Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Notes:
*
Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 31 January 2011
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Tuesday 1 February 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 1 FEBRUARY
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
*1
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Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): What recent discussions he has had with his Afghan counterpart; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37140)
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*2
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Ben Gummer (Ipswich): What recent assessment he has made of progress in the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37141)
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*3
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): What recent representations he has received on the UK's involvement in the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37142)
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*4
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Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): What plans he has to increase the prominence of bilateral relations between the UK and the countries of Latin America; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37143)
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*5
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Esther McVey (Wirral West): What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Ivory Coast; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37144)
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*6
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Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): What future plans he has for the UK diplomatic network; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37145)
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*7
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Paul Flynn (Newport West): What recent steps his Department has taken to support measures to reduce the incidence of corruption in Afghanistan. |
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(37146)
|
*8
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): What steps he plans to take to maintain provision of BBC World Service radio services when responsibility for its funding is transferred to the BBC Trust. |
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(37147)
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*9
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Sudan; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37148)
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*10
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on trends in the incidence of piracy. |
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(37149)
|
*11
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in East Jerusalem. |
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(37150)
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*12
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Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): What discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the disruption of a Christmas Day service in Rizokarpaso, Cyprus. |
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(37151)
|
*13
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Jane Ellison (Battersea): What the outcomes were of his recent visit to Australia and New Zealand; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37152)
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*14
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): What plans he has for the future role of the UK in the Commonwealth. |
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(37153)
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*15
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Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): What steps he plans to take to promote a peaceful resolution to the dispute in Kashmir. |
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(37154)
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*16
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Tunisia. |
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(37155)
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*17
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Dr Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): What recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Pakistan on the deaths of British citizens in that country; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37156)
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*18
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): What recent discussions he has had with his Iraqi counterpart on the role of trades unions in Iraq. |
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(37157)
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*19
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Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): What plans he has for the future role of the UK in the Commonwealth. |
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(37158)
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*20
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Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): What recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on detention. |
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(37159)
|
*21
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Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Sudan; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37160)
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*22
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Duncan Hames (Chippenham): What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Sudan; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37161)
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*23
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Robert Halfon (Harlow): What assessment he has made of the outcome of the referendum in southern Sudan. |
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(37162)
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*24
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Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): What recent assessment he has made of the condition of the Hazara population in Pakistan; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37163)
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*25
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Eric Joyce (Falkirk): What recent discussions he has had on securing the release of Gilad Shalit. |
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(37164)
|
At 3.15 pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
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Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. |
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(37165)
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*2
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Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): |
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(37166)
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*3
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): |
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(37167)
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*4
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Laura Sandys (South Thanet): |
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(37168)
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*5
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Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): |
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(37169)
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*6
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Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): |
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(37170)
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*7
|
Priti Patel (Witham): |
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(37171)
|
*8
|
Lyn Brown (West Ham): |
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(37172)
|
*9
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): |
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(37173)
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Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 24 January
1
N
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average response time was for fire appliances in London attending (a) dwelling fires, (b) commercial building fires and (c) road traffic accidents in each of the last 12 months. |
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(36383)
|
2
N
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John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to respond to the Fire Futures review of options for the future provision of fire and rescue services in England; and if he will make a statement. |
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(36384)
|
3
N
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when Ministers in his Department last (a) met and (b) corresponded with (i) the Chair of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, (ii) employees of AssetCo and (iii) representatives of AssetCo; and if he will place in the Library (A) details of those discussions and (B) copies of such correspondence. |
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(36385)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 25 January
1
N
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Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what procedures he envisages to protect the interest of persons with disabilities in securing access to accurate information on the recording and assessment of amenities and adaptations to holiday accommodation designed to facilitate use by disabled people following the proposed changes to quality assessment conducted under the Development of Tourism Act 1969; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37087)
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2
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate has been made of the cost to his Department of redundancies in each of the next five financial years. |
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(37019)
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3
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Senior Civil Service staff have left his Department since May 2010; and what (a) contractual and (b) non-contractual payments were made in each case. |
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(37020)
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4
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Senior Civil Service staff moves there have been in his Department since May 2010; and what the (a) name and (b) salary is of each person (i) moving posts within and (ii) leaving his Department. |
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(37021)
|
5
N
|
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has plans to review and simplify the decision support tool document for people suffering from end stage neurological conditions who apply for continuing healthcare. |
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(37025)
|
6
N
|
Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many days intensive care beds in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) the North West were put under centralised gold control since 1 December 2010. |
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(37022)
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7
N
|
Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the level of occupancy of children's intensive care beds in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) the North West since 1 December 2010. |
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(37023)
|
8
N
|
Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the number of cancellations of elective operations in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) the North West since 1 December 2010; and what the reasons for such cancellations were in each case. |
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(37024)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 26 January
1
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency allocated to (a) Axiom Housing Association and (b) Minster Housing Association for (i) social rented housing and (ii) intermediate housing in Peterborough constituency in (1) 2010-11, (2) 2011-12 and (3) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(37232)
|
2
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the provision of financial education for young people; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37408)
|
3
N
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make the reduction of avoidable sight loss an indicator in the public health outcome framework. |
|
(37216)
|
4
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which pilot fatigue affects aviation safety; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(37409)
|
5
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on travel safety of implementation of the European Aviation Safety Agency's recent proposals for legislation; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37410)
|
6
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what expenditure his Department has incurred on Government Car Service cars since May 2010. |
|
(37411)
|
Notices given on Thursday 27 January
1
N
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to assist UK mineral mining companies seeking contracts in Afghanistan. |
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(37467)
|
2
N
|
Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of (a) exports and (b) imports including tourism between the UK and (i) Saudi Arabia, (ii) Qatar, (iii) UAE, (iv) Bahrain and (v) Oman in the latest year for which figures are available. |
|
(37599)
|
3
N
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has plans to support UK-based research into new drugs to enhance the treatment of those co-infected with tubeculosis and HIV. |
|
(37515)
|
4
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had any discussions on moving Civil Service jobs from London to Warrington; and if he will make a statement. |
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(37596)
|
5
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Civil Service jobs he plans to move out of London in the next five years; and what criteria he will apply to determine the new locations for such jobs. |
|
(37597)
|
6
N
|
Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, on what date he expects the criteria for application to the next round of Broadband UK funding pilots to be published. |
|
(37594)
|
7
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will establish a cross-Government group working in partnership with the private sector to develop a jobs and growth strategy for the creative industries. |
|
(37447)
|
8
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he expects Ofcom to publish its code of practice on reductions in online infringement of copyright. |
|
(37714)
|
9
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has discussed the proposed acquisition of BSkyB by News Corporation with (a) the Prime Minister and (b) officials or special advisers working for the Prime Minister since (i) the date he assumed Ministerial responsibility for the policy area and (ii) the date he received the Ofcom report on the proposed acquisition. |
|
(37715)
|
10
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether any officials or special advisers in his Department have discussed the proposed acquisition of BSkyB by News Corporation with officials or political advisers working for the Prime Minister since the date on which he received the Ofcom report on the proposed acquisition. |
|
(37730)
|
11
N
|
John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what reports he has received on the future employment of the Director of Technology Resources at Ofcom; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(37727)
|
12
N
|
John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will discuss with Ofcom a review of its consultation document on Implementing Geolocation following the forthcoming departure from his post of Ofcom's Director of Technology Resources; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(37728)
|
13
N
|
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of dependants of service personnel who are being educated in schools in Germany. |
|
(37448)
|
14
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new starters joined (a) the Armed Forces Pension Scheme, (b) Disablement Gratuity Scheme and (c) the Armed Forces Disablement Pension Scheme in each year from 1981 to 2000. |
|
(37601)
|
15
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals were in receipt of payments from the (a) Armed Forces Pension Scheme and (b) Armed Forces Disablement Scheme in each year from 1981 to 2000. |
|
(37724)
|
16
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what timetable he has set for implementation of the increased compensation payments for those ex-service personnel suffering mental health disorders. |
|
(37723)
|
17
N
|
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish each document held by his Department and not yet released relating to British nuclear tests in the South Pacific. |
|
(37598)
|
18
N
|
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on an out-of-court settlement for British nuclear test veterans. |
|
(37725)
|
19
N
|
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the likely effect of the conclusions of the Redfern Inquiry into examination of tissue from nuclear industry workers on his Department's policy on nuclear test veterans. |
|
(37726)
|
20
N
|
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2011, Official Report, column 164W, on schools: sports, what assessment he has made of the effects of working with sports clubs on the teaching of sport in schools. |
|
(37600)
|
21
N
|
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the cost to the public purse of litigation and fines in respect of the UK's air quality exceedances of (a) particulate matter and (b) nitrogen dioxide. |
|
(37712)
|
22
N
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2011, Official Report, column 293W, on forests, for what reason the 2,700 campaign emails sent via Forest.org were not added to the figure of 800 representations received by her Department on the sale of the public forest estate. |
|
(37521)
|
23
N
|
Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the likely effectiveness of the dispute resolution mechanisms proposed for the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Uganda. |
|
(37721)
|
24
N
|
Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on measures to ensure freedom of speech and freedom of the media in Uganda in advance of the forthcoming elections in that country. |
|
(37722)
|
25
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will meet the hon. Member for West Lancashire and clinicians to discuss the future of the Wrightington Hospital site. |
|
(37446)
|
26
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who will be responsible for handling unresolved constituency complaints brought by hon. Members against GP consortia under his proposals for NHS reform. |
|
(37720)
|
27
N
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding he plans to allocate to the Scottish Government from the Cancer Drugs Fund in 2010-11. |
|
(37516)
|
32
N
|
Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was allocated to police forces by central Government in each year since 2005-06. |
|
(37716)
|
33
N
|
Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what proportion the grant allocation to each police force authority will change in each year to 2014-15. |
|
(37717)
|
34
N
|
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money was received by the Criminal Records Bureau in income from fees from each type of registered body and umbrella group in 2009-10. |
|
(37444)
|
35
N
|
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Criminal Records Bureau disclosures were issued for each type of registered body and umbrella group in 2009-10. |
|
(37445)
|
36
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many test purchases of alcohol in drinking establishments by under-age children were carried out in (a) Lincoln, (b) Lincolnshire and (c) England and Wales in each of the last five years; and how many such establishments were found to have sold alcohol to minors through such operations. |
|
(37734)
|
37
N
|
Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken in respect of (a) Cartel Client Review and (b) its office holders since March 2010; what the status of the company is; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(37514)
|
38
N
|
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the likely (a) cost to the public purse and (b) operational performance of public service all-electric vehicles in (i) 2013, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2017. |
|
(37595)
|
39
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to encourage active travel. |
|
(37718)
|
40
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to engage with businesses in order to promote active travel. |
|
(37719)
|
41
N
|
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the status is of cases where child maintenance arrears are owed to a resident parent, but new child maintenance payments are no longer being pursued, under his Department's proposed transition to a new child maintenance system. |
|
(37466)
|
42
N
|
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria are used to assess the eligibility of individuals who are (a) deaf or hard of hearing and (b) blind or partially sighted for disability living allowance payments. |
|
(37602)
|
43
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average level of pension of (a) a woman and (b) a man who retired in 2010. |
|
(37517)
|
44
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average level of a state second pension paid to a woman retiring in 2010. |
|
(37518)
|
45
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the savings indentified as accruing from the revised timetable for increasing the state pension age is attributable to (a) men and (b) women. |
|
(37519)
|
46
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the savings indentified as accruing from the revised timetable for increasing the state pension age is attributable to (a) basic state pension, (b) second state pension and (c) pension credit paid to (i) men and (ii) women. |
|
(37520)
|
Notices given on Friday 28 January
1
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which schemes will be affected by the proposal to increase payments to ex-service personnel with mental health disorders; and how much funding he plans to allocate to each such scheme. |
|
[Transferred]
(37729)
|
2
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the proposal to increase payments for ex-service personnel with mental health disorders in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
[Transferred]
(37731)
|
3
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will be affected by the proposed increase in payments for ex-service personnel with mental health disorders. |
|
[Transferred]
(37732)
|
4
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultation (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department undertook with armed forces charities in advance of the announcement of increased payments for ex-service personnel with mental health disorders. |
|
[Transferred]
(37733)
|
5
|
Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of road fund licences were issued (a) by the Post Office and (b) online in 2009. |
|
(37753)
|
6
|
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the merits of providing a small budget to local economic partnerships to establish a secretariat which would not be under the control of a single organisation. |
|
(37784)
|
7
|
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to encourage public sector bodies to give priority to local businesses in their procurement policies. |
|
(37778)
|
8
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had on the potential for double taxation to occur as a result of granting greater fiscal powers to the Scottish Government. |
|
(37783)
|
9
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to establish a successor scheme to the Financial Inclusion Fund from 31 March 2011; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(37777)
|
10
|
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he expects the results of the report commissioned by the Minister for Tourism and Heritage on the international benchmarking of national lottery administration costs to be published; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(37787)
|
11
|
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what consultations he has undertaken with lottery funding distributors on the reduction in his Department's expenditure on their running costs. |
|
(37788)
|
12
|
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what consultation he has undertaken with community and voluntary groups on the reduction in his Department is expenditure on running costs of lottery funding distributors. |
|
(37789)
|
13
|
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will assess the likely effects of requiring benefit claimants to be on the electoral register to be eligible for benefits on the accuracy and completeness of the electoral register. |
|
(37785)
|
14
|
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanism he plans to put in place for the delivery of quality assurance for the newborn hearing screening programme by Public Health England; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(37770)
|
15
|
Mr Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) cost of provision of orphan treatments for myasthenia gravis on the NHS. |
|
(37755)
|
16
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential basis is for his policy on reforming health care commissioning. |
|
(37779)
|
17
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the likely effects of including private healthcare companies in the commissioning process in the light of international experience. |
|
(37780)
|
18
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms he plans to put in place to prevent private healthcare companies participating in the commissioning process solely for the purpose of generating profit. |
|
(37781)
|
19
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the conclusions and recommendations of the Age UK report, Invisible but Invaluable. |
|
(37759)
|
20
|
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what facilities are available for those entering the UK from abroad via the Republic of Ireland who activate the residency permit in their passport granting temporary or permanent right of abode in the UK. |
|
(37746)
|
21
|
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what ongoing private finance initiative contractual obligations are in place in respect of Kidderminster Magistrates' Court. |
|
(37771)
|
22
|
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has for future use of the building used by Kidderminster County Court after its closure. |
|
(37772)
|
23
|
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the level of savings which will accrue from the closure of Kidderminster County Court. |
|
(37773)
|
24
|
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the effects of closing Kidderminster County Court on the status of the private finance initiative contract with Kidderminster Magistrates' Court. |
|
(37774)
|
25
|
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to renegotiate the Kidderminster Court House private finance initiative contract after the closure of Kidderminster County Court. |
|
(37775)
|
26
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will hold discussions with the Scottish Government on the conclusions and recommendations of the report, Setting the Scene for Scotland's Disabled Children. |
|
(37756)
|
27
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the conclusions and recommendations of the report, Setting the Scene for Scotland's Disabled Children. |
|
(37768)
|
28
|
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the potential effects of closure of the coastguard station in Northern Ireland. |
|
(37747)
|
29
|
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of delay minutes on the Thameslink Route were attributed to (a) Network Rail, (b) First Capital Connect and (c) delays to First Capital Connect services caused by other train operating companies in each of the last 15 performance periods for which figures are available. |
|
(37752)
|
30
|
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the (a) start and end dates and (b) questions for the High Speed 2 consultation. |
|
(37782)
|
31
|
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will discuss with the Deputy Prime Minister the potential effects of requiring benefits claimants to be registered on the electoral register before being eligible for welfare benefits on the completeness of the electoral register. |
|
(37786)
|
32
|
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effects on the self-employed of assuming income at the national minimum wage for the purposes of assessing entitlement to universal credit. |
|
(37754)
|
33
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the conclusions and recommendations of the report, Setting the Scene for Scotland's Disabled Children. |
|
(37757)
|
34
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the conclusions and recommendations of the Age UK report, Invisible but Invaluable. |
|
(37758)
|
35
|
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed removal of the mobility component of disability living allowance from those living in residential care homes on levels of poverty of people with disabilities. |
|
(37748)
|
36
|
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the merits of undertaking a multi-dimensional assessment of the level of costs incurred by people with disabilities and its effects on levels of poverty. |
|
(37749)
|
37
|
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that people with disabilities living in care homes are able to exercise choice and control following the proposed removal of the mobility component of disability living allowance for those in residential care. |
|
(37750)
|
38
|
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that people living in care homes can access appropriate and affordable transport to participate in activities following the proposed removal of the mobility component of disability living allowance for those in residential care. |
|
(37751)
|
39
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Hartlepool constituency receive the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance. |
|
(37776)
|
WEDNESDAY 2 FEBRUARY
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
*1
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the electrification of the Great Western Main Line. |
|
(36719)
|
*2
|
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): What discussions she has had with the Welsh Assembly Government and other stakeholders on steps to attract inward investment into Wales. |
|
(36720)
|
*3
|
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the closure of the Driving Standards Agency office in Cardiff. |
|
(36721)
|
*4
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): What recent estimate she has made of the number of public sector job losses in Wales attributable to the implementation of the outcomes of the Comprehensive Spending Review. |
|
(36722)
|
*5
|
Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What recent assessment she has made of the role of the aviation sector in Wales. |
|
(36723)
|
*6
|
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the electrification of the Great Western Main Line. |
|
(36724)
|
*7
|
Robert Halfon (Harlow): What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the effects of her Department's polices on apprentices on the number of apprentices in Wales. |
|
(36725)
|
*8
|
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What discussions she has had with the Welsh Assembly Government and other stakeholders on steps to attract inward investment into North East Wales. |
|
(36726)
|
*9
|
Greg Hands (Chelsea and Fulham): What recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on steps to assist economic growth in Wales. |
|
(36727)
|
*10
|
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the likely effect on Wales of the establishment of a groceries code adjudicator. |
|
(36728)
|
*11
|
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): What recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on the future of Remploy factories in Wales; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(36729)
|
*12
|
Hywel Williams (Arfon): What discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on the effect on claimants in Wales of proposed changes to disability living allowance. |
|
(36730)
|
*13
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): What recent estimate she has made of the number of public sector job losses in Wales attributable to the implementation of the outcomes of the Comprehensive Spending Review. |
|
(36731)
|
*14
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): What discussions she has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the implications for Wales of the provisions of the Localism Bill. |
|
(36732)
|
*15
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): When she next plans to make an official visit to Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency. |
|
(36733)
|
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice.
*1
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 2 February. |
|
(37418)
|
*2
|
Simon Wright (Norwich South): |
|
(37419)
|
*3
|
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): |
|
(37420)
|
*4
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): |
|
(37421)
|
*5
|
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): |
|
(37422)
|
*6
|
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): |
|
(37423)
|
*7
|
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): |
|
(37424)
|
*8
|
Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley): |
|
(37425)
|
*9
|
Kris Hopkins (Keighley): |
|
(37426)
|
*10
|
Tony Baldry (Banbury): |
|
(37427)
|
*11
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): |
|
(37428)
|
*12
|
Dr William McCrea (South Antrim): |
|
(37429)
|
*13
|
Guy Opperman (Hexham): |
|
(37430)
|
*14
|
John Glen (Salisbury): |
|
(37431)
|
*15
|
Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): |
|
(37432)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 24 January
1
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the capital costs are of (a) constructing and (b) extending the runway at Kandahar Airfield for military purposes; what proportion of these costs will be recoverable to the UK on departure; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(36588)
|
2
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what ability the armed forces will retain to re-take the Falkland Islands in the event of their occupation during the next 10 years. |
|
(36589)
|
3
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what programmes have been (a) planned and (b) initiated to train fast-jet pilots and supporting carrier personnel to retain the skills necessary to operate the Queen Elizabeth-class carriers; where such personnel will receive their training; under whose command they will be placed; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(36616)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 25 January
1
N
|
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what secondments (a) EDF Energy, (b) British Gas, (c) ScottishPower, (d) E.ON Energy and (e) Scottish and Southern Energy have made to his Department since 2008; for what (i) periods and (ii) jobs such secondments were made; what secondments of staff from his Department have been made to each such firm; and for what (A) periods and (B) jobs such secondments were made since 2008. |
|
(37078)
|
2
N
|
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many employees, including permanent and temporary contracted staff, are seconded from his Department and its agencies to (a) Care UK, (b) Priory Group, (c) BUPA, (d) Roche, (e) Ellipse, (f) Grunenthal, (g) IMS Health, (h) Janssen-Cilag, (i) Lundbeck and (j) PharmaMar. |
|
(37077)
|
3
N
|
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many employees, including permanent and temporary contracted staff, are seconded to his Department and its agencies from (a) Care UK, (b) Priory Group, (c) BUPA, (d) Roche, (e) Ellipse, (f) Grunenthal, (g) IMS Health, (h) Janssen-Cilag, (i) Lundbeck and (j) PharmaMar. |
|
(37079)
|
4
N
|
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether former officials of his Department have asked for permission to join (a) Care UK, (b) BUPA, (c) Roche, (d) Ellipse, (e) Grunenthal, (f) IMS Health, (g) Janssen-Cilag, (h) Lundbeck and (i) PharmaMar in the last two years. |
|
(37080)
|
5
N
|
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what secondments (a) Care UK, (b) BUPA, (c) Roche, (d) Ellipse, (e) Grunenthal, (f) IMS Health, (g) Janssen-Cilag, (h) Lundbeck and (i) PharmaMar have made to his Department since 2008; for what (i) periods and (ii) jobs such secondments were made; what secondments of staff from his Department have been made to each such firm; and for what (A) periods and (B) jobs such secondments have been made since 2008. |
|
(37081)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 26 January
1
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the UK's ability to mount (a) humanitarian and (b) peacekeeping interventions following the implementation of the Strategic Defence and Security Review in (i) Sierra Leone, (ii) Ivory Coast and (iii) other African countries where opposed intervention is deemed necessary. |
|
(36587)
|
3
N
|
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to take steps to reduce stigma associated with veterans experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder. |
|
(37413)
|
5
N
|
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultation, with which organisations, he has had on the preparation of the Military Covenant Annual Report; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(37415)
|
Notices given on Thursday 27 January
1
N
|
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he expects the 30 mental health nurses for veterans announced in the Fighting Fit report to be in post by March 2011. |
|
(37412)
|
2
N
|
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he expects the 24-hour support line for ex-service personnel to be operational by the end of January 2011. |
|
(37414)
|
3
N
|
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people living in (a) Brecon and Radnorshire constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK are in receipt of (i) a War Pension and (ii) payments from the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. |
|
(37522)
|
4
N
|
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people living in (a) Brecon and Radnorshire constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK have left the armed forces as a result of injury or disability sustained during their military service. |
|
(37523)
|
5
N
|
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will meet representatives of Migrant Helpline to discuss the Government's proposed new policy on combating human trafficking in order to develop a comprehensive approach. |
|
(37735)
|
Notices given on Friday 28 January
1
N
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to assess the extent to which the Government's localism agenda raises accountability issues; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(37760)
|
2
N
|
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what overseas visits he undertook in the last six months; what the (a) country and place visited, (b) date, (c) meetings attended during the visit, (d) names of other individuals attending meetings and (e) purpose of each meeting was in each case; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(37793)
|
3
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which forestry commission sites in England are to be disposed of in each of the next four financial years. |
|
(37761)
|
4
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the revised edition of the UK Forestry Standard and its associated environmental guidelines to be published. |
|
(37762)
|
5
N
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support women's participation in public life, conflict resolution and peace initiatives in Afghanistan in line with commitments set out in the Government's action plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325. |
|
(37790)
|
6
N
|
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the National Treatment Agency will publish figures on the number of clients treated through (a) residential rehabilitation and (b) community-based rehabilitation who subsequently required drug treatment services. |
|
(37767)
|
7
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drinking establishment that failed test purchases of alcohol in (a) Lincoln constituency, (b) the county of Lincolnshire and (c) England and Wales were temporarily closed by the police in each of the last five years. |
|
(37763)
|
8
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the conduct of test purchases of alcohol in drinking establishments by the police. |
|
(37764)
|
9
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of test purchasing of alcohol in drinking establishments by the police. |
|
(37765)
|
10
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the cost to the public purse of conducting test purchasing of alcohol in drinking establishments in (a) Lincoln constituency, (b) the county of Lincolnshire and (c) England and Wales in each of the last five years. |
|
(37766)
|
11
N
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support women's participation in public life, conflict resolution and peace initiatives in Afghanistan in line with commitments set out in the Government's action plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325. |
|
(37791)
|
12
N
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he expects to receive the final pilot report of the UK's implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. |
|
(37792)
|
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)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 26 January
1
N
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library copies of responses to the consultation on Part 6 of the Localism Bill. |
|
(37416)
|
2
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to repeal Section 175 of the Education Act 2002 on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. |
|
(37217)
|
3
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what impact indicators for child protection his Department is using as part of its 2011-2015 Business Plan. |
|
(37218)
|
4
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2010, Official Report, column 554W, on Kashmir, for what reasons his policy is that is not for the UK to mediate in seeking a lasting resolution to the situation in Kashmir. |
|
(37417)
|
5
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review his Department's policy on use of biofuels in the transport network; and what the (a) timing and (b) scope of the review will be. |
|
(37219)
|
6
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the EU Directive on Renewable Energy to be transposed into domestic legislation; what timetable he has set for his Department's consultation on the Renewable Transport Obligation prior to this legislation; what the terms of reference of the consultation will be; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(37220)
|
Notices given on Thursday 27 January
1
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many diplomatic missions to the UK have asserted diplomatic immunity against investigations of the (a) employment status and (b) immigration status of domestic staff in each of the last three years. |
|
(37739)
|
2
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions his Department made representations to the governments of (a) Egypt, (b) Tunisia and (c) Algeria on human rights issues in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(37740)
|
3
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children are held in immigration detention; and how many were so held in each month since September 2010. |
|
(37736)
|
4
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many entry visas her Department issued to non-EU nationals for the study of English as a second language in each year since 2006. |
|
(37737)
|
5
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration legacy cases were (a) lodged and (b) dealt with in each of the last 24 months; and what the outcome of each was. |
|
(37738)
|
FRIDAY 4 FEBRUARY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 24 January
1
N
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has plans to require the traditional red post box and royal monogram to be preserved under his proposals for privatisation of the Royal Mail. |
|
(36518)
|
Notices given on Thursday 27 January
1
N
|
Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) entered and (b) departed from the UK at (i) Ebbsfleet station and (ii) Ashford International station in the latest year for which figures are available. |
|
(37741)
|
2
N
|
Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, from what date Southeastern's integrated Kent franchise may be extended by a further two years. |
|
(37742)
|
3
N
|
Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Southeastern's rail fare increases for 2011 were approved by Ministers; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(37743)
|
4
N
|
Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the 11.8 per cent. increase in rail fares by Southeastern for commuters from Tonbridge was almost three times the 3.1 per cent. increase in rail fares by First Capital Connect for commuters from Brighton. |
|
(37744)
|
5
N
|
Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the maximum permissible fare increase for season ticket-holders travelling from (a) West Malling to London with Southeastern, (b) Tonbridge to London with Southeastern and (c) Edenbridge to London with Southeastern on the Uckfield line is under existing franchises and regulation of rail fares. |
|
(37745)
|
MONDAY 7 FEBRUARY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 24 January
1
N
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to assist employers in Newton Abbot constituency to take on an apprentice. |
|
(36519)
|
2
N
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage new exports. |
|
(36590)
|
3
N
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage school leavers to train in nuclear engineering. |
|
(36592)
|
4
N
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of gross national product was accounted for by the (a) financial and (b) manufacturing sector in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10. |
|
(36591)
|
5
N
|
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has allocated to the Social Care Institute for Excellence since the announcement of the College of Social Work; and how much funding he has allocated to the Social Care Institute for Excellence in each of the next five years. |
|
(36593)
|
6
N
|
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will investigate the use of funds allocated by his Department to the Social Care Institute for Excellence and the Interim Board of the College of Social Work for the establishment of the College of Social Work. |
|
(36594)
|
7
N
|
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will meet the Chair and Chief Executive of the British Association of Social Workers to discuss the College of Social Work. |
|
(36595)
|
8
N
|
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role he plans the Social Care Institute for Excellence to have in the operation of the College of Social Work. |
|
(36596)
|
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)
|
THURSDAY 10 FEBRUARY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Friday 28 January
1
N
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was raised from stamp duty land tax on residential properties (a) up to £150,000, (b) from £150,001 to £250,000, (c) from £250,001 to £500,000, (d) from £500,001 to £1 million, (e) over £1 million and (f) in total in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10. |
|
(37794)
|
|
