Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Notes:
*
Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 14 February 2011
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Tuesday 15 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 15 FEBRUARY
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
*1
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Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): What recent progress he has made on the preparation of guidance on the implementation of the Bribery Act 2010. |
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(40452)
|
*2
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What assessment he has made of the potential effects of his proposals for legal aid reform on the provision of face-to-face legal advice; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(40453)
|
*3
|
Joseph Johnson (Orpington): Which bodies he has consulted in the preparation of guidance on the implementaiton of the Bribery Act 2010. |
|
(40454)
|
*4
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): What assessment he has made of the likely effects of the planned reduction in the legal aid budget on citizens advice bureaux and law centres. |
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(40455)
|
*5
|
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): What steps he is taking to ensure that prisoners gain the skills and experience required to find work after leaving prison. |
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(40456)
|
*6
|
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): When he plans to implement the Bribery Act 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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(40457)
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*7
|
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): What plans he has for the size of his Department's budget for civil legal aid. |
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(40458)
|
*8
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Mark Menzies (Fylde): How many prisoners with convictions for violent offences were released under the early release scheme between 2007 and 2010. |
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(40459)
|
*9
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Mr Steve Brine (Winchester): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of language translation support for foreign national prisoners. |
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(40460)
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*10
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Fiona Bruce (Congleton): With which third sector organisations he plans to work to deliver his rehabilitation revolution policy. |
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(40461)
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*11
|
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): What work his Department is undertaking on the future of the Human Rights Act 1998. |
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(40462)
|
*12
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): What advice his Department provides to members of tribunals hearing appeals against decisions on the award of disability living allowance. |
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(40463)
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*13
|
Mel Stride (Central Devon): What plans he has for community sentences. |
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(40464)
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*14
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Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): What plans he has to increase the amount of work carried out by prisoners. |
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(40465)
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*15
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Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): What assessment he has made of the likely outcomes of the planned reductions in the legal aid budget. |
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(40466)
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*16
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Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): What plans he has for future funding for training for employees to work in young offender institutions. |
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(40467)
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*17
|
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): What plans he has for the future of sentencing guidelines. |
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(40468)
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*19
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Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): What recent representations he has received on his proposals for the legal aid budget; and if he will make a statement. |
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(40470)
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*20
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Duncan Hames (Chippenham): If he will bring forward proposals to reduce the time taken by tribunals to determine the outcome of appeals against work capability assessments for employment and support allowance. |
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(40471)
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*21
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John Howell (Henley): Which organisations he consulted in preparing guidance on the implementation of the Bribery Act 2010. |
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(40472)
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*22
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Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): What plans he has for the future of the prison estate. |
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(40473)
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*23
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Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the future of youth offending teams. |
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(40474)
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*24
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Kris Hopkins (Keighley): What recent progress his Department has made in recouping outstanding financial penalties that remain uncollected by HM Courts Service. |
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(40475)
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*25
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Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): What assessment he has made of the potential effects of his proposals for legal aid. |
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(40476)
|
At 3.15 pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. |
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(40477)
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*2
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): |
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(40478)
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*3
|
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): |
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(40479)
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*4
|
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): |
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(40480)
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*5
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): |
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(40481)
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*6
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Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): |
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(40482)
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*7
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): |
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(40483)
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*8
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): |
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(40484)
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*9
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Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): |
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(40485)
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*10
|
Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): |
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(40486)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 8 February
2
N
|
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) meetings and (b) discussions he has had with representatives of (i) payday loan companies, (ii) home credit companies, (iii) hire purchase companies and (iv) any other bodies representing these industries as part of his Department's review of consumer credit. |
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(40354)
|
3
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the sustainability of national nature reserves. |
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(40267)
|
4
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to announce proposals arising from her Department's public consultation on the use of wild animals in circuses. |
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(40268)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 9 February
1
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will work with Ministerial colleagues to encourage the construction of additional prison capacity in Jamaica to house Jamaican nationals sentenced to terms of imprisonment by UK courts. |
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(40516)
|
2
N
|
Joseph Johnson (Orpington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on the provision of guidance on implementation of the Bribery Act 2010. |
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(40924)
|
Notices given on Thursday 10 February
1
N
|
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had on arrangements for the removal of foreign national prisoners. |
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(40469)
|
2
N
|
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the numbers of UK residents likely to be able to access independent and free debt advocacy services of the abolition of the Financial Inclusion Fund. |
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(40190)
|
3
N
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of adjusting levels of excise duty on fuel to stabilise petrol and diesel prices at 2009 levels in each of the next four financial years. |
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(41075)
|
4
N
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what further allocations of funding for superfast broadband he plans to make to Wales. |
|
(41161)
|
5
N
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what areas of North Wales are included in the pilot area for superfast broadband announced on 10 February 2011. |
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(41162)
|
6
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average administration costs of Sure Start children's centres were in Liverpool in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(41081)
|
7
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to answer Questions (a) 34640, (b) 34641 and (c) 34651 on the establishment of an academy in Rotherham, tabled on 18 January 2011. |
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(41158)
|
8
N
|
Esther McVey (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have participated in the Wirral Schools Private Finance Initiative in the last five years; and what the names are of such schools. |
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(40969)
|
9
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Progress project against its objectives in (a) England and (b) each region. |
|
(41010)
|
10
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was allocated to the Progress project administered by the Children's Workforce Development Council in each region in 2010-11. |
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(41011)
|
11
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will continue to fund the Progress project administered by the Children's Workforce Development Council in 2011-12 and 2012-13. |
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(41012)
|
12
N
|
Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will meet representatives of the chemical industry from Teesside to discuss UK energy policy. |
|
(41079)
|
13
N
|
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the percentage change in the volume of wood supplied to the market from the public forest estate in (a) England and (b) the UK there was in each year since 1999. |
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(41082)
|
14
N
|
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the (a) volume of timber (i) of each species and (ii) from each forest in the public forest estate in the UK placed on the market in the latest period for which figures are available and (b) average price achieved in each case. |
|
(41228)
|
15
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to Liberating the NHS: Legislative framework and next steps, Cm 7993, paragraph 6.39, when he expect the work programme for the Foundation Trust pipeline to be published. |
|
(41013)
|
16
N
|
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people of each country of origin claiming asylum on the basis of their sexuality have been (a) refused and (b) granted leave to remain since July 2010. |
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(41014)
|
17
N
|
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people claimed asylum on the basis of their sexuality in the last 12 months; and how many such applications were refused. |
|
(41015)
|
18
N
|
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the allocations to local authorities for the Stronger Safer Communities Fund. |
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(41016)
|
19
N
|
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the allocations to local authorities for the Young People Substance Misuse Grant. |
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(41017)
|
20
N
|
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the allocations to local authorities for the Community Call to Action Grant. |
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(41018)
|
21
N
|
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons have made a claim in civil proceedings in England and Wales under section 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 following an alleged breach of section 1 of the Act. |
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(41073)
|
22
N
|
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much overseas aid was committed to the prevention of human trafficking in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
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(41160)
|
23
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Justice the allocation of aid in countries with a large number of nationals in prison in England and Wales. |
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(41159)
|
24
N
|
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convicted prisoners had (a) a home address and (b) no fixed abode on the most recent date for which figures are available. |
|
(41077)
|
25
N
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to his Department has been of appeals made to the Tribunals Service against medical assessment decisions since May 2010. |
|
(41083)
|
26
N
|
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in England and Wales breached an injunction made under section 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in each year from 1998 to 2010; and how many such people who were convicted on indictment were given a (a) term of imprisonment, (b) fine and (c) term of imprisonment and a fine. |
|
(41072)
|
27
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Prime Minister, when he plans to answer Question 38789, on correspondence with the hon. Member for Bury South, tabled on 2 February 2011 for named day answer on 7th February. |
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(41080)
|
28
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Prime Minister, whether his attendance at a private dinner with a senior representative of a company that is the subject of a Ministerial decision under the Competition Act 1998 is consistent with the Ministerial Code of Conduct published by the Cabinet Office in May 2010. |
|
(41226)
|
29
N
|
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with (a) the Equality and Human Rights Commission, (b) the Scottish Executive and (c) voluntary organisations in Scotland on the proposed closure of the Equality and Human Rights Commission advice helpline and the termination of its grant programme. |
|
(41076)
|
30
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce drugs testing for those in receipt of out-of-work benefits. |
|
(40970)
|
31
N
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many social fund (a) budgeting loans, (b) crisis loans and (c) community care grants for the purpose of buying televisions sets over the value of (i) £500 and (ii) £1,000 were made in (A) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency and (B) Scotland in each of the last five years. |
|
(41078)
|
32
N
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents in (a) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency and (b) Scotland in receipt of disability living allowance (DLA) have had their DLA payments reassessed in the last 12 months; how many of these have had their payments (i) reduced, (ii) increased and (iii) revoked; how many appealed against their reassessment; and how many were successful in their appeal. |
|
(41157)
|
33
N
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency and (b) Scotland receive disability living allowance; and what the cost to the public purse of such allowances was in the last 12 months. |
|
(41227)
|
Notices given on Friday 11 February
1
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he expects to transfer staff from his Whitehall offices to his Department's new regional offices; and whether he expects to recruit staff of regional offices locally. |
|
(41262)
|
2
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to have discussions with the heads of regional development agencies (RDAs) on the potential for transfer of RDAs staff to his Department's new regional offices. |
|
(41263)
|
3
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of staff who will be employed in his Department's new regional offices in 2011-12. |
|
(41264)
|
4
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what liaison his Department's new regional offices will have with regional development agency offices while the latter remain in existence. |
|
(41265)
|
5
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions the National Regional Development Agency (RDA) Transition Programme Board is scheduled to meet to consider future options for the Assets held by the RDAs. |
|
(41266)
|
6
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consultation he had with stakeholders prior to the creation of the National Regional Development Agency Transition Programme Board. |
|
(41269)
|
7
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how the area covered by the South East Economic Development Agency will be represented on the National Regional Development Agency Transition Programme Board. |
|
(41270)
|
8
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the outcomes were of his meeting with John Ruggie on 10 January 2011. |
|
(41250)
|
9
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many community interest companies were registered in each parliamentary constituency in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(41237)
|
10
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department provides guidance to departments on data collection on the pay of sub-contracted staff. |
|
(41245)
|
11
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the role and responsibilities are of Lord John Browne on his Department's board. |
|
(41249)
|
12
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions Ministers and officials of his Department have had with Lord Browne on governance across Whitehall since his appointment. |
|
(41251)
|
13
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the average number of televisions in households in (a) 1981, (b) 1990, (c) 2000 and (d) 2010. |
|
(41285)
|
14
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effects of income inequality on levels of (a) well-being and (b) happiness. |
|
(41286)
|
15
|
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has assessed the merits of allowing county and metropolitan councils to collect and retain fuel duty locally; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(41288)
|
16
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to Answer the letter sent to him by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 11 November 2010 with regard to Ms K Chung. |
|
(41271)
|
17
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effects on the families of the number of children in respect of who there is a liability to pay value added tax for the purchase of adult-sized clothing and shoes; and if he will bring forward proposals to exempt value added tax on all clothing and shoes for children. |
|
(41329)
|
18
|
Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has any plans to revise the best value code of practice on workforce matters in local authority service contacts in relation to the terms and conditions of (a) transferred workers and (b) new employees under outsourced contracts within local government. |
|
(41324)
|
19
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information he holds on the number of resident associations in each parliamentary constituency. |
|
(41235)
|
20
|
Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to strengthen civil law relating to trespass in order to tackle unauthorised Traveller sites on privately owned land. |
|
(41268)
|
21
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he intends to answer the letter sent to him by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 9 December 2010 with regard to Ms J Vickers. |
|
(41274)
|
22
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the trends in long-term participation rates in each region for (a) football, (b) cricket, (c) rugby, (d) volleyball, (e) netball, (f) swimming and (g) hockey by age and sex. |
|
(41239)
|
23
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many local newspapers have closed in each region in each of the last 20 years. |
|
(41246)
|
24
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2011, Official Report, column 12W, on sport: finance, what proportion of the grant in aid received by Sport England in each year from 2000-01 to 2009-10 was spent in each region; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of such grant in aid funding that will be spent in each region in each year from 2010-11 to 2015-16. |
|
(41284)
|
25
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will set out what the wider benefit to the digital economy is of implementation of sections 3 to 16 of the Digital Economy Act 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(41332)
|
26
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has provided Barnett consequential funding to any of the devolved administrations in (a) 2010-11 to date and (b) each of the last three years. |
|
(41325)
|
27
|
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department allocated for the Child Trust Fund as part of the Early Intervention Grants in financial years (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. |
|
(41275)
|
28
|
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for the regulations pertaining to the quality and provision of food in schools. |
|
(41277)
|
29
|
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average attendance rate was of students in further education in each year since 2004 in each local authority area. |
|
(41243)
|
30
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of funding to support participation in school games by pupils in primary schools which will be allocated to each region in each of the next two years. |
|
(41287)
|
31
|
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has sought legal advice on the use of the title of College of Social Work by his Department's College of Social Work. |
|
(41231)
|
32
|
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will investigate the use of public funds provided for the establishment of the College of Social Work by the Social Care Institute for Excellence and the Interim Board of the College of Social Work. |
|
(41232)
|
33
|
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has allocated to the Social Care Institute for Excellence since the announcement of the College of Social Work; and how much funding he has allocated to the Social Care Institute for Excellence in each of the next five years. |
|
(41233)
|
34
|
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): 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. |
|
(41234)
|
35
|
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to discuss with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs the findings of the Report by the Energy and Climate Change Committee on the revised draft national policy statements on energy on the Holford Rules in formulating the Government's response to that report. |
|
(41244)
|
36
|
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the proportion of solar photovoltaic projects supported through the feed-in tariff scheme that were defined as large-scale since the schemes inception. |
|
(41242)
|
37
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Wetlands International on the effect of the growth of palm oil crops on biodiversity. |
|
(41253)
|
38
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish a code of practice on the welfare of pet rabbits. |
|
(41254)
|
39
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will assess the number of dogs and cats available for sale (a) through classified advertisements and (b) via online sources. |
|
(41255)
|
40
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the level of spending on flood defences in each parliamentary constituency in Wales was in each of the last 10 years; and what estimate she has made of the level of such spending in each such constituency in each of the next five years. |
|
(41240)
|
41
|
Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of forestry commission woodlands has been sold since 2010. |
|
(41267)
|
42
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department provided to aid and promote joint business initiatives between Israelis and Palestinians in 2010; and what percentage of UK aid to Israel and the Palestinian territories in that year this represented. |
|
(41289)
|
43
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department provided to coexistence projects between Israelis and Palestinians in 2010; and what proportion of UK aid to Israel and the Palestinian territories in that year this represented. |
|
(41290)
|
44
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding the EU provided to coexistence projects between Israelis and Palestinians in 2010; and what proportion of EU aid to Israel and the Palestinian territories in that year this represented. |
|
(41291)
|
45
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding the EU provided to aid and promote joint business initiatives between Israelis and Palestinians in 2010; and what proportion of EU aid to Israel and the Palestinian territories in that year this represented. |
|
(41292)
|
46
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Palestinian Authority, (b) his Israeli counterpart and (c) his US counterpart on efforts to strengthen the West Bank economy. |
|
(41293)
|
47
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) his US counterpart, (b) the Palestinian Authority and (c) his Israeli counterpart on US steps to strengthen the Palestinian Authority security forces. |
|
(41296)
|
48
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department provided to assist the US Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian territories in the training of Palestinian security forces in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010. |
|
(41297)
|
49
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department provided to the European Union Police Mission in the Palestinian territories in connection with training for the Palestinian police in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the level of such funding to be provided by his Department in (i) 2011 and (ii) 2012. |
|
(41298)
|
50
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department plans to provide to assist the US Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian territories in the training of Palestinian security forces in (a) 2011 and (b) 2012. |
|
(41299)
|
51
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials sponsored by his Department participated in the European Union Police Mission in the Palestinian Territories in connection with training of the Palestinian police in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what plans he has for he number of such participants in (i) 2011 and (ii) 2012. |
|
(41300)
|
52
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British officials assisted the US Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Territories in the training of Palestinian security forces in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the number of such officials providing such assistance in (i) 2011 and (ii) 2012. |
|
(41301)
|
53
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the number of international staff of non-governmental organisations entering and leaving the Gaza Strip. |
|
(41303)
|
54
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the change in the volume of goods entering the Gaza Strip from Israel since June 2010. |
|
(41306)
|
55
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he intends to answer the letter sent to him by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 21 December 2010 with regard to Mr P Walsh. |
|
(41272)
|
56
|
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the merits of providing routine screening for food intolerances to children from an early age. |
|
(41276)
|
57
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects of high-profile child neglect cases on levels of referrals to social services departments. |
|
(41238)
|
58
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the relationship between activity levels and obesity. |
|
(41247)
|
59
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the provision of respite care for families of (a) profoundly mentally ill people and (b) physically ill people over the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(41248)
|
60
|
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he next plans to review the NHS Outcomes Framework. |
|
(41279)
|
61
|
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will include indicators on the incidence of fragility fractures in older people in (a) the NHS Outcomes Framework and (b) the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework. |
|
(41280)
|
62
|
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to issue guidance to GP consortia on the commissioning of fracture prevention services. |
|
(41281)
|
63
|
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate (a) the number of fragility fractures which would be prevented and (b) the net cost savings that would be achieved in an average GP consortium patient population through the introduction of a commissioned falls and fracture care pathway. |
|
(41282)
|
64
|
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) predicted and (b) observed prescribed number of defined daily doses of treatment for post-menopausal osteoporosis was in each primary care trust in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(41283)
|
65
|
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the future of the passport office in Liverpool; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(41330)
|
66
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information she holds on the number of neighbourhood watch schemes in each parliamentary constituency. |
|
(41236)
|
67
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department has provided to the Palestinian Facility for New Market Development since April 2008. |
|
(41294)
|
68
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to provide financial support to the Palestinian Facility for New Market Development in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14. |
|
(41295)
|
69
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the number of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip treated for medical conditions in Israeli hospitals since 1 January 2010. |
|
(41302)
|
70
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the number of exit permits Israel issued to Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in October 2010 to enable them to receive medical treatment in (a) Israel, (b) the West Bank and (c) abroad. |
|
(41304)
|
71
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports he has received on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza strip since July 2010. |
|
(41305)
|
72
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the number of Palestinians who left the Gaza Strip in October 2010 to enter (a) Israel, (b) Egypt, (c) the West Bank and (d) other countries. |
|
(41307)
|
73
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports he has received on the economic situation in the Gaza Strip since 18 October 2010. |
|
(41328)
|
74
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he intends to answer the letter sent to him by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 4 January 2011 with regard to Mrs C.A. Beevers. |
|
(41273)
|
75
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals on corruption in international business. |
|
(41331)
|
76
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Citizens Advice Scotland on the effects of the recent recession on young people in Scotland. |
|
(41326)
|
77
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2010 to the hon. Member for Glasgow East, Official Report, column 461W, on Remploy, when he expects the independent review of the Support The Government Provided to Disabled People Who Want to Work to be completed. |
|
(41256)
|
78
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job centres were closed during the 2008 job centre closure programme; and what the planned number of such closures was at the start of that programme. |
|
(41327)
|
79
|
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made as to the proportion of the mobility element of disability living allowance that is spent by recipients on (a) critical and (b) social needs. |
|
(41308)
|
80
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of new claimants he expects to receive universal credit in October 2013. |
|
(41252)
|
81
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an employee whose employer is not yet providing real-time earnings data to HM Revenue and Customs applying for universal credit after October 2013 will have their application treated as an application for tax credits rather than universal credit. |
|
(41278)
|
WEDNESDAY 16 FEBRUARY
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
*1
|
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): What recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Haiti. |
|
(40971)
|
*2
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): What his Department's policy is on providing aid to India; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(40972)
|
*3
|
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): On what date he expects the next Friends of Yemen meeting to take place; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(40973)
|
*4
|
Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): What development support his Department provides to the Palestinian Authority and to Israeli non-governmental organisations working in the West Bank. |
|
(40974)
|
*5
|
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): On what date he expects the next Friends of Yemen meeting to take place; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(40975)
|
*6
|
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): What plans he has to provide support for the new UN Women agency; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(40976)
|
*7
|
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): What recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(40977)
|
*8
|
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): What support his Department is providing for the training of midwives and maternal health specialists in sub-Saharan Africa. |
|
(40978)
|
*9
|
Tony Baldry (Banbury): What plans he has to provide support for the new UN Women agency; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(40979)
|
*10
|
Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): When he expects to bring forward legislative proposals in respect of the 0.7 per cent. target for official development assistance. |
|
(40980)
|
*11
|
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): What progress his Department is making on transferring aid from middle-income states to developing countries in greatest need. |
|
(40981)
|
*12
|
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): What steps his Department is taking to promote fair trade in developing countries. |
|
(40982)
|
*13
|
Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): What plans he has for the development aspects of policy in the joint Trade and Investment White Paper; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(40983)
|
*14
|
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): What steps his Department is taking to ensure that development aid contributes to poverty reduction in the developing world. |
|
(40984)
|
*15
|
Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): What steps his Department is taking to assist African nations in meeting world poverty relief targets by 2015. |
|
(40985)
|
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice.
*1
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 16 February. |
|
(40932)
|
*2
|
Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich): |
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(40933)
|
*3
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): |
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(40934)
|
*4
|
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): |
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(40935)
|
*5
|
Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): |
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(40936)
|
*6
|
Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): |
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(40937)
|
*7
|
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): |
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(40938)
|
*8
|
Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): |
|
(40939)
|
*9
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): |
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(40940)
|
*10
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): |
|
(40941)
|
*11
|
Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North): |
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(40942)
|
*12
|
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): |
|
(40943)
|
*13
|
Jim Shannon (Strangford): |
|
(40944)
|
*14
|
Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): |
|
(40945)
|
*15
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): |
|
(40946)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 3 February
1
N
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of households in Devon with a broadband connection speed of less than 2mbps. |
|
(39256)
|
2
N
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many railway stations in Devon have been renovated as part of the National Station Improvement Programme. |
|
(39255)
|
Notices given on Monday 7 February
1
N
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his review of informal adult learning will include consideration of (a) the transparency of and (b) mechanisms for allocating funding for informal adult and community learning. |
|
(39601)
|
2
N
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many providers classified as outstanding who have been exempted from inspection for eight years will no longer receive direct contracts under the Skills Funding Agency's proposals relating to minimum contract value. |
|
(39602)
|
3
N
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether local authority adult community education services will be exempt from the Skills Funding Agency's minimum contract value proposals. |
|
(39603)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 8 February
1
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the likely yield to the Exchequer of a tax on financial trades (a) internationally and (b) within the UK alone for clearing house automated payments system transactions at a rate of (i) 1 per cent., (ii) 0.1 per cent., (iii) 0.01 per cent. and (iv) 0.001 per cent. |
|
(39955)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 9 February
1
N
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether local authority adult community education services will be exempt from the Skills Funding Agency's minimum contact value arrangements. |
|
(40926)
|
2
N
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the process of reviewing and reinvigorating informal adult learning will include a review of the funding process for informal adult and community learning. |
|
(40927)
|
3
N
|
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) prospects for, (b) funding requirements for and (c) potential contribution of large-scale biomass developments to his Department's energy strategy. |
|
(40925)
|
4
N
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many secondments to his Department from the British Chamber of Shipping there have been in each year since 1997; for what (a) periods and (b) jobs such secondments took place; what secondments of staff from his Department have been made to the British Chamber of Shipping; and for what (i) periods and (ii) jobs such secondments have been made in each year since 1997. |
|
[R]
(40815)
|
Notices given on Thursday 10 February
1
N
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether information on a criminal conviction of a member of the armed forces is automatically passed to the commanding officer concerned. |
|
(41021)
|
2
N
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what further powers he plans to give to the Royal Military Police to investigate allegations of serious crimes by individual members of the armed forces. |
|
(41022)
|
3
N
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on giving the Royal Military Police powers to overrule the ability of a commanding officer to prevent the investigation by that force of an allegation of a criminal nature against a member of the armed forces. |
|
(41023)
|
4
N
|
Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the likely effects on common land of the provisions of the Localism Bill. |
|
(41169)
|
5
N
|
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many unsolicited letters the Hull and East Riding NHS Stop Smoking Service has sent; and what the cost to the public purse, including postage, of sending such letters was. |
|
(41084)
|
6
N
|
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Hull and East Riding NHS Stop Smoking Service attempted to ensure that the recent letters it sent were not addressed to non-smokers. |
|
(41163)
|
7
N
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether criminal convictions of members of the armed forces are recorded on the Police National Computer. |
|
(41019)
|
8
N
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is the policy of prison establishments to ask inmates at reception whether they have served in the armed forces. |
|
(41020)
|
9
N
|
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has assessed the effect on the employment prospects of refugee customers of excluding refugees from the categories of customer eligible for early access onto the Work Programme at the discretion of Jobcentre Plus. |
|
(41164)
|
10
N
|
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason refugees are not included in the categories of customer eligible for early access onto the Work Programme at the discretion of Jobcentre Plus listed in the invitation to tender for the Work Programme. |
|
(41165)
|
11
N
|
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the employment outcomes were for refugee customers who gained early access onto Flexible New Deal and New Deal programmes in 2008 and 2009. |
|
(41166)
|
12
N
|
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many refugee customers gained early access onto Flexible New Deal and New Deal programmes between 2008 and 2010. |
|
(41167)
|
13
N
|
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration he gave to continuing the eligibility of refugee customers for early access when the Work Programme starts. |
|
(41168)
|
14
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of women in Newport East constituency who will be affected by the change in timetable for the equalisation of the state pension age. |
|
(41229)
|
Notices given on Friday 11 February
1
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which persons and organisations responded to his Department's consultation on the draft guidance to the Director of Fair Access issued in December 2010; and if he will place in the Library copies of those responses. |
|
(41316)
|
2
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which courses referred to in paragraph 4.4 of the guidance to the Director of Fair Access offer the greatest financial benefit to students. |
|
(41317)
|
3
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the purpose is of the access performance indicators identified in paragraph 6.1 of the guidance to the Director of Fair Access; and what the definition is of (a) lower socio-economic classes and (b) low-participation neighbourhoods. |
|
(41318)
|
4
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons the final guidance issued to the Director of Fair Access does not include the contents of paragraph 6.1 that was contained in the draft guidance. |
|
(41319)
|
5
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish the plans submitted to the National RDA Transition Programme Board by each regional development agency on the future of the assets they hold. |
|
(41312)
|
6
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons the decision was made to include representatives from One North East, Advantage West Midlands and the East Midlands Development Agency on the National RDA Transition Programme Board. |
|
(41313)
|
7
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government prior to making the announcement on the creation of his Department's new regional offices. |
|
(41314)
|
8
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what role his Department's new regional offices will have in advising the National RDA Transition Board on the disposal of assets held by regional development agencies. |
|
(41315)
|
9
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2011 to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central, Official Report, column 215W, what the indicative funding allocations for each regional development agency were for 2011-12. |
|
(41333)
|
10
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what requirements exist for high street banks to recognise deputies appointed by the Court of Protection. |
|
(41257)
|
11
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what requirements exist for high street banks to recognise the carers of disabled customers. |
|
(41258)
|
12
N
|
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds for benchmarking purposes on aviation taxation regimes in (a) EU member states and (b) G20 countries; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(41260)
|
13
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what definition of the term economically sterile traffic his Department uses; and what plans his Department has to remove such traffic from networks. |
|
(41338)
|
14
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the cost to Ofcom of implementation of sections 3 to 16 of the Digital Economy Act 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(41339)
|
15
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, for what reasons his Department has decided to impose 25 per cent. loss of costs for implementation of sections 3 to 16 of the Digital Economy Act 2010 on internet service providers. |
|
(41340)
|
16
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the effects on consumer demand for internet broadband of implementation of sections 3 to 16 of the Digital Economy Act 2010. |
|
(41341)
|
17
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his policy is on the enfranchisement of prisoners when they become eligible for parole. |
|
(41335)
|
18
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of compensation payments for prisoners not enfranchised if proposed changes to the law on prisoner voting are not implemented. |
|
(41336)
|
19
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether any cases in relation to prisoners' voting rights are pending before domestic courts. |
|
(41337)
|
20
N
|
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what minimum efficiency standards his Department has set for solar photovoltaic projects to qualify for subsidy. |
|
(41309)
|
21
N
|
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether feed-in tarrifs for solar photovoltaic energy vary by latitude. |
|
(41310)
|
22
N
|
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the variation in (a) efficiency of and (b) payback periods for investment in solar photovoltaic energy by latitude within the UK. |
|
(41311)
|
23
N
|
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether GP consortia will be subject to the general duties of the public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010. |
|
(41261)
|
24
N
|
Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Minister of State's contribution on 4 February 2011, Official Report, column 327WH, on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, what recent representations his Department has received on the definition of CFS/ME. |
|
(41259)
|
25
N
|
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the situation of children and young people in (a) Sudan, (b) Uganda, (c) the Democratic Republic of Congo and (d) the Central African Republic; and what steps he is taking to support such children and young people. |
|
(41320)
|
26
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of its requirements for annually managed expenditure in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15. |
|
(41334)
|
THURSDAY 17 FEBRUARY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 3 February
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Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision his Department has made to support grandparents who are the primary carers of their disabled grandchildren. |
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(39257)
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Notices given on Monday 7 February
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what airborne (a) electronic intelligence and (b) intelligence, surveillance, target co-operation and reconnaissance capability will remain to HM Armed Forces after the withdrawal of the Nimrod R1; when the Nimrod R1 will be withdrawn; and if he will make a statement. |
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(39760)
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many specialist RAF personnel formally employed on the MRA4 project will be (a) retained and (b) made redundant. |
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(39761)
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the physical destruction of the MRA4 airframes was initiated; and by whom the decision was taken to release images of this process to the media. |
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(39762)
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to preserve the (a) airborne and (b) ground-based components of the EL/8300 Electronic Support Measures system, together with other equipment formerly intended for the MRA4; what assessment he has made of the possibility of using such equipment in conjunction with alternative platforms; and if he will make a statement. |
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(39763)
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the cancelled MRA4 aircraft had been flown; and how many flights in total had been undertaken. |
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(39764)
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Notices given on Tuesday 8 February
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Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) cost and (b) outcomes for levels of drug crime in South Wales were of Operation Tarian. |
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(40353)
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Notices given on Wednesday 9 February
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the effects on the level of aviation taxation in the UK and (a) economic activity, (b) trade, (c) tourism and (d) growth; and if he will make a statement. |
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(40928)
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of the level of aviation taxation and the UK's ability to increase its trade with (a) China and (b) India. |
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(40929)
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Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of the level of aviation taxation and the UK's ability to attract more tourists from (a) China and (b) India. |
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(40930)
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Notices given on Thursday 10 February
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new apprenticeship places for those aged (a) 18 to 24 and (b) 16 to 18 years he plans to create in the 2011-12 academic year. |
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(41085)
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding he has allocated to support (a) apprenticeship places, (b) advanced apprenticeship places and (c) higher apprenticeship places in 2011-12. |
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(41086)
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps is he taking to create more apprenticeship places for those aged (a) 16 to 18 and (b) 18 to 24 years in the 2011-12 academic year. |
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(41087)
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Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons closed direction pensions transfers were introduced for social enterprises and not for other providers of public services. |
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(41025)
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Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to review closed direction pensions transfers. |
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(41026)
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Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of closed direction pensions transfers for employees moving between the public sector and a social enterprise on (a) affordability of public sector pensions and (b) competition between providers of public services. |
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(41027)
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Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of uncapped defined benefit public sector pension schemes on labour market mobility; and if he will make a statement. |
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(41028)
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, for how long he anticipates the contract with Arqiva for licensing spectrum to the programme making and special events sector to run; and if he will make a statement. |
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(41173)
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when interested parties will be informed of the arrangements for the next tender process to provide spectrum licensing to the programme making and special events sector; and if he will make a statement. |
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(41174)
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he expects the terms of the contract with Arqiva to provide spectrum licensing to the programme making and special events sector to be confirmed; and if he will make a statement. |
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(41175)
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he expects the contract for licensing spectrum to the programme making and special events sector to next be put out to tender; and if he will make a statement. |
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(41176)
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Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will assess the merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require third party energy intermediaries to sign up to a code of conduct for the purposes of reducing the mis-selling of energy contracts to small and medium-sized enterprises. |
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(41170)
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Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) records the number of energy contracts mis-sold to small and medium-sized enterprises by third party intermediaries; and how many complaints the OFT has received from small and medium-sized enterprises on such mis-selling in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(41171)
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the recent incident at el-Aauin/Gdeim Izak and its effect on the 1991 ceasefire agreement in Western Sahara. |
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(41172)
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Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many managerial staff were employed in the NHS in England at the end of each financial year since 1997-98. |
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(41136)
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2011, Official Report, columns 41-2W, on South Eastern Trains, and with reference to the Answer of 4 November 2009, Official Report, columns 1002-3W, on railways: franchises, for what reason the information requested by the hon. Member for Islington North cannot be disclosed on grounds of commercial confidentiality; on what date his Department adopted its policy on non-disclosure of such information; and if he will make a statement. |
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(41230)
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Notices given on Friday 11 February
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Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the relevant foreign police force is informed in cases where a member of the armed forces who has been convicted of an offence and placed on the (a) Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements and (b) sex offenders register is subsequently posted overseas. |
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(41321)
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Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the relevant foreign police force is informed in cases where a member of the armed forces who has been convicted of a criminal offence is subsequently posted overseas. |
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(41322)
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Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many former members of the armed forces have been placed on the sex offenders register. |
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(41323)
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MONDAY 28 FEBRUARY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 10 February
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Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to reduce the level of taxation for people who earn no more than the national minimum wage. |
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(41089)
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Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the change in measurable productivity in the National Health Service was in each year between 1997-98 and 2009-10. |
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(41090)
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Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of patients admitted to hospital in (a) Devon and (b) England who are medically fit for discharge that spend an additional (i) day, (ii) two days, (iii) three days, (iv) four days, (v) five days, (vi) six days or (vii) a week or longer in hospital in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(41088)
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FRIDAY 4 MARCH
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 8 February
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Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Marine Management Organisation did not appoint a representative of the cockle industry to the Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities; and if she will make a statement. |
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(40451)
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