Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 12 May 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 12 May 2011
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 12 May 2011
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 12 May of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.
For other Written Questions for answer on Thursday 12 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 12 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Attorney General
1
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Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) senior executives and (b) directors of UK-based financial institutions have been subject to criminal prosecution for financial crimes since July 2007. |
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(55483)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
2
N
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Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the future of the phantom share element of Royal Mail's Colleague Shares scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
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(55353)
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3
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Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of resources available to the Office of Fair Trading to carry out the investigations that the Head of that Office considers necessary. |
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(55417)
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4
N
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Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what criteria will be used to assess the (a) viability and (b) efficacy of Round 2 bids for the Regional Growth Fund in (i) the East of England and (ii) England; and if he will make a statement. |
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(55342)
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5
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Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the potential impact on community cohesion of the withdrawal of full fee remission for students of English for speakers of other languages courses. |
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(55612)
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6
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Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effects on community cohesion of the withdrawal of full fee remission for students of English for speakers of other languages courses who are asylum seekers. |
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(55613)
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7
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Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the status of asylum seekers in relation to the removal of full fee remission for students of English for speakers of other languages. |
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(55615)
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8
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Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much and what proportion of the amount lent each year in student loans he estimates will be written off under the new arrangements for student finance and tuition fees since universities announced their proposed fee levels for 2011-12; and whether his Department has revised those estimates. |
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(55437)
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9
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Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what additional pay he plans to provide to officials in his Department in the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013 to reflect (a) seniority, (b) promotion and (c) performance. |
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(55408)
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10
N
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Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether there are circumstances in which a university may vary the published fees for a course after September 2012. |
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(54316)
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11
N
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Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress the Government has made in securing greater inward investment to (a) England and (b) the UK. |
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(55132)
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12
N
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Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent progress he has made on the Doha round; and if he will make a statement. |
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(55133)
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13
N
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Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2011, Official Report, column 1173W and 31 March 2011, Official Report, columns 475-6W, on the arms trade: exports, for which countries arms export licences have been revoked as a result of his Department's review of export licences announced on 18 February 2011 since 15.00 on 3 March 2011; how many (a) individual and (b) open licences were revoked in respect of each country; and what the date of revocation was in each case. |
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(55031)
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14
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made on the ratification of the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment. |
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(55476)
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Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
15
N
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Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has paid in fees to (a) the Newsaper Licensing Agency and (b) the Consumer Licensing Agency in the most recent financial year for which figures are available. |
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(55197)
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16
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Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new businesses have been started in (a) Crewe and Nantwich constituency, (b) Cheshire East unitary authority, (c) the North West and (d) the UK in each year since 1987. |
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(55507)
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17
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Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many organisations in Crewe and Nantwich constituency have applied for an allocation from the Transition Fund. |
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(55509)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
18
N
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Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2011, Official Report, column 724-5W, on fuels: prices, if he will publish the pump price data collected by his Department. |
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(55136)
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19
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Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid (a) in total and (b) to each individual in redundancy or other severance compensation to senior executives and directors of the Financial Services Authority since July 2007. |
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(55481)
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20
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Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the monetary value is of fines imposed by the Financial Services Authority on senior executives and directors of UK-based financial institutions for misconduct associated with the financial crisis since July 2007. |
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(55482)
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21
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Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any senior executives of the Financial Services Authority have been dismissed on grounds of (a) capability and (b) conduct since July 2007. |
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(55495)
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22
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Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid in redundancy or other severance compensation to each senior executive and director of a UK financial institution that has received financial support from the public purse since July 2007. |
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(55496)
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23
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Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to enable collaboration between civil society organisations to take place tax efficiently. |
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(55607)
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24
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Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has any plans to implement in UK law Article 132(1)(f) of the Principal VAT Directive 2006/112/EC to exempt from VAT the supply of shared services between civil society organisations. |
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(55608)
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25
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Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional pay he plans to provide to officials in (a) his Department and (b) HM Revenue and Customs in the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013 to reflect (i) seniority, (ii) promotion and (iii) performance. |
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(55410)
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26
N
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Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has made to the Financial Stability Board on exchange traded funds. |
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(55134)
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27
N
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Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulatory framework in the London markets in respect of exchange traded funds. |
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(55135)
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28
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to support credit unions. |
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(55572)
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29
N
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Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received regarding the decision not to distinguish between providers and intermediaries in respect of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme interim levy fee; and if he will make a statement. |
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(53685)
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30
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Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of people resident in Crewe and Nantwich constituency who will no longer pay income tax consequent on the proposed increase in the personal allowance from April 2011. |
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(55565)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
31
N
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the membership is of the Local Government Resource Review technical group; what remuneration each member of the group will receive; and how frequently he expects the group to meet. |
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(55335)
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32
N
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the membership of the Local Government Resource Review working group is; what remuneration each member of the group will receive; and how frequently he expects the group to meet. |
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(55336)
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33
N
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the Local Government Resource Review. |
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(55337)
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34
N
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with (a) the Local Government Association, (b) Liverpool City Council, (c) the North West Development Agency, (d) the Merseyside Local Enterprise Partnership, (e) the Core Cities Group and (f) the Federation of Small Businesses on the Local Government Resource Review. |
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(55338)
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35
N
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Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the FirstBuy scheme in assisting first-time buyers. |
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(55195)
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36
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Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications for places of religious worship were considered by the Planning Inspectorate in each of the last three years. |
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(55456)
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37
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what data his Department collects on the activities of unscrupulous landlords in the private rented sector. |
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(55407)
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38
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with Shelter on unscrupulous landlords since May 2010. |
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(55420)
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39
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has any plans to bring forward legislation to tackle unscrupulous landlords. |
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(55474)
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40
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Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to facilitate councils taking control of abandoned land with no registered owner. |
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(55419)
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41
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Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) genuine and (b) malicious fire emergency calls have been received from Leeds North West constituency in each year since 2004. |
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(55440)
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42
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of small businesses that will be affected by the requirement for holiday lets to have energy performance certificates. |
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(55568)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
43
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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will assess the potential effect on levels of gambling (a) in general and (b) amongst vulnerable people of the introduction of a £5 National Lottery scratchcard. |
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(55626)
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44
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Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what financial assistance (a) his Department and (b) the National Lottery has given to (i) amateur sports clubs and (ii) professional sports clubs in Crewe and Nantwich constituency since 2010. |
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(55510)
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45
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Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many charities in Crewe and Nantwich constituency have (a) applied for and (b) received awards from the Heritage Lottery Fund in each year since its establishment. |
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(55515)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
46
N
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Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to make a decision on the future of the Defence Technical College; and if he will make a statement. |
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(55341)
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47
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Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's latest estimate is of the cost for the Trident submarine replacement programme's concept phase and assessment phase in (a) constant 2006 prices and (b) project outturn prices accounting for inflation. |
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(55475)
|
48
N
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which companies with headquarters in (a) the UK and (b) the US have received contracts for over £50,000 for work at Menwith Hill in each year since 2008-09. |
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(55029)
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49
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the safety performance in relation to accidents involving a loss of coolant of the proposed reactors for future Trident submariners. |
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(55422)
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50
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proposals he has made to his French counterpart on the future joint development of ship submersible ballistic nuclear fleets. |
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(55423)
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51
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proposals have been made by his Department to its French counterparts on the future joint operation of ship submersible ballistic nuclear fleets. |
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(55424)
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52
N
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Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost per hour of using the (a) Harrier, (b) GR4 Tornado and (c) Apache in close air support operations was in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
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(55196)
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53
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the 1973 Cost Sharing Agreement with the US concerning US military bases in Great Britain. |
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(55527)
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54
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has provided funding for any development on US military bases in Great Britain in the last five years. |
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(55528)
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55
N
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Mr Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to engage with interested parties in his review of the reserve forces. |
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(54249)
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56
N
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Mr Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what considerations he gave to synchronising his Department's review of the reserve forces with the Strategic Defence and Security Review. |
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(54250)
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57
N
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Mr Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on its review of the reserve forces; and on what date the report of the review is to be published. |
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(54251)
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58
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2011, Official Report, column 418W, on Libya: armed conflict, whether officials of his Department have had discussions with their counterparts in (a) the US administration and (b) governments of other countries that are part of the coalition for military action in Libya on policy on the use of depleted uranium weapons; whether his Department has received any reports on the use of depleted uranium weapons by coalition partners; and if he will make a statement. |
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(55567)
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59
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the EU Military Committee meeting with Chiefs of Defence from EU member states on 3 May 2011; what framework is in place for the pooling and sharing of military resources across the EU; what access to UK military resources he has given to other EU countries; and if he will make a statement. |
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(55516)
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60
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what date he expects the T.1 Hawk training aircraft to be retired. |
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(55484)
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61
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) T.1 and (b) T.2 Hawk aircraft were (i) in service, (ii) in the forward fleet and (iii) fit for purpose on the most recent date for which figures are available. |
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(55485)
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62
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the provisions of Directive 2009/81/EC on the UK defence industry; and if he will make a statement. |
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(55486)
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63
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to transpose Directive 2009/81/EC into UK law. |
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(55487)
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64
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from which provisions of Directive 2009/81/EC the UK is exempt. |
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(55520)
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65
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Nimrod R1 will be retired; when the RC-135W Air Seeker will come into service; and which assets will fill the SIGINT and ELINT capability in the interim period. |
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(55521)
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66
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse arising from the time taken to complete the capability sustainment programmes for (a) the Warrior infantry vehicle and (b) Challenger 2 main battle tank. |
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(55522)
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67
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the (a) first and (b) last Chinook HC.6 helicopter to be delivered into service. |
|
(55523)
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68
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support aviation defence exports. |
|
(55596)
|
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
69
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the incidence of (a) postal and (b) proxy vote fraud in the May 2011 elections. |
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(55593)
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70
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to reduce the level of electoral fraud; if he will bring forward proposals to restrict postal and proxy votes; and if he will make a statement. |
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(55597)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
71
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools in Coventry sent at least one pupil to the university of (a) Oxford and (b) Cambridge in each of the last 13 years. |
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(54951)
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72
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in Coventry are being taught in temporary classrooms. |
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(54952)
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73
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the likely number of teaching posts in the West Midlands in 2011-12. |
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(54953)
|
74
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assistance his Department provides to parents of children with learning difficulties. |
|
(54954)
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75
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding he has allocated for the provision of dramatic arts in schools in 2011-12. |
|
(54955)
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76
N
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Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what basis he would request an inspection of a (a) further education and (b) sixth form college which is judged outstanding by Ofsted under the powers proposed in clause 41 of the Education Bill. |
|
[R]
(53118)
|
77
N
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Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what constitutes a severe disability for the purposes of assessing the award of a 16 to 19 bursary; and whether colleges will be expected to verify receipt of disability living allowance in determining an award. |
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(53650)
|
78
N
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Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the £1,200 guaranteed bursary allocated from discretionary learner support funds for those in a vulnerable group is part of the same funding stream as the remainder of the 16 to 19 bursary fund. |
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(53651)
|
79
N
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding he has allocated for the provision of top-up bursaries to students in receipt of education maintenance allowance who will receive a smaller or no award in 2011-12. |
|
(53652)
|
80
N
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether people in receipt of a 16 to 19 education bursary will be able to have their payment paid directly into a bank account; and what discussions he has had with representatives of banks on the scheme. |
|
(54012)
|
81
N
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Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding he expects to allocate in respect of new 16 to 19 Bursaries in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15; and whether plans to raise the education participation age to 17 in 2013 and 18 in 2015 were taken into consideration as part of these calculations. |
|
[R]
(54090)
|
82
N
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the continuation of bursary funding in 2012-13 for those in the second year of study. |
|
(54720)
|
83
|
Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unfilled vacancies there are for school teachers in Merseyside. |
|
(55454)
|
84
|
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that commissioners are able to assess the effectiveness of the placement of pupils in (a) non-maintained and (b) maintained special schools. |
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(55540)
|
85
|
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research his Department has conducted on the cost-effectiveness of packages of education, care and health support in (a) non-maintained and (b) maintained special schools. |
|
(55554)
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86
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will review the decision to exclude music from the English Baccalaureate in light of the conclusions and recommendations of the independent Henley Review of music education in England. |
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(55604)
|
87
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have (a) converted and (b) applied to convert to academy status in (i) Pendle, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) England. |
|
(55595)
|
88
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve the educational achievement of disadvantaged children in (a) Pendle and (b) England. |
|
(55598)
|
89
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Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people who had been in local authority foster care in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority enrolled in an undergraduate course in each of the last five years. |
|
(55513)
|
90
|
Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to encourage adoption. |
|
(55514)
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91
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Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of young people who have been in foster care who have completed an undergraduate course in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(55518)
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92
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on the proposals in his Department's Schools White Paper to trial and evaluate assessments of aptitude, personality and resilience as part of the candidate selection process for teacher training. |
|
(55564)
|
93
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether local authorities will be required to provide data to further education and sixth form colleges to enable them to assess the eligibility for discretionary learner support and bursaries of 16 year olds applying to enrol at an institution in September 2011 in respect of students (a) in receipt of free school meals in year 11, (b) from a household with a low income, (c) in care and (d) in receipt of income support. |
|
(54880)
|
94
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with banks on provision of bank accounts for 16 year olds who are to receive bursaries. |
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(54881)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
95
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households previously on the waiting list for the Warm Front scheme who are no longer eligible for the Warm Front scheme under the eligibility criteria from April 2011. |
|
(55339)
|
96
|
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when the framework for the procurement of the first generation of communication and data service contracts for the development of smart meters will be prepared; and what process that preparation will entail. |
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(55458)
|
97
|
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households in Sunderland he estimates were living in fuel poverty in 2009-10. |
|
(55429)
|
98
|
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what additional pay he plans to provide to officials in his Department in the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013 to reflect (a) seniority, (b) promotion and (c) performance. |
|
(55412)
|
99
|
James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the energy supply was generated from renewable energy sources in the UK in (a) 1997 and (b) 2010. |
|
(55421)
|
100
|
James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much he estimates the feed-in-tariff scheme would cost energy consumers if the rules on eligibility and tariff levels remained unchanged in each of the next five years. |
|
(55434)
|
101
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James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much he estimates the feed-in-tariff scheme would cost energy consumers if large-scale solar power plants remained eligible for the scheme in each of the next five years. |
|
(55435)
|
102
|
James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of UK energy was generated from fossil fuels in each year since 2008. |
|
(55457)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
103
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to announce the outcome of her Department's consultation on the use of wild animals in circuses. |
|
(55628)
|
104
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Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what (a) date and (b) process she intends to sign and ratify the UN Convention on Biodiversity's Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing. |
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(55610)
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105
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Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to (a) harmonise and (b) reduce the number of inspections of farms. |
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(55418)
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106
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Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to reduce paperwork for farmers; and if she will make a statement. |
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(55472)
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107
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Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has any plans to make it easier for community groups to establish allotments. |
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(55473)
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108
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take in response to the Foresight report on global food and farming futures; and if she will make a statement. |
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(55526)
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109
N
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Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the future flood insurance models she is considering for implementation following the end of the Statement of Principles in 2013. |
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(55340)
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110
N
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Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect of inability to obtain home and business flood insurance on the domestic and business property markets in areas where flood defence schemes have been postponed. |
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(55350)
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111
N
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Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the availability of flood insurance in areas where flood defence schemes have been postponed. |
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(55351)
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112
N
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Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has established any criteria for flood insurance for the new flood insurance framework after 2013. |
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(55352)
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113
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Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many eligible claims for the Single Payment Scheme are outstanding to farmers in Crewe and Nantwich constituency; and what the combined value of such claims is. |
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(55508)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
114
N
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the British Embassy in Kinshasa takes to monitor the situation of women in Eastern Congo; and if he will make a statement. |
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(55028)
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115
N
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department takes to monitor the (a) supply of arms to and (b) use of arms by militia and other non-state groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
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(55030)
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116
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the resolution passed at the United Nations General Assembly to grant the EU higher participation status; what additional rights for the EU he expects as a result of that resolution; and if he will make a statement. |
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(55517)
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117
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Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what additional pay he plans to provide to officials in his Department in the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013 to reflect (a) seniority, (b) promotion and (c) performance. |
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(55413)
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118
N
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Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye of 17 February 2011, on behalf of her constituent Mr Robert Edmonds, reference AR/LS/947. |
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(55137)
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119
N
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Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Iraqi government on Camp Ashraf; and if he will make a statement. |
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(53684)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
120
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Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 April 2011, Official Report, column 842W, on South London Healthcare NHS Trust: restructure, what representations he has received on the potential restructuring of South London Healthcare NHS Trust since January 2011. |
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(55479)
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121
N
|
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to improve the provision of long-term care and support for those with brain injuries. |
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(55200)
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122
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Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has prepared a risk assessment for the proposed reorganisation of the NHS in the Heart of Birmingham Primary Care Trust area. |
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(55541)
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123
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the merits of establishing a nationally recognised training and accreditation scheme for the tattooing and piercing industries; and if he will make a statement. |
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(55477)
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124
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Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has made changes to the methodology for assessing disease-specific research and development spending in the last five years. |
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(55436)
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125
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Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the use of e-cigarettes. |
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(55636)
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126
|
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who he plans to appoint to conduct the peer review of the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse and the National Addiction Centre; and who will be responsible for the selection of the per review panel reports on addiction to prescribed over-the-counter medicines. |
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(55603)
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127
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Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional pay he plans to provide to officials in his Department in the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013 to reflect (a) seniority, (b) promotion and (c) performance. |
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(55414)
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128
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Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Executive on the Scottish public inquiry into hepatitis C/HIV acquired infections from NHS treatment in Scotland involving contaminated blood and blood products. |
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(55415)
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129
N
|
Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) drivers, (b) paramedics and (c) other staff in the London Ambulance Service were employed to provide services direct to the public on 1 April in each year since 2005. |
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(55198)
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130
N
|
Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many redundancies the London Ambulance Service plans to make from each category of job in 2011-12. |
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(55199)
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131
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that best practice in trauma care learnt in Afghanistan is applied in the NHS; and if he will make a statement. |
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(55131)
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132
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Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the smoking prevalence rate is in Crewe and Nantwich constituency. |
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(55511)
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133
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability in the NHS of cardiac rehabilitation for people after they have had a heart attack; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(55469)
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134
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of national and local co-ordination in cardiovascular services to ensure integrated care for patients who have an acute myocardial infarction. |
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(55470)
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135
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the provision of cardiovascular services in the NHS; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(55471)
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136
|
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has any plans to revise guidelines on the management of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors as part of NHS reforms. |
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(55490)
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137
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Report of the Arms-Length Bodies Review, what plans his Department has for the regulation of live donor organ transplants currently regulated by the Human Tissue Authority. |
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(55563)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
138
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-asylum cases were granted settlement outside the immigration rules in each year since 1997. |
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(55599)
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139
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 4 visa holders extended their leave to remain by switching in-country to a Tier 2 (General) visa category in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010. |
|
(55601)
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140
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Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to implement the recommendations of the Mason Review of criminal record disclosures to remove old and minor conviction information from criminal records checks. |
|
(55519)
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141
|
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on the cost of visas. |
|
(55455)
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142
N
|
Mr Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish her review of the Prevent strategy. |
|
(54879)
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143
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparison the UK Border Agency has made of the cost of calling cards for the new telephone system for detainees with the price of commercially available calling cards. |
|
(55430)
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144
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who will be responsible for the payment for calling cards for the new telephone system for detainees. |
|
(55431)
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145
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the removal of full fee remission for students of English for Speakers of Other Languages. |
|
(55614)
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146
|
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has any plans to make a statement to the House following the publication of the report of the review by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary into the operational accountability of undercover work conducted by the National Public Order Intelligence Unit and how intelligence activity is authorised in law. |
|
(55492)
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147
|
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what means Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary will assess proportionality as part of its review of the operational accountability of undercover work conducted by the National Public Order Intelligence Unit and how intelligence activity is authorised in law. |
|
(55493)
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148
|
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place for the approval of police forces exchanging undercover police officers with police forces in other countries. |
|
(55494)
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149
|
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons under the age of 18 are detained awaiting the outcome of asylum applications. |
|
(55439)
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150
|
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional pay she plans to provide to officials in her Department in the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013 to reflect (a) seniority, (b) promotion and (c) performance. |
|
(55411)
|
151
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to decide on the application for a long stay visa from Mr Kunai Doshi, case reference number D1145300. |
|
(55285)
|
152
|
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place to ensure that housing provided to asylum seekers meets the needs of its tenants. |
|
(55433)
|
153
|
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what dates she expects the UK Border Agency to complete its work on immigration legacy cases. |
|
(55491)
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154
|
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether DNA samples, DNA profiles and fingerprints taken as part of the proposed biometric vetting scheme from potential police recruits who are unsuccessful are to be treated as volunteer samples and data for the purposes of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. |
|
(55625)
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155
|
Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether DNA samples, DNA profiles and fingerprints taken from police recruits as part of the proposed biometric vetting scheme are to be used for any further searches following recruitment. |
|
(55627)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
156
|
Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) name and (b) country of origin is of each consultant engaged by his Department in (i) Sierra Leone, (ii) Liberia, (iii) Mali, (iv) Niger and (v) Mozambique in each year since 2004; and what the (A) monetary value of each contract and (B) nature of activity of each such consultant was. |
|
(55524)
|
157
|
Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what in-country work-based placements his Department's offices have provided to (a) undergraduates, (b) graduates and (c) government officials from (i) Sierra Leone, (ii) Liberia, (iii) Mali, (iv) Niger and (v) Mozambique in each year since 2004. |
|
(55525)
|
158
|
Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which joint projects his Department is engaged in (a) Sierra Leone, (b) Liberia, (c) Mali, (d) Niger and (e) Mozambique in each year since 2004; and what the name is of each project partner in each such country. |
|
(55555)
|
159
|
Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what inward investment activity his Department's offices in (a) Sierra Leone, (b) Liberia, (c) Mali, (d) Niger and (e) Mozambique have undertaken in the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the (i) cost and (ii) investment returns of such activities. |
|
(55602)
|
160
|
Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which projects funded by his Department in (a) Sierra Leone, (b) Liberia, (c) Mali, (d) Niger and (e) Mozambique cost over £5,000 in each year since 2006; what the (i) cost to the public purse, (ii) objectives and (iii) direct beneficiaries of each such project were; and what assessment reports have been completed for each such project. |
|
(55606)
|
161
|
Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of his Department's aid budget for (a) Sierra Leone, (b) Liberia, (c) Mali, (d) Niger and (e) Mozambique was allocated to projects sponsored by his Department in each year since 2006; and how much and what proportion of the budget for each such country was paid directly to its government in each such year. |
|
(55611)
|
162
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department has provided for the provision of education in Bangladesh to children with special education needs. |
|
(55605)
|
163
|
Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what arrangements are in place to ensure that funding from his Department for education in Pakistan is not used to support the teaching of hate in schools. |
|
(55566)
|
164
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what performance indicators his Department plans to use to measure its progress in supporting girls in completing nine years of basic education by the end of 2014. |
|
(55465)
|
165
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure that education of girls is a departmental priority. |
|
(55466)
|
166
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many girls does the Department plan to support to complete the nine years of basic education by the end of 2014. |
|
(55467)
|
167
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to enable children who do not have access to education to do so. |
|
(55571)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
168
|
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people resident in (a) Sunderland and (b) the North East received legal aid in each of the last five years. |
|
(55468)
|
169
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost is of implementing Prison Service instruction 32/2011 on ensuring equality in 2011-12. |
|
(55529)
|
170
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of prisoners with protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010 for each type of protected characteristic in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(55530)
|
171
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of providing licences from (a) the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation and (b) Filmbank for the public performance of films in prison establishments in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(55531)
|
172
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of providing audio and visual entertainment to prisoners in each of the last 10 years; and what the cost to the public was of purchasing (a) DVDs, (b) CDs, (c) televisions, (d) audio playback equipment and (e) other entertainment equipment for use by prisoners in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(55532)
|
173
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of the purchase of televison licences for the prison establishment in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(55533)
|
174
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government was represented at the Fourth Meeting of the Fundamental Rights Platform held by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights in April 2011. |
|
(55534)
|
175
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government was represented at the Ninth Meeting of the National Liaison Officers held by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights in April 2011. |
|
(55535)
|
176
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) foreign national prisoners and (b) immigration detainees were involved in incentive and earned privilege schemes in each of the last five years; and what the total monetary value of additional allowances and privileges awarded was in each such case in each year |
|
(55536)
|
177
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of Prison Service Instruction 11/2011 on incentives and earned privilege. |
|
(55537)
|
178
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released under home detention curfew in error in each year that figures are available. |
|
(55538)
|
179
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released early due to the incorrect calculation of their (a) home detention curfew and (b) early removal scheme eligibility dates. |
|
(55539)
|
180
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners he estimates will have their release dates recalculated following the issuing of Prison Service Instruction 55/2010 on Sentence Calculation and HDC/ERS Eligibility Dates - Multiple Sentences Comprising Mixtures of the 1991 Act and the 2003 Act Release Provisions; whether additional costs to the public purse will be incurred as a result of any recalculated sentences; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(55542)
|
181
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of postage on behalf of prisoners sending (a) statutory letters and (b) special letters in each of the last five years; and what the cost to the public purse was of the postage of letters sent overseas in each such year. |
|
(55543)
|
182
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has received reports of prisoners who have been identified as presenting a risk to children who have (a) requested and (b) been granted permission to make contact or correspond with a child in each of the last five years. |
|
(55544)
|
183
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the provisions of Prison Service Instruction 06/2011 on Prisoner Communications -Correspondence, how many prisoners have been (a) investigated and (b) disciplined for contributing (i) directly or (ii) via a third party to (A) a social networking site or (B) a media publication in each of the last three years. |
|
(55545)
|
184
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the implementation of Prison Service Instruction 06/2011 on Prisoner Communications - Correspondence in each of the next three years. |
|
(55546)
|
185
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of providing activities in prisons in each of the last 10 years; and what the cost to the public purse was of the implementation of Prison Service Instruction 38/2010 on activities in prisons. |
|
(55548)
|
186
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff working in prisons have undergone treatment for substance abuse in each of the last three years; and how many staff were undergoing treatment for substance abuse on the latest date for which figures are available. |
|
(55549)
|
187
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff working in prisons have been (a) investigated on suspicion of, (b) disciplined for and (c) dismissed for providing unauthorised items to prisoners in each of the last five years. |
|
(55550)
|
188
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in his Department and its agencies have taken career breaks of (a) three to six months, (b) six to 12 months, (c) one to two years, (d) two to three years and (e) more than three years in each of the last three years; and how many staff were on a career break on the latest date for which figures are available. |
|
(55551)
|
189
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners he estimates are affected by bedding standards in respect of fire retardency set out in Prison Service Instruction (PSI) 22/2011; and what the cost to the public purse was of complying with the requirements of PSI 22/2011 in the latest year for which figures are available. |
|
(55552)
|
190
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) covert tests, (b) unannounced tests and (c) planned tests with the objective of testing security processes, procedures and equipment in prisons have taken place in each prison in each of the last five years; and how many such tests were classed as (i) successful, (ii) partially successful and (iii) not successful. |
|
(55553)
|
191
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many tests designed to test security processes, procedures and equipment in prisons identified areas of concern in each of the last five years. |
|
(55556)
|
192
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many security breaches occured in each prison in each of the last five years. |
|
(55557)
|
193
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unauthorised items were confiscated from prisoners in each prison in each of the last five years. |
|
(55558)
|
194
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) mobile phones, (b) knives and other unauthorised sharp instruments, (c) items containing alcohol, (d) pornographic materials and (e) drugs have been confiscated from prisoners in each of the last five years. |
|
(55559)
|
195
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what arrangements are in place for the collection by his Department of reports of prison establishments which have (a) persistent breaches of security and (b) persistent areas of concern arising from the testing of security processes, procedures and equipment. |
|
(55560)
|
196
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) shotgun cartridges, (b) mobile phones, (c) replica firearms, (d) blank rounds, (e) flick knives, (f) SIM cards, (g) mobile phone chargers, (h) cameras and (i) drugs used as training aids in prisons and designated to be stored in the security department or Governor's safe have been reported (i) missing, (ii) stolen or (iii) otherwise unaccountable at each prison establishment in each of the last five years. |
|
(55561)
|
197
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) shotgun cartridges, (b) mobile phones, (c) replica firearms, (d) blank rounds, (e) flick knives, (f) SIM cards, (g) mobile phone chargers, (h) cameras and (i) drugs were kept in each prison establishment for the purposes of testing or training in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(55562)
|
198
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many serving prisoners have been in prison for longer than their tariff length; and in which prisons those prisoners are located. |
|
(55425)
|
199
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has any plans to review the Parole Board's process for determining when individuals serving an indeterminate public protection sentence should be released. |
|
(55426)
|
200
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what length of time in addition to the length of their tariff each prisoner serving a sentence in excess of their tariff length has been in custody. |
|
(55427)
|
201
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individuals attempted to commit suicide in the prison estate in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009 and (e) 2010. |
|
(55488)
|
202
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers were reprimanded for bringing prohibited substances into prison in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009 and (e) 2010. |
|
(55489)
|
Questions to the Leader of the House
203
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Leader of the House, when he expects it to be possible to send an online petition to the Prime Minister via the Directgov website. |
|
(55600)
|
204
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will (a) review the powers of the House of Commons to scrutinise EU Directives and (b) bring forward proposals to allow hon. Members to propose amendments to the draft regulations implementing EU Directives. |
|
(55609)
|
Questions to the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
205
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, for what reason no counting of votes for the referendum on the alternative vote was permitted until 4:00 pm on 6 May 2011. |
|
(55438)
|
206
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many postal votes were issued for (a) the 2010 General Election and (b) elections held in May 2011. |
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(55594)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
207
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Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the location will be of the new DVLA driving test centre in Yeovil; when that centre will open; and if he will make a statement. |
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(55416)
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208
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will discuss with representatives of the insurance industry the effects of the cost of car insurance for young drivers on the take-up of such insurance; and if he will make a statement. |
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(55478)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
209
N
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects on individual families of the changes in housing allowances which took effect in April 2011. |
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(55010)
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210
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Mr John Redwood (Wokingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional pay he plans to provide to officials in his Department in the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013 to reflect (a) seniority, (b) promotion and (c) performance. |
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(55409)
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211
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Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department monitors the effectiveness of Jobcentre Plus centres in providing long-term employment. |
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(55432)
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212
N
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Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of any change in the (a) number and (b) value of rent arrears in the private rented sector since the introduction of direct payment of housing benefit to tenants. |
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(54647)
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213
N
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Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on whether tenants in the private rented sector should be able to decide who receives their housing benefit payments. |
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(54648)
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214
N
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Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there will be provision for tenants in the private rented sector to decide to whom the housing element of universal credit is paid. |
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(54649)
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215
N
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Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received from (a) Shelter and (b) Crisis on the direct payment to landlords of housing benefit in respect of tenants in the private rented sector. |
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(54650)
|
216
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated research on the preferences of private sector housing tenants in respect of payment of housing benefit. |
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(54651)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
217
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effects on supply of properties for holiday let of the requirement for such properties to have energy performance certificates from 30 June 2011. |
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[Transferred]
(55573)
|
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
218
|
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many postal ballots were issued for elections held on 5 May 2011 in (a) England, (b) Cheshire West and Chester Council and (c) City of Chester constituency. |
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[Transferred]
(55569)
|
219
|
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, on what grounds returning officers were allowed to disqualify postal ballots at the verification stage; and how many ballot papers were disqualified at the verification stage on each such ground in all elections held on 5 May 2011 in (a) England, (b) Cheshire West and Chester Council and (c) City of Chester constituency. |
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[Transferred]
(55570)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
220
N
|
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on allotments. |
|
[Question Unstarred]
(55090)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
221
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prisoners have been granted access to private healthcare services paid from (a) private means and (b) the public purse in each of the last five years. |
|
[Transferred]
(55547)
|
222
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects on the provision of health services to prisoners of the implementation of proposed reforms to commissioning in the NHS. |
|
[Transferred]
(55512)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
223
|
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contribution the Greater Manchester Police Authority made to the Exchequer as a result of assets seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010. |
|
[Transferred]
(55480)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
224
|
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will instruct his legal representatives to intervene on one or more cases in respect of recent judgments in terms of the balance between Articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights to take the case to the Supreme Court for a ruling on the interpretation of section 12 of the Human Rights Act 1998. |
|
[Transferred]
(55629)
|
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