Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 14 September 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 14 September 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 14 September 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 14 September 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 14 September of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 14 September see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
N
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Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings he held with his Department's officials before taking the decision not to proceed with the loan facility to Sheffield Forgemasters; what advice he received on the withdrawal of the loan facility; what assessment his Department made of the affordability of the loan facility compared with that of other projects which were under review; and whether his Department consulted investing partners prior to the decision to withdraw the loan facility. |
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(15251)
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2
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Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of debt advice in respect of the most vulnerable people funded from (a) the Financial Inclusion Fund and (b) legal aid funds. |
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(15421)
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3
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Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the number of Citizens Advice Bureau caseworkers provided for from the Financial Inclusion Fund. |
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(15422)
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4
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Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of government-funded debt advice; and if he will make a statement. |
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(15423)
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5
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Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people received debt advice provided for from the Financial Inclusion Fund in each of the last five years. |
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(15465)
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6
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Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of his Department's budget was spent on debt, benefits and employment advice in each of the last five years. |
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(15466)
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7
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Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's Chief Scientific Officer since 6 May 2010. |
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(15439)
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8
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Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people aged (a) between 16 and 24 and (b) between 18 and 24 years resident in Milton Keynes are not in education, employment or training. |
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(15443)
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Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
9
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Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage of unemployed people were aged between 18 and 24 years on the most recent date for which figures are available. |
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(15448)
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10
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Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2010, Official Report, column 434W, on Ministerial policy advisers: redundancy pay, when he expects to publish details of severance payments made to special advisers in each department made redundant at the general election. |
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(15476)
|
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
11
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Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has made of the effect on other HMRC services of the recent miscalculations of tax liability under the PAYE system. |
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(15451)
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12
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Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs plans to take to ensure that correspondence sent to individuals who have underpaid tax as a result of recent miscalculations in tax liability in the PAYE system is easy to understand and written in plain language. |
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(15452)
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13
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Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Extra Statutory Concession A19 is available to those who receive tax demands as a result of the recent miscalculations of tax liability under the PAYE system. |
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(15453)
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14
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Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs has taken any disciplinary action against staff as a result of recent miscalculations in tax liability identified in its PAYE system. |
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(15454)
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15
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Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals in each parliamentary constituency who have (a) underpaid and (b) overpaid tax as a result of recent miscalculations of tax liability made by HM Revenue and Customs in the PAYE system. |
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(15456)
|
16
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Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs plans to take to assess hardship in cases where individuals cannot afford to make repayments of underpaid tax as a result of historical errors in the PAYE system. |
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(15457)
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17
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Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the management of HM Revenue and Customs was informed that miscalculations of tax liability in the PAYE system had been made resulting in the overpayment and underpayment of tax; and on what date Ministers were informed. |
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(15458)
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18
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Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what procedures are in place for individuals to appeal against assessments made by HM Revenue and Customs on liability for the underpayment of PAYE tax as a result of recent miscalculations of liability. |
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(15459)
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19
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Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs has recruited additional staff to deal with individuals affected by recent miscalculations of tax liability in the PAYE system. |
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(15460)
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20
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Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, at what rate interest will be charged on underpaid tax owed by individuals as a result of recent miscalculations of tax liability made by HM Revenue and Customs in the PAYE system. |
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(15461)
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21
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Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, at what rate interest will be paid on overpaid tax owed to individuals as a result of recent miscalculations of tax liability made by HM Revenue and Customs in the PAYE system. |
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(15462)
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22
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Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if HM Revenue and Customs will establish a dedicated (a) Member of Parliament hotline and (b) public helpline to deal with enquiries in relation to the overpayment and underpayment of PAYE tax. |
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(15463)
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23
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Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the largest amount (a) underpaid and (b) overpaid by an individual has been as a result of recent miscalculations of tax liability made by HM Revenue and Customs in the PAYE system. |
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(15464)
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24
|
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of household income is above which a household with (a) one, (b) two and (c) three children will cease to receive tax credits from April 2012. |
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(15444)
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25
|
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households receive the 50-plus element of working tax credit; and what the average payment of that element was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(15445)
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26
|
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families receive the baby element of child tax credit; and what the average payment of that element was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(15446)
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27
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Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the monetary value is of each tax credit which is now to be uprated with reference to the consumer price index; and what estimate he has made of the monetary value of each in 2014-15 (a) with and (b) without the change in uprating method. |
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(15450)
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28
N
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Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to recover sums lost to the Exchequer in (a) value added tax and (b) alcohol duty arising from the sale of alcohol below cost price by supermarket chains. |
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(14922)
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29
N
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Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the sums lost to the Exchequer in (a) value added tax and (b) alcohol duty arising from the sale of alcohol at below cost price by supermarket chains. |
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(14923)
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30
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate from the tax and benefit records held by his Department the number of people aged 16 years and over resident in Wells constituency; and if he will make a statement. |
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(15447)
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31
N
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Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what telephone numbers are available for members of the public to contact his Department to discuss tax credit issues; what reports he has received of difficulties experienced by members of the public attempting to contact his Department in this way; and if he will make a statement. |
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(15256)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
32
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2010, Official Report, column 532W, on renewable energy: planning permission, when key decisions and the way forward on amending the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 for small-scale wind turbines and air source heat pumps will be announced. |
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(15394)
|
33
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Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's Chief Scientific Officer since 6 May 2010. |
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(15433)
|
34
|
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether calculation of the carbon footprint of heat pumps for the purposes of (a) Building Regulations, (b) Standard Assessment Procedure 2009 and (c) the Code for Sustainable Homes includes provision for consumption and leakage of hydrofluorocarbons. |
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(15419)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
35
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's Chief Scientific Officer since 6 May 2010. |
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(15440)
|
36
N
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will provide advice and assistance to local authorities to establish new playing fields to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of HM The Queen. |
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(15254)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
37
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Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's Chief Scientific Officer since 6 May 2010. |
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(15441)
|
38
N
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pairs of fibre-optic cables his Department has between Hebrides Range and the mainland of Scotland. |
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(14019)
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39
|
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent in each (a) nation of the UK and (b) region of England in each of the last six years. |
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(15475)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
40
N
|
Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on requiring primary schools to include modern languages in the curriculum. |
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(15413)
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41
N
|
Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of young people in the 10 local authority areas with the (a) highest and (b) lowest scores on the 2007 Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE in each year since 1992. |
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(15414)
|
42
N
|
Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils achieved at least five GCSEs, including English and mathematics (a) in total, (b) in schools where fewer than 5 per cent. of children were eligible for free school meals and (c) in schools where more than 50 per cent. of children were eligible for free school meals in each of the last five years. |
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(15415)
|
43
N
|
Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his announcement of 1 September 2010, whether all the schools listed as converting from outstanding maintained school status have signed the model funding agreement published on his Department's website. |
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(15416)
|
44
N
|
Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his announcement of 1 September 2010, whether he plans to publish the academy school funding agreements he has signed with schools which are converting from outstanding maintained school status. |
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(15417)
|
45
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's Chief Scientific Officer since 6 May 2010. |
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(15442)
|
46
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to answer Question 12029, tabled on 23 July 2010, on Ministerial meetings. |
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(15479)
|
47
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to answer Question 12028, tabled on 23 July 2010, on the New Schools Network. |
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(15480)
|
48
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Minister in his Department is responsible for ensuring that responses to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 are made within the required timescale. |
|
(15489)
|
49
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to respond to the requests made by Clifford Singer on 6 July 2010 under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the release of information relating to the New Schools Network. |
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(15490)
|
50
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he made of the merits of allocating responsibility for the provision of advice to groups wishing to establish free schools to officials in his Department prior to taking the decision to allocate this responsibility to the New Schools Network. |
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(15491)
|
51
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role he had in the process of awarding his Department's contract to provide advice to groups wishing to establish free schools. |
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(15492)
|
52
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of playgroups and other providers of early years care on their ability to provide 15 hours free care for the statutory amount they are paid; if he will assess the merits of enabling them to charge top-up fees from parents to cover additional costs; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(15342)
|
53
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding he plans to allocate to school travel advisers in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12. |
|
(15469)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
54
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to reduce the costs to the public purse of nuclear decommissioning. |
|
(15470)
|
55
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when an announcement will be made on the timing of the commencement of the renewable heat incentive. |
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(15395)
|
56
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's Chief Scientific Officer since 6 May 2010. |
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(15434)
|
57
N
|
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to replace the Low Carbon Buildings Programme with the Renewable Heat Incentive once the former expires. |
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(14918)
|
58
|
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to (a) householders and (b) the economy of modifications to machinery, engines and oil tanks consequent upon achieving compliance with the increased requirements for the fatty acid methyl ester content of gas oil set in the EU directives on renewable energy and fuel quality. |
|
(15420)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
59
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions each Minister in her Department has met her Department's Chief Scientific Officer since 6 May 2010. |
|
(15435)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
60
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries in north, central and south America recognise British sovereignty in the Falkland Islands. |
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(15339)
|
61
|
Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether officials in the British Embassy in Burma have had recent discussions with leaders of ethnic minorities in Burma on the forthcoming elections. |
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(15426)
|
62
N
|
Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment has been made of the level of public support for continued UK membership of the EU. |
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(15340)
|
63
N
|
Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals for a referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the EU. |
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(15341)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
64
N
|
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has sent a copy of the consultation document Liberating the NHS: Commissioning for Patients to every GP practice in England. |
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(15255)
|
65
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects on staffing levels in the NHS of the implementation of the proposed targets contained in the White Paper Equality and Excellence: liberating the NHS. |
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(15471)
|
66
N
|
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS drugs budget was of prescribing methadone in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(15398)
|
67
N
|
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what analysis has been undertaken by his Department of the age profile of those being prescribed methadone. |
|
(15399)
|
68
N
|
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what analysis has been undertaken by his Department of the age profile of people who are alcoholics. |
|
(15400)
|
69
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's Chief Scientific Officer since 6 May 2010. |
|
(15436)
|
70
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the correlation between (i) health, (ii) social and (iii) environmental factors and the incidence of localised cancer clusters. |
|
(15474)
|
71
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information the NHS provides to people diagnosed with coeliac disease on managing their condition. |
|
(15472)
|
72
|
Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the recommendations of the review of NHS children's services have been presented to the NHS Chief Executive; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the report of the review. |
|
(15424)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
73
|
Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals of each country of origin were deported from the UK in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(15482)
|
74
N
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Question 8166, tabled on 8 July 2010, on the Terrorism Act 2000 (section 44). |
|
(15290)
|
75
N
|
Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she had with the Prime Minister's Director of Communications on her Department's communications strategy on its policy on telephone tapping. |
|
(15396)
|
76
N
|
Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to page 21 of the Coalition Agreement, what steps she plans to take to end the detention of children for immigration purposes. |
|
(15397)
|
77
N
|
Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the responses to her Department's 2004 consultation in respect of directly-elected police commissioners. |
|
(15412)
|
78
N
|
Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the conclusions of the July 2010 report of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation in respect of the effects on national security of a reduction to 14 days of the maximum permissible pre-charge detention period. |
|
(15418)
|
79
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the sale of alcohol below cost price. |
|
(14921)
|
80
N
|
Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to being forward legislative proposals regulating the use of CCTV. |
|
(15338)
|
81
|
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2010, Official Report, column 35W, on asylum: deportation, how much the UK Border Agency has spent on cancellation fees in respect of (a) scheduled and (b) chartered flights in the last 12 months. |
|
(15478)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
82
|
Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effects on internally-displaced people in eastern Burma of the reduction in the level of cross-border aid by the Thailand Burma Border Consortium. |
|
(15425)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
83
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's Chief Scientific Officer since 6 May 2010. |
|
(15437)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
84
|
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2010, Official Report, column 10W, on departmental consultants, which external consultants and advisers his Department engaged in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10; and what work was commissioned from each. |
|
(15477)
|
Questions to the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
85
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, when the Chairman of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority plans to reply to the letter to him of 13 July 2010 from the office of the hon. Member for Christchurch. |
|
(14924)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
86
N
|
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the development of cycle hubs at each of the 10 railway stations for which they are planned. |
|
(15252)
|
87
|
Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received from representatives of disability organisations on proposed changes to the driving test; and what representations he has received on making provision for those with special needs to enable them to take the test. |
|
(15481)
|
88
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on (a) the provisions of the Railways Act 2005 in respect of permitted closure of level crossings and (b) the effect on the economy of Lincoln, Lincolnshire and the East Midlands of Network Rail's proposal for revised hourly closures of the Lincoln High Street level crossing. |
|
(14919)
|
89
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with Network Rail on measures to mitigate the effect of increased level crossing closures on Lincoln High Street through funding of (i) a replacement pedestrian footbridge and (ii) the proposed east-west relief road. |
|
(14920)
|
90
N
|
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had on the level of accidents involving mobility scooters. |
|
(15288)
|
91
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the future of the specific road safety grant; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(15467)
|
92
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to publish the national road safety strategy. |
|
(15468)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
93
N
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she has taken advice from the Attorney General on whether she is required to consult the Electoral Commission on the wording of any new referendum question prior to laying secondary legislation before Parliament pursuant to the Government of Wales Act 2006. |
|
(15253)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
94
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's Chief Scientific Officer since 6 May 2010. |
|
(15438)
|
95
|
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the monetary value is of each benefit paid by his Department which is now to be uprated with reference to the consumer price index; and what estimate he has made of the monetary value of each in 2014-15 (a) with and (b) without the change in uprating method. |
|
(15455)
|
96
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to reply to the letter of 16 July 2010 from the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan on her constituent, Mr Fraser of Turriff. |
|
(15449)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
97
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, who will chair the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Trade. |
|
[Transferred]
(15289)
|
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
98
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the geographical incidence of cancer cases in England; and what cancer clusters it has identified. |
|
[Transferred]
(15473)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
99
N
|
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take together with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to increase British exports to Saudi Arabia. |
|
[Question Unstarred]
(14845)
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