Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Friday 18 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 Thursday 17 March 2011
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Friday 18 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.
FRIDAY 18 MARCH
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 9 March
1
N
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in which half of the income distribution of UK families a single earner family with two children in receipt of an annual income of £42,500 will fall from April 2013 after implementation of changes to taxation and child benefit. |
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(46681)
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2
N
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the percentile of income distribution into which a single earner family with three children and in receipt of an annual income of £42,500 will fall from April 2013 after implementation of proposed changes to taxes and child benefit. |
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(46682)
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3
N
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the percentile of income distribution into which a single earner family with two children and in receipt of an annual income of £40,000 will fall from April 2013 after implementation of proposed changes to taxes and child benefit. |
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(46683)
|
Notices given on Thursday 10 March
1
N
|
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much each local authority received from each (a) revenue and (b) capital funding stream from his Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12; what the total funding allocated by such streams was in each year; and what the change was in the level of funding in (A) cash and (B) real terms. |
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(46810)
|
Notices given on Monday 14 March
2
N
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Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he provides guidance to local authorities on the proportion of their top-tier budgets that should be held as a reserve over the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
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(47372)
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3
N
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Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the BBC Trust on the future of BBC local radio. |
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(47373)
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4
N
|
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Green Paper on special educational needs, which items of guidance to schools and local authorities he plans to withdraw. |
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(47285)
|
5
N
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Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Green Paper on special educational needs, when he plans to publish the national special educational needs and disabilities voluntary and community sector prospectus. |
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(47286)
|
6
N
|
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of the provision of policing and security for the 2011 Liberal Democrat Spring Conference. |
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(47374)
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7
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure Atos Healthcare has in place champions with additional expertise in mental, cognitive and intellectual conditions, as recommended by the Harrington Review of the work capability assessment; and when he expects such champions to be in place. |
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(47314)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 15 March
1
N
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the progress of implementation of the Government's one-in, one-out policy in respect of domestic legislation affecting business and the third sector. |
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(47375)
|
2
N
|
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2011, Official Report, column711W, on entry clearances: India, what the maximum number of such natural persons is that could be admitted to the UK each year in accordance with any such EU-India Free Trade Agreement; and what minimum salary would be required of them. |
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(47859)
|
3
N
|
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, to which institutions capital grants have been made from the (a) Strategic Development Fund and (b) University Modernisation Fund to date; and what the monetary value of each such grant was. |
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(47860)
|
4
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what equality impact assessment he has commissioned in respect of the proposed changes to English for Speakers of Other Languages funding for adults; and when he plans to make that assessment available to the House. |
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(47754)
|
5
N
|
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to inform applicants to the Regional Growth Fund of the outcome of their application. |
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(47756)
|
6
N
|
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Cabinet committees and sub-committees have had responsibility for sustainable development since 6 May 2010; and for what periods. |
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(47870)
|
8
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to the Exchequer of the decision by Betfair to relocate offshore. |
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(47553)
|
9
N
|
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money has been repaid to the public purse by each bank that has been lent money from the public purse since the collapse of Northern Rock. |
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(47552)
|
10
N
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many buildings on his Department's estate were occupied by squatters in each year between 2006 and 2010; and on how many occasions his Department sought interim possession orders to remove squatters from such buildings in each of those years. |
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(47662)
|
11
N
|
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Tax Credit Office, Preston plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 14 February 2010 on a constituent, ref. 2011/02 001420. |
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(47649)
|
12
N
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what responsibility landlords have to ensure that their tenants do not grow cannabis in rented premises. |
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(47821)
|
13
N
|
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer on 9 March 2011, Official Report, column 1087W, on Ofcom: finance, with reference to note 30 to the accounts on page 103 of the Ofcom Annual Report for 2009-10, for what reasons Ofcom owes £29.3 million to central Government bodies; what plans there are to recover those funds; and for what reasons such liabilities arose. |
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(47658)
|
14
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will work with representatives of the creative industries to produce a joint action plan for jobs and growth in that sector by the end of 2011. |
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(47576)
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15
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward his proposed Communications Bill in the next Parliamentary session. |
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(47577)
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16
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effects on the horseracing industry of the decision by Betfair to relocate offshore. |
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(47548)
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17
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the recruitment age for the armed forces. |
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(47549)
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18
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many AWACS aircraft are declared ready for operations; and at what level of readiness such aircraft are held. |
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(47753)
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19
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Typhoon squadrons are declared ready for operations; and at what level of readiness such aircraft are held. |
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(47755)
|
20
N
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many buildings on his Department's estate were occupied by squatters in each year between 2006 and 2010; and on how many occasions his Department sought interim possession orders to remove squatters from such buildings in each of those years. |
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(47659)
|
21
N
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he plans to publish his proposals to enable electors in a Parliamentary constituency to recall their elected hon. Member. |
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(47650)
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22
N
|
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications to establish a free school in (a) Wellingborough constituency, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) England his Department has received since May 2010. |
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(47655)
|
23
N
|
Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the policy of Ofsted is on disclosing to police forces on request information on the names and addresses of children's homes in a police force area; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47657)
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24
N
|
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will bring forward proposals for the reimbursement to local authorities in outer London boroughs of the full cost of payment of inner London salary scales to teachers. |
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(47647)
|
25
N
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made on plans for a university technical college in Houghton Regis; when it will open; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47862)
|
26
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2011, Official Report, columns 1117-8W, on Westminster Academy, what the total (a) travel and (b) accommodation costs were in respect of each of the international speakers. |
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(47867)
|
27
N
|
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will consider the merits of proposals to (a) consolidate and (b) license potential port sites for support for wind farm construction to wind farm contractors for use as staging areas for the construction, installation and operation of wind farms. |
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(47648)
|
28
N
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what (a) matters were discussed and (b) decisions were taken at the special meeting of EU member state energy ministers, nuclear safety regulators and operators and vendors of nuclear power plants convened by the European Energy Commissioner on 15 March 2011 in Brussels. |
|
(47868)
|
29
N
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has requested the chief nuclear safety inspector to conduct a review of the measures in place to mitigate a loss of coolant accident, in respect of (a) operating and (b) planned nuclear power plants in the UK; and what advice he has sought on the implications for the UK nuclear power programme of the nuclear accidents in Japan. |
|
(47869)
|
30
N
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential health risks associated with siting a petrol station within 50 yards of a residential area. |
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(47865)
|
31
N
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to introduce regulations to prevent petrol stations from being sited within 50 yards of residential areas. |
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(47866)
|
32
N
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many buildings on her Department's estate were occupied by squatters in each year between 2006 and 2010; and on how many occasions her Department sought interim possession orders to remove squatters from such buildings in each of those years. |
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(47663)
|
33
N
|
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2011, Official Report, column 841W, on Libya: British nationals abroad, whether he plans to publish the report of the review of his Department's arrangements for leading the evacuation of British nationals in a crisis. |
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(47578)
|
34
N
|
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2011, Official Report, column 1044W, on Muammar al-Gaddafi, whether he has received representations from the government of Venezuela on his comments that Colonel Gaddafi had travelled to that country. |
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(47579)
|
35
N
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy has been on the collection of information on the educational background of its staff in the last 20 years. |
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(47748)
|
36
N
|
Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on the role of the SADC in monitoring progress towards the 24 goals in the Global Political Agreement in Zimbabwe. |
|
(47873)
|
37
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which body will make the final decision on the Safe and Sustainable Review of Children's Congenital Cardiac Services in England. |
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(47550)
|
38
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what professional expertise members of the body making the decision on the Safe and Sustainable Review of Children's Congenital Cardiac Services in England will be required to possess. |
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(47551)
|
39
N
|
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on contact between the Police Commissioner for the Metropolis and News of the World editors during the time the Commissioner was responsible for investigating telephone tapping. |
|
(47875)
|
40
N
|
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the House of Commons Service has undertaken a pay audit to determine whether there is a pay gap between the men and women employed in the House Service. |
|
(47822)
|
41
N
|
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what proportion of (a) members of the House of Commons Management Board, (b) heads of department of the House of Commons and (c) heads of each office or service in each House of Commons department are women. |
|
(47823)
|
42
N
|
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which year his Department's bilateral aid programme with Angola will close; what arrangements he has made for phasing in the closure of that programme; what discussions he held with the government of Angola prior to his decision on the future of the programme; and what proportion of the official development assistance received by Angola his Department's bilateral aid comprised in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(47651)
|
43
N
|
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, to which International Labour Organisation projects and programmes his Department provided funding in the last four years. |
|
(47652)
|
44
N
|
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of his Department's bilateral aid he plans to allocate to British Overseas Territories from 2011-12 to 2014-15. |
|
(47653)
|
45
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase capacity at the Tribunals Service in order to reduce the backlog of appeals awaiting hearing. |
|
(47543)
|
46
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have had with the Department for Work and Pensions on the likely effects of the introduction of universal credit on the workload of the Tribunals Service. |
|
(47544)
|
47
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how long on average it took the Tribunals Service to administer a First-Tier Tribunal social security and child support appeal in 2009-10; and what estimate he has made of the equivalent figure for 2010-11. |
|
(47545)
|
48
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals regarding (a) disability living allowance, (b) employment support allowance, (c) income support, (d) jobseeker's allowance and (e) tax credits the Tribunals Service heard in 2009-10; and how many such appeals in each category he expects it to hear in 2010-11. |
|
(47546)
|
49
N
|
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what specific guidance his Department plans to issue to (a) businesses and (b) ticketing agents on the sale of London 2012 Olympics hospitality packages. |
|
(47874)
|
50
N
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many buildings on his Department's estate were occupied by squatters in each year between 2006 and 2010; and on how many occasions his Department sought interim possession orders to remove squatters from such buildings in each of those years. |
|
(47661)
|
51
N
|
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the First Minister of Northern Ireland on levels of cross-border human trafficking. |
|
(47656)
|
52
N
|
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were (a) killed and (b) injured as a result of an accident involving a foreign registered heavy goods vehicle in each of the last five years; and in how many such accidents a blind spot in the off-side mirror of the vehicle was found to be a causal factor. |
|
(47749)
|
53
N
|
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of heavy goods vehicles registered overseas which used roads in England in each of the last five years. |
|
(47750)
|
54
N
|
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2011, Official Report, column 106W, on the West Coast Railway Line: rolling stock, what assessment his Department has made of the costs and benefits of the introduction of double deck passenger trains on the West Coast Main Line compared to those of constructing a new high speed rail line. |
|
(47861)
|
55
N
|
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost in 2011 prices of guaranteeing transitional protection to notional losers from the introduction of universal credit in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16. |
|
(47751)
|
56
N
|
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what definition of change of circumstances will apply to determine whether claimants have transitional protection for universal credit after 2014. |
|
(47752)
|
57
N
|
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of ensuring that childcare is provided for families affected by the total cap on benefit entitlement. |
|
(47757)
|
58
N
|
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of ensuring that childcare is provided for families affected by the total cap on benefit entitlement where childcare costs are covered up to (a) 60 per cent., (b) 70 per cent. and (c) 80 per cent. |
|
(47758)
|
59
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the monetary value was of loans and grants from the Social Fund on (a) white goods and (b) bedding in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10; and how many recipients there were in each such category. |
|
(47871)
|
60
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the future of the Remploy factory in Spennymoor; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47872)
|
63
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Atos Healthcare is subject to a financial penalty in the event that a claimant is found to have been incorrectly deemed fit for work following an appeal. |
|
(47547)
|
64
N
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many buildings on his Department's estate were occupied by squatters in each year between 2006 and 2010; and on how many occasions his Department sought interim possession orders to remove squatters from such buildings in each of those years. |
|
(47660)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 16 March
1
N
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals against decisions made on applications for employment and support allowance are outstanding in (a) Wrexham, (b) Wales and (c) the UK. |
|
[Transferred]
(47863)
|
2
N
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time taken is to determine an appeal for employment and support allowance. |
|
[Transferred]
(47864)
|
3
N
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average income was of those in the (a) bottom 90 per cent., (b) top five to 10 per cent., (c) top one to five per cent. and (d) top one per cent. of income in each of the last 30 years. |
|
[Transferred]
(47654)
|
4
|
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent progress he has made in improving incentives for angel investors. |
|
(47954)
|
5
|
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many medical students graduated from institutions in Greater London in each of the last five years. |
|
(47978)
|
6
|
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time lecturers were employed in the further education sector in Greater London in the last three years. |
|
(47980)
|
7
|
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students in universities in (a) Greater London and (b) England graduated in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the last five years for which figures are available. |
|
(48030)
|
8
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on public houses of the operation of the beer tie. |
|
(48058)
|
9
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the method used by his Department to estimate the number of public sector jobs for the purposes of the Regional Growth Fund includes members of the armed services. |
|
(47991)
|
10
|
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many special advisers receive a salary of more than £64,000. |
|
(48033)
|
11
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to issue the invitation to tender for the Mutual Support Programme. |
|
(47977)
|
12
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the likely number of bidders to operate the Mutual Support Programme. |
|
(48053)
|
13
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to release funding in addition to the initial proposed expenditure on the Mutual Support Programme. |
|
(48054)
|
14
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what role he expects the Mutual Support Programme to play in supporting mutual pathfinders. |
|
(48055)
|
15
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of callers to the Mutual Information Service were from (a) public sector and (b) private sector bodies in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(48056)
|
16
|
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to create a more competitive banking industry in order to improve the availability of loans for (a) consumers and (b) small businesses. |
|
(47955)
|
17
|
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what timetable he has set for the proposed legislation to establish arrangements for the body to succeed the Financial Services Authority. |
|
(48063)
|
18
|
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish his response to his Department's consultation on financial regulation. |
|
(48065)
|
19
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether liquified petroleum gas will be included in his application to the European Commission for a rural fuel duty rebate pilot scheme. |
|
(48085)
|
20
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many expressions of interest in his proposed junior ISA his Department has received via the direct.gov portal. |
|
(48111)
|
21
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent trends in the level of beer duty on the consumption of beer (a) in public houses and (b) in general in the UK. |
|
(48057)
|
22
|
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help first-time home buyers. |
|
(47958)
|
23
|
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of affordable housing (a) in Oxford and (b) nationally. |
|
(47959)
|
24
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on arrangements to improve liaison between fire services and other blue-light responders; what assessment he has made of the preparedness of fire services to handle major incidents; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48151)
|
25
|
Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the potential demand for disabled facilities grants. |
|
(47985)
|
26
|
Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department distributed in disabled facilities grants in each year since 1995. |
|
(47986)
|
27
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications for self-build homes were approved in (a) Brighton and Hove, (b) Sussex and (c) England in (i) 2008, (ii) 2009 and (iii) 2010. |
|
(47893)
|
28
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the community right to build programme will include (a) renovations and (b) continuations of previously halted building projects. |
|
(47895)
|
29
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects the community right to build programme to begin operation. |
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(47896)
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30
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications for self build homes were submitted in (a) Brighton and Hove, (b) Sussex and (c) England in (i) 2008, (ii) 2009 and (iii) 2010. |
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(47897)
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31
|
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will assess the potential effect of the proposals in the Government Tourism Policy on (a) the London Borough of Bexley and (b) Greater London. |
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(47981)
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32
|
Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much his Department budgeted for humanitarian assistance to people in the UK affected by major incidents in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11. |
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(48073)
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33
|
Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many staff his Department's Humanitarian Assistance Unit employed in (a) April 2010 and (b) February 2011. |
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(48074)
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34
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Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether any resources have been allocated to his Department's Humanitarian Assistance Unit to support UK nationals affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. |
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(48075)
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35
|
Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether any resources have been allocated to his Department's Humanitarian Assistance Unit to support UK nationals affected by the situation in Libya. |
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(48076)
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36
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the extent of broadband coverage in the UK in each of the next 10 years. |
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(48009)
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37
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the cost of installing fibre networks to reach every household in the UK. |
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(48117)
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38
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much funding Arts Council England allocated per head of population in the Skipton and Ripon constituency in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(47898)
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39
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much funding Arts Council England allocated per head of population in the (a) Craven local authority area, (b) Harrogate local authority area and (c) North Yorkshire County Council authority area in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(47899)
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40
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much his Department allocated to promoting digital television switchover in North Yorkshire in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(47900)
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41
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on implementation of the Olympic Truce. |
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(48083)
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42
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Royal Navy has for the purchase of maritine patrol aircraft. |
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(47975)
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43
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps have been taken to seek contributions from reserve forces to his Department's Reserve Forces study. |
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(48113)
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44
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's Reserve Forces study is to examine the merits of greater integration of reservists with regular forces. |
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(48116)
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45
|
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the level of customer satisfaction most recently recorded by his Department is in respect of Ministry of Defence Police in defence community police officer roles. |
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(48031)
|
46
|
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget for the Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency functions is in respect of (a) defence business continuity, (b) defensive armed policing, (c) uniformed policing, (d) guarding and (e) crime investigation in each of the last five years. |
|
(48032)
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47
|
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the new runway at Camp Bastion to enter into service; and what types of aircraft he expects it to be able to accommodate. |
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(48069)
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48
|
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF aircraft movements there were between Camp Bastion and Kandahar Airbase for each type of aircraft in each of the last 12 months; what cargo was shipped in each such case; and what the cost to the public purse was of such movements in each such month. |
|
(48070)
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49
|
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2011, Official Report, column 1224W, on academies, what authority will be responsbile for (a) ensuring each academy's compliance with its funding agreement, (b) providing day-to-day advice to academies on operational matters and (c) management of the performance of academies after 2012. |
|
(48003)
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50
|
Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2011, Official Report, column 867W, on the North East, what method of transport he used to travel to the three schools and colleges; and what the cost of the transport was. |
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(48011)
|
51
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what responsibilities have been transferred from the Qualifications Curriculum and Development Authority; and which bodies have assumed each of those responsibilities. |
|
(47998)
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52
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what responsibilities the Qualifications Curriculum and Development Authority will retain in financial year 2011-12. |
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(47999)
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53
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff were employed by the Qualifications Curriculum and Development Authority in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; and how many he expects to be employed at that body by the end of the financial year 2011-12. |
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(48000)
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54
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his most recent estimate is of the reduction by April 2012 in jobs which will result from his proposed changes on education non-departmental public bodies; and what proportion and number of those reductions are to staff based in Coventry. |
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(48001)
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55
|
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding for discretionary learner support his Department plans to allocate for schools in Southwark in academic year 2011-12. |
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(48029)
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56
|
Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the change in the (a) volume and (b) monetary value of services provided by his Department and its predecessors which have been contracted out to (a) the third sector and (b) the private sector between January 2005 and December 2010. |
|
(48153)
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57
|
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to announce national funding formula for schools for 2012. |
|
(47965)
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58
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to reduce the incidence of family breakdown since his appointment. |
|
(48124)
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59
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to include emergency life skills in the national curriculum; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48010)
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60
|
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of megawatts of offshore wind development required to meet (a) UK and (b) EU targets for renewable energy. |
|
(48062)
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61
|
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of electricity generation came from (a) renewable sources and (b) offshore wind in the latest period for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of electricity that will be generated from each such source in 2020. |
|
(48105)
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62
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on (a) solar energy and (b) tidal energy projects in British Overseas Territories in each of the last three years. |
|
(48037)
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63
|
Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding her Department provided for the National Wildlife Crime Unit in each of the last three years. |
|
(48100)
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64
|
Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the future of the National Wildlife Crime Unit. |
|
(48101)
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65
|
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much money her Department plans to allocate to International Climate Financing in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15. |
|
(47887)
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66
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet representatives of the British Horseracing Authority to discuss the use of the whip in horseracing; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(47976)
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67
|
Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who will represent the Government at the Srebrenica anniversary commemorations in Bosnia on 11 July 2011. |
|
(48104)
|
68
|
Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with representatives of the survivors of the Srebrenica massacre; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48169)
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69
|
Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Serbian counterpart on the extradiction of Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48170)
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70
|
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Pakistan on the treatment of Christians in that country. |
|
(48012)
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71
|
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) representations and (b) submissions he has received on arrangements for arranging visitor tours of the White House; and what role the British Embassy in Washington plays in arranging such tours for UK nationals. |
|
(48068)
|
72
|
Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Democratic Republic of Congo on steps to counter sexual violence against women and children in that country. |
|
(48114)
|
73
|
Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assist women and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo who are at risk of sexual violence. |
|
(48115)
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74
|
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the steps taken by his international partners to ensure that the views of the Egyptian people are fully taken into account before any change to the constitution of that country is made. |
|
(47984)
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75
|
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent consideration he has given to the recommendations of the Seventh Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2007-08, HC 147, on the Overseas Territories, in respect of the Government's oversight responsiblity for the Overseas Territories. |
|
(48008)
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76
|
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority on the Authority's commitment to ending incitement to violence against Israel. |
|
(48078)
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77
|
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of cash awards made by the Palestinian Authority to the family of an individual who sought to kill Israeli soldiers in December 2010. |
|
(48079)
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78
|
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the naming of a youth football tournament in the West Bank in honour of Wafa Idris. |
|
(48081)
|
79
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Indonesian counterpart on (a) freedom of religion and (b) violence against religious minorities. |
|
(48119)
|
80
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the outcome was of his recent visit to Syria; whether he discussed (a) the progress of and (b) Syrian support for the Middle East peace process with his Syrian counterpart; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48087)
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81
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made provision for UK nationals who have elected to stay in Libya to receive consular advice should they require it. |
|
(48118)
|
82
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department has allocated to the Turks and Caicos Natural Trust in each of the last five years. |
|
(48036)
|
83
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the situation in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe. |
|
(48039)
|
84
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Department for International Development on projects to be taken forward under the London 2012 Olympic Truce. |
|
(48084)
|
85
|
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding will be available for drug and alcohol services after April 2011; and what bodies will be responsible for such services. |
|
(47953)
|
86
|
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in the London Borough of Bexley were diagnosed with epilepsy in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(47979)
|
87
|
Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the change in the (a) volume and (b) monetary value of services provided by his Department which have been contracted out to (i) the third sector and (ii) the private sector between January 2005 and December 2010. |
|
(48163)
|
88
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to support professional societies in surgery and medicine in the development of surgical audits and patient outcome data. |
|
(48050)
|
89
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that guidelines of the European Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery on when patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease should be recommended for coronary artery surgery or a percutaneous coronary intervention are implemented in the NHS. |
|
(48051)
|
90
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to develop outcome measures for lung cancer treatment. |
|
(48052)
|
91
|
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of NHS funding to treat morbid obesity to (a) medical solutions and (b) holistic approaches. |
|
(47962)
|
92
|
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the NHS is taking to enable obese individuals to take control of their own weight loss management. |
|
(47963)
|
93
|
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place in the NHS to support charities concerned with childhood obesity. |
|
(47964)
|
94
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on arrangements to improve liaison between ambulance services and other emergency responders; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of cooperation between blue-light services; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48149)
|
95
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of spending per head of population was in the (a) North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust area, (b) Bradford and Airedale Primary Care Trust area and (c) area covered by the Yorkshire and Humber Strategic Health Authority in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(47902)
|
96
|
Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the roundtable on crime involving cash and valuables in transit convened by her Department last met. |
|
(47987)
|
97
|
Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of recent trends in the theft of cash from vehicles in transit. |
|
(47988)
|
98
|
Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with representatives of the transport industry on the future of the ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service. |
|
(47989)
|
99
|
Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department provided to the ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service in each of the last three years for which figures are available. |
|
(47990)
|
100
|
Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd of 7 March 2011, Official Report, columns 862-3W, on police services, whether the policing tasks associated with football matches are included in the policing functions she defines as those undertaken by frontline officers. |
|
(48004)
|
101
|
Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the cost to the public purse of metal theft in each of the last three years. |
|
(48013)
|
102
|
Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the British Transport Police on metal theft. |
|
(48077)
|
103
|
Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd of 7 March 2011, Official Report, columns 862-3W, on police services, whether warranted police officers working (a) in or (b) with (i) the Serious Organised Crime Agency, (ii) the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, (iii) the National Wildlife Crime Unit, (iv) the ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service and (v) public protection units perform tasks which fall within her definition of frontline policing. |
|
(48102)
|
104
|
Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions since May 2010 the Inter-departmental Ministerial Group on Missing Persons has met; who chairs the group; and which departments are represented in the group. |
|
(48103)
|
105
|
Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum seekers living in Scotland were (a) granted asylum and (b) refused asylum and returned to their home country in each of the last five years. |
|
(47960)
|
106
|
Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum seekers living in Scotland have live appeal rights. |
|
(47961)
|
107
|
Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers living in Scotland have (a) returned voluntarily to their country of origin and (b) been removed in each of the last five years. |
|
(48080)
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108
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 14 December 2010, Official Report, columns 94-6WS, on forensic science, what evidence she evaluated to determine that the size of the forensic science market would fall over the next few years. |
|
(48064)
|
109
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure an adequate level of competition in the forensic market following the closure of the Forensic Science Service. |
|
(48154)
|
110
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements she plans to put in place to ensure consistent standards across police forces in the conduct of in-house forensic work following the closure of the Forensic Science Service. |
|
(48155)
|
111
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the cost to police forces of spending on forensic laboratories and associated accreditation following the closure of the Forensic Science Service over the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(48156)
|
112
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forensic laboratories were in operation in the last period for which figures are available; and how many such laboratories were professionally accredited. |
|
(48157)
|
113
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the capacity of police forces to conduct a greater proportion of forensic science work in-house. |
|
(48158)
|
114
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of forensic work that will be conducted in-house by police forces following the closure of the Forensic Science Service; and what assessment she has made of the potential effects of the Police Act 1996 (Equipment) Regulations 2011 on the level of forensic science work that will be outsourced to the private sector over the period of the Comprehensive Spending Review. |
|
(48159)
|
115
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) funding and (b) staff she plans to allocate for the removal of DNA profiles from the National DNA Database following the closure of the Forensic Science Service. |
|
(48160)
|
116
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the availability of expertise in terrorism events in the commercial forensic science sector. |
|
(48161)
|
117
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which commercial providers will be responsible for the provision of forensic science for terrorism cases following the closure of the Forensic Science Service; and what process she plans to use to determine the selection of such providers. |
|
(48162)
|
118
|
Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the change in the (a) volume and (b) monetary value of services provided by her Department which have been contracted out to (i) the third sector and (ii) the private sector between January 2005 and December 2010. |
|
(48164)
|
119
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on speeding up the processing of asylum applications. |
|
(48005)
|
120
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures her Department has in place to combat the trafficking of (a) people, (b) weapons and (c) drugs. |
|
(48006)
|
121
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have left each police force in England and Wales during 2010-11 to date. |
|
(48024)
|
122
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recruits to police forces in England and Wales in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11 had university degrees. |
|
(48025)
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123
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average amount paid in overtime to police constables in each police force in England and Wales was in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08, (c) 2008-09, (d) 2009-10 and (e) 2010-11. |
|
(48026)
|
124
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on arrangements to improve liaison between police services and other emergency responders; what assessment she has made of the preparedness for major incidents requiring close working between blue-light services and other responders; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(48150)
|
125
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) meetings were held with whom and (b) other consultations took place on the closure of the Ripon Identity and Passport Service office. |
|
(47901)
|
126
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what date she expects her Department to have resolved all older unresolved asylum cases. |
|
(47903)
|
127
|
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the official development assistance received by Niger his Department's bilateral aid comprised in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(48027)
|
128
|
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the official development assistance received by Vietnam his Department's bilateral aid comprised in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(48028)
|
129
|
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he next plans to discuss the World Bank energy strategy review with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. |
|
(47888)
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130
|
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2011, Official Report, column 1094W, on development countries: energy, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's submissions to the World Bank energy strategy review. |
|
(47967)
|
131
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department has allocated to the Turks and Caicos Natural Trust in each of the last five years. |
|
(48035)
|
132
|
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish revised guidelines for immigration judges; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47956)
|
133
|
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Leader of the House, when he expects the transfer of e-petitions to the Direct-gov portal to be completed. |
|
(48067)
|
134
|
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and (b) Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment in the Northern Ireland Executive on the (i) funding of credit unions in Northern Ireland and (ii) allocation of funding through the Growth Fund. |
|
(48165)
|
135
|
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that Northern Ireland will benefit from the Government's plans to allocate £73 million to encourage the growth of credit unions. |
|
(48166)
|
136
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Prime Minister, which Minister is to propose the Olympic Truce resolution at the General Assembly of the United Nations. |
|
(48082)
|
137
|
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the rate of return on the Government's capital in each trust port. |
|
(48066)
|
138
|
Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the level of fare evasion on passenger rail services operated by London Midland Trains for each of the last five years. |
|
(47992)
|
139
|
Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on any relationship between the levels of fare evasion on passenger rail services and the opening hours of ticket offices at rail stations. |
|
(47993)
|
140
|
Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of crime at each rail station in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Solihull constituency were reported in each of the last five years. |
|
(47994)
|
141
|
Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had on the provision of search and rescue helicopters. |
|
(47889)
|
142
|
Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many search and rescue helicopters are in operation (a) nationally and (b) at each base; on which date each helicopter was first used; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47890)
|
143
|
Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had on potential long-term procurement options for search and rescue helicopters; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47891)
|
144
|
Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) payroll and (b) running costs of HMS Gannet SAR Flight were in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10; and what the estimate of such costs in 2010-11 is. |
|
(47892)
|
145
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Pontypridd of 7 March 2011, Official Report, column 835W, on the Great Western Railway: electrification, when he plans to place in the Library details of the business case work which assisted his Department in determining the further extension of electrification of the Great Western Main Line. |
|
(48086)
|
146
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) Network Rail undertakes of the local economic benefits of rail electrification projects. |
|
(48107)
|
147
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the likely change in the number of passengers using the Ebbw Valley Line over the next Network Rail control period. |
|
(48108)
|
148
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice his Department received from Network Rail on electrification of the Ebbw Valley Line. |
|
(48109)
|
149
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) nature and (b) scale is of the work his Department plans to carry out on electrification of commuter rail lines in the South Wales valleys with the Welsh Assembly Government in the period before the commencement of the next control period. |
|
(48110)
|
150
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of trends in driving test pass rates since the introduction of the approved driving instructor test. |
|
(48071)
|
151
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the pass rates for (a) Part 1, (b) Part 2 and (c) Part 3 of the approved driving instructor test. |
|
(48072)
|
152
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to meet officials of the European Aviation Safety Agency. |
|
(48038)
|
153
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Civil Aviation Authority on the European Aviation Safety Agency's Notice of Proposed Amendment on flight time limitations; and by what date he expects the Authority to have published its response to the Agency's proposals. |
|
(48061)
|
154
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the re-instatement costs of closing the Falmouth Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre if it were not transformed into a sub-centre under the proposed operating model. |
|
(48059)
|
155
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has assessed potential trends in the impact rate of systemic risks under the future operating model for HM Coastguard; and what plans his Department has to mitigate any increased impact from the systemic risks of mission failure caused by (a) inadequate monitoring and (b) delayed or missed intervention resulting from (i) insufficient staff, (ii) insufficient qualified personnel and (iii) skills fade. |
|
(48060)
|
156
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that resurfacing of the A19 near to the village of Elwick, Teesside is undertaken with materials that help to reduce the noise of traffic. |
|
(47904)
|
157
|
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Oxford West and Abingdon have been in receipt of incapacity benefits for more than (a) six months, (b) 12 months, (c) 18 months, (d) two years, (e) three years and (f) five years. |
|
(47957)
|
158
|
Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many official complaints ATOS Healthcare has received in relation to assessments of eligibility for disability living allowance in the last period for which figures are available; and how many such complaints related to assessments in respect of autism and related conditions. |
|
(48049)
|
159
|
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether claimants at the (a) standard and (b) enhanced rate of the proposed personal independence payment will be eligible for (i) blue badges and (ii) road tax exemption. |
|
(48034)
|
160
|
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department proposes to move children from disability living allowance to the proposed personal independence payment; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48040)
|
161
|
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many contracts he expects to award for delivery of the Access to Work Programme. |
|
(48041)
|
162
|
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to award separate contracts to deliver the Access to Work Programme in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales. |
|
(48042)
|
163
|
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on allowing prospective prime contractors for the new Access to Work contract to require small charities to sign exclusivity clauses when seeking to participate under the tender. |
|
(48043)
|
164
|
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to require contractors for the Access to Work Programme to promote assistance for people with a (a) mental health condition and (b) learning disability; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48044)
|
165
|
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has carried out an assessment of the likely effect on carers of his proposed reform to disability living allowance. |
|
(48112)
|
166
|
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of workless households in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley. |
|
(48106)
|
167
|
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the proposed new charging regime for use of the statutory child maintenance service proposed in the Strengthening Families, promoting parental responsibility Green Paper, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the number of children who live in separated families for whom effective arrangements are in place for the purposes of determining the potential effects of the new charging regime on the number of such children with effective arrangements. |
|
(47905)
|
168
|
Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people in receipt of disability living allowance who are aged over 65 years will be eligible for the personal independence payment. |
|
(48120)
|
169
|
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made on giving people greater flexibility in early access to accessing part of a personal pension fund. |
|
(48007)
|
170
|
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding for the Growth Fund has been allocated to the Northern Ireland Executive over the Comprehensive Spending Review period; and whether such funding is ring-fenced for the use of credit unions. |
|
(48167)
|
171
|
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Northern Ireland Executive will receive a proportion of the £73 million allocated by his Department for the modernisation and growth of credit unions. |
|
(48168)
|
172
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential for Remploy factories to become independent social enterprises. |
|
(47966)
|
173
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people with autism in receipt of the middle rate of disability living allowance. |
|
(47894)
|
MONDAY 21 MARCH
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
*1
|
Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): What plans he has to allocate funds for the modernisation of primary schools in Halifax. |
|
(47457)
|
*2
|
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): What plans he has for personal budgets for children with special needs and disabilities. |
|
(47458)
|
*3
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): What proposals he has to improve the quality of teaching of children with special educational needs. |
|
(47459)
|
*4
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): What his policy is on the future of devolved formula capital grant funding for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools. |
|
(47460)
|
*5
|
Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): What plans he has for single assessments and education, health and care plans for children with special educational needs and disabilities. |
|
(47461)
|
*6
|
Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): What support statemented children will receive under his proposals for the assessment of children with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47462)
|
*7
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): What recent representations he has received on the English Baccalaureate. |
|
(47463)
|
*8
|
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): When he plans to announce his proposals for capital funding for schools. |
|
(47464)
|
*9
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): What plans he has for the future of history teaching in schools; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47465)
|
*11
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): What recent representations he has received on the English Baccalaureate; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47467)
|
*12
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): Whether all those whose bid to open a free school in September 2011 was successful have been notified of the outcome of their bid. |
|
(47468)
|
*13
|
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): Whether he plans to review the eligibility criteria for free school meals. |
|
(47469)
|
*14
|
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): What steps he is taking to enable schools to determine their own curriculum. |
|
(47470)
|
*15
|
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): What steps his Department is taking to support the teaching of design in schools. |
|
(47471)
|
*16
|
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): What recent progress has been made by schools in Chatham and Aylesford constituency which are converting to academy status. |
|
(47472)
|
*17
|
Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): What his policy is on the provision of sporting facilities in schools. |
|
(47473)
|
*18
|
Richard Harrington (Watford): What steps he is taking to reduce the administrative burden upon school staff. |
|
(47474)
|
*19
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): What steps he is taking to improve the quality of teaching in schools. |
|
(47475)
|
*20
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): What assessment he has made of the effects of reductions in local authority funding for education on the provision of information, advice and guidance for students at secondary level in Blackpool. |
|
(47476)
|
*21
|
David Wright (Telford): Whether children in care will automatically be eligible for funding through the scheme to replace education maintenance allowance. |
|
(47477)
|
*22
|
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): If he will take steps to ensure that the Government's post-16 funding allocation allows secondary schools to teach the International Baccalaureate. |
|
(47478)
|
*23
|
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): What steps he is taking to ensure that only age-appropriate sex education material is used in primary schools. |
|
(47479)
|
*24
|
Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk): Whether he plans to expand the Teach First scheme to Norfolk. |
|
(47480)
|
*25
|
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): What plans he has for single assessments and education, health and care plans for children with special educational needs and disabilities. |
|
(47481)
|
At 3.15 pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. |
|
(47482)
|
*2
|
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): |
|
(47483)
|
*3
|
David Wright (Telford): |
|
(47484)
|
*4
|
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): |
|
(47485)
|
*5
|
Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): |
|
(47486)
|
*6
|
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): |
|
(47487)
|
*7
|
Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): |
|
(47488)
|
*9
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): |
|
(47490)
|
*10
|
Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon): |
|
(47491)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 7 March
1
N
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many educational psychology posts there were in March 2010; and what estimate he has made of the level of such posts in March 2011. |
|
(45678)
|
2
N
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many former Prison Service staff worked for the Prison and Probation Ombudsman in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008, (e) 2009 and (f) 2010. |
|
(45347)
|
3
N
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Prison Service staff were seconded from the Prison Service to the Prison and Probation Ombudsman in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008, (e) 2009 and (f) 2010. |
|
(45348)
|
4
N
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2010, Official Report, columns 125-8W, on secure training centres: restraint techniques, what the nature was of the minor injuries that resulted from the use of control and restraint procedures in each young offender institute juvenile unit in each month since April 2008. |
|
(45358)
|
5
N
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2010, Official Report, columns 125-6W, on secure training centres: restraint techniques, what the nature was of the serious injuries that resulted from the use of control and restraint procedures in each young offender institute juvenile unit in each month since April 2008. |
|
(45359)
|
Notices given on Monday 14 March
1
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date he plans to inform schools and further education colleges in Coventry of their allocation of discretionary learner support for 2011-12. |
|
(47378)
|
2
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve the provision of (a) cancer services and (b) mental health services in the West Midlands. |
|
(47287)
|
3
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of levels of violent crime in the West Midlands in each of the last three years. |
|
(47376)
|
4
N
|
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of changes to funding allocation to the Metropolitan Police Authority budget on (a) police numbers and (b) Safer Neighbourhood teams in the London Borough of Southwark. |
|
(47304)
|
5
N
|
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers are assigned to duties in the London Borough of Southwark; and how many she expects there to be in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13. |
|
(47305)
|
6
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands receive the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance. |
|
(47377)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 15 March
1
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he intends to update his Department's guidance to local authorities on the translation of documents; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47876)
|
2
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new (a) social rented and (b) intermediate tenure properties have been completed in Peterborough constituency in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47877)
|
3
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children in each electoral ward of the Peterborough City Council area lived in households in receipt of means-tested benefits in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(47664)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 16 March
1
N
|
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) hospitality was received and (b) expenses were incurred by each member of the board of UK Trade and Investment in each of the last three years. |
|
(47983)
|
2
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which post office branches were under long-term temporary closure on 1 March 2011. |
|
(47910)
|
3
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post office branches were under long-term temporary closure on 1 March 2011; and how many of these were (a) Crown offices, (b) full-time sub-post offices, (c) part-time sub-post offices, (d) franchise branches, (e) satellite branches, and (f) outreach branches. |
|
(47911)
|
4
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post office branches there were on 1 March 2011; and how many of these were (a) Crown offices, (b) full-time sub-post offices, (c) part-time sub-post offices, (d) franchise branches, (e) satellite branches, (f) outreach branches and (g) under long-term temporary closure. |
|
(47912)
|
5
N
|
Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 22 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility, (b) the merger of five such bodies and (c) the change in function of one such body. |
|
(48136)
|
6
N
|
Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from the abolition of eight public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility. |
|
(48138)
|
7
N
|
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the application of value added tax on works connected with the retrofitting of derelict domestic properties. |
|
(48126)
|
8
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the reductions in public expenditure required to reduce the budget deficit by half over four years. |
|
(48019)
|
9
N
|
Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to increase the efficiency of the planning process for large infrastructure projects. |
|
(48091)
|
10
N
|
Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 16 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of the Homes and Communities Agency. |
|
(48137)
|
11
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that Oldham Council publishes details of all staff earning over £58,000 a year. |
|
(47968)
|
12
N
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to reduce the incidence of family breakdown since his appointment. |
|
(48122)
|
13
N
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much money Jephson Housing Association Group have received from the public purse in (a) 2010-11 and (b) each of the last three years. |
|
(48132)
|
14
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, which private sector organisations (a) his Department and (b) Ofcom consulted to determine the areas which contain critical levels of wireless microphone usage; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48127)
|
15
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of white space devices on the programme making and special events sector; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48128)
|
16
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the provisional parameters set by (a) Ofcom and (b) the programme making and special events spectrum band manager to prevent spectrum interference from white space devices; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48129)
|
17
N
|
Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 11 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility, (b) the merger of eight such bodies and (c) the change in function of three such bodies. |
|
(48145)
|
18
N
|
John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what advice his Department has received from Ofcom on then testing of white space devices before they are granted licence-exempt access to the spectrum; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48130)
|
19
N
|
John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Ofcom on the testing of the recommended operational parameters for unlicensed white space devices set out in Ofcom's Implementing Geolocation consultation; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48133)
|
20
N
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff of his Department have been questioned as part of the inquiry established to determine responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure of the letter from the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister published in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010. |
|
(47913)
|
21
N
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the inquiry to determine responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure of the letter from the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister published in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010 to report. |
|
(47914)
|
22
N
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in establishing responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure of the letter from the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister published in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010. |
|
(47915)
|
23
N
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the inquiry established to determine responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure of the letter from the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister published in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010 has cost to date. |
|
(47916)
|
24
N
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the inquiry established to determine responsibility for the unauthorised disclosure of the letter from the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister published in the Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010 has reported any interim findings; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47917)
|
25
N
|
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister in his Department took the decision to refuse access to the Defence Support Group site at Sealand to the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48017)
|
26
N
|
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 19 January and 21 February 2011 on Miss Susan McCaffery. |
|
(47996)
|
27
N
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from the abolition of 11 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility. |
|
(48141)
|
28
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date (a) officials in his Department first identified and (b) he was first made aware of the difficulties in the operation of the IT system of monitoring and answering Parliamentary Questions and letters from hon. Members. |
|
(48045)
|
29
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration his Department gave to informing (a) Mr Speaker's office, (b) the Leader of the House's office, (c) the Table Office and (d) hon. Members of the effects on the time taken to respond to questions and letters from hon. Members of the difficulties his Department has encountered in the operation of the IT system for monitoring and answering such material. |
|
(48046)
|
30
N
|
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the report by the Committee on Climate Change on the fourth carbon budget. |
|
(48125)
|
31
N
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will extend his Department's review of the implications of the situation concerning nuclear power stations in Japan to include consideration of the (a) costs and (b) timetable for new nuclear build in the UK. |
|
(48018)
|
32
N
|
Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from the abolition of three public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility. |
|
(48148)
|
33
N
|
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will ensure that projects in receipt of funding or in development under the feed-in tariff are not subject to any changes in the level of support they receive arising from the outcome of the feed-in tariff review. |
|
(47907)
|
34
N
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, what estimate she has made of the savings to her Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 24 public bodies within her Department's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of seven such bodies. |
|
(48142)
|
35
N
|
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department was contacted by International Rescue Corps about the provision of support in Japan following the recent tsunami. |
|
(47969)
|
36
N
|
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to which British aid organisations he has (a) granted and (b) refused permission to work in Japan since the tsunami. |
|
(47970)
|
37
N
|
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Ministers in his Department were consulted on the decision not to give permission to International Rescue Corps to work in Japan following the tsunami. |
|
(47971)
|
38
N
|
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what occasions International Rescue Corps has been approved by his Department to work in disaster areas. |
|
(47972)
|
39
N
|
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contingency arrangements he (a) has and (b) plans to put in place to (i) provide additional consular support for and (ii) assist with the evacuation of British nationals in Japan. |
|
(47973)
|
40
N
|
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has (a) made and (b) received representations on reports of deportations of UK journalists from Yemen on 14 March 2011. |
|
(47908)
|
41
N
|
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has discussed with his counterpart in Bahrain the implications of the deployment in that country of military forces under the auspices of the Gulf Co-operation Council. |
|
(47909)
|
42
N
|
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on (a) permitting and (b) promoting the provision by Government agencies of technical support to overseas countries seeking (i) information on and (ii) control over their domestic population. |
|
(47982)
|
43
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the civilian operation to evacuate UK nationals from Libya. |
|
(47997)
|
44
N
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of three public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of two such bodies. |
|
(48139)
|
45
N
|
Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the role of the United Nations in protecting civilians in Côte d'Ivoire. |
|
(47995)
|
46
N
|
Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the Commonwealth's role in the promotion of democratization in the Kingdom of Swaziland. |
|
(48088)
|
47
N
|
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many clinical staff in (a) NHS foundation trusts and (b) each such trust were suspended on the most recent date for which figures are available . |
|
(47906)
|
48
N
|
Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in which areas his Department is undertaking pilot studies on the distribution through pharmacies of the morning after pill to girls aged 13 and over. |
|
(47974)
|
49
N
|
Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on the availability of stiripentol; whether he has received the draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on the availability of stiripentol for the treatment of epilepsy; if he will direct the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to develop separate guidelines on the availability of stiripentol; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48014)
|
50
N
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 30 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of one such body. |
|
(48140)
|
51
N
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, what estimate she has made of the savings to her Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of three public bodies within her Department's area of responsibility and (b) the merger of two such bodies. |
|
(48135)
|
52
N
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase sharing of criminal records files with other EU member states. |
|
(48089)
|
53
N
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to use funds available through the EU criminal justice programme for the purposes of building a European criminal records information system. |
|
(48090)
|
54
N
|
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information his Department holds on (a) the countries that are recipients of remittances from people in the UK, (b) the monetary value of remittances from the UK to each country and (c) the number of people who send remittances abroad. |
|
(48047)
|
55
N
|
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the (i) income levels of people who send remittances from the UK and (ii) proportion of individuals' incomes that comprise remittances. |
|
(48048)
|
56
N
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 11 public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility, (b) the merger of four such bodies and (c) the change in function of four such bodies. |
|
(48147)
|
57
N
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to reduce the incidence of family breakdown since his appointment. |
|
(48123)
|
58
N
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of six public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of one such body. |
|
(48146)
|
59
N
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date he expects Central Bedfordshire Council to have received additional funding to repair potholes on roads in the local authority area; and how much it will receive. |
|
(48131)
|
60
N
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, what estimate she has made of the savings to the GEO net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of 11 public bodies within the Office's area of responsibility and (b) the change in function of one such body. |
|
(48144)
|
61
N
|
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures will be in place to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises that win Work Programme contracts are not put at a financial disadvantage as a result of the time taken for payments to be made under the payment-by-results scheme. |
|
(48020)
|
62
N
|
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) statutory sick pay and (b) employment support allowance claimed for the first six months of an illness be treated as earnings when calculating earnings disregard for the purposes of his proposed universal credit. |
|
(48015)
|
63
N
|
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any extra support offered to disabled people in receipt of universal credit will be available to those who (a) live alone and (b) do not have a carer. |
|
(48016)
|
64
N
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March 2011, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of three public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility, (b) the merger of one such body and (c) the change in function of two such bodies. |
|
(48143)
|
65
N
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to reduce the incidence of family breakdown since his appointment. |
|
(48121)
|
TUESDAY 22 MARCH
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
*1
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): What assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of the trade in mortgage-backed securities and collateralised debt obligations. |
|
(47918)
|
*2
|
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): If he will bring forward proposals for a scheme to provide looked-after children with a savings account or trust fund funded by contributions from the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47919)
|
*3
|
Albert Owen (Ynys Môn): If he will estimate the revenue to the Exchequer attributable to receipts from the increase in the standard rate of value added tax on road fuel. |
|
(47920)
|
*4
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): What assessment he has made of the effect on levels of employment of the increase in the standard rate of value added tax. |
|
(47921)
|
*5
|
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): If he will estimate the revenue to the Exchequer attributable to receipts from the increase in the standard rate of value added tax on road fuel. |
|
(47922)
|
*6
|
Eric Joyce (Falkirk): What assessment he has made of the effect on consumer confidence of the increase in the standard rate of value added tax since his recent meeting with representatives of the retail industry. |
|
(47923)
|
*7
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What fiscal measures he has taken to support economic growth in the manufacturing sector. |
|
(47924)
|
*8
|
Mike Gapes (Ilford South): What assessment he has made of the effect on levels of employment of the increase in the standard rate of value aded tax. |
|
(47925)
|
*9
|
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): If he will review the pace of proposed reductions in public expenditure to take into account gross domestic product figures for the fourth quarter of 2010. |
|
(47926)
|
*10
|
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): By what date he expects revenue to the Exchequer to match levels of public expenditure. |
|
(47927)
|
*11
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): If he will (a) prepare and (b) publish an assessment of the relative effect of his forthcoming budget on women, families and ethnic minorities. |
|
(47928)
|
*12
|
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): What fiscal measures he has taken to support economic growth in the manufacturing sector. |
|
(47929)
|
*13
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): What assessment he has made of the effect on road fuel prices of the increase in the standard rate of value added tax. |
|
(47930)
|
*14
|
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): What recent representations he has received on measures to reduce the budget deficit. |
|
(47931)
|
*15
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): What recent assessment he has made of the effect on economic growth of the spending reductions set out in the June 2010 Budget. |
|
(47932)
|
*16
|
Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West): What recent assessment he has made of the effect on economic growth of the spending reductions set out in the June 2010 Budget. |
|
(47933)
|
*17
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): If he will review the pace of proposed reductions in public expenditure to take into account the gross domestic product figures for the fourth quarter of 2010. |
|
(47934)
|
*18
|
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): If he will review the pace of proposed reductions in public expenditure to take into account the gross domestic product figures for the fourth quarter of 2010. |
|
(47935)
|
*19
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): What recent assessment he has made of trends in duty and value added tax on petrol. |
|
(47936)
|
*20
|
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): What steps he is taking to reduce the rate of inflation. |
|
(47937)
|
*21
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): What assessment he has made of the contribution of HM Revenue and Customs to reducing the budget deficit. |
|
(47938)
|
*22
|
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): If he will bring forward proposals for a further tax on bank bonuses. |
|
(47939)
|
*23
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): If he will review the pace of proposed reductions in public expenditure to take into account the gross domestic product figures for the fourth quarter of 2010. |
|
(47940)
|
*24
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): What fiscal measures he has taken to support economic growth in Kent. |
|
(47941)
|
*25
|
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): What fiscal measures he is taking to support economic growth in the manufacturing sector. |
|
(47942)
|
At 3.15 pm
Topical Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
|
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. |
|
(47943)
|
*2
|
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): |
|
(47944)
|
*3
|
John Pugh (Southport): |
|
(47945)
|
*4
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): |
|
(47946)
|
*5
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): |
|
(47947)
|
*6
|
Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): |
|
(47948)
|
*7
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): |
|
(47949)
|
*8
|
Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West): |
|
(47950)
|
*9
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): |
|
(47951)
|
*10
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): |
|
(47952)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 9 March
1
N
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he has given to the merits of screening those infected with hepatitis C for the extra-hepatic manifestations identified in the Government's recent review of contaminated blood products. |
|
(46375)
|
2
N
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he has given to the merits of screening for pathogens for those at greater risk of being infected with such pathogens as a result of having received pooled blood products for the treatment of bleeding disorders. |
|
(46376)
|
3
N
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason he has maintained the classification of the hepatitis C virus in two stages; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(46377)
|
4
N
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he has given to the merits of introducing two stages of classification of HIV; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(46378)
|
Notices given on Friday 11 March
3
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of local authorities on (a) waste management and (b) waste prevention. |
|
(47192)
|
4
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to encourage the use of products which prevent waste. |
|
(47190)
|
Notices given on Monday 14 March
1
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the variation in the cost to the public purse in each local authority of (a) waste prevention and (b) recycling. |
|
(47189)
|
2
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the potential saving to the public purse of 10 per cent. of parents switching from use of disposable nappies for their children to re-usable nappies. |
|
(47191)
|
3
N
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage businesses to invest in environmental projects. |
|
(47288)
|
4
N
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has plans to end the two-stage system of classification of Hepatitis C for patients who suffer from a bleeding condition or a condition which increases the risks arising from the liver biopsy required to ascertain whether a patient is in stage 1 or stage 2 of the disease. |
|
(47306)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 15 March
1
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time lecturers were employed in the further education sector (i) nationally and (ii) in the West Midlands in each of the last three years. |
|
(47878)
|
2
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many medical students graduated in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
|
(47879)
|
3
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) maintained and (b) private, voluntary and independent full day childcare settings in the West Midlands were deemed (i) outstanding, (ii) good, (iii) satisfactory and (iv) inadequate by Ofsted in each of the last three years. |
|
(47880)
|
4
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school children were excluded permanently from schools in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands in 2010. |
|
(47881)
|
5
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the number of language teachers in primary and secondary schools. |
|
(47882)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 16 March
1
N
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the effects on university (a) science and (b) engineering departments of proposals to limit the number of non-EU students studying in UK universities. |
|
(48022)
|
2
N
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to address the level of attrition between education and employment for women in (a) engineering, (b) science and (c) other technology disciplines. |
|
(48023)
|
3
N
|
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist spouses of UK nationals seeking to leave Libya who have not yet received entry clearance to enter the UK. |
|
(48021)
|
4
N
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on cardiac surgical outcomes; and if he will take steps to maintain adequate time in the job plans of consultants for the collection and benchmarking of data related to such outcomes. |
|
(48134)
|
5
N
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many cases where couples made a joint claim for jobseeker's allowance the nominated recipient was a (a) man and (b) woman in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(48092)
|
6
N
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many cases where couples made a joint claim for (a) income-related jobseeker's allowance, (b) income support and (c) income-related employment and support allowance the claim was made by a (a) man and (b) woman in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(48093)
|
WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
*1
|
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): What recent progress has been made in discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive and the Chancellor of the Exchequer on changes to corporation tax in Northern Ireland. |
|
(47492)
|
*2
|
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): What recent assessment he has made of the state of the economy in Northern Ireland. |
|
(47493)
|
*3
|
Naomi Long (Belfast East): What assessment he has made of the likely effects of changes in air passenger duty on business travel between Northern Ireland and London. |
|
(47494)
|
*4
|
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the registration of donations to political parties active in Northern Ireland. |
|
(47495)
|
*5
|
Mark Durkan (Foyle): What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Aggregates Levy Credit scheme in Northern Ireland. |
|
(47496)
|
*6
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What recent steps the Government has taken to increase economic competitiveness in Northern Ireland. |
|
(47497)
|
*7
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): When he expects plans to establish an enterprise zone for Northern Ireland to be announced. |
|
(47498)
|
*8
|
David Rutley (Macclesfield): What recent assessment he has made of the state of the economy in Northern Ireland. |
|
(47499)
|
*9
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What recent assessment he has made of the level of threat to security in Northern Ireland posed by residual terrorist groups; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47500)
|
*10
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the registration of donations to political parties active in Northern Ireland. |
|
(47501)
|
*11
|
Patrick Mercer (Newark): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of dissident activity in Northern Ireland. |
|
(47502)
|
*12
|
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): What recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on economic development in Northern Ireland. |
|
(47503)
|
*13
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on measures to promote economic growth in Northern Ireland. |
|
(47504)
|
*14
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on corporation tax policy in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47505)
|
*15
|
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley): Whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on steps to mark the return to Northern Ireland of the Royal Irish Regiment and the Irish Guards from operational deployment in Afghanistan. |
|
(47506)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 10 March
1
N
|
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what date she expects to end the practice of detaining children of failed asylum seekers. |
|
(46734)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 15 March
1
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the reputational effects of the use of funds from (a) Libya, (b) former Nazi sources and (c) other oppressive regimes by UK universities; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(47581)
|
2
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will (a) draw-up and (b) promulgate a code of practice for higher education establishments in respect of the use of funds from oppressive regimes for sponsorship of (i) studentships and (ii) academic posts. |
|
(47583)
|
3
N
|
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force has made of current and future requirements for community policing within the estate of its married quarters. |
|
[R]
(47883)
|
4
N
|
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the effect of a move towards tri-service accommodation on requirements for community policing. |
|
(47884)
|
5
N
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to publish information on those forests which are to be sold. |
|
(47759)
|
6
N
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for the future of High Stand Plantation in Carlisle constituency. |
|
(47885)
|
7
N
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the South Korean government to seek an end to the practice of farming bears for bile. |
|
(47580)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 16 March
1
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects the tendering process to begin for functions performed by the Qualifications Curriculum and Development Authority; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(48094)
|
2
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with representatives of (a) private sector companies and (b) voluntary organisations on the future of the Qualifications Curriculum and Development Authority since his appointment. |
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(48095)
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3
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he last met representatives of the Qualifications Curriculum and Development Authority to discuss the transition of that body's responsibilities. |
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(48096)
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4
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he last met representatives of the Public and Commercial Services Union to discuss redundancies that will result from the abolition of the Qualifications Curriculum and Development Authority; and what his most recent estimate is of the number of jobs which will be (a) transferred to other bodies and (b) made redundant. |
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(48097)
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THURSDAY 24 MARCH
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 16 March
1
N
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Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many employees the Renewable Fuels Agency has; and what the annual cost to his Department is of that body. |
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(48171)
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MONDAY 28 MARCH
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 15 March
1
N
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Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on teaching of citizenship in the school curriculum; and if he will make a statement. |
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(47582)
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2
N
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John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much compensation was paid by the Land Registry due to fraud in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10. |
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(47886)
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WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 16 March
1
N
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with officials in her Department on the process of loading batches of samples to the National DNA Database; how many samples are contained in each batch loaded to the database; whether such batches can be split retrospectively after loading; and if she will make a statement. |
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(48098)
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2
N
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of her proposals to remove certain DNA profiles from the national DNA database. |
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(48099)
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3
N
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who will be responsible for (a) taking possession of DNA profile material and (b) supervising the destruction of records following the closure of the Forensic Science Service. |
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(48172)
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4
N
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effects of the closure of the Forensic Science Service on the Government's plans to remove profiles from the National DNA database. |
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(48173)
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