Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 16 March 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 16 March 2011
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 16 March 2011
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 16 March 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 16 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 16 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Attorney General
1
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Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on proposals to separate the investigation and prosecution functions of the Serious Fraud Office; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47340)
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2
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Attorney General, whether receipts from the sale of assets owned by regional development agencies are reflected in the spending plans of the Law Officers' Departments for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14. |
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(47419)
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3
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Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Attorney General, whether he provided legal advice to Ministers prior to the recent diplomatic mission to eastern Libya; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47291)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
4
N
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what arms exports have been licensed for (a) Morocco, (b) Tunisia, (c) Algeria, (d) Libya, (e) Egypt, (f) Yemen, (g) Saudi Arabia and (h) Bahrain since June 2010; and what restrictions were placed on their use. |
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(46961)
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5
N
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Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many local enterprise partnerships have websites. |
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(47158)
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6
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Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much (a) his Department and its predecessors and (b) each (i) agency and (ii) non-departmental public body for which he is responsible spent on compensation payments to members of the public for errors made by such bodies in each of the last five years. |
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(47425)
|
7
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Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he proposes to permit further education colleges to distribute funds from the Learner Support Fund to students aged 19 and over. |
|
(47329)
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8
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Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to offer student loans to cover the cost of fees charged by further education institutions. |
|
(47331)
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9
N
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Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many places for nursing courses there were at Northumbria University in each year since 2008. |
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(47166)
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10
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Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the effects on small businesses of the European Commission's re-appraisal of the tobacco control Directive; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the effects of the re-appraisal on the implementation of the Government's proposed tobacco display ban. |
|
(47267)
|
11
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Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of Somali piracy on UK trade. |
|
(47290)
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12
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many patent applications were (a) made by and (b) granted to each higher education institution in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47431)
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13
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many university spin-offs were established by each higher education institution in each of the last five years; and how many such spin-offs were active three years after their establishment. |
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(47432)
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14
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to write to state school pupils to encourage them to apply to particular universities; to which universities he plans to encourage applications; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47433)
|
15
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people worked on the enforcement of employment rights and related protections in the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate in each of the last five years; how many people he expects to work on such matters in that body in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47434)
|
16
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding was allocated to the Pay and Work Rights helpline in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47435)
|
17
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the operation of (a) knowledge transfer partnerships, (b) knowledge transfer networks, (c) collaborative research and development funding and (d) the Small Business Rescue Initiative; how much his Department has allocated to each initiative in each of (i) the last five years and (ii) the next three years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47450)
|
18
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which universities in England offer foundation degrees; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of such degrees in increasing access to university education. |
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(47451)
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19
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which universities have not met the access benchmarks agreed with the Office of Fair Access in each year since that Office's inception; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47452)
|
20
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the benefits to the UK of membership of the European Southern Observatory; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47453)
|
21
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Science and Technology Funding Council; and how much his Department has allocated it in each of (a) the last five years and (b) the next three years. |
|
(47454)
|
22
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many places to study for veterinary science qualifications are available in universities in England in the academic year 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47455)
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Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
23
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Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the potential effects of reductions in Government funding to the charities and voluntary sector on the level of employment in that sector. |
|
(47325)
|
24
|
Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of volunteering in the last 10 years. |
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(47326)
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25
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Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will assess the merits of sharing human resources personnel between departments for the purpose of making savings to the public purse. |
|
(47229)
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26
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Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff from organisations outside Government are on secondment to his Department; from which organisation each has been seconded; and what the period is of each secondment. |
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(47261)
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27
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Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people working in (a) 10 Downing Street and (b) his Department are not employed by the Civil Service. |
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(47262)
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28
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Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which fixed assets his Department has sold since June 2010; and what the (a) sale value and (b) name of the purchaser of each such asset was. |
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(47263)
|
29
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether receipts from the sale of assets owned by regional development agencies are reflected in the spending plans of his Department for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14. |
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(47412)
|
30
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Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people migrated (a) to and (b) from the UK in each of the last five years; and how many are expected to migrate (i) to and (ii) from the UK in each of the next five years. |
|
(47447)
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31
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people (a) in England and Wales and (b) in Brighton and Hove gave their religion as Jedi in their response to the 2001 Census. |
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(47259)
|
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
32
N
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Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford of 15 July 1999, Official Report, columns 328-30W, on the Treasury, if he will use the method applied to the production of that Answer to estimate (a) the likely effect of the June 2010 Budget and (b) the likely effects of the measures in the June 2010 Budget and the Comprehensive Spending Review on the income of (i) men and (ii) women. |
|
(47175)
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33
|
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the downstream oil industry since January 2011 on proposals to introduce a fuel price stabiliser mechanism; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47319)
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34
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Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs has spent on payments to compensate members of the public for errors made in the processing of individual cases in each of the last five years. |
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(47381)
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35
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Andrew George (St Ives): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend to liquid petroleum gas his proposal for a pilot discount on petrol and diesel in the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles and the Isles of Scilly. |
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(47297)
|
36
N
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Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date he notified the Scottish Government of the proposed end of end-year flexibility. |
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(47094)
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37
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Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye of 23 September 2010, Ref: AR/LS/195, and 26 November 2010, Ref: AR/LS/635 on behalf of a constituent, Mr Robert Wakeford. |
|
(47269)
|
38
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people worked on the enforcement of employment rights and related protections in HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last five years; how many people he expects to work on such matters in that body in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47436)
|
39
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Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on proposals from the UK Payments Council to phase out cheques as a method of payment; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47312)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
40
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Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the operating costs of the Research, Information and Communications Unit in the Home Office (a) was met by his Department in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10 and (b) will he so meet in 2010-11. |
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(47324)
|
41
N
|
Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase the efficiency of the planning process for large infrastructure projects. |
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(45782)
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42
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to replace the responsibilities undertaken by (a) the Standards Board for England and (b) local standards committees; who will be responsible for future disciplinary processes involving local authorities; and how such processes will be funded. |
|
(47420)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
43
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Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what consideration he gave to including proposals for changes to daylight saving hours in the Government's tourism strategy. |
|
(47311)
|
44
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of people aged 16 and 17 who played National Lottery games and (b) the amount they spent in the 12 months for which figures are available. |
|
(47317)
|
45
|
Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward plans to increase the accessibility of theatre in (a) Ipswich and the surrounding region and (b) England. |
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(47330)
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46
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what definition of high-speed for the purposes of broadband provision he uses. |
|
(47321)
|
47
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Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of local authority areas in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland with access to high-speed broadband by the end of (i) 2011, (ii) 2012, (iii) 2013, (iv) 2014 and (v) 2015. |
|
(47327)
|
48
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent representations he has received on the proposed changes to the structure of local BBC radio stations; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47295)
|
49
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what progress he has made in his Department's responsibilities for language maintenance and development under the European Charter for Minority or Indigenous Languages in respect of the Irish language. |
|
(47174)
|
50
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what research his Department has carried out on levels of use of 18-rated computer games among children. |
|
(47232)
|
51
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what his policy is on measures to restrict the (a) promotion of and (b) condoning of violence and misogyny in (i) computer games and (ii) marketing of computer games. |
|
(47234)
|
52
|
Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much Arts Council England allocated per head of population in (a) Walsall North, (b) Walsall South and (c) Aldridge Brownhills in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(47322)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
53
|
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on which occasions each Minister of State in his Department has been present to welcome returning submariners following a tour of duty of a Vanguard-class submarine in the last 15 years. |
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(47315)
|
54
N
|
Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received on the illegal trafficking of songbirds at UK sovereign bases in Cyprus. |
|
(47160)
|
55
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Comptroller and Auditor General on the methodology of the National Audit Office for calculating the unfunded liability in his Department's budget over the next 10 years. |
|
(47337)
|
56
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Comptroller and Auditor General on the estimate by (a) the National Audit Office and (b) his Department of the unfunded liability in his Department's budget over the next 10 years. |
|
(47338)
|
57
N
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration he has given to the merits of using Nimrod MRA4 aircraft for monitoring flights over the Mediterranean, Libya and North Africa. |
|
(47171)
|
58
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had on increasing the area of secure zone in Afghanistan beyond Kabul. |
|
(47385)
|
59
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to prepare for any spring offensive by the Taliban in Afghanistan. |
|
(47386)
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60
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the likely force density of UK troops in Afghanistan in 2015. |
|
(47387)
|
61
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the performance of the Afghan National Security Forces. |
|
(47429)
|
62
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the state of defence and security relations between the UK and Indonesia; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47333)
|
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
63
N
|
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, at what time on 15 February 2011 (a) the Written Ministerial Statement on the Protection of Freedoms Bill: Public Reading Stage was delivered to the House and (b) the embargo was lifted on the press release issued on 14 February 2011 relating to the launch of the Public Reading Stage website. |
|
(46151)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
64
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the ability of (a) Christians and (b) those with religious beliefs to adopt or foster children. |
|
(47383)
|
65
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children of each ethnicity achieved A* to C grades in English, mathematics, one language, two sciences and either history or geography in each year since 2008. |
|
(47270)
|
66
|
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of teachers who will be made redundant in the academic year 2010-11. |
|
(47274)
|
67
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the additional school places needed to meet population growth in the Bradford district by 2020. |
|
(47169)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
68
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the safety of nuclear power plants in the UK. |
|
(47230)
|
69
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether receipts from the sale of assets owned by regional development agencies are reflected in the spending plans of his Department for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14. |
|
(47409)
|
70
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of speculation on oil prices. |
|
(47308)
|
71
|
Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the outcome of the boiler scrappage scheme. |
|
(47260)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
72
N
|
Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many certified organic arable food producers there were in Kent in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(47159)
|
73
|
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ensure that sport and recreation organisations are represented on her proposed independent advisory panel on forestry. |
|
(47244)
|
74
N
|
Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for the future of the Environment Agency. |
|
(45950)
|
75
|
Mel Stride (Central Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Environment Agency made of the recommendations and conclusions of the 2008 report by the University of Hull International Fisheries Institute on the condition assessment of Atlantic salmon in Dartmoor rivers. |
|
(47380)
|
76
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people worked on the enforcement of employment rights and related protections in the Gangmasters Licensing Authority in each of the last five years; how many people she expects to work on such matters in that body in each of the next three years; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(47437)
|
77
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of qualified graduates in veterinary science to meet demand for employees in that profession; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(47456)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
78
|
Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of the operating costs of the Research, Information and Communications Unit in the Home Office (a) was met by his Department in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10 and (b) will be so meet in 2010-11. |
|
(47323)
|
79
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many visits to prisons in China have been made by British embassy staff in the last 12 months; and how many (a) UK nationals and (b) non-UK nationals were seen. |
|
(46958)
|
80
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions issues relating to Tibet have been raised with the government of China by staff of his Department in the last 12 months. |
|
(46959)
|
81
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on which occasions human rights issues have been raised with the government of (a) Morocco, (b) Tunisia, (c) Algeria, (d) Libya, (e) Egypt, (f) Yemen, (g) Saudi Arabia and (h) Bahrain by staff of his Department since June 2010. |
|
(46960)
|
82
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Myanmar. |
|
(46608)
|
83
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Thailand. |
|
(46609)
|
84
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Zimbabwe. |
|
(46610)
|
85
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve consular services for UK citizens overseas. |
|
(46612)
|
86
|
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will seek information from the Iranian Government on the detention of Dr Frood Fouladvand. |
|
(47292)
|
87
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he discussed human rights monitoring in Western Sahara during his recent meeting with his Moroccan counterpart. |
|
(47256)
|
88
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he discussed democratic reform and the referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara during his recent meeting with his Moroccan counterpart. |
|
(47257)
|
89
|
Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent the recruitment and deployment of child soldiers. |
|
(47310)
|
90
|
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with his Chinese counterpart the treatment in that country of non-Chinese journalists working for (a) UK and (b) non-UK news organisations. |
|
(47238)
|
91
|
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with his Chinese counterpart the treatment in that country of Chinese nationals working for non-Chinese news organisations. |
|
(47239)
|
92
|
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with his Chinese counterpart reports of unauthorised access by state officials to personal and business email accounts operated by British news organisations in that country. |
|
(47240)
|
93
|
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with his counterpart in the Democratic Republic of Congo steps to ensure that (a) parliamentary and (b) presidential elections are held in that country in 2011. |
|
(47342)
|
94
|
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with the Secretary General of the United Nations an extension to the UN mandate in the Democratic Republic of Congo until after free and fair parliamentary and presidential elections have taken place. |
|
(47343)
|
95
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is giving to the Japanese Government after the recent earthquake in that country. |
|
(47388)
|
96
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK nationals resident in Japan have contacted his Department in the last seven days. |
|
(47389)
|
97
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Japanese counterpart in relation to the recent earthquake and tsunami. |
|
(47390)
|
98
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to make an official visit to British Overseas Territories. |
|
(47442)
|
99
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the state of relations between the UK and Indonesia; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47334)
|
100
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he is making with the Mexican authorities in the investigation into the abduction of Lydia Hunt. |
|
(47332)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
101
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has plans to review the list of chronic illnesses which entitle those diagnosed with those illnesses aged under 18 years or over 60 years to free prescriptions. |
|
(45785)
|
102
|
Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what stocks of potassium iodide tablets his Department holds for the purposes of protection of the public in the event of a nuclear accident. |
|
(47379)
|
103
N
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of (a) the cost of healthcare commissioning by primary care trusts in the last 12 months for which figures are available and (b) the likely cost of healthcare commissioning under his proposals for GP commissioning in the first 12 months of their operation. |
|
(47170)
|
104
N
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the experience GPs have in budget management to be required under his proposals for GP commissioning. |
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(47178)
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105
N
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Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential role of (a) nurses and (b) other ancillary health professionals in the proposed arrangements for GP commissioning. |
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(47179)
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106
N
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Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent by the NHS in each of the last three years on the removal of tattoos; and if he will estimate the proportion of such spending which was on convicted prisoners in each year. |
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(46801)
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107
N
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Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to promote Salt Awareness Week; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of such activities. |
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(46802)
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108
N
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Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to endure that primary care trusts provide funding for patients to obtain access to drugs with orphan drug status. |
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(45784)
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109
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether receipts from the sale of assets owned by regional development agencies are reflected in the spending plans of his Department for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14. |
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(47413)
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110
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Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent reports he has received on the adequacy of staffing at Queen's Hospital, Romford; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47443)
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111
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Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on Queen's Hospital, Romford of the closure of the maternity ward at King George Hospital; what provision has been made to receive maternity patients at Queen's Hospital; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47444)
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112
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Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he had with the Reducing Regulation Committee prior to announcing his decision to implement the tobacco display ban; and what steps he has taken to ensure the arrangements for implementing the ban comply with the Government's one-in, one-out policy on regulation. |
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(47264)
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113
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Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which authorities will be responsible for (a) supporting and (b) enforcing compliance by small businesses with the proposed tobacco display ban. |
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(47265)
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114
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Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals to make the proxy purchasing of tobacco products for minors a criminal offence. |
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(47266)
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115
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Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to lay before the House regulations for the implementation of the proposed tobacco display ban. |
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(47268)
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116
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Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on prescription charges for gluten-free (a) food and (b) medication. |
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(47271)
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117
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Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who will be responsible for advancing his Department's evidence-based cost-benefit risk analysis to inform the appropriate model of regulation for the healthcare science workforce; what timetable has been set for the recommendations of the analysis to be made public; and which stakeholders will be invited to contribute to the analysis. |
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(47293)
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118
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Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what methodology his Department plans to use to ensure that the diversity of the disciplines covered by the healthcare science workforce is taken into account in its analysis of the regulation of that workforce. |
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(47294)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
119
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Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff work in her Department's Research, Information and Communications Unit; how much was spent on the unit's operation in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10; what she expects to spend on the unit's operation in 2010-11; and what proportion of the unit's total capacity costs in each such year each figure represents. |
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(47296)
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120
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent illegal drugs from overseas reaching the UK. |
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(46611)
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121
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has put in place targets in respect of police response to domestic violence cases. |
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(47421)
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122
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many notifications the UK Border Agency received relating to individuals detained by police who were found to be in the UK illegally in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many such notifications were acted upon; and how many such notifications resulted in the UK Border Agency taking into custody the individual in question for deportation or other enforcement action. |
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(47422)
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123
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what volume of illegal fuels the Serious Organised Crime Agency has seized in Northern Ireland in each year since its inception. |
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(47247)
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124
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Justice Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive on the work of the Serious Organised Crime Agency in Northern Ireland. |
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(47248)
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125
|
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what quantity of illegal drugs the Serious Organised Crime Agency has seized in (a) the UK and (b) Northern Ireland in each year since its inception. |
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(47249)
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126
|
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money the Serious Organised Crime Agency has recovered in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) England, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales in each year since its inception. |
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(47251)
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127
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated monetary value is of assets recovered by the Serious Organised Crime Agency in each year since its inception. |
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(47252)
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128
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget of the Serious Organised Crime Agency was in each year since its inception. |
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(47253)
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129
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff at each payband the Serious Organised Crime Agency employs in (a) the UK and (b) Northern Ireland. |
|
(47254)
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130
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to support victims of domestic violence. |
|
(47430)
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131
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much (a) her Department and (b) each (i) agency and (ii) non-departmental public body for which she is responsible spent on compensation payments to members of the public for errors made by such bodies in each of the last five years. |
|
(47427)
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132
|
Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of proposed reductions in refugee integration funding on (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory services for refugees provided by (i) other Government departments, (ii) non-departmental public bodies and (iii) local authorities. |
|
(47328)
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133
|
Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used for awarding highly-trusted status to language schools; and what guidance her Department has provided to such schools on (a) highly-trusted status and (b) liaison with the UK Border Agency. |
|
(47300)
|
134
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether receipts from the sale of assets owned by regional development agencies are reflected in the spending plans of her Department for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14. |
|
(47408)
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135
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what schemes her Department operates to assist foreign nationals who wish to cease to be resident in the UK to leave voluntarily. |
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(47439)
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136
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) letters, (b) emails and (c) other items of correspondence her Department has received on immigration issues in the last 12 months. |
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(47440)
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137
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on immigration to the UK. |
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(47441)
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138
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on the Government's policy on (a) immigration and (b) border control; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(47445)
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139
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on deportations in each of the last five years. |
|
(47446)
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140
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas to enter and remain in the UK have been revoked in each of the last five years. |
|
(47448)
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141
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who had their visas revoked and were scheduled for removal in each of the last five years were not subsequently deported. |
|
(47449)
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142
|
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inspectors the Animals Scientific Procedures Inspectorate employed in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and how many she expects it to employ in (i) 2011 and (ii) 2012. |
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(47272)
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143
|
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inspections the Animals Scientific Procedures Inspectorate made in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and how many she expects it to make in (i) 2011 and (ii) 2012. |
|
(47273)
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144
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) assess the adequacy of provision of specialist support for males who have been subject to sexual violence and (b) take steps to increase such provision. |
|
(47168)
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145
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrant workers entered the UK from the EU Accession countries in each year since 2004. |
|
(47258)
|
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission
146
N
|
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the House of Commons catering service has plans to promote Salt Awareness Week. |
|
(46803)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
147
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department takes to (a) retain and (b) disseminate more widely the information it holds on natural resources in developing countries. |
|
(47384)
|
148
|
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to assist with (a) capacity-building, (b) governance, (c) civil society and (d) conflict resolution in the Democratic Republic of Congo in advance of the parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for later in 2011. |
|
(47344)
|
149
N
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2011, Official Report, columns 396-7W, on developing countries: microfinance, what tools will be included in the toolkit to strengthen the design, implementation and measurement of programmes to empower women through improved financial inclusion. |
|
(47161)
|
150
N
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what method his Department uses to assess the effectiveness of his Department's projects designed to assist women and girls. |
|
(47162)
|
151
N
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations he has received on the effectiveness of his Department's microfinance projects. |
|
(47163)
|
152
N
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what mechanisms his Department use to (a) regulate and (b) evaluate microfinance projects supported by his Department. |
|
(47164)
|
153
N
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) projects and (b) organisations in Pakistan his Department funded in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(47165)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
154
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department issues to magistrates on granting bail to a convicted defendant in circumstances where the case has been sent to the Crown Court for sentence. |
|
(47316)
|
155
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what targets his Department has set for the progression of court cases related to domestic violence offences; and how his Department collects information to assist in monitoring progress towards such targets. |
|
(47318)
|
156
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2011, Official Report, column 1284W, on sentencing: appeals, what power a Crown Court appeal tribunal has to send a case to the Crown Court for sentence where it believes that the magistrates' court's powers are insufficient in all circumstances. |
|
(47391)
|
157
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has been made of the number of defendants who elect for jury trial at the Crown Court each year for either way offences where magistrates have accepted jurisdiction and deem the cases to be suitable for summary trial in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(47392)
|
158
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2011, Official Report, column 1283W, on sentencing, what assessment has been made of the potential effects on (a) the police, (b) businesses, (c) individuals and (d) the probation service of increasing the maximum discount available for an early guilty plea. |
|
(47393)
|
159
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were arrested for an offence but then either charged with or prosecuted for a lesser offence (a) before and (b) after the matter reached court in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(47394)
|
160
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2011, Official Report, column 1271W, on assaults on police: sentencing, for what types of indictable-only offence a caution was issued between 2007 and 2009. |
|
(47423)
|
161
|
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria are in place in relation to the advice he offers on the use of the prerogative power of mercy. |
|
(47320)
|
162
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much (a) his Department and (b) each (i) agency and (ii) non-departmental public body for which he is responsible spent on compensation payments to members of the public for errors made by such bodies in each of the last five years. |
|
(47426)
|
163
|
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member of Hammersmith of 10 November 2010, Official Report, colmnn 394W, on criminal injuries compensation, when he plans to complete the review of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. |
|
(47299)
|
164
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether receipts from the sale of assets owned by regional development agencies are reflected in the spending plans of his Department for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14. |
|
(47407)
|
165
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the monetary value is of outstanding compensation payments to victims of crime. |
|
(47231)
|
166
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individual payments the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority made in respect of (a) terrorism-related and (b) non terrorism-related cases in each of the last five years; and what the mean average payment was in each category in each such year. |
|
(47235)
|
167
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to change the categories of people eligible for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme; whether he plans to change the monetary value of awards made under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme; whether the Government has commissioned research into options for the reform of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme; and what plans he has for the funding of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in each of the next four years. |
|
(47236)
|
168
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in respect of how many cases under consideration by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority the claimant had not been notified of a resolution on the latest date for which figures are available; how many of those cases had been filed more than (a) six, (b) 12, (c) 18 and (d) 24 months prior to that date; how many compensation awards to victims of crime are outstanding; and how many such people have been waiting for such awards for more than (i) three months, (ii) six months, (iii) nine months and (iv) one year. |
|
(47237)
|
169
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many award decisions made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in the last (a) six and (b) 12 months have been referred to a Criminal Injuries Compensation tribunal; and how many such tribunals have (i) overturned and (ii) amended the award. |
|
(47341)
|
Questions to the Leader of the House
170
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Leader of the House, what progress has been made in the transfer of e-petitions to the Direct.gov portal. |
|
(47382)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
171
|
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the migration to the National Crime Agency of the work carried out in Northern Ireland by the Serious Organised Crime Agency. |
|
(47245)
|
172
|
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people formerly employed by the Assets Recovery Agency in Northern Ireland were transferred to the Serious Organised Crime Agency. |
|
(47246)
|
173
|
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the operation of the Serious Organised Crime Agency in Northern Ireland. |
|
(47250)
|
174
|
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the operation of the Serious Organised Crime Agency. |
|
(47255)
|
175
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland on the introduction of legislative proposals on the Irish language. |
|
(47172)
|
176
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress he has made on the commitment made in the St Andrews Agreement on introduction of an Irish Language Act. |
|
(47173)
|
Questions to the Prime Minister
177
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Prime Minister, when he plans to respond to the letter of 30 December 2010 on violence in computer games from the constituent of the hon. Member for Hammersmith, Corinna Jones. |
|
(47233)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
178
N
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many of those who received treatment at the Glasgow Children's Heart Surgery Unit were normally resident in England in the last three years. |
|
(44864)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
179
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department and each (a) agency and (b) non-departmental public body for which he is responsible spent on compensation payments to members of the public for errors made by such bodies in each of the last five years. |
|
(47424)
|
180
N
|
Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce road congestion. |
|
(45783)
|
181
|
David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the 60-year cost-benefit ratio of (a) the Thameslink programme, (b) Crossrail, (c) High Speed One and (d) High Speed Two. |
|
(47309)
|
182
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether receipts from the sale of assets owned by regional development agencies are reflected in the spending plans of his Department for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14. |
|
(47410)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
183
N
|
Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) men and (b) women were in receipt of (i) housing benefit, (ii) council tax benefit and (iii) attendance allowance on the most recent date for which figures are available. |
|
(47176)
|
184
N
|
Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) women and (b) men are in receipt of (i) the basic state pension, (ii) pension credit and (iii) the additional state pension. |
|
(47177)
|
185
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department and each (a) agency and (b) non-departmental public body for which he is responsible spent on compensation payments to members of the public for errors made by such bodies in each of the last five years. |
|
(47428)
|
186
|
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the estimates of likely takeup of family-based maintenance arrangements at paragraph 4 of his Department's impact assessment on the Child Maintenance Green Paper, if he will estimate the likely effect of the take-up of such arrangements on (a) the running costs of the proposed statutory child support system and (b) the number of cases to be handled under that system. |
|
(47335)
|
187
|
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research his Department has (a) commisioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of his proposals to levy charges on parents who use the future child support scheme on (i) children living apart from one parent, (ii) parents with care, and (iii) non-resident parents. |
|
(47336)
|
188
|
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for the mobility component of disability living allowance were made by residents of care homes in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
|
(47241)
|
189
|
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the Jobcentre Plus Social Fund Budget areas covering the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham have received (a) crisis loans, (b) community care grants, (c) funeral payments, (d) budgeting loans and (e) maternity grants in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
|
(47242)
|
190
|
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham have been in receipt of contributory-based employment and support allowance (work related activity group) for 12 months or longer. |
|
(47243)
|
191
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the live and assessed caseload of the Child Support Agency is attributable to parents with care on income-related benefits; and what the average weekly child maintenance liability for this group (a) including and (b) excluding nil liability was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(47345)
|
192
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the live and assessed cases with a positive liability being handled by the Child Support Agency is attributable to parents with care on income-related benefits. |
|
(47346)
|
193
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether receipts from the sale of assets owned by regional development agencies are reflected in the spending plans of his Department for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14. |
|
(47411)
|
194
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people worked on the enforcement of employment rights and related protections in the Health and Safety Executive in each of the last five years; how many people he expects to work on such matters in that body in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47438)
|
195
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will consider amending the eligibility criteria for community care grants to include people entitled to contributory benefits. |
|
(47167)
|
196
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions during their operation the number of social fund crisis loans available to an individual over a 12 month period has been capped. |
|
(47307)
|
197
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of his decision on the (a) level and (b) availability of crisis fund loans on the number of loans taken out by people on low incomes from high-cost or illegal lenders. |
|
(47339)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
198
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received on the sale of laser pens to children. |
|
[Transferred]
(47228)
|
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
199
N
|
Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was (a) received in contributions and (b) paid out by each public sector pension scheme in each year since 1981. |
|
[Transferred]
(47157)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
200
|
Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has considered plans to give the non-resident parent a right of access to children in separation cases. |
|
[Transferred]
(47298)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
201
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects of Somali piracy on UK oil supplies. |
|
[Transferred]
(47289)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
202
|
Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) median and (b) longest waiting time was for appeals to be heard in respect of (i) disability living allowance and (ii) employment and support allowance in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
[Transferred]
(47347)
|
203
|
Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the (a) median and (b) longest time period between (i) application for appeal and (ii) determination of that appeal in respect of (A) disability living allowance and (B) employment and support allowance in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
[Transferred]
(47348)
|
204
|
Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the (a) median and (b) longest waiting time for an appeal to be heard in respect of (i) disability living allowance and (ii) employment and support allowance in each region in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
[Transferred]
(47349)
|
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