Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Tuesday 25 January 2011
Notes:
*
Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 24 January 2011
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Tuesday 25 January 2011
For Written Questions for answer on the day of issue of this paper, see Part 1 of this paper and the Order Paper.
Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.
TUESDAY 25 JANUARY
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
*1
|
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): What recent progress he has made in introducing GP commissioning consortia. |
|
(35632)
|
*2
|
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): What steps he plans to take to increase cancer survival rates. |
|
(35633)
|
*3
|
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What recent progress he has made in introducing GP commissioning consortia. |
|
(35634)
|
*4
|
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): What steps he is taking to improve co-ordination of social care and health care for the benefit of patients. |
|
(35635)
|
*5
|
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): What recent steps he has taken to reduce levels of alcohol misuse among young people. |
|
(35636)
|
*6
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): What recent progress he has made in introducing GP commissioning consortia. |
|
(35637)
|
*7
|
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): What recent representations he has received on his plans for the internal reorganisation of the NHS; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(35638)
|
*8
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): What recent progress he has made in introducing GP commissioning consortia. |
|
(35639)
|
*9
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of videolink medical consultations in prisons. |
|
(35640)
|
*10
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): What assessment he has made of the effects on survival rates of his Department's cancer strategy. |
|
(35641)
|
*11
|
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): What recent progress he has made in introducing GP commissioning consortia. |
|
(35642)
|
*12
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): If he will take steps to increase availability of the BCG vaccine for children. |
|
(35643)
|
*13
|
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): What assessment he has made of the likely effects on waiting times of his proposed reorganisation of the NHS. |
|
(35644)
|
*14
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): What recent discussions he has had with primary care trusts on their policies on halting elective treatments in cases where such treatment has been demonstrated to be effective. |
|
(35645)
|
*15
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What recent estimate he has made of the monetary value of medical aids issued to patients by hospitals and not returned in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(35646)
|
*16
|
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): If he will assess the potential of StartHere to contribute to savings in the NHS. |
|
(35647)
|
*17
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): What recent representations he has received on his plans for the internal reorganisation of the NHS; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(35648)
|
*18
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): Which organisations have indicated to him their support for plans for the internal reorganisation of the NHS. |
|
(35649)
|
*19
|
Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): What consultation he undertook prior to publication of his proposals for GP commissioning. |
|
(35650)
|
*20
|
David Tredinnick (Bosworth): What recent discussions he has had on the statutory regulation of herbal medicine, acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(35651)
|
*21
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): What assessment he has made of the potential effects on the variation in the cost of prescription drugs of the proposals in the Health White Paper; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(35652)
|
*22
|
Mr Steve Brine (Winchester): What steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for cancer patients. |
|
(35653)
|
*23
|
Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove): What recent representations he has reecived on the operation of the interim cancer drugs fund; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(35654)
|
*24
|
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): How many elective surgical procedures have been (a) postponed and (b) cancelled since 1 October 2010. |
|
(35655)
|
*25
|
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): What steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of obesity; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(35656)
|
At 3.15 pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
|
David Rutley (Macclesfield): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. |
|
(35657)
|
*2
|
Margot James (Stourbridge): |
|
(35658)
|
*3
|
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): |
|
(35659)
|
*4
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): |
|
(35660)
|
*5
|
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): |
|
(35661)
|
*6
|
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): |
|
(35662)
|
*7
|
Karen Lumley (Redditch): |
|
(35663)
|
*8
|
Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): |
|
(35664)
|
*9
|
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): |
|
(35665)
|
*10
|
Mr Steve Brine (Winchester): |
|
(35666)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 10 January
1
N
|
Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has put in place to prevent deaths of young people from Sudden Death Syndrome. |
|
(33445)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 11 January
1
N
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions has he had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the effect of fuel duty on small business. |
|
(33819)
|
2
N
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support building societies and mutuals. |
|
(33647)
|
3
N
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the costs to his Department arising from the reduction in value of Capita's contract for education maintenance allowance; and whether his Department is liable for penalty payments under that contract as a result of the reduction. |
|
(33775)
|
4
N
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines are in place on the use of 0844 and 0845 telephone numbers by (a) GP surgeries, (b) hospitals and (c) dental practices. |
|
(33818)
|
5
N
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of the £10 Christmas bonus for the latest year in which figures are available. |
|
(33817)
|
6
N
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners living in care homes received winter fuel payments in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(33646)
|
Notices given on Monday 17 January
1
N
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanism he plans to put in place to identify households which will no longer be eligible for child benefit payments under his proposals for welfare reform where the claimant is not a higher rate taxpayer and their partner's income is unknown. |
|
(34848)
|
2
N
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a single parent living in a household with (a) a parent and (b) a child who is a higher rate taxpayer will be eligible for child benefit payments under his proposals for welfare reform. |
|
(34849)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 18 January
1
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to use the expansion of Teach First to primary school level to increase the proportion of teachers who are male. |
|
(35237)
|
2
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of students in Coventry who will qualify for the pupil premium; and how many students in Coventry have received education maintenance allowance payments in each of the last five years. |
|
(35238)
|
3
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of year 11 academy school pupils were entered for (a) physics GCSE, (b) geography GCSE and (c) modern foreign language GCSE in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(35239)
|
4
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure hospitals observe its guidance on car park charges. |
|
(35236)
|
5
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanism he plans to put in place to measure the effects on vulnerable groups of the implementation of his proposals for welfare reform. |
|
(35235)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 19 January
1
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of housing associations which offer final salary pension schemes; and if he will estimate the deficits on the funds of such schemes (a) for each association and (b) in total. |
|
[R]
(35682)
|
2
N
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent staff are employed at each courthouse in Wales identified for closure under his proposals of 14 December 2010; and how many such staff will be transferred. |
|
(35588)
|
3
N
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has for the disposal or alternative use of each court building in Wales identified for closure under his proposals of 14 December 2010. |
|
(35589)
|
4
N
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on how many occasions she has visited Ceredigion constituency on official business since her appointment. |
|
(35590)
|
5
N
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whan plans she has to visit Montgomeryshire constituency on official business in the next six months. |
|
(35591)
|
6
N
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many written representations she has received on the future of S4C. |
|
(35592)
|
Notices given on Thursday 20 January
1
N
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking in respect of market development for unmanned aircraft systems in the UK; and what the role is of Scotland's aerospace and military assets including the Hebrides Range in such work. |
|
(36149)
|
2
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage businesses to invest in research and development of environmental goods and services. |
|
(36233)
|
3
N
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what arrangements are in place to determine the grant of passes to those not directly employed by Government departments authorising access to buildings occupied by such departments; what rules govern the issue of such passes to such individuals; which authority is responsible for vetting applications for such passes; and how many such passes were issued in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(36050)
|
4
N
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department publishes a register of interests for the Civil Service. |
|
(36145)
|
5
N
|
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 7 October and 13 December 2010 regarding child benefit. |
|
(36144)
|
6
N
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton of 9 December 2010 in regard to Ms G Brownridge. |
|
(36052)
|
7
N
|
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department is making on the introduction of a rural fuel duty rebate in the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles and the Isles of Scilly; and if he will assess the merits of extending the rebate to the Isle of Wight. |
|
(35967)
|
8
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's policy is on the sale of advertising space on its website. |
|
(36146)
|
9
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Community Agency has allocated to Accent Nene Housing Society for (a) social rented housing and (b) intermediate housing in Peterborough in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(36152)
|
10
N
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton of 29 November 2010 in regard to Mr F O'Flynn. |
|
(36054)
|
11
N
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he plans to respond to the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton of 9 December 2010 in regard to Ms J Vickers. |
|
(36033)
|
12
N
|
Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent representations he has received on the broadcast of (a) future Ashes series and (b) other live Test cricket on terrestrial television; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(36142)
|
13
N
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department plans to provide to the Hebrides Range Task Force diversification programme for civil Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) future co-utilisation of range assets and capabilities; and what plans he has to co-ordinate that support with the UAS civil and military market development initiatives under consideration by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. |
|
(36148)
|
14
N
|
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many improvised explosive device attacks there were on UK forces in Afghanistan in each month between June 2006 and December 2007. |
|
(36154)
|
15
N
|
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many suicide bombings against International Security Assistance Force forces operating under Regional Command South in Afghanistan were recorded in each month since June 2006. |
|
(36155)
|
16
N
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in his Department have been made redundant since May 2010; and how much it has spent on redundancy costs. |
|
(36151)
|
17
N
|
Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) special school pupils are eligible for free school meals in each ward in Sevenoaks constituency. |
|
(35986)
|
18
N
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to respond to the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton of 10 December 2010 in regard to Mrs E Flint. |
|
(36051)
|
19
N
|
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will permit children with at least 95 per cent. attendance at school to take a week or less holiday during term-time without incurring a financial penalty. |
|
(35928)
|
20
N
|
Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to his Answer of 17 January 2011, Official Report, column 482W, on wind power: carbon emissions, what the size was of the adjustment made to take account of intermittency on the efficiency of plant used for back-up during times that wind power was not available. |
|
(36153)
|
21
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Forestry Commission has paid to the Crown Estate for each parcel of land sold in the last five years which has been transferred to the Forestry Commission under the Forestry (Transfer of Woods) Act 1923. |
|
(36143)
|
22
N
|
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of (a) 29 November and (b) 16 December 2010 concerning Mr W Pidgeon. |
|
(36058)
|
23
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on decompression of employees in each year from 2005 to 2010. |
|
(36060)
|
24
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on decompression of employees who served in Afghanistan in each year from 2005 to 2010. |
|
(36061)
|
25
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's employees were subject to decompression schemes in each year from 2005 to 2010. |
|
(36062)
|
26
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's employees who had served in Afghanistan were subject to decompression schemes in each year from 2005 to 2010. |
|
(36063)
|
27
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on decompression of employees who have served in Afghanistan; and what variation in policy there is according to rank or pay grade. |
|
(36064)
|
28
N
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will encourage operators of retail stores to provide hand towels in disabled toilet facilities in retail outlets. |
|
(36049)
|
29
N
|
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) the North West have died from influenza since October 2010; how many such cases involved the H1N1 strain of the virus; and what consideration his Department has given to publishing a regional or sub-regional breakdown of deaths from influenza. |
|
(36156)
|
30
N
|
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the difference is in the level of compensation payments for those affected by contaminated blood and blood products (a) in the Republic of Ireland and (b) in the UK under the settlement he announced on 10 January 2011; and for what reasons he considers that a difference in such levels is appropriate. |
|
(35930)
|
31
N
|
Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has allocated to the Neighbourhood Policing Fund in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(36056)
|
32
N
|
Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sexual offence liaison officers were employed in each police force in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(36057)
|
33
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the operation of the Azure card system; what estimate she has made of the level of unspent credit on such cards; and what plans she has to review the system. |
|
(35987)
|
34
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2011, Official Report, column 676W, on deportation: human rights, for what reason the UK Border Agency does not record centrally the information on removals which did not proceed as a result of the application of provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(35927)
|
35
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2011, Official Report, column 676W, on deportation: human rights, what estimate she has made of the indicative cost of collecting the information requested; what methods she used to make that estimate; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(35929)
|
36
N
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will estimate the change in monetary terms in the level of the UK's official development assistance (ODA) in each year to 2014 if ODA increased incrementally to (a) 0.61 per cent. of gross national income (GNI) in 2011, (b) 0.65 per cent. of GNI in 2012 and (c) 0.7 per cent. of GNI in 2013. |
|
(36059)
|
37
N
|
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving sentences of less than 12 months have been convicted of (a) violence against the person offences, (b) sexual offences, (c) burglary, (d) robbery and (e) drug offences on the most recent date for which figures are available. |
|
(36048)
|
38
N
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton of 11 November 2010 in regard to Israr Hussain Malik. |
|
(36053)
|
39
N
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the introduction of regulations limiting the number of hours taxi drivers are able to work (a) in a single shift and (b) in a week. |
|
(35988)
|
40
N
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which 50 rail passenger routes showed the greatest excess of load over capacity in the most recent survey period for which figures are available. |
|
(36055)
|
41
N
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the removal of coastguard tugs on the effectiveness of responses to oil tanker accidents. |
|
(36147)
|
42
N
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, at what stage of the consultation period (a) Stornoway and (b) Shetland coastguard stations were included in his Department's coastguard modernisation consultation. |
|
(36150)
|
Notices given on Friday 21 January
1
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made on the effectiveness of microfinance projects in supporting (a) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and (b) SMEs led by women. |
|
(36235)
|
2
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of his Department's project budget has been spent on microfinance projects in the last three years for which figures are available. |
|
(36236)
|
3
|
Mel Stride (Central Devon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of (a) regulation and (b) administrative requirements; and what assessment he has made of progress against his Department's objectives in this respect. |
|
(36257)
|
4
|
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were employed in the manufacturing sector in (a) Warwickshire and (b) the West Midlands in each year since 2001. |
|
(36259)
|
5
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regulation of currency exchange services; what estimate he has made of the number of individuals who have outstanding liabilities following the entry into administration of Crown Currency Exchange; and what recent representations he has received on the entry into administration of Crown Currency Exchange. |
|
(36245)
|
6
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce a fuel duty stabiliser. |
|
(36256)
|
7
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 16 and 17 year olds have died while on service or training in the armed forces since 1997; and what the (a) cause of death and (b) country where death took place was in each case. |
|
(36285)
|
8
|
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the future of HMS Prince of Wales. |
|
(36249)
|
9
|
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the letter of 9 September 2010 to Professor Alison Wolf, whether he has delivered to him an interim report on her review of vocational education; and if he will publish the interim report. |
|
(36238)
|
10
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what single tender contracts his Department has awarded since his appointment; and what the monetary value is of each contract above the EU public procurement threshold. |
|
(36278)
|
11
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (PUSS) to House of Lords Grand Committee, Official Report, column GC176, on the draft Nuclear Policy Statement for Nuclear Generation, when the review of nuclear policy referred to was commissioned; if he will publish the report of the review; which body is assisting the PUSS in his conduct of the review; whether the review was put out for tender; whether any upper limit was placed on the cost of conducting the review; when he expects to receive the report of the review; and whether he plans to publish the final report of the review. |
|
(36274)
|
12
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he last met representatives of (a) Ofgem and (b) energy suppliers to discuss consumer energy prices. |
|
(36255)
|
13
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she next expects to report on progress towards achieving each of the targets for priority species and habitats contained in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. |
|
(36246)
|
14
|
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the relative merits of (a) deposit refund schemes and (b) doorstep recycling schemes in increasing recycling rates of beverage containers. |
|
(36241)
|
15
|
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the disamenity of litter; and whether she plans to commission further research into the matter. |
|
(36242)
|
16
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) economic and (b) environmental effects on (i) the fishing fleet in the North East and (ii) the North Sea of the practice of discarding fish in the North Sea; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(36258)
|
17
|
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce a mechanism to monitor the amount of his Department's expenditure which is allocated to carers in each age group. |
|
(36251)
|
18
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2011, Official Report, columns 398-9W, on asylum: housing, whether she has made an assessment of the proportion of (a) all people seeking asylum and (b) people seeking asylum with children at school who will be required to move as a result of the reduction in the number of individual and consortia of local authorities who provide housing to people seeking asylum through contracts with the UK Border Agency; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(36275)
|
19
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2011, Official Report, columns 398-9W, on asylum: housing, what the (a) minimum and (b) maximum number of people seeking asylum was that each local authority or local authority consortium has been required to house under contracts with the UK Border Agency in each of the last five years. |
|
(36276)
|
20
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2011, Official Report, columns 398-9W, on asylum: housing, what estimate she has made of the (a) minimum and (b) maximum number of people seeking asylum that each local authority consortium will be required to house under contracts with the UK Border Agency in each of the next five years. |
|
(36277)
|
21
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the three Association of Chief Police Officers units involved in tackling domestic extremism will be moved to the Metropolitan Police Service and made subject to its governance systems; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(36279)
|
22
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) convicted following police operations using undercover officers in each of the last 10 years; and how many of these were environmental protestors. |
|
(36280)
|
23
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set up a judicial enquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 into the use of undercover police officers to investigate peaceful protest groups and their constituent members and the policing of peaceful protest; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(36281)
|
24
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what date the Association of Chief Police Officers will be made subject to the Freedom of Information Act. |
|
(36282)
|
25
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made any assessment of the accountability and transparency of the Association of Chief Police Officers. |
|
(36283)
|
26
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a list of all hon. Members who are listed on the domestic extremism database. |
|
(36284)
|
27
|
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many border security agents were stationed in Paris on the most recent date for which figures are available. |
|
(36243)
|
28
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the likely effects on UK Border Agency services of the proposed reduction in its staff numbers by 2015. |
|
(36244)
|
29
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of his Department's budget for overseas projects has been spent on microfinance projects for (a) both men and women and (b) women only in the last three years for which figures are available. |
|
(36237)
|
30
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of microfinace projects in contributing to progress towards Millennium Development Goal Three: to promote gender equality and empower women. |
|
(36239)
|
31
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of his Department's budget for overseas projects was spent on projects aiming to assist women and girls in the last three years for which figures are available. |
|
(36240)
|
32
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have absconded from (a) the prison estate and (b) prisons under private management since May 2010. |
|
(36248)
|
33
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) disturbances and (b) riots (i) on the prison estate and (ii) in private prisons have been recorded since May 2010. |
|
(36250)
|
34
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many escapes from (a) all prisons and (b) prisons under private management there have been since May 2010. |
|
(36252)
|
35
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy on target searching within the prison estate (a) is and (b) was in May 2010. |
|
(36253)
|
36
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many target searches there were on the prison estate in (a) November 2009 and (b) November 2010. |
|
(36254)
|
37
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which Prison Service region the most (a) class A and (b) class B drugs were detected in prisons in 2009-10. |
|
(36272)
|
38
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many visitors to prisons in England and Wales were found to be in possession of mobile telephones in areas where visitors are not permitted to carry such telephones in 2009-10. |
|
(36273)
|
39
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the evidential basis is for his proposal that 12 months should be the maximum period for claimants in the work related activity group to receive contributory employment and support allowance. |
|
(36247)
|
WEDNESDAY 26 JANUARY
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
*1
|
Mark Menzies (Fylde): What recent steps he has taken to promote business growth and inward investment in Scotland. |
|
(35124)
|
*2
|
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): What progress the Government has made on implementation of recommendations of the Calman Commission on Scottish Devolution; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(35125)
|
*3
|
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect in Scotland of the increase in the basic rate of value added tax. |
|
(35126)
|
*4
|
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): What assessment he has made of recent trends in business confidence in Scotland. |
|
(35127)
|
*5
|
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): What assessment he has made of the likely effect on universities in Scotland of the increase in the maximum fees chargeable by universities in England. |
|
(35128)
|
*6
|
David Mowat (Warrington South): What progress the Government has made on implementaiton of recommendations of the Calman Commission on Scottish Devolution; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(35129)
|
*7
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): What assessment he has made of recent trends in business confidence in Scotland. |
|
(35130)
|
*8
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): What discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the level of employee bonuses to be paid by banks based in Scotland. |
|
(35131)
|
*9
|
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): What assessment he has made of trends in business confidence in Scotland. |
|
(35132)
|
*10
|
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): What recent discussions he has had with the Driving Standards Agency on its operations in Scotland. |
|
(35133)
|
*11
|
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): What assessment he has made of the effects of the outcomes of the recent state visit to Edinburgh and London of the Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China on the renewable and low-carbon energy industries in Scotland. |
|
(35134)
|
*12
|
Eric Joyce (Falkirk): What discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the level of employee bonuses to be paid by banks based in Scotland. |
|
(35135)
|
*13
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): What recent representations he has received on the boundaries between devolved and reserved policy matters; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(35136)
|
*14
|
Robert Halfon (Harlow): What recent representations he has received from the Scottish Executive on the financial accountability of the Scottish Parliament. |
|
(35137)
|
*15
|
Mel Stride (Central Devon): What the outcome was of the recent visit to Scotland of the Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(35138)
|
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice.
*1
|
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 26 January. |
|
(35931)
|
*2
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): |
|
(35932)
|
*3
|
Alok Sharma (Reading West): |
|
(35933)
|
*4
|
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): |
|
(35934)
|
*5
|
Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk): |
|
(35935)
|
*6
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): |
|
(35936)
|
*7
|
Mr Don Foster (Bath): |
|
(35937)
|
*8
|
Karen Lumley (Redditch): |
|
(35938)
|
*9
|
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): |
|
(35939)
|
*10
|
Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): |
|
(35940)
|
*11
|
Kris Hopkins (Keighley): |
|
(35941)
|
*12
|
Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty): |
|
(35942)
|
*13
|
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): |
|
(35943)
|
*14
|
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): |
|
(35944)
|
*15
|
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): |
|
(35945)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 18 January
1
N
|
Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review the medical advice on vaccination against swine influenza in view of the death of Lana Ameen. |
|
(35166)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 19 January
1
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure disabled people are not disproportionately affected by job losses; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(35593)
|
4
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with Jobcentre Plus on the levels of employment vacancies available to jobseekers with (a) a physical disability and (b) other disabilities; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(35596)
|
5
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to improve career progression for agency workers; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(35597)
|
6
N
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library an update to the estimated value of assets set out in table 2.2 of Budget 2010: the economy and public finances, supplementary material for the latest period in which figures are available. |
|
(35864)
|
7
N
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the potential savings to the Exchequer of withdrawing child benefit from families with a higher rate tax payer if the higher rate threshold were adjusted to negate an increase in the personal allowance to £10,000. |
|
(35921)
|
8
N
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the potential savings to the Exchequer of withdrawing child benefit from families with a higher rate tax payer if the higher rate threshold were £38,600. |
|
(35922)
|
9
N
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which companies have been contracted to date (a) to deliver System Drawings and Equipment Technical Specifications and (b) to demonstrate system performance and compliance with system functional requirements under the assessment phase for the Vanguard submarine replacement for Trident programme; and what the monetary value is of his Department's contract with each such company. |
|
(35923)
|
Notices given on Thursday 20 January
1
N
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many representations her Department has received on the proposed disposal of the public forest estate to date; what categories her Department uses to classify such representations; and whether representations which are based on a common pro forma letter submitted by individual members of the public to her Department are recorded as individual representations. |
|
(36234)
|
2
N
|
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review the provision which permits train operating companies to operate on passenger rail services sanitary facilities which discharge waste directly onto tracks. |
|
(36157)
|
Notices given on Friday 21 January
1
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will meet trade union representatives from Remploy to discuss issues facing the Remploy work force; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(35594)
|
2
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the plan to reduce costs within Remploy recently presented to his Department by trade union members; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(35595)
|
3
N
|
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department (a) has undertaken and (b) plans to undertake any studies on the effects of the Asset Management Period cycle on job losses within the water industry and its supply chain; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(36271)
|
4
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was raised as a result of Government action against tax avoidance (a) in the last five years and (b) since May 2010; and how much such revenue he expects to raise in the next 12 months. |
|
(36287)
|
5
N
|
Andy Burnham (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by what mechanism his Department plans to gather evidence for its internal review of Personal, Social, Health and Economic education. |
|
(36266)
|
6
N
|
Andy Burnham (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects his Department's internal review of Personal, Social Health and Economic education to be completed. |
|
(36267)
|
7
N
|
Andy Burnham (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department had with other organisations before awarding UNISON a contract for trade union services to the College of Social Work. |
|
(36268)
|
8
N
|
Andy Burnham (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Social Care Institute for Excellence will have a role in the running of the College of Social Work. |
|
(36269)
|
9
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what contribution energy from wind power generation made to the electricity supply during December 2010. |
|
(36290)
|
10
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on amending emission limits on domestic biomass burners under 20MW to 30g/GJ for particulates and 150g/GJ for NOx. |
|
(36291)
|
11
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce emissions of oxides of nitrogen from domestic biomass boilers through (a) the use of abatement equipment and (b) other means. |
|
(36292)
|
12
N
|
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department (a) has undertaken and (b) plans to undertake any studies on the effects of the Asset Management Period cycle on job losses within the water industry and its supply chain; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(36270)
|
13
N
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what dates the seasonal influenza advertising campaign was launched in each of the last five years. |
|
(36263)
|
14
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many public interest immunity certificates Ministers in her Department have signed since May 2010; and what issues they covered. |
|
(36288)
|
15
N
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the unit cost of (a) anti-malarial mosquito nets and (b) pentavalent vaccines provided by his Department. |
|
(36265)
|
16
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the current operational capacity is of (a) the prison estate and (b) each prison in the prison estate. |
|
(36260)
|
17
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the certified normal accommodation figures are for (a) the prison estate and (b) each prison in the prison estate. |
|
(36261)
|
18
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders serving custodial sentences received sentences of (a) less than six months, (b) between six and 12 months, (c) between 12 months and five years, (d) between five and 10 years, (e) between 10 and 25 years and (f) over 25 years. |
|
(36262)
|
19
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are accommodated in multiple-occupancy cells in each prison. |
|
(36264)
|
20
N
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will discuss with Network Rail and First Great Western steps to deal with overcrowding on weekday services to London Paddington departing from (a) Bristol Temple Meads at 06.00, (b) Oxford at 07.10 and (c) Reading at 07.42. |
|
(36286)
|
21
N
|
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants have had a benefit reduced or withdrawn on the ground of not actively seeking employment in the last 12 months. |
|
(36289)
|
THURSDAY 27 JANUARY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 11 January
1
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average cost of the recent increase in the rate of value added tax to voluntary services and charities in each of the next three years. |
|
(33820)
|
Notices given on Thursday 13 January
1
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of unused medicines which were subsequently destroyed in the latest year for which figures are available; and for what reason such drugs returned to the NHS are not reissued to patients requiring prescriptions. |
|
(34504)
|
2
N
|
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many projects funded through UK official development aid were halted due to misuse of such funds by the recipients in each year since 2007-08. |
|
(34503)
|
3
N
|
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the aid classified as official development assistance (ODA) provided by UK non-governmental organisations funded through Gift Aid contributions in each year since 2007-08; and what method he used to estimate the proportion of UK ODA attributable to gift aided contributions. |
|
(34635)
|
4
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) in Leeds and (b) nationally applied for disability living allowance citing schizophrenia or a psychosis as their disability in each of the last five years; and how many such applications were refused in each such year. |
|
(34506)
|
Notices given on Monday 17 January
1
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for GR9 Harrier aircraft to be retained in reserve after their withdrawal from service; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(34898)
|
2
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what techniques exist for the maintenance in long-term storage of aircraft which have been withdrawn from service. |
|
(34899)
|
3
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with officers of the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Airforce on the potential of Harrier aircraft which have been mothballed to be utilised in the event of an emergency. |
|
(34900)
|
4
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to prevent any dismantling of Harrier aircraft withdrawn from service; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(34901)
|
5
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of mothballing (a) each and (b) all of the Harrier aircraft after they have been withdrawn from service. |
|
(34902)
|
6
N
|
Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what response he plans to make to the report of the Henley Review of Music Education. |
|
(34786)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 19 January
1
N
|
Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to minimise the cost of interpretation in the court system. |
|
(35598)
|
2
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount of housing benefit paid by tenure in East Lothian constituency was in the latest period for which figures are available; what the average amount of local housing allowance paid by tenure in East Lothian constituency was in the latest period for which figures are available; and what proportion of (a) housing benefit and (b) local housing allowance recipients in (i) local authority, (ii) housing association and (iii) private sector housing in East Lothian constituency were also in receipt of (A) jobseeker's allowance and (B) employment and support allowance in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(35865)
|
3
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the medium household income was of a family in (a) social rented sector, (b) private rented sector and (c) owner-occupied accommodation in East Lothian consitutency (i) before and (ii) after housing costs in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(35866)
|
Notices given on Thursday 20 January
1
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of community-based testing for sexually transmitted infections. |
|
(35990)
|
2
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of undiagnosed HIV. |
|
(35991)
|
3
N
|
Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to publicise the implementation of the Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010 in England. |
|
(35989)
|
4
N
|
Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the number of persons in England (a) under 18 and (b) aged 18 and 19 years using sunbeds. |
|
(36158)
|
5
N
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 21 December 2010, Official Report, column 1302W and 14 March 2005, Official Report, column 4W, on railways: disputes, for what reasons the information is no longer released on grounds of commercial confidentiality; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(36162)
|
6
N
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, who will assume the responsiblities formerly carried out by the Women's National Commission representative at the forthcoming meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in February 2011. |
|
(36161)
|
7
N
|
Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will commission research into a system for linking increases in pensions for those aged over 80 years to the rate of inflation. |
|
(36159)
|
8
N
|
Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the merits of changing the level of increase to pensions for those aged over 80 years to create an even rate of pension increase from retirement. |
|
(36160)
|
MONDAY 31 JANUARY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 19 January
1
N
|
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department's reviews of the (a) vetting and barring scheme and (b) criminal records regime will take account of (i) the findings and recommendations of the Bichard Inquiry and (ii) statutory provisions safeguarding children and vulnerable people. |
|
(35599)
|
2
N
|
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what savings to the public purse in monetary terms she expects as a result of planned changes to the Criminal Records Bureau budget in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(35601)
|
3
N
|
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library the criteria the Criminal Records Bureau is using to determine the reduction in staffing levels over the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(35602)
|
Notices given on Thursday 20 January
1
N
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether, under his proposals for parental leave, a mother who returns to work in order for her partner to take additional paternity leave and pay will lose any keeping in touch days. |
|
(36163)
|
2
N
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether, under his proposals for parental leave, a mother who takes a period of annual leave immediately after maternity leave will be classed as having returned to work for the purposes of starting additional paternity leave and pay. |
|
(36165)
|
3
N
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether, under his proposals for parental leave, employees will be permitted to continue to recoup statutory maternity pay if a mother returns to work but takes a period of annual leave immediately after maternity leave. |
|
(36164)
|
THURSDAY 3 FEBRUARY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 20 January
1
N
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people took up an engineering apprenticeship in (a) Britain, (b) Cumbria and (c) Carlisle in 2009-10. |
|
(35992)
|
2
N
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of households in Devon without access to the internet. |
|
(36169)
|
3
N
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of students in (a) Newton Abbot constituency and (b) Devon who will qualify for the pupil premium. |
|
(36167)
|
4
N
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of patients medically fit for discharge who remained in hospital in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(36166)
|
5
N
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of the influenza vaccine in Newton Abbot constituency. |
|
(36168)
|
TUESDAY 8 FEBRUARY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 11 January
1
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to pay local housing allowance directly to landlords if directed to do so by tenants. |
|
(33821)
|
|
