Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 15 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 Tuesday 15 February 2011
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 15 February 2011
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 15 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 Tuesday 15 February of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 15 February see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
N
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Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) meetings and (b) discussions he has had with representatives of (i) payday loan companies, (ii) home credit companies, (iii) hire purchase companies and (iv) any other bodies representing these industries as part of his Department's review of consumer credit. |
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(40354)
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2
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he expects to transfer staff from his Whitehall offices to his Department's new regional offices; and whether he expects to recruit staff of regional offices locally. |
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(41262)
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3
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to have discussions with the heads of regional development agencies on the potential for transfer of their staff to his Department's new regional offices. |
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(41263)
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4
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of staff who will be employed in his Department's new regional offices in 2011-12. |
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(41264)
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5
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what liaison his Department's new regional offices will have with regional development agency offices while the latter remain in existence. |
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(41265)
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6
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions the National Regional Development Agency (RDA) Transition Programme Board is scheduled to meet to consider future options for the assets held by the RDAs. |
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(41266)
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7
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consultation he had with stakeholders prior to the creation of the National Regional Development Agency Transition Programme Board. |
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(41269)
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8
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how the area covered by the South East Economic Development Agency will be represented on the National Regional Development Agency Transition Programme Board. |
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(41270)
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9
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the outcomes were of his meeting with the UN Special Representative on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations on 10 January 2011. |
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(41250)
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10
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many community interest companies were registered in each parliamentary constituency in each of the last 10 years. |
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(41237)
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Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
11
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department provides guidance to departments on data collection on the pay of sub-contracted staff. |
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(41245)
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12
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the role and responsibilities are of Lord Browne of Madingley on his Department's board. |
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(41249)
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13
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions Ministers and officials of his Department have had with Lord Browne of Madingley on governance across Whitehall since his appointment. |
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(41251)
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14
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the average number of televisions in households in (a) 1981, (b) 1990, (c) 2000 and (d) 2010. |
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(41285)
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15
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effects of income inequality on levels of (a) well-being and (b) happiness. |
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(41286)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
16
N
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of adjusting levels of excise duty on fuel to stabilise petrol and diesel prices at 2009 levels in each of the next four financial years. |
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(41075)
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17
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Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has assessed the merits of allowing county and metropolitan councils to collect and retain fuel duty locally; and if he will make a statement. |
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(41288)
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18
N
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Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the numbers of UK residents likely to be able to access independent and free debt advocacy services of the abolition of the Financial Inclusion Fund. |
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(40190)
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19
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Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 11 November 2010 with regard to Ms K Chung. |
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(41271)
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20
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Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of children in respect of whom there is a liability to pay value added tax for the purchase of adult-sized clothing and shoes; and if he will bring forward proposals to exempt value added tax on all clothing and shoes for children. |
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(41329)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
21
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Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has any plans to revise the best value code of practice on workforce matters in local authority service contacts in relation to the terms and conditions of (a) transferred workers and (b) new employees under outsourced contracts within local government. |
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(41324)
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22
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information he holds on the number of residents associations in each parliamentary constituency. |
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(41235)
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23
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Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to strengthen civil law relating to trespass in order to tackle unauthorised traveller sites on privately owned land. |
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(41268)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
24
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Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he plans to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 9 December 2010 with regard to Ms J Vickers. |
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(41274)
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25
N
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Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what further allocations of funding for superfast broadband he plans to make to Wales. |
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(41161)
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26
N
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Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what areas of North Wales are included in the pilot area for superfast broadband announced on 10 February 2011. |
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(41162)
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27
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the trends in long-term participation rates in each region for (a) football, (b) cricket, (c) rugby, (d) volleyball, (e) netball, (f) swimming and (g) hockey by age and sex. |
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(41239)
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28
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many local newspapers have closed in each region in each of the last 20 years. |
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(41246)
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29
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2011, Official Report, column 12W, on sport: finance, what proportion of the grant-in-aid received by Sport England in each year from 2000-01 to 2009-10 was spent in each region; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of such grant in aid funding that will be spent in each region in each year from 2010-11 to 2015-16. |
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(41284)
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30
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Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effects on the digital economy of implementation of sections 3 to 16 of the Digital Economy Act 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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(41332)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
31
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has provided Barnett consequential funding to any of the devolved administrations in (a) 2010-11 to date and (b) each of the last three years. |
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(41325)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
32
N
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average administration costs of Sure Start children's centres were in Liverpool in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(41081)
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33
N
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John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to answer Questions (a) 34640, (b) 34641 and (c) 34651 on the establishment of an academy in Rotherham, tabled on 18 January 2011. |
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(41158)
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34
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department allocated for the Child Trust Fund as part of the Early Intervention Grants in financial years (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. |
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(41275)
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35
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for regulations pertaining to the quality and provision of food in schools. |
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(41277)
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36
N
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Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have participated in the Wirral Schools Private Finance Initiative in the last five years; and what the names are of such schools. |
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(40969)
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37
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John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average attendance rate was of students in further education in each year since 2004 in each local authority area. |
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(41243)
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38
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of funding to support participation in school games by pupils in primary schools which will be allocated to each region in each of the next two years. |
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(41287)
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39
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Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has sought legal advice on the use of the title of College of Social Work by his Department's College of Social Work. |
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(41231)
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40
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Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will investigate the use of public funds provided for the establishment of the College of Social Work by the Social Care Institute for Excellence and the Interim Board of the College of Social Work. |
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(41232)
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41
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Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has allocated to the Social Care Institute for Excellence since the announcement of the College of Social Work; and how much funding he has allocated to the Social Care Institute for Excellence for each of the next five years. |
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(41233)
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42
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Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role he envisages for the Social Care Institute for Excellence in the operation of the College of Social Work. |
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(41234)
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43
N
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Progress project against its objectives in (a) England and (b) each region. |
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(41010)
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44
N
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was allocated to the Progress project administered by the Children's Workforce Development Council in each region in 2010-11. |
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(41011)
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45
N
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will continue to fund the Progress project administered by the Children's Workforce Development Council in 2011-12 and 2012-13. |
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(41012)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
46
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to discuss with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs the findings of the Report by the Energy and Climate Change Committee on the revised draft national policy statements on energy on the Holford Rules in formulating the Government's response to that report. |
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(41244)
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47
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Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the proportion of solar photovoltaic projects supported through the feed-in tariff scheme that were defined as large-scale since the scheme's inception. |
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(41242)
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48
N
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Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will meet representatives of the chemical industry from Teesside to discuss UK energy policy. |
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(41079)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
49
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Wetlands International on the effect of the growth of palm oil crops on biodiversity. |
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(41253)
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50
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish a code of practice on the welfare of pet rabbits. |
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(41254)
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51
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the number of dogs and cats available for sale (a) through classified advertisements and (b) via online sources in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(41255)
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52
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the sustainability of national nature reserves. |
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(40267)
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53
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to announce proposals arising from her Department's public consultation on the use of wild animals in circuses. |
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(40268)
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54
N
|
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the percentage change in the volume of wood supplied to the market from the public forest estate in (a) England and (b) the UK there was in each year since 1999. |
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(41082)
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55
N
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Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the (a) volume of timber (i) of each species and (ii) from each forest in the public forest estate in the UK placed on the market in the latest period for which figures are available and (b) average price achieved in each case. |
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(41228)
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56
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the level of spending on flood defences in each parliamentary constituency in Wales was in each of the last 10 years; and what estimate she has made of the level of such spending in each such constituency in each of the next five years. |
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(41240)
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57
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Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of Forestry Commission woodlands has been sold since 2010. |
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(41267)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
58
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department provided to aid and promote joint business initiatives between Israelis and Palestinians in 2010; and what proportion of UK aid to Israel and the Palestinian territories in that year this represented. |
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(41289)
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59
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department provided to coexistence projects between Israelis and Palestinians in 2010; and what proportion of UK aid to Israel and the Palestinian territories in that year this represented. |
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(41290)
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60
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding the EU provided to aid and promote joint business initiatives between Israelis and Palestinians in 2010; and what proportion of EU aid to Israel and the Palestinian territories in that year this represented. |
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(41292)
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61
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Palestinian Authority, (b) his Israeli counterpart and (c) his US counterpart on efforts to strengthen the West Bank economy. |
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(41293)
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62
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) his US counterpart, (b) the Palestinian Authority and (c) his Israeli counterpart on US steps to strengthen the Palestinian Authority security forces. |
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(41296)
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63
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department provided to assist the US Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian territories in the training of Palestinian security forces in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010. |
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(41297)
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64
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department provided to the European Union Police Mission in the Palestinian territories in connection with training for the Palestinian police in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the level of such funding to be provided by his Department in (i) 2011 and (ii) 2012. |
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(41298)
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65
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department plans to provide to assist the US Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian territories in the training of Palestinian security forces in (a) 2011 and (b) 2012. |
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(41299)
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66
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials sponsored by his Department participated in the European Union Police Mission in the Palestinian Territories in connection with training of the Palestinian police in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what plans he has for he number of such participants in (i) 2011 and (ii) 2012. |
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(41300)
|
67
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British officials assisted the US Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Territories in the training of Palestinian security forces in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the number of such officials providing such assistance in (i) 2011 and (ii) 2012. |
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(41301)
|
68
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the number of international staff of non-governmental organisations entering and leaving the Gaza Strip. |
|
(41303)
|
69
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the change in the volume of goods entering the Gaza Strip from Israel since June 2010. |
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(41306)
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70
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Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 21 December 2010 with regard to Mr P Walsh. |
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(41272)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
71
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to Liberating the NHS: Legislative framework and next steps, Cm 7993, paragraph 6.39, when he expect the work programme for the Foundation Trust pipeline to be published. |
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(41013)
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72
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the merits of providing routine screening for food intolerances to children from an early age. |
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(41276)
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73
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects of high-profile child neglect cases on levels of referrals to social services departments. |
|
(41238)
|
74
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the relationship between activity levels and obesity in the last five years. |
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(41247)
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75
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the provision of respite care for families of (a) profoundly mentally ill people and (b) physically ill people over the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
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(41248)
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76
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Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he next plans to review the NHS Outcomes Framework. |
|
(41279)
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77
|
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will include indicators on the incidence of fragility fractures in older people in (a) the NHS Outcomes Framework and (b) the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework. |
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(41280)
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78
|
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to issue guidance to GP consortia on the commissioning of fracture prevention services. |
|
(41281)
|
79
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Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate (a) the number of fragility fractures which would be prevented and (b) the net cost savings to the NHS that would be achieved in an average GP consortium patient population through the introduction of a commissioned falls and fracture care pathway. |
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(41282)
|
80
|
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) predicted and (b) observed prescribed number of defined daily doses of treatment for post-menopausal osteoporosis was in each primary care trust in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(41283)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
81
|
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the future of the passport office in Liverpool; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(41330)
|
82
N
|
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people of each country of origin claiming asylum on the basis of their sexuality have been (a) refused and (b) granted leave to remain since July 2010. |
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(41014)
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83
N
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Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people claimed asylum on the basis of their sexuality in the last 12 months; and how many such applications were refused. |
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(41015)
|
84
N
|
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the allocations to local authorities for the Stronger Safer Communities Fund. |
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(41016)
|
85
N
|
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the allocations to local authorities for the Young People Substance Misuse Grant. |
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(41017)
|
86
N
|
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the allocations to local authorities for the Community Call to Action Grant. |
|
(41018)
|
87
N
|
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had on arrangements for the removal of foreign national prisoners. |
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(40469)
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88
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information she holds on the number of neighbourhood watch schemes in each parliamentary constituency. |
|
(41236)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
89
N
|
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much overseas aid was committed to the prevention of human trafficking in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
|
(41160)
|
90
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department has provided to the Palestinian Facility for new market development since April 2008. |
|
(41294)
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91
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to provide financial support to the Palestinian Facility for new market development in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14. |
|
(41295)
|
92
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip treated for medical conditions in Israeli hospitals since 1 January 2010. |
|
(41302)
|
93
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of exit permits Israel issued to Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in October 2010 to enable them to receive medical treatment in (a) Israel, (b) the West Bank and (c) other countries. |
|
(41304)
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94
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports he has received on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza strip since July 2010. |
|
(41305)
|
95
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of Palestinians who left the Gaza Strip in October 2010 to enter (a) Israel, (b) Egypt, (c) the West Bank and (d) other countries. |
|
(41307)
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96
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports he has received on the developmental situation in the Gaza Strip since 18 October 2010. |
|
(41328)
|
97
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Justice the allocation of aid in countries with a large number of nationals in prison in England and Wales. |
|
(41159)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
98
N
|
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convicted prisoners had (a) a home address and (b) no fixed abode on the most recent date for which figures are available. |
|
(41077)
|
99
N
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to his Department has been of appeals made to the Tribunals Service against medical assessment decisions since May 2010. |
|
(41083)
|
100
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will work with Ministerial colleagues to encourage the construction of additional prison capacity in Jamaica to house Jamaican nationals sentenced to terms of imprisonment by UK courts. |
|
(40516)
|
101
N
|
Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on the provision of guidance on implementation of the Bribery Act 2010. |
|
(40924)
|
102
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 4 January 2011 with regard to Mrs C.A. Beevers. |
|
(41273)
|
103
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals on corruption in international business. |
|
(41331)
|
104
N
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Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in England and Wales breached an injunction made under section 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in each year from 1998 to 2010; and how many such people who were convicted on indictment were given a (a) term of imprisonment, (b) fine and (c) term of imprisonment and a fine. |
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(41072)
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Questions to the Prime Minister
105
N
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Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Prime Minister, when he plans to answer Question 38789, on correspondence with the hon. Member for Bury South, tabled on 2 February 2011 for named day answer on 7th February. |
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(41080)
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106
N
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Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Prime Minister, whether his attendance at a private dinner with a senior representative of a company that is the subject of a Ministerial decision under the Competition Act 1998 is consistent with the Ministerial Code of Conduct published by the Cabinet Office in May 2010. |
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(41226)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
107
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Citizens Advice Scotland on the effects of the recent recession on young people in Scotland. |
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(41326)
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108
N
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Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with (a) the Equality and Human Rights Commission, (b) the Scottish Executive and (c) voluntary organisations in Scotland on the proposed closure of the Equality and Human Rights Commission advice helpline and the termination of its grant programme. |
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(41076)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
109
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2010 to the hon. Member for Glasgow East, Official Report, column 461W, on Remploy, when he expects the independent review of the support the Government provided to disabled people who want to work to be completed. |
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(41256)
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110
N
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Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce drugs testing for those in receipt of out-of-work benefits. |
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(40970)
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111
N
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many social fund (a) budgeting loans, (b) crisis loans and (c) community care grants for the purpose of buying televisions sets over the value of (i) £500 and (ii) £1,000 were made in (A) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency and (B) Scotland in each of the last five years. |
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(41078)
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112
N
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents in (a) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency and (b) Scotland in receipt of disability living allowance (DLA) have had their DLA payments reassessed in the last 12 months; how many of these have had their payments (i) reduced, (ii) increased and (iii) revoked; how many appealed against their reassessment; and how many were successful in their appeal. |
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(41157)
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113
N
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency and (b) Scotland receive disability living allowance; and what the cost to the public purse of such allowances was in the last 12 months. |
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(41227)
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114
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job centres were closed during the 2008 job centre closure programme; and what the planned number of such closures was at the start of that programme. |
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(41327)
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115
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Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the proportion of the mobility element of disability living allowance that is spent by recipients on (a) critical and (b) social needs. |
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(41308)
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116
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Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of new claimants he expects to receive universal credit in October 2013. |
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(41252)
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117
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Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an employee whose employer is not yet providing real-time earnings data to HM Revenue and Customs applying for universal credit after October 2013 will have their application treated as an application for tax credits rather than universal credit. |
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(41278)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
118
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding the EU provided to coexistence projects between Israelis and Palestinians in 2010; and what proportion of EU aid to Israel and the Palestinian territories in that year this represented. |
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[Transferred]
(41291)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
119
N
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Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many persons have made a claim in civil proceedings in England and Wales under section 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 following an alleged breach of section 1 of the Act. |
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[Transferred]
(41073)
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