Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 7 November 2011
Notes:
*
Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 7 November 2011
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 7 November 2011
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 7 November 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 Monday 7 November of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 7 November see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Attorney General
1
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Attorney General, whether the Serious Fraud Office is investigating allegations of bribery involving GPT, the UK subsidiary of EADS. |
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(79448)
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2
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Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Attorney General, what (a) meetings and (b) discussions he has had on allegations of corruption in the case of the GPT contract with Saudi Arabia. |
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(79386)
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3
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Attorney General, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by the Law Officers' Departments were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
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(79589)
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4
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Attorney General, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by the Law Officers' Departments have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
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(79590)
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5
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Attorney General, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in the Law Officers' Departments are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
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(79591)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
6
N
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Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's budget for research and development was in each of the last five years; what the sciences component of that budget was in each such year; and what he expects such budgets to be in each year of the Spending Review period. |
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(78777)
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7
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the request to his Department from UK Steel, what his policy is on providing Government assistance to ensure the ongoing competitiveness of the UK steel industry. |
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(78946)
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8
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Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has made an assessment of the recommendations in the British Chamber of Commerce report entitled, Workforce Survey - Small Businesses. |
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(79021)
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9
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Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has made an assessment of the findings of the British Chambers of Commerce report entitled, Workforce Survey - Small Businesses relating to small business owners' perception of the flexibility of the UK labour market compared to that of other EU member states and the US. |
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(79022)
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10
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Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many jobs were (a) directly and (b) indirectly created by each successful bid in the second round of Regional Growth Fund allocations. |
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(79190)
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11
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the construction industry. |
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(78358)
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12
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage universities to offer more science, technology, engineering and mathematics qualifications in higher education. |
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(78359)
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13
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage the participation of women in science and engineering disciplines. |
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(78360)
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14
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage people to take up careers in science and engineering. |
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(78361)
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15
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage more women to take up (a) qualifications and (b) careers in physical science disciplines. |
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(78362)
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16
N
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Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to promote franchising as a business model. |
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(78269)
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17
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much each country owes to the Export Credits Guarantee Department. |
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(79193)
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18
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which countries have received loans from the Export Credits Guarantee Department in each of the last five financial years for which figures are available; and what each country received in each year. |
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(79203)
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19
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which international trade delegations UK Trade and Investment has participated in since May 2010; and how many (a) delegates, (b) representatives of the (i) UK Government and (ii) Welsh Government and (c) representatives of businesses primarily located in Wales attended on each delegation. |
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(79247)
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20
N
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Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applications for art and design undergraduate courses were made in each of the last five years; what proportion of all applications this represented in each such year; and whether he has made an estimate of the number of applications for such courses in the 2012-13 academic year. |
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(79314)
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21
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Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people were self-employed in the construction industry in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. |
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(79391)
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22
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Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what trade missions UK Trade and Investment has carried out in Nigeria in each of the last two years; and what missions are planned in the next 12 months. |
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(79136)
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23
N
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Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his proposed timetable is for signing and ratifying the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement. |
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(78606)
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24
N
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Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for scrutiny of the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement. |
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(78607)
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25
N
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Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the acquisition of Autonomy by Hewlett-Packard on the privacy and security of UK public and private organisations and their data. |
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(78790)
|
26
N
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effects on the international reputation of British universities of his proposal to grant degree awarding powers to institutions which do not provide teaching or research. |
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(78637)
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27
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Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the merits of amending section 233 of the Insolvency Act to prevent suppliers demanding payments upon insolvency where such payments make company rescue harder or reduce dividends to creditors. |
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(79090)
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28
N
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Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the safety of para-phenylenediamine in hair dye products. |
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(79045)
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29
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Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of efforts by the plastics industry to reduce the carbon footprint arising from manufacturing and recycling plastic. |
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(79421)
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30
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Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse arising from unpaid student loans due to individuals (a) emigrating and (b) who are not active within the workforce. |
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(79224)
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31
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Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has conducted an equality impact assessment of the proposed changes to further education fee structures with regards to access to higher education courses. |
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(79225)
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32
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any of the recommended bids put forward for the second round of the Regional Growth Fund by the Independent Advisory Panel were amended by the Ministerial Group chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister. |
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(79280)
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33
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings were held by the Ministerial Group under the chairmanship of the Deputy Prime Minister to consider recommended bids for the second round of the Regional Growth Fund; and on what dates such meetings took place. |
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(79281)
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34
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which (a) Ministers and (b) Departments were represented at meetings held by the Ministerial Group chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister to consider recommended bids for the second round of the Regional Growth Fund put forward by its Independent Advisory Panel. |
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(79282)
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35
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any of the successful bids for the second round of the Regional Growth Fund were not part of the Independent Advisory Group's original recommendations. |
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(79283)
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36
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any of the recommended bids put forward for the second round of the Regional Growth Fund by its Independent Advisory Panel were rejected by the Ministerial Group chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister. |
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(79284)
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37
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Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students in (a) England and (b) the United Kingdom began a course in (i) Level 2 Certificate in Electrotechnical Technology, (ii) Level 3 Certificate in Electrotechnical Technology, (iii) Level 2 Certificate in Basic Plumbing Studies, (iv) Level 3 Certificate in Plumbing Studies, (v) Level 2 Certificate in Heating and Ventilation and (vi) Level 3 Certificate in Heating and Ventilation in academic year 2011-12; and what the cost to the public purse was of funding each such course. |
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(79016)
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38
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Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the launch of his Make it in Britain campaign, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that British-manufactured products are labelled as made in Britain. |
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(79100)
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39
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Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will consider commissioning an audit of the debt owed by Egypt to the Export Credits Guarantee Department. |
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(79394)
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40
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Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library a list of scheduled debt repayments by sovereign states to the Export Credits Guarantee Department. |
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(79395)
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41
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will consider the merits of giving Companies House a duty to investigate companies which (a) persistently file late accounts and (b) fail to file accounts; and if he will make a statement. |
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(79132)
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42
N
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether (a) he, (b) officials of his Department and (c) special advisers in his Department have met Mr Adam Werritty on official business since May 2010; and how many such meetings took place (i) on his Department's premises and (ii) elsewhere. |
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(78870)
|
43
N
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of first degree biological sciences graduates were in graduate-level employment or graduate-level training one year after graduating in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
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(78783)
|
44
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) correspondence and (b) evidence he has received from businesses and organisations in the life sciences industry on skills shortages. |
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(78784)
|
45
N
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department is implementing the Life Sciences Blueprint published in July 2009; and what progress he has made on any implementation. |
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(78785)
|
46
N
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made in tackling the skills gap in the life sciences industry; and what external organisations and individuals he has involved in this work. |
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(78787)
|
47
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the proposal contained in the British Chambers of Commerce's Autumn Statement letter to the Government that the Overseas Market Introduction Service should be restructured to a variable rate system depending on business size. |
|
(79431)
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48
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Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to paragraph 17 in the Executive Summary of the Higher Education White Paper, Students at the heart of the system, what progress he has made in increasing the resources of the Office of Fair Access. |
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(79441)
|
49
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much direct funding over £100,000 his Department provided to non-governmental organisations in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; how much funding he plans to provide to such organisations in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement. |
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(78505)
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50
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by his Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79538)
|
51
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by his Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
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(79539)
|
52
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in his Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
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(79540)
|
53
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many full-time equivalent staff work on the telecommunications and postal services workstream of the Capabilities Programme; and what the staffing level was in each of the last 10 quarters. |
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(79592)
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54
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, who the lead Minister in his Department is for the telecommunications and postal services workstream of the Capabilities Programme. |
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(79593)
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55
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the budget was for the telecommunications and postal services workstream of the Capabilities Programme in each year since 2005; and what the budget will be during the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
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(79594)
|
56
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Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to set a cap on the fees charged by insolvency practitioners. |
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(79253)
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57
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Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage greater transparency in the insolvency sector. |
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(79254)
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58
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Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average time taken to settle an insolvency case was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(79255)
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59
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Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans his Department has to review the regulation of the Insolvency Service. |
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(79256)
|
60
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Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the amount owed to unsecured creditors by firms in liquidation in each of the last three years. |
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(79257)
|
61
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Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many complaints have been received by the Insolvency Service in respect of insolvency practitioners and administrators in each of the last five years. |
|
(79258)
|
62
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Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many liquidations which commenced (a) five, (b) 10, (c) 15 and (d) 20 years or more ago have not yet been finalised. |
|
(79259)
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63
|
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects that the liquidation of Farepak will conclude. |
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(79260)
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64
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Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on whether the claims management team for Farepak (in liquidation) have been informed of the death of any (a) agent and (b) customers of that firm. |
|
(79261)
|
65
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79082)
|
66
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2011, Official Report, columns 221-22W, on departmental data protection, for what reasons a book-keeper was provided with access to a Minister's diary; and if he will name the Minister and book-keeper concerned. |
|
(78613)
|
67
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Questions for written answer on a named day were submitted to his Department between 10 May 2010 and 31 October 2011; and how many were answered within the specified time period. |
|
(78794)
|
68
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2011, Official Report, column 590W, on companies, if he will bring forward proposals to encourage active shareholder participation in annual general meetings for the purposes of scrutinising (a) executive remuneration, (b) corporate performance and (c) related shareholder value. |
|
(79210)
|
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
69
|
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government plans to take to promote the achievements of co-operative organisations during the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives in 2012. |
|
(79137)
|
70
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people under the age of 25 years were (a) unemployed and (b) claiming jobseekers' allowance in each month since May 2010 by (i) region and (ii) constituency. |
|
(79153)
|
71
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ensure that a gender equality impact assessment is carried out for the reform proposals being made in relation to each public sector pension scheme. |
|
(79325)
|
72
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to lift the temporary exemption from publication for Ministry of Defence contracts associated with war like stores. |
|
(79611)
|
73
|
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has published an equality impact assessment on the implementation of redundancies in the Civil Service; and if he will provide a breakdown of redundancies by each Government department based on (a) ethnicity and (b) grade. |
|
(79307)
|
74
N
|
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of civil servants in the UK work primarily on EU matters (a) in each Government department and (b) at Civil Service grade; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(78603)
|
75
N
|
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many UK nationals on secondment from each Government department were working in an EU (a) institution and (b) agency (i) in each of the last 20 years and (ii) on the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(78604)
|
76
N
|
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which National Citizen Service pilot projects operating in summer 2012 will charge participants to participate; and how much each such project plans to charge each participant. |
|
(79008)
|
77
N
|
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in which locations he proposes that National Citizen Service pilots will operate in summer 2012. |
|
(79010)
|
78
N
|
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) looked-after children and (b) care leavers participated in each National Citizen Service pilot in summer 2011. |
|
(79011)
|
79
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions the Major Projects Authority has met; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79488)
|
80
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions the Public Sector Transparency Board has met; on what dates; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79489)
|
81
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects the Big Society Bank to make its first loan; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79490)
|
82
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to promote the development of social finance; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79491)
|
83
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he is making on creating a right to data; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79492)
|
84
N
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in respect of how many responses to requests for information received by his Department under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the reason of (a) commercially sensitive information, (b) information not held, (c) information too costly to provide and (d) vexatious or repeated requests has been given in response since January 2010. |
|
(78855)
|
85
N
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister in his Department is responsible for determining whether exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 should apply to responses to requests for information made under the Act; and which other Minister is responsible for making such determinations should the subject matter of the request fall within the Ministerial responsibilities of the Minister with lead responsibility. |
|
(78856)
|
86
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how often the Ministerial Committee on National Security, International Relations and Development: Sub-committee on Protective Security and Resilience officials has met since May 2010; and what the membership is of the committee. |
|
(79495)
|
87
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what bodies have replaced regional resilience teams in the Government Offices for the Regions. |
|
(79496)
|
88
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) officials, (b) special advisers and (c) Ministers have received Central Government Emergency Response Training since May 2010. |
|
(79497)
|
89
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the officials in the Civil Contingencies Secretariat have not received Central Government Emergency Response Training. |
|
(79498)
|
90
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials in Government departments have received Central Government Emergency Response Training. |
|
(79499)
|
91
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many permanent secretaries in each Government department have received Central Government Emergency Response Training. |
|
(79500)
|
92
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the budget was for the Civil Contingencies Secretariat in each year since 2005; and what the budget will be during the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(79598)
|
93
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Domestic Horizon Scanning Committee has met since May 2010; and who chaired each meeting. |
|
(79599)
|
94
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Ministerial Committee on National Security, International Relations and Development: Sub-committee on Protective Security and Resilience has met since May 2010; and what the membership is of the Committee. |
|
(79600 )
|
95
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which special advisers have attended the Ministerial Committee on National Security, International Relations and Development: Sub-committee on Protective Security and Resilience since May 2010; and on what dates. |
|
(79601)
|
96
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date he expects the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies 2011 to be published. |
|
(79602)
|
97
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent staff work on the (a) central response, (b) local response and (c) resilient telecommunications workstreams of the Capabilities Programme; and what the staffing level was in each of the last 10 quarters. |
|
(79607)
|
98
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the budget was for the (a) central response, (b) local response and (c) resilient telecommunications workstreams of the Capabilities Programme in each year since 2005; and what the budget will be during the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(79608)
|
99
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent staff work on (a) evacuation and shelter, (b) warning and informing the public, (c) recovery and (d) community resilience workstreams of the Capabilities Programme; and what the staffing level was in each of the last 10 quarters. |
|
(79609)
|
100
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the budget was for the (a) evacuation and shelter, (b) warning and informing the public, (c) recovery and (d) community resilience workstreams of the Capabilities Programme in each year since 2005; and what the budget will be during the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(79610)
|
101
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79068)
|
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
102
|
Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of a reduction in VAT on building repair and maintenance work on (a) economic growth, (b) levels of employment and (c) small and medium-sized enterprises. |
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(78986)
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103
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to prevent FTSE 100 companies from avoiding taxation through the use of overseas tax havens. |
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(78947)
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104
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of Answer of 27 October 2011, Official Report, column 308W, on the Green Investment Bank, in the event that the £2 billion target is not reached from the sale of assets whether the Government plans to fund the shortfall from general taxation. |
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(78788)
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105
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Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how his proposal that families will need to work 24 hours a week in order to claim tax credits from April 2012 will be implemented; and if he will make a statement. |
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(79172)
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106
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of families affected by his proposal to increase the hours threshold for tax credit entitlement to 24 hours a week; and what the average cost per family will be. |
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(79173)
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107
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Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of families affected by his proposal to increase the hours threshold for tax credit entitlement to 24 hours a week by (a) region and (b) constituency. |
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(79174)
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108
N
|
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will discuss with financial institutions the competitiveness of their savings products and the incentives which they offer to savers. |
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(78621)
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109
|
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he proposes that current levels of financial support to low income and out of work families with disabled children through the disability addition will be retained when universal credit is introduced. |
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(79023)
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110
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2011, Official Report, columns 572-3W, on loans: Republic of Ireland, if he will place in the Library a copy of the notification he gave to his Irish counterpart. |
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(79120)
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111
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Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2011, Official Report, columns 572-3W, on loans: Republic of Ireland, whether the reduced interest rate will apply to the first tranche of the loan disbursed on 14 October 2011; and whether the reduced rate will be backdated. |
|
(79121)
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112
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2011, Official Report, columns 572-3W, on loans: Republic of Ireland, for what reason the reduction in the European Financial Stability Facility interest rate enabled the UK to cut the interest rate to its loan to Ireland. |
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(79122)
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113
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Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2011, Official Report, columns 572-3W, on loans: Republic of Ireland, whether the change in the risk of Irish default since January 2011 is a criterion in deciding the revised interest rate. |
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(79123)
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114
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet representatives of the British Amusement Catering Trades Association to discuss (a) taxation and (b) the future of the amusements industry. |
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(79419)
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115
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the inability of NHS trusts to recover VAT on medical treatments compared to the ability of dispensing pharmacists to do so; and what representations he has received from patients and pharmacists on collection of prescriptions from their local pharmacists which are taken into hospitals to be administered. |
|
(78844)
|
116
|
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what factors he took into account when taking the decision to change the VAT status of sports clubs. |
|
(79480)
|
117
N
|
Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the statement of 27 October on the eurozone crisis, what he means by greater fiscal integration in the eurozone. |
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(78500)
|
118
|
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will produce a valuation of the Teachers' Pension Scheme. |
|
(79186)
|
119
N
|
Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many payments have been made under the Equitable Life Payment Scheme up to 31 October 2011. |
|
(78639)
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120
N
|
Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) officials in his Department and (b) other staff are employed in administering the Equitable Life Payment Scheme. |
|
(78640)
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121
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the assumptions used to calculate the values in Table 2.A of Public Service pensions: good pensions that last, what estimate he has made of the effect in financial terms of a switch from retail prices index to consumer prices index indexation on (a) a nurse retiring on £34,200 per annum, (b) a teacher retiring on £37,800 per annum, (c) a local government officer retiring on £21,500 per annum, (d) a civil servant retiring on £29,800 per annum and (e) a health assistant retiring on £14,600 per annum. |
|
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(79616)
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122
|
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has completed (a) repaying overpaid tax and (b) collecting underpaid tax as a result of miscalculations of tax liability by HM Revenue and Customs in the PAYE system. |
|
(79086)
|
123
|
Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs offices there were in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each year since 1997; and how many staff there were at each such office in each such year. |
|
(79104)
|
124
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the conclusion in the OECD Agricultural Outlook 2011-20 report on the relationship between speculative activity in futures markets and the price of agricultural goods. |
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(78943)
|
125
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate part of the recently announced £150 million funding for infrastructure projects to improving mobile phone coverage. |
|
(79409)
|
126
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Health Lottery on lottery duty receipts; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79054)
|
127
|
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on director behaviour in the event that fewer actions are taken by insolvency practitioners as a result of implementation of the proposed changes to conditional fee arrangements and after the event insurance in insolvency litigation. |
|
(79091)
|
128
|
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on HM Revenue and Customs revenue of the proposed changes to conditional fee arrangements and after the event insurance in insolvency litigation in each of the next 10 years. |
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(79092)
|
129
N
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to protect the interests of holders of perpetual subordinated bonds originally issued by the Bristol and West Building Society. |
|
(78610)
|
130
N
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date he plans to implement the rural fuel duty discount scheme. |
|
(78616)
|
131
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he made of the value of (a) RBS and (b) Lloyds Banking Group on (i) 7 May 2010 and (ii) 1 November 2011. |
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(78861)
|
132
|
Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether, in cases where HM Revenue and Customs has issued incorrect tax codes to individuals, it (a) charges those individuals interest and (b) otherwise penalises them financially for not paying their tax bills on time; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79393)
|
133
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) he, (b) officials of his Department and (c) special advisers in his Department have met Mr Adam Werritty on official business since May 2010; and how many such meetings took place (i) on his Department's premises and (ii) elsewhere. |
|
(78867)
|
134
|
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on lending of the recent increase in the London Interbank Offered Rate. |
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(79017)
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135
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the economy of disruption consequent on metal theft. |
|
(79415)
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136
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff work on the financial services workstream of the Capabilities Programme; and what the staffing level was in each of the last 10 quarters. |
|
(79517)
|
137
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who the lead Minister in his Department is for the financial services workstream of the Capabilities Programme. |
|
(79518)
|
138
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the budget was for the financial services workstream of the Capabilities Programme in each year since 2005; and what the budget will be during the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(79519)
|
139
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by his Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79544)
|
140
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by his Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79545)
|
141
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in his Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
|
(79546)
|
142
|
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs has taken to improve efficiency and customer relations in the last 12 months. |
|
(79321)
|
143
|
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals for a multilateral agreement to require multinational mining companies to be more transparent in their overseas tax affairs. |
|
(79359)
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144
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79078)
|
145
N
|
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on high salaries, bonuses and pension arrangements paid to prominent figures in the private sector. |
|
(78731)
|
146
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to allow shares listed on the Alternative Investment Market to be held within an individual savings account. |
|
(79012)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
147
N
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on housing associations (a) letting and (b) selling their properties to people living outside the UK in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(79278)
|
148
N
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of housing association properties that have been (a) let and (b) sold to people living outside of the UK in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(79279)
|
149
|
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with leaders of local authorities on the implications of the draft National Planning Policy Framework. |
|
(79319)
|
150
|
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of land for which planning permission for housing development has been granted in each local authority area in England. |
|
(79320)
|
151
|
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of land that is available with planning permission for (a) employment and (b) industrial development in each local authority area in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09, (iii) 2009-10, (iv) 2010-11 and (v) the current financial year. |
|
(79323)
|
152
|
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish its response to the draft National Planning Policy Framework Consultation. |
|
(79324)
|
153
|
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the number of local authorities whose local development frameworks will need amendment following the publication of the draft National Planning Policy Framework; and whether he plans to publish transitional arrangements for such councils. |
|
(79353)
|
154
|
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to respond to its issues paper consultation on change of use in the planning system. |
|
(79428)
|
155
|
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many responses his Department received to its issues paper consultation on change of use in the planning system. |
|
(79429)
|
156
|
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many responses his Department received to its consultation on the draft National Planning Policy Framework. |
|
(79430)
|
157
|
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total expenditure of civil parishes in (a) Teesside, (b) the North East and (c) England was between May 2010 and May 2011; and what assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of such authorities. |
|
(79139)
|
158
N
|
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the National Planning Policy Framework containing measures to safeguard the character and sustainable community of towns and villages in England. |
|
(78622)
|
159
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to take into account differences between planning applications for domestic and non-domestic wind turbines in setting the noise limit for the non-domestic general permitted development order. |
|
(79418)
|
160
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will assess the consequences of setting the noise limit threshold for non-domestic wind turbines below 45 decibels for (a) investment and (b) the number of suitable wind turbine sites. |
|
(79420)
|
161
|
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's latest analysis is of the financial viability of the Fire Service Pension Scheme. |
|
(79192)
|
162
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish (a) the summary of consultation responses and (b) his response to the consultation on the draft National Planning Policy Framework. |
|
(78936)
|
163
|
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to announce his policy on planning for Gypsy and Traveller sites. |
|
(79291)
|
164
|
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the Planning Policy Statement on Gypsy and Traveller sites to replace circulars 01/2006 and 04/2007. |
|
(79292)
|
165
|
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish its integration strategy. |
|
(79308)
|
166
|
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to take steps in response to the recommendation of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the development of a race equality strategy. |
|
(79309)
|
167
|
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take in respect of the recommendations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79310)
|
168
N
|
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many betting shop premises are licensed in each local authority area; and how many such licences are currently active. |
|
(78545)
|
169
N
|
Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which Minister in his Department is a member of the inter-ministerial group dealing with gang culture; and on what dates they have attended meetings of the group. |
|
(79049)
|
170
|
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to local authorities of the removal of council tax discount on empty and second homes owned by local authorities. |
|
(79485)
|
171
|
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with local authorities on the cost to local authorities of the removal of the council tax discount on empty and second homes owned by local authorities. |
|
(79486)
|
172
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what incentives he plans to include in any future scheme for business rates to encourage local authorities to support manufacturing industry and small businesses. |
|
(78635)
|
173
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library copies of all responses to his consultation on business rates. |
|
(78636)
|
174
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to dispose of disused public sector land and empty offices. |
|
(79199)
|
175
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of social housing units occupied by people earning over £100,000 a year. |
|
(79226)
|
176
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will propose amendments to the Localism Bill to introduce a third party right of appeal in the planning system. |
|
(79198)
|
177
|
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will consult local planning officials on B&K Universal's plans for a new beagle breeding facility and the requirements for establishments and for the care and accommodation of animals in Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. |
|
(79360)
|
178
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will introduce measures to ensure residents of new developments cannot take action to close down long standing legitimate existing businesses in an area. |
|
(79326)
|
179
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which voluntary and third sector organisations have made written representations to him on the Supporting People scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79358)
|
180
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by his Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79586)
|
181
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by his Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79587)
|
182
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in his Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
|
(79588)
|
183
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many full-time equivalent staff work on the (a) regional response and (b) site clearance workstream of the Capabilities Programme; and what the staffing level was in each of the last 10 quarters. |
|
(79595)
|
184
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, who the lead Minister in his Department is for the (a) regional response and (b) site clearance workstream of the Capabilities Programme. |
|
(79596)
|
185
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the budget was for the regional response workstream of the Capabilities Programme in each year since 2005; and what the budget will be during the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(79597)
|
186
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79075)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
187
|
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to work with (a) Ofcom and (b) mobile telephone network operators to increase 3G phone signal coverage in (i) East Cleveland, (ii) Redcar and Cleveland and (iii) the North East. |
|
(79138)
|
188
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will agree to publish by region the number of volunteers accepted for the Olympic Games when the process of recruitment is complete. |
|
(79327)
|
189
|
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what proportion of those appointed to public bodies sponsored by his Department who declared a political affiliation declared affiliation to the (a) Conservative and (b) Labour Party between May 2010 and October 2011. |
|
(79087)
|
190
|
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what proportion of appointments to public bodies sponsored by his Department were women in the period from May 2010 to October 2011. |
|
(79088)
|
191
|
Margaret Hodge (Barking): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of women on the boards of public bodies sponsored by his Department. |
|
(79135)
|
192
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the proportion of the Health Lottery ticket price that goes to (a) good causes, (b) administration costs, (c) tax and (d) profit; and what proportion of ticket prices for (i) traditional society lotteries and (ii) the National Lottery goes to such categories. |
|
(79052)
|
193
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with the Treasury on the tax regimes applying to different types of lottery; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79053)
|
194
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what funding Arts Council England plans to provide for jazz in the North East in 2012-13 and in subsequent years. |
|
(79144)
|
195
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether (a) he, (b) officials of his Department and (c) special advisers in his Department have met Mr Adam Werritty on official business since May 2010; and how many such meetings took place (i) on his Department's premises and (ii) elsewhere. |
|
(78862)
|
196
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by his Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79583)
|
197
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by his Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79584)
|
198
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in his Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
|
(79585)
|
199
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79069)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
200
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the ethnic composition of the (a) Afghan National Army and (b) Afghan National Police Force; and how representative each is of the ethnic composition of Afghanistan as a whole. |
|
(79204)
|
201
N
|
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the sale price was of his Department's land holding interest at Drummore Harbour; and what conditions were attached to the sale. |
|
(79048)
|
202
N
|
Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what alterations will be required to existing range complexes following the proposed transfer of the Typhoon force from RAF Leuchars to RAF Lossiemouth. |
|
(78614)
|
203
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what collaborative research on threat reduction is being undertaken by the Atomic Weapons Establishment's National Security Division and the UK National Nuclear Laboratory. |
|
(79520)
|
204
|
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to mobilise the Territorial Army or other reserve forces for security duties associated with the London 2012 Olympics. |
|
(79293)
|
205
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent meetings he has had with his French counterpart to discuss UK-French defence cooperation; and what his priorities are for further developing such cooperation. |
|
(79065)
|
206
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he next plans to review the use of animals in experiments relating to naval personnel. |
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(79066)
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207
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on UK-French defence cooperation of planned reductions to the French defence budget. |
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(79067)
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208
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what defensive measures he has in place to ensure the effective protection of UK territorial waters in the event the Royal Navy's emergency stand-by vessel is unavailable. |
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(79107)
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209
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding to ensure the effective protection of UK territorial waters. |
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(79108)
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210
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Navy has failed to provide a warship for emergency stand-by at any time in the last six months. |
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(79109)
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211
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the defence budget was spent on responding to (a) natural disasters, (b) network failures or disruption and (c) criminal activity in each year since 2008. |
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(79110)
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212
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding his Department allocated to research and development expenditure on (a) manned contact aircraft, (b) Future Surface Combatant, (c) next generation helicopters, (d) Future Infantry Soldier Technology and (e) military satellites in 2010-11. |
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(79111)
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213
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training his Department provides to military personnel on responding to emergencies and natural disasters; and how many such emergencies and natural disasters have been responded to since 2008. |
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(79112)
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214
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the percentage increase was in (a) the rate of inflation and (b) service pay in (i) real and (ii) nominal terms between 2010 and 2011. |
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(79113)
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215
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of the defence budget was allocated to service pay in each of the last three years. |
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(79114)
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216
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy ships are currently in service; how many were in service in 2008; and if he will make a statement. |
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(79115)
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217
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost is of service education allowances in 2011-12; and what estimate he has made of the future cost of the allowances. |
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(79116)
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218
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how many further reductions there will be to the number of civilian jobs in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in the period up to 2015. |
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(79117)
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219
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many qualified fast jet pilots were available for active service at each year end since 2008. |
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(79118)
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220
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on special advisers in 2010-11; how much has been allocated for 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. |
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(79200)
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221
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department's budget was spent on equipment for the (a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) RAF in each year since 2005. |
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(79243)
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222
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ordinary written questions tabled to his Department by hon. Members over the last three years have not received a substantive reply in more than (a) one month and (b) two months; and what the subjects were of those questions. |
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(79244)
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223
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the monetary value was of each of the surplus vessels and items of equipment that have been sold by tender in Gibraltar. |
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(79245)
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224
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2011, Official Report, columns 258-9W, on Defence equipment: Gibraltar, what the reserve price is of the surplus vessels and equipment for sale by tender in Gibraltar. |
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(79246)
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225
N
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to examine the underlying causes of recent trends in suicide rates among male army recruits aged 16 to 19 years; and what steps he is taking to address this. |
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(79214)
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226
N
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to identify the underlying causes for the drop-out rate from training for recruits aged below 18 years; and what steps he is taking to address this. |
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(79215)
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227
N
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Army recruits currently in Phase One or Phase Two training are not deployable due to their age. |
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(79216)
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228
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many ocassions Lord Astor of Hever has met any member of the Bahraini royal family while on official business. |
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(78724)
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229
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2011, Official Report, column 402W, whether any civil servants were present at the 2010 meeting between the right hon. Member for North Somerset, Mr Adam Werritty and Mr Matthew Gould. |
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(78778)
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230
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2011, Official Report, column 402W, whether any reports of the 2010 meeting between the right hon. Member for North Somerset, Mr Adam Werritty and Mr Matthew Gould were forwarded to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. |
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(78779)
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231
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2011, Official Report, column 429W, on disclosure of information, if he will publish the findings of the inquiry into the unauthorised disclosure of the letter between the former Secretary of State and the Prime Minister, which appeared in The Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010. |
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(78837)
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232
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has agreed any contracts with companies or organisations in which Mr Michael Lewis is (a) a director or (b) a significant shareholder since May 2010. |
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(79242)
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233
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has agreed any contracts with companies or organisations in which Mr Michael Hintze is (a) a director or (b) a significant shareholder since May 2010. |
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(79264)
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234
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has agreed any contracts with companies or organisations in which Mr Jon Moulton is (a) a director or (b) a significant shareholder since May 2010. |
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(79265)
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235
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has agreed any contracts with companies or organisations in which Mr Poju Zabludowicz is (a) a director or (b) a significant shareholder since May 2010. |
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(79266)
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236
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has agreed any contracts with companies or organisations in which Mr Stephen Crouch is (a) a director or (b) a significant shareholder since May 2010. |
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(79267)
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237
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has agreed any contracts with companies or organisations in which Mr Tony Buckingham is (a) a director or (b) a significant shareholder since May 2010. |
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(79268)
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238
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has agreed any contracts with companies or organisations in which Mr Michael Davis is (a) a director or (b) a significant shareholder since May 2010. |
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(79269)
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239
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if (a) he and (b) the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for International Security, were aware (i) prior to and (ii) during the Parliamentary Under-Secretary's attendance at the IDEX arms fair in February 2011 in the United Arab Emirates, that cluster munitions were being sold at the fair; and if he will make it his policy not to send any Government representatives to attend arms fairs that promote products banned in the UK; and if he will make a statement. |
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(79025)
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240
N
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John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) he, (b) officials of his Department and (c) special advisers in his Department have meet (i) Mr Jon Moulton and (ii) Mr Tony Buckingham on official business since May 2010; and how many such meetings took place (A) on his Department's premises and (B) elsewhere. |
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(78857)
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241
N
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John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether officials of his Department provided any advice to the Minister for International Security Strategy in advance of his meeting with Mr Adam Werritty and Mr Stephen Crouch on 27 September 2011. |
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(78858)
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242
N
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John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Minister for International Security Strategy's meeting with Mr Adam Werritty and Mr Stephen Crouch on 27 September 2011 was aranged by his Diary Secretary. |
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(78859)
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243
N
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John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any official of his Department attended the Minister for International Security Strategy's meeting with Mr Adam Werritty and Mr Stephen Crouch on 27 September 2011; and whether minutes of that meeting were taken. |
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(78860)
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244
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who he intends to appoint to conduct the independent review of the Honours and Decoration Committee; and if he will make a statement. |
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(79129)
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245
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, following the announcement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State on 26 October 2011, when he expects those who have been awarded the Pingat Jasa Malaysia medal to be notified that they may wear it; and if he will make a statement. |
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(79130)
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246
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he intends to establish the independent review of the Honours and Decorations Committee; and if he will make a statement. |
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(79131)
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247
N
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) he, (b) officials of his Department and (c) special advisers in his Department have met Mr Adam Werritty on official business since May 2010; and how many such meetings took place (i) on his Department's premises and (ii) elsewhere. |
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(78871)
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248
N
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Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he plans to appoint a chief coroner to deal with cases involving members of the armed forces; and if he will make a statement. |
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(78502)
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249
N
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Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal available to service personnel who, due to injury or incapacity, will be unable to serve until the normal qualifying date of February 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(78618)
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250
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Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2011, Official Report, column 327W, on Old Drill Hall, whether it is his present understanding that his Department had title to the Old Drill Hall, Weymouth at the time of its sale in 1993. |
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(79262)
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251
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Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of procedures to ensure timely, independent and impartial redress for victims of bullying in the armed services. |
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(79427)
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252
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by his Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
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(79577)
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253
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by his Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79578)
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254
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in his Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
|
(79579)
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255
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Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79081)
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Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
256
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he has received any requests from international observers to monitor the implementation of his proposed changes to electoral registration legislation. |
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(79424)
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257
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will consider extending the powers of Scottish and Welsh chief electoral officers to enable then to conduct registration initiatives similar to those undertaken in Northern Ireland. |
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(79425)
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258
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2011, Official Report, column 1100W, on electoral registration, what assessment he has made of the capacity for the results of dataset pilot tests to inform any new legislation on electoral registration within the time available. |
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(79426)
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259
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2011, Official Report, columns 1100-1W, on electoral registration, how many prosecutions there were for not completing an electoral registration form between 1997 and 2007. |
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(79484)
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260
N
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent (a) representations he has received and (b) meetings he has had with lobbying firms about lobbying transparency. |
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(78678)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
261
N
|
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the introduction of the English Baccalaureate on the take-up of subjects not included in its scope. |
|
(78638)
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262
N
|
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to review Building Bulletin 100: Design for fire safety in schools; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79038)
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263
N
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Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his planned review of school building regulations will consider fire safety. |
|
(79039)
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264
N
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Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has assessed the costs and benefits of installing sprinklers in new schools. |
|
(79040)
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265
N
|
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken following the review of music education to (a) maximise the benefits of music education in schools and (b) support schools to manage budgets for music education and maximise value for money since March 2011. |
|
(78989)
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266
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of school pupils were (a) eligible for and (b) claimed free school meals in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(79229)
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267
|
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on improving the capabilities of local authorities in commissioning young people's services in each of the last three years; and what proportion of local authority spending on young people's services was allocated to service providers other than local authorities themselves in each of the last three years. |
|
(79128)
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268
|
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average pupil to teacher ratio was in secondary schools in England in 1981. |
|
(79361)
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269
N
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Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration he has given to including first aid in the new national curriculum. |
|
(79211)
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270
N
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to take any steps to promote Drinkaware's In:tuition life skills programme. |
|
(79275)
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271
N
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to take any steps to promote Drinkaware's In:tuition life skills programme. |
|
(79276)
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272
N
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to take any steps to promote Drinkaware's In:tuition life skills programme. |
|
(79277)
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273
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free schools do not use the national curriculum; and how many do not use nationally negotiated pay agreements to determine teacher pay. |
|
(78634)
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274
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils were excluded for (a) physical and (b) verbal abuse or assault by constituency in the latest year for which figures are available. |
|
(78991)
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275
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils (a) entered and (b) achieved the English Baccalaureate by constituency in the latest year for which figures are available. |
|
(78992)
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276
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which free schools have (a) opened and (b) been approved to open in each (i) region, (ii) local authority and (iii) parliamentary constituency. |
|
(79220)
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277
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils were absent from school for at least (a) 10 per cent., (b) 15 per cent. and (c) 20 per cent. of the school year in each (i) region, (ii) local authority and (iii) parliamentary constituency, in the latest year for which figures are available. |
|
(79221)
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278
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have (a) become academies and (b) applied to become academies in each (i) region and (ii) parliamentary constituency since May 2010. |
|
(79222)
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279
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason his Department has not carried out a valuation of the Teachers' Pension Scheme since 2007; what legal requirement there is to carry out such a valuation; and on what his Department's estimate of the affordability of such a scheme can be made in the absence of a recent valuation. |
|
(77583)
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280
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the number of teachers likely to opt out of the Teachers' Pension scheme, if contributions rise to 9.8 per cent. of salary; what estimate he has made of the proportion of contributors to that scheme who must continue to participate in order to prevent it ceasing to be viable; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(77584)
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281
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the evidential basis is for his Department's assessment that the Teachers' Pension scheme has become unaffordable since the 2007 settlement. |
|
(77585)
|
282
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the conclusion of his summit with young people in May 2011 that young people preferred face-to-face professional career guidance, how he plans that access to such guidance will be assured under the new National Careers Service. |
|
(78937)
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283
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his assessment nis of the finding in the paper prepared for his Department by Professor Tony Watts, entitled The Proposed Model for Career Guidance in England: Some Lessons from International Examples, that leaving it to schools to decide whether or not to commission professional career guidance for their pupils will have damaging effects. |
|
(79218)
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284
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration he has given to the recommendation contained in the Browne report on higher education funding published in October 2010 that every school should be required to make individualised careers advice available to its pupils, delivered by certified professionals. |
|
(79219)
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285
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects the valuation of the Teachers' Pension Scheme to be published. |
|
(79148)
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286
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by his Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79568)
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287
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by his Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79569)
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288
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in his Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
|
(79570)
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289
N
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the support available in schools for young people preparing for post-16 vocational training and apprenticeships. |
|
(78495)
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290
N
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the support provided in schools for young people preparing for post-16 vocational training and apprenticeships. |
|
(78605)
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291
|
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2011, Official Report, column 434W, on academies: primary education, what weight he gives to improved performance (a) against floor targets and (b) amongst pupils with special needs in determining whether to convert primary schools to academy status; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79228)
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292
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79076)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
293
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the reason is for the time taken by his Department to announce its consultation on the Energy Company Obligation. |
|
(78789)
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294
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to implement the non-domestic permitted development rights for small wind systems. |
|
(79000)
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295
N
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the risks of contamination of the water supply by the process of fracking from the leak of (a) fracking fluid and (b) methane gas. |
|
(79046)
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296
N
|
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many meetings he has had with (a) the Renewable Energy Association and (b) the Solar Traders Association since his appointment; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(78723)
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297
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 6(ii) of his Department's consultation on Comprehensive Review Phase 1 - Tariffs for Solar PV, published on 31 October 2011, for what reason 12 December was chosen as the reference date. |
|
(79030)
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298
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 32 of his Department's consultation on Comprehensive Review Phase 1 - Tariffs for Solar PV, published on 31 October 2011, whether his Department has made an estimate of the average time lag between when a project is installed and when it is confirmed on Ofgem's central fit register. |
|
(79031)
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299
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 1 of his Department's consultation on Comprehensive Review Phase 1 - Tariffs for Solar PV, published on 31 October 2011, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of solar PV installations which have been installed but not yet registered for feed-in tariffs. |
|
(79032)
|
300
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 34 of his Department's consultation on Comprehensive Review Phase 1 - Tariffs for Solar PV, published on 31 October 2011, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost of (a) the solar panels and (b) the installation process for solar PV. |
|
(79033)
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301
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 37 of his Department's consultation on Comprehensive Review Phase 1 - Tariffs for Solar PV, published on 31 October 2011, whether his Department has made an estimate of the proportion of multiple PV installations that have been installed by (a) local authorities, (b) housing associations, (c) other public sector organisations and (d) charitable organisations. |
|
(79034)
|
302
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people employed in the solar industry. |
|
(79093)
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303
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has forecast future levels of employment in the solar industry. |
|
(79094)
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304
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of reducing feed-in-tariff levels for solar electricity on (a) future levels of solar power installation and (b) the likelihood of achieving the target to generate 20 per cent. of electricity from renewable sources by 2020. |
|
(79095)
|
305
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of feed-in tariff installations are in (a) solar, (b) wind, (c) micro combined heat and power and (d) hydro. |
|
(79096)
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306
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate his Department has made of the level of growth in the solar industry in (a) the last 15 years and (b) since the introduction of feed-in-tariffs. |
|
(79097)
|
307
|
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate his Department has made of the contribution of the solar industry to gross domestic product. |
|
(79098)
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308
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) feed-in tariff and (b) solar installations there were in (i) the UK, (ii) each local authority area and (iii) each parliamentary constituency in each of the last 15 years. |
|
(79099)
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309
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Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what modelling his Department has carried out on the effect of the proposed generation tariffs for solar photovoltaic energy on the rate of return. |
|
(79201)
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310
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans he has to support the DeltaStream tidal demonstration project. |
|
(78932)
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311
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made on establishing carbon capture and storage demonstration projects for combined cycle gas turbine power stations. |
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(78987)
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312
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Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will estimate the effect on the average household's gas and electricity bills in 2020 of his Department's policy decisions since May 2010. |
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(79614)
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313
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Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will estimate how much (a) an average household and (b) all consumers will save in the cost of energy bills as a result of his policy decisions on (i) feed-in tariffs for large-scale solar installations, (ii) feed-in tariffs for small-scale solar installations, (iii) the renewable heat incentive, (iv) carbon capture and storage and (v) other energy and climate change policies up to 2020. |
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(79615)
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314
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the statement by the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change of 31 October 2011, Official Report, column 609, if he will make it his policy to make an immediate exemption, lasting until April 2012, for Industrial and Provident Societies and Community Benefit Societies from the changes proposed to the Feed-in tariff announced in the Written Statement of 31 October 2011, Official Report, column 26WS. |
|
(79195)
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315
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the statement by the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change of 31 October 2011, Official Report, column 609, if his Department will assess how community-based solar photovoltaic schemes can be supported by the Government in addition to the provision of a special feed-in tariff; and if he will make a statement. |
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(79196)
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316
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the statement by the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change of 31 October 2011, Official Report, column 609, if he will make it his policy to introduce a special feed-in tariff for community-based solar photovoltaic schemes that is higher than standard feed-in tariff rates; and if he will make a statement. |
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(79197)
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317
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will meet representatives of Brighton Energy Co-operative to discuss the continuance of projects to install and operate four solar photovoltaic arrays in the Brighton and Hove area, which were planned on the basis of the current feed-in tariff rates. |
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(79263)
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318
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Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has considered including bioliquids in the Renewable Heat Incentive. |
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(79481)
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319
N
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Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the reduction in the feed-in tariff for solar power will apply to installations completed between 12 December 2011 and 31 March 2012. |
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(78609)
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320
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the threat to oil platforms from terrorism or criminal attack; and what steps he is taking to prevent such attacks. |
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(79414)
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321
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many full-time equivalent staff work on the energy workstream of the Capabilities Programme; and what the staffing level was in each of the last 10 quarters. |
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(79501)
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322
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, who the lead Minister in his Department is for the energy workstream of the Capabilities Programme. |
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(79502)
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323
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the budget was for the energy workstream of the Capabilities Programme in each year since 2005; and what the budget will be during the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
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(79503)
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324
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by his Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79580)
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325
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by his Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79581)
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326
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in his Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
|
(79582)
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327
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
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(79084)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
328
N
|
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's research and development budget was in each of the last five years; and what that budget will be for each year of the Spending Review period. |
|
(78840)
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329
N
|
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect against the import of illegal eggs from countries which are not compliant with the European Welfare of Laying Hens Directive. |
|
(78623)
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330
N
|
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Ministerial counterparts in the devolved administrations on Common Agricultural Policy reform. |
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(78624)
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331
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to announce plans to take forward the statement of principles for flood insurance after it concludes in 2013. |
|
(79141)
|
332
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding (a) her Department and (b) Natural England plans to provide for coastal paths in each of the next three years. |
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(79212)
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333
|
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her (a) Spanish, (b) Italian, (c) Polish and (d) French counterparts on likely levels of non-compliance with the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive from 1 January 2012; what data her Department holds on such levels; and if she will publish such data. |
|
(79133)
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334
|
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with those responsible for implementing the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland on likely levels of non-compliance with the Directive from 1 January 2012; what data her Department holds on likely levels of non-compliance; and if if she will publish such data. |
|
(79134)
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335
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Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her (a) Dutch and (b) Belgian counterparts on likely levels of non-compliance with the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive; what information her Department holds on likely levels of non-compliance; and if she will publish any such information. |
|
(79521)
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336
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to (a) introduce a closed season for the hunting of wild boar, (b) raise the minimum age of wild boar that can be culled to five months old, (c) introduce a legal minimum requirement for firearms in shooting wild boar and (d) reconsider the classification of wild boar as feral. |
|
(79449)
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337
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) she or (b) officials in her Department have discussed with HM Treasury using a proportion of the recently announced £150 million funding for infrastructure projects to improve mobile phone coverage. |
|
(79410)
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338
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 October 2011, Official Report, column 1405W, on wildlife: circuses, if she will publish any advice that she has received from the Better Regulation Executive on the proposed regulatory framework for setting up and operating a licensing regime; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(79028)
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339
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 October 2011, Official Report, columns 381-2W, on zoo: licensing, for what reasons circus inspections were conducted on a confidential basis; and if she will ask those who requested confidentiality to agree to publication and the placing of a copy in the Library. |
|
(79029)
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340
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the (a) cost and (b) efficiency of recycling glass compared to plastic bottles. |
|
(79423)
|
341
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to publish the revised guidance notes for reservoir safety pursuant to the Reservoirs Act 1975 and 1996 guidance; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(79487)
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342
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding her Department has allocated to the (a) collection and (b) analysis of data on UK fish stocks in each of the last five years; and how much such funding she plans to allocate in each of the next four years. |
|
(79147)
|
343
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) she, (b) officials of her Department and (c) special advisers in her Department have met Mr Adam Werritty on official business since May 2010; and how many such meetings took place (i) on her Department's premises and (ii) elsewhere. |
|
(78865)
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344
|
Owen Smith (Pontypridd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on food prices support for British food manufacturing. |
|
(79185)
|
345
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff work on the (a) infectious diseases: animal and plant, (b) flooding and (c) food and water workstream of the Capabilities Programme; and what the staffing level was in each of the last 10 quarters. |
|
(79504)
|
346
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who the lead Minister in her Department is for (a) infectious diseases: animal and plant, (b) flooding and (c) food and water workstream of the Capabilities Programme. |
|
(79505)
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347
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the budget was for the (a) infectious diseases: animal and plant, (b) flooding and (c) food and water workstream of the Capabilities Programme in each year since 2005; and what the budget will be during the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(79506)
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348
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by her Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79574)
|
349
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by her Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79575)
|
350
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in her Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
|
(79576)
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351
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what grants her Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79073)
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352
N
|
Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle dangerous dogs. |
|
(78445)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
353
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it remains his policy that the implementation of the proposals in the Strategic Defence and Security Review will not result in strategic shrinkage. |
|
(79005)
|
354
|
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Algeria on the prohibition of any Christian activity from taking place outside of a state-recognised church building. |
|
(79024)
|
355
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2011, Official Report, columns 582-3W, on European Union, on what date the Government commenced work on an examination of the balance of the EU's existing competencies; how many civil servants are engaged in the work (a) full-time and (b) part-time; and when he expects the work to be complete. |
|
(79125)
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356
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of (a) men and (b) women from his Department will attend the Bonn Conference in December; and what the level of seniority is of attendees in each category. |
|
(79001)
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357
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2011, Official Report, column 534W, on prisoners, whether he has recently (a) raised concerns with and (b) issued statements to the government of Israel in relation to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. |
|
(79217)
|
358
|
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what basis observers were invited to oversee the election process in the British Virgin Islands; who selected the observers; and who was consulted. |
|
(79482)
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359
|
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who decided to invite election observers to oversee the election process in the British Virgin Islands. |
|
(79483)
|
360
N
|
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK nationals were working (a) in UKREP in each of the last 20 years and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(78726)
|
361
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government intends to publish its new strategy for the British Overseas Territories. |
|
(79397)
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362
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on meetings between the right hon. Member for North Somerset, when Secretary of State for Defence, and representatives of the government of (a) Israel, (b) Pakistan, (c) Afghanistan, (d) India, (e) the US, (f) Sri Lanka and (g) Egypt. |
|
(79015)
|
363
|
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the student campaign in Iran entitled Can you solve this? regarding the denial of education to members of the Baha'i faith. |
|
(79101)
|
364
|
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent information he has received on denial of education in Iran to individuals and groups other than members of the Baha'i faith. |
|
(79102)
|
365
|
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent information he has received of members of the Baha'i faith in Iran being prevented from studying; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79103)
|
366
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) he, (b) officials of his Department and (c) special advisers in his Department have met Mr Adam Werritty on official business since May 2010; and how many such meetings took place (i) on his Department's premises and (ii) elsewhere. |
|
(78866)
|
367
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by his Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79565)
|
368
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by his Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79566)
|
369
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in his Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
|
(79567)
|
370
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79077)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
371
N
|
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's research and development budget was in each of the last five years; and what that budget will be for each year of the Spending Review period. |
|
(78776)
|
372
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP surgeries in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Coventry continue to use telephone numbers that charge patients more than the equivalent cost of calling a geographical number to contact the NHS. |
|
(79205)
|
373
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that GP surgeries adhere to the amended general medical services regulations on the use of telephone numbers that charge patients more than the equivalent cost of calling a geographical number to contact the NHS. |
|
(79206)
|
374
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total liability was of the NHS Pension Scheme in each year between 1997-98 and 2009-10. |
|
(78795)
|
375
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average annual pension is of a retired member of the NHS Pension Scheme with 30 years of continuous service; and what estimate he has made of the average annual pension of such a person following the proposed linkage to the consumer prices index. |
|
(78796)
|
376
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what comparative assessment he has made of the pension that (a) a member of the NHS Pension Scheme and (b) a private sector worker on a similar salary could expect to receive after 30 years of continuous employment. |
|
(78797)
|
377
N
|
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he has given to implementing the consolidated action plan to prevent and combat multi-drug-resistant and extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis in the World Health Organisation European Region; and what representations his Department has made to the European Commission to ensure sufficient financial resources are available to facilitate the Action Plan's implementation. |
|
(78843)
|
378
|
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were (a) wholly and (b) partially state funded for speech and language therapy in 2010; and what estimate he has made of funding that will be provided by his Department in each such category in the remainder of the Comprehensive Spending Review. |
|
(79187)
|
379
|
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts have announced funding reductions for speech and language therapy during the Comprehensive Spending Review period; and what the level was of each such funding reduction. |
|
(79188)
|
380
|
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost to the public was of funding speech and language therapy in 2010; and what he estimates the cost will be in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review. |
|
(79189)
|
381
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Ministers in his Department have any plans to visit the Channel Islands to discuss the implementation of the EU Food Supplements Directive and the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulations. |
|
(78774)
|
382
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has had discussions with representatives of the government of (a) Jersey and (b) Guernsey on their proposed timetable for implementing the EU Food Supplements Directive and the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulations; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(78775)
|
383
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Chair-elect of the NHS Commissioning Board on his participation in (a) discussions and (b) decisions with an effect on GPs. |
|
(78835)
|
384
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has discussed with the Chair-elect of the NHS Commissioning Board (a) good governance of the Board and (b) handling of conflicts of interests in relation to GP contracts. |
|
(78836)
|
385
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has received any information from representatives of the Jersey and Guernsey governments on the implementation of the (a) Food Supplements Directive and (b) Nutrition and Health Regulations in their respective States; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79050)
|
386
|
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications were approved for (a) first line and (b) second line treatment of bowel cancer through the use of Avastin in each strategic health authority area in each of the last three years; and at what cost per treatment. |
|
(79300)
|
387
|
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued on the prescription of Avastin in treating bowel cancer. |
|
(79301)
|
388
|
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the availability is of Avastin for treating bowel cancer in each strategic health authority area. |
|
(79302)
|
389
|
Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability of Ipilimumab (Yervoy) for people with advanced melanoma. |
|
(79303)
|
390
|
Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department has provided for skin cancer prevention programmes amongst young people in the last 10 years. |
|
(79304)
|
391
|
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued regarding the provision of non-emergency transport between NHS hospitals since 2001. |
|
(78988)
|
392
N
|
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library all correspondence that has taken place between the Minister of State for Social Care and Southern Cross Healthcare Group since May 2010. |
|
(78798)
|
393
|
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in the population. |
|
(79384)
|
394
|
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of rickets were recorded in England and Wales in each of the last 30 years. |
|
(79385)
|
395
|
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage (a) adults, (b) children and (c) pregnant women to ensure they have sufficient intake of vitamin D. |
|
(79493)
|
396
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the 2010 Drug Strategy, Reducing Demand, Restricting Supply, Building Recovery and the National Treatment Agency Action Plan 2011-12, what progress has been made on the commitment to explore the wider prescribing of diamorphine based on the Randomised Injectable Opioid Treatment Trial conducted by the National Addiction Centre. |
|
(78792)
|
397
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the quantity of trans fats consumed in the UK; and what steps the Government is taking to reduce such consumption. |
|
(78993)
|
398
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to assist Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to eliminate its financial deficit in the current financial year; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79047)
|
399
N
|
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the new operator is of each former Southern Cross care home. |
|
(78727)
|
400
N
|
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contingency plans he has put in place in the event of the future financial failure of care home providers. |
|
(78728)
|
401
N
|
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings he has had with new operators of former Southern Cross care homes; and whether the meetings included a discussion on the operator's financial stability. |
|
(78729)
|
402
N
|
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the financial stability of operators running former Southern Cross care homes. |
|
(78833)
|
403
N
|
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many former Southern Cross care homes have not yet been transferred to new operators. |
|
(78834)
|
404
N
|
Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he holds on the number of injuries caused by para-phenylenediamine in hair dye products in each of the last five years. |
|
(79044)
|
405
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he is considering mechanisms to ensure that hospitals are provided with financial incentives to participate in arrangements for integrated care for people (a) aged over 75 years, (b) with diabetes, (c) injecting drug users and (d) other age groups and conditions that would benefit from an integrated care model to facilitate better patient care and prevent avoidable hospital admissions. |
|
(79026)
|
406
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) organisational support, (b) finance, (c) evaluation processes and (d) other mechanisms he is putting in place to encourage the development of integrated care between existing NHS providers, GPs, social services and third sector agencies; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79027)
|
407
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2011, Official Report, column 458W, on palliative care, if he will make it his policy to create a mechanism for NHS doctors to anonymously record instances of the removal of life-sustaining treatments; and if he will publish an annual analysis of the data arising from such a mechanism. |
|
(79603)
|
408
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to measure the effectiveness of the Portman Group in regulating drinks industry marketing and packaging. |
|
(79422)
|
409
|
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with other Government departments on the provision of cross-departmental services to provide assistance to those suffering from sexual and alcohol-related violence. |
|
(78994)
|
410
|
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to support people with mobility problems caused by arthritis. |
|
(78995)
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411
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant the Answer of 31 October 2011, Official report, column 452W, on general practitioners, what his policy is on the rights of (a) patients and (b) members of the public to know the place of work of a locum GP working for the NHS. |
|
(79444)
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412
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure NHS trusts have a renewal programme for radiotherapy machines. |
|
(79432)
|
413
|
Mr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the availability of an adequate number of trained radiotherapists. |
|
(79433)
|
414
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made in introducing the innovation pass in the NHS. |
|
(78786)
|
415
N
|
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to reintroduce national school dental checks. |
|
(78617)
|
416
N
|
Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the incidence rate for malignant melanoma was in Cornwall in each year since 2005. |
|
(79035)
|
417
N
|
Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of malignant melanoma. |
|
(79036)
|
418
N
|
Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence about its draft guidance on Ipilimumab (Yervoy) for the treatment of previously treated unresectable stage III or IV malignant melanoma; and what representations he has received from patient groups on the draft guidance. |
|
(79037)
|
419
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people with a learning disability in England who are being supported (a) exclusively or (b) predominantly through a health budget; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79207)
|
420
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the number of adults with a learning disability in England; what steps he is taking to ensure there is sufficient funding for people who need care and support due to learning disability; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79209)
|
421
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure co-ordination between Public Health England, local authorities and the NHS on the early identification of speech language and communication needs following the implementation of his planned reforms to the NHS. |
|
(79230)
|
422
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what means commissioning bodies will ensure that people with speech language and communication needs are identified and treated as a priority in the NHS; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79231)
|
423
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of implementation of the provisions of the Health and Social Care Bill on people with speech language and communication needs; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79232)
|
424
|
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many local arrangements outside the Drug Tariff for the supply of urology and stoma products are in place in England. |
|
(79442)
|
425
|
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) clinical outcomes and (b) overall healthcare costs of patient choice in urology and stoma care. |
|
(79443)
|
426
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent staff work on the (a) infectious diseases: human, (b) mass casualties and (c) health services of the Capabilities Programme; and what the staffing level was in each of the last 10 quarters. |
|
(79507)
|
427
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the lead Minister in his Department is for the (a) infectious diseases: human, (b) mass casualties and (c) health services workstream of the Capabilities Programme. |
|
(79508)
|
428
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget was for the (a) infectious diseases: human, (b) mass casualties and (c) health services workstream of the Capabilities Programme in each year since 2005; and what the budget will be during the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(79509)
|
429
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by his Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79547)
|
430
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by his Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79548)
|
431
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in his Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
|
(79549)
|
432
|
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with bodies and organisations (i) in the UK and (ii) abroad on his proposed increase in the number of non-European Economic Area overseas private patients treated in NHS hospitals. |
|
(78938)
|
433
|
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether there are any plans by primary care trusts and strategic health authority clusters to sell NHS (a) property and (b) assets to non-NHS organisations; and what the property and assets are which they propose to sell. |
|
(78939)
|
434
|
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2011, Official Report, column 836W, on NHS land, what discussions his Department has had with private health care providers on the potential use of NHS land, building and facilities since May 2010. |
|
(79126)
|
435
|
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the number of NHS patients who will seek private treatment of the proposals contained in the Health and Social Care Bill. |
|
(79223)
|
436
|
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the report by the Care Quality Commission on the dignity and nutrition inspection programme of 13 October 2011, what steps his Department is taking to improve nutritional care in acute healthcare settings. |
|
(79294)
|
437
|
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration his Department has given to establishing a Malnutrition Commission to reduce the level of malnutrition in the UK. |
|
(79295)
|
438
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79085)
|
439
|
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Mid Essex Primary Care Trust received per capita in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(79233)
|
440
|
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average level of per capita funding for primary care trusts in England was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(79234)
|
441
|
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which 10 primary care trusts received the (a) highest and (b) lowest level of per capita funding in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(79235)
|
442
|
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what payments the Mid Essex Primary Care Trust made to each general practice in its area in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(79236)
|
443
|
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total payment per GP made by the Mid Essex Primary Care Trust was to each general practice in its area in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(79237)
|
444
|
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total payment per patient made by the Mid Essex Primary Care Trust was to each general practice in its area in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(79238)
|
445
|
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average total payment made to general practices in England was in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(79239)
|
446
|
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average total payment per GP made to general practices in England was in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(79240)
|
447
|
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average total payment per patient made to general practices in England was in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(79241)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
448
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to take steps to ensure that sufficient late night licences are made available to pubs and restaurants to enable visitors to the London 2012 Olympics to use their services. |
|
(78945)
|
449
|
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what fee she proposes will be payable for individual subscriptions to her planned online criminal records system. |
|
(79191)
|
450
N
|
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to provide safe homes for (a) adult and (b) child victims of human trafficking. |
|
(78841)
|
451
|
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value is of financial reserves held by each police authority. |
|
(78944)
|
452
N
|
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the closure of the Forensic Science Service on the provision of forensic science services. |
|
(78443)
|
453
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of good practice in respect of tackling stalking by police forces (a) nationwide and (b) in other EU member states. |
|
(78930)
|
454
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an assessment has been made by her Department of the effects on stalking in Scotland of the coming into force of the Criminal Justice and Licensing Act 2010. |
|
(78931)
|
455
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to police forces in England and Wales on investigating allegations of stalking. |
|
(78934)
|
456
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Association of Chief Police Officers on (a) the creation of a separate offence of stalking, (b) implementation of operating procedures and policy on stalking and (c) training of police officers on prevention of stalking. |
|
(78935)
|
457
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases which included a stalking-related murder have been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission since 2009. |
|
(78996)
|
458
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential savings to police budgets arising from (a) centralised procurement and (b) force collaboration in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14. |
|
(78997)
|
459
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department met the (i) Constables' Central Committee, (ii) Sergeants' Central Committee, (iii) Inspectors' Central Committee and (iv) Chairman and General Secretary of the Police Federation of England and Wales between May 2010 and 31 October 2011. |
|
(78998)
|
460
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department formally met representatives of the Police Superintendents Association of England and Wales between 10 May 2010 and 31 October 2011. |
|
(79537)
|
461
N
|
Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which London boroughs gang injunctions have been issued. |
|
(79146)
|
462
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy that in cases of public disorder, police forces deploy water cannon before baton rounds are deployed. |
|
(79184)
|
463
N
|
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people returned to the UK under the European Arrest Warrant returned to (a) face prosecution and (b) served an existing sentence in each year since its inception; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(78625)
|
464
N
|
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been sent to the UK under the European Arrest Warrant, in order to face prosecution, in each year since its inception, by type of offence; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(78626)
|
465
N
|
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been returned to the UK under the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) to serve an existing sentence, broken down by type of offence and length of sentence in each year from the inception of the EAW to date; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(79213)
|
466
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by the Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency entitled A thematic inspection of how the UK Border Agency manages foreign national prisoners, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of immigration detainees held for over 12 months. |
|
(78793)
|
467
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2011, Official Report, column 408W, on bovine tuberculosis: disease control, if she will reach an estimate of the costs of any police response and associated costs related to badger culling as part of her discussions with the Association of Chief Police Officers. |
|
(79411)
|
468
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the use of dogs in instances of (a) gang and (b) youth violence. |
|
(79445)
|
469
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her strategy on gang and youth violence will take account of the use of dogs in acts of violence. |
|
(79446)
|
470
N
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library a copy of the legal advice she received on introducing minimum alcohol pricing. |
|
(78725)
|
471
N
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking any steps to ensure that staff currently working for the Forensic Science Service (FSS) are retained within the forensic science industry after the closure of the FSS. |
|
(79273)
|
472
N
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the future costs of maintaining the National Forensic Science Archive. |
|
(79274)
|
473
N
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Welsh Government Ministers on (a) gangs and youth violence and (b) youth crime in Wales. |
|
(78619)
|
474
N
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 1 November 2011, on gang-related violence, which areas in Wales she proposes will receive funding to tackle gang and youth violence; and what the overall budget is that will be devolved to the Welsh Government for this specific purpose. |
|
(78730)
|
475
|
Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the length of time required to process the legacy visa applications by the UK Border Agency. |
|
(79140)
|
476
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the likely effect of a ban on glass bottles in nightclubs with a history of violent offences. |
|
(79105)
|
477
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to reduce the number of violent incidents involving glass bottles in nightclubs. |
|
(79106)
|
478
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce levels of alcohol-induced violence. |
|
(79119)
|
479
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to address levels of alcohol-related incidents resulting in deaths and personal injuries. |
|
(79124)
|
480
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have (a) applied for and (b) been granted the Right to Work after 12 months in each of the last five years. |
|
(79194)
|
481
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many holders of (a) Tier 1 and (b) Tier 2 visas previously held Tier 4 visas on (i) 1 September 2011, (ii) 1 September 2010 and (iii) 1 September 2009. |
|
(79439)
|
482
|
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to maintain the current average time for processing an asylum case. |
|
(79440)
|
483
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) she, (b) officials of her Department and (c) special advisers in her Department have met Mr Adam Werritty on official business since May 2010; and how many such meetings took place (i) on her Department's premises and (ii) elsewhere. |
|
(78869)
|
484
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests for the surrender of an individual under a European Arrest Warrant were received by the Serious Organised Crime Agency in 2010-11. |
|
(79002)
|
485
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) people and (b) UK citizens were extradited from the UK to each EU Member State under a European Arrest Warrant in 2010-11. |
|
(79003)
|
486
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were extradited to the UK from each EU Member State under a European Arrest Warrant in 2010-11. |
|
(79004)
|
487
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were extradited from the US to the UK in 2010; and how many such people were US nationals. |
|
(79270)
|
488
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were extradited from the UK to the US in 2010; and how many such people were UK nationals. |
|
(79271)
|
489
N
|
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many calls were received by (a) the Metropolitan Police's trafficking victim helpline and (b) the UK Human Trafficking Centre's victim helpline in October 2011. |
|
(78546)
|
490
N
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department pays for private medical insurance for its officials; and what the cost of such payments was in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(79143)
|
491
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent staff work on the (a) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Resilience and (b) mass fatalities workstream of the Capabilities Programme; and what the staffing level was in each of the last 10 quarters. |
|
(79510)
|
492
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who the lead Minister in her Department is for the (a) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Resilience and (b) mass fatalities workstream of the Capabilities Programme. |
|
(79511)
|
493
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budget was for the (a) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Resilience and (b) mass fatalities workstream of the Capabilities Programme in each year since 2005; and what the budget will be during the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(79512)
|
494
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by her Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79541)
|
495
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by her Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79542)
|
496
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in her Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
|
(79543)
|
497
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases the UK Border Agency's Case Assurance and Audit Unit has considered in each month since July 2011. |
|
(79434)
|
498
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases considered by the UK Border Agency's Case Assurance and Audit Unit have resulted in an individual being (a) removed and (b) granted indefinite leave to remain in each month since July 2011. |
|
(79435)
|
499
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff are employed by the UK Border Agency's Case Assurance and Audit Unit to deal with casework. |
|
(79436)
|
500
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the UK Border Agency intends to resolve the case of Mr Garfield Rainford. |
|
(79437)
|
501
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration case files have been open for (a) one year, (b) two years, (c) three years, (d) four years and (e) five years. |
|
(79438)
|
502
N
|
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has any plans to decriminalise high THC cannabis (a) use and (b) production; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(78773)
|
503
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what grants her Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79080)
|
504
N
|
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 19 September 2011 to the Prime Minister, transferred to her Department for answer, reference M17334/11. |
|
(78732)
|
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission
505
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the total cost was of holding the Welsh Grand Committee in Wrexham including staffing, accommodation and travel. |
|
(79145)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
506
N
|
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's research and development budget was in each of the last five years; and what that budget will be for each year of the Spending Review period. |
|
(78838)
|
507
N
|
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which of his Department's country offices will deliver teacher training programmes to contribute to the Government's pledge to train 190,000 teachers by 2014; what plans he has to ensure that such programmes comply with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and what guidance he has issued country offices on the use of participatory teaching methods to improve quality and inclusiveness in teaching. |
|
(78602)
|
508
|
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects his Department is funding in Kyrgyzstan. |
|
(79298)
|
509
|
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the (a) monetary value and (b) delivery of humanitarian aid provided by his Department to Kyrgyzstan in the last three years. |
|
(79299)
|
510
N
|
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the joint statement made by UK development non-governmental organisations in advance of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness entitled Aid effectiveness in contexts of poor governance, conflict and fragility. |
|
(79286)
|
511
N
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2011, Official Report, column 580W, on departmental meetings, when the list will be updated to cover the period since March 2010. |
|
(79009)
|
512
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (a) to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by 2015, (b) to achieve universal primary education by 2015, (c) to promote gender equality and empower women and (d) to reduce child mortality. |
|
(79006)
|
513
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the UK's contribution to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. |
|
(79007)
|
514
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the potential for increased tourism revenues arising from construction of an airport on St Helena. |
|
(79396)
|
515
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what value for money assessment he has made of the decision to fund development of an airport on St Helena. |
|
(79398)
|
516
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has plans to fund infrastructure projects in British Overseas Territories in addition to the new airport at St Helena. |
|
(79399)
|
517
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding has been committed to the new St Helena airport by the private sector. |
|
(79400)
|
518
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what consultation his Department held with local residents on the development of a new airport on St Helena. |
|
(79401)
|
519
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the environmental impact of his decision to grant funding for a new airport on St Helena. |
|
(79402)
|
520
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effects on the economy of St Helena of his decision to grant funding for a new airport. |
|
(79403)
|
521
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations he received in advance of his decision to grant funding for the new St Helena airport. |
|
(79404)
|
522
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for what reason the Government's decision to fund an airport at St Helena was made in advance of the publication of the Government's strategy for the overseas territories. |
|
(79405)
|
523
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, from what budget within his Department the funding for the new airport on St Helena will come. |
|
(79406)
|
524
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he expects the construction of the airport on St Helena to be completed. |
|
(79407)
|
525
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the funding required to alleviate the famine in the Horn of Africa. |
|
(78501)
|
526
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by his Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79571)
|
527
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by his Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79572)
|
528
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in his Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
|
(79573)
|
529
|
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department is giving to developing countries to ensure that tax is collected efficiently and effectively. |
|
(79322)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
530
|
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people in prison who are (a) citizens of other EU member states and (b) non-EU citizens. |
|
(79297)
|
531
|
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the power of the (a) police and (b) Crown Prosecution Service to bring to prosecution the Offence of Misconduct in Public Office, following the rulings made by Judge Darlow in the case of R v Laloi 2005; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79227)
|
532
|
Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many scrap metal merchants have been charged and convicted with receiving stolen goods in each of the last two years. |
|
(79202)
|
533
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when Ministers next plan to travel to the Channel Islands; and whether they plan to raise implementation of the (a) Food Supplements Directive and (b) Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation. |
|
(79051)
|
534
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of reoffending rates for those offenders participating in the Intensive Alternative to Custody pilot scheme with reoffending rates of similar offenders receiving custodial sentences of less than 12 months. |
|
(78933)
|
535
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has any plans for a national roll-out of intensive alternative to custody schemes. |
|
(79408)
|
536
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people convicted following the public disorder of August 2011 were children; and what proportion had parents subject to parenting orders. |
|
(79296)
|
537
|
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) sick pay entitlement and (b) pension provision applies to a prison officer working in (i) a state-run prison and (ii) a privately run prison. |
|
(79417)
|
538
|
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the average (a) gross salary and (b) annual leave entitlement of a prison officer working in a (i) state prison and (ii) privately-run prison. |
|
(79494)
|
539
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons are running a sex offender treatment programme in England and Wales. |
|
(79604)
|
540
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners (a) are participating in and (b) have declined to participate in the sex offender treatment programme in England and Wales since it was first introduced. |
|
(79605)
|
541
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the sex offender treatment programme on post-release outcomes. |
|
(79606)
|
542
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders are serving a sentence in a prison located in or near the community where the offence took place in England and Wales. |
|
(79612)
|
543
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on victims of crime placing offenders in a prison located in or near the community where the offence took place; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79613)
|
544
N
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of people (a) in prison, (b) on parole and (c) subject to a community order who (i) had formerly been and (ii) are members of the armed forces. |
|
(78601)
|
545
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average annual cost to the public purse was of a prison place in England and Wales for the latest year for which information is available. |
|
(79387)
|
546
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the calculation of the cost of a prison place in England and Wales includes expenditure on health, education and probation services. |
|
(79388)
|
547
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners currently serving indeterminate sentences in England and Wales have received legal aid for proceedings in the family courts relating to (a) custody of children, (b) adoption of children, (c) contact with children and (d) parental responsibility. |
|
(79390)
|
548
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent estimate is of the average annual cost of a prison place in (a) England and (b) Wales including costs (i) at establishment level, (ii) at head office level and (iii) from other services provided by other Government departments. |
|
(79248)
|
549
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent estimate is of the average annual cost to the Probation Service of supervising an individual on a community order. |
|
(79249)
|
550
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent estimate is of the average annual cost to the Probation Service of supervising an individual on a community order with a programme attached for (a) domestic violence, (b) sexual offending, (c) anger management, (d) drug misuse and (e) alcohol misuse. |
|
(79250)
|
551
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent estimate is of the average annual cost of a place in approved premises in (a) England and (b) Wales. |
|
(79251)
|
552
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent estimate is of the average annual cost to the Probation Service of supervising an individual undertaking unpaid work in (a) England and (b) Wales for (i) 100 hours, (ii) 240 hours and (iii) 300 hours. |
|
(79252)
|
553
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received on the possible effect of reform of legal aid to new entrants to the legal profession; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[R]
(79328)
|
554
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) he, (b) officials of his Department and (c) special advisers in his Department have met Mr Adam Werritty on official business since May 2010; and how many such meetings took place (i) on his Department's premises and (ii) elsewhere. |
|
(78868)
|
555
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by his Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79562)
|
556
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by his Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79563)
|
557
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in his Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
|
(79564)
|
558
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79079)
|
559
N
|
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the level of the prison population on the effectiveness of rehabilitation programmes in prisons. |
|
(78780)
|
560
N
|
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders leaving prison re-offended within (a) one, (b) two and (c) three years of release in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(78781)
|
561
N
|
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which areas are defined rural for the purposes of resource allocation for magistrates' court services; and whether he plans to review those areas. |
|
(78632)
|
562
N
|
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria his Department uses to determine whether areas should receive additional resources for magistrates' court services in recognition of the distance between workplaces. |
|
(78633)
|
Questions to the Leader of the House
563
N
|
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will bring forward proposals for messages from Her Majesty The Queen to be notified to the House by Mr Speaker. |
|
(78782)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
564
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether (a) he, (b) officials of his Department and (c) special advisers in his Department have met Mr Adam Werritty on official business since May 2010; and how many such meetings took place (i) on his Department's premises and (ii) elsewhere. |
|
(78863)
|
565
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79072)
|
Questions to the Prime Minister
566
N
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Prime Minister, how many special advisers in Pay Band Two have a salary (a) between £55,000 and £58,000 and (b) between £58,000 and £58,199; and in which Department each such adviser is based. |
|
(78670)
|
567
N
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 July 2011, Official Report, columns 110-113WS, on special advisers, what the name is of each special adviser in post on the most recent date for which information is available; and what the pay band or actual salary of the adviser is. |
|
(78832)
|
568
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Prime Minister, whether Lord Young has an office in Number 10 Downing Street; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(78504)
|
569
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Prime Minister, how many meetings at 10 Downing Street Lord Young of Graffham attended between November 2010 and October 2011; and (a) what the purpose was and (b) who attended each such meeting. |
|
(78615)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
570
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether (a) he, (b) officials of his Department and (c) special advisers in his Department have met Mr Adam Werritty on official business since May 2010; and how many such meetings took place (i) on his Department's premises and (ii) elsewhere. |
|
(78864)
|
571
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by his Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79559)
|
572
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by his Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79560)
|
573
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in his Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
|
(79561)
|
574
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79071)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
575
N
|
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's research and development budget was in each of the last five years; and what that budget will be for each year of the Spending Review period. |
|
(78839)
|
576
N
|
Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to finalise the contract for search and rescue helicopters; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(78498)
|
577
N
|
Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on potential long-term procurement options for search and rescue helicopters; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(78499)
|
578
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the level of rail franchise revenues in each of the next 10 years. |
|
(78503)
|
579
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work her Department has done on bringing forward infrastructure spending during the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(78608)
|
580
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the annual number of rail freight tonne kilometres for each of the next 10 years. |
|
(78641)
|
581
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was of replacing cable stolen from each rail franchise in each of the last five years. |
|
(78799)
|
582
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many requests for special road traffic sign authorisations her Department has received in each of the last 10 years; and what the annual cost has been of processing these requests. |
|
(79149)
|
583
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her estimate was at the time of the Comprehensive Spending Review of the amount of money paid by train operating companies to the Government in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and what her latest estimate is. |
|
(79285)
|
584
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what reports she has received on statements made by the leader of Liverpool City Council prior to the announcement of the outcome of the public consultation on changing the status of the cruise liner terminal in Liverpool stating that (a) a settlement had been determined, (b) the principle of Liverpool having a turnaround facility had been conceded and (c) suggesting legal action against the Government; when she expects to publish the result of the consultation; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(78642)
|
585
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail is required to notify her Department prior to the commencement of engineering works. |
|
(79315)
|
586
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has issued guidance to Network Rail on maintaining adequate transport links for rail commuters normally affected by engineering works. |
|
(79316)
|
587
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will meet (a) Network Rail, (b) East Coast Trains and (c) other transport stakeholders in Lincoln to discuss Network Rail's engineering works to the track near Grantham on the East Coast Mainline. |
|
(79317)
|
588
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will assess the level of disruption to rail transport links to Lincoln arising from Network Rail's engineering works to the track near Grantham on the East Coast Mainline. |
|
(79318)
|
589
|
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her assessment is of progress in implementing the Government's plans to upgrade Britain's rail network; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(78999)
|
590
N
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, where vehicle charging points will be located in central Bedfordshire; and when they will be installed. |
|
(78600)
|
591
|
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the blood alcohol limit for pilots is. |
|
(79018)
|
592
|
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she plans to meet officials from the US (a) Federal Aviation Administration and (b) Department of Transportation. |
|
(79019)
|
593
|
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what matters were discussed at the recent meeting of European Aviation Safety Agency's Advisory Group of National Authorities on 25 to 26 October 2011; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(79020)
|
594
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effects on rail and road travel of incidents caused by metal theft; and whether she has made any estimate of the costs of such incidents. |
|
(79416)
|
595
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the threat to UK shipping from piracy off the coast of Brazil. |
|
(79466)
|
596
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent staff work on the transport workstream of the Capabilities Programme; and what the staffing level was in each of the last 10 quarters. |
|
(79514)
|
597
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the lead Minister in her Department is for the transport workstream of the Capabilities Programme. |
|
(79515)
|
598
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the budget was for the transport workstream of the Capabilities Programme in each year since 2005; and what the budget will be during the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(79516)
|
599
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by her Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79556)
|
600
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by her Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79557)
|
601
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in her Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
|
(79558)
|
602
|
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of her Department's spending reduction for public transport on people with a low income. |
|
(78940)
|
603
|
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the potential effect on journeys to work of her Department's reduction in financial support for bus services in April 2011. |
|
(78941)
|
604
|
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the level of bus services (a) in England, (b) in Cheshire, (c) in Merseyside and (d) nationally following her Department's funding reduction in April 2011. |
|
(78942)
|
605
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what grants her Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79074)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
606
N
|
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for the Home Department and (b) Welsh Government Ministers on youth crime. |
|
(78620)
|
607
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by her Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79553)
|
608
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by her Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79554)
|
609
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in her Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
|
(79555)
|
610
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what grants her Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79070)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
611
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the JobCentre Plus risk register. |
|
(79150)
|
612
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library any evaluation of his Department's programme conducted by the Major Projects Authority. |
|
(79151)
|
613
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's estimate is of the (a) contract closure costs for the Flexible New Deal and (b) costs associated with procurement of Work Programme contracts. |
|
(79152)
|
614
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have secured employment under the Supporting Youth Employment scheme. |
|
(79154)
|
615
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on the Supporting Youth Employment scheme to date. |
|
(79155)
|
616
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library all Jobcentre Plus guidance relating to sanctioning benefits, issued in 2011. |
|
(79156)
|
617
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit sanctions were (a) issued and (b) enforced in each month since June 2010. |
|
(79157)
|
618
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit sanctions were issued by (a) constituency and (b) region in each month since June 2010. |
|
(79158)
|
619
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many special advisers are employed in his Department. |
|
(79159)
|
620
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the salaries of special advisers in his Department. |
|
(79160)
|
621
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on consultants in each month since June 2010. |
|
(79161)
|
622
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on marketing in each month since June 2010. |
|
(79162)
|
623
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was to his Department of ministerial transport in each month since June 2010. |
|
(79163)
|
624
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on (a) postage, (b) stationery and (c) telephones in each month since June 2010. |
|
(79164)
|
625
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has of the monetary value of his Department's planned efficiency savings in each (a) month and (b) business unit in the next two years. |
|
(79165)
|
626
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place a copy of his Department's efficiency savings plan in the Library. |
|
(79166)
|
627
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of his Department's headcount in each of the next three years. |
|
(79167)
|
628
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the future level of benefit expenditure. |
|
(79168)
|
629
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Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the inclusion of passported benefits in universal credit; and if he will make a statement. |
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(79169)
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630
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reports his Department has commissioned from (a) audit and (b) management consulting firms in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2011. |
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(79170)
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631
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on the resignation of the Chair of the SSAC; if he will make a statement. |
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(79171)
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632
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Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made on the potential effect of child and working age poverty of his proposal to increase the hours threshold for tax credit entitlement to 24 hours per week. |
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(79175)
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633
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Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his contribution of 24 October 2011, Official Report, column 2, what progress his Department's contractors have made in employing five per cent. of apprentices. |
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(79176)
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634
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his contribution of 24 October 2011, Official Report, column 3, how many young people have been placed in employment through his Department's £30 million innovation fund. |
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(79177)
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635
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his contribution of 24 October 2011, Official Report, column 4, how many people have been placed in work through (a) work clubs, (b) work experience, (c) apprenticeship offers, (d) sector-based work academies, (d) the innovation fund, (e) European social fund support, (f) the skills offer, (g) the access to apprenticeships programme, (h) Work Together, (i) the work programme, (j) work choice and (k) mandatory work activity. |
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(79178)
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636
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has instructed Work Programme providers not to publish performance information. |
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(79179)
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637
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out the number of women whose pension arrangements will now be affected by legislative changes, broken down by constituency. |
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(79180)
|
638
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) minimum, (b) average and (c) maximum length of time was between (i) receipt of an appeal in respect of a decision on a claim for Employment and Support Allowance and (ii) a final decision being given. |
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(79181)
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639
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reports he has commissioned from external advisers on the introduction of Universal Credit in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011. |
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(79182)
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640
N
|
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to reduce JobCentre (a) staff and (b) offices in Merseyside. |
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(79142)
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641
N
|
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many letters on possible changes to employment and support allowance his Department has sent out; and at what cost to the public purse. |
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(78547)
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642
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses in the construction industry in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. |
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(79392)
|
643
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the construction industry were (a) killed and (b) injured in the workplace in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 1997. |
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(79413)
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644
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average fine was imposed on employers for breaches of health and safety regulations in (a) the North East and (b) the UK in each year since 2007-08. |
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(79513)
|
645
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the effect of his planned change of indexation from the retail prices index to the consumer prices index on the value of the Teachers' Pension scheme; what his policy is on the continued application of the triple lock commitment to the annual updating of the basic state pension; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(77586)
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646
N
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to bring forward a replacement for the Independent Living Fund. |
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(78611)
|
647
N
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits are available to support severely disabled people living independently. |
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(78612)
|
648
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2011, Official Report, columns 426-7W, on the employment and support allowance, how much arising from personal and occupational pensions was disregarded for the purpose of calculating contributory employment support allowance entitlement in each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79127)
|
649
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to support people with learning disabilities into sustainable work; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(79208)
|
650
N
|
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incapacity benefit and employment and support allowance claimants there were in South West Bedfordshire constituency on the most recent date for which figures are available. |
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(78733)
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651
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which voluntary and third sector organisations expressed an interest in signing Work Programme contracts; and if he will make a statement. |
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(79368)
|
652
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which private sector organisations have signed a contract with his Department for delivery of the Work Programme. |
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(79369)
|
653
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the causes of the change in the level of benefit off-flow since May 2011; and whether he expects the level to return to its previous level. |
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(78627)
|
654
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made in determining which families will be eligible for free school meals after the introduction of universal credit; and if he will make a statement. |
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(78628)
|
655
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how he plans to determine which former recipients of working tax credit will receive universal credit before April 2014. |
|
(78629)
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656
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the introduction of universal credit on the number of disabled children living in poverty. |
|
(78630)
|
657
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what budget headings has funding for the introduction of universal credit been allocated in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
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(78631)
|
658
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was in each JobCentre district for a work capability assessment in the case of (a) people not previously claiming benefit after submitting a new application for employment and support allowance and (b) existing recipients of incapacity benefit, after receiving notification of re-assessment. |
|
(79041)
|
659
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) Tier 1 and (b) Tier 2 subcontractors from the voluntary and community sector were named in the bids submitted by organisations which are now work programme prime providers. |
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(79042)
|
660
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) Tier 1 and (b) Tier 2 subcontractors currently contracted by work programme prime providers are from the voluntary and community sector. |
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(79043)
|
661
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether real time PAYE information will be collected from every firm employing staff in each local authority area prior to universal credit being rolled out as part of the third phase in his planned transition. |
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(79272)
|
662
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parliamentary questions for written answer on a named day by his Department were answered (a) on time, (b) five days late, (c) 10 days late, (d) 20 days late and (e) over 30 days late in each month since May 2010. |
|
(79550)
|
663
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parliamentary questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day by his Department have remained unanswered for a period of two months since May 2010. |
|
(79551)
|
664
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether draft answers to parliamentary questions prepared by officials in his Department are cleared by special advisers (a) before and (b) after the relevant Minister. |
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(79552)
|
665
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what grants his Department made to charitable organisations in each of the last five years. |
|
(79083)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
666
|
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) assessment he has made of and (b) representations he has received on the recent Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks review of the ability of EU member states to manufacture incandescent bulbs available where there are medical grounds; and if he will make a statement. |
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(79447)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
667
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has considered increasing the capacity of the directgov online jobs search to handle more users. |
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[Transferred]
(79305)
|
668
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons users of the directgov online jobs search cannot search beyond a 15 mile radius of the user under the category all jobs; and if he will consider expanding the job search radius. |
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[Transferred]
(79306)
|
669
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unique users visited the directgov online jobs search page in each of the last 36 months for which figures are available. |
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[Transferred]
(79311)
|
670
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many simultaneous unique users the directgov online jobs search system is capable of handling. |
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[Transferred]
(79312)
|
671
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unique users he expects to visit the directgov online jobs search in the next year. |
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[Transferred]
(79313)
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