of such a policy. |
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[Transferred]
(11971)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
251
N
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Duncan Hames (Chippenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many extraction licences for hydroelectric schemes the Environment Agency has (a) issued, (b) refused and (c) received but not determined in each of the last three years. |
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[Transferred]
(11918)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
252
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Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward proposals to enable multiple temporary event notices to be submitted on a single application. |
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[Transferred]
(11989)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
253
N
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Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations he has received on the construction of an airport in St Helena. |
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[Transferred]
(11738)
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