Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 19 January 2011
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 Wednesday 19 January 2011
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 19 January 2011
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 19 January 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 Wednesday 19 January of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 19 January see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Attorney General
1
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Attorney General, what information the Law Officers' Departments hold on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing their Departments who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(34827)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
2
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects of his proposals for employment rights reform on (a) the availability of work placements within degree programmes and (b) employment between periods of undergraduate and postgraduate study. |
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(34865)
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3
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Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the Chinese government on (a) technology sharing agreements with and (b) technology transfer to China. |
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(35073)
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4
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the adequacy of the level of training available for apprentices in the housing industry; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34260)
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5
N
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Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made on his Department's target of creating 50,000 additional apprenticeship places by April 2011; and if he will make a statement. |
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(33680)
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6
N
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Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that its target of creating 50,000 additional apprenticeship places by April 2011 will be achieved; and if he will make a statement. |
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(33681)
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7
N
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Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the abolition of the Train to Gain programme does not reduce the number of apprenticehip places available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(33682)
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8
N
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Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the likely effect on the Livingston and Bathgate sorting offices of implementation of his proposal to privatise Royal Mail. |
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(34695)
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9
N
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Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the likely effect on the Post Office network in Livingston constituency of implementation of his proposal to privatise Royal Mail. |
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(34696)
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10
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(34826)
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11
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans his Department has to reduce the burden of regulation on small and medium-sized enterprises. |
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(34805)
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12
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Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people normally resident in (a) Hastings and Rye constituency, (b) Hastings Borough Council area, (c) East Sussex, (d) the South East and (e) England applied to attend university to start in the academic year (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12. |
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(35011)
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13
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Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful applicants to university from (i) Hastings and Rye constituency, (ii) Hastings Borough Council area, (iii) East Sussex, (iv) the South East and (v) England were from each socio-economic background in each of the last five years. |
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(35016)
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14
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Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the barriers to participation in further education for people (a) up to the age of 19 years and (b) over the age of 19 years. |
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(34967)
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15
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether those aged 25 or more (a) on low incomes and (b) in receipt of benefits will be eligible to receive assistance from the National Scholarship Fund; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34932)
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16
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of employers' requirements for postgraduate skills; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34933)
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17
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to establish a working group with the Higher Education Statistics Authority and higher education funding councils to consider what additional information should be collected on postgraduates to inform future policy decisions on widening access to postgraduate study; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34934)
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18
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which regional development agencies have funded (a) wholly and (b) partially postgraduate courses in the last five years; what subject matter such courses have covered; what the duration of study was for each such course; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34935)
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19
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to identify further ways to promote postgraduate education at universities in England overseas; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34936)
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20
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Quality Assurance Agency; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34937)
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21
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by the Quality Assurance Agency in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34938)
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22
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Royal Mail has made an estimate of the savings which would accrue from reducing the number of postal deliveries to five per week. |
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(34782)
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Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
23
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Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to encourage government departments to adopt flexible working practices which would allow disabled staff to work from home. |
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(34755)
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24
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(34825)
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25
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of non-profit organisations operating in each region of the UK. |
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(35079)
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26
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Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the working age population of (a) Hastings and Rye constituency, (b) Hastings Borough Council area, (c) East Sussex, (d) the South East and (e) the UK are (i) employed in the public sector, (ii) employed in the private sector and (iii) unemployed. |
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(35012)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
27
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the receipts to accrue from (a) value added tax and (b) excise duty on petrol, diesel and other automotive fuels in each of the next four financial years. |
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(34738)
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28
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the change in the level of receipts from the sale of petrol, diesel and other automotive fuels which will result from the increase in the rate of value added tax on 4 January 2011 in each of the next four financial years. |
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(34739)
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29
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of changes in automotive fuel prices on (a) inflation and (b) growth in each of the next four financial years. |
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(34740)
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30
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely level of net accruals to the Exchequer arising from the sale of Forestry Commission land accounting for (a) income tax, (b) capital gains tax and (c) inheritance tax forgone through such sales during the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
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(34743)
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31
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on the purchase and ownership of woodland and forests in each of the (a) last and (b) next four financial years. |
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(34744)
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32
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of levels of fuel duty on (a) output and (b) growth in the road haulage industry in each of the next four financial years. |
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(34801)
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33
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effects on income of households in each income decile of the proposed reduction in the (a) child care element of working tax credit and (b) family element of child tax credit (i) in cash terms and (ii) as a proportion of income in each of the next five financial years. |
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(34802)
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34
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effects on income of families with (a) one child and (b) two or more children in each income decile of his proposed changes to the administration of child benefit (i) in cash terms and (ii) as a proportion of income in each of the four financial years from April 2012. |
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(34803)
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35
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Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce a fuel duty stabiliser. |
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(34914)
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36
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Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to announce the outcome of decisions on the structure of an economic crime agency. |
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(34876)
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37
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects compensation payments under the Equitable Life (Payments) Act 2010 to eligible with-profits annuitants to be made. |
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(34747)
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38
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost of paying compensation to those Equitable Life with-profits annuitants who started their annuities before 1 September 1992. |
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(35070)
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39
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Equitable Life with-profits annuitants who are ineligible for full compensation will be able to claim some compensation if part of their annuities started after 1 September 1992. |
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(35071)
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40
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects compensation payments to eligible Equitable Life with-profits annuitants to commence. |
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(35072)
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41
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to bring forward legislative proposals to allow charities to reclaim value added tax; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34868)
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42
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with charities about the effect of the increase in the rate of value added tax on the services they provide. |
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(34869)
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43
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Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the process for the distribution of the childcare element of tax credit to ensure that direct payment may be made to carers on whose behalf the element is claimed. |
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(34793)
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44
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on introducing a fuel duty escalator for petrol prices (a) in rural areas and (b) nationally; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34878)
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45
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John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the future of the aggregates levy. |
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(34959)
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46
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(34818)
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47
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Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential effects of the tax settlement between HM Revenue and Customs and Vodafone Group plc on the operation of anti-avoidance rules for controlled foreign companies. |
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(34972)
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48
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Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make if his policy to refer all tax disputes concerning liabilities greater than £500 million for Parliamentary scrutiny prior to action by HM Revenue and Customs. |
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(34973)
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49
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is considering to address short-termism in the banking sector. |
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(34780)
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Questions to the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners
50
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, if the Church Commission will take steps to assess the affordability of the admission charge to visit Westminster Abbey in comparison to other attractions in London. |
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(35000)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
51
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Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on updating ODPM circular 01/2006 (Planning for Gypsy and Traveller Caravan Sites); when he expects an updated or replacement circular to be published; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34915)
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52
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households in (a) the West Midlands and (b) nationally are on social housing waiting lists; and if he will make a statement. |
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(33985)
|
53
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 number of new homes which are required to meet demand in (a) the West Midlands and (b) nationally. |
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(33986)
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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 plans to discuss the development of skills and technology for zero-carbon homes with the (a) Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and (b) National Housing Federation. |
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(33987)
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55
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether financial assistance from (a) his Department and (b) the EU is available to fund the restructuring of terms and conditions of employment for licensed porters at Billingsgate Fish Market. |
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(34788)
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56
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what regulations with national extent govern the licensing arrangements for porters at Billingsgate Fish Market. |
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(34789)
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57
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with the City of London Corporation on the licensing arrangements of the porters at Billingsgate Fish Market; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34790)
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58
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many employees of his Department who have been appointed since 10 May 2010 have annual salaries greater than (a) £100,000, (b) £134,565 and (c) £142,500. |
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(34884)
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59
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many petitions to local authorities were made in each local authority area in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010. |
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(34885)
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60
N
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Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homeless households were in temporary accommodation in Stoke-on-Trent in each quarter since 2005. |
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(34689)
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61
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Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on redundancy costs since May 2010. |
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(34922)
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62
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(34824)
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63
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Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations his Department has made to Thames Water on the Thames Tideway Tunnel; and if he will publish each item of correspondence between his Department and Hammersmith and Fulham Council on this matter. |
|
(34804)
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64
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the likely level of savings which will accrue from ending empty property business rate relief on all buildings with a rateable value higher than £2,600 from 1 April 2011. |
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(34783)
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65
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties in Brighton and Hove were subject to an Empty Dwelling Management Order in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010. |
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(34859)
|
66
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help local authorities to bring derelict buildings back into use following changes in the administration of empty dwellings management orders. |
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(34860)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
67
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Ms Louise Bagshawe (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the arts sector in each local authority area in the East Midlands; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34746)
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68
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Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what plans he has to introduce a second round of broadband pilots. |
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(34989)
|
69
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he expects to announce the determination of the horseracing levy for 2011. |
|
(34883)
|
70
N
|
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the number of local authority libraries where (a) closure and (b) a reduction in opening hours is proposed. |
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(34151)
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71
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George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward proposals to extend the deadline for digital radio switchover. |
|
(34887)
|
72
N
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Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what (a) discussions he held with and (b) submissions his Department made to HM Treasury as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review process over the valuation of the Government Art Collection; and if he will make a statement. |
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(33814)
|
73
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the arts sector in each local authority area in the East of England; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34994)
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74
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Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2010, Official Report, columns 588-9W, on broadband: Scotland, by what date he expects the West Lothian local authority area to begin to benefit from greater availability of superfast broadband. |
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(34792)
|
75
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(34823)
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76
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had on the contribution of YouView to television in the UK. |
|
(34999)
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77
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effects on UK competitiveness of the change in the target date for universal broadband service from 2012 to 2015. |
|
(34872)
|
78
|
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will request that the Gambling Commission publish in its British Gambling Prevalence Survey of February 2011 its assessment of (a) the incidence of problem gambling relating to each of the eight types of gaming machine and (b) the premises in which the type of gaming machine is located. |
|
(34773)
|
79
|
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will request that the Gambling Commission publish in its British Gambling Prevalence Survey of February 2011 the incidence of problem gambling relating to poker games in (a) casinos and (b) online. |
|
(34774)
|
80
|
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what progress he has made on making future home Ashes test matches available on free-to-air television. |
|
(34775)
|
81
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will assess the merits of taking steps to assist towns and cities that have a significant number of media businesses to upgrade their communication infrastructure using dark fibre. |
|
(34993)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
82
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Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate of the level of future expenditure on work classified as redevelopment at each RAF base in the UK was made in his Department's annual planning round in 2010. |
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(35076)
|
83
|
Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2010, Official Report, column 221W on Air Force: military bases, when he expects the data for RAF stations in Scotland to be available. |
|
(35077)
|
84
N
|
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel are on the Daily Ration Roll at Fort Blockhouse, Gosport. |
|
(33811)
|
85
N
|
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent on the Missed Meals and Meals Out allowance at the Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit, Portsmouth in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(33812)
|
86
N
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2010, Official Report, column 278W, on departmental art works, what budgetary provision he has made for covering the insurance costs of damage or loss of his Department's collection of fine arts and antiquities; and what proportion of the settlement for his Department for each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period this comprises. |
|
(33813)
|
87
N
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2010, Official Report, column 8W, on departmental art works, what consideration was given to the value of his Department's art collection in his Department's submission to the Treasury as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review process. |
|
(33815)
|
88
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times each (a) VC10, (b) C-17 and (c) Tristar that has operated in the Afghan theatre landed at the Camp Bastion Aerial Port of Debarkation in each month since January 2010. |
|
(34956)
|
89
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flights each (a) VC10, (b) C-17 and (c) Tristar that has operated in the Afghan theatre made in each month since January 2010. |
|
(34957)
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90
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) C-17s, (b) Tristars and (c) VC10-s are owned and operated by the RAF; how many are serviceable at any one time; and how many have operated in the Afghan theatre in each month since January 2010. |
|
(34958)
|
91
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times service personnel have been delayed returning to the UK on rest and recuperation from Afghanistan since January 2010; and what the reasons were for the delay in each case. |
|
(34960)
|
92
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times (a) military and (b) civilian personnel had extended deployments due to the unavailability of air transport to return them from Afghanistan since January 2010. |
|
(34961)
|
93
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what repair or reconstruction work has taken place on the Camp Bastion Aerial Port of Debarkation runway since January 2010; and what the cost to his Department of such work has been. |
|
(34962)
|
94
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times each Tristar that has operated in the Afghan theatre has been repaired since January 2010. |
|
(34963)
|
95
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(34822)
|
96
|
Claire Perry (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of work on tank crossings as part of the project to provide safe access for military vehicles across the Salisbury Plain Training Area. |
|
(34923)
|
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
97
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of extending the franchise to people serving a custodial sentence of four years or less over the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(34799)
|
98
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the likely cost to the public purse of the provision of election communications by freepost to prisoners serving custodial sentences to whom the franchise is to be extended at the next general election. |
|
(34800)
|
99
N
|
Mark Durkan (Foyle): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has for the future of the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Government and the devolved administrations. |
|
(34289)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
100
|
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department's review of the National Curriculum will include the status of religious education. |
|
(34862)
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101
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Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his letter of 9 September 2010 to Alison Wolf, what plans he has to publish Alison Wolf's interim report on vocational education. |
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(34873)
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102
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Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2010, Official Report, column 1245W, on school sport partnerships: finance, whether his Department made an assessment of the capacity of partnership development managers to co-ordinate voluntary sports club work with local schools prior to its decision to end funding for school sport partnerships. |
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(34874)
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103
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether staff working in (a) sixth form colleges and (b) further education colleges will be given anonymity when accused of an offence by students aged 18 and under, on the same basis as is proposed for school teachers in paragraph 3.6 of the White Paper, The Importance of Teaching. |
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(34986)
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104
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the future participation of sixth form students in AS level examinations; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34987)
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105
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) sixth form colleges and (b) further education colleges will be eligible to submit applications (i) to the Education Endowment Fund proposed in paragraph 7.12 of the White Paper, The Importance of Teaching and (ii) for a share of the £35 million collaboration incentive fund set out in paragraph 7.13 of the same document. |
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(34988)
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106
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Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much additional funding for schools in Nuneaton constituency he expects to be provided through the introduction of the proposed pupil premium. |
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(34745)
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107
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(34821)
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108
N
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was paid to pupils in payments for reaching pre-agreed targets in addition to education maintenance allowance payments in each year for which figures are available; and how many pupils received such payments in each such year. |
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(34349)
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109
N
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young offenders received education maintenance allowance payments in each year for which figures are available; and how much was paid to young offenders in such payments in each such year. |
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(34350)
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110
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of schools have a parent teacher association in each local education authority. |
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(35080)
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111
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Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has held with the (a) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and (b) Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential effects on levels of child poverty of the rules concerning eligibility to child and other benefits for separated parents with joint custody arrangements. |
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(34971)
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112
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will assess the merits of convergence for (a) Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills and (b) Qualified Teacher status. |
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(35001)
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113
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will bring forward proposals to enable teachers with Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills status to teach vocational subjects in schools at the same salary level as teachers with Qualified Teacher status. |
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(35002)
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114
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Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of primary schools had more than 50 per cent. of pupils with English as an additional language in each year since 1997. |
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(34996)
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115
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Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils there were where English was an additional language in the last 12 months. |
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(35021)
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116
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanism he has put in place to (a) train and (b) monitor the performance of Ofsted inspectors. |
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(34770)
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117
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent on school meals in each year since 2007 (a) in the City of Brighton and Hove and (b) nationally. |
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(34861)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
118
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George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward proposals for regulation of the heating oil market by Ofgem. |
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(34888)
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119
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Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when his Department commissioned its cost-benefit analysis of a constructing a new mixed oxide plutonium fuels plant in Sellafield; who is conducting the analysis; when the contract for the analysis was put out to tender; where the tender was advertised; what the monetary value of the contract is; and when he expects to receive the analysis. |
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(34754)
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120
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what (a) licensing, (b) planning and (c) environmental consents need to be secured by developers before any exploratory drilling for (i) coalbed methane and (ii) shale gas proceeds; and whether the Climate Change Committee will consider the effects of the extraction of (A) shale gas and (B) coalbed methane. |
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(34851)
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121
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effects of (a) shale gas and (b) coalbed methane exploration on the development of low-carbon energy. |
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(34852)
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122
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will assess the potential effects of exploration of (a) shale gas and (b) coalbed methane on meeting UK climate change targets. |
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(34853)
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123
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on a moratorium on shale gas exploration pending the report of the US Environmental Protection Agency on risks to humans and the environment. |
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(34854)
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124
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to apply a cap to the member of new entrant reserve applications for carbon capture and storage demonstration projects. |
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(34916)
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125
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the next phase of carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration projects will include pre-combustion CCS. |
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(34917)
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126
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to announce the next phase of carbon capture and storage projects. |
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(34918)
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127
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made a recent assessment of the (a) legislative, (b) regulatory and (c) guidance framework for the safe exploration of (i) coalbed methane and (ii) shale gas as an energy source. |
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(34955)
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128
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2010, Official Report, column 981W, on solar power, what possible approaches to setting the trigger for an early review of feed-in tariffs were considered. |
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(35005)
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129
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2010, Official Report, column 981W, on Sheffield Forgemasters, what the dates of his discussions with Ministerial colleagues were; which Ministers were involved; whether the discussions were part of a formal meeting; whether minutes or notes were taken; what the outcomes of the discussions were; and whether the discussions are ongoing. |
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(35006)
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130
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2011, Official Report, column 259W, on solar energy, whether he intends to intervene to prevent any (a) applications for solar farms currently in planning and (b) future applications to the feed-in tariffs scheme from proceeding. |
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(35007)
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131
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2011, Official Report, column 259W, on solar energy, what proportion of feed-in tariff funds for solar photovoltaics have been allocated to (a) individual households, (b) community schemes, (c) non-community based solar farms and (d) other schemes in each quarter since the scheme began; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of funding to be allocated to each such category of scheme in each quarter until the review date of the scheme. |
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(35008)
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132
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Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the contribution of the wood panel industry to the production of renewable heat in each of the last five years. |
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(34761)
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133
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Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has made an assessment of the life-cycle carbon balance of (a) processing wood and (b) electricity generation from wood; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34762)
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134
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Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what (a) mechanism and (b) criteria his Department plans to apply to assess the sustainability of large-scale wood biomass energy plants of 50 megawatts and over; and if he will take into account the potential effects of such plants on (i) UK wood processing industries and (ii) UK wood markets. |
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(34766)
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135
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Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether (a) the effect on existing wood industries and (b) the sustainability of wood as a feedstock is taken into account in deciding whether to grant planning permission for large-scale biomass energy projects of 50 megawatts and over. |
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(34767)
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136
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Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons the Renewables Obligation does not require minimum energy efficiency standards in respect of eligibility for biomass energy support; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34768)
|
137
|
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the conversion efficiency of combined heat and power installations; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(34769)
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138
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations he has received on cost of domestic household heating oil; and if he will make a statement. |
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(35018)
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139
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he plans to take to request oil companies to deliver amounts of domestic heating oil in smaller quantities to enable the most vulnerable to pay. |
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(35054)
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140
|
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to (a) promote the use of combined heat and power schemes in NHS hospitals and (b) improve energy efficiency in the healthcare sector. |
|
(34919)
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141
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(34820)
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142
|
Rory Stewart (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will take steps to reduce the cost of heating for those in rural communities. |
|
(34927)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
143
|
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons figures for direct carbon emissions from the combustion of fuel sources were removed from the Biomass Energy Centre website. |
|
(34763)
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144
|
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Department of Energy and Climate Change on the development of crops for biomass energy generation; and whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that the cultivation of energy crops meets demand for biomass fuels. |
|
(34764)
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145
|
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has plans to bring forward proposals to introduce a ban on wood going to landfill. |
|
(34765)
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146
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mapping of (a) private lateral drains and sewers and (b) private pumping stations her Department has undertaken. |
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(34877)
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147
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many field flood engineers the Environment Agency employed in each of the last three years. |
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(34879)
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148
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (a) raised and (b) cost to administer in each of the last four years. |
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(34928)
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149
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to provide funding for (a) community and (b) archaeological projects hitherto funded through the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund grant scheme. |
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(34929)
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150
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing her Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(34819)
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151
|
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons unused cod quota held by produce organisations is not reallocated to the under 10-metre fleet in area V11D. |
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(35010)
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152
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2010, Official Report, column 704W, on common land, if she will assess the effects on the voluntary dedication of town or village greens of provisions in adminstrative law that prevent administrations acting in a way which is motivated by the desire to bind its successors; and if she will assess the merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to enable local authorities to designate town or village greens. |
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(35074)
|
153
|
Rory Stewart (Penrith and The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to ensure that national water suppliers and utilities companies are prioritising for reconnection of services and repairs for the elderly and vulnerable during the recent water shortages. |
|
(34926)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
154
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the safety of foreign journalists in Sierra Leone; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34086)
|
155
|
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with the Moroccan government on infiltration of Polisario by al-Qaeda in the Maghreb. |
|
[R]
(35013)
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156
|
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with their Algerian counterparts on proposals by the Moroccan government to offer limited autonomy to Western Sahara. |
|
[R]
(35014)
|
157
N
|
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the most recent previous employment was of each senior member of staff who has been employed on a fixed-term contract in his Department since May 2010. |
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(34690)
|
158
N
|
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff are employed on a fixed-term contract in his Department; and what the job title of each is. |
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(34691)
|
159
N
|
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) total and (b) average annual salary was of staff employed on fixed-term contracts in his Department in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(34692)
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160
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(34817)
|
161
|
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will assess the merits of opening a consulate in Chandigarh, Punjab, India. |
|
(34781)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
162
|
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the ability of people diagnosed with (a) sickle cell anaemia and (b) thalassaemia to access the welfare system, including cold weather payments and free prescriptions; if he will assess the merits of increasing the assistance available to such people to access the welfare system; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34880)
|
163
|
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to promote the professional development of sickle cell anaemia practitioners; if he will assess the merits of making the Sickle Cell Adult and Child Care Standards a minimum requirement for practitioners, with penalties in place for non-compliance; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(34881)
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164
|
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the ability of people diagnosed with sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia to access appropriate treatment; whether he has assessed the merits of increasing the level of resources available for such purposes; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(34882)
|
165
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds for benchmarking purposes on the (a) expenditure and (b) outcomes of measures to tackle swine flu in other Council of Europe member states. |
|
(34930)
|
166
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to reduce the misuse of neuroleptic drugs in residential homes. |
|
(34931)
|
167
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to exempt paediatric wards from his proposals to eliminate mixed-sex wards in NHS hospitals. |
|
(35078)
|
168
N
|
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in each NHS mental health hospital are recorded as using (a) cannabis, (b) methadone and (c) other controlled substances. |
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(34693)
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169
N
|
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of drug treatment patients who have been in treatment for three years or more are resident in each English region; and how many such patients are being prescribed substitute drugs. |
|
(34694)
|
170
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the level of debt or surplus held by each primary care trust (a) in 2009-10 and (b) on the most recent date for which figures are available. |
|
(34697)
|
171
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding each primary care trust allocated to treating and preventing sexually transmitted infections in (a) each of the last five financial years and (b) 2010-11. |
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(34698)
|
172
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his announcement of 52 GP Commissioning Pathfinders, what the (a) name, (b) management board members, (c) planned operational date, (d) NHS bodies involved in planning, management or operations, (e) independent or private sector organisations involved in planning, management or operations, (f) NHS bodies expected to be involved in future planning, management or operations, (g) independent or private sector organisations expected to be involved in future planning, management or operations, (h) organisational code and name of each (i) GP practice and (ii) primary care organisation which are active members and (i) number and proportion of (A) GP practices and (B) primary care organisations within the area which are not currently active members are for each GP Commissioning Pathfinder; whether each Pathfinder has appointed a (1) qualified or accredited senior finance manager, (2) organisational development expert, (3) individual with expertise in corporate affairs or governance and (4) commissioning expert; from which organisations such individuals were recruited; and if he will publish a copy of this information in machine-readable form. |
|
(34699)
|
173
|
Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the (a) Scottish Government, (b) Welsh Assembly Government and (c) Northern Ireland Executive on the outcome of the review of support for those affected by contaminated blood products in England; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(34991)
|
174
|
Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what factors he took into consideration in the determination of the annual payment at £12,800 for people infected by contaminated blood products who have gone on to develop serious liver disease. |
|
(34992)
|
175
|
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he has given to the effects of differences in healthcare commissioning practices between England and the devolved administrations. |
|
(34758)
|
176
|
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the cross-border commissioning protocol in ensuring adherence to the principle that no commissioner shall be disadvantaged by providing services to the other country's residents. |
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(34759)
|
177
|
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had on the expiration of the cross-border commissioning protocol; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(34760)
|
178
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(34816)
|
179
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the potential effects on the regulatory burden of proposals by the Care Quality Commission to charge registration fees; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(35059)
|
180
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to review the electronic transmission of prescriptions project. |
|
(35063)
|
181
|
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve the provision of support services for children and adults with learning difficulties in (a) the West Midlands and (b) nationally. |
|
(34771)
|
182
|
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what mechanism the review of the Cancer Reform Strategy will seek to improve men's cancer outcomes. |
|
(34772)
|
183
|
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs in Wolverhampton received over £100,000 from the NHS in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available. |
|
(34791)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
184
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effects of her policy to reduce levels of immigration on the further education sector. |
|
(34863)
|
185
|
Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her strategy is for reducing the incidence of human trafficking. |
|
(35056)
|
186
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that increasing the speed of decision-making on family asylum cases will not affect the fairness and effectiveness of such decisions. |
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(34875)
|
187
|
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the threat to UK security from al-Qaeda in the Maghreb. |
|
(35015)
|
188
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been convicted of (a) rape and (b) murder through evidence drawn from the National DNA Database. |
|
(35083)
|
189
N
|
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to address the situation of failed asylum claimants who are neither legally settled nor under notice of removal. |
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(33642)
|
190
|
George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to reduce the incidence of alcohol-related crime and disorder. |
|
(34903)
|
191
|
Kris Hopkins (Keighley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to publish the Freedom Bill. |
|
(34990)
|
192
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to answer the letter sent to her by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 6 December 2010 with regard to Mr T Tinsley. |
|
(34750)
|
193
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to answer the letter sent to the Minister for Immigration by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 6 December 2010 with regard to Mrs Attia Akhtar. |
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(34751)
|
194
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to answer the letter sent to her by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 2 December 2010 with regard to Mrs B H Hamah-Ahmeen. |
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(34752)
|
195
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to the participation of (a) women and (b) lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in the detained fast-track procedure. |
|
(34910)
|
196
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to adding complex sexuality-related persecution claims to the list of claims unlikely to be accepted in the suitability guidance note for routing into the detained fast track procedure. |
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(34911)
|
197
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men and (b) women entered the detained fast track procedure in each year since 2005; and what proportion of (i) men and (ii) women entering the detained fast track procedure were granted leave to remain in each such year. |
|
(34912)
|
198
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum cases were removed from the detained fast track procedure in each year since 2005. |
|
(34913)
|
199
|
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has for the future budget allocation for the recruitment and retention of police community support officers in the West Mercia Police. |
|
(34954)
|
200
|
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community police officers were assigned to duties in Redditch constituency in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(34995)
|
201
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing her Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(34815)
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202
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to make funding available for voluntary sector organisations working with children and young people. |
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(34756)
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203
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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 relationship between (a) levels of public spending and (b) police numbers and the incidence of crime. |
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(34757)
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204
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to monitor the number of people leaving the UK. |
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(34776)
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205
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made on the e-Borders programme. |
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(34777)
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206
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to enable (a) students and (b) other visitors from abroad to submit applications for visas entirely online. |
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(34778)
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207
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether entry clearance decisions for visitors from the Punjab, India are taken by officials in (a) Delhi, (b) London or (c) elsewhere. |
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(34779)
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208
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has assessed the merits of introducing compulsory fingerprinting for visitors to the UK with visas. |
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(34858)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
209
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on the operation of the World Bank's Global Food Crisis Response Program. |
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(34741)
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210
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department has given to the World Bank's Global Food Crisis Response Program in the last two financial years. |
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(34742)
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211
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department plans to provide for research on (a) the sustainability of global food supply chains and (b) food security in each of the next four financial years. |
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(34794)
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212
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on levels of global food production. |
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(34796)
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213
N
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Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when his Department expects to publish its multilateral aid review. |
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(34684)
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214
N
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Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when his Department expects to publish its bilateral aid review. |
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(34685)
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215
N
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Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether university scholarships provided by his Department for students from developing countries will be classified as Official Development Assistance (a) this year and (b) in subsequent years. |
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(34686)
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216
N
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Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether exenditiure by his Department on overseas students and refugees will be classified as Official Development Assistance (a) this year and (b) in subsequent years. |
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(34687)
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217
N
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Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department is providing to Sri Lanka following the floods in that country in January 2011. |
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(34688)
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218
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department is providing to support the development of civic society in south Sudan. |
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(34870)
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219
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department plans to provide to refugees in south Sudan. |
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(34871)
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220
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(34814)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
221
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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward proposals to regulate will writing for the purposes of ensuring that all testamentary documents prepared for reward are prepared by qualified professionals. |
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(35065)
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222
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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward proposals to (a) limit the amount charged by banks for the administration of estates and (b) ensure that those seeking to appoint a bank as an executor receive independent professional advice as to the likely costs of such actions. |
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(35066)
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223
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George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals in respect of divorce settlements. |
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(34921)
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224
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he intends to answer the letter sent to him by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 29 November 2010 with regard to Ms O Osei. |
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(34753)
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225
|
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the prison population was on 31 December at HM Prison Ford in each of the last 10 years. |
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(34981)
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226
|
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average prison population was at HM Prison Ford in each of the last 10 years. |
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(34982)
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227
|
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions an offender has been sent to HM Prison Ford who would fall outside of the normal selection criteria for placement there in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. |
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(34983)
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228
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Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions an offender has been sent to HM Prison Ford without a full risk assessment having been carried out in the last 12 months. |
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(34984)
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229
|
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria are used to (a) assess the level of risk posed by a prisoner and (b) determine an offender's suitability for placement at HM Prison Ford. |
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(34985)
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230
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the amount of unpaid fines and fees was in each justice region of Wales in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08, (c) 2008-09 and (d) 2009-10. |
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(35009)
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231
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were charged for possession of (a) Class A and (b) Class B drugs in 2009-10. |
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(34748)
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232
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many visitors to prisons in England and Wales were found in possession of (a) Class A and (b) Class B drugs in 2009-10. |
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(34749)
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233
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(34813)
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234
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many finds of (a) Class A and (b) Class B drugs there were in jails in England and Wales in 2009-10. |
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(35069)
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235
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Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what process he has put in place for private employers seeking to establish an employment project within a prison. |
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(34904)
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236
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which private employers provide prisoners with work in prisons. |
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(34905)
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237
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average hourly wage is for those who undertake work in prison. |
|
(34906)
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238
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many paid work schemes are operating on the prison estate. |
|
(34907)
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239
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons have vacant prison workshop spaces. |
|
(34909)
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240
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of those convicted of drug-related offences in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009 had a previous conviction of any sort. |
|
(34856)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
241
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(34812)
|
Questions to the Prime Minister
242
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Prime Minister, what information his Office holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Office who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(34811)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
243
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with colleges in Scotland on the effects of the Government's immigration policy on the further education sector in Scotland. |
|
(34864)
|
244
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with Universities Scotland on the effects in Scotland of the Government's proposals on employment rights for (a) work placements within degree programmes and (b) employment between periods of undergraduate and postgraduate study. |
|
(34866)
|
245
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with representatives of the further and higher education sector in Scotland on the effects of the Government's immigration policy on (a) numbers of students and (b) economic and employment in Scotland. |
|
(34867)
|
246
|
Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive on the involvement of Petrochina in the refinery and petro-chemical operations at Grangemouth. |
|
(35055)
|
247
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Barnett formula. |
|
(35082)
|
248
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(34810)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
249
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the monetary value was of contingent labour contracts funded by Network Rail in each of the last five financial years. |
|
(34797)
|
250
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding Network Rail plans to allocate to (a) track maintenance, (b) overhead lines maintenance and (c) contingent labour in each of the next four financial years. |
|
(34798)
|
251
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the funding required for the upgrade of the Great Western Main Line between London Paddington and (a) Bristol, (b) Newport, (c) Cardiff, (d) Swansea and (e) lines west of Swansea his Department is required to meet. |
|
(35017)
|
252
|
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timetable he has set for operation of the first Crossrail trains; when he expects the whole line service to be operational; and when he plans to publish the tender for the first trains. |
|
(35084)
|
253
|
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to undertake a consulation on the proposal to end the provision of emergency towing vessels by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. |
|
(35085)
|
254
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(34809)
|
255
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to increase the democratic accountability of Network Rail; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(34968)
|
256
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the expected savings to the public purse over the next 10 years of his proposals to reform HM Coastguard. |
|
(35060)
|
257
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the possibility of using tax increment financing to fund regional transport infrastructure projects. |
|
(35061)
|
258
N
|
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department made of First Capital Connect's compliance with committed obligations under its franchise agreement in the most recent four-weekly assessment period. |
|
(34352)
|
259
N
|
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department had with representatives of First Capital Connect between 5 May 2010 and 31 December 2010. |
|
(34353)
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260
N
|
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions First Capital Connect had with his Department on franchise obligations between 1 April 2006 and 3 December 2010. |
|
(34354)
|
261
N
|
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which four-weekly assessment periods his Department concluded that First Capital Connect is not in compliance with its franchise agreement between 1 April 2006 and 31 December 2010. |
|
(34355)
|
262
N
|
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department collects as part of its four-weekly performance review of First Capital Connect. |
|
(34356)
|
263
|
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish the (a) findings of the review and (b) subsequent report prepared in advance of the announcement of the closure of the Driving Standards Agency office in Cardiff. |
|
(34975)
|
264
|
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he took the decision to close the Driving Standards Agency office in Cardiff. |
|
(34976)
|
265
|
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent (a) discussions and (b) correspondence Ministers and officials of his Department have had with the Wales Office on the closure of the Driving Standards Agency in Cardiff. |
|
(35075)
|
266
|
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what price of oil per barrel his Department used in its estimates of congestion in the next five years. |
|
(34925)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
267
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what information her Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing her Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(34808)
|
268
|
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent (a) discussions and (b) correspondence she has had with Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport responsible for the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) on the proposed closure of the DSA office in Cardiff. |
|
(34977)
|
269
|
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when she was informed of the decision to close the Driving Standards Agency in Cardiff; and by whom she was informed of that decision. |
|
(34978)
|
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
270
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what information she holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing the Government Equalities Office who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(34807)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
271
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made a recent assessment of levels of health and safety awareness amongst construction businesses; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(34259)
|
272
|
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance Jobcentre Plus provides to jobseekers who do not have an internet connection at home on how to access information on job vacancies. |
|
(34787)
|
273
|
George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to vary the rate of interest used for calculating payments under the Support for Mortgage Interest scheme for individuals who have fixed-rate mortgages. |
|
(34886)
|
274
|
Rebecca Harris (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) fire and (b) public health risks of sky lanterns; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(34924)
|
275
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress has been made on assessing the effects of the proposed changes to the administration of child benefit, with particular reference to the accrual of national insurance credits. |
|
(34351)
|
276
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff posts were lost in Jobcentre Plus offices in (a) West Lothian and (b) Scotland in each month of 2010. |
|
(34997)
|
277
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefits claimants have been assisted into employment through Jobcentre Plus offices in (a) West Lothian and (b) Scotland in 2010. |
|
(34998)
|
278
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of sub-contracted staff servicing his Department who were not paid at a rate equivalent to or above the London living wage in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(34806)
|
279
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has assessed the potential effects of planned reductions in benefits in England and Wales on projected crime rates. |
|
(35068)
|
280
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effects on lone parents of the introduction of a universal credit. |
|
(35022)
|
281
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has plans to reform the benefits available to separated parents with shared custody arrangements as part of his proposals to develop a universal credit. |
|
(34969)
|
282
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the performance in reducing unemployment of (a) Jobcentre Plus and (b) private companies contracted by his Department. |
|
(34974)
|
283
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of reductions in housing benefit payments on rent levels in the private sector. |
|
(35062)
|
284
|
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with learning difficulties (a) are given appropriate support or (b) are exempted from completing benefit entitlement forms. |
|
(35004)
|
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
285
|
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the existing system for owners of vehicles licensed in the Historic Vehicle Taxation Class to make a Statutory Off Road Notification ; and if he will bring forward proposals to reintroduce a rolling exemption from vehicle excise duty for vehicles constructed before 1 January 1973. |
|
[Transferred]
(34920)
|
286
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the compliance of child benefit eligibility rules for separated couples with shared custody with the rights of the child as expressed in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(34970)
|
287
|
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the effectiveness of the process by which child tax credit and child benefit are transferred to other family members when they assume guardianship of a child. |
|
[Transferred]
(35003)
|
288
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the change in public sector employment in Brighton and Hove in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011. |
|
[Transferred]
(34857)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
289
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the number and proportion of (a) young people and (b) pensioners involved in volunteering in each year for which figures are available. |
|
[Transferred]
(35057)
|
290
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the level of volunteering amongst unemployed people in each year for which data is available. |
|
[Transferred]
(35058)
|
291
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on levels of volunteering in each (a) local authority and (b) socio-economic group. |
|
[Transferred]
(35081)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
292
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding her Department plans to provide for research on food security and sustainable crop yields in each of the next four financial years. |
|
[Transferred]
(34795)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
293
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the livestock industry of the charging proposals envisaged by the Food Standards Agency; what assessment he has made of the impact of such charges on slaughterhouses; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(35019)
|
294
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to ensure the Food Standards Agency complies with the provision on publication of meat hygiene changes of EU Regulation 882/2004 |
|
[Transferred]
(35020)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
295
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the findings of the review of police pensions. |
|
[Transferred]
(34979)
|
296
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what timetable she has set for the implementation of changes to the Police Service Pension Scheme. |
|
[Transferred]
(34980)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
297
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people claiming (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) incapacity benefit and (c) income support have a partner in prison. |
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[Transferred]
(34908)
|
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