Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 16 December 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 16 December 2010
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 16 December 2010
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 16 December 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 16 December of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 16 December see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which buildings occupied by his Department were damaged during the demonstration in Parliament Square on 9 December 2010; what estimate he has of the cost of repairs; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31655)
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2
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to protect from damage the buildings leased by his Department from damage during demonstrations; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31656)
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3
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value of (a) exports to and (b) imports from, Israel was in each of the last 10 years. |
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[R]
(31705)
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4
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Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the likely effects on small businesses of the proposals of the Financial Services Authority to implement the recommendation of the Retail Distribution Review. |
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(31462)
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5
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people attended adult education courses in (a) the London Borough of Newham and (b) London in (i) 2008 and (ii) 2009. |
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(31590)
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6
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has carried out an equality impact assessment of the likely effects of changes to the level of tuition fees on students from a low socio-economic background. |
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(31685)
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7
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which Ministers of his Department have visited the North East since their appointment; and what the (a) date and (b) purpose was of each such visit. |
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(31788)
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8
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Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what dates (a) he, (b) other ministers in his Department and (c) departmental officials have met representatives of Royal Mail Group on the future of Royal Mail since 1 October 2010. |
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(31766)
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9
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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he expects the review of text relay services by Ofcom to be linked to the implementation by his Department of the revised EU electronic communications framework. |
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(31769)
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10
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what provisions are in place to ensure observance by employers of the requirements of the Working Time Directive. |
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(31613)
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11
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what requirements there are on employers to maintain a register of employees who opt out of the provisions of the Working Time Directive. |
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(31614)
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12
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people resident in Birmingham, Erdington constituency (a) applied to attend university in the academic year 2010-11 and (b) were successful in their applications; and what proportion of each were from disadvantaged backgrounds. |
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(31626)
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13
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to facilitate and support shared local enterprise partnership projects between regions. |
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(31627)
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14
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what mechanism is in place for the transfer of EU funding from regional development agencies to local enterprise partnerships. |
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(31628)
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15
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what mechanism is in place to monitor the implementation of local enterprise partnerships. |
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(31629)
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16
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the likely number of approved local enterprise partnerships that will be in place by April 2011. |
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(31637)
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17
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what mechanisms are in place to monitor the implementation of local enterprise partnerships. |
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(31638)
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18
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Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much he plans to allocate to each of the access and participation funds for higher education set out in footnote 62 on page 60 of the Browne Review of higher education funding. |
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(31744)
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19
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Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to assist science and technology research institutions in contributing to economic growth. |
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(31490)
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20
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Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the future of science research and expertise in England. |
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(31491)
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21
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish a transition plan for each regional development agency. |
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(31486)
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22
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the recommendations of the First Report from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, Session 2010-11, HC 434, on the new local enterprise partnerships: an initial assessment, if he will put in place mechanisms to ensure that assets owned by the regional development agencies which are not of national strategic importance are not sold to developers unless they can demonstrate that their proposed use of the relevant asset will benefit the local economy. |
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(31520)
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23
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the annual running costs of innovation centres supported by regional development agencies were in each of the last three years. |
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(31521)
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24
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding was given to each innovation centre supported by regional development agencies in each of the last five years. |
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(31522)
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25
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which body is responsible for ensuring that speeds delivered by broadband providers meet advertised speeds. |
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(31524)
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26
N
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Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value was of outstanding tuition fees not paid by the Student Loans Company in each of the last three years. |
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(30956)
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27
N
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Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much and what proportion of tuition fees had not been paid by the Student Loans Company within (a) six and (b) 12 months of the due date in the latest academic year for which figures are available. |
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(30957)
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28
N
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Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of tuition fees was paid on time by the Student Loans Company in the latest academic year for which figures are available. |
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(30958)
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29
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the proportion of students at higher education institutions who (a) have a physical disability and (b) use a wheelchair. |
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(31802)
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Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
30
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Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the median household income was of a family in (a) the social rented sector, (b) the private rented sector and (c) owner-occupied accommodation in (i) the Dumfries and Galloway local authority area and (ii) Dumfries and Galloway constituency (A) before and (B) after housing costs in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(31539)
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31
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Ministers of his Department have visited the North East since their appointment; and what the (a) date and (b) purpose was of each such visit. |
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(31791)
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32
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Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of (a) UK nationals, (b) people born in the UK, (c) foreign nationals, (d) non-UK EU nationals and (e) non-EU nationals (i) aged over 16 years and (ii) of working age were in employment in the UK in the third quarter of 2010. |
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(31577)
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33
N
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Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of immigrants to the UK in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013, (e) 2014 and (f) 2015. |
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(29874)
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34
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he plans to provide to civil society groups who wish to engage with the Government's proposals to increase the participation of civil society in public service provision. |
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(31542)
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35
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what effect the outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review had on the level of funding for charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises wishing to become local service providers. |
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(31543)
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36
N
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the electorate was of each constituency in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010. |
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(31414)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
37
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what damage was caused to the HM Revenue and Customs building at 100 Parliament Street during the demonstration on 9 December 2010; what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of repairing the damage; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31649)
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38
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to protect the buildings leased by his Department from damage during demonstrations; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31650)
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39
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he has made an equality impact assessment of the likely effects of changes in disability living allowance. |
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(31686)
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40
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Ministers of his Department have visited the North East since their appointment; and what the (a) date and (b) purpose was of each such visit. |
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(31785)
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41
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of student loan repayments, including the repayment of new loans, on the Government's cash requirement for each of the next 10 years under (a) the newly-proposed system for higher education funding and (b) its predecessor system. |
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(31580)
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42
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of issuing student loans, not net of repayments, on the Government's cash requirement for each of the next 10 years under (a) his proposed system for higher education funding and (b) the present system. |
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(31581)
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43
N
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Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on negotiations with the European Commission on the proposed rural fuel duty rebate; and if he will make a statement to the House on the issue before 20 January 2011. |
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(31302)
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44
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David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue would be lost to the Exchequer if retail units in England and Wales with a rateable value of less than (a) £5,000, (b) £10,000 and (c) £15,000 were exempted from business rates. |
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(31517)
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45
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David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many retail units with a rateable value of less than (a) £5,000, (b) £10,000 and (c) £15,000 there are in England and Wales. |
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(31518)
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46
N
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the future of the research and development tax credit. |
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(31309)
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47
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with European Commission representatives on amendments to the Directive on the taxation of cross-border interests and royalty payments between associated companies. |
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(31759)
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48
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of whether existing double taxation treaties have a disproportionate effect and compliance cost on (a) the self-employed and (b) small businesses based in the UK which are earning income from the exploitation of their intellectual property rights overseas. |
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(31760)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
49
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what methodology his Department uses to ensure that population figures are accurately predicted in areas with a high level of mobility. |
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(31584)
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50
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to increase the frequency of enumeration of new migrants resident in the London Borough of Newham. |
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(31589)
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51
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Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on proposals for a national winter emergency plan; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31668)
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52
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Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with local authorities on steps to reduce the number of elderly people who die because of cold weather. |
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(31781)
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53
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which Ministers of his Department have visited the North East since their appointment; and what the (a) date and (b) purpose was of each such visit. |
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(31783)
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54
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the effect of cold housing on disabled people; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31306)
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55
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) public houses, (b) libraries and (c) community centres have transferred ownership to community groups in each of the last five years in (i) Scotland, (ii) England and (iii) Wales; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31307)
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56
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average time taken for the transfer of ownership of a public house to a community group in the latest year for which figures are available ; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31308)
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57
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on the community and voluntary sector of reductions in the levels of Government funding. |
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(31620)
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58
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that the planned local standards framework for building codes will not result in a decline in building standards. |
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(31621)
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59
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what mechanism is in place to assist communities without local enterprise partnerships. |
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(31630)
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60
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which communities in England will not be covered by local enterprise partnerships. |
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(31631)
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61
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assistance his Department plans to provide to communities that are not covered by a local enterprise partnership. |
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(31632)
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62
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures are in place to guide communities in the development of neighbourhood plans. |
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(31633)
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63
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures are in place to ensure fairness and equality when determining what groups of people constitute a neighbourhood. |
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(31634)
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64
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what definition of neighbourhoods his Department uses in the development of neighbourhood plans. |
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(31635)
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65
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the likely change in the level of house building following the announcement of the abolition of regional housing targets. |
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(31636)
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66
N
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Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to provide alternative forms of (a) provision and (b) support to adults using day centres where such services are withdrawn as a result of local authority spending reductions. |
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(31304)
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67
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average weekly rent in the private rented sector in each region in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(31492)
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68
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average weekly registered social landlord rent in each region in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(31493)
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69
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the annual change in average registered social landlord weekly rent in each region in each of the last 10 years. |
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(31494)
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70
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many civil servants in his Department receive annual salaries of over (a) £40,000, (b) £50,000, (c) £60,000, (d) £70,000, (e) £80,000, (f) £90,000, (g) £100,000, (h) £134,565, (i) £142,500 and (j) £200,000. |
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(31675)
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71
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the annual change in average weekly rents in the private rented sector was in (a) the North East, (b) the North West, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber, (d) the East Midlands, (e) the West Midlands, (f) the East, (g) London, (h) the South East and (i) the South West in each of the last 10 years. |
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(31676)
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72
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the annual change in average local authority weekly rent has been in (a) the North East, (b) the North West, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber, (d) the East Midlands, (e) the West Midlands, (f) the East, (g) London, (h) the South East and (i) the South West in each of the last 10 years. |
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(31677)
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73
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average local authority weekly rent is in (a) the North East, (b) the North West, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber, (d) the East Midlands, (e) the West Midlands, (f) the East, (g) London, (h) the South East and (i) the South West. |
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(31678)
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74
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of revenue spending power allocated to Warrington Borough Council for 2011-12 he plans to allocate to NHS support for social care. |
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(31722)
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75
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the revenue spending power allocated to Blackpool Borough Council for 2011-12 he plans to allocate to NHS support for social care. |
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(31412)
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76
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David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many retail units with a rateable value of less than (a) £5,000, (b) £10,000 and (c) £15,000 are unoccupied. |
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(31516)
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77
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consultation he undertook with (a) Government Departments, (b) local authorities and (c) other organisations on proposed changes to local business rates. |
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(31523)
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78
N
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many houses in multiple occupation were licensed under (a) mandatory, (b) selective and (c) additional licensing in each local authority area in each year since the introduction of licensing. |
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(31417)
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79
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Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes were built between 2005-06 and 2008-09. |
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(31531)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
80
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, which Ministers of his Department have visited the North East since their appointment; and what the (a) date and (b) purpose was of each such visit. |
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(31787)
|
81
N
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Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, on what dates his regular meetings with the Secretary of State for Education, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to discuss cross-departmental issues have taken place since May 2010. |
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(31297)
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82
N
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Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2010, Official Report, column 968W, on arts: finance, whether he raised with Ministerial colleagues the likely effects on arts and culture funding of the abolition of regional development agencies before the announcement of the outcomes of the Comprehensive Spending Review. |
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(31298)
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83
N
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Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2010, Official Report, column 968W, on arts: finance, whether he raised with Ministerial colleagues the effects on arts and culture funding of reductions to local authority grants prior to the announcement of the outcomes of the Comprehensive Spending Review. |
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(31299)
|
84
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2010, Official Report, column 971W, on youth sports: finance, whether he raised with Ministerial colleagues the issue of funding for school sports partnerships before the announcement of the outcomes of the Comprehensive Spending Review. |
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(31300)
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85
N
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Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much funding he plans to provide for his matched funding arrangements to stimulate philanthropic funding of arts organisations. |
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(31301)
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86
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what mechanism the Government plans to put in place to enable cultural institutions to generate more funding from private sources. |
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(31526)
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87
N
|
Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much funding he plans to make available to the (a) museum development work, (b) library development work and (c) statutory property functions of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council from 2012-13 to 2014-15. |
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(31289)
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88
N
|
Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he plans to take to meet the responsibilities of archives after the ending of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council; and whether such responsibilities are to be transferred to another body. |
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(31404)
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89
N
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Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what funding (a) was allocated to the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) in 2010-11 and (b) will be so allocated in 2011-12; and whether such funding will be allocated to Arts Council England should the MLA's functions be transferred to that body prior to March 2012. |
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(31405)
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90
N
|
Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how he plans to meet his statutory duty to oversee and promote the public library service after the end of (a) the Advisory Council on Libraries and (b) the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. |
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(31407)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
91
N
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Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on its website since May 2010. |
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(31137)
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92
N
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Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the production of (a) films of speeches for use at events and (b) other films since May 2010. |
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(31138)
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93
N
|
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on photography since 1 May 2010. |
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(31139)
|
94
N
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Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential to reduce the costs to his Department of consultants. |
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(31140)
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95
N
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Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on consultants since 1 May 2010. |
|
(31141)
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96
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Ministers of his Department have visited the North East since their appointment; and what the (a) date and (b) purpose was of each such visit. |
|
(31784)
|
97
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Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel under the age of 18 have been (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in (i) Afghanistan and (ii) Iraq since the commencement of military operations in each country. |
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(31572)
|
98
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Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces service personnel under the age of 18 years (a) in training and (b) at trained strength were discharged in 2009-10; and what the reasons were for discharge in each case. |
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(31573)
|
99
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Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel under the age of 18 years were stationed overseas in the latest period for which information is available; and in which locations such personnel were stationed. |
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(31574)
|
100
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Martin Caton (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel under the age of 18 years requested discharge under the unhappy minors provision in 2009-10; and how many such requests were granted. |
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(31575)
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101
N
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Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff were employed by his Department in each month since April 2010. |
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(31293)
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102
N
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Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of his Department's payroll in May 2010; and what estimate has been made of the cost of the payroll in each year from 2010-11 to 2014-15. |
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(31294)
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103
N
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Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the change in staff numbers in his Department has been since 1 May 2010. |
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(31295)
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104
N
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Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on redundancy costs since 1 May 2010. |
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(31296)
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105
N
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Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of redundancies in the Department in 2010-11. |
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(31411)
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106
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Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fixed-term appointments each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies has made since May 2010. |
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(31641)
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107
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Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average salary was of staff of each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies on fixed-term contracts in (a) April 2010 and (b) each subsequent month. |
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(31642)
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108
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Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to his Department was of staff on fixed-term appointments in each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies in (a) April 2010 and (b) each subsequent month. |
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(31643)
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109
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Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to his Department was for staff of each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies on fixed-term contracts in (a) April 2010 and (b) each subsequent month. |
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(31644)
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110
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Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies in (a) April 2010 and (b) each subsequent month. |
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(31645)
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111
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Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what budgetary allocations he has made for an army of 96,000; if he will assess the affordability of an army of that strength; what estimate he has made of the allocation required for an army of 82,000; and what budgetary allocations he has made for the army in each year to 2015 as a result of the outcome of the Strategic Defence and Security Review. |
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(31724)
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112
N
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2010, Official Report, columns 317-9W, on military aircraft, whether he estimated that the retention of 50 selected Harriers and 50 selected Tornados would be less costly than retaining 137 Tornados only; to what refitting in respect of the 15 Harrier GR9s which have returned from operations in Afghanistan he referred to in his Answer; for what reason a mixed force of Harriers and Tornados has not been retained; if he will place in the Library a suitably redacted copy of the advice given to the Prime Minister on the fast jet fleet; and whether the final decision on retaining Tornados only was taken by (a) the chiefs of staff, (b) the National Security Council, (c) the Cabinet and (d) the Prime Minister. |
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(30068)
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113
N
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the use of fixed wing aircraft on operations in Afghanistan for up to five years was deemed to be the overriding factor determining the future of fixed-wing naval capability for at least the next 10 years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(30069)
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114
N
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Typhoon is (a) currently or (b) scheduled in future to be capable of ground attack operations in Afghanistan; which aircraft will be used for ground attack operations in any theatre after the withdrawal of the Tornados from 2021; and if he will make a statement. |
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(30070)
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115
N
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Fleet Air Arm and (b) Royal Air Force Harrier pilots will be required to leave the armed forces as a result of the withdrawal of the Harriers; how many Harrier pilots there were in each of the two services prior to the withdrawal of the Harriers; and what arrangements will be made for pensions for those made redundant as a consequence of that withdrawal. |
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(30071)
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116
N
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how soon after the withdrawal of the Harriers redundant Harrier pilots will be required to leave their services; whether they will be entitled to full retraining packages before leaving; and if he will make a statement. |
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(30072)
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117
N
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of printing copies of the Strategic Defence and Security Review. |
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(31290)
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118
N
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of communications for the (a) consultation and (b) launch of the Strategic Defence and Security Review. |
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(31291)
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119
N
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of overnight accommodation for (a) Ministers and (b) civilian staff required as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review process. |
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(31292)
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Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
120
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, on what dates he has visited the North East since his appointment; and for what purpose were such visits. |
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(31794)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
121
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people resident in (a) Liverpool, Wavertree constituency and (b) Liverpool, are eligible for education maintenance allowance. |
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(31763)
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122
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people resident in (a) Liverpool, Wavertree constituency and (b) Liverpool have applied for education maintenance allowance in each year since the scheme's inception. |
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(31764)
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123
N
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Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the number of Sure Start centres which will no longer employ both a qualified teacher and a staff member with early years professional status following the phasing out of this requirement. |
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(31012)
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124
N
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Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of Sure Start children's centres which will offer full day care in deprived areas following the phasing out of the requirement to do so. |
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(31013)
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125
N
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Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the amount that it will save by phasing out the requirement for Sure Start children's centres to offer full day care in deprived areas. |
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(31014)
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126
N
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Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of children at Key Stage 2 in maintained schools who are studying at least one modern foreign language. |
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(31153)
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127
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what account of birth rates is taken in planning pupil placing. |
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(31583)
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128
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what account he takes of existing trends in pupil numbers when determining future projections of pupil numbers in primary and secondary schools in the London Borough of Newham. |
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(31585)
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129
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children resident in (a) the London Borough of Newham and (b) West Ham constituency attend a school outside the borough. |
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(31587)
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130
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many bulge classes there are in schools in the London Borough of Newham; and in which school years. |
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(31588)
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131
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to discourage extended unauthorised absences from school. |
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(31679)
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132
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the extension of family leave on school attainment figures; and whether his Department takes into account family leave absences when assessing school performance. |
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(31680)
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133
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what analysis he has made of the effect on the level of unauthorised absence from schools of the extension of family leave from 14 to 21 days. |
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(31681)
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134
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people resident in (a) West Ham constituency and (b) the London Borough of Newham were not in education, employment or training (i) in 2008, (ii) in 2009 and (iii) on the latest date for which figures are available. |
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(31684)
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135
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Ministers of his Department have visited the North East since their appointment; and what the (a) date and (b) purpose was of each such visit. |
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(31796)
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136
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Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will issue guidance to schools on teaching positive bone health messages in personal, social, health and economic education lessons. |
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(31665)
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137
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the future of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. |
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(31751)
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138
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many families were referred to the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in 2009-10. |
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(31752)
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139
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average time taken for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service to allocate cases in each region was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(31753)
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140
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service employed in (a) its head office and (b) England in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(31755)
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141
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Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will assess the value for money of the proposed merger between Bromley College and Orpington College. |
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(31461)
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142
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) male and (b) female students in Warrington North constituency participated in sport through schools sports partnerships in each of the years for which figures are available. |
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(31599)
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143
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of standards of attainment in schools in the Brighton, Kemptown constituency. |
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(31495)
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144
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Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to reduce the number of days lost among staff in schools as a result of headaches and migraines. |
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(31484)
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145
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Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people in Wolverhampton are in receipt of education maintenance allowance. |
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(31496)
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146
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Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department expects to provide for the Language Assistants programme after the 2011-12 academic year. |
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(31533)
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147
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support for foster carers between placements; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31615)
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148
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average cost to the public purse was of a child placed (a) with a foster carer and (b) in a residential children's home in each of the last five years. |
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(31616)
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149
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support for foster carers; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31617)
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150
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people in (a) Easington constituency, (b) the North East and (c) England are (i) foster parents and (ii) registered for fostering. |
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(31726)
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151
N
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils entitled to free school meals there were in each constituency in each of the last 10 years. |
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(31415)
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152
N
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of young people in each (a) local authority area and (b) constituency went to university in (i) 1991, (ii) 1997 and (iii) 2010. |
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(31418)
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153
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Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils attending schools in Kingswood constituency are eligible for free school meals. |
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(31582)
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154
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Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of science and mathematics teaching. |
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(31727)
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155
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to increase the provision of outdoor recreational activities for disabled young people; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31800)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
156
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Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations he has received on proposals for a national winter emergency plan; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31669)
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157
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which Ministers in his Department have visited the North East since their appointment. |
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(31738)
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158
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what forecast of the likely average level of household energy use his Department used in its calculation of the potential for household energy saving resulting from retrofitted energy efficiency measures paid for by loans through the Green Deal. |
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(31622)
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159
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what forecast of the likely average level of household energy use his Department used in its calculation of the potential for energy savings for households in the social housing sector resulting from retrofitted energy efficiency measures paid for by loans through the Green Deal. |
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(31623)
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160
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department made of the likely annual energy cost savings per household in the social housing sector resulting from retrofitted energy efficiency measures paid for by loans through the Green Deal. |
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(31624)
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161
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Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department made of the likely annual energy cost savings per household as a result of retrofitted energy efficiency measures paid for by loans through the Green Deal. |
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(31625)
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162
N
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Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the availability of gas and fuel oil supplies to domestic customers during the recent winter weather; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31136)
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163
N
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Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will hold discussions with representatives of household consumer gas and oil companies on the recent rise in prices of such fuels to domestic customers; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31410)
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164
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Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of work carried out under the Warm Front scheme was completed within six months of commencement in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(31803)
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165
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will consider the merits of an adapted Green Deal finance mechanism to provide for a third party to meet the repayment charges for fuel-poor households in whole or in part; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31762)
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166
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that householders at each (a) income level and (b) credit risk level will be able to access finance under the Green Deal. |
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(31765)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
167
N
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued to the pig and poultry industry on exposure of the animal population to the (a) H5N1 and (b) H1N1 virus. |
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(31022)
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168
N
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent scientific advice she has received on the exposure of the animal population in the United Kingdom to the (a) H5N1 and (b) H1N1 virus. |
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(31023)
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169
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Ministers of her Department have visited the North East since their appointment; on what date such visits took place; and for what purposes such visits were undertaken. |
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(31601)
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170
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Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions the Food and Farming Minister has had with Ministerial colleagues in the Department for Communities and Local Government on the likely effect on the character of rural areas of large-scale, intensive, indoor dairy production units. |
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(31618)
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171
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Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effect of intensive indoor milk production units on (i) traditional dairy farmers, (ii) the milk processing industry, (iii) local rural economies and (iv) rural management. |
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(31619)
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172
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Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered the establishment of minimum separation distances between large scale, intensive, indoor dairy production units and residential areas. |
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(31725)
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173
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Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department (a) had discussions with Oxitec prior to and (b) holds information on the (i) consent procedures in place for and (ii) environmental impact assessment of the experimental release of genetically-modified mosquitos in Grand Cayman in 2009 and 2010. |
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(31740)
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174
N
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Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions on the number of farmers living below the poverty line; and if she will make a statement. |
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(29228)
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175
N
|
Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the reasons are for the time taken to consider the applications for the marine consents for the Port of Falmouth Development Plan; and when she expects to have completed the assessment of those applications. |
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(30312)
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176
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Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2010, Official Report, column 144W, on the EC Fisheries Council, which officials accompanied her to the meeting of the EU Fisheries Council in December 2010. |
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(31530)
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177
N
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Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what treatments her Department permits to be carried out on camelids suspected of carrying tuberculosis; and if she will make a statement. |
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(31310)
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178
N
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Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress her Department has made on the transfer of private drains and sewers to water companies; and if she will make a statement. |
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(30387)
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179
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Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps have been taken to implement the recommendations of the Raptor Working Group Report on (a) enforcement of measures and (b) recording of crimes against birds of prey. |
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(31646)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
180
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the number of (a) rockets and (b) mortar bombs launched into Israeli territory from (i) Lebanon and (ii) Gaza since 1 October 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31651)
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181
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions (a) each Minister and (b) officials in his Department have had with (i) Arab states and (ii) the government of Israel on discrimination against Jewish communities in Arab states; what the outcomes were of such discussions; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31652)
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182
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on levels of economic development in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31708)
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183
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on levels of (a) financial and (b) security support provided to the West Bank by the government of Israel; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31709)
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184
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on financial contributions from Israel to the Palestinian Authority; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31710)
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185
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the outcomes of international donor conferences on funding for the West Bank; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31711)
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186
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received on recognition of the state of Israel as a Jewish state by the Palestinian Authority; what recent representations he has made to the Palestinian Authority on this issue; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31712)
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187
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to recognise the State of Israel as a Jewish state; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31713)
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188
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken with his international counterparts to encourage Hamas to (a) accept the Quartet Principles and (b) join the peace negotiation process; what response he has received to such steps from Hamas; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31714)
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189
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he (a) has taken since September 2010 and (b) plans to take in 2011 to encourage (i) Palestinian reconciliation and (ii) acceptance of the Quartet Principles by all parties; what discussions he has had with his UN counterparts on such issues since September 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31715)
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190
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the level of (a) military and (b) nuclear co-operation between Iran and North Korea; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31716)
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191
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take in the next two years to ensure that shipments of illegal weapons do not reach Iran; what discussions he has had with his UN counterparts on such issues; what has been the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31717)
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192
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received from the International Atomic Energy Agency on any development of atomic weapons by Iran; what discussions he had at the United Nations on this issue since September 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31718)
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193
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what economic assistance his Department (a) has provided in the last five years and (b) plans to provide to the Palestinian authorities in Gaza; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31719)
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194
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the (a) missile capabilities of Hamas, (b) testing of long-range rockets by Hamas and (c) acquisition of high-specification anti-aircraft missiles by Hamas; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31720)
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195
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to prevent Iran from contravening the provisions of UN Security Council Resolutions; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(31721)
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196
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Iranian government on the stoning for adultery of (a) Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani and (b) other women. |
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(31586)
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197
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Ugandan government on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. |
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(31682)
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198
N
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many bottles of wine from the Government wine cellar have been served at Government functions since 1 November 2010; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of serving such wines. |
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(31110)
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199
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Ministers of his Department have visited the North East since their appointment; and what the (a) date and (b) purpose was of each such visit. |
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(31790)
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200
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Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Iran on the imprisonment in Iran of leaders of the Baha'i faith. |
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(31741)
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201
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Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the detention of Jinous Sobhani in Iran. |
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(31742)
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202
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Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the imprisonment of (a) Haleh Rouhi, (b) Sasan Taqva and (c) Raha Sabet in Iran. |
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(31743)
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203
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of Kosovo's application to join the European Union following the results of the recent elections in that country. |
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(31591)
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204
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of reports of fraud in the recent elections in Kosovo. |
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(31592)
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205
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of South Korea's recent long-fire military drills; and if he will make a statement on the security situation on the Korean peninsula. |
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(31593)
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the security situation in southern Sudan in advance of the planned referendum in January 2011. |
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207
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects on regional peace and stability of the recent election dispute in Ivory Coast. |
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the security situation in Southern Lebanon and (b) the role of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon in maintaining peace and security in Southern Lebanon. |
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the violence in Haiti following the recent presidential elections in that country. |
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210
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his objectives are for increasing exports to Brazil; and what foreign policy measures his Department plans to take to increase Britain's commercial interest in that country. |
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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 (a) EU and (b) UN counterparts on (i) North Korea's nuclear programme and (ii) the recent conflict in the Korean Peninsula. |
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Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent reports that the Sri Lankan government has considered banning the Tamil version of that country's national anthem. |
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(31579)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
213
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the use of stem cells to repair injury in the central nervous system; and if he will make a statement. |
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for the drug ellaOne were issued in each health authority area in each year since it was licensed; what conditions apply to the availability of ellaOne in pharmacies; and if he will make a statement. |
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued to doctors on the abortifacient nature of ellaOne; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31706)
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received from the Health Protection Agency on preparedness for any outbreak of the (a) H5N1 and (b) H1N1 virus; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31011)
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217
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has issued guidance to primary care trusts and GPs on the use of vaccination against the (a) H5N1 and (b) H1N1 virus. |
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(31021)
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218
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial support his Department provides to non-medical HIV respite centres. |
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(31604)
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219
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers on cross-border delivery of support for those diagnosed with HIV and AIDS. |
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(31605)
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220
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the (a) AIDS Support Grant and (b) HIV Capital Grant will be distributed. |
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(31606)
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221
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients resident in England are being treated for AIDS and HIV at respite centres in Wales. |
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(31607)
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222
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate the Department has made of the number of patients in (a) England and (b) Liverpool with rare forms of cancer who will receive funding for treatment from (i) the Interim Cancer Drugs Fund and (ii) the Cancer Drugs Fund to 2013. |
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(31773)
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223
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients with rare forms of cancer in (a) Liverpool, Wavertree constituency and (b) England have received treatment as a result of funding from the Interim Cancer Drugs Fund. |
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(31774)
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224
N
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Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bosworth of 7 December 2010, Official Report, column 165, on the regulation of qualified herbalists, what plans he has for the regulation of practitioners of Chinese herbal medicine; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31303)
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225
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the variation in the rate of tuberculosis between local authority areas. |
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(31683)
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226
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Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on proposals for a national winter emergency plan; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31667)
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227
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Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of elderly people who fall ill or die because of cold weather. |
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(31782)
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228
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which Ministers in his Department have visited the North East since their appointment. |
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(31739)
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229
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from local authorities in the West Midlands on the transfer of public health responsibilities from primary care trusts. |
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(30806)
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230
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioners provide out-of-hours care in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands. |
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(30807)
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231
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what palliative care provision there is for prisoners; and if he will make a statement. |
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(30808)
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232
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Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on interventions for headache and migraine sufferers in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31481)
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233
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Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to provide training to general practitioners on the prevention and detection of migraine and headaches among patients. |
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(31483)
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234
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Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will promote research into the causes of migraines and headaches. |
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(31485)
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235
N
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Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many maternity units closed in each primary healthcare trust area in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(31042)
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236
N
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Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to increase the funding available to support mental health early intervention teams. |
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(29227)
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237
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Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions were issued for each (a) benzodiazepine and (b) Z-drug in 2009-10. |
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(31600)
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238
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Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential basis was for the increase in his Department's maximum recommended period for withdrawal from benzodiazepines. |
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(31747)
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239
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Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2010, Official Report, columns 1070-72W, on benzodiazepines what legislative provisions in (a) UK and (b) EU law governed the issue of each of the generic lorazepam licences issued between 1981 and 1993. |
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(31748)
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240
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Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2010, Official Report, columns 1070-72W, on benzodiazepines, what the name is of each (a) company to which each generic lorazepam licence given since 1980 was granted and (b) product produced under each licence. |
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(31749)
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241
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Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2010, Official Report, columns 1070-2W, on benzodiazepines, under what legislative provision the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is authorised to destroy data for licences after 15 years; on what date the present record management policy of the MHRA was implemented; on what date the clinical data files relating to Ativan (lorazepam) were destroyed; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31750)
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242
N
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Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether same sex couples are eligible to receive IVF treatment on the NHS. |
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(31409)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
243
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the demonstration in Parliament Square on 9 December 2010; and if she will make a statement. |
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(31657)
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244
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost of police officer overtime incurred in policing the demonstration in Parliament Square on 9 December 2010; and if she will make a statement. |
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(31658)
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245
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission a report from the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis on the number of police officers of each (a) rank and (b) police force who were (i) injured and (ii) seriously injured whilst policing the demonstration in Parliament Square on 9 December 2010; and if she will make a statement. |
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(31659)
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246
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to protect buildings leased by her Department from damage during demonstrations; and if she will make a statement. |
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(31703)
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247
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission a report from the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis on the policing of the demonstration in Parliament Square on 9 December 2010; how many (a) men and (b) women in each age group were arrested; on what grounds each was arrested; and if she will make a statement. |
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(31704)
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248
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received from the organisers of the demonstration in Parliament Square on 9 December 2010 since 10 December; and if she will make a statement. |
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(31707)
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249
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Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on tackling cyber attacks. |
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(31529)
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250
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Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will (a) commission and (b) publish the conclusions of an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of (i) the Blue Blindfold campaign and (ii) other prevention activities funded by her Department. |
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(31519)
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251
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Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's Update to the UK Action Plan on Tackling Human Trafficking, October 2009, what progress has been made in respect of each of the eight action points on prevention. |
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(31640)
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252
N
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Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) exclude from the UK and (b) freeze the assets of any Russian officials found to be involved in (i) the arrest, treatment in prison and death of Sergei Magnitsky and (ii) the fraudulent activity against the Russian Federation he alleged before his arrest. |
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(31109)
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253
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Ministers of her Department have visited the North East since their appointment; and what the (a) date and (b) purpose was of each such visit. |
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(31786)
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254
N
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Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will meet representatives of Barnado's prior to her announcement of a strategy for human trafficking of the purpose of learning from their experience of child trafficking in the UK. |
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(31305)
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255
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Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the annual cost to the public purse of security provided for HRH Prince William and Catherine Middleton in Anglesey; and whether she has made an estimate of any change in that amount following the announcement of their engagement. |
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(31723)
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256
N
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has received representations from (a) the police, (b) other agencies and organisations and (c) individuals on the policing and conduct of the demonstrations in central London and elsewhere on 9 December 2010. |
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(31026)
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257
N
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Metropolitan Police Service on (a) the containment practices deployed to maintain public order at demonstrations and (b) their assessment of the effectiveness of such practices in policing the demonstration in London on 9 December 2010. |
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(31154)
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258
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Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the clean-up operation following the disturbances in central London on 9 December 2010. |
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(31647)
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259
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Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of policing the demonstrations in central London on 9 December 2010. |
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(31648)
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260
N
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Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding she plans to provide for the Welsh Refugee Council in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12. |
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(31040)
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261
N
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Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding her Department provided for the Welsh Refugee Council in each of the last three years for which figures are available. |
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(31041)
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262
N
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Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the proposal to include members of the National Assembly for Wales on police and crime panels. |
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(31288)
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263
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Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of the (a) electricity and (b) gas supplied to her Department's offices at Lunar House, Croydon, in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and how many members of staff are based at those offices. |
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(31666)
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264
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether training is available to police officers to help them recognise emotional distress and anxiety in people who are suicidal; and if she will make a statement. |
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(31472)
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265
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to tackle anti-social behaviour amongst young people in Hendon constituency; and what progress she has made on providing tools to the police to deal with anti-social behaviour. |
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(31527)
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266
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of deploying special constables as a means of increasing police visibility in London. |
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(31544)
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267
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Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average period between the date of (a) entry and (b) deportation of those deported following illegal entry to the UK in each of the last five years. |
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(31671)
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268
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Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on (a) legal costs in connection with illegal immigrants and (b) housing and maintenance for those who entered the UK illegally prior to deportation in each of the last five years. |
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(31672)
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269
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had on reform of the student visa system. |
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(31459)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
270
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Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department allocated to the Financial Education Fund in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what plans he has for future funding for financial education and services in developing countries in Africa. |
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(31745)
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271
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Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department (a) allocated to the Food Retail Industry Challenge Fund in the most recent year for which figures are available and (b) plans to allocate to the fund in each of the next three years. |
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(31746)
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272
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Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he plans to publish the outcomes of his Department's consultation on private sector development; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31797)
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273
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Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he plans to publish the results of his Department's consultation on private labour markets; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31798)
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274
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Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the consultancy fees incurred in establishing its Private Sector Department. |
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(31799)
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275
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which Ministers in his Department have visited the North East since their appointment; and what the (a) date and (b) purpose was of each such visit. |
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(31792)
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276
N
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Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he intends to publish an updated Gender Equality Action Plan for his Department; and what consultation he plans to carry out on the plan. |
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(31107)
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277
N
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Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of aid from his Department was allocated to each province in Afghanistan in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(31108)
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278
N
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Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budgetary guidance his Department has issued to each country office on (a) existing spending agreements, (b) contractual arrangements with external parties or governments and (c) future funding programmes since the announcement of its bilateral spending review. |
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(31406)
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279
N
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Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of his Department's funding to projects in Afghanistan has been allocated to projects to support women's organisations and activities in the last 12 months; and what projects have been so supported. |
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(31408)
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280
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Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has made an assessment of the potential contribution to his Department's development objectives which could be achieved by increasing the proportion of ethically-sourced goods in Government procurement as part of the current review of Government buying standards for food and textiles; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31477)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
281
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what damage was caused to Supreme Court buildings during the demonstration held on 9 December 2010; what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of making good the damage; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31654)
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282
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Legal Services Commission's definition is of part-time employment. |
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(31687)
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283
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the eligibility criteria for legal aid in providing access to justice for those with low or no incomes. |
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(31688)
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284
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria were used to determine the new matter starts available in the Civil Legal Aid Tender 2010. |
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(31689)
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285
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Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department expects to respond to the application by Rowan House, Norfolk for leave for Mr Gary Critchley under section 17 of the Mental Health Act 1983. |
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(31532)
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286
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which Ministers in his Department have visited the North East since their appointment; and what the (a) date and (b) purpose was of each such visit. |
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(31789)
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287
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) men and (b) women were remanded in custody in each of the last three years; and how many were given a custodial sentence in each such year. |
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(31690)
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288
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints have been referred to the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman in each of the last three years. |
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(31728)
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289
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2010, Official Report, columns 668-70W, on sentencing, how many offences there were in each category by (a) gender and (b) ethnicity. |
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(31730)
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290
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2010, Official Report, columns 668-70W, on sentencing, how many offenders had received over 200 previous convictions. |
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(31731)
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291
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2010, Official Report, column 118W, on prisoners' release, how (a) long into and (b) far from the end of the sentence the crime was committed in each case. |
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(31732)
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292
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2010, Official Report, column 118W, on prisoners' release, for what reasons there were 785 failures of licence between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2009. |
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(31733)
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293
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to his Department was of the office of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman in each of the last three years. |
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(31736)
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294
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many independent social workers or equivalent self-employed experts were employed by Family Courts in 2009-10. |
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(31754)
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295
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on measures to make the judiciary more representative of the composition of the population. |
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(31673)
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296
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Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on legal aid for those who entered the UK illegally in each of the last five years. |
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(31670)
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297
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Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost of a prison place for a category C prisoner was in the last five years. |
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(31691)
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298
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions relating to violence on trains there were in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009. |
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(31757)
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299
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost of the damage caused to his Department's property in (a) Brighton and Hove and (b) Hove constituency during recent disturbances connected with demonstrations. |
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(31761)
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300
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were involved in riots in prisons in each of the last three years; and how many prosecutions have been brought as a result. |
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(31735)
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Questions to the Prime Minister
301
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Prime Minister, on what dates he has visited the North East since his appointment; and what the purpose was of each such visits. |
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(31793)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
302
N
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on High Speed 2 since the project's inception. |
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(31413)
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303
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers on their assessment of rail transport requirements in Wales; and what the process is for taking account of the assessment in the high level output specification for 2012. |
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(31608)
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304
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what means Welsh Assembly Government Ministers are able to contribute requirements into the high level output specification for the rail network. |
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(31609)
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305
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Welsh Assembly Government Ministers on the high level output specification for rail in Wales. |
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(31610)
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306
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the funding set out in his Department's Statement of Funds Available has been allocated to railways in Wales. |
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(31611)
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307
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Ministers in his Department have visited the North East since their appointment. |
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(31737)
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308
N
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Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on consultants in respect of the preparatory work for the High Speed 2 project. |
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(31010)
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309
N
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Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to his Department is of staff employed to undertake the preparatory work for the High Speed 2 project. |
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(31024)
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310
N
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Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff are employed by his Department to undertake the preparatory work for the High Speed 2 project. |
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(31025)
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311
N
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Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the extension by two years of the planned timetable for completion of the Thameslink scheme. |
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(31027)
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312
N
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Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the extension by one year of the planned timetable for completion of the Crossrail scheme. |
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(31028)
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313
N
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average salary was of people on fixed-term contracts in each of the non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department in April 2010 and each subsequent month. |
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(31015)
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314
N
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much each non-departmental public body sponsored by his Department spent on employing staff on fixed-term contracts in each month since April 2010. |
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(31017)
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315
N
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what expenditure each non-departmental public body sponsored by his Department has incurred on staff on fixed-term contracts in each month since April 2010. |
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(31018)
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316
N
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff have been appointed on a fixed-term contract by each non-departmental public body sponsored by his Department since May 2010. |
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(31019)
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317
N
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff were employed by each non-departmental public body sponsored by his Department in each month since April 2010. |
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(31020)
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318
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential for increasing the efficiency of the use of radio spectrum by the aviation sector. |
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(31458)
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319
N
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Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what payroll costs each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) incurred in May 2010; and what estimate he has made of each such NDPB's expenditure on payroll in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2013-14 and (d) the Spending Review period. |
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(30828)
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320
N
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Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the expenditure on redundancy costs likely to be incurred by each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) the Spending Review period. |
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(30906)
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321
N
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Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much expenditure each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies has incurred on redundancy costs since 1 May 2010. |
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(30907)
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322
N
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Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff were employed by each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies in (a) April 2010 and (b) each subsequent month. |
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(30908)
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323
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Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what methods other than cost-benefit ratios his Department uses to appraise and rank transport projects. |
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(31478)
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324
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Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what weight his Department proposes to give in appraising and ranking transport projects to the assessment of effects on (a) physical activity and obesity, (b) journey-time reliability, (c) gross value added to the economy, (d) carbon dioxide emissions and (e) time savings by users. |
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(31479)
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325
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Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the proposed changes to appraisal methodology for transport projects will include (a) an assessment of the size and distribution of time savings to users and (b) consideration of the effects on the level of carbon dioxide emissions. |
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(31480)
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326
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Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether decisions to proceed with local authority major transport schemes will be taken using the new appraisal methodology. |
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(31487)
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327
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Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether local authority major transport schemes included in the development pool will be subject to the new appraisal methodology. |
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(31488)
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328
N
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Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with distribution network operators on the provision of electricity to retail outlets providing charging points for electric cars. |
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(30977)
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329
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many arrests were made for anti-social behaviour on trains in each year since 2007. |
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(31602)
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330
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to increase penalties for able-bodied drivers who park in designated disabled parking bays; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31801)
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Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
331
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her policy is on measures to increase the number of women in political life. |
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(31674)
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332
|
Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment the Government Equalities Office has made of the gender pay gap. |
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(31489)
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333
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Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government Equalities Office is taking to increase the number of female role models in (a) schools, (b) businesses and (c) public services. |
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(31756)
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334
N
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Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent progress has been made on the development of the Action Plan on Transgender Equality; and if she will make a statement. |
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(31016)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
335
N
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in a residential care and nursing home in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands, (c) Dudley Borough and (d) Dudley North constituency received disability living allowance in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31043)
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336
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many working families in Liverpool are in receipt of housing benefit. |
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(31775)
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337
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Liverpool, Wavertree constituency receive local housing allowance at the rate for a five bedroom property. |
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(31776)
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338
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in (a) Liverpool, Wavertree constituency and (b) Liverpool receive over £250 per week in local housing allowance for a one bedroom property. |
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(31777)
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339
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many housing benefit claimants in (a) Liverpool, Wavertree constituency and (b) Liverpool receive a weekly excess of £15 or less. |
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(31778)
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340
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in (a) Liverpool, Wavertree constituency and (b) Liverpool receive over £400 per week in local housing allowance for a three bedroom property. |
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(31779)
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341
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in (a) Liverpool, Wavertree constituency and (b) Liverpool receive over £340 per week in local housing allowance for a two bedroom property. |
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(31780)
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342
|
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount of housing benefit paid was for each tenure type in (a) the Dumfries and Galloway local authority area and (b) Dumfries and Galloway constituency in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(31528)
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343
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Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of disability living allowance and aged between 25 and 35 years are resident in (a) Dumfries and Galloway local authority area and (b) Dumfries and Galloway constituency; and how many of these are also in receipt of (i) housing benefit and (ii) local housing allowance. |
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(31535)
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344
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Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount of local housing allowance paid for each tenure type was in (a) Dumfries and Galloway local authority area and (b) Dumfries and Galloway constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available. |
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(31536)
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345
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Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of local housing allowance who have been in receipt of jobseeker's allowance for more than 12 months live in (a) the Dumfries and Galloway local authority area and (b) Dumfries and Galloway constituency. |
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(31537)
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346
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Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of (a) housing benefit and (b) local housing allowance in (i) the Dumfries and Galloway local authority area and (ii) Dumfries and Galloway constituency share their tenancy with a non-dependent for which a deduction is made from their entitlement. |
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(31538)
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347
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Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) the Dumfries and Galloway local authority area and (b) Dumfries and Galloway constituency receive local housing allowance. |
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(31540)
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348
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Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of (a) housing benefit recipients and (b) local housing allowance recipients in (i) housing association and (ii) private sector housing in the (A) Dumfries and Galloway local authority area and (B) Dumfries and Galloway constituency were also in receipt of (1) jobseeker's allowance and (2) employment and support allowance in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(31541)
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349
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Ministers in his Department have visited the North East since their appointment; and what the (a) date and (b) purpose was of each such visit. |
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(31795)
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350
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of employees who have opted out of the provisions of the Working Time Directive. |
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(31612)
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351
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Sure Start maternity grants were made to mothers resident in Coventry for a second or subsequent child in 2009-10. |
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(30804)
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352
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria he plans to use to determine whether benefit claimants have deliberately not informed the relevant agency of a change in their circumstances. |
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(30805)
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353
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Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children in (a) absolute poverty, (b) relative poverty and (c) combined material deprivation and low income in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency. |
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(31578)
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354
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Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his speech to the annual conference of Relate, on 3 November 2010, what the evidential basis was for his statement that (a) children from broken homes are nine times more likely to become young offenders and (b) children in lone-parent and step-families are twice as likely to be in the bottom 20 per cent. of child outcomes as children in families headed by a married couple. |
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(31534)
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355
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in residential or nursing home care in (a) the North West and (b) Warrington were in receipt of disability living allowance in each of the last five years. |
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(31598)
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356
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Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to reduce the number of working days lost due to headaches and migraines. |
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(31482)
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357
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David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on the amendment of the terms of the second state pension to enable those aged under 45 years with no dependent children to receive additional benefits accrued by their deceased spouses or civil partners; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31514)
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358
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Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase take-up of the open market option when purchasing an annuity. |
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(31497)
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359
N
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of pensioners aged (a) between 60 and 65, (b) between 65 and 70, (c) between 70 and 75, (d) between 75 and 80 and (e) over 80 years old were living in poverty in 1997. |
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(31416)
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360
N
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Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2010, Official Report, column 165W, on Jobcentre Plus: buildings, what the average rent per square metre is for Jobcentre Plus premises in London. |
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(31044)
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361
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Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to reform the administration of pension credit. |
|
(31603)
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362
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Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of administering the (a) higher and (b) lower rate of the mobility component of disability living allowance received by people living (i) in residential care and (ii) independently in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31662)
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363
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Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households which receive more than £500 a week in benefits are in receipt of lone parent benefits in (a) London and (b) each parliamentary constituency; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31663)
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364
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Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households received more than £500 a week in benefits in (a) London and (b) each parliamentary constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31664)
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365
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Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in (a) London and (b) each parliamentary constituency receive more than £500 a week in benefits have no working adult; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31767)
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366
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Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of working age have claimed jobseeker's allowance (a) twice, (b) three times, (c) four times, (d) five times and (e) more than five times in a 12 month period in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31770)
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367
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Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living (a) in residential care homes and (b) independently who receive the mobility component of disability living allowance work (i) under 10 hours a week, (ii) between 10 and 16 hours a week, (iii) between 16 and 40 hours a week and (iv) over 40 hours a week; and if he will make a statement. |
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(31771)
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368
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Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people living (a) in residential care and (b) independently who receive the mobility component of disability living allowance and who lease or own (i) a car and (ii) a motability scooter paid for from that allowance; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(31772)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
369
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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment his Department has made of the research on text relay services carried out for Ofcom by Opinion Leader Research. |
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[Transferred]
(31768)
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370
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the likely cost to the voluntary and charitable sector of the application to them of the (a) Phonographic Performance Limited licence and (b) Performing Rights Society licence. |
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[Transferred]
(31734)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
371
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with other member nations of the Antarctic Treaty on the conduct of the Japanese whaling fleet in Antarctic waters. |
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[Transferred]
(31758)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
372
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to Arab governments on securing an end to conflict with Israel since May 2010; what response he has received to such representations; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[R] [Transferred]
(31653)
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373
|
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to enable UK honours to be awarded in recognition of voluntary work in the local community to non-British or Commonwealth citizens who are resident in the UK. |
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[Transferred]
(31576)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
374
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2010, Official Report, column 546W, on asylum: deportation, how many of the 176 asylum seekers who have absconded after receiving deportation notices since May 2010 have subsequently been detained. |
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[Transferred]
(31729)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
375
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to support the direct payment of housing benefit to private landlords. |
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[Transferred]
(31515)
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