Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 24 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 Tuesday 24 May 2011
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 24 May 2011
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 24 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 Tuesday 24 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 24 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
N
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Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with Royal Mail Group on revaluation of the colleague shares scheme. |
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(57232)
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2
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of regulation on small businesses in England. |
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(56957)
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3
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance his Department has provided to universities on the promotion of community involvement; and if he will make a statement. |
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(56958)
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4
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to protect vulnerable individuals from receiving fraudulent mail. |
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(57280)
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5
N
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Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether limited company contractors who are in business on their own account fall within the scope of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010. |
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[R]
(56704)
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6
N
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Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has any plans to review the operation of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 and its associated guidance. |
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[R]
(56705)
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7
N
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to respond to the letter sent to him by the hon. Member for Witham of 7 April 2011 regarding Ms Amelia Rope; what representations he has made to the banks regarding Ms Rope; and whether he plans to make further such representations. |
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(57275)
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8
N
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many offers of places in British universities made to students from outside the EU for academic year 2011-12 had been accepted by 20 March 2011; and if he will make a statement. |
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(57268)
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9
N
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with their counterparts in the Home Department on the effects of English language requirements on universities in the academic year 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. |
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(57302)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
10
N
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Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the future of the 20 pence fuel duty differential for biodiesel. |
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(57331)
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11
N
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Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate additional national insurance payments which would have been due in (a) employee and (b) employer contributions if the pensions contracting-out regime had not been in place in each year since 1990. |
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(57274)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
12
N
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Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how long his appointed Inspector in relation to appeal reference APP/E1210/A/10/2141696, spent at the appeal site during his visit on 1 March 2011. |
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(57230)
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13
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the level of fraud perpetrated against housing associations. |
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(57213)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
14
N
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Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what (a) urgent works and (b) urgent repairs notices were issued by English Heritage or served by the Secretary of State between 2000 and 2011; whether each heritage asset in respect of which a notice was issued was on the English Heritage at risk register at the time of notice being issued; and what the status is of each asset in 2011. |
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(57276)
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15
N
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Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effects on black and minority ethnic communities of reductions in his Department's funding for the arts. |
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(57374)
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16
N
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Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what plans he has to publish the submissions to his Department's (a) pre-consultation and (b) consultation on moving the May Day bank holiday. |
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(57375)
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17
N
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Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what criteria he plans to apply to his determination of the future of the May Day bank holiday. |
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(57376)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
18
N
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Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free schools he expects to open in September 2011; how many applications are being processed; and how many further expressions of interest have been registered with his Department. |
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(57224)
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19
N
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Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many grammar schools have (a) applied for, (b) converted to and (c) registered an interest in applying for academy status since 2005. |
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(57231)
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20
N
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the role of Ofsted will be in relation to the implementation of nutritional standards for school food for (a) academies, (b) free schools and (c) other schools. |
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(57270)
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21
N
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether free schools will be required to comply with nutritional standards for school food. |
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(57330)
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22
N
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Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of A-level students were entered for A-level (a) mathematics, (b) English literature, (c) further mathematics, (d) biological sciences, (e) physics, (f) chemistry, (g) geography, (h) history and (i) at least one modern foreign language in (i) modern schools and (ii) other further education sector colleges (A) nationally and (B) in each local education authority area in the last year for which figures are available. |
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(57303)
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23
N
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Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of GCE A-level students were entered for GCE A-level in (a) accounting, (b) art and design, (c) business studies, (d) communication and culture, (e) dance, (f) design and technology, (g) drama/theatre studies, (h) electronics, (i) film studies, (j) home economics, (k) information and communication technology, (l) law, (m) media studies, (n) music technology, (o) sports studies, (p) travel and tourism and (q) environmental studies in (i) modern schools and (ii) other further education sector colleges (A) nationally and (B) in each local education authority area in the last year for which figures are available. |
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(57304)
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24
N
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Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of A-level students were entered for at least three A-levels from (a) mathematics, (b) English literature, (c) further mathematics, (d) biological sciences, (e) physics, (f) chemistry, (g) geography, (h) history and (i) a modern foreign language in (i) modern schools and (ii) other further education sector colleges (A) nationally and (B) in each local education authority area in the last year for which figures are available. |
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(57305)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
25
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Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many fines have been levied on landlords of (a) commercial and (b) residential properties for non-compliance with regulations on the provision of energy peformance certificates since the entry into force of such regulations. |
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(57417)
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26
N
|
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much funding he expects to be made available to fuel poor households in London through the Energy Company Obligation in each of the next four years. |
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(56218)
|
27
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to ensure those with pre-payment meters are not disadvantaged compared to those using other payment methods; and if he will make a statement. |
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(57211)
|
28
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for how many days supply of gas the UK has storage capacity; and if he will make a statement. |
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(57212)
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29
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Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will initiate a review of the Japanese response to the Fukushima nuclear emergency to identify any lessons for public contingency planning for widespread nuclear emergencies including evacuation planning and execution. |
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(57439)
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30
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Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, who the members were of the Technical Advisory Panel set up by the Office for Nuclear Regulation to assist the Chief Nuclear Inspector in his preparation of his interim report on the Japanese earthquake and tsunami: Implications for the UK Nuclear Industry; whether any other experts were nominated to serve on the Technical Advisory Panel but not appointed; and what additional resources were provided to the Office for Nuclear Regulation to support the work of the Chief Inspector and the Technical Advisory Panel on the report. |
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(57440)
|
31
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether any potential nuclear operations in the UK have made applications for a waste transfer price contract for wastes and spent fuels for new nuclear reactors. |
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(57441)
|
32
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Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to have further discussions with his EU counterparts who are signatories to the Paris and Brussels Conventions on third party nuclear liability following the recent events in Fukushima. |
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(57442)
|
33
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Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether any potential nuclear operators have made applications to establish a funded decommissioning programme for new nuclear reactors. |
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(57443)
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34
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Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the Paris Convention and Brussels Supplementary Convention on nuclear third party liability, including on the level of cover from nuclear companies to be provided following the recent events in Fukushima. |
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(57444)
|
35
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has assessed the merits of re-consulting on his proposals for implementing the 2004 Protocols amending the Paris Convention on nuclear third party liability and the Brussels Supplementary Convention following the recent events in Fukushima. |
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(57445)
|
36
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Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on the proposals for implementing the 2004 Protocols amending the Paris Convention on nuclear third party liability and the Brussels Supplementary Convention. |
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(57446)
|
37
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Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent representations he has received from commercial nuclear insurance companies on the extent of insurance coverage in the event of a nuclear accident in the UK. |
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(57447)
|
38
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Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to lay before Parliament the nuclear National Policy Statement at the same time as the other national policy statement relating to energy. |
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(57448)
|
39
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Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the nuclear National Policy Statement to be laid before Parliament. |
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(57449)
|
40
N
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Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will request the World Bank to reduce its investment in fossil fuels as part of its energy strategy review. |
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(57390)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
41
N
|
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the net contribution to the economy of recreational bass fishing in England; and if she will make a statement. |
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(57378)
|
42
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date her Department removed from its website the impact assessment undertaken in respect of regulation of wild animals acts in travelling circuses. |
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(57419)
|
43
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contact officials of her Department have had with legal representatives of the European Circus Association; and on what dates. |
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(57420)
|
44
N
|
Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for Commons Councils have been submitted since 2006; and how many such applications were approved in (a) England and (b) the south east. |
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(57225)
|
45
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Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 May 2011, Official Report, column 785W, on the EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement, if she will oppose any extension to the agreement. |
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(57418)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
46
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has undertaken with the governments of countries in the territory of which undercover police officers have been deployed from domestic extremism units since October 2010. |
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(57436)
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47
N
|
Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the protection and continuation of the Antarctic Treaty. |
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(57223)
|
48
N
|
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Prime Minister has made to his Chinese counterpart on the detention of Ai Wei Wei; and if he will make a statement. |
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(57226)
|
49
N
|
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Chinese government on the detention of Ai Wei Wei; and if he will make a statement. |
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(57227)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
50
N
|
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of land and buildings, including NHS land and buildings, his Department expects to dispose of by sale in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14. |
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(57081)
|
51
N
|
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in Bolton have accessed drugs through the Cancer Drugs Fund to date. |
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(57082)
|
52
N
|
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Bolton have been invited to attend breast screening by Royal Bolton Hospital in each of the last five years. |
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(57083)
|
53
N
|
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) special advisers and (b) press officers were employed by his Department in 2010-11; and at what cost to the public purse. |
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(57193)
|
54
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on Southern Cross care homes since 21 March 2011; and if he will make a statement. |
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(56749)
|
55
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects on bowel cancer patients of travelling long distances on public transport to hospital appointments; and if he will make a statement. |
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(56750)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
56
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what date she plans to issue a specification to manufacturers for drugs testing technology for use by police at the roadside. |
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(57229)
|
57
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Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to what (a) EU and (b) international laws undercover police officers are subject when operating outside the UK. |
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(57421)
|
58
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Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any financial transactions have taken place between foreign governments or police forces and (a) the National Public Order Intelligence Unit, (b) the National Domestic Extremism Team, (c) the National Extremism Tactical Coordination Unit, (d) the National Coordinator for Domestic Extremism and (e) police units responsible for actions relating to domestic extremism. |
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(57422)
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59
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Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the guidelines issued by her Department for undercover police officers operating outside the UK. |
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(57423)
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60
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which foreign (a) governments and (b) police forces have had working relations with (i) the National Public Order Intelligence Unit, (ii) the National Domestic Extremism Team, (iii) the National Extremism Tactical Coordination Unit, (iv) the National Coordinator for Domestic Extremism and (v) police units responsible for actions relating to domestic extremism. |
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(57424)
|
61
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Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the governments of countries where undercover police officers have been deployed from domestic extremism units since October 2010. |
|
(57437)
|
62
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to improve the support available to victims of stalking; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(56685)
|
63
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will assess the effects of crimemapping on levels of crime (a) in the West Midlands and (b) nationally since May 2010. |
|
(56956)
|
64
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for anti-social behaviour orders have been made to Coventry magistrates in each of the last three years; how many have been granted; and how many of those granted have been breached. |
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(57279)
|
65
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to allow universities to accept students from outside the EU for the 2011-12 academic year on the basis of the English language criteria advertised prior to 20 March 2011; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(57269)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
66
N
|
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2011, Official Report, column 528, on departmental manpower, how many staff of his Department are based in (a) Belgium, (b) Italy, (c) France, (d) Switzerland and (e) the US. |
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(57195)
|
67
N
|
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2011, Official Report, column 528, on departmental manpower, for what reasons his Department has employees based in (a) Italy and (b) France. |
|
(57196)
|
68
N
|
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2011, Official Report, column 528, on departmental manpower, what his Department's aid contribution to China is; how such aid is provided; when provision of such aid is due to conclude; and whether all his Department's staff based in China will be withdrawn from that country after such aid provision has concluded. |
|
(57197)
|
69
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people his Department plans to provide with (a) access to clean water, (b) improved sanitation and (c) hygiene awareness programmes in each country under the proposals in its Bilateral Aid Review. |
|
(57248)
|
70
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will be provided with (a) access to clean water, (b) improved sanitation and (c) hygiene awareness programmes delivered through multilateral organisations and funded by his Department in 2011-12. |
|
(57249)
|
71
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much bilateral aid his Department plans to provide for (a) access to clean water, (b) improved sanitation and (c) hygiene awareness to each developing country in 2011-12. |
|
(57250)
|
72
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid his Department is providing to (a) India , (b) Pakistan, (c) Bangladesh and (d) Nepal for the purposes of investment in (i) safe waters and (ii) sanitation and hygiene in 2011-12. |
|
(57277)
|
73
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid his Department has provided to developing countries for investment in (a) safe water and (b) sanitation and hygiene in each year since 1997. |
|
(57278)
|
74
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has discussed with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change the potential effect on developing countries of investment by the World Bank in fossil fuels in such countries. |
|
(57389)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
75
N
|
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to conclude his assessment of the findings of the Land Registry Feasibility Study; and what plans he has to discuss the findings of the study with representatives of the trade unions recognised by the Land Registry before any announcement of the findings to the House. |
|
(57332)
|
76
|
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many single parents were in receipt of legal aid for each category of justiciable matter in the latest year for which information is available; and what proportion of all recipients this represented in each case. |
|
(57416)
|
77
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to make any changes to (a) the physical fabric and (b) staffing levels at HM Prison and Young Offenders Institution Isis as a result of the decision to increase the number of over-21 year old offenders there. |
|
(57433)
|
78
|
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to make any changes to (a) the physical fabric of and (b) staffing levels at HM Young Offenders Institution Portland as a result of the decision to begin to hold over-21 year old offenders there. |
|
(57434)
|
79
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the likely effect on insurance premiums of the proposals announced in the White Paper on reform of civil litigation funding and costs. |
|
(57373)
|
Questions to the Prime Minister
80
N
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Prime Minister, on what dates in the last 12 months he has met representatives of circuses to discuss the continued use of wild animals in public performances. |
|
(57372)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
81
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 5.9 of the Strategic Framework for Road Safety, 11 May 2011, what his target date is for finalising the additional requirements for type approving drugs-testing devices for use at the roadside. |
|
(57228)
|
82
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will commission research to examine the UK's capacity to export biofuel overseas; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(56686)
|
83
N
|
Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential effect that the change in journey times for trains running between London Cannon Street and East Kent to be introduced from 22 May 2011 will have on the performance targets needed to be achieved by Southeastern Trains in order to avoid the payment of compensation. |
|
(57377)
|
84
N
|
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2010, Official Report, column 30W, on speed limits: cameras, whether the fixed gantry cameras are (a) switched off and (b) used for any enforcement purposes when no temporary speed limits are in force on the M1. |
|
(57198)
|
85
|
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye of 24 March 2011 on behalf of a constituent Mr Rhoderick Powrie, ref: AR/JA/1530. |
|
(57435)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
86
N
|
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the ratio of unemployed people to Jobcentre Plus staff (a) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (b) in May 2012. |
|
(57194)
|
87
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of paying means-tested benefits to pensioners in each year to 2030; and what the equivalent figures would be if the basic state pension were raised to £140 in 2011 and then uprated in line with current proposals each year. |
|
(57271)
|
88
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the change in the level of national insurance payments made by (a) employers and (b) employees in respect of employees who are members of contracted-out pension schemes in each year to 2030 (i) under current proposals and (ii) under an accelerated timetable for achieving a flat-rate state second pension by 2020. |
|
(57272)
|
89
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the level of national insurance payments which will be foregone from (a) employer and (b) employee contributions through the contracting-out regime in each year to 2030 (i) under existing arrangements and (ii) under an accelerated timetable for achieving a flat-rate state second pension by 2020. |
|
(57273)
|
90
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has carried out an equalities impact assessment on the proposals to accelerate the timetable for the increase in the state pension age. |
|
(57387)
|
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
91
|
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions individual tax codes were changed to recover tax arrears while appeals against recovery of underpayments were underway in 2010. |
|
[Transferred]
(57450)
|
92
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will discuss with the Chancellor of the Exchequer the potential effect on the takeup of and participation in league sport of the decision to apply the standard rate of VAT to all sports league payments. |
|
[Transferred]
(57388)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
93
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the terms of reference are for the review of licences for the export of military equipment to the Middle East and North Africa; who is undertaking the review; and when it will report. |
|
[Transferred]
(57438)
|
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