Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 2 February 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 2 February 2011
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 2 February 2011
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 2 February 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 2 February of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 2 February see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of apprenticeship places there were in (a) 1992, (b) 1997, (c) 2005 and (d) 2009. |
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(38062)
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2
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of apprenticeships which will be created in the next 12 months (a) in Liverpool Wavertree constituency and (b) England. |
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(38063)
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3
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Karen Bradley (Staffordshire Moorlands): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much and what proportion of his Department's Comprehensive Spending Review settlement he has allocated to the promotion of (a) enterprise and (b) enterprise education in schools and colleges; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38123)
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4
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Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate degree starters were (i) men and (ii) women in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
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(37992)
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5
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Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate degree starts were non-EU students in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
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(37993)
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6
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Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with (a) employers and (b) carers' organisations on possible changes to flexible working opportunities for carers. |
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[R]
(38167)
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7
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Duncan Hames (Chippenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, to which countries the exports of defence equipment has been supported by the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation in the last three years. |
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(38052)
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8
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Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) 18 to 24 year olds and (b) over 24 year olds studied on (i) part-time undergraduate degrees, (ii) part-time foundation degrees and (iii) part-time other undergraduate degrees in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
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(38117)
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9
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Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprentices were registered to train as a (a) plumber, (b) construction electrician, (c) carpenter, (d) bricklayer, (e) heating and ventilating engineer and (f) lift engineer in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(37840)
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10
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the future regulation of the domestic oil market. |
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(38067)
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11
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to promote the use of carbon monoxide alarms in residential properties; what plans it has for further such steps; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38071)
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12
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Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of applications for places on midwifery courses were unsuccessful in each of the last five years. |
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(38163)
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Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
13
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2011, Official Report, column 315W, on public bodies, what consideration he gave to including (a) efficiency and (b) value for money as criteria to be applied in the review of public bodies. |
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(37846)
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14
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2011, Official Report, column 827, on public bodies, how much more than £500 million a year he expects to save in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15. |
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(37861)
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15
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2011, Official Report, column 828, on public bodies, what steps he plans to take to make the code for public bodies watertight. |
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(37862)
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16
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many fatalities resulting from the misuse of solvents there were among people aged (a) under 18, (b) 18 to 34, (c) 35 to 49 and (d) 50 or more years old in each of the last five years. |
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(38073)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
17
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Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people paid income tax at the higher rate in each year since 1988. |
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(38094)
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18
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Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bristol East of 21 July 2010, Official Report, column 387W, on Revenue and Customs: telephone services, when he expects HM Revenue and Customs to complete its review of its telephone numbering strategy. |
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(38083)
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19
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects on the renewable transport fuel industry of the level of duty for biodiesel produced from used cooking oil. |
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(37887)
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20
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Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on payment of compensation to Equitable Life trapped annuitants. |
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(38112)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
21
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government took to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2011; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38049)
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22
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Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the level of expenditure on council tax benefit in each local authority in 2009-10; and how much such expenditure was incurred in respect of (a) pensioner and (b) working age households in each authority. |
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(38001)
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23
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Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which registered social landlords have notified the Tenant Services Authority of an intention to dispose of properties (a) in and (b) after 2011-12; and how many properties and what proportion of housing stock is to be disposed of in each case. |
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(38013)
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24
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Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has for the future provision of flood prevention services previously provided through the Government Office network; and what assessment he has made of the effects on flood prevention services of the closure of that network. |
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(38008)
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25
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what costs his Department has incurred in respect of the provision of information to the electorate on the (a) operation and (b) voting system for the London Assembly since the creation of the Assembly; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38151)
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26
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2011, Official Report, column 306W, on Government: assets, which clauses in the Localism Bill enable a community right to (a) challenge and (b) buy assets owned by central Government. |
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(37860)
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27
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Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to introduce a fit and proper person test for mobile home owners; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37930)
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28
N
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to assess the extent to which the Government's localism agenda raises accountability issues; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37760)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
29
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Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to review the processes involved in removing harmful content from social networking sites in cases of cyber-bullying. |
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(37955)
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30
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what funding his Department has provided for the development of tennis in each of the last five years; and what criteria his Department uses to assess the value for money derived from such expenditure. |
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(38064)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
31
N
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Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultation, with which organisations, he has had on the preparation of the Military Covenant Annual Report; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37415)
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32
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Jim Dowd (Lewisham West and Penge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what process he has put in place to decide the future of HMS Ark Royal. |
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(38127)
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33
N
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Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what overseas visits he undertook in the last six months; what the (a) country and place visited, (b) date, (c) meetings attended during the visit, (d) names of other individuals attending such meetings and (e) purpose of each meeting was in each case; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37793)
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34
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of armed forces recruits in each age group withdrew from training before the end of phase two in each of the last five years. |
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(37938)
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35
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the legal status is of his Department's ownership of the buildings, fixed assets and site infrastructure at the US base at RAF Menwith Hill. |
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(37945)
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36
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what legal advice he has received on the disparity in minimum service periods for a recruit who enlists at the age of 16 compared with a recruit who enlists at age 18 or above. |
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(37946)
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37
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what legal advice he has received on the retention of an armed forces recruit who no longer wishes to be bound by the enlistment contract he or she entered into while a minor. |
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(37947)
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38
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what legal advice he has received on the retention of an armed forces recruit aged under 18 if his or her parent withdraws consent after attestation. |
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(37948)
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39
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who owns the (a) buildings, (b) fixed assets, (c) site and (d) infrastructure at each US military base in the UK. |
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(38006)
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40
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Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to implement the Defence and Security Co-operation Treaty since the UK-France summit of 2 November 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37858)
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41
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Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on which occasions his Department has used the services of the European Defence Agency for procurement purposes for each (a) year and (b) type of equipment procured since the establishment of the Agency; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37859)
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42
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Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the level of savings which accrued to its budget through using the services of the European Defence Agency for procurement purposes in each year since that Agency became operational; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37896)
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43
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Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to use the services of the European Defence Agency for procurement purposes to December 2011; what level of savings he expects to accrue to his Department in respect of each equipment type as a result; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37897)
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44
N
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the UK's ability to mount (a) humanitarian and (b) peacekeeping interventions following the implementation of the Strategic Defence and Security Review in (i) Sierra Leone, (ii) Ivory Coast and (iii) other African countries where opposed intervention is deemed necessary. |
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(36587)
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45
N
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the capital costs are of (a) constructing and (b) extending the runway at Kandahar Airfield for military purposes; what proportion of these costs will be recoverable to the UK on departure; and if he will make a statement. |
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(36588)
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46
N
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what ability the armed forces will retain to re-take the Falkland Islands in the event of their occupation during the next 10 years. |
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(36589)
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47
N
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what programmes have been (a) planned and (b) initiated to train fast-jet pilots and supporting carrier personnel to retain the skills necessary to operate the Queen Elizabeth-class carriers; where such personnel will receive their training; under whose command they will be placed; and if he will make a statement. |
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(36616)
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48
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Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to release to (a) families and (b) legal representatives of deceased nuclear test veterans the report of the MR 185 post mortem examination carried out on each such deceased veteran. |
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(37966)
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49
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Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many MR 185 post mortem examinations on nuclear test veterans have been carried out in each of the last 10 years. |
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(37967)
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50
N
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Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people living in (a) Brecon and Radnorshire constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK are in receipt of (i) a War Pension and (ii) payments from the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. |
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(37522)
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51
N
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Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people living in (a) Brecon and Radnorshire constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK have left the armed forces as a result of injury or disability sustained during their military service. |
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(37523)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
52
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government took to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2011 in schools and colleges; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38113)
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53
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Karen Bradley (Staffordshire Moorlands): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to develop and promote enterprise education; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38126)
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54
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Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of hours of modern foreign languages teaching there were in primary schools in each of the last three years. |
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(37940)
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55
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Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the average number of hours of foreign language teaching primary school children receive per week. |
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(37941)
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56
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Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of maintained schools teach (a) French, (b) German, (c) Latin, (d) Spanish and (e) any other language on a weekly basis. |
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(37942)
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57
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Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department provides for the teaching of modern foreign languages in primary schools. |
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(37943)
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58
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Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department provided for children's centres in Sefton in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11; and how much such funding will be provided in 2011-12. |
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(37956)
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59
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to require schools to record (a) pupils with a disability and (b) the type of disability. |
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(37898)
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60
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the number of deaf pupils who are not recorded as having a special educational need. |
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(37899)
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61
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to collect and publish data on pupil achievement by type of disability. |
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(37900)
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62
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Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) all pupils, (b) pupils eligible for free school meals and (c) pupils not eligible for free school meals achieved A* to C grades at GCSE in (i) English language, (ii) mathematics, (iii) two sciences, (iv) a language, (v) a humanity and (vi) all five of these subjects in each year since 1997. |
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(38000)
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63
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Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of students who were (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals were entered for GCSE examinations in (i) English language, (ii) mathematics, (iii) two sciences, (iv) a foreign language, (v) a humanities subject and (vi) all of these subjects in each year since 1997. |
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(38005)
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64
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Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to provide pupil-focused careers advice to pupils of all ages in all schools. |
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(38125)
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65
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Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to provide funding for the post of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Co-ordinator beyond March 2011. |
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(38002)
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66
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations have expressed an interest in establishing a free school for people aged 16 to 19 years only; and where he expects each such school to open. |
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(37832)
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67
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support he plans to provide to people aged 16 to 18 years in extending the participation age to 18 years. |
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(37857)
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68
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effects on levels of child poverty of permitting nursery schools to charge for provision above 15 hours a week. |
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(37865)
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69
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consultations he has undertaken on the proposal to give the Secretary of State power to close schools that have received an intervention order. |
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(37868)
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70
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will align the publication of information about the budgets of maintained schools and academy schools. |
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(37957)
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71
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has undertaken an equality impact assessment in respect of his proposal to allow nurseries to charge for places above the 15 hours provided free of charge. |
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(37958)
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72
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, from which of his Department's budgets funding for the expansion of free early years provision to 3 and 4 year olds will be drawn. |
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(37959)
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73
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consultation he has undertaken on his proposal to increase search powers for teachers. |
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(37960)
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74
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has undertaken an equality impact assessment in respect of his proposal to remove the requirement for local authorities to establish an admissions forum. |
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(37961)
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75
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanism he plans to put in place to handle complaints regarding school admissions after the implementation of his proposal to remove the requirement for local authorities to establish an admissions forum. |
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(37962)
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76
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the likely cost to the public purse of implementing the presumption that all new schools will open as academies. |
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(37963)
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77
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what powers are available to headteachers in respect of controlling the behaviour of pupils on their way to and from school. |
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(38089)
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78
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to provide school appeal panels with the power to insist that a school reinstates a suspended pupil. |
|
(38090)
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79
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to introduce a mechanism to provide anonymity for any teacher who is subject to an allegation of misconduct by a pupil. |
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(38091)
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80
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Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of secondary school children who attend selective schools. |
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(38009)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
81
N
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John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what secondments (a) EDF Energy, (b) British Gas, (c) ScottishPower, (d) E.ON Energy and (e) Scottish and Southern Energy have made to his Department since 2008; for what (i) periods and (ii) jobs such secondments were made; what secondments of staff from his Department have been made to each such firm; and for what (A) periods and (B) jobs such secondments were made since 2008. |
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(37078)
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82
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which energy-from-waste producers and project developers have been contacted by his Department as part of its review of the renewables obligation banding system with regard to the deployment potential and generation costs of renewable electricity targets. |
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(37998)
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83
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) anaerobic digestion, (b) pyrolysis and (c) gasification producers and project developers have (i) been written to and (ii) responded as part of his Department's initiative to assess the deployment potential and generation costs of the renewable electricity targets. |
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(37999)
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84
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2011, Official Report, column 216W, on Urenco: mutual societies, what criteria the Government has applied in its assessment of the options in respect of the one third stake in Urenco. |
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(37844)
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85
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects to publish the guidance on the third party access requirement referred to in paragraph 5.16 of the Government's response to its consultation on the Implementation of the EU Third Internal Energy Package. |
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(37841)
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86
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent representations he has received on domestic heating oil from (a) members of the public, (b) Members of Parliament and (c) consumer organisations. |
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(37863)
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87
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the use of used cooking oil in the provision of renewable and sustainable energy (a) for transport, (b) for heat and (c) in combined heat and power. |
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(37880)
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88
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the financial effects on owners of private electricity and gas networks who become liable to pay the cost of the carbon reduction commitment tariff in cases where one or more of their tenants holds a climate change agreement. |
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(37888)
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89
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations he has received on off-grid energy supply between 1 June 2010 and 10 December 2010. |
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(37891)
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90
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has received any recent representations on pricing in the off-grid energy market. |
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(37892)
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91
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of households who have used (a) liquefied petroleum gas and (b) oil for domestic purposes in each of the last five years. |
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(38068)
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92
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of efforts to encourage the World Trade Organisation to promote transparency in energy subsidies; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38138)
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93
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Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the use of imported biofuels. |
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(38140)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
94
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Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made for benchmarking purposes of the effect on bee populations in other countries of the banning of neonicotinoid pesticides. |
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(37831)
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95
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Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of neonicotinoid pesticides on bees and other non-target species. |
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(37836)
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96
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Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider the merits of including a covenant in all agreements of sale in respect of Forestry Commission land to require new owners to manage woodland sustainably. |
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(38078)
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97
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Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether an access covenant will be part of the agreement of sale of any Forestry Commission land. |
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(38079)
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98
N
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Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Forestry Commission sites in England are to be disposed of in each of the next four financial years. |
|
(37761)
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99
N
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Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the revised edition of the UK Forestry Standard and its associated environmental guidelines to be published. |
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(37762)
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100
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) guidance and (b) regulations issued by the Environment Agency have been modified to take into account the use of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas and coal bed methane. |
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(37890)
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101
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings have taken place at her Department at (a) Ministerial and (b) official level to review Environment Agency preparedness for on-shore drilling for shale gas and coal bed methane using hydraulic fracturing. |
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(37894)
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102
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Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will assess the risks to (a) the environment and (b) public health of rail carriages operated by train operating companies discharging sewage onto railway tracks. |
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(38144)
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103
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to announce the outcomes of her Department's consultation on the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. |
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(37855)
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104
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for the future funding of the Keep Britain Tidy campaign. |
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(38053)
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105
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for the carrying out of the capacity building activities of the Sustainable Development Commission following its abolition. |
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(38169)
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106
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Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward proposals to make the (a) import and (b) possession of illegally-sourced timber a criminal offence. |
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(37944)
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107
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made in reducing the incidence of crayfish plague. |
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(38065)
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108
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effects on the white-clawed crayfish population of loss of habitat arising from flood defence and drainage programmes. |
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(38066)
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109
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many reported pollution incidents in rivers involving the release of farm-related products there were in each of the last five years. |
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(38074)
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110
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made on the effects on river ecosystems of trends in signal crayfish numbers; and if she will make a statement. |
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(38075)
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111
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Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the (a) amount and (b) proportion of imported timber which was illegally felled in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(38142)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
112
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2010, Official Report, column 10W, on anti-Semitism, what steps he has taken to protect the Jewish community from anti-Semitic attacks since June 2010; what recent meetings he has had with representatives of the Jewish community on the issue; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38034)
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113
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received from the Co-ordination Forum for Countering anti-Semitism on the level of anti-Semitism worldwide; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38035)
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114
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received about the dissemination of anti-Semitic material by Iran; what steps he has (a) taken and (b) plans to take in the next six months at the United Nations on this issue; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38036)
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115
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the looting of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo on 28 January 2011; what recent discussions he has had with the government of Egypt about protecting the contents of the Egyptian Museum; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38037)
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116
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the economic situation in Gaza since December 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38038)
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117
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of arms smuggling into Gaza since December 2010; what discussions he has had with his UN counterparts on this issue; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38039)
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118
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the political situation in Gaza since December 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38040)
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119
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of presence of al-Qaeda in the Gaza Strip since December 2010; what recent discussions he has had with the government of Israel on this topic; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38041)
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120
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of EU sanctions on Iran since December 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38042)
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121
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the effectiveness of international sanctions programme against Iran; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38043)
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122
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of Iranian involvement with (a) Islamist militants and (b) terrorist proxies since December 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38044)
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123
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the Iranian nuclear programme since December 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38045)
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124
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of progress in discussions between Iran and the P5+1 about Iran's nuclear programme since December 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38046)
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125
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of progress in the Middle East Peace Process; what recent discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with (i) the US State Department, (ii) the US Secretary of State, (iii) the government of Israel, (iv) the Palestinian Authority and (v) EU counterparts on the Middle East Peace Process; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38047)
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126
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the political situation in the West Bank since December 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38048)
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127
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the political situation in the Palestinian Territories since December 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38114)
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128
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the political situation in Lebanon since December 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38115)
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129
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the transport of weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon; what recent discussions he has had with the government of Iran on this issue; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38116)
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130
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of levels of respect for the human rights of sexual minorities in Uganda. |
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(38108)
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131
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings he has had with officials from the government of Uganda since 11 May 2010. |
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(38109)
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132
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations has he received on the rights of sexual minorities in Uganda since 11 May 2010. |
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(38110)
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133
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Ugandan government on the death of David Kato. |
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(38111)
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134
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what organisations he consulted prior to making the Statement on the BBC World Service on 26 January 2011. |
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(37951)
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135
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what impact assessment he has undertaken of his proposed changes to funding for the BBC World Service. |
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(37952)
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136
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects on members of the armed forces serving abroad of proposed changes to funding for the BBC World Service. |
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(37953)
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137
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what expenditure was incurred for hospitality for the British Embassy or High Commission in (a) Albania, (b) Macedonia, (c) Serbia, (d) Mozambique and (e) Angola in the financial year 2009-10; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37954)
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138
N
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Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support women's participation in public life, conflict resolution and peace initiatives in Afghanistan in line with commitments set out in the Government's action plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325. |
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(37790)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
139
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the (a) level of availability and (b) effects on NHS budgets of cosmetic surgery on the NHS in the most recent quarter for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38055)
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140
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of fertility treatment on the NHS; how many women over the age of 40 years old received infertility treatment on the NHS in the most recent quarter for which figures are available; what assessment he has made of the effects of such provision on NHS budgets; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38056)
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141
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of prescriptions for malaria prophylaxis on the NHS; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38057)
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142
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on waiting list initiatives in the latest quarter for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38103)
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143
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of overtime payments for (a) consultants, (b) surgeons and (c) other NHS staff in the most recent quarter for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38104)
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144
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many posts of (a) surgeons, (b) anaesthetists, (c) nurses, (d) consultant surgeons and (e) registrars were funded through waiting list initiatives in the latest quarter for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38105)
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145
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Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals to provide training on chronic pain for (a) general practitioners and (b) nurses. |
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(38059)
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146
N
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Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he expects the 30 mental health nurses for veterans announced in the Fighting Fit report to be in post by March 2011. |
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(37412)
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147
N
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Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he expects the 24-hour support line for ex-service personnel to be operational by the end of January 2011. |
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(37414)
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148
N
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John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many employees, including permanent and temporary contracted staff, are seconded from his Department and its agencies to (a) Care UK, (b) Priory Group, (c) BUPA, (d) Roche, (e) Ellipse, (f) Grunenthal, (g) IMS Health, (h) Janssen-Cilag, (i) Lundbeck and (j) PharmaMar. |
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(37077)
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149
N
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John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many employees, including permanent and temporary contracted staff, are seconded to his Department and its agencies from (a) Care UK, (b) Priory Group, (c) BUPA, (d) Roche, (e) Ellipse, (f) Grunenthal, (g) IMS Health, (h) Janssen-Cilag, (i) Lundbeck and (j) PharmaMar. |
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(37079)
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150
N
|
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether former officials of his Department have asked for permission to join (a) Care UK, (b) BUPA, (c) Roche, (d) Ellipse, (e) Grunenthal, (f) IMS Health, (g) Janssen-Cilag, (h) Lundbeck and (i) PharmaMar in the last two years. |
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(37080)
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151
N
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John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what secondments (a) Care UK, (b) BUPA, (c) Roche, (d) Ellipse, (e) Grunenthal, (f) IMS Health, (g) Janssen-Cilag, (h) Lundbeck and (i) PharmaMar have made to his Department since 2008; for what (i) periods and (ii) jobs such secondments were made; what secondments of staff from his Department have been made to each such firm; and for what (A) periods and (B) jobs such secondments have been made since 2008. |
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(37081)
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152
|
Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to take steps to maintain a focus on preventative healthcare in his proposals for reform of the NHS. |
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(38084)
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153
|
Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) criteria to be applied and (b) evidential basis is for the proposed (i) health ringfence and (ii) health premium. |
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(38085)
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154
|
Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to ensure that there is a sufficient and appropriately qualified multi-disciplinary public health workforce at local authority level; and if he will take steps to ensure that public health continues to be a highly-regarded career path for both medical and non-medical graduates. |
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(38086)
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155
|
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had on the provision of carers' services in England; and if he will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38165)
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156
N
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Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the National Treatment Agency will publish figures on the number of clients treated through (a) residential rehabilitation and (b) community-based rehabilitation who subsequently required drug treatment services. |
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(37767)
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157
|
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the take-up of perinatal healthcare by (a) socio-economic group and (b) ethnicity. |
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(37847)
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158
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made provision for specialist perinatal healthcare in (a) the London Borough of Haringey and (b) Greater London. |
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(37848)
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159
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the five most prevalent causes of maternal mortality were in the last 10 years. |
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(37849)
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160
|
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of mothers who suffered from a post-natal mental health problem as a proportion of the number of live births in each year since 2000. |
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(37850)
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161
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women were diagnosed with post-natal depression in each year since 2000. |
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(37851)
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162
|
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place to advertise the availability of perinatal care in (a) Haringey, (b) London and (c) England. |
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(37852)
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163
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Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS takes a systematic and safe approach to the prescribing of terminal care drugs. |
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(37950)
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164
|
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements his Department proposes for the future of (a) pay and (b) provision for (i) GP practices, (ii) dentists, (iii) opticians and (iv) pharmacists under his proposals to reform the NHS. |
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(37995)
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165
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms there are to ensure the NHS recovers medical aids loaned to patients and others. |
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(38076)
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166
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of personal budgets and direct payments for the purposes of encouraging integration between care services. |
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(38087)
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167
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding he has provided for integration between health services and social care services since May 2010. |
|
(38088)
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168
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what expenditure his Department has incurred on the Change4Life programme in each of the last five years; and what contributions to the programme were received from private sector organisations in each such year. |
|
(38092)
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169
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the expenditure by the NHS on medical aids in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
|
(38106)
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170
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of implementation of the provisions of the Health and Social Care Bill on the time taken by GPs to refer patients for diagnostic tests for cancer. |
|
(38107)
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171
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of posts in primary care trusts and their successor bodies in the North East following implementation of his healthcare reforms. |
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(38171)
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172
|
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the future of (a) funding for children's hospices under section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 and (b) the Hospice-at-Home Grant. |
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(37837)
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173
|
Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of midwife numbers in (a) Norfolk, (b) the East of England and (c) England. |
|
(38164)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
174
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2010, Official Report, column 195W, on anti-Semitism, if she will make it her policy to collect details of (a) victims and (b) alleged offenders of anti-Semitic crime; and if she will make a statement. |
|
[R]
(38033)
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175
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission a report from the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis on allegations of anti-Semitic comments made at the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts protest on 29 January 2011; whether any arrests have been made in consequence of such allegations; and if she will make a statement. |
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[R]
(38050)
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176
N
|
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will meet representatives of Migrant Helpline to discuss the Government's proposed new policy on combating human trafficking in order to develop a comprehensive approach. |
|
(37735)
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177
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees of the UK Border Agency were engaged in the enforcement of anti-smuggling controls in respect of products of animal origin in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11. |
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(38007)
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178
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people the UK Border Agency employed in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11; and what forecast she has made of the equivalent figure in each of the next four years. |
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(38051)
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179
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average time taken by a police officer to fill in a form for the authorisation of surveillance required by the Surveillance Commissioners; and whether she has any plans to reduce this time. |
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(38155)
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180
|
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of non-EU nationals working in the NHS with an appropriate visa. |
|
(37991)
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181
|
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on type approval for evidential roadside breath testing devices; and by what date she expects such devices to be in use by police forces. |
|
(37833)
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182
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drinking establishments that failed test purchases of alcohol in (a) Lincoln constituency, (b) Lincolnshire and (c) England and Wales were temporarily closed by the police in each of the last five years. |
|
(37763)
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183
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the conduct of test purchases of alcohol in drinking establishments by police forces. |
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(37764)
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184
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of test purchasing of alcohol in drinking establishments by police forces. |
|
(37765)
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185
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the cost to the public purse of conducting test purchasing of alcohol in drinking establishments in (a) Lincoln constituency, (b) Lincolnshire and (c) England and Wales in each of the last five years. |
|
(37766)
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186
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on the training offered to immigration judges on gender and equality issues; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(38146)
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187
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers of each sex were subject to the detained fast track asylum process in each year for which figures are available; and how many asylum seekers of each sex applied for asylum in each such year. |
|
(38147)
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188
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers of each sex subject to the detained fast track process were moved to the standard asylum process in each year for which figures are available. |
|
(38148)
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189
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Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether gender-related persecution claims are considered as claims unlikely to be accepted into the fast track detention process for asylum seekers. |
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(38149)
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190
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Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers of each country of origin have participated in the detained fast track process in each year for which figures are available. |
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(38150)
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191
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many road traffic accidents involving (a) serious injury and (b) fatality were recorded in each police authority area in each of the last five years. |
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(37996)
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192
|
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many thefts of domestic oil were reported in each police authority area in each of the last five years. |
|
(38069)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
193
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Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to his Department's New Framework for Results, Choices for Women: planned pregnancies, safe births and healthy newborns, what mechanism his Department plans to put in place to reach the poorest 40 per cent. of women in the countries where it has programmes. |
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(38173)
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194
N
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support women's participation in public life, conflict resolution and peace initiatives in Afghanistan in line with commitments set out in the Government's action plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325. |
|
(37791)
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195
N
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Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he expects to receive the final pilot report of the UK's implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. |
|
(37792)
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196
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the state of Africa's North-South Corridor road network; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38134)
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197
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to encourage better road safety on African roads; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38135)
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198
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to encourage investment in Africa's North-South Corridor road network; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38136)
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199
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the World Trade Organisation's initiative on aid for trade; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38137)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
200
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of a withdrawal of legal aid for employment law cases on the economy of (a) Merseyside, (b) the North West and (c) England and Wales. |
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(37997)
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201
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Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions were brought and (b) convictions there were for an offence of having an article with a blade or a point (i) in a public place and (ii) on school premises in each region in (A) 2008-09 and (B) 2009-10. |
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(38010)
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202
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Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions were brought and (b) convictions there were for an offence of possession of an offensive weapon without lawful authority or reasonable excuse (i) in a public place and (ii) on school premises in each region in (A) 2008-09 and (B) 2009-10. |
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(38011)
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203
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2011, Official Report, column 650W, on prisoners: mental health, what information his Department holds on re-offending rates for people with personality disorders, broken down by length of sentence served. |
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(38152)
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204
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria are applied to determine the languages for which translation services are offered in the criminal justice system. |
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(38153)
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205
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of (a) threats and (b) violence against staff by offenders were recorded during unpaid work placements in 2009-10. |
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(38080)
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206
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of a place in a (a) high security, (b) Category B, (c) Category C and (d) open prison in 2009-10. |
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(38081)
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207
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of firearms being discharged when offenders were leaving unpaid work placements were recorded in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10. |
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(38082)
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208
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunals have awarded costs to the respondent because a claim was deemed to be frivolous or vexatious in each region in each of the last five years. |
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(37949)
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209
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made in amending the discount rates that courts apply to the award of damages. |
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(38093)
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210
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals there have been against convictions for offences relating to terrorism since 1 January 2001; and how many such appeals were successful. |
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(38119)
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211
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many persons convicted for offences relating to terrorism since 1 January 2001 have subsequently been released. |
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(38121)
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212
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of persons convicted for offences relating to terrorism since 1 January 2001 who will be released by 31 March 2012. |
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(38122)
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213
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average collection rate of court fines was in (a) England and (b) Hendon constituency in each of the last five years. |
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(38058)
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214
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Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Prison Service spent in London on transporting inmates to hospital in each of the last five years. |
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(38077)
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215
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of offences involving the theft of oil from domestic premises in each of the last five years. |
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(38070)
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Questions to the Prime Minister
216
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will appoint a Minister for Sustainable Development in the Cabinet Office as recommended by the Environmental Audit Committee; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38168)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
217
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what studies his Department has made of spoilt ballots in Scottish elections related to the use of a new electoral system; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such study. |
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(38156)
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218
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what costs his Department has incurred in respect of (a) secure storage, (b) maintenance and (c) staff training associated with Scottish ballot-counting machinery. |
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(38158)
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219
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what studies his Department has undertaken of failures in machine reading of ballots in Scottish elections; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such study. |
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(38159)
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220
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will place in the Library a copy of each consultancy report commissioned by his Department on the (a) efficacy and (b) reliability of machine ballot-counting in Scotland. |
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(38160)
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221
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what costs his Department has incurred in respect of the provision of information to the electorate on the (a) operation of and (b) voting system for the Scottish Parliament; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38161)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
222
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2011, Official Report, column 151W, on the Dover Harbour Board, on what dates since May 2010 officials in his Department met the Dover Harbour Board; and which officials were present at each such meeting. |
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(37845)
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223
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to take steps to encourage community ownership bids for statutory harbour authorities under clauses 66 to 70 of the Localism Bill. |
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(37864)
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224
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to convert those trust ports classified as public corporations into organisations owned by the local community. |
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(37867)
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225
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the majority view was of respondents to the two consultations carried out by his Department on the transfer scheme proposed by the Dover Harbour Board. |
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(37881)
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226
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the procedure for sale of trust ports. |
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(37882)
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227
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on ownership of trust ports. |
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(37889)
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228
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on taking account of social and community value when assessing the value for money of the proposed sale of Government assets for which his Department is responsible. |
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(37893)
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229
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken as part of the Government's big society initiative since May 2010. |
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(37895)
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230
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2011, Official Report, column 265W, on trust ports, what relevant policy guidance his Department provides; and if he will place in the Library a copy of such guidance. |
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(37964)
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231
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Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2011, Official Report, column 265W, on trust ports, whether any sanctions are available to him in respect of trust ports which have failed to deal with stakeholders in an accountable manner beyond asking them to explain their reasons. |
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(37965)
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232
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Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of delay minutes on Southeastern Railway services were attributed to (a) Network Rail, (b) Southeastern Railway and (c) other train operating companies in each of the last three years. |
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(37994)
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233
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effects of his Department's decision to reduce the area-based road safety grant. |
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(37834)
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234
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to (a) the North Review of Drink and Drug Driving Law and (b) the Transport Committee report on Drink and Drug Driving Law, Session 2010-11, HC 460. |
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(37835)
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235
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to mark the launch of the UN Decade of Road Safety on 11 May 2011. |
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(37838)
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236
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who is to be nominated as the national focal point for the UN Decade of Road Safety; and when that nomination is to be made to the World Health Organisation. |
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(37839)
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237
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) electric cars and (b) hybrid cars sold in the UK in 2009-10. |
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(37843)
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238
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Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the volume of sewage discharged onto railway tracks in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(38143)
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239
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received representations from the government of France on his proposed changes to coastguard coverage; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38060)
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240
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Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of his proposals to reduce the number of (a) coastguard control centres and (b) coastguard control staff with the provisions of the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue 1979. |
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(38061)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
241
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what costs her Department has incurred in respect of provision of information to the electorate on the (a) operation of and (b) voting system for the National Assembly for Wales since the creation of the Assembly; and if she will make a statement. |
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(38157)
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Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
242
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the effects of reductions in levels of public expenditure on levels of employment of women. |
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(38170)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
243
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Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2010, Official Report, column 258W, on disability living allowance: care homes, when he plans to publish the impact assessments on the removal of the mobility component of disability living allowance from people in residential care. |
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(38054)
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244
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David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the work capability assessment for people with (a) Parkinson's disease and (b) other long-term fluctuating neurological conditions. |
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(37853)
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245
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David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will implement Professor Harrington's recommendations relating to the work capability assessment in full. |
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(37854)
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246
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Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people who have undergone a work capability assessment have been found fit to work at appeal in each month since October 2008. |
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(37931)
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247
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Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work capability assessment claim closures there have been in each month since October 2008. |
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(37932)
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248
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Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the backlog of work capability assessment claims awaiting hearing of an appeal by the Tribunal Service to be cleared; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37933)
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249
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Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who made a claim for employment and support allowance (ESA) and who were found fit for work at assessment have had an appeal heard by the Tribunals Service in each month since ESA assessments began. |
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(37934)
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250
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Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in respect of how many work capability assessments the Jobcentre Plus decision-makers' final decision differed from the initial Atos recommendation in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many of those cases were returned to Atos for reconsideration. |
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(37935)
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251
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Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the findings were for Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission's monitoring and evaluation of the use of deduction orders within child maintenance; what conclusions the Commission has reached regarding extension of the use of deduction orders to cover a non-resident parent's joint bank account; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37936)
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252
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Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what proportion of child maintenance cases with an assessment and payment scheme was (a) 100 per cent., (b) less than 100 per cent. but more than 50 per cent., (c) some but less than 50 per cent. and (d) none of the child maintenance due paid in each of the last five years. |
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(37937)
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253
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Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with carers' organisations on the proposed changes in carers' benefits; and if he will make a statement. |
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(38166)
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254
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average amount paid to approved healthcare professionals for carrying out the medical services element of the work capability assessment. |
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(37866)
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255
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average frequency with which an approved healthcare professional's advice to a decision maker determining eligibility for employment and support allowance differs from that of the customer's doctor in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(37869)
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256
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the average length of a call, including the time spent on hold, to his Department's 0800 2888 777 number for contacting ATOS in relation to work capability assessments. |
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(37870)
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257
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's document ESA214 - The Work Capability Assessment, page 17, what estimate he has made of the average time which elapses between a customer's initial work capability assessment and a further assessment; and how many customers have been required to undergo more than one work capability assessment since its introduction. |
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(37871)
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258
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 6 of ESA214 - The Work Capability Assessment, how many healthcare professionals provisionally approved at stage 3 have subsequently been removed from the training process. |
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(37872)
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259
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 6 of ESA214 - The Work Capability Assessment, by what criteria the satisfactory standard for the purpose of the stage 2 written assessment of medical knowledge is determined. |
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(37873)
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260
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 6 of ESA214 - The Work Capability Assessment, what criteria are used to determine whether an approved healthcare professional continues to satisfy the required quality standards. |
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(37874)
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261
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's document ESA214 - The Work Capability Assessment, page 15, what medical training is provided to a decision maker to allow him or her to consider any evidence of a significant change in the customer's medical condition in the light of the ending of the requirement for the customer's doctor to issue any further medical certificates following the completion of a work capability assessment. |
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(37875)
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262
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 6 of ESA214 - The Work Capability Assessment, how many approved healthcare professionals were withdrawn from the work capability assessment process for failing to continue to satisfy the required quality standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(37876)
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263
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's document ESA214 - The Work Capability Assessment, page 4, what the cost of the contract to the private company carrying out the medical services element of the work capability assessment was in the last 12 months. |
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(37877)
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264
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's document ESA214 - The Work Capability Assessment, page 5, what estimate he has made of the average length of time an approved healthcare professional spends completing stage 1 - The prescribed training course. |
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(37879)
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265
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Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the September qualifying deadline for the £400 Winter Fuel Payment for those turning 80 years old with a view to moving it to later in the year. |
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(37830)
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266
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Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of single 25 to 35 year-old local housing allowance claimants living in single-occupancy households in (a) West Lothian and (b) Scotland. |
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(37939)
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267
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on the work capability assessment. |
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(37856)
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268
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Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department plans to provide to contracted providers of the mandatory work activity programme on (a) tailoring activities to improve jobseekers' employment prospects and (b) supporting jobseekers with disabilities or health problems to comply with the terms of the programme. |
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(38172)
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Questions to the Attorney General
269
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions he has appealed on the grounds of leniency against a sentence handed out to an individual convicted for offences relating to terrorism since 1 January 2001. |
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[Transferred]
(38120)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
270
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Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of students who were (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals at the age of 16 years started undergraduate courses in 2010. |
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[Transferred]
(38003)
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271
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Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of students who were (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals at the age of 16 years began undergraduate courses at Russell Group universities in 2010. |
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[Transferred]
(38004)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
272
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on achieving fiscal neutrality with respect to machines in betting shops. |
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[Transferred]
(38154)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
273
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Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many individuals aged under 18 years old were treated for the effects of solvent abuse in each of the last five years. |
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[Transferred]
(38072)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
274
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Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions his Department has had with the National Grid on the installation of an underground electricity cable between Scotland and England via Wirral; and if he will make a statement. |
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[Transferred]
(38124)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
275
N
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Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to take steps to reduce stigma associated with veterans experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder. |
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[Transferred]
(37413)
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276
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Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacant places there were on midwifery courses in each of the last five years. |
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[Transferred]
(38162)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
277
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons have been convicted for offences relating to terrorism in each year since 1 January 2001. |
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[Transferred]
(38118)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
278
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is offered to immigration judges on gender and equality issues; and if he will make a statement. |
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[Transferred]
(38145)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
279
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the emissions arising from charging an electric vehicle through traditional power sources. |
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[Transferred]
(37842)
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280
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of greater use on rural petrol stations of biodiesel made from used cooking oil. |
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[Transferred]
(37878)
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281
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Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to implement provisions from the EU Renewable Energy Directive prohibiting the import of biofuels which do not fulfil sustainability criteria. |
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[Transferred]
(38139)
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282
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Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the use of imported biofuels from areas at risk of (a) degradation of natural habitats, (b) indirect land use change and (c) loss of biodiversity. |
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[Transferred]
(38141)
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