Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Tuesday 1 March 2011
Notes:
*
Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 28 February 2011
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Tuesday 1 March 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 MARCH
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
*1
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Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central): What recent representations he has received on his proposals to create fewer and more equally-sized constituencies. |
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(42561)
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*2
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Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon): What plans he has to introduce a power for electors in a constituency to recall their elected Member of Parliament. |
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(42562)
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*4
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): If he will publish the legal advice he has received on compliance with rulings of the European Court of Human Rights on prisoner voting. |
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(42564)
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*5
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Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): What estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of holding constituency boundary reviews every five years. |
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(42565)
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*6
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Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): What plans he has to introduce a power for electors in a constituency to recall their elected Member of Parliament. |
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(42566)
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*7
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Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): What progress he is making on proposals for the reform of the House of Lords. |
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(42567)
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*8
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Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): When he plans to publish his proposals to allow electors in a constituency to recall their elected Member of Parliament. |
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(42568)
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*9
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Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): What recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of the electoral register. |
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(42569)
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At 2.45 pm
Topical Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
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Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. |
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(42441)
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*2
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): |
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(42442)
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*3
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Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): |
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(42443)
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*4
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Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): |
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(42444)
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*5
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): |
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(42445)
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*6
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Robert Halfon (Harlow): |
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(42446)
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*7
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John Mann (Bassetlaw): |
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(42447)
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*8
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Nick de Bois (Enfield North): |
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(42448)
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*9
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Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): |
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(42449)
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*10
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Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): |
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(42450)
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At 3.00 pm
Oral Questions to the Attorney General
*1
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Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): What recent assessment has been made of the role of specialist domestic violence services in improving prosecution rates in cases involving allegations of domestic violence. |
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(42451)
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*2
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): What the policy of the Serious Fraud Office is on seeking costs from those convicted as a result of a prosecution brought by the Office. |
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(42452)
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*3
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Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): What plans the Crown Prosecution Service has to improve the effectiveness of prosecution policy in human trafficking cases. |
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(42453)
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*4
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Chris Williamson (Derby North): What recent assessment he has made of the role of the Serious Fraud Office in implementation of the provisions of the Bribery Act 2010. |
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(42454)
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*5
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Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): What steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to assist victims of forced marriage in engaging with the criminal justice system. |
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(42455)
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*6
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): If he will place in the Library a copy of the speech he made to Politeia on 14 February 2011. |
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(42456)
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*7
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Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What steps he is taking to ensure better coordination between the Crown Prosecution Service and police forces. |
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(42457)
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*8
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Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): Under what circumstances he initiates proceedings for an appeal against a sentence considered unduly lenient. |
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(42458)
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*9
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Alison McGovern (Wirral South): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the likely effect of the local government finance settlement on rates of prosecution of cases involving allegations of domestic violence. |
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(42459)
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*10
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Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): What steps he plans to take to ensure that the outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review will not have an adverse effect on the provision of services by witness care units. |
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(42460)
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At 3.15 pm
Oral Questions to the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission and the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners
*1
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Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to improve levels of voter registration among students. |
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(42461)
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*2
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission plans to take to inform members of the public about the merits and demerits of the alternative vote system for elections to the House of Commons. |
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(42462)
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*3
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Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what procedure exists for resolving disputes between the Church Commissioners and third parties over the ownership of property. |
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(42463)
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*4
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Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the adequacy of the time available for provision of information to the public on the forthcoming referendum on the alternative vote system for elections to the House of Commons. |
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(42464)
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*5
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John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission plans to take to provide information to voters on the forthcoming referendum on the alternative vote system for elections to the House of Commons. |
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(42465)
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*6
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how many former Roman Catholic priests have sought ordination in the Church of England since 2005; and if he will make a statement. |
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(42466)
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*7
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Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent representations the Electoral Commission has received on its report on fraud in the 2010 elections. |
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(42467)
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*8
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Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what the policy of the Church of England is on the retention of freehold accommodation for clergy. |
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(42468)
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*9
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Greg Hands (Chelsea and Fulham): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent discussions the Electoral Commission has had with Ministers on increasing the level of (a) registration and (b) turnout of electors resident outside the UK. |
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(42469)
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*10
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Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Electoral Commission has had with electoral registration officers on their performance in respect of voter registration. |
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(42470)
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Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 14 February
1
N
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Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what his policy is on support for the development of tourism in the South West. |
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(41550)
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2
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of measures taken by the (a) blood service and (b) NHS, excluding the blood service, to reduce the risk of transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by blood or blood products since 1998. |
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(41549)
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3
N
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Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been admitted to the UK at (a) sub-tier Tier 1 (Investor) and (b) sub-tier Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) of the points-based immigration system in each year since the system's inception. |
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(41582)
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4
N
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Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received the £10 Christmas bonus in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
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(41551)
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Notices given on Tuesday 15 February
1
N
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effects on achievement of carbon reduction targets of reductions in the budgets of the (a) Carbon Trust and (b) Energy Savings Trust. |
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(42039)
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Notices given on Wednesday 16 February
1
N
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Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken at (a) EU and (b) G20 level to implement the recommendations of Sir David Walker's report on the governance of banks and other financial institutions since November 2009; and if he will make a statement. |
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(42274)
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2
N
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Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.6 of the Project Merlin - Banks' statement, on disclosure of the remuneration details of Executive Directors, what definition his Department uses for executive; and how many employees at each of the banks that are subject to the Project Merlin agreement he estimates earn more than the five highest paid executives who are not on the board at each such bank. |
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(42275)
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3
N
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Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he expects the total amount paid in fixed based salaries to employees at RBS and Lloyds Banking Group to increase or decrease as a proportion of total remuneration in the financial year 2010-11. |
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(42276)
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4
N
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Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what sanctions will apply if Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group or RBS do not meet their commitments on pay disclosure as part of the Project Merlin agreement. |
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(42277)
|
5
N
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Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what sanctions will apply if the remuneration committees of Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group or RBS do not confirm to the Financial Services Authority that their pay deals conform with the commitments given in relation to pay as part of the Project Merlin agreement. |
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(42278)
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Notices given on Thursday 17 February
1
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his Department's document, Securing the Future of the Post Office in the Digital Age, in how many post offices he expects the subpostmaster to lose their basic salary and be paid on commission for each transaction. |
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(42819)
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2
N
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Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the change was in the cost of maintaining Royal Mail post office boxes between 2010 and 2011; and what the reason was for the change. |
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(42717)
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3
N
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Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools or school buildings his Department estimates will be built using prefabricated or flatpack buildings in 2010-11. |
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(42718)
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4
N
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Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to provide sustainable funding for Aids to Communication in Education centres through continuation of the Alternative and Augmentative Communication grants programme. |
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(42720)
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5
N
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Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many structures he estimates the NHS will build using prefabricated or flatpack buildings in 2010-11. |
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(42719)
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6
N
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Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prisons and (b) detention centres in Britain he estimates will be built using prefabricated or flatpack buildings in 2010-11. |
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(42716)
|
7
N
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Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what account his proposals for universal credit will take of the payment of benefits in respect of housing costs in circumstances where a new partner begins to live with a recipient. |
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(42820)
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Notices given between Friday 18 February and Friday 25 February
1
N
|
Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he plans to take to increase levels of transparency in Government decision-making in order to improve accountability to the public. |
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[Question Unstarred][Transferred]
(42563)
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2
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on the public reading stage of the Protection of Freedoms Bill; and if she will make a statement. |
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[Question Unstarred][Transferred]
(42570)
|
3
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Attorney General, when he expects the Law Officer's Departments to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
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(43307)
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4
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Attorney General, if he will ensure the Law Officers' Departments' organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in his Department and in the agencies for which he is responsible. |
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(43547)
|
5
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Attorney General, whether the Law Officers' Departments have a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
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(43250)
|
6
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
|
(43298)
|
7
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people normally resident in Leeds Central constituency entered university in each year since 1990. |
|
(43098)
|
8
|
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 February 2011, Official Report, columns 736-7W, on departmental offices, what forms he expected his Department's Regional Offices support for capacity and capability to take; and what partnerships he expects to be formed. |
|
(43383)
|
9
|
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 February 2011, Official Report, columns 736-7W, on departmental offices, if he will provide examples of (a) hard and (b) soft intelligence. |
|
(43384)
|
10
|
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 February 2011, Official Report, columns 737W, on departmental offices, by what means his Department's local economic priorities are determined. |
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(43385)
|
11
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many bids for the Regional Growth Fund have been received from applicants in the West Midlands. |
|
(43485)
|
12
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the monetary value was of maintenance and tuition fee loans made by the Student Loan Company (a) to applicants in Coventry and (b) in total in the academic year 2009-10. |
|
(43487)
|
13
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of bursaries available to undergraduates in the academic year 2009-10. |
|
(43488)
|
14
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage business investment in the West Midlands. |
|
(43610)
|
15
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will ensure his Departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in his Department and in the non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which he is responsible. |
|
(43545)
|
16
|
Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding he has allocated to (a) apprenticeship places, (b) advanced apprenticeship places and (c) higher apprenticeship places in (i) North West Durham constituency and (ii) the North East in 2011-12. |
|
(43162)
|
17
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent progress he has made on removing intellectual property barriers to trade in the field of low-carbon products. |
|
(43038)
|
18
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent progress has been made on the liberalisation of trade in climate-friendly goods through the Doha Development Agenda Environmental Goods and Services negotiations. |
|
(43040)
|
19
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2011, Official Report, column 981W, on fossil fuels, what definition of clean fossil fuel energy production his Department uses. |
|
(43329)
|
20
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the financial services industry on improving access to work opportunities for people from low-income backgrounds; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43494)
|
21
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the number of undergraduate university places that will be funded in each of the next five years. |
|
(43495)
|
22
|
Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the effects on the (a) economy, (b) businesses and (c) UK competitiveness of (i) participation and (ii) non-participation in the proposed new EU patent system; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43481)
|
23
|
Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects on (a) economic growth, (b) UK competitiveness, (c) levels of foreign direct investment and (d) other aspects of the UK economy of (i) participation in the proposed new EU patent system and (ii) continuing participation in the Europe Patent Office system for granting EU-wide patents; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43482)
|
24
|
Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the average cost per patent to UK businesses of using (a) the proposed new EU patent system and (b) the European Patent Office system for granting EU-wide patents; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43483)
|
25
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, to which countries the Government has licensed the export of tear gas in the last three years. |
|
(43381)
|
26
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to suspend the licensing of arms sales to Bahrain; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43382)
|
27
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what matters were discussed and decided at the inaugural Green Economy Council meeting on 16 February; who sits on the Council; and if he will (a) place in the Library and (b) post on his Deparment's website a copy of (i) the minutes of the meeting and (ii) each paper circulated to participants. |
|
(43349)
|
28
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs created in the solar photovoltaic market in (a) Brighton and Hove and (b) the UK since the date of implementation of the feed-in-tariff scheme. |
|
(43507)
|
29
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps hisDepartment has taken to promote economic growth and activity in Birmingham in each of the last six months. |
|
(43115)
|
30
|
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeship places there were in Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010. |
|
(43158)
|
31
|
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to implement in UK law the provisons of EU Directive 76/768 EEC, as amended, on cosmetic products; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43188)
|
32
|
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the representation of the agricultural sector in local enterprise partnerships; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43553)
|
33
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
|
(43230)
|
34
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons persons not employed by Government departments or agencies are issued with passes entitling them to enter his Department's premises. |
|
(43214)
|
35
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 February 2011, Official Report, column 737W, on departmental procurement, for what reasons the information requested on single tender contracts is not held centrally. |
|
(43333)
|
36
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
|
(43326)
|
37
|
David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will allocate part of the budget for the 2011 Census awareness campaign to advertising through community radio stations. |
|
(43100)
|
38
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are economically inactive in Coventry; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43575)
|
39
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ensure his Departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in his Department and in the non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which he is responsible. |
|
(43546)
|
40
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made on his Department's plans to implement new standard guidance on government travel policies; and when he expects to issue this new guidance. |
|
(43086)
|
41
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of the efficiency review by Sir Philip Green. |
|
(43087)
|
42
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to implement the recommendation of the efficiency review by Sir Philip Green on the use of communications-based alternatives to travel such as video conferencing by civil servants. |
|
(43088)
|
43
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of his Department to Brighton; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43467)
|
44
|
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate the extent of work-related travel undertaken by civil servants between (a) Manchester and Leeds, (b) Liverpool and Leeds and (c) Liverpool and Manchester in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43090)
|
45
|
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new businesses were started in Blackpool North and Cleveleys constituency in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010. |
|
(43157)
|
46
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
|
(43231)
|
47
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons persons not employed by Government departments or agencies are issued with passes entitling them to enter his Department's premises. |
|
(43213)
|
48
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the initiative to reduce back office IT costs across government. |
|
(43219)
|
49
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of retendering Government contracts for IT suppliers since May 2010. |
|
(43220)
|
50
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release of 15 February 2011, on the Transition Fund, what the evidential basis is for the statement that 75 per cent. of charities receive no funding from the state. |
|
(43525)
|
51
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the preparedness of HM Revenue and Customs to implement the proposed Scottish rate of income tax. |
|
(43065)
|
52
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with representatives of business groups in Scotland on the operation of the proposed Scottish rate of income tax. |
|
(43066)
|
53
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with representatives of the banking sector on the offsetting of losses incurred since autumn 2008 against banks' tax liabilities. |
|
(43067)
|
54
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of changing the eligibility threshold for working tax credit for couples from 24 hours worked per week to 16 hours worked per week in each of the next four years. |
|
(43299)
|
55
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
|
(43320)
|
56
|
Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the monetary causes of wealth redistribution; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43334)
|
57
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Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the levels of air passenger duty in relation to aviation taxation regimes in other countries in the EU and G20; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43439)
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58
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanism he has put in place to ensure that staff who advise public on child tax credits are in possession of regularly updated information on changes to the administration of such credits. |
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(43151)
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59
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce child poverty (a) in the West Midlands and (b) nationally; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43486)
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60
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure his departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in his Department and in the non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which he is responsible. |
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(43534)
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61
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what agreements on energy subsidy reform were reached at the recent G20 meeting of finance Ministers and governors. |
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(43037)
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62
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West of 8 November 2010 concerning Blantyre and South Lanarkshire Credit Union. |
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(43560)
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63
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much end year flexibility remained unspent by the Scottish Goverment in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(43492)
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64
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of his Department to Brighton; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43480)
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65
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Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the proportion of revenue raised from (a) direct, (b) indirect and (c) all taxes for (i) non-retired and (ii) retired households in each income decile in the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43084)
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66
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue to the Exchequer from (a) tax and (b) national insurance contributions income attributable to the solar photovoltaic industry since the date of implementation of the feed-in tariff scheme. |
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(43348)
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67
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Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much valued added tax was paid on goods and services by (a) charities and (b) charities providing healthcare services in each year since 2005. |
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(43435)
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68
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John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Exchequer has contributed to hedge funds in the latest period for which figures are available; to how many hedge funds it contributes; and how much it received from hedge funds in each year since the first such contribution was made. |
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(43203)
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69
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
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(43238)
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70
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons persons not employed by Government departments or agencies are issued with passes entitling them to enter his Department's premises. |
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(43208)
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71
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the inclusion of requirements relating to biodiversity for wildlife in woodland and forests in his Department's review of planning guidance. |
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(43063)
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72
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on placing local authorities under a commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production subject to no overall increase in costs. |
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(43304)
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73
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
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(43325)
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74
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential environmental effects of the construction of a proposed biofuels plant near Avonmouth. |
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(43550)
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75
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Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues on (a) the responsibilities for maintenance of roads, drains and associated services on new housing developments, (b) the circumstances in which services should be adapted by local authorities and (c) responsibility for such services when firms which operate them enter receivership. |
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(43396)
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76
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Mr Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered the merits of extending the (a) Right to Buy and (b) Right to Acquire home ownership schemes to cover properties categorised as sheltered accommodation. |
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(43179)
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77
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Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2011, Official Report, column 835W, on regeneration: Newcastle upon Tyne, when he expects to receive the Homes and Communities Agency's financial and technical assessment of the proposals for the Byker estate. |
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(43328)
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78
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to publish the report by the Minister of State for Decentralisation to the Prime Minister on localism and decentralisation; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43163)
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79
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will ensure his Departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in his Department and in the non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which he is responsible. |
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(43544)
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80
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of his Department to Brighton; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43472)
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81
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the letter of 24 January 2011 from Elizabeth Cooke Szewczyke, a constituent of the hon. Member for Tottenham. |
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(43052)
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82
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to retain the protection from development for ancient woods and trees contained in Planning Policy Statement 9 in the single National Planning Policy Framework; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43352)
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83
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to include in proposed regulations under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 a requirement for the Secretary of State (a) to try to reach agreement on each proposal made under the Act and (b) to publish details of the steps the Secretary of State took in attempting to reach agreement with the Selector. |
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(43353)
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84
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to amend section 43 of the Planning Act 2008 to make parish councils statutory consultees for the purposes of section 42(b) of that Act. |
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(43228)
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85
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will use the power in Section 14(3) of the Planning Act 2008 to include electricity network infrastructure projects that are underground or sub-sea in the list of nationally significant infrastructure projects. |
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(43229)
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86
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he took into account the effect on the time taken to achieve electricity connections by means of underground cables of the failure of National Grid and relevant landowners to come to agreement under existing planning arrangements in specifying the list of projects classified as nationally significant infrastructure projects under Section 14(1) of the Planning Act 2008. |
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(43345)
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87
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many successful cases were brought against landlords by tenants for (a) breach of Deposit Protection Service regulations and (b) not paying deposits into the deposit protection scheme in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(43143)
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88
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
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(43232)
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89
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons persons not employed by Government departments or agencies are issued with passes entitling them to enter his Department's premises. |
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(43209)
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90
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
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(43324)
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91
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will ensure his Departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in his Department and in the non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which he is responsible. |
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(43543)
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92
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what changes to sports facilities in Scotland he expects to take place as part of preparations for the London 2012 Olympics. |
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(43414)
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93
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what proportion of the funding allocated to the expansion of broadband provision announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review he estimates will be spent in Scotland. |
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(43490)
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94
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of his Department to Brighton; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43468)
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95
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the (a) Association of British Bookmakers, (b) Responsible Gambling Strategy Board, (c) Gambling Commission and (d) GamCare on the contents of the Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010 since 11 May 2010. |
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(43053)
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96
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what meeting (a) on what date and (b) at which location he has had with representatives of the (i) Association of British Bookmakers, (ii) Responsible Gambling Strategy Board, (iii) Gambling Commission and (iv) GamCare since 1 January 2011. |
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(43054)
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97
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he plans to take in response to the outcomes of the Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010 relating to trends in the level of problem gambling. |
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(43055)
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98
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what expenditure his Department incurred on the Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010. |
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(43056)
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99
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, when he expects the outcomes of the next Gambling Prevalence Survey to be published. |
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(43057)
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100
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010 relating to B2 terminals in betting shops; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43058)
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101
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Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43059)
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102
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he plans to take to increase access to the internet for (a) older people and (b) people with low-incomes before the date of the proposed digitalisation of the benefits system; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43130)
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103
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the effects of proposed library closures on the ability of (a) older people and (b) people with low-incomes to make enquiries and applications relating to benefits and pensions online; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43131)
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104
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) all households and (b) households in which at least one peson claims a benefit that will have home access to the internet by the time of the proposed digitalisation of the benefits system; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43132)
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105
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
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(43233)
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106
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
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(43323)
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107
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Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made since October 2010 on providing armed forces veterans with (a) physical and (b) mental health needs with access to a dedicated 24-hour support line. |
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(43425)
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108
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Mr Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the review of the rules governing the awarding of medals to armed forces personnel. |
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(43434)
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109
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Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of minimum payment guarantees paid to each independent treatment centre in each year since 2003. |
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(43082)
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110
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Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of medical operations on armed services personnel performed by each independent treatment centre in each year since 2003. |
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(43083)
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111
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the extent of the entitlement of members of the armed forces under the age of 18 years and three months to discharge themselves without notice; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43438)
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112
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent in Northern Ireland in each year since 2001. |
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(43185)
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113
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure his departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in his Department and in the non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which he is responsible. |
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(43532)
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114
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what proportion of service family accommodation he expects energy efficiency measures to be installed through the Green Deal. |
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(43039)
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115
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what account he has taken of his assessment of the threat of State-on-State nuclear warfare in (a) implementing commitments under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and (b) discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. |
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(43071)
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116
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on which occasions representatives of the governments of (a) Egypt, (b) Bahrain, (c) Libya and (d) Tunisia have attended sales and marketing events organised by his Department in the past three years; and what the status was of their attendance. |
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(43491)
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117
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of his Department to Brighton; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43477)
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118
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to review the (a) scale and (b) capacity of the planned new warhead assembly and disassembly facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment Burghfield against the conclusions of the Strategic Defence and Security Review in respect of the UK's future stock of nuclear weapons. |
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(43351)
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119
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Islington North of 16 February 2011, Official Report, column 806W, how much of the £330 million allocated to the programme to replace the Vanguard submarine in financial year 2010-11 has been spent in each cost category to date. |
|
(43510)
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120
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support he plans to provide to Royal Air Force trainee pilots who lose their commissions as a result of reductions in public expenditure; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43134)
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121
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will assess the merits of providing support to allow Royal Air Force trainee pilots who lose their commissions as a result of reductions in public expenditure to become commercial airline pilots; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43135)
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122
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many missions involving (a) Harrier and (b) Tornado aircraft have been flown in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43136)
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123
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department took the decision to end the commissions of 100 Royal Air Force trainee pilots; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43137)
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124
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of ground support crew for the (a) Harrier and (b) Tornado aircraft fleet in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43138)
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125
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many crashes there have been involving (a) Harrier and (b) Tornado aircraft in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43139)
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126
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of missions have been cancelled as a result of mechnical or software failure of (a) Harrier and (b) Tornado aircraft; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43140)
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127
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the civil nuclear industry on the role of Royal Navy nuclear personnel in providing training to the industry; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43141)
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128
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Claire Perry (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of (a) pork and (b) bacon for use by service personnel on duty in the UK was procured from UK sources in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(43191)
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129
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
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(43234)
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130
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons persons not employed by Government departments or agencies are issued with passes entitling them to enter his Department's premises. |
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(43215)
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131
|
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on the review of army bases. |
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(43033)
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132
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Electoral Commission on the potential cost to the public purse of introducing the alternative vote electoral system for the 2015 General Election. |
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(43378)
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133
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Electoral Commission on the estimated cost to the public purse for each Parliamentary Boundary Commission of conducting parliamentary boundary reviews every five years. |
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(43379)
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134
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the official residence at his disposal in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(43216)
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135
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
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(43322)
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136
|
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation will collaborate with universities in its work to monitor and improve the quality of A levels and GCSEs. |
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(43091)
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137
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure his Departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in his Department and in the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible. |
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(43542)
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138
|
Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2011, Official Report, column 26W, on home education: Durham; if he will put in place a mechanism to collect information on the number of home-schooled children. |
|
(43142)
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139
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effects of the flexibility available to (a) schools and (b) academies in relation to the national curriculum on (i) science and (ii) sex and relationship education. |
|
(43073)
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140
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of his Department to Brighton; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43473)
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141
|
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to announce his decision on funding for education business partnership services from April 2011. |
|
(43558)
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142
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding he plans to provide to Sure Start centres in (a) Birmingham, Ladywood constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) England in each of the next five years. |
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(43116)
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143
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Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has withdrawn any previously allocated Sure Start funding in (a) Birmingham, Ladywood constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) England for (i) 2010-11 and (ii) the next four financial years. |
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(43117)
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144
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students in (a) Birmingham, Ladywood constituency and (b) Birmingham in receipt of education maintanance allowance (EMA) will cease to receive EMA before their course is complete. |
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(43118)
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145
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Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons the contracting process for family and relationship services has been suspended; what the (a) timescale and (b) process is for contracting such services; and what steps he plans to take to ensure the provision of specialist parenting helplines after 1 April 2011. |
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(43552)
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146
|
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the requirement for bulding repairs in schools in Leeds North West constituency; and what estimate has been made of the cost of repair in each such case. |
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(43180)
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147
|
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many independent schools have applied to become (a) academies and (b) free schools in the last year for which figures are available. |
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(43559)
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148
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
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(43235)
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149
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for future standards of music tuition in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools. |
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(43192)
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150
|
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what applications he has received from groups in Lancashire to establish a new free school. |
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(43030)
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151
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effects of the proposed biofuels plant near Avonmouth on levels of greenhouse gas emissions. |
|
(43020)
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152
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
|
(43321)
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153
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect on the independence of the Committee on Climate Change of its inclusion in the bodies listed in Schedule 7 to the Public Bodies Bill. |
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(43360)
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154
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the financing of the Green Climate Fund. |
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(43380)
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155
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will ensure his Departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in his Department and in the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible. |
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(43541)
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156
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the European Union Third package has been transposed into domestic legislation; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43060)
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157
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of his Department to Brighton; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43475)
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158
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on feed-in tariff payments to date; and how much it expects to spend in the first year of the scheme's operation. |
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(43347)
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159
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment (a) he and (b) consultants contracted by his Department have made of compliance with EU state aid rules of the support to commercial nuclear plant operators from the public purse; and how many representations he has received in the last six months on subsidy of the UK nuclear industry from the public purse. |
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(43431)
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160
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the size of the solar photovoltaic market in (a) the Brighton and Hove area, (b) East and West Sussex and (c) the UK; what assessment he has made of the comparative global size of the UK market; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43508)
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161
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of his Department's review of feed-in tariffs on plans for the installation of solar panels on publicly-owned buildings; and whether he has received representations on the matter from the Leader of Brighton and Hove City Council. |
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(43509)
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162
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the relative costs of (a) energy generation infrastructure and (b) energy efficiency measures designed to reduce demand; and if he will make a statement. |
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163
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment has been made of the environmental effects of sourcing rare earth metals from China for use in wind farms; and if he will make a statement. |
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164
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment has been made of the scope for using alternatives to rare earth metals in the manufacture of turbines for use in wind farms; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43126)
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165
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will direct Ofgem to commission a study of the attitude of consumers to the costs of (a) providing infrastructure for (i) underground and (ii) electricity networks and (b) providing overhead electricity lines on towers. |
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166
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of (a) electrical and (b) magnetic fields from (i) overhead electricity lines, (ii) underground cables and (iii) sub-sea cables. |
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167
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of power losses from (a) overhead electricity lines, (b) underground cables and (c) sub-sea cables. |
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168
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the security of electricity supply through (a) overhead electricity lines, (b) underground cables and (c) sub-sea cables. |
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169
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with National Grid on the proposed Hinkley C Connection Project. |
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170
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will issue guidance to the National Grid on the quantitative and transparent determination of the environmental, economic and social costs of major electricity connection projects associated with the development of renewable energy generation projects. |
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171
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will issue guidance to the National Grid on the quantitative and transparent costings of (a) the (i) costs in power losses and (ii) other whole-life financial costs and (b) the social, economic and environmental benefits and disbenefits of electricity connection schemes. |
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172
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will issue guidance to the National Grid on the factors to be taken into account in balancing the provision of (a) Section 9 of and (b) Schedule 9 to the Electricity Act 1989. |
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173
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has discussed with Ofgem the account taken in pricing regime for National Grid of the cost of (a) underground or sub-sea and (b) overhead line and tower electricity network infrastructure. |
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174
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Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to secure capacity at disposal facilities for low level waste streams arising from (a) decommissioned nuclear facilities and (b) the nuclear new build programme. |
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175
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Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will produce a draft National Policy Statement on nuclear waste infrastructure in addition to the revised draft National Policy Statements on energy infrastructure. |
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(43103)
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176
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Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion and quantity of low level waste at decommissioned nuclear facilities that cannot be reused, recycled, recovered or disposed on site and will be sent to landfill. |
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177
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Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether consented capacity for low level waste storage meets the existing inventory of low level waste at decommissioned nuclear power stations. |
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178
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Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the capacity of permitted landfill sites for the storage of low level waste. |
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179
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
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(43236)
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180
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons persons not employed by Government departments or agencies are issued with passes entitling them to enter his Department's premises. |
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181
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Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will commission an inquiry into the reason for recent trends in the price of domestic heating oil. |
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182
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Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of properties in (a) Totnes consituency, (b) the South West and (c) England which do not have mains gas access and which use domestic heating oil. |
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(43448)
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183
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to appoint the members of the expert panel on the future of the Forestry Commission; and on what date she expects its first meeting to take place. |
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(43019)
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184
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the monetary value of illegally trading dogs and cats in each of the last four financial years. |
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(43021)
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185
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the next meeting of the Pet Advertising Advisory Group to take place. |
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(43022)
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186
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings of the Pet Advertising Advisory Group took place in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010; and how many such meetings have taken place in 2011 to date. |
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(43023)
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187
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding her Department provided for the conservation of the red squirrel population in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(43024)
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188
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the conservation of the red squirrel. |
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189
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her estimate is of the size of the hazel pot beetle population in the United Kingdom. |
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(43041)
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190
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the policy of her Department is on whaling for scientific purposes. |
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191
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the policy of her Department is on the status of the polar bear as an endangered species. |
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(43043)
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192
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the effects of illegal shooting on the size of the (a) whooper and (b) Bewick's swan population in the UK during winter periods in each of the last five years. |
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(43044)
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193
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her most recent estimate is of the size of the (a) whooper and (b) Bewick's swan population in the UK during winter periods in each of the last five years. |
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(43045)
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194
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much farmed salmon was exported from the UK to the People's Republic of China in each of the last four years. |
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(43046)
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195
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effects of levels of production of farmed salmon in Scotland on levels of sea lice. |
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(43047)
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196
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effects of sea lice on farmed salmon stocks in Scotland in each of the last four years. |
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(43048)
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197
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effects of climate change on the supply of water in each of the next four years. |
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(43049)
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198
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the number of households in (a) England, (b) each English region and (c) each local authority area in England which will pay three per cent. or more of their income to meet water costs in each of the next four financial years. |
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(43050)
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199
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the number of households in (a) England, (b) each English region and (c) each local authority area in England which paid three per cent. or more of their income to meet water costs in each of the last four financial years. |
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(43051)
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200
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the inclusion of requirements relating to biodiversity for wildlife in woodland and forests in that Department's review of planning guidance. |
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(43064)
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201
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed independent panel to consider forestry policy in England will have access to (a) research and (b) administrative support from her Department. |
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(43068)
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202
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed independent panel on forestry in England will consider written submissions from the public. |
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(43069)
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203
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed independent panel on forestry policy in England will meet in public; and whether minutes of the meetings of the panel will be published. |
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(43070)
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204
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she made of the level of slurry storage capacity in the dairy farming sector in preparation for the implementation of the nitrate vulnerable zone rules. |
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(43295)
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205
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of instances of the importation of maize without an EU import licence in each of the last four years. |
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(43296)
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206
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects her Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
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(43297)
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207
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on placing agencies of central government departments under a commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production subject to no overall increase in costs. |
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(43305)
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208
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the Ministerial governance arrangements to oversee the Government's performance on sustainable development. |
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(43306)
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209
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2011, Official Report, column 922W, on cycling: access, what steps her Department has taken to encourage local authorities to develop new routes for cyclists and horseriders. |
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(43330)
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210
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her estimate is of the quantity change in distance of rights of way in England in each of the last four years. |
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(43331)
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211
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2011, Official Report, column 922W, on cycling: access, what estimate she has made of the change in the quantity in distance of rights of way in England in each of the next five years. |
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(43332)
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212
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she received from the Confederation of Forest Industries on her policy on the disposal of Forestry Commission-owned and-managed land. |
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(43374)
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213
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what dates she met the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss her policy on the disposal of Forestry Commission-owned and-managed land. |
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(43375)
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214
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on consequential changes in programme funding for her Department following her recent decision on the disposal of Forestry Commission-owned and-managed land. |
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(43376)
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215
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the entry of products derived from genetically modified organisms into the UK food chain. |
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(43415)
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216
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the costs to the public purse from (a) the closure of landfill sites and (b) the opening of waste management facilities in the next 10 years. |
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(43416)
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217
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on incentives for recycling for small and medium-sized companies. |
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(43417)
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218
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the ownership and management of nature reserve land in England. |
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(43418)
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219
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the ownership and management of National Park land in England. |
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(43419)
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220
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on which dates she met the Prime Minister to discuss her policy on the future of land owned and managed by the Forestry Commission. |
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(43548)
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221
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ensure her Departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in her Department and in the non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which she is responsible. |
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(43540)
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222
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Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will assess the merits of using Section 16 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to dedicate routes within the public forest estate for cyclists and horse riders. |
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(43561)
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223
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Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on the sale of land managed by the Forestry Commission in the North East. |
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(43160)
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224
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Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had on the sale of land managed by the Forestry Commission in the North East. |
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(43161)
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225
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the purchase of shark fin products. |
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(43036)
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226
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects her Department's research into electric shock training devices to be completed; and by whom the research will be peer-reviewed. |
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(43422)
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227
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward proposals to open the Index of Exempted Dogs under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to owner-led applications. |
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(43423)
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228
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of her Department to Brighton; and if she will make a statement. |
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(43470)
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229
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the reason is for the time taken to publish the response to her Department's consultation on a badger control policy; and when she expects to publish the response. |
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(43506)
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230
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to lay before Parliament regulations on the transfer of private sewers and lateral drains to water and sewerage company ownership. |
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(43189)
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231
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Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of payments to farmers made as a result of meat controls; and if she will make a statement. |
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(43554)
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232
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Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for the future of the compulsory set aside scheme; and if she will make a statement. |
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(43555)
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233
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Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what arrangements are in place for schemes funded through the Rural Development Programme for England following the closure of the regional development agencies; and if she will make a statement. |
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(43556)
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234
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
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(43237)
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235
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons persons not employed by Government departments or agencies are issued with passes entitling them to enter her Department's premises. |
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(43210)
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236
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
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(43319)
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237
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with governments in the Middle East on the boycott by Hamas of Israeli goods in Gaza. |
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(43097)
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238
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Syrian counterpart on weapons transferred to Hezbollah. |
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(43170)
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239
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Syrian counterpart on Syria's human rights record. |
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(43171)
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240
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the quantity of weapons smuggled from Iran to (a) Hezbollah and (b) Hamas since 2006. |
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(43194)
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241
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) his Israeli counterpart and (b) his EU counterparts on (i) Iran's nuclear capabilities and (ii) the effectiveness of existing sanctions on Iran. |
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(43195)
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242
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) his Israeli counterpart, (b) his Lebanese counterpart and (c) his Syrian counterpart on Hezbollah's military capabilities in southern Lebanon. |
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(43196)
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243
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on Hezbollah's military capability in southern Lebanon. |
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(43197)
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244
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is able to continue its work in safety. |
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(43198)
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245
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to seek the disarmament of Hezbollah in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1701. |
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(43199)
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246
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 10 February 2011, Official Report, columns 434-5W, on the Middle East: peace negotiations, what assessment he has made if the progress made by (a) Lebanon, (b) Tunisia, (c) Morocco and (d) Algeria in advancing (i) regional cooperation and (ii) their relations with Israel. |
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(43394)
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247
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 10 February 2011, Official Report, columns 434-5W, on the Middle East: peace negotiations, when the European Commission next plans to review its association agreements with (a) Lebanon, (b) Tunisia, (c) Morocco and (d) Algeria. |
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(43395)
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248
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the UN Sanctions Committee on reports of the discovery of a consignment of weapons in Apapa Nigeria, suspected of having been smuggled from Iran. |
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(43397)
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249
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) his Israeli counterpart and (b) his EU counterparts on (i) Iran's conventional military capabilities and (ii) the effectiveness of the sanctions regime against Iran. |
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(43398)
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250
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his (a) Israeli, (b) Egyptian, (c) Jordanian and (d) Saudi Arabian counterpart on the Iranian Government's refusal to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect non-declared nuclear facilities. |
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(43399)
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251
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the Iranian Government's refusal to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect non-declared nuclear facilities. |
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(43400)
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252
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for UK policy on Iran of the recent statement by the Iranian President that the country's right to nuclear capabilities is non-negotiable. |
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(43401)
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253
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on Iran's human rights record; and what response he has received. |
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(43445)
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254
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on the treatment of Christians in Iraq in the last 12 months. |
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(43184)
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255
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will ensure his departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in his Department and in the non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which he is responsible |
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(43536)
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256
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Iraq on the human rights of Iraqi Turkmen; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43072)
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257
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of his Department to Brighton; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43479)
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258
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date the first follow-up meeting of the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council will take place; and what the Government's objectives are for this meeting. |
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(43350)
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259
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
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(43239)
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260
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons persons not employed by Government departments or agencies are issued with passes entitling them to enter his Department's premises. |
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(43206)
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261
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of residences used by Ministers in his Department in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(43217)
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262
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total budget is for Public Health England; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43074)
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263
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of his Department's budget for improving food, diet and nutrition in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43075)
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264
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the NHS's budget for maternity services, in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43076)
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265
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account the proposed arrangements for public health spending will take of the public health needs of deprived areas; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43077)
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266
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the budget for vaccination and immunisation following the implementation of the proposals in the public health White Paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43078)
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267
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training and support he plans to make available to maintain adequate public health expertise; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43079)
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268
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the accountability of local authorities for achieving public health outcomes under his proposals contained in the public health White Paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43080)
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269
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the level of public expenditure on public health; what effects the proposed reforms contained in the public health White Paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People, will have on the level of public expenditure on public health; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43081)
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270
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the budget to be allocated to midwifery training places following the implementation of the proposals in the public health White Paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People; and if he will make a statement. |
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271
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the budget to be allocated to children's health following the implementation of the proposals in the public health White Paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People; and if he will make a statement. |
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272
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the budget to be allocated to blood and transplants following the implementation of the proposals in the public health White Paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43167)
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273
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the level of funding to be allocated to each local authority after the implementation of the reforms in the public health White Paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43168)
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274
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which local authority will be allocated the (a) largest and (b) smallest public health budget following the implementation of the proposals in the public health White Paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43169)
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275
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the planned budget is for (a) health visiting, (b) nursing and midwifery and (c) fertility and embryology following the publication of the White Paper Healthy Lives, Healthy People; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43294)
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276
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
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(43318)
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277
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Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average sum by NHS commissioners for NHS medium-secure psychiatric beds was (a) to each provider and (b) in each day of the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(43426)
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278
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Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average rate of occupancy was for NHS medium-secure psychiatric beds in each quarter of the last three years. |
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(43427)
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279
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Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of NHS psychiatric beds are (a) generic and (b) secure psychiatric beds; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43428)
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280
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for future support of hospital radio by the NHS (a) during and (b) after the proposed reorganisation of the NHS. |
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(43101)
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281
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on the recent changes to staffing levels at the Health Protection Agency on its ability to complete its programme on health economic modelling. |
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(43433)
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282
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to receive a further recommendation on the rotavirus vaccine from the Joint Council on Vaccination and Immunisation. |
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(43516)
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283
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the Health Protection Agency to complete its modelling in order to provide the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation with information on the cost-effectiveness of introducing a rotavirus vaccine. |
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(43517)
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284
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David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2011, Official Report, column 267W, on medical equipment, counterfeit manufacturing, what recent steps the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has taken as part of its investigations into the use of counterfeit pulse oximeter sensors in NHS hospitals; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43413)
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285
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure his Departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in his Department and in the non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which he is responsible. |
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(43537)
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286
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Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the new health visitor posts announced by his Department will be (a) full-time and (b) located in the North East. |
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(43018)
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287
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place in relation to a recipient of donated blood tracing the donor; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43354)
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288
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the number of blood donors on the donor register who are unknowlingly infected with CJD; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43355)
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289
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to screen (a) the UK blood supply and (b) blood donors for VCJD. |
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(43356)
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290
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the merits of removing the warning Risk of Adverse Reaction Infection Including VCJD from blood bags; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43357)
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291
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons his Department places the warning Risk of Adverse Reaction Infection Including VCJD on blood bags. |
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(43358)
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292
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure the provision of advice to people who are about to receive blood or blood components on the risk of infection of VCJD. |
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(43359)
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293
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of his Department to Brighton; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43474)
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294
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review the adequacy of provision of (a) epilepsy specialist nurses and (b) epilepsy specialist consultants in the Brighton and Hove area; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43346)
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295
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Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for a hip replacement operation in (a) Birmingham, Ladywood constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) England in each of the last 15 years. |
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(43112)
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296
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Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of the proposed restructuring of NHS Commissioning in (a) Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England. |
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(43113)
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297
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John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support the NHS provides to persons diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy. |
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(43178)
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298
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Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys of 16 December 2010. |
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(43551)
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299
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Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what acute hospital services are provided by North Cumbria University Hospitals Acute Trust. |
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(43061)
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300
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Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has of the likely effects on the provision of acute hospital services at West Cumberland Hospital of (a) implementation of the provisions of the Health and Social Care Bill and (b) NHS Trust mergers involving North Cumbria University Hospitals Acute Trust; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43062)
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301
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
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(43240)
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302
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Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the years of life lost owing to mortality from (a) epilepsy, (b) asthma, (c) Parkinson's disease and (d) multiple sclerosis in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(43190)
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303
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Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what conditions a hospital must meet to achieve foundation status. |
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(43032)
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304
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Mike Wood (Batley and Spen): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2011, Official Report, column 965W, on healthcare science, when he expects to take a decision on his policy on the regulation of the healthcare science workforce; and what interim arrangements will be put in place until such a decision is made. |
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(43164)
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305
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects her Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
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(43317)
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306
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals to enable civil partnerships to take place in religious settings; whether she plans to undertake a consultation on this issue; and if she will make a statement. |
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(43156)
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307
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Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what average monthly cost to the public purse of holding a person in immigration detention in each facility was in 2010. |
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(43392)
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308
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Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many stateless persons (a) are resident in the UK, (b) are lawfully resident in the UK, (c) are held in immigration detention because they (i) have no leave to remain and (ii) are subject to removal proceedings after having served a prison sentence and (d) are serving sentences in UK prisons. |
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(43393)
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309
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Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the time taken in transferring immigrants diagnosed with a mental illness from detention centres to appropriate healthcare settings; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken in such transfers. |
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(43429)
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310
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Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have been held in immigration detention for a period in excess of six months owing to an inability to remove them from the UK in each of the last three years; and what the longest period was for which such an individual was detained in each of the last three years. |
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(43520)
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311
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provision her Department makes for the accommodation of asylum seekers with children who have experienced domestic violence. |
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(43402)
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312
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provision her Department makes to assist married or partnered asylum seekers who have experienced domestic violence. |
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(43403)
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313
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Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many students from outside the EU were granted visas to study at each privately and publicly funded further education institution that had been (a) awarded and (b) not awarded highly trusted status by the UK Border Agency in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
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(43489)
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314
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of steps taken by immigration detention facilities to improve the family-friendly nature of their institutions. |
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(43611)
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315
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what has been her Department's expenditure on steps to make immigration detention centres more family-friendly in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(43612)
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316
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department provides to young children detained in the immigration system. |
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(43613)
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317
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children were detained in the immigration system in 2010. |
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(43614)
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318
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure her departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in her Department and in the non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which she is responsible. |
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(43533)
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319
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made in locating the 77 children suspected of having been trafficked who have gone missing from children homes in the London Borough of Hillingdon since March 2006. |
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(43035)
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320
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Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether hoax telephone calls are recorded as incidents of anti-social behaviour for the purposes of categorisation on the online crime map. |
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(43450)
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321
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Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to refine the display of crime statistics on the online crime map; and with what frequency she expects information on the map to be updated. |
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(43451)
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322
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Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of producing the crime mapping website. |
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(43452)
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323
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Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what account her Department took of the effect on (a) local residents, (b) house prices, (c) levels of awareness of crime and (d) levels of community cohesion of the publication of online crime maps; and if she will make a statement. |
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(43453)
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324
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Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of statistics published on the crime mapping website. |
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(43454)
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325
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of her Department to Brighton; and if she will make a statement. |
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(43478)
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326
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Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue accrued to police forces from charges for the return of stolen vehicles to their owners in (a) England, (b) Leeds and (c) Leeds North West constituency in each year since 2005. |
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(43181)
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327
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
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(43241)
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328
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of residences used by Ministers in her Department in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(43218)
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329
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Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the new funds recently announced for surveillance of terrorist suspects will be distributed to (a) police special branch and (b) SO13. |
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(43031)
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330
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many students entering the UK on a student visa were refused entry at the border in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009 and (d) 2010. |
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(43085)
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331
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will ensure the organisational chart for his office includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum. |
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(43529)
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332
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the House of Commons Commission has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
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(43251)
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333
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department plans to provide through (a) microfinance and (b) vouchers to smallholder farms in Africa during the comprehensive spending review period. |
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(43026)
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334
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
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(43316)
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335
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department plans to provide to smallholder farms in Africa in each of the next four financial years. |
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(43420)
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336
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department has provided for smallholder farms in Africa since the L'Aquila summit in 2009. |
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(43421)
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337
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has made an assessment of the potential contribution of smallholder farms to food security in Africa. |
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(43549)
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338
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department had allocated to the Palestinian Negotiation Support Unit in (a) 2011 and (b) 2012. |
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(43200)
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339
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David Cairns (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department provided to the Palestinian Negotiation Support Unit in each year since 1999. |
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(43201)
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340
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Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations he has received from non-governmental organisations on the Cambodian government's proposals to regulate non-governmental organisations and associations. |
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(43029)
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341
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will ensure his Departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in his Department and in the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible. |
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(43539)
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342
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of his Department to Brighton; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43469)
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343
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Ministerial cars his Department has used since May 2010. |
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(43027)
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344
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent on Ministerial travel since May 2010. |
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(43028)
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345
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
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(43242)
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346
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for what reasons persons not employed by Government departments or agencies are issued with passes entitling them to enter his Department's premises. |
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(43205)
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347
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
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(43315)
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348
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts on the Council of Europe on the margin of appreciation given to Member States within the European Convention on Human Rights as interpreted by the European Court of Human Rights. |
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(43377)
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349
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of his proposals for legal aid reform on access to legal advice in rural and remote areas. |
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(43152)
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350
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the planned reduction in the legal aid budget on law firms specialising in family law. |
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(43153)
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351
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the likely effects of the planned reduction in the legal aid budget on citizens advice bureaux in North Wales. |
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(43154)
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352
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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 through the medium of Welsh in Wales. |
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(43155)
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353
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Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many projects in prisons there are in which prisoners receive remuneration from a private company for the work undertaken. |
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(43221)
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354
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Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on uniforms for prison officers working in young offender institutions for persons aged between 15 and 17 in each year since 2006. |
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(43222)
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355
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Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders in prison (a) have been diagnosed with a mental illness and (b) have been assessed as having severe mental health problems; and if he will make a statement. |
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(43424)
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356
|
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what alternative forms of secure, treatment-based accommodation for the mentally ill and drugs offenders he has considered; and what progress he has made on the Government's commitment to explore alternative forms of secure, treatment-based accommodation for the mentally ill and for drugs offenders. |
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(43430)
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357
|
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he Department has made in implementing each of the recommendations in Lord Bradley's review of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system which his Department accepted. |
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(43513)
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358
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Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners diagnosed with acute and severe mental illness were transferred to an appropriate healthcare setting in each of the last five years. |
|
(43514)
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359
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Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to divert (a) mentally ill offenders and (b) offenders with addiction problems to secure alternatives to prison. |
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(43515)
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360
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ensure his departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in his Department and in the non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which he is responsible. |
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(43531)
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361
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Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what functions previously undertaken by the Legal Services Commission are (a) being undertaken or (b) in the process of being undertaken by his Department as a consequence of the recommendations of the Magee Review on the delivery of legal aid. |
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(43389)
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362
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employees of (a) his Department, (b) its executive agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible have an annual salary of over £100,000. |
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(43014)
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363
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the costs to the public purse of changing the Legal Services Commission into an executive agency. |
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(43015)
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364
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC790, for what reasons there is proposed an increase of operating appropriations in aid of £19 million in relation to the sale of Abell House and Cleland House. |
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(43335)
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365
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC790, for what reasons there is proposed an increase of £1,847,000 in relation to a transfer from the Home Office of the operating costs associated with Grenadier House. |
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(43336)
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366
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC790, for what reasons there is proposed an increase of £709,000 in relation to a transfer from the Home Office of the operating costs associated with Ashley House. |
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(43337)
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367
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC790, for what reasons there is proposed an increase of £1,900,000 in voted expenditure due to an End Year Flexibility drawdown. |
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(43338)
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368
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC790, for what reasons there is proposed an increase of £1,300,000 in voted expenditure due to an End Year Flexibility drawdown. |
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(43339)
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369
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC790, for what reasons there is proposed an increase of £636,000 in voted expenditure offset by a reduction in capital expenditure. |
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(43340)
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370
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the costs to his Department of proposed weekend court openings in each year from 2011-12 to 2014-15. |
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(43361)
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371
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the amounts to be committed from the Victim Surcharge to each recipient in 2010-11. |
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(43362)
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372
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the amount to be raised from the Victim Surcharge in 2010-11. |
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(43363)
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373
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC 790, for what reasons there is proposed a transfer of resource funding of £20,000,000 from the Youth Justice Board. |
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(43497)
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374
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC 790, for what reasons there is proposed an increase of £7,500,000 in non-voted expenditure offset by a decrease in voted expenditure in relation to an internal movement in funding to the Legal Services Commission. |
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(43498)
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375
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC 790, for what reasons there is proposed an increase of £175,000 in voted expenditure offset by a decrease in voted expenditure in relation to an internal movement in funding to the Legal Services Commission. |
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(43499)
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376
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC 790, for what reasons there is proposed an increase of £2,000,000 in voted expenditure offset by a decrease in voted expenditure in relation to an internal movement in funding to the Office of Legal Complaints. |
|
(43500)
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377
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC 790, for what reasons there is proposed a decrease of £750,000 in non-budget spending offset by an increase in voted expenditure in relation to an internal movement in capital funding to the Information Commissioner. |
|
(43501)
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378
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC 790, for what reasons there is proposed a drawdown of £36,000,000 in end year flexibility in relation to workforce modernisation. |
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(43502)
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379
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much compensation his Department paid to the families of victims of murder and manslaughter in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010 and (d) 2011 to date. |
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(43557)
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380
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on implementing his plans for working prisons. |
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(43562)
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381
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what resources he plans to allocate to alternative dispute resolution and mediation over the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
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(43563)
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382
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on implementing his proposals for a competition strategy for all offender management services. |
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(43564)
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383
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC790, for what reasons there is proposed a transfer of £400,000 in relation to the contribution from the Home Office to victims of overseas terrorism. |
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(43576)
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384
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC790, for what reasons there is proposed a transfer of £200,000 in relation to the contribution from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to victims of overseas terrorism. |
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(43577)
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385
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC790, for what reasons there is proposed a transfer of £40 million to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. |
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(43578)
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386
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC790, for what reasons there is proposed a transfer of £373,000 to the Information Commissioner. |
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(43579)
|
387
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC790, for what reasons there is proposed a transfer of £44 million from his Department to the Community Legal Service. |
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(43580)
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388
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC790, for what reasons there is proposed a transfer of £56 million from his Department to the Criminal Defence Service. |
|
(43581)
|
389
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC790, for what reasons there is proposed a transfer of £187,000 from his Department to the Parole Board. |
|
(43582)
|
390
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC790, for what reasons there is proposed a switch from capital to resource of £636,000 in request for resources 3. |
|
(43583)
|
391
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC 790, for what reasons there is proposed a transfer of £2 million from his Department to the Office of Legal Complaints. |
|
(43584)
|
392
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC 790, for what reasons there is proposed a transfer of £187,000 from his Department to the Parole Board. |
|
(43585)
|
393
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC 790, for what reasons there is proposed a transfer of £337,000 to the Department for Energy and Climate Change in connection with the repayment of energy savings pump priming funds for the Salix scheme. |
|
(43586)
|
394
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC 790, for what reasons there is proposed a transfer of £750,000 from the Information Commissioner. |
|
(43587)
|
395
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC 790, for what reasons there is proposed an increase of £141,066,000 in grant to the Welsh Assembly Government. |
|
(43588)
|
396
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates 2010-11, HC 790, for what reasons there is proposed an increase of £125,784,000 in grant to the Scottish Parliament. |
|
(43590)
|
397
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed an increase of £1.4 million in end of year flexibility in relation to the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme. |
|
(43591)
|
398
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed an increase of £17 million in end-year flexibility in relation to the Pleural Plaques Compensation Scheme. |
|
(43592)
|
399
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed an increase of £636,000 in voted expenditure offset by a reduction in capital expenditure. |
|
(43593)
|
400
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed an increase of (a) £1.9 million in voted expenditure in Request for Resources 2 and (b) £1.3 million in voted expenditure in Request for Resources 3 owing to an end-year flexibility drawdown. |
|
(43594)
|
401
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed a decrease of £7.5 million in the voted expenditure offset by an increase in non-voted expenditure in relation to an internal movement in funding to the Legal Services Commission. |
|
(43595)
|
402
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed a decrease of £373,000 in the voted expenditure offset by an increase in non-voted expenditure in relation to an internal movement in funding to the Information Commissioner. |
|
(43596)
|
403
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed a decrease of £56 million in the voted expenditure offset by an increase in non-voted expenditure in relation to an internal movement in funding to the Criminal Defence Service. |
|
(43597)
|
404
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed a decrease of £44 million in the voted expenditure offset by an increase in non-voted expenditure in relation to an internal movement in funding to the Community Legal Service. |
|
(43598)
|
405
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed a decrease of £40 million in the voted expenditure offset by an increase in non-voted expenditure in relation to an internal movement in funding from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. |
|
(43599)
|
406
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed a decrease of £14 million in relation to the effects of Interpretation 12 issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretation Committee and the treatment of prisons constructed under the Private Finance Initiative. |
|
(43600)
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407
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed a decrease of £2.5 million in relation to a transfer to the Department for Communities and Local Government for his Department's contribution to the Open Data project. |
|
(43601)
|
408
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed a decrease of £250,000 in relation to a transfer to the Department for Education for women offender family intervention projects. |
|
(43602)
|
409
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed a decrease of £211,000 in relation to a transfer to the Department of Health for prisoner healthcare costs. |
|
(43603)
|
410
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed an increase of £770,000 in voted expenditure offset by a decrease in non-voted expenditure in relation to an internal movement in funding from the Parole Board. |
|
(43604)
|
411
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed an increase of £20 million in voted expenditure offset by a decrease in non-voted expenditure in relation to an internal movement in funding from the Youth Justice Board. |
|
(43605)
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412
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed an increase of £20 million in relation to Interpretation 12 issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee and the treatment of prisons constructed under the Private Finance Initiative. |
|
(43606)
|
413
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed an increase of £1 million in relation to a transfer from the Department of Health for the Mental Health Review Tribunal. |
|
(43607)
|
414
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed an increase of (a) £1.847 million in relation to a transfer from the Home Office for the operating costs associated with Grenadier House and (b) £709,000 in relation to a transfer from the Home Office for the operating costs associated with Ashley House. |
|
(43608)
|
415
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Spring Supplementary Estimates for 2010-11, HC 790, for what reason there is proposed an increase of £36 million in end-year flexibility in relation to modernisation funding. |
|
(43609)
|
416
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will discuss with the Minister for Women and Equalities the potential effects on the ability of people in abusive relationships to (a) complete divorce proceedings, (b) separate finances following divorce, (c) resolve property matters following relationship breakdown and (d) enable safe child contact of his proposed changes to eligibility for legal aid. |
|
(43432)
|
417
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2010, Official Report, column 281W, on prisoners: gender recognition, whether the final draft of the proposed Prison Service Instruction is complete; what the reason is for the time taken to submit it for Ministerial approval; and by what date he expects it to be (a) approved and (b) published. |
|
(43484)
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418
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria are being used to determine which prison establishments will be closed; and what the decision-making process is. |
|
(43092)
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419
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has compiled a provisional list of prison establishments which are under consideration for closure. |
|
(43093)
|
420
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the required notice period is for termination of the lease at HM Prison Lancaster Castle. |
|
(43094)
|
421
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what cost-benefit analysis has been carried out in respect of the proposed closure of HM Prisons Lancaster Castle and Ashwell. |
|
(43095)
|
422
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the National Offender Management Service staff diversity review for 2009-10 will be published; and what the reason is for the time taken before publication. |
|
(43096)
|
423
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) instances of and (b) threats of violence were recorded in (i) unpaid work placements, (ii) probation offices and (iii) approved premises in each probation trust in 2009-10. |
|
(43615)
|
424
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what strategy his Department has developed to deal with threats of violence at work in the Probation Service in England and Wales. |
|
(43616)
|
425
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what provision probation trusts in England and Wales make to issue staff with personal alarms. |
|
(43617)
|
426
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inmates were held in HMP Birmingham in each of the last six months. |
|
(43114)
|
427
|
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in West Yorkshire Police Force area were prosecuted for offences related to not having a television license in each year since 2005. |
|
(43388)
|
428
|
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost to the public purse of a case heard at an employment and support allowance appeal tribunal was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(43522)
|
429
|
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps have been taken at HM Prison Belmarsh to ensure the prison complies with requirements under the Equality Act 2010 following the settlement of the disability discrimination claim of Abdullah Baybasin. |
|
(43364)
|
430
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the proposed accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights. |
|
(43099)
|
431
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
|
(43243)
|
432
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons persons not employed by Government departments or agencies are issued with passes entitling them to enter his Department's premises. |
|
(43207)
|
433
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
|
(43314)
|
434
|
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many appeals against the refusal to grant a firearms licence were made to the Secretary of State in each year since 2005; and what proportion of such appeals were successful. |
|
(43186)
|
435
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will ensure his departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in his Department and in its non-departmental public body. |
|
(43530)
|
436
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
|
(43244)
|
437
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Prime Minister, when he expects his Office to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
|
(43313)
|
438
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will ensure the organisational chart for his Office includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum. |
|
(43526)
|
439
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
|
(43312)
|
440
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will ensure his departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum. |
|
(43528)
|
441
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans Ministers and officials of his Department have for overseas visits in the next year. |
|
(43493)
|
442
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the arrangements for his visit to Edinburgh on 8 June 2011. |
|
(43496)
|
443
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
|
(43245)
|
444
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
|
(43249)
|
445
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, whether the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
|
(43252)
|
446
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
|
(43311)
|
447
|
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Transport for London on the contingency measures should the Docklands Light Railway cease operating during the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. |
|
(43193)
|
448
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the frequency of public service announcements at rail stations is regulated by his Department. |
|
(43187)
|
449
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues on methods for the provision of information on buses in (a) audio and (b) visual form. |
|
(43172)
|
450
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what account his Department's plans for an integrated transport system will take of the needs of visually-impaired passengers. |
|
(43173)
|
451
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to ensure consistent levels of access for disabled people to all forms of public transport. |
|
(43174)
|
452
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that all forms of public transport are accessible equally to sighted and to visually-impaired passengers. |
|
(43175)
|
453
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated research on the (i) prevalence and (ii) adoption of audiovisual announcement systems on public transport networks in other European countries. |
|
(43176)
|
454
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure his Departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum in his Department and in the non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which he is responsible. |
|
(43538)
|
455
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration the South East Airports Taskforce plans to give to restrictions on night flights at Heathrow Airport after October 2012. |
|
(43034)
|
456
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what levels of service the train operating company operating Southeastern rail franchise is expected to meet to be considered for renewal of the franchise. |
|
(43444)
|
457
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has any plans to reinstate the Lewes to Uckfield railway line; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43089)
|
458
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of his Department to Brighton; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43471)
|
459
|
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent meetings he has had with the Motor Insurance Bureau on the number of uninsured drivers on the road. |
|
(43505)
|
460
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has for the future of (a) Bikeability and (b) Cycling England. |
|
(43107)
|
461
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of closing Cycling England. |
|
(43108)
|
462
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to increase cycling as a means of transport in (a) Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England. |
|
(43109)
|
463
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cyclists were killed in road accidents in (a) Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in each of the last five years. |
|
(43110)
|
464
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effects of reductions in expenditure by his Department on cyclists' safety. |
|
(43111)
|
465
|
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the Air Travel Trust Fund to next report a surplus. |
|
(43144)
|
466
|
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timescale he has set for the completion of ATOL reform. |
|
(43145)
|
467
|
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether including click-through arrangements in the ATOL scheme would require primary legislation. |
|
(43146)
|
468
|
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the proportion of those buying flight-based holidays who will be protected under the revised ATOL scheme. |
|
(43147)
|
469
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding he has allocated to the Driving Standards Agency in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43121)
|
470
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has given consideration to changing the level of fees charged for driving tests; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43122)
|
471
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Driving Standards Agency on the identification of alternative accommodation for its Cardiff office within the City of Cardiff; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43123)
|
472
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the work carried out by the Driving Standards Agency was undertaken by the offices in (a) Newcastle, (b) Nottingham and (c) Cardiff in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43124)
|
473
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2011, Official Report, column 349W, on Network Rail: passengers, if he will assess the merits of introducing a new duty to provide a warm waiting area at train stations as part of any future rail franchise agreements. |
|
(43159)
|
474
|
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has assessed the merits of setting targets for the reduction of child road deaths and serious injuries in the forthcoming road safety strategic framework. |
|
(43288)
|
475
|
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the outcome of his Department's speed limit review. |
|
(43289)
|
476
|
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many schools in (a) Erith and Thamesmead constituency and (b) in total are situated in 20 mph zones; and what steps he is taking to encourage more 20 mph limit zones around schools. |
|
(43290)
|
477
|
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is considering proposals for the connection of Birmingham, Curzon Street station will (a) Birmingham, New Street, (b) Birmingham, Snow Hill and (c) Birmingham, Moor Hill station by passenger rail services. |
|
(43440)
|
478
|
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the annual cost to the public purse of maintenance of the High Speed Two route after completion. |
|
(43441)
|
479
|
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the likely frequency of replacement of track sections on High Speed Two. |
|
(43442)
|
480
|
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of (a) the potential carbon dioxide emissions of rail services operating on High Speed Two and (b) the carbon dioxide emissions of rail services operating on the West Midlands Main Line in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(43443)
|
481
|
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which companies are involved in the (a) construction and (b) operation of High Speed Two; and with which companies he has had discussions on High Speed Two. |
|
(43589)
|
482
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
|
(43246)
|
483
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when she expects her Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
|
(43310)
|
484
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if she will ensure her departmental organisational chart includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum. |
|
(43527)
|
485
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether her Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
|
(43247)
|
486
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she expects the Government Equalities Office to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
|
(43308)
|
487
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will ensure the organisational chart of the Government Equalities Office includes the names and responsibilities of all staff paid over £58,200 per annum. |
|
(43535)
|
488
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many JobCentre Plus employees on successive fixed-term contracts of between three and four years in duration in (a) Glasgow, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK were released in each of the last four years; and how many employees on successive fixed-term contracts of between three and four years he expects to be released in each of the next four years. |
|
(43300)
|
489
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many JobCentre Plus employees engaged on fixed-term contracts had their contracts made permanent under the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 in (a) Glasgow, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK in each of the last four years. |
|
(43301)
|
490
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many JobCentre Plus staff in (a) Glasgow, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK in each of the last four years were employed on fixed-term contracts; and what the average duration of such contracts was in each such year. |
|
(43302)
|
491
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many JobCentre Plus staff he expects to be engaged on fixed-term contracts in (a) Glasgow, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK in each of the next four years; and what the average duration of such contracts will be in each such year. |
|
(43303)
|
492
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects his Department to meet the Government's commitment to source food that meets British or equivalent standards of production. |
|
(43309)
|
493
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the changes to rules on properties which housing benefit claimants aged between 25 and 35 are entitled to claim benefit for in each of the next four financial years. |
|
(43449)
|
494
|
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on his proposals to remove the mobility element of disability living allowance for those resident in care homes. |
|
(43148)
|
495
|
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to encourage local authorities to provide support to those who will no longer meet eligibility criteria for disability living allowance. |
|
(43149)
|
496
|
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to respond to his Department's consultation on the disability living allowance. |
|
(43150)
|
497
|
Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to ensure that proposed reforms to the Teachers' Pension Scheme do not discourage new teachers from entering the profession. |
|
(43391)
|
498
|
Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to reach the Government's targets for the ending of child poverty. |
|
(43446)
|
499
|
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of claimants of jobseeker's allowance in (a) Stockton North constituency and (b) the UK who (i) were affected by his Department's changes to entitlement to mortgage interest payments and (ii) will be affected over 12 months following the change. |
|
(43518)
|
500
|
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the weather station area covering Stockton North constituency qualified for cold weather payment on the most recent date for which figures are available. |
|
(43519)
|
501
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on the setting of a target for the eradication of pensioner poverty. |
|
(43291)
|
502
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional assistance his Department provided to pensioners during the recent recession. |
|
(43292)
|
503
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners have been lifted out of poverty in (a) Coventry South constituency and (b) the UK since 1997. |
|
(43293)
|
504
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with trade unions representing Remploy employees on the future of the company. |
|
(43182)
|
505
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees of Remploy took voluntary redundancy in the last 10 years. |
|
(43183)
|
506
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assistance is available to explain the voluntary redundancy scheme to employees of Remploy with learning disabilities, who have been offered voluntary redundancy. |
|
(43436)
|
507
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former employees of Remploy who took voluntary redundancy in the last 10 years went on to (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment. |
|
(43437)
|
508
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department provided to social fund (a) budgeting loans, (b) crisis loans and (c) community grants in each of the last five years. |
|
(43503)
|
509
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department has allocated to social fund (a) budgeting loans, (b) crisis loans and (c) communicare grants for each of the next three years. |
|
(43504)
|
510
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of his Department to Brighton; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43476)
|
511
|
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Loughborough of 16 February 2011, Official Report, column 809W, which claimants of disability living allowance will be re-assessed for eligibility for the personal independence payment. |
|
(43327)
|
512
|
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Loughborough of 16 February 2011, Official Report, column 809W, on disability living allowance, what differences there will be between the assessment for the disability living allowance and the assessment for the personal independence payment. |
|
(43386)
|
513
|
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Loughborough of 16 February 2011, Official Report, column 809W, on disability living allowance, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the re-assessment of those transferring from disability living allowance to personal independence payment. |
|
(43387)
|
514
|
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the closure of the Independent Living Fund on the ability of local authorities to respond to changes in demands for their services. |
|
(43511)
|
515
|
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the closure of the Independent Living Fund on the number of people requiring residential care. |
|
(43512)
|
516
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what advice his Department gives to ATOS on the frequency of medical assessments for persons diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy. |
|
(43177)
|
517
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people Remploy employment services has assisted to find (a) part-time and (b) full-time employment lasting more than (i) three months, (b) six months and (iii) a year in each of the last five years. |
|
(43119)
|
518
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of benefits and pensions enquiries and applications were made by people aged 65 or over in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43127)
|
519
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the proportion of benefit enquiries and applications made by those without home access to the internet in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43128)
|
520
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with groups representing (a) people with disabilities and (b) older people on the proposed digitalisation of the benefits system; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43129)
|
521
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with (a) local authorities and (b) managers of residential care homes on removal of the mobility component of disability living allowance for those in local authority-funded residential care homes; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43133)
|
522
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many resident parents in Livingston constituency use the Child Support Agency and the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission to enforce child maintenance payment arrangements. |
|
(43204)
|
523
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the introduction of private voluntary agreements to collect child maintenance payments on the number of resident parents using such agreements. |
|
(43390)
|
524
|
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what definition of fit for work his Department uses; what proportion of assessment of claimants of employment and support allowance resulted in an assessment of fitness to work in each of the last three years; what proportion of such assessments were appealed against in that period; and what proportion of such appeals was upheld. |
|
(43521)
|
525
|
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average fee paid to ATOS for carrying out a work capability assessment was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(43523)
|
526
|
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason medical evidence is not sought from the GP of a claimant of employment and support allowance as part of the work capability assessment. |
|
(43524)
|
527
|
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information he holds on schemes which allow those on jobseeker's allowance to access discounted bus, train or tram fares. |
|
(43016)
|
528
|
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals for a national scheme to enable those on jobseeker's allowance to receive discounted public transport fares. |
|
(43017)
|
529
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has a policy to encourage its employees to (a) volunteer and (b) donate via payroll giving. |
|
(43248)
|
530
|
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made on proposals for a single flat-rate pension. |
|
(43202)
|
531
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons persons not employed by Government departments or agencies are issued with passes entitling them to enter his Department's premises. |
|
(43212)
|
WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
*1
|
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): In which regions the National Citizen Service will operate in the summer of 2011. |
|
(42471)
|
*3
|
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): What steps he plans to take to ensure that the Big Society Bank has a social mission as part of its statutory remit. |
|
(42473)
|
*4
|
Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): What steps he is taking to make Government procurement simpler for small and medium-sized enterprises. |
|
(42474)
|
*5
|
John Pugh (Southport): What assessment his Department has made of the potential efficiency savings from the use of teleconferencing. |
|
(42475)
|
*6
|
Peter Aldous (Waveney): What progress his Department has made in establishing a Big Society Bank. |
|
(42476)
|
*7
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): What recent representations he has received on the Big Society Bank; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(42477)
|
*8
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): What estimate he has made of the likely change in the number of jobs in the voluntary sector in the next three years. |
|
(42478)
|
*9
|
John Glen (Salisbury): What steps he is taking to make Government procurement simpler for small and medium-sized enterprises. |
|
(42479)
|
*10
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): What assessment he has made of the progress of the work of the Big Society ministerial group. |
|
(42571)
|
*11
|
Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell): What steps he is taking to make Government procurement simpler for small and medium-sized enterprises. |
|
(42480)
|
*12
|
Joseph Johnson (Orpington): What steps he is taking to reduce the risk of fraud in public sector procurement. |
|
(42481)
|
*13
|
James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): What steps he is taking to make Government procurement simpler for small and medium-sized enterprises. |
|
(42482)
|
*14
|
Margot James (Stourbridge): What steps he is taking to make Government procurement simpler for small and medium-sized enterprises. |
|
(42483)
|
*15
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): How many valid bids the Transition Fund received. |
|
(42484)
|
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice.
*1
|
Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 2 March. |
|
(42573)
|
*2
|
Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): |
|
(42574)
|
*3
|
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): |
|
(42575)
|
*4
|
Mark Pawsey (Rugby): |
|
(42576)
|
*5
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): |
|
(42577)
|
*6
|
John Glen (Salisbury): |
|
(42578)
|
*7
|
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): |
|
(42579)
|
*8
|
Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): |
|
(42580)
|
*9
|
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): |
|
(42581)
|
*10
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): |
|
(42582)
|
*11
|
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): |
|
(42583)
|
*12
|
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): |
|
(42584)
|
*13
|
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): |
|
(42585)
|
*14
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): |
|
(42586)
|
*15
|
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): |
|
(42587)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 17 February
1
N
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library copies of the reimbursement agreements his Department reached with Agility Trains for the Intercity Express Programme after 12 February 2009; and what the total monetary value is of reimbursement payments made to the consortium under such agreements to date. |
|
[R]
(42721)
|
2
N
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report by L.E.K. Consulting, on the options for future reform to the structure of Network Rail, commissioned by the McNulty Rail Value for Money study. |
|
[R]
(42722)
|
Notices given between Friday 18 February and Friday 25 February
1
N
|
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many amendments were tabled to the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill in each House; and how many amendments proposed by hon. Members who are not members of the Government were accepted. |
|
[Question Unstarred][Transferred]
(42472)
|
2
N
|
Duncan Hames (Chippenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which contracts entered into by UK companies in (a) Bahrain, (b) Democratic Republic of Congo, (c) Egypt, (d) Libya and (e) Saudi Arabia the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) has supported in each of the last five years; and what the monetary value of claims made on ECGD guarantees was in each such country in each such year. |
|
(43408)
|
3
N
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many licences were issued to companies for the export of arms to (a) Egypt, (b) Bahrain, (c) Tunisia, (d) Libya and (e) Algeria in each of the last five years; and what the monetary value was of such transactions. |
|
(43573)
|
4
N
|
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the monetary value to the financial services rector of credit guarantees provided to that sector by the Government in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(43270)
|
5
N
|
Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent deiscussions he has had on job creation and apprenticeships in the North West; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43569)
|
6
N
|
Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Office for National Statistics has taken to engage with community media to promote the 2011 Census; and what budget has been assigned for publicising the Census through local and community media. |
|
(43253)
|
7
N
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the effects on the credit rating for UK debt of placing the liabilities of the proposed Green Investment Bank on the national balance sheet. |
|
(43265)
|
8
N
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings he has had with (a) the Deputy Prime Minister and (b) other Ministerial colleagues on capitalisation and accounting practices for the proposed Green Investment Bank. |
|
(43266)
|
9
N
|
Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of the decision to reduce the rate of childcare support from 80 per cent. to 70 per cent. on the weekly income of families (a) in each income decile and (b) with each number of children. |
|
(43459)
|
10
N
|
Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of people paying income tax at the 40 per cent. rate with effect from 5 April 2011 in each region. |
|
(43460)
|
11
N
|
Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate of the change (a) in weekly cash income and (b) in proportion of weekly income for families in each income decile of the decision to remove the baby element from the child tax credit from April 2011. |
|
(43567)
|
12
N
|
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer from the Secretary of State for Scotland of 17 February 2011, Official Report, column 893W, on private rented housing: fines, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive on the use of funds received from fines rendered against private landlords in Scotland. |
|
(43410)
|
13
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the net effect on the public purse of changes to corporate branch taxation proposed in the HM Revenue and Customs paper on corporation tax reform of 29 November 2010; and what assessment he has made of the likely effect on levels of corporation tax avoidance of implementation of such reforms. |
|
(43256)
|
14
N
|
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) powers are available to and (b) procedures are followed by local authorities to make properties at risk structurally sound. |
|
(43258)
|
15
N
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what level of New Homes Bonus will be payable for purpose-built student accommodation. |
|
(43574)
|
16
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel in each service are due to renew their contracts in the next 12 months. |
|
(43405)
|
17
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel have been issued with notifications of termination of contract in the last 12 months. |
|
(43406)
|
18
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2011, Official Report, columns 383-4W, on departmental information officers, what was the estimated cost to his Department was of the employment of press and communcations officers in 2009-10. |
|
(43411)
|
19
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the savings to accrue to (a) his Department's budget and (b) the budgets of each of the armed forces atrributable to (i) current and (ii) planned redundancies. |
|
(43461)
|
20
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions the Minister for Defence Equipments Support and Technology had on the Arms Trade Treaty with ministers and officials of the Indian government on his recent visit to that country. |
|
(43257)
|
21
N
|
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 17 December 2010, concerning Mr Larrett. |
|
(43568)
|
22
N
|
Andy Burnham (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on training and support for the (a) Every Child Counts and (b) Every Child a Reader programmes in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10; and how much it plans to spend in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13. |
|
(43365)
|
23
N
|
Andy Burnham (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many posts for trainers for the (a) Every Child Counts and (b) Every Child a Reader programmes will be funded in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13. |
|
(43366)
|
24
N
|
Andy Burnham (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of pupils to participate in the (a) Every Child Counts and (b) Every Child a Reader programmes in the academic year (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13. |
|
(43367)
|
25
N
|
Andy Burnham (Leigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many families have received assistance from family intervention projects in 2010-11 to date; and what estimate he has made of the number to receive such assistance in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14. |
|
(43368)
|
26
N
|
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the James Review into the allocation of capital for schools. |
|
(43372)
|
27
N
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent from the public purse on the consultation on the proposed disposal of Forestry Commission land. |
|
(43267)
|
28
N
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has met the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to discuss her proposals to establish a groceries code adjudicator. |
|
(43571)
|
29
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to which uses the Rural Payments Agency has put the funding allocated to it by her Department to assist with running costs in 2010-11. |
|
(43462)
|
30
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of her Department's EU dairy fund has been paid out (a) by the Rural Payments Agency and (b) through each of the devolved administrations to date. |
|
(43463)
|
31
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the extent provision of allotments meets demand (a) nationally and (b) in each region. |
|
(43457)
|
32
N
|
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisations Ministers in her Department have met in connection with its review of waste policy in England. |
|
(43255)
|
33
N
|
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of the Prime Minister of 15 September 2010, Official Report, column 878, on bottle deposit and refund schemes, what progress she has made in considering the introduction of a bottle deposit refund scheme. |
|
(43369)
|
34
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to improve the accuracy of food labelling; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(43458)
|
35
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterpart on the reform of the common agricultural policy; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(43464)
|
36
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of supermarket retailers on prices paid to milk producers; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(43570)
|
37
N
|
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the US Administration on the case of Mohammed Junaid Babar; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43373)
|
38
N
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will investigate reports of the use by the government of Bahrain of military equipment sold to it by UK companies; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43572)
|
39
N
|
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the San Juan River dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua and the potential effects of that dispute on biodiversity; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43371)
|
40
N
|
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people who were reported as successfully discharged from treatment in the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System who returned to GP methadone prescriptions in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(43268)
|
41
N
|
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2010, Official Report, column 570W, on drugs: rehabilitation, what estimate he has made of the number of people prescribed daily doses of methadone of between 12 miligrams and 32 miligrams who have been on methadone for over one year. |
|
(43370)
|
42
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the (a) monetary value and (b) value as a proportion of all NHS services of those NHS services which are subject to a set tariff. |
|
(43264)
|
43
N
|
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the (a) re-building of the West Cumberland Hospital, (b) Keswick Cottage Hospital development, (c) Millom Cottage Hospital development, (d) Cockermouth Cottage Hospital development, (d) Maryport Cottage Hospital development and (e) Cleator Moor Health Centre to be complete. |
|
(43269)
|
44
N
|
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether school caretakers will be subject to vetting under her proposed new arrangements for child protection. |
|
(43271)
|
45
N
|
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who were granted settlement in 2010 initially entered the UK on student visas. |
|
(43263)
|
46
N
|
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what legislative provisions she plans to introduce to remove the requirement on coach drivers working for a single employer and taking children to school across two or more local authority boundaries to undertake a Criminal Records Bureau check in respect of each local authority. |
|
[R]
(43618)
|
47
N
|
Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the benefit to the local economy of the designation of an area off the coast of East Anglia as an approved location for the ship-to-ship transfer of oil. |
|
(43259)
|
48
N
|
Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of potential (a) changes in the level of shipping traffic off the coast of East Anglia and (b) risks of collisions between vessels arising from implementation of its decision on permitted locations for the ship-to-ship transfer of oil off the east coast. |
|
(43260)
|
49
N
|
Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents involving oil spillage during ship-to-ship transfers of oil off the UK coastline have been recorded in each year since 2000. |
|
(43261)
|
50
N
|
Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what regulations govern the (a) conditions and (b) safety procedures for vessels undertaking ship-to-ship transfers of oil in UK waters. |
|
(43262)
|
51
N
|
Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the relationship between levels of shipping traffic in UK coastal waters and incidences of collisions between vessels. |
|
(43407)
|
52
N
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the rate of (a) punctuality and (b) cancellation of passenger rail services operated on routes on the Southeastern franchise other than over High Speed One was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(43455)
|
53
N
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the rate of cancellation of passenger rail services operated by the Southeastern franchise was in each of the last five reporting periods. |
|
(43456)
|
54
N
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) capacity benchmark and (b) service delivery benchmark figures have been in each month of operation of the Southeastern rail franchise. |
|
(43565)
|
55
N
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford of 14 February 2011, Official Report, columns 638-40W, on Southeastern, how many rail services operated by Southeastern have been cancelled in each month of the current franchise agreement. |
|
(43566)
|
56
N
|
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on proposals for inclusion of a default value for tar sands in the Fuel Quality Directive. |
|
(43404)
|
57
N
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 February 2011, Official Report, column 683W, on Social Fund: television, how many Social Fund (a) budgeting loans, (b) crisis loans and (c) community care grants 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. |
|
(43409)
|
58
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Bradford East constituency and (b) Bradford district receive the state pension. |
|
(43254)
|
THURSDAY 3 MARCH
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 15 February
1
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS hospitals provide treatment to private patients; and what the (a) limit on numbers, (b) income, (c) expenditure and (d) amount owed by private patients was for each such hospital in each of the last five years. |
|
(41820)
|
Notices given on Thursday 17 February
1
N
|
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities his Department has consulted on the ring-fencing of Housing Revenue Accounts receipts following the introduction of self-financing; and how many of those local authorities consulted supported the ring-fencing of such receipts. |
|
(42816)
|
2
N
|
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of receipts from council house sales local authorities will be able to retain from 2015 onwards. |
|
(42817)
|
3
N
|
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Housing Revenue Account is treated as a landlord account; and whether rents paid by tenants may be used other than for the benefit of tenants. |
|
(42818)
|
4
N
|
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the UN Secretary General on the human rights of people in Sri Lanka. |
|
(43013)
|
Notices given between Friday 18 February and Friday 25 February
1
N
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will direct Companies House to take no further steps in respect of the registration as a company of the International Institute of Cricket Umpiring and Scoring until the completion of an investigation into allegations of irregularities in its registration. |
|
(43273)
|
2
N
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will commission an investigation into allegations of irregularities in the registration at Companies House of the International Institute of Cricket Scoring and Umpiring. |
|
(43274)
|
3
N
|
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the likely change in the number of jobs in the voluntary sector in the next three years. |
|
(43275)
|
4
N
|
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue foregone as a result of the avoidance of capital gains tax on second homes in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(43466)
|
5
N
|
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average annual operating cost of the (a) Hawk T1 and (b) Hawk T1A aircraft was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(43465)
|
6
N
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made on its proposed strategy to deal with rare diseases; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43272)
|
FRIDAY 4 MARCH
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 8 February
1
N
|
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. |
|
(40451)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 16 February
1
N
|
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2011, Official Report, columns 530-1W, what assessment she has made of the extent of decentralisation to which regional management plans can be subject. |
|
(42108)
|
Notices given between Friday 18 February and Friday 25 February
1
N
|
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which (a) officials and (b) Ministers have met officials from the Islamic Republic of Iran since 2009. |
|
(43279)
|
2
N
|
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the rebuilding of West Cumberland Hospital to commence; and what services he expects will be provided at the hospital following its rebuilding. |
|
(43278)
|
3
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions have been brought against individuals subject to the control order regime; and for which offences. |
|
(43276)
|
4
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish draft legislation and guidance on Terrorist Protection and Investigation Measures prior to seeking Parliamentary approval for the extension of the control order regime. |
|
(43277)
|
MONDAY 7 MARCH
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 14 February
1
N
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that all graduates of medical schools in the UK are able to gain a place on the 2012 Foundation Programme; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(41646)
|
2
N
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the UK Foundation Programme Office on plans for responding to any oversubscription to the 2012 Foundation Programme; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(41647)
|
3
N
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were admitted to hospital in (a) Devon and (b) England in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
|
(41552)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 15 February
1
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Oral Answer of 9 February 2011, Official Report, columns 296-7 to the hon. Member for New Forest East on the nuclear deterrent, if he will rule out cancellation of the Trident replacement programme from negotiations with the Liberal Democrats in any future hung Parliament. |
|
(41735)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 16 February
1
N
|
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the monetary value of payments made to other European countries for healthcare provided to British citizens under the European Health Insurance Card was in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the monetary value of payments received from other European countries under the same scheme was in the same period. |
|
(42236)
|
Notices given between Friday 18 February and Friday 25 February
1
N
|
Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for the future of the Heathrow Airtrack; and what timetable he has set for implementation. |
|
(43280)
|
2
N
|
Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received from the aviation industry on the effects of Government policy on that sector. |
|
(43281)
|
TUESDAY 8 MARCH
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 17 February
1
N
|
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2011, Official Report, column 945W, on renewable energy: wood, what indicators he plans to use to ascertain the sustainability of woody biomass. |
|
(42843)
|
2
N
|
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2011, Official Report, column 945W, on renewable energy: wood, how the information yielded from sustainability criteria reports will be used to assess sustainability; and what assessment he has made of the likely contribution of such implementation to understanding biomass use. |
|
(42844)
|
3
N
|
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2011, Official Report, column 945W, on renewable energy: wood, what timetable he has set for the assessment of the sustainability criteria for (a) wood and (b) other solid biomass; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(42845)
|
WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given between Friday 18 February and Friday 25 February
1
N
|
Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) existing small businesses and (b) to local business start-ups. |
|
(43283)
|
2
N
|
Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department takes to encourage companies to export manufactured products. |
|
(43284)
|
3
N
|
Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support his Department offers to assist start-up companies in the manufacturing sector. |
|
(43412)
|
4
N
|
Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce levels of imports of illegally-logged timber. |
|
(43285)
|
5
N
|
Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how parents of a disabled child will be able to acquire the aids and adaptations necessary for the well-being of that child under his proposed reforms to disability living allowance. |
|
(43282)
|
THURSDAY 10 MARCH
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given between Friday 18 February and Friday 25 February
1
N
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the outcomes were of his Department's expenditure on problems in the musculoskeletal system in 2009-10. |
|
(43286)
|
2
N
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of variations in levels of expenditure by primary care trusts on problems of the musculoskeletal system; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(43287)
|
WELSH GRAND COMMITTEE
THURSDAY 10 MARCH
[sitting at Westminster]
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
*1
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): What recent discussions he has had on future use of tidal power in the Severn Estuary. |
|
(42519)
|
*2
|
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): What plans he has for the provision of nuclear power in Wales; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(42520)
|
*3
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): What assessment he has made of the effect of the feed-in tariff on the (a) manufacturing and (b) training sector in Wales. |
|
(42521)
|
*4
|
Hywel Williams (Arfon): What account was taken of his Department's policy on the delivery of offshore wind farms in the decision on the applicability of the UK Ports Fund to Wales. |
|
(42522)
|
*5
|
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): What consultation and collaboration on energy policy his Department has undertaken with the Welsh Assembly Government. |
|
(42523)
|
*6
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): What discussions he has had on the effects in Wales of the discontinuance of the Infrastructure Planning Commission. |
|
(42524)
|
*7
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): What steps he is taking to promote development of renewable energy projects in Wales. |
|
(42525)
|
*8
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): What plans he has for the provision of nuclear power in Wales; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(42526)
|
*9
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): What plans he has to develop marine energy in Welsh waters. |
|
(42527)
|
*10
|
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): What assessment he made of the potential energy, economic and environmental effects of construction of a Severn barrage. |
|
(42528)
|
*11
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): What discussions he has had with the First Minister on improving the energy efficiency of the least energy-efficient homes in Wales. |
|
(42529)
|
*12
|
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): What consideration he has given to alternative methods of energy production including wave and tidal power in Wales for the purposes of tackling increasing energy costs and demand. |
|
(42530)
|
*13
|
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): What assessment his Department has made of the potential for development of marine energy projects in Wales. |
|
(42531)
|
*14
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): What plans he has for tidal power in the Severn Estuary; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(42532)
|
*15
|
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the provision of training and skills development programmes in the energy sector in Wales; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(42533)
|
*16
|
Karen Lumley (Redditch): What assessment his Department has made of the implications for UK-wide environmental policy of the introduction of a levy on single-use carrier bags in Wales. |
|
(42534)
|
*17
|
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): What steps he plans to take to support communities affected by the development of onshore wind energy projects in Wales. |
|
(42535)
|
*18
|
Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly): What discussions he has had on the relationship between the Infrastructure Planning Commission and the Welsh Assembly Government in relation to major energy projects; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(42536)
|
*19
|
Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North): What assessment he has made of the merits of reform of the electricity market. |
|
(42537)
|
*20
|
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): What recent assessment he has made of security of supply in electricity generation; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(42538)
|
*21
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): What recent representations he has received on changes to the feed-in tariff regime. |
|
(42539)
|
*22
|
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): What recent assessment he has made of the (a) size of and (b) prospects for the future of the coal industry; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(42540)
|
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