Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 18 November 2010
Notes:
*
Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 18 November 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 18 November 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 18 November of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.
For other Written Questions for answer on Thursday 18 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 18 November see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
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Ms Louise Bagshawe (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of local authorities provided returns to Trading Standards in accordance with the Hallmarking Act 1973 in each of the last five years. |
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(25317)
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2
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his definition is of entrepreneurial culture with reference to page 42 of the White Paper Local growth: realising every place's potential. |
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(25188)
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3
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Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people were in higher education in (a) England, (b) Lancashire and (c) Rossendale and Darwen constituency in each year from January 2005 to January 2010. |
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(25262)
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4
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Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding from the public purse was spent on higher education in (a) England, (b) Lancashire and (c) Rossendale and Darwen constituency in each year from January 2005 to January 2010. |
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(25263)
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5
N
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Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to increase access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises. |
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(24848)
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6
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Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what mechanisms will be in place to ensure fairness in respect of the funding allocated to regions from the Regional Growth Fund. |
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(25288)
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7
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Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on the effects in Northern Ireland of the privatisation of Royal Mail. |
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(25290)
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8
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Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects in Northern Ireland of the privatisation of Royal Mail. |
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(25291)
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9
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received on the payment of (a) rent for council housing and (b) council tax through the Post Office network. |
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(25297)
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10
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment his Department has made of the likely effects of establishing a Green Investment Bank on small businesses. |
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(25453)
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11
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Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
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(25496)
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12
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his most recent estimate is of the contribution to gross national product generated by collaboration between industry and academia. |
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(25458)
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13
N
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Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions Ministers and officials in his Department have had with Members of the National Assembly for Wales other than Ministers in the Welsh Assembly Government on a proposed pilot in Wales for high speed broadband services. |
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(24846)
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14
N
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Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to introduce changes to his Department's funding for university courses in foreign languages as a result of the proposed reforms to higher education funding. |
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(24824)
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15
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Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received on future funding for the Aim Higher scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25517)
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16
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Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which overseas facilities are part-funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council; and how much funding was allocated to each of those facilities in each of the last five financial years. |
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(25252)
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17
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of Israeli-UK trade relations within the science and technology sector; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25303)
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18
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Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential involvement of community or voluntary sector organisations in the operation of local enterprise partnerships. |
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(25190)
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19
N
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Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what grants have been awarded by his Department in 2010-11 to date; what grants he plans to award in each of the next two years; what the monetary value is of each such grant; and to which organisations such grants are made. |
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(25038)
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20
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many potential inward investment deals UK Trade and Investment has negotiated since May 2010; and in respect of what proportion contracts have been agreed. |
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(25409)
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21
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, by what mechanisms UK Trade and Investment works with FTSE 100 companies; and how many staff of his Department are employed to undertake such work. |
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(25410)
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22
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of UK Trade and Investment activity which relates to (a) exports and (b) inward investment. |
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(25411)
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23
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many roadshows or other presentations promoting its activities UK Trade and Investment has undertaken in Yorkshire since May 2010. |
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(25412)
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24
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff who are (a) employed by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and (b) undertaking UKTI-related work for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are based in each country. |
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(25413)
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25
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff are employed by UK Trade and Investment in each location in each English region. |
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(25414)
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26
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, by what mechanisms UK Trade and Investment is encouraging British businesses to trade in emerging economies in Asia. |
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(25415)
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27
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what client relationship management system is used by UK Trade and Investment; and what access other Government departments have to that system. |
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(25416)
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28
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what mechanisms are in place for the (a) management and (b) cross-departmental co-ordination of the Government's relationship with UK FTSE 100 companies. |
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(25417)
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29
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions his Department has had on the future of wayleave payments. |
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(25418)
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30
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions his Department has had on the sale of assets owned by Yorkshire Forward. |
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(25433)
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31
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made on the selection of a local enterprise partnership for North Yorkshire. |
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(25434)
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32
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's budget is for websites for 2011-12. |
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(25435)
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33
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much (a) has been spent on and (b) is planned to be spent on redundancy payments for employees of Yorkshire Forward. |
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(25436)
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34
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been spent by UK Trade and Investment in (a) North Yorkshire and (b) Yorkshire in the last five years. |
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(25437)
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35
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has guidelines on ensuring that food used for his Department's official functions is of domestic origin. |
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(25438)
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36
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what mechanisms will be in place for the (a) administration and (b) funding of programmes for inward investment to the regions following the closure of the regional development agencies. |
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(25439)
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37
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of Government-supported inward investment in respect of Yorkshire was attributable to (a) UK Trade and Investment and (b) Yorkshire Forward in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(25440)
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38
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses UK Trade and Investment has assisted with exports in the last 12 months. |
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(25441)
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39
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of UK Trade and Investment's clients were small businesses in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(25442)
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40
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of UK Trade and Investment in the latest period for which figures are available; and how much of that cost was recovered in fees in that period. |
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(25443)
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41
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of inward investment attributable to the influence of UK Trade and Investment in each of the last five years. |
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(25444)
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42
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many trade missions his Department has led to each country in each of the last five years. |
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(25445)
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43
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John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has assessed the merits of the Met Office competing with the private sector for commercial contracts. |
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(25283)
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Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
44
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Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children in (a) England, (b) Lancashire and (c) Rossendale and Darwen constituency were living in families with no parent in employment between January 2005 and January 2010. |
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(25361)
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45
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Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the working population of Rossendale and Darwen constituency is employed in the (a) public and (b) private sector. |
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(25362)
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46
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Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was spent on press cuttings services for the Prime Minister's Office in each of the last 12 months. |
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(25483)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
47
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received from the banking sector on the bank balance sheet levy; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25227)
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48
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what forecast he has made of the effect on his Department's expenditure of the removal of the mobility component of disability living allowance in each of the next four financial years. |
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(25228)
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49
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue accruing to the public purse from the bank levy in each of the next four financial years. |
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(25229)
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50
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on the banking sector of the proposed changes to corporation tax in each of the next four financial years. |
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(25230)
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51
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish his Department's assessment of the effects on growth, output and inflation of the Bank of England's asset purchase facility to date. |
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(25231)
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52
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made on the effects on growth, output and inflation of the Bank of England's asset purchase facility being extended by £50 billion. |
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(25232)
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53
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the levels of sovereign debt held by banks based in the UK in respect of (a) the Republic of Ireland and (b) Portugal. |
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(25233)
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54
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what revenue he expects to accrue to the Exchequer from the bank levy in each of the next four financial years. |
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(25237)
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55
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue which will accrue to the Exchequer as a result of the proposed levy on home owners in areas of significant risk of flood in each of the next four financial years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25245)
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56
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for a levy on homeowners in areas of significant risk of flood; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25246)
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57
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects on economic growth in the UK of a reduction in agricultural tariffs as a result of the World Trade Organisation's Doha round negotiations. |
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(25247)
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58
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Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assesment he has made of the effects of (a) quantitative easing and (b) credit expansion in excess of real savings on the structure of (i) relative prices and (ii) macroeconomic aggregates. |
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(25296)
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59
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many single income families with an annual household income between (a) £50,000 and £87,749, (b) £87,750 and £249,999, (c) £250,000 and £499,999 and (d) £500,000 and £1,000,000 are in receipt of child benefit. |
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(25420)
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60
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Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to allow alternative investment market shares to be held in individual savings accounts. |
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(25261)
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61
N
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Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has received legal advice on the European Parliament's proposals in respect of new EU taxation. |
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(24821)
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62
N
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Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his letter to other EU Member States of 9 July 2010, on the European Taskforce on EU Economic Governance, by what mechanisms he proposes to make Ministers accountable to other Member States. |
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(24822)
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63
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Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions has he had with the Financial Services Authority on the collapse of Arch Cru funds. |
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(25461)
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64
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Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the collapse of Arch Cru funds. |
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(25462)
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65
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what work his Department has commissioned from Linklaters in each of the last five years; and what the monetary value was of the contracts for such work in each such year. |
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(25374)
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66
N
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Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enquiries under controlled foreign companies legislation had been settled in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11 on the latest date for which figures are available. |
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(24788)
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67
N
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Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enquiries under controlled foreign companies legislation are open. |
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(24789)
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68
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the outcomes of his Department's review of alcohol taxation and pricing. |
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(25454)
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69
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to publish the responses received to its review of alcohol taxation and pricing. |
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(25455)
|
70
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Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
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(25481)
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71
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Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the spending of each Department in 2008-09 prices was in (a) 1996-97, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25149)
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72
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Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons (a) sixth form colleges, (b) schools with sixth forms and (c) academies are not liable to pay value added tax; and whether he plans to review such tax arrangements to take account of the implementation of the proposed change in the status of sixth form colleges as part of a review of value added tax liabilities. |
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(25214)
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73
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Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the introduction of a fair fuel stabiliser. |
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(25187)
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74
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Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to commission research on the merits of introducing a land value levy. |
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(25144)
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75
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has guidelines on ensuring that food used for his Department's official functions is of domestic origin. |
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(25534)
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76
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Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons HM Revenue and Customs is to receive additional funding as a result of the Comprehensive Spending Review. |
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(25346)
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77
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Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effects he expects the outcomes of the Comprehensive Spending Review to have on his Department's funding for HM Revenue and Customs in each year of the Spending Review period. |
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(25347)
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78
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Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to establish new units within his Department to tackle tax avoidance and evasion. |
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(25387)
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79
N
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Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidelines his Department requires banks to follow in their treatment of customers who spend significant periods of time, or live, abroad. |
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(24840)
|
80
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John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the effects on the economy of the commercial activities of government trading funds. |
|
(25282)
|
81
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from (a) the British Bankers Association and (b) individual banks on the rate at which the proposed bank levy should be charged. |
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(24836)
|
82
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the International Monetary Fund on the rate at which the proposed bank levy should be charged. |
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(24837)
|
83
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the amount likely to be paid out in bonuses by the largest banks to staff in (a) investment banking and (b) other divisions of those banks from December 2010 to April 2011. |
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(24838)
|
84
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from non-governmental organisations on the rate at which the proposed bank levy should be charged. |
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(24839)
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85
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the effect on the revenue received by the Exchequer of raising to 75 years the period in which musicians' works receive copyright protection. |
|
(25162)
|
Questions to the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners
86
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, which Commissioners attended each meeting of the Church Commissioners in 2010. |
|
(24977)
|
87
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, on what dates the Church Commissioners took decisions relating to the sale of the Zurbaran paintings and Auckland Castle in 2010; and whether these decisions were amended on any subsequent date. |
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(24978)
|
88
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, on what dates the Church Commissioners sought advice from (a) lawyers, (b) public relations consultants, (c) auctioneers, (d) estate agents and (e) other professionals in relation to the Zurbaran paintings and Auckland Castle in 2010. |
|
(24979)
|
89
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, for what purposes the Church Commissioners have sought advice from (a) lawyers and (b) public relations consultants in the last five years. |
|
(24980)
|
90
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what costs the Church Commissioners have incurred for professional services in relation to the Zurbaran paintings and Auckland Castle from (a) Mischon de Reya, (b) Chelgate, (c) Sotheby's and Christie's, (d) Smiths Gore and (e) other professionals in the last five years. |
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(24981)
|
91
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what the overheads and running cost to the Church of England were of Lambeth Palace in the latest period for which figures are availble. |
|
(25191)
|
92
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how much income was generated from (a) visitors, (b) room hire and (c) other sources at Lambeth Palace in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(25192)
|
93
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Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, with reference to the Church Commissioners Annual Report 2009, page 34, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) market valuation of other see houses as at 31 December 2008, (b) latest annual valuation by Gurr Jones of the most valuable and historic items at Lambeth Palace and see houses and (c) December 2007 valuation by Gurr Jones of the remaining historic items at Lambeth Palace and see houses. |
|
(25428)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
94
|
Ms Louise Bagshawe (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many separate requests for data from local authorities his Department made in each of the last three years for which figures are available. |
|
(25318)
|
95
|
Ms Louise Bagshawe (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities provided a return to his Department's Gypsy and Traveller survey in each of the last five times the survey was conducted; and how many of those returns were zero in each such survey. |
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(25319)
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96
|
Ms Louise Bagshawe (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of local authorities provided returns for the National Rodent Survey in each of the last five years. |
|
(25320)
|
97
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to encourage registered social landlords to install carbon monoxide detectors in homes. |
|
(25429)
|
98
|
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(25495)
|
99
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which cities he is considering as potential locations for mayoral referendums. |
|
(25456)
|
100
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the potential cost savings which may arise from local authorities, police authorities and NHS organisations working together more closely; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25457)
|
101
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many initial notices were registered for house builds in each local authority area in (a) Essex and (b) Suffolk in the 12 months prior to the updated building regulations for new homes coming into force on 1 October 2010. |
|
(25156)
|
102
N
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what grants have been awarded by his Department in 2010-11 to date; what grants he plans to award in each of the next two years; what the monetary value is of each such grant; and to which organisations such grants are made. |
|
(25039)
|
103
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has guidelines on ensuring that food used for his Department's official functions is of domestic origin. |
|
(25547)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
104
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Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(25494)
|
105
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Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether his Department has assessed the merits of providing support for the switchover to digital radio to people who (a) are blind or partially sighted, (b) have low incomes, (c) are aged over 65 years and (d) have learning disabilities or cognitive difficulties. |
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(25183)
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106
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Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will assess the potential legacy for Yorkshire and the Humber of the London 2012 Olympics. |
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(25184)
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107
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Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has plans for a public information campaign prior to the digital radio switchover. |
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(25185)
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108
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he plans to take to improve the quality of television reception in East Sussex. |
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(25422)
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109
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to collect data on the number of jobs in the digital arts industry; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25423)
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110
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of the digital arts sector to the economy. |
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(25424)
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111
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he last visited a digital arts enterprise. |
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(25425)
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112
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what plans he has to encourage (a) new starts and (b) relocations from overseas in the digital arts sector; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25426)
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113
N
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Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that all areas of the country have television reception of an adequate strength to participate in digital switchover. |
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(25103)
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114
N
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Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what grants have been awarded by his Department in 2010-11 to date; what grants he plans to award in each of the next two years; what the monetary value is of each such grant; and to which organisations such grants are made. |
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(25040)
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115
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether his Department has guidelines on ensuring that food used for his Department's official functions is of domestic origin. |
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(25546)
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116
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to reformulate its definition of creative industries to take into account recent (a) cultural and (b) commercial developments in the digital media sector. |
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(25370)
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117
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Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what conditions are attached to the annual grant-in-aid funding awarded to the British Film Institute (BFI) to support British film makers and the British film industry; and if he will take steps to ensure that the activities of the BFI which are funded by this grant-in-aid positively discriminate in favour of promoting, exhibiting and supporting British contemporary film and British film makers. |
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(25212)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
118
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Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the oral Answers of 8 November 2010, Official Report, column 5, on mental health care provision, what steps his Department plans to take to assist service personnel and veterans with a dual diagnosis of mental illness and alcohol-related disorders. |
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(25421)
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119
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Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to reply to the letter of 27 October 2010 from the hon. Member for North West Durham regarding a meeting with representatives of Astrum in North West Durham constituency. |
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(25512)
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120
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Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
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(25493)
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121
N
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Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) training and (b) other provision his Department plans to make to ensure the availability of a fully operational carrier strike capability as soon as the Joint Strike Fighter fleet is available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(24296)
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122
N
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Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he made of the net financial saving consequent on removing the Tornado fleet from service and retaining the Harrier fleet (a) in the next four years, (b) during the anticipated life of the Tornado fleet and (c) during the anticipated life of a retained Harrier fleet; and if he will make a statement. |
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(24297)
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123
N
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Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he made of the financial saving consequent on removing the Tornado fleet from service (a) not taking account of and (b) taking into account the effects of that decision on other capabilities (i) in each of the next four years and (ii) during the anticipated life of the current fleet; and if he will make a statement. |
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(24298)
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124
N
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Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the feasibility of launching a like-for-like equivalent of the Storm Shadow missile by a means other than a Tornado jet; and if he will make a statement. |
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(24299)
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125
N
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Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made a recent assessment of the capacity of the armed forces to undertake an offensive military operation in the Falkland Islands; and if he will make a statement. |
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(24300)
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126
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Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects all family accommodation to be fully modernised. |
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(25164)
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127
N
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Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what grants have been awarded by his Department in 2010-11 to date; what grants he plans to award in each of the next two years; what the monetary value is of each such grant; and to which organisations such grants are made. |
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(25041)
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128
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John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will assess the merits of offering a public tender for its meteorological services contract held by the Met Office. |
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(25284)
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Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
129
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much each local authority in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) England has spent on the annual canvass for the electoral register in each of the last three years. |
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(25419)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
130
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Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to reduce the difference between the attainment levels of boys and girls in schools. |
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(25289)
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131
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Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the (a) provision of special support services for deaf children and (b) the number of teachers with a mandatory qualification in teaching deaf children required to provide such services; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25506)
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132
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Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects his Department's review of academy funding for 2011-12 to begin; and what the objectives of that review will be. |
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(25507)
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133
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Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he expects consideration of funding provision for children with low incidence special educational needs undertaken as part of the review of academy funding for 2011-12 to be completed before the School Finance (England) Regulations 2011 come into force. |
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(25508)
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134
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Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had on plans to build a new academy school in Consett, North West Durham in the last three months. |
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(25509)
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135
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Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will release immediately the funding to build a new academy school in Consett, North West Durham; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25510)
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136
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Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department plans to provide for schools in (a) North West Durham constituency and (b) the North East in each of the next five years. |
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(25511)
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137
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John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children became subject to a care order, police protection order or emergency protection order in England in each year from 1989 to 2007. |
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(25206)
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138
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John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children subject to a care order, police protection order or emergency protection order left care in England in each year from 1989 to 2005. |
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(25207)
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139
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John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children subject to a care order, police protection order or emergency protection order or placed for adoption excluding children looked after under Section 20 of the Children Act 1989 left care through adoption in England in each year from 1996 to 2010. |
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(25208)
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140
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John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children subject to a care order, police protection order or emergency protection order excluding children looked after under Section 20 of the Children Act 1989 left care through adoption in England in each year from 1989 to 1995. |
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(25209)
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141
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John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in England were the subject of a care order, police protection order or emergency protection order or were placed for adoption at 31 March in each year from 1989 to 2010. |
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(25210)
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142
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Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
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(25492)
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143
|
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to allocate funding to local authorities to wind up the careers and connexions services, including for any necessary redundancy payments. |
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(25388)
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144
|
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to consult (a) local authorities and (b) schools on his plans for a school-based careers service. |
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(25391)
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145
|
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which groups of young people will be given priority for access to careers and connexion services in future. |
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(25392)
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146
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Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the professional impartiality of the (a) careers and (b) connexions services after the devolution of the service to individual schools and independent providers. |
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(25393)
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147
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Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effects of recent changes to the Code of Practice on Free Nursery Education on the number of free nursery places available. |
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(25450)
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148
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Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received from nursery providers on the effects of recent changes to the Code of Practice on Free Nursery Education. |
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(25451)
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149
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department provided to each local authority in England for careers and connexions services in (a) 2008-9 and (b) 2009-10 and what equivalent expenditure he expects to incur in 2010. |
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(25141)
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150
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanism he plans to establish to ensure that schools deliver a professional and individualised careers services to pupils seeking to enter higher education. |
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(25142)
|
151
|
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what indicators of deprivation apart from free school meals his Department uses to measure levels of deprivation for school children; and what the level of deprivation for school children in (a) Hastings and Rye constituency, (b) East Sussex and (c) England is according to each of those indicators. |
|
(25274)
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152
|
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of RAISEonline as an indicator of deprivation; and whether he plans to adopt this mechanism to allocate funds through the pupil premium. |
|
(25278)
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153
|
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what indicators of deprivation he is considering for use as the mechanism for allocating funds through the pupil premium. |
|
(25279)
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154
N
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what grants have been awarded by his Department in 2010-11 to date; what grants he plans to award in each of the next two years; what the monetary value is of each such grant; and to which organisations such grants are made. |
|
(25042)
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155
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department plans to provide to local authorities on the allocation of grants for specialist schools. |
|
(25536)
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156
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms he plans to put in place to ensure that the determination of the level of direct funding of schools takes into account additional costs associated with schooling in rural communities. |
|
(25537)
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157
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has guidelines on ensuring that food used for his Department's official functions is of domestic origin. |
|
(25538)
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158
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints he has received on the consultation process relating to the schools reviews being undertaken by North Yorkshire County Council. |
|
(25539)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
159
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what levels of feed-in tariff he plans to adopt for the generation of (a) biogas, (b) biomethane and (c) electricity from anaerobic digestion. |
|
(25239)
|
160
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on Ofgem's overarching standards of conduct in respect of the requirement not to supply products that are unnecessary, complex or confusing; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25371)
|
161
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the proportion of people who (a) have switched energy tariffs, (b) find energy suppliers' tariffs confusing and (c) are able to identify potential savings from switching supplier since the completion of Ofgem's consumer engagement summary in 2008; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25372)
|
162
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to place a levy on energy bills as a way of providing funding for a Green Investment Bank. |
|
(25452)
|
163
|
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(25491)
|
164
N
|
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of recent changes to (a) British Gas and (b) Scottish and Southern Energy tariffs on levels of fuel poverty. |
|
(24955)
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165
|
Mark Simmonds (Boston and Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of energy in the UK will be supplied by wind technology by 2030. |
|
(25280)
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166
|
Mark Simmonds (Boston and Skegness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much funding from the public purse his Department has allocated to the development of (a) biofuel, (b) biomass, (c) hydroelectricity, (d) solar energy, (e) tidal power, (f) wave power and (g) wind power in each of the last three years; and how much such funding he plans to allocate in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(25281)
|
167
|
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding his Department plans to allocate to encourage (a) the development of renewable energy and (b) the efficient use of energy in the next three years. |
|
(25150)
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168
|
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will assess the carbon footprint of heat pumps; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25378)
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169
|
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the carbon footprint caused by the importation of biomass which has been cut, dried and transported from its country of origin by sea to the UK and then transported within the UK to biomass plants for combustion. |
|
(25389)
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170
|
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will commission a study of the global warming potential of (a) black carbon emitted in the UK and (b) black carbon emitted by biomass plants in the UK. |
|
(25390)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
171
|
Ms Louise Bagshawe (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many separate requests for data from local authorities her Department made in each of the last three years for which figures are available. |
|
(25314)
|
172
|
Ms Louise Bagshawe (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of local authorities provided data for annual returns to her Department's survey on Waste Data Flow in each of the last five years. |
|
(25315)
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173
|
Ms Louise Bagshawe (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of local authorities provided data for annual returns for the Flycapture survey in each of the last five years. |
|
(25316)
|
174
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of Non-navigational Uses of International Water Courses. |
|
(25225)
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175
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she received from the insurance industry on flood risk. |
|
(25226)
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176
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to secure a settlement between the UK, Iceland and the Faroe Islands on mackerel quotas. |
|
(25236)
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177
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the effects of climate change on (a) sea temperature and (b) the movements of mackerel. |
|
(25238)
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178
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the use of wild animals in circuses. |
|
(25242)
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179
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's policy is on bringing forward legislative proposals to create an offence of possessing, importing and trading in illegally-logged timber in the UK. |
|
(25243)
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180
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's policy is on bringing forward legislative proposals to extend the application of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to private dwellings. |
|
(25244)
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181
|
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how long on average the Rural Payments Agency takes to respond to an item of correspondence. |
|
(25357)
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182
|
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many disputes relating to the Single Farm Payment scheme there have been in each year since 2008. |
|
(25358)
|
183
|
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many days staff of the Rural Payments Agency were absent due to sick leave in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(25359)
|
184
|
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff are employed in the Rural Payments Agency. |
|
(25360)
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185
|
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding she has allocated to the Rural Payments Agency in 2010-11. |
|
(25365)
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186
|
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many complaints her Department received in respect of the Rural Payments Agency in each year since 2008. |
|
(25463)
|
187
|
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of fencing contractors in Suffolk are licensed by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority. |
|
(25460)
|
188
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effects on local authorities of absorbing Framework Funding into the revenue support grant. |
|
(25258)
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189
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will oppose the continuation of EU cotton subsidies. |
|
(25527)
|
190
|
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) her Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which she is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(25490)
|
191
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what factors she will take into account in determining whether beak trimming of laying hens can be ended in 2016. |
|
(25522)
|
192
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the findings of her Department's visit to countries that do not have beak trimming of laying hens; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(25523)
|
193
|
Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to establish a low-level threshold for the presence of genetically-modified events in imported third country feed material. |
|
(25269)
|
194
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on the protection of African and Asian elephants in each country in each of the last three years for which figures are available. |
|
(25143)
|
195
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of members of the Natural England (a) board and (b) committees has a background in farming. |
|
(25540)
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196
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what impact assessment her Department has undertaken of the implementation of electronic identification tagging for sheep. |
|
(25541)
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197
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has guidelines on ensuring that food used for her Department's official functions is of domestic origin. |
|
(25542)
|
198
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her most recent assessment is of the effects on the livestock industry of the six-day rule; and whether she plans to review the operation of that rule. |
|
(25543)
|
199
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's budget is for promoting farming (a) in England and (b) overseas for 2011-12. |
|
(25544)
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200
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for the future of her Department's rules on burial grounds for animals. |
|
(25545)
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201
N
|
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the proportion of (a) cattle, (b) sheep and lambs, (c) goats and kids and (d) chickens slaughtered for meat which was (i) stunned and slaughtered using halal methods, (ii) not stunned and slaughtered using halal methods and (iii) slaughtered by other methods in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(24982)
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202
|
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information she has on the emissions of (a) particulates, (b) volatile organic compounds and (c) nitrogen oxide arising from the thermal treatment of biomass in the process of making it suitable for combustion. |
|
(25379)
|
203
|
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reports she has received on the incidence of blue haze arising from thermal treatment of biomass in the process of making it suitable for combustion within the UK. |
|
(25380)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
204
|
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking in response to the recent increased conflict on the Thailand-Burma border and the creation of a border guard force under the control of the Burma army. |
|
(25427)
|
205
|
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications of the new constitution in Burma for (a) democracy, (b) human rights and (c) equal rights for the ethnic nationalities in that country. |
|
(25552)
|
206
|
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Aung San Suu Kyi since her release from house arrest. |
|
(25295)
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207
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the EU common position on Cuba; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25300)
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208
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received on UK policy on the EU common position on Cuba. |
|
(25301)
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209
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Morocco on Saharawi reported missing following the recent violence in the Western Sahara. |
|
(25355)
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210
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he (a) last met and (b) next plans to meet the Moroccan Government to discuss violence in the Western Sahara. |
|
(25356)
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211
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Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(25489)
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212
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Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he had discussions with the Russian government on the case of Sergei Magnitsky during his recent visit to Moscow. |
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213
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Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Russian government on the death in custody of Sergei Magnitsky. |
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214
N
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received reports on the treatment of a group of indigenous people by members of the Colombian police in Putumayo province on 17 October 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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(24790)
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215
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to prevent weapons from Iran reaching terrorist organisations in the Middle East. |
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(25304)
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216
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Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of (a) Northern Cyprus and (b) Turkey on the destruction of Christian religious sites and buildings in Northern Cyprus. |
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(25321)
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217
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on financial contributions to Afghanistan from the EU. |
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(25186)
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218
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department is having with the government of Taiwan on the transition to low carbon emissions. |
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(25302)
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219
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British nationals have applied for a British passport in Taiwan in each of the last five years. |
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(25516)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
220
N
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Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what treatment services are available on the NHS for people with a dependency on (a) heroin, (b) crack cocaine and (c) cocaine powder; and what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of each such treatment. |
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(24843)
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221
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Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the delivery of drug treatment services under his proposals for a public health service. |
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(25446)
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222
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Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local investment in drug treatment services is maintained. |
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(25447)
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223
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Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding was allocated to the pooled treatment budget for the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse in (a) each of the last five years and (b) each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
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(25448)
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224
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Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the proposed payment by outcomes approach in respect of drug treatment and rehabilitation. |
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(25449)
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225
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Ms Louise Bagshawe (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of local authorities provided data to the Food Standards Agency for its survey on (a) imported foods return and (b) melamine testing results. |
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(25313)
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226
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Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many babies were born at the roadside during journeys in excess of 20 minutes from the mother's home to the relevant maternity unit in 2009-10. |
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(25345)
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227
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Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were seen by out-of-hours services in (a) Lancashire and (b) Rossendale and Darwen constituency in each of the last five years. |
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(25364)
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228
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Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many spinal procedures involving (a) discetomy, (b) decompression, (c) fusion, (d) total disc replacement, (e) endoscopic transforaminal surgery and (f) each other category of procedure for which information is available were carried out in NHS facilities in each of the last five years; what the (i) clinical outcomes, (ii) cost to the public purse of performing, (iii) cost of complications arising from and (iv) cost of litigation in connection with such procedures was in each such year; and what the cost to the public purse was of (A) chronic pain management and (B) cognitive behavioural therapy for patients who underwent such procedures in each such year. |
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(25394)
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229
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Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health's contribution on 2 November 2010, Official Report, column 902, on termination of pregnancy, what steps his Department is undertaking to put in place informed consent, appropriate counselling and support for women before an abortion takes place. |
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(25176)
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230
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2010, Official Report, column 332W, on NHS leasing, how much the NHS spent on the rental of each type of equipment in the last three years. |
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(25375)
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231
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Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
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(25488)
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232
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Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many compensation payments for clinical malpractice in each specialism including general practice were made by each primary care trust in each year since 2000. |
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(25366)
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233
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Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding he expects each primary care trust to allocate for counselling and psychological treatment for people with Type 1 diabetes in 2011-12. |
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(25367)
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234
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Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients under the age of 18 years with Type 1 diabetes received counselling or psychological treatment in relation to their Type 1 diabetes in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(25368)
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235
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Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has paid out in compensation payments for clinical malpractice in each specialism including general practice in respect of each primary care trust area in each year since 2000. |
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(25369)
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236
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Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that mental health trusts are subject to the same financial penalties and governance measures for emergency readmissions as other NHS trusts. |
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(25253)
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237
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Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of deaths in psychiatric care were due to natural causes in each of the last five years. |
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(25254)
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238
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Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of mental health in-patients (a) are in single-sex wards and (b) have access to segregated toilet or bathing facilities. |
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(25255)
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239
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Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme to people with severe depression or anxiety; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25256)
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240
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Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to enable people using mental health services to choose their provider; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25257)
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241
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Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) in-patients and (b) prisoners received prescriptions for (i) benzodiazepine and (ii) Z drug tranquilisers in each of the last three years. |
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(25189)
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242
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has guidelines on ensuring that food used for his Department's official functions is of domestic origin. |
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(25548)
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243
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department encourages NHS organisations to provide food of domestic origin. |
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(25549)
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244
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of making available treatment for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency throughout the NHS. |
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(25151)
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245
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to respond to the on-line petition on the Downing Street website on the lack of awareness of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25152)
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246
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of treatment for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency for patients with multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25153)
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247
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of stem cell transplants in the treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis. |
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(25154)
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248
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish his Department's assessment of the merits of making available treatment for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in NHS facilities. |
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(25157)
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249
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on (a) facilities, (b) equipment and (c) research relating to the treatment of multiple sclerosis in each of the last five years. |
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(25159)
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250
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which drugs were available in NHS facilities for the treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis in each of the last 10 years; and how much was spent on each type of drug in each such year. |
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(25160)
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251
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Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many specialist nurse posts were vacant on 1 October 2010. |
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(25348)
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252
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Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to announce his Department's plans to increase levels of midwife recruitment and retention. |
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(25349)
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253
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Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what percentage of those operations cancelled for elective admissions since 1 April 2010 had been carried out on the latest date for which figures are available. |
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(25350)
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254
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Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he made of the proportion of available NHS beds which were in single room accommodation in (a) 1997, (b) 2002-03 and (c) 2009-10. |
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(25351)
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255
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Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings he has had with local authorities to discuss the Health White Paper. |
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(25352)
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256
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to assist GP consortia in commissioning health services to address poor health among men. |
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(25248)
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257
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to reduce the incidence of and mortality rate from cancer among men. |
|
(25249)
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258
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps on public health he plans to take to reduce the mortality rate among men. |
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(25250)
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259
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the findings of the recent report by the Institute of Economic Affairs on the tobacco display ban in Canada; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25161)
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260
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Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the effects on (a) mortality and (b) morbidity of air quality pollutants emitted by biomass plants in the UK. |
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(25377)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
261
N
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Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the remit of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs in formulating her Department's 2010 drugs strategy. |
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(24841)
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262
N
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Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department evaluated for benchmarking purposes on drugs policy in other countries during the consultation for her Department's 2010 drugs strategy. |
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(24842)
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263
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the drugs classification system as part of the development of her Department's 2010 drugs strategy. |
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(24844)
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264
N
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Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has made any recommendations for changes to the drugs classifications system as part of the 2010 drugs strategy. |
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(25036)
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265
N
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Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to increase the level of (a) detection and (b) enforcement of motoring offences committed by individuals without UK licences. |
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(24834)
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266
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Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders were (a) made and (b) breached in Rossendale and Darwen constituency in the latest year for which figures are available. |
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(25363)
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267
N
|
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many stop and searches were carried out under section 60 powers in each (a) police authority in England and Wales and (b) local authority in London in each of the last five years. |
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(25097)
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268
N
|
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of all section 60 stop and searches in each (a) police authority in England and Wales and (b) local authority in London was of people from (i) white, (ii) black, (iii) Asian and (iv) other minority ethnic group in each of the last five years. |
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(25098)
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269
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary entitled Stop the Drift, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of steps police and prosecutors are required to take to bring a suspect to justice. |
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(25376)
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270
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many buildings owned by Kent Police are not in use for operational purposes; and what the (a) location and (b) market value is of each such building. |
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(25224)
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271
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Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to reduce the number of (a) Black and (b) Asian people stopped and searched under section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. |
|
(25270)
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272
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to reduce the number of (a) Black and (b) Asian people stopped and searched under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. |
|
(25271)
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273
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research her Department has undertaken to identify the causes of the disproportionate number of Black and Asian people stopped and searched under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. |
|
(25272)
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274
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proposals she is considering to improve the safeguards in respect of section 60 powers under the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. |
|
(25273)
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275
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish her Department's response to the consultation on the proposed changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Code of Practice A. |
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(25464)
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276
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations her Department informed about the consultation on the proposed changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Code of Practice A; and on what basis these organisations were selected. |
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(25465)
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277
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Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the likely effects of the implementation of proposed changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Code of Practice A on (a) race relations and (b) relations between communities and the police. |
|
(25466)
|
278
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that the proposed changes to section 60 powers in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Code of Practice A comply with (a) race relations and equality legislation and (b) Articles 8 (right to privacy) and 14 (non-discrimination) of the Human Rights Act 1998. |
|
(25467)
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279
|
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much (a) her Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which she is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(25487)
|
280
|
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many stop forms were completed by Kent police in (a) Dartford constituency and (b) North Kent police area in each of the last five years. |
|
(25211)
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281
|
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to resist implementation of the Russian Interpol arrest warrant for the British citizen William Browder; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(25264)
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282
|
Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect human rights groups operating within the UK from cyber-attack by foreign states. |
|
(25268)
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283
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has guidelines on ensuring that food used for her Department's official functions is of domestic origin. |
|
(25535)
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284
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Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October, Official Report, columns 70-1W, on khat, when she expects to have sufficient data to provide a robust breakdown of estimates of khat use by ethnic origin. |
|
(25148)
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285
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent estimate is of the number of people who have overstayed the leave granted on short term visas. |
|
(25497)
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286
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Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2010, Official Report, column 546W, on asylum: finance, if she will obtain and place in the Library a copy of the guidance issued by Sodexo on the operation of the Section 4 payment card. |
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(25354)
|
Questions to the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission
287
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2010, Official Report, column 222W, on the UK Youth Parliament, what the cost to the public purse was of hosting the UK Youth Parliament in 2009. |
|
(25431)
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288
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Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2010, Official Report, column 953W, on Palace of Westminster: gas, what professional or technical advice has been obtained on the contained gas leaks from gas lanterns in New Palace Yard; and whether there have been discussions with other operators of such lanterns on best practice for the prevention of gas leaks. |
|
(25504)
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289
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Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, who is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the gas lanterns on the Parliamentary estate. |
|
(25505)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
290
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Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans his Department has for humanitarian aid programmes in response to take account of the recent increase in the number of refugees on the Thailand-Burma border. |
|
(25551)
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291
|
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of microfinance programmes supported by his Department. |
|
(25286)
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292
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Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) charities and (b) other organisations have received funding from his Department to institute, develop or run microfinance programmes in each of the last five years. |
|
(25287)
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293
|
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(25486)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
294
N
|
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines were imposed for vehicle insurance offences in (a) Cambridgeshire Constabulary and (b) North East Cambridgeshire constituency in the last 12 months. |
|
(24832)
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295
N
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Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he made of the average monetary value of a fine imposed for a vehicle insurance offence in (a) Cambridgeshire Constabulary and (b) North East Cambridgeshire constituency in the last 12 months. |
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(24833)
|
296
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether sentencing guidelines include provision for an offence committed by a person on day release from prison to be considered an aggravating factor during sentencing. |
|
(25373)
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297
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2010, Official Report, column 237W, on sentencing, what has happened to the remaining 90 people who had been given or were awaiting another disposal. |
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(25432)
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298
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were employed by (a) Durham and (b) Teesside probation areas on 31 December 2009. |
|
(25259)
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299
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were employed by Durham Tees Valley Probation Trust on 30 June 2010. |
|
(25260)
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300
|
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have passed the Prison Service recruitment assessment day to become a Prison Officer 2 since January 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25275)
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301
|
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of those who have passed the Prison Service recruitment assessment day to become a Prison Officer 2 since January 2010 subsequently failed the Service's pre-employment checks; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25276)
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302
|
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Prison Officer 2 staff have been employed by the Prison Service since September 2009; how many such staff remain in employment with the service as a Prison Officer 2; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25277)
|
303
|
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(25485)
|
304
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the turnover rate for prison officer 2 staff of the Prison Service was in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25344)
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305
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions his Department has had with the (a) operators and (b) financiers of prisons operated under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) to renegotiate (i) costs and (ii) contract specifications over the remaining period of each PFI contract; what the outcomes were of such discussions in respect of each such prison; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25498)
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306
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions (a) his Department and (b) the Youth Justice Board has had with the (i) operators and (ii) financiers of secure training centres operated under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) to renegotiate (A) costs and (B) contract specifications over the remaining period of each PFI contract; what the outcomes were of such discussions in respect of each such secure training centre; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25499)
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307
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff of each grade were employed at (a) HM Prison Service Headquarters, (b) each area office and (c) each non-prison establishment operated by the Prison Service on 31 March in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25500)
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308
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which grades of staff are classified by HM Prison Service as front line staff; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25501)
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309
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff of each grade are employed by HM Prison Service in (a) prison establishments, (b) Prison Service headquarters and (c) each other Prison Service operated (i) service and (ii) areas on the latest date for which figures are available. |
|
(25502)
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310
N
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Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will estimate the effects on the budget of the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit of the proposed reduction in funding from the Legal Services Commission. |
|
(25037)
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311
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Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what arrangements are made for prisoners at HM Prison Chelmsford to be advised of (a) visits by prison visitors and (b) procedures for requesting a meeting with a prison visitor. |
|
(25173)
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312
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Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what dates prison visitors visited HMP Chelmsford in (a) August, (b) September and (c) October 2010; how many prison visitors participated in each visit; and how many prisoners were spoken to on each visit. |
|
(25174)
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313
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Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish immediately the equality impact assessment made in respect of the changes to the legal aid system announced on 15 November. |
|
(25503)
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314
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has guidelines on ensuring that food used for his Department's official functions is of domestic origin. |
|
(25550)
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315
|
Anna Soubry (Broxtowe): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many sex offenders have been subject to an indeterminate public protection sentence since 2003; and how many of those have since been released from custody. |
|
(25175)
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316
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Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many serious injuries sustained during the use of restraint procedures required hospital treatment for (a) boys and (b) girls in each secure training centre in each month since April 2008. |
|
(25381)
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317
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Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many minor injuries were sustained during the use of restraint procedures on (a) boys and (b) girls in each secure training centre in each month since April 2008. |
|
(25382)
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318
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times restraint procedures were used on (a) boys and (b) girls in each secure training centre in each month since April 2008. |
|
(25383)
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319
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Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many serious injuries requiring hospital treatment were sustained during use of control and restraint procedures in each young offender institute juvenile unit in each month since April 2008. |
|
(25384)
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320
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Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many minor injuries resulted from the use of control and restraint procedures in each young offender institute juvenile unit in each month since April 2008. |
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(25385)
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321
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Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times control and restraint procedures have been used on girls in each young offender institute juvenile unit in each month since April 2008. |
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(25386)
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322
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Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions control and restraint procedures have been used on boys in each young offender institution juvenile unit in each month since April 2008. |
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(25515)
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Questions to the Leader of the House
323
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Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Leader of the House, how much his Office spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
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(25484)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
324
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Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent representations he has received on the potential effects of the provisions of the Daylight Saving Bill on Northern Ireland. |
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(25292)
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325
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Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the provisions of the Daylight Saving Bill on Northern Ireland. |
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(25293)
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326
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Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the effects of the proposed rise in the cap on university tuition fees on students from Northern Ireland wishing to study in England. |
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(25294)
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327
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Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
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(25479)
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Questions to the Prime Minister
328
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will establish a Cabinet committee or sub-committee on climate change, the environment and policy on renewable energy. |
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(25235)
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329
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Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will discuss with the government of Russia the death in custody of Sergei Magnitsky during his forthcoming visit to Moscow. |
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(25265)
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330
N
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Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he made to his Chinese counterpart on the issue of human rights in China at their most recent meeting; what response he received; and what further representations he plans to make. |
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(23224)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
331
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Post Office Ltd on the expansion of services at local post offices in Scotland. |
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(25298)
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332
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he last met the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to discuss the operation of Post Office services. |
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(25299)
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333
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Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
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(25477)
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334
N
|
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he last met representatives from Research Councils UK; and what topics were discussed at that meeting. |
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(24823)
|
Questions to the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
335
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Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority will establish a human resources department to deal with staff of hon. Members; and if he will make a statement. |
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(25172)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
336
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department's review of the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation will include consideration of the use of biomethane as a fuel for transport. |
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(25240)
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337
N
|
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his most recent estimate is of the number of uninsured drivers in (a) England and Wales, (b) England, (c) Cambridgeshire Constabulary and (d) North East Cambridgeshire constituency. |
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(24831)
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338
N
|
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to increase the level of information-sharing between the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and its counterpart organisations in Europe to reduce the number of vehicle offences committed by EU drivers without UK licences. |
|
(24835)
|
339
N
|
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the merits of delegating responsibility for vessel reporting and clearance at UK ports to chartered shipbrokers; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25099)
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340
|
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(25482)
|
341
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) fatalities, (b) serious injuries and (c) minor injuries sustained by (i) users of mobility scooters and (ii) people hit by mobility scooters in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25146)
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342
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require users of all categories of mobility scooters to take out third party insurance; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25155)
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343
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had on renewing the guidelines for the siting of brown tourist information signage on routes managed by the Highways Agency. |
|
(25528)
|
344
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the level of overcrowding on the East Coast mainline. |
|
(25529)
|
345
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the level of overcrowding on rail routes in Yorkshire. |
|
(25530)
|
346
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints he received on the way in which (a) East Coast Mainline, (b) Grand Central, (c) Northern Rail, and (d) Transpennine Express communicate with their customers in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(25531)
|
347
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the number of hours by which rail services have been delayed as a result of cable thefts in the latest period for which figures are available; and whether he has made an estimate of the change in that number in respect of the last five years. |
|
(25532)
|
348
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department guidelines on ensuring that food used for his Department's official functions is of domestic origin. |
|
(25533)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
349
|
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much her Department spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(25478)
|
350
N
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions Ministers and officials in her Department have had with Members of the National Assembly for Wales other than Ministers in the Welsh Assembly Government on a proposed pilot in Wales for high speed broadband services. |
|
(24845)
|
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
351
|
Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, for what reasons housing associations require applicants to provide information on their sexual identity, religious belief and gender identity under the Equality Act 2010. |
|
(25147)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
352
N
|
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the likely growth rate for (a) local housing allowance and (b) the consumer price index from 2013-14 to 2014-15 on the basis of the policy costings in the June 2010 Budget. |
|
(25090)
|
353
N
|
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level is of the up-rating index referred to in the June 2010 Budget policy costings that was calculated on the basis of growth in housing benefit eligible rent and council tax benefit from 2001-02. |
|
(25091)
|
354
N
|
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral Statement of 9 November 2010, Official Report, columns 168-9, on housing benefit, what the (a) composition, (b) sources and (c) timescale are of the £140 million funding for discretionary housing payments. |
|
(25095)
|
355
|
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effects on people aged between 25 and 35 in sparsely-populated rural areas of the proposed changes to housing benefit. |
|
(25459)
|
356
|
Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to introduce the Government's Flexible New Deal in County Durham. |
|
(25514)
|
357
|
Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible spent on press cuttings services in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(25480)
|
358
|
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on reviewing the work capability assessment for employment and support allowance. |
|
(25430)
|
359
N
|
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of jobseeker's allowance in Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency have received hardship payments in the last 12 months. |
|
(25100)
|
360
N
|
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of jobseeker's allowance in Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency have contested benefit sanctions in the last 12 months. |
|
(25101)
|
361
N
|
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of jobseeker's allowance in Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency have received benefit sanctions in the last 12 months. |
|
(25102)
|
362
|
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Jobcentre Plus districts in each region of England have a mental health co-ordinator as part of the mental health co-ordinator network programme. |
|
(25251)
|
363
|
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of the £2.1 billion funding for the implementation of universal credit will be allocated to IT development. |
|
(25158)
|
364
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will have their entitlement to a motability car withdrawn in the 2010-11 financial year; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(25163)
|
365
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria he plans to use to determine the distribution of additional discretionary housing benefit funding between local authorities. |
|
(25145)
|
366
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the future (a) level of funding and (b) eligibility criteria of the Access to Work programme. |
|
(25213)
|
367
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has guidelines on ensuring that food used for his Department's official functions is of domestic origin. |
|
(25519)
|
368
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the average contact time with a jobs adviser for a jobseeker's allowance claimant in the first (a) four weeks, (b) three months and (c) six months of the claimant's search for a job. |
|
(25520)
|
369
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how frequently a jobseeker's allowance claimant must report to a job centre in the first (a) four weeks, (b) three months and (c) six months of unemployment. |
|
(25521)
|
370
|
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disability-specific organisations have applied to be approved contractors for the Work Programme. |
|
(25285)
|
371
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount of housing benefit paid to local authority tenants in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(25305)
|
372
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount of local housing allowance paid to local authority tenants in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(25306)
|
373
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount of housing benefit paid to housing association tenants in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(25307)
|
374
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount of local housing allowance paid to housing association tenants in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(25308)
|
375
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount of housing benefit paid to private sector tenants in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(25309)
|
376
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount of local housing allowance paid to private sector tenants in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(25310)
|
377
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of (a) housing benefit and (b) local housing allowance recipients in (i) local authority, (ii) housing association and (iii) private sector housing in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City were also in receipt of (A) jobseeker's allowance and (B) employment and support allowance in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(25312)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
378
N
|
Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for a supermarket ombudsman. |
|
[Question Unstarred]
(24744)
|
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
379
|
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his most recent estimate is of the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance in (a) Wellingborough and (b) the UK. |
|
[Transferred]
(25171)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
380
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the likely effects of the abolition of regional development agencies on the disbursement of grants to the anaerobic digestion industry. |
|
[Transferred]
(25241)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
381
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of social care providers receive funding for transport as part of individual service users in long-stay homes care packages. |
|
[Transferred]
(25234)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
382
|
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to implement the provisions of EU Directive 2004/40/EC as amended; and whether the Directive will affect the use of MRI scans before neurologial operations such as microvascular decompression for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. |
|
[Transferred]
(25518)
|
383
|
Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) North West Durham constituency, (b) the North East and (c) England likely to have to find alternative accommodation as a result of implementation of proposed reforms to housing benefit. |
|
[Transferred]
(25513)
|
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