Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 5 December 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 5 December 2011
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 5 December 2011
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 5 December 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 5 December of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 5 December see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Attorney General
1
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
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(85052)
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2
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Attorney General, whether any senior staff in (a) the Law Officers' Departments and (b) their executive agencies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
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(85087)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
3
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Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students from Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency were accepted onto courses at (a) Oxford University and (b) the University of Cambridge in each academic year since 2001. |
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(85212)
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4
N
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Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the statement on page 57 of the Autumn Statement (Cm 8231) that the Government will provide £4 million to Skills for Logistics to improve training approaches to increase the competitiveness and productivity of the logistics sector; how will these funds be allocated; who can apply for funding; and if he will make a statement. |
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(84938)
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5
N
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Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which designated courses at each higher education provider he has authorised to receive student loan funding in the last year; and how much student loan funding was allocated to each designated course. |
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(84089)
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6
N
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Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students outside the Higher Education Funding Council for England allocation of student numbers have enrolled on a higher education course with a (a) private company and (b) for-profit higher education provider in each of the last five years. |
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(84090)
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7
N
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Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students enrolled in designated higher education courses with (a) all private higher education providers and (b) for-profit higher education providers in each of the last five years; and how many studied (i) at each institution and (ii) in each subject area. |
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(84091)
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8
N
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Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of student loan funding was awarded to students studying at private higher education institutions in each of the last five years. |
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(84092)
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9
N
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Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UCAS applications had been submitted by residents in (a) Darlington constituency, (b) the Tees Valley and (c) the North East in the 2011-12 admissions cycle by 21 November 2011; and how many such applications had been submitted on the same date in the 2010-11 admissions cycle. |
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(84486)
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10
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Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what contribution he has made to the Home Office consultation on anti-social behaviour in respect of the risk posed by dangerous dogs to Royal Mail deliveries to customers. |
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(85299)
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11
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Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support his Department provides for partially sighted and blind pupils in (a) further and (b) higher education. |
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(85180)
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12
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Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much each regional development agency spent on promoting tourism in its respective region in each of the last five financial years. |
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(84833)
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13
N
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UCAS applications had been submitted by residents of (a) Stockton North constituency, (b) the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, (c) the Tees Valley and (d) the North East in the 2011-12 admissions cycle by 21 November 2011; and how many such applications had been submitted on the same date in the 2010-11 admissions cycle. |
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(84356)
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14
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Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of recent trends in UCAS applications for 2012 admission on implementation of the Government's social mobility strategy. |
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(85287)
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15
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Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people applied for courses through UCAS in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11 and (d) 2011 to date by (i) region and (ii) socio-economic group. |
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(85297)
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16
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Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to answer the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton of 6 October 2011 with regard to Mr P Wightman. |
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(85145)
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17
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Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much outstanding debt is owed to the UK through the Export Credits Guarantee, broken down by country. |
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(84857)
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18
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Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans the Manufacturing Advisory Service has to provide assistance to manufacturers in Redditch; and if he will make a statement. |
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(84823)
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19
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Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the number of people undertaking (a) paid and (b) unpaid internships in Redditch. |
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(84824)
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20
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Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding his Department has provided to colleges and training providers to train people for jobs in the manufacturing industry in 2011-12. |
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(84825)
|
21
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of (a) staff reductions and (b) organisational changes in his Department occasioned by savings requirements on the delivery of programmes for the National Apprenticeship Service in each Government office region. |
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(84762)
|
22
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he proposes that the new apprenticeship proposals outlined under the Government's youth contract scheme should be delivered through the National Apprenticeship Service's existing regional structures. |
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(84763)
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23
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department plans to provide additional (a) staff and (b) other resources to the National Apprenticeship Service to assist the delivery of apprenticeships for young people aged between 16 and 24 years. |
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(84764)
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24
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department plans to provide additional (a) staff and (b) other resources to the National Apprenticeship Service to assist in the delivery of apprenticeship places from the Government's Youth Contract scheme. |
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(84765)
|
25
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff the National Apprenticeship Service (a) had in 2010-11 and (b) has in 2011-12; and how many staff he expects it to have in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14. |
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(84766)
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26
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the operational effects of redundancies at the Skills Funding Agency in the next 12 months. |
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(84998)
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27
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to prioritise small employers in the proposed dispersal of funds for training under the employer choice pilot. |
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(85010)
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28
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what modelling he plans to undertake to assess the potential effects of his Department's proposals to introduce further education loans for people aged over 24. |
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(85011)
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29
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his Department had with learning providers on the employer choice pilot prior to the Prime Minister's announcement of the initiative. |
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(85012)
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30
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many submissions he has received in respect of his Department's consultation on plans to introduce further education loans for people aged over 24. |
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(85013)
|
31
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he plans to make of the number of women likely to be affected by his Department's proposal to introduce loans for further education study for people aged over 24. |
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(85014)
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32
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Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much successful bidders to the Regional Growth Fund have paid for the due diligence process to date; and what estimate his Department has made of the total amount that will be paid by successful bidders to complete the due diligence process. |
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(84905)
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33
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Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the number of successful bids to the Regional Growth Fund that will receive funding in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14. |
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(84906)
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34
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Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons his Department decided to hold two bidding rounds for the Regional Growth Fund in 2011. |
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(85157)
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35
|
Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many claims have been made under the Late Payment of Commercial Debt (Interest) Act 1998 in each year since the Act was passed. |
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(84870)
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36
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Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his most recent estimate is of the number of lone European Econonic Area students studying in the UK. |
|
(84936)
|
37
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2011, column 8231, page 46, table 2.1, what spending decisions are represented by the figures of £30 million for (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 in line 29: Science of the table. |
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(84768)
|
38
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what contribution his Department has made towards meeting the Government's target of procuring 25 per cent. of central government supplies from small and medium-sized enterprises. |
|
(84879)
|
39
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage private sector investment in high-risk start-up businesses; and if he will make a statement. |
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(84889)
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40
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the proportion of research and development undertaken nationally which is performed by companies with more than (a) 250 and (b) 1,000 employees. |
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(84890)
|
41
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what best practice timescales his Department advocates for the introduction, removal or change of Government regulations. |
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(84919)
|
42
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
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(85057)
|
43
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2011, Official Report, columns 324-5W, on Departmental recruitment, at what cost (a) Gatenby Sanderson and (b) Odgers Berndtson were employed on each occasion since May 2010. |
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(84753)
|
44
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any senior staff in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
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(85086)
|
45
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the current Standard Industrial Classification codes in quantifying the economic contribution of the creative industries. |
|
(84950)
|
46
|
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with representatives of National Savings and Investments on its decision to stop selling its products through the Post Office network. |
|
(85156)
|
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
47
N
|
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with organisations representing deaf young people on improving access to National Citizen Service programmes for (a) deaf young people and (b) other young people with a disability. |
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(84924)
|
48
N
|
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to ensure deaf young people have access to National Citizen Service programmes. |
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(84925)
|
49
N
|
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaf young people have participated in National Citizen Service programmes to date. |
|
(84926)
|
50
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what targets his Department has set for the Community First scheme; and how his Department plans to monitor performance against such targets. |
|
(85280)
|
51
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings of the Social Justice Committee (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have attended since its establishment. |
|
(85282)
|
52
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential role of the (a) Community Organisers programme and (b) Community First scheme in tackling social exclusion. |
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(85283)
|
53
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Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made in establishing the Community First scheme. |
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(85284)
|
54
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made in establishing the Community Organisers programme. |
|
(85285)
|
55
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what targets his Department has set for the Community Organisers programme; and how his Department plans to monitor performance against such targets. |
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(85286)
|
56
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the acceptance by Government of the binding nature of arbitration between public sector wokers and Government. |
|
(84488)
|
57
|
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the public sector in Redditch in each of the next three years. |
|
(84822)
|
58
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made towards meeting the Government's target that 25 per cent. of central government supplies are procured from small and medium-sized enterprises. |
|
(84878)
|
59
|
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department is making on encouraging greater use of shared print services across government. |
|
(84774)
|
60
|
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to Government departments through use of shared print services. |
|
(84776)
|
61
N
|
Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he last met representatives of the TUC to discuss the public sector pension dispute. |
|
(84840)
|
62
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85056)
|
63
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the list of executive search companies on (a) Lot 1 of the Cabinet Office call off contract and (b) all other lots of the Cabinet Office call off contract; and if he will make a statement. |
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(84752)
|
64
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any senior staff in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
|
(85085)
|
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
65
|
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Barnett consequential funding will be paid for investment in infrastructure projects. |
|
(85029)
|
66
N
|
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to ensure payments are made to Equitable Life policyholders who are eligible for compensation under the Government's compensation scheme before Christmas. |
|
(85020)
|
67
|
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate his Department has made of the financial costs of the planning system to the UK economy; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(84868)
|
68
|
Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total tax revenue raised from the financial services sector was in each year since 2008-09. |
|
(84901)
|
69
|
Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Salford and Eccles constituency and (b) the North West who are subject to the (i) higher and (ii) additional rate of income tax. |
|
(84902)
|
70
N
|
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Welsh Government on capital allowances in relation to the implementation of enterprise zones in Wales; and what the (a) dates and (b) details were of each such discussion. |
|
(84703)
|
71
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings of the Social Justice Committee Ministers in his Department have attended since its establishment. |
|
(85281)
|
72
N
|
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider using revenue from the carbon tax to fund measures to promote energy efficiency. |
|
(84956)
|
73
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate how many new jobs will need to be created to keep pace with population growth in each of the next 10 years. |
|
(84818)
|
74
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of providing additional public infrastructure at present standards for additional UK residents projected for 2033. |
|
(84819)
|
75
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of potential changes in levels of revenue to the Exchequer arising from the proposed reduction in solar photovoltaic feed-in tariffs. |
|
(85252)
|
76
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish his criteria for prioritising infrastructure. |
|
(85344)
|
77
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse is of constructing and developing the Tees Multimodal Bio-Freight Terminal. |
|
(85345)
|
78
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) enhanced cap allowances and (b) public spending support to the Centres for Offshore Renewable Engineering at (i) Tees and (ii) Tyne. |
|
(85348)
|
79
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Enterprise Zone in the port of Blyth. |
|
(85350)
|
80
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the extension of 100 per cent. capital allowances in the North East region. |
|
(85351)
|
81
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many couples with children there are in each constituency in Wales who work between 16 and 24 hours a week and who will lose entitlement to working tax credit unless they increase their hours of work to over 24 hours a week. |
|
(84707)
|
82
|
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive about the National Infrastructure Plan. |
|
(84847)
|
83
|
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of funding for the National Infrastructure Plan has been allocated to infrastructure projects in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland, (c) England and (d) Wales. |
|
(84848)
|
84
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether public sector spending will be greater than tax receipts in each year to 2015. |
|
(84927)
|
85
|
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much stamp duty land tax has been paid in respect of properties purchased in One Hyde Park, London, in each quarter from 2009 to 2011. |
|
(84932)
|
86
|
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the annual cost of capital gains tax liabilities which are deferred by reinvesting the capital gains in the Enterprise Investment Scheme; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(84933)
|
87
|
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the potential revenue yield from setting the annual pension tax relief allowance at (a) £40,000 and (b) £80,000; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85198)
|
88
|
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of houses sold for over £1 million on which stamp duty land tax was paid at the full rate in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85199)
|
89
|
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of restricting tax relief on pensions to 20 per cent. on incomes of over £100,000 per annum; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85200)
|
90
|
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the UK has received as a return on funds made available to the International Monetary Fund in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(84880)
|
91
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people receive working families tax credit in each constituency; and what the total amount paid was. |
|
(84846)
|
92
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the uptake of childcare vouchers by (a) employers and (b) employees. |
|
(84972)
|
93
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of parents who use childcare vouchers. |
|
(84973)
|
94
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support the Government offers to banks holding loans by companies engaged in the solar panel business not to foreclose on these businesses. |
|
(84920)
|
95
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the level of tax evasion on stamp duty; and what steps he is taking to reduce the level of such stamp duty evasion. |
|
(85268)
|
96
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his announcements on procurement in the Autumn Statement constitute a third phase of the Growth Review; and whether the defence industry will be involved. |
|
(85211)
|
97
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any senior staff in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
|
(85070)
|
98
|
John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to tackle excessive surcharges following the Office of Fair Trading's recommendations on card payment charges. |
|
(84851)
|
99
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many contracts his Department has awarded to Capita since May 2010; and what the (a) purpose, (b) monetary value and (c) net worth was of each contract. |
|
(84828)
|
100
|
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he had with (a) the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and (b) industry stakeholders on the reallocation of funding for carbon capture and storage. |
|
(84896)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
101
|
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what economic impact assessment has been carried out on the effect of proposed changes to the Local Government Pension scheme on residents of Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85201)
|
102
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken an economic impact assessment in respect of the proposed changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme on members in (a) the West Midlands, (b) Coventry and (c) Coventry North East constituency. |
|
(84489)
|
103
N
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on local authority powers to prevent the disposal of stolen goods, including scrap metal and jewellery; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(84778)
|
104
N
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether it is his policy to support by-laws, enabling local authorities to selectively license premises dealing in second-hand goods, for the purposes of preventing the disposal of stolen goods. |
|
(84779)
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105
N
|
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions during the present session of Parliament new policy announcements have been briefed to the media by (a) him and (b) other Ministers in his Department before they were made to Parliament; and if he will make a statement. |
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(84761)
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106
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to co-ordinate policy on poor housing conditions and fuel poverty. |
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(84648)
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107
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure housebuilding schemes take into account the needs of older people. |
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(84649)
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108
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that planning policy encourages the development of (a) high streets, (b) town centres and (c) empty commercial properties; and if he will make a statement. |
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(84650)
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109
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with the third sector on provision of social housing in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry. |
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(84651)
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110
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to provide (a) low cost housing for sale and (b) affordable rented housing in the next three years. |
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(84652)
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111
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many meetings of the Social Justice Committee he has attended since its establishment. |
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(85288)
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112
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made in establising the Troubled Families Unit. |
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(85289)
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113
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the budget for the Troubled Families Unit in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
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(85290)
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114
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Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of staff of his Department who will work on the Troubled Families Taskforce in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15. |
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(85294)
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115
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Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what targets his Department has set to measure the performance of its Troubled Families Unit; and how his Department will monitor performance against such targets. |
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(85298)
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116
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the level of expenditure on council tax benefit in each local authority in 2010-11; and how much such expenditure was incurred in respect of (a) pensioner and (b) working age households in each such authority. |
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(85342)
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117
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the planning implications of potential housing need arising from the upper and lower limits of the Office for National Statistics' projected population range for 2050. |
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(84821)
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118
N
|
Duncan Hames (Chippenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish a new planning policy statement on Traveller sites to replace circulars 01/2006 and 04/2007. |
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(84841)
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119
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will issue guidance to local housing authorities to facilitate the exclusion from publicly-funded social housing provision of persistent and prolific offenders; and if he will make a statement. |
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(84630)
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120
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2011, Official Report, column 430W, on Gurkhas: Aldershot, which local authorities will receive funding to support the integration of retired Gurkhas; how much each local authority will receive; and what methodology will be used to allocate the funding. |
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(85269)
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121
|
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has any plans to change the assessment for the Disability Facilities Grant. |
|
(84997)
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122
N
|
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to return empty homes to use. |
|
(84500)
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123
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) wholetime, (b) retained, (c) control and (d) non-uniform staff were employed in each fire authority in England on 31 March 2011; and if he will update his Department's Operational Statistics Bulletin of 24 August 2011 to include (i) information and (ii) the strength of each fire authority. |
|
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(85215)
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124
|
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an estimate of the proportion of council houses which have been sold and are available to rent. |
|
(84771)
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125
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85046)
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126
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what weighting he gives to the additional cost of delivering services in rural areas when calculating formula grant. |
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(84695)
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127
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what grants are available exclusively to local authorities classified as (a) rural-80, (c) rural-50, (c) significant rural, (d) other urban, (e) major urban and (f) large urban. |
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(84696)
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128
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding was allocated by his Department for (a) the formula grant and (b) specific grant funding for (i) Suffolk Coastal, (ii) Teignbridge, (iii) Breckland, (iv) Mid Sussex, (v) South Oxfordshire, (vi) South Cambridgeshire, (vii) East Lindsey, (viii) Isle of Wight and (ix) Wealden in each financial year between 2008-09 and 2011-12. |
|
(84756)
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129
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding was allocated by his Department for (a) the formula grant and (b) specific grant funding for (i) Ipswich, (ii) Halton, (iii) Nuneaton and Bedworth, (iv) Slough, (v) Norwich, (vi) Thanet, (vii) Reigate and Banstead, (viii) Torbay, (ix) Windsor and Maidenhead, (x) Oxford, (xi) Canterbury and (xii) Blackburn and Darwen in each financial year between 2008-09 and 2011-12. |
|
(84757)
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130
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding was allocated by his Department for (a) the formula grant and (b) specific grant funding for (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme, (ii) Preston, (iii) Middlesbrough, (iv) Poole, (v) Arun and (vi) Elmbridge in each financial year between 2008-09 and 2011-12. |
|
(84758)
|
131
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what per capita funding was allocated by his Department for (a) the formula grant and (b) specific grant funding for (i) Suffolk Coastal, (ii) Teignbridge, (iii) Breckland, (iv) Mid Sussex, (v) South Oxfordshire, (vi) South Cambridgeshire, (vii) East Lindsey, (viii) Isle of Wight and (ix) Wealdon in each financial year between 2008-09 and 2011-12. |
|
(84964)
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132
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what per capita funding was allocated by his Department for (a) the formula grant and (b) specific grant funding for (i) Ipswich, (ii) Halton, (iii) Nuneaton and Bedworth, (iv) Slough, (v) Norwich, (vi) Thanet, (vii) Reigate and Banstead, (viii) Torbay, (ix) Windsor and Maidenhead, (x) Oxford, (xi) Canterbury and (xii) Blackburn with Darwen in each financial year between 2008-09 and 2011-12. |
|
(84965)
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133
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what per capita funding was allocated by his Department for (a) the formula grant and (b) specific grant funding for (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme, (ii) Preston, (iii) Middlesbrough, (iv) Poole, (v) Arun and (vi) Elmbridge in each financial year between 2008-09 and 2011-12. |
|
(84966)
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134
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what per capita funding was allocated by his Department for (a) the formula grant and (b) specific grant funding for (i) Eastleigh, (ii) Amber Valley, (iii) North Hertfordshire, (iv) Broadland, (v) Stafford, (vi) Epping Forest, (vii) Swale, (viii) Warwick, (ix) East Hertfordshire, (x) St Albans, (xi) Guildford, (xii) Cherwell, (xiii) Lancaster, (xiv) Dacorum, (xv) Maidstone and (xvi) Redcar and Cleveland in each financial year between 2008-09 and 2011-12. |
|
(84967)
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135
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what per capita funding was allocated by his Department (a) for formula grant and (b) specific grant funding for financial years 2008-09 and 2011-12 for (i) Vale of White Horse, (ii) Waverley, (iii) Horsham, (iv) South Kesteven, (v) East Devon, (vi) Braintree, (vii) King's Lynn and West Norfolk and (viii) Tendring in each financial year between 2008-09 and 2011-12. |
|
(84968)
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136
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether any senior staff in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
|
(85083)
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137
|
Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of empty homes in (a) Worcester constituency and (b) Worcestershire. |
|
(85036)
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138
|
Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of new affordable homes built in Worcester constituency in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(85037)
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139
|
Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes in Worcester constituency have been sold under the right-to-buy scheme in each of the last 20 years. |
|
(85038)
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140
|
Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new homes have been registered in Worcester constituency for each of the last 20 years. |
|
(85039)
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141
|
Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) cost to the public purse of appeals of business rates valuations in Worcester constituency in the last two years. |
|
(85040)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
142
|
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had on the negative portrayal of teenagers, including teenage mothers, in the media. |
|
(84908)
|
143
N
|
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the BBC Trust regarding the nomination process for Sports Personality of the Year; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(84958)
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144
N
|
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the BBC Trust on the promotion of positive sporting role models in respect of (a) gender and (b) disability; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(84959)
|
145
N
|
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the BBC Trust on the range of sports to which the BBC gives airtime; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(84960)
|
146
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of receipts from the auction of 4G spectrum. |
|
(85352)
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147
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will publish his criteria for the allocation of funding to the 40 local areas for superfast broadband. |
|
(85353)
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148
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will publish his plans for the recently announced £150 million investment in mobile telephone coverage in the period up to 2015; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85354)
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149
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what the budget is for Ofcom for the period 2008 to 2016. |
|
(85355)
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150
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of receipts from the release of spectrum below 5 GHZ. |
|
(85356)
|
151
N
|
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education concerning the inclusion of music in the National Curriculum. |
|
(84635)
|
152
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many (a) museums and art galleries, (b) music teachers and schools, (c) ballet and dance schools, (d) theatres and concert halls, (e) drama schools and (f) libraries he expects to be operational in each of the English regions in each of the next four years. |
|
(84492)
|
153
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to help small and medium-sized arts organisations increase their business and marketing skills. |
|
(84530)
|
154
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with Arts Council England on increasing the condition of funding for arts organisations that receive public funding. |
|
(84531)
|
155
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of overseas visitors likely to visit the UK in each of the next 10 years. |
|
(84564)
|
156
|
Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many county councils charge for the borrowing of audio books from libraries. |
|
(84869)
|
157
N
|
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of National Lottery grant applications in deprived areas. |
|
(84558)
|
158
N
|
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with National Lottery Grants distribution bodies about the process for grants awards after the London 2012 Olympics. |
|
(84559)
|
159
N
|
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what the ratio is of National Lottery funding given in grants in (a) Liverpool, Walton, (b) Sunderland Central and (c) Ashfield constituencies to how much is spent in those constituencies on National Lottery tickets. |
|
(84629)
|
160
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85058)
|
161
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 May 2011, Official Report, column 753W, on Olympic Games 2012: folk dance, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in respect of the opening and closing ceremonies; whether such discussions included reference to the inclusion of English traditional folk dance; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85267)
|
162
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether any senior staff in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
|
(85082)
|
163
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many contracts his Department has awarded to Capita since May 2010; and what the (a) purpose, (b) monetary value and (c) net worth was of each contract. |
|
(84831)
|
164
|
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what representations he has received on a legacy following the London 2012 Olympics for Paralympic sports. |
|
(84876)
|
165
|
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps his Department took to (a) celebrate and (b) promote (i) St George's Day, (ii) St Andrew's Day and (iii) St Patrick's Day in the last 12 months. |
|
(85158)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
166
N
|
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions (a) he, (b) his predecessor and (c) Ministers in his Department have had with the Royal British Legion on the Public Bodies Bill. |
|
(84961)
|
167
N
|
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) current and (b) former members of the Armed Forces who have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. |
|
(84962)
|
168
|
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2011, Official Report, column 974W, on armed forces: cadets, if he will consider extending the central provision of insurance for sea cadet forces to cover buildings insurance. |
|
(85175)
|
169
N
|
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the remit of the Atomic Weapons Establishment's Local Liaison Committee includes consideration of classified information relating to matters which fall within the Committee's remit. |
|
(84836)
|
170
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Uzbekistan on the withdrawal of UK military equipment from Afghanistan via rail; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85226)
|
171
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his assessment is of the potential for the weaponisation of the Iranian nuclear programme. |
|
(85230)
|
172
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what efficiency savings his Department made in 2010-11; what savings he expects to make in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13; what targets he has set for each of these years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85232)
|
173
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the completion date for the two aircraft carriers that are currently under construction have changed; and what the causes of any such delay are. |
|
(85234)
|
174
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total monetary cost was of HMS Protector from acquisition to operational readiness. |
|
(85235)
|
175
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's properties are occupied in (a) Portsmouth, (b) Fareham and (c) Gosport. |
|
(85236)
|
176
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel and their families are waiting for married quarters accommodation in the greater Portsmouth area. |
|
(85237)
|
177
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many married quarters in (a) Fareham, (b) Gosport and (c) Portsmouth were handed back to Annington Homes in each of the last five years. |
|
(85238)
|
178
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals attached to UK military operations in Afghanistan are employed through private contractors; what proportion of UK military staff in Afghanistan this represents; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85089)
|
179
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel returning from Germany he expects to be based within 40 miles of their families' living quarters. |
|
(84976)
|
180
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) RAF personnel in Afghanistan who will return to a different accommodation when they have completed their deployment in the next year. |
|
(84977)
|
181
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) RAF personnel in Afghanistan will be informed of the location of their service accommodation on return from their deployment. |
|
(84978)
|
182
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) RAF personnel have been asked to vacate their service accommodation in advance of deployment to Afghanistan in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(84979)
|
183
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) RAF personnel overseas will return to a different accommodation having completed their deployment in the next year. |
|
(84980)
|
184
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) RAF personnel currently overseas will be informed of the location of their service accommodation on return from deployment in the next year. |
|
(84981)
|
185
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) RAF personnel have been asked to vacate their service accommodation in advance of deployment overseas in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(84982)
|
186
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the sale price for the Harrier jump jet includes intellectual property rights for their upgrade. |
|
(84983)
|
187
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what methodology his Department used to calculate the sale price for the Harrier jump jet. |
|
(84984)
|
188
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with how many (a) private contractors and (b) national governments his Department has had discussions on the sale of Harrier jump jets. |
|
(84985)
|
189
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) closest, (b) furthest and (c) average distance between barracks and service family accommodation at (i) Kinloss and (ii) Cottesmore barracks. |
|
(84988)
|
190
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) closest, (b) furthest and (c) average distance between service family accommodation and barracks. |
|
(84989)
|
191
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces veterans have been through the Employment Support programme in each year since its creation. |
|
(84990)
|
192
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which main sectors armed forces veterans have found careers through the (a) full resettlement service and (b) Employment Support programme since its creation. |
|
(84991)
|
193
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on the full resettlement programme in each year since its creation. |
|
(84992)
|
194
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces veterans have found long-term work through the Full Resettlement programme in each year since its creation. |
|
(84993)
|
195
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list each army accomodation site in the UK. |
|
(84994)
|
196
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on steps to mitigate the effects of changes made to public sector pay in the Autumn Statement. |
|
(85018)
|
197
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the Yellow Book costs to his Department following the redundancies announced by BAE Systems. |
|
(85019)
|
198
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Territorial Army personnel are on active service; and how many are expected to be on active service during the Christmas period. |
|
(85023)
|
199
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the menu is for soldiers serving in Afghanistan on Christmas Day; and what the estimated cost is of each meal. |
|
(85035)
|
200
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85064)
|
201
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any senior staff in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
|
(85081)
|
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
202
N
|
Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether the Duchy of Cornwall is an Office of State. |
|
(85022)
|
203
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85051)
|
204
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many successful prosecutions for electoral registration fraud there were in each region in each of the last five years. |
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(85263)
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205
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Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he took part in any events in an official capacity to mark (a) St George's Day, (b) St Patrick's Day, (c) St David's Day and (d) St Andrew's Day in 2011. |
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(84899)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
206
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of mothers aged 16 to 19 years were in education, employment or training on the latest date for which figures are available. |
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(84860)
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207
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Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teenage pregnancies there were in England in each year since 1997; and how many there were in each local authority in the most recent period for which figures are available. |
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(84881)
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208
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Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the guidance issued to civil servants in his Department responsible for drafting answers to Parliamentary Questions; and if he will make a statement. |
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(85170)
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209
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Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what advertising campaigns his Department has commissioned in each of the last three years; and what the cost was of each campaign. |
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(85178)
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210
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Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department provides for partially sighted and blind pupils in (a) primary and (b) secondary education. |
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(85179)
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211
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Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings of the Social Justice Committee Ministers in his Department have attended since its establishment. |
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(85293)
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212
N
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Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the Academies Act 2010 on the provision of support services for schools. |
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(84627)
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213
N
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Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children studying Design and Technology in (a) Sefton and (b) England in each of the years 2010-11 to 2014-15. |
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(84953)
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214
N
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Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the take-up of school subjects of non-inclusion in the English Baccalaureate in each of the next five years. |
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(85009)
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215
N
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Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Music Plan, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of reductions in local government funding on the provision of music education in schools. |
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(84529)
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216
N
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Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has allocated for the provision of music education in the next three years by local authority area; and how much funding for such purposes was allocated in the last five years. |
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(84556)
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217
N
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Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has allocated to local authorities for the purchase of musical instruments in the next three years by local authority area. |
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(84557)
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218
N
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Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to ensure that music teachers are engaged in the implementation and delivery of the National Plan for Music Education. |
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(84634)
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219
N
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) academies and (b) free schools there are in each local authority in England. |
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(84923)
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220
N
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Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has any plans to request Ofsted to investigate arrangements for safeguarding deaf children. |
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(82529)
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221
N
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Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the publication by the National Deaf Children's Society entitled Social care for deaf children and young people: a guide to assessment and child protection investigations for social care practitoners; and whether his Department has any plans to (a) promote and (b) disseminate the guide and associated audit tool. |
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(82530)
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222
N
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Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he last had contact with the Local Safeguarding Children Board in Birmingham on arrangements for deaf children; and if he will review the existing arrangements. |
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(82531)
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223
N
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Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the average cost of childcare in (a) England and (b) each region of England in each of the last five years. |
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(84708)
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224
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Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to amend the Admissions Code to control the number of lone European Economic Area children studying in the UK. |
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(84871)
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225
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
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(85059)
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226
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Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure local authorities (a) identify young carers in families affected by illness, disability or substance misuse and (b) assess the support needs of such carers. |
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(84777)
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227
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Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authorities are using the model memorandum of understanding on working together to support young carers. |
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(84907)
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228
N
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any senior staff in (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
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(85084)
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229
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Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to encourage local authorities to share good practice and reduce poor performance in providing services for looked-after children. |
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(85254)
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230
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Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the appropriate level for the leaving care grant set by local authorities; and whether he is taking steps to ensure that variability between local authorities in setting such grants is reduced. |
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(85255)
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231
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Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of increasing use of computers in the classroom on standards of handwriting in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools. |
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(84856)
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232
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Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what long-term plans he has to promote a sustainable legacy for school sport post-2014; and if he will make a statement. |
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(84835)
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233
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Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what legacy he expects school sports to receive from the London 2012 Olympics; and if he will make a statement. |
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(84877)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
234
N
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the operation of (a) section 1 and (b) section 2 of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000 since July 2010; what representations he has received since that month on the operation of the Act; and what responses he gave to such representations. |
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(84484)
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235
N
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with (i) HM Treasury and (ii) other Ministerial colleagues on the operation of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000; and if he will make a statement. |
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(84485)
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236
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to expand the energy grid network to ensure people in rural areas who do not receive gas from the grid are able to participate in the smart meter roll out. |
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(84999)
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237
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with stakeholders on the roll out of smart meters in rural areas. |
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(85000)
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238
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans he has for the roll out of smart meters in rural areas; and if he will make a statement. |
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(85001)
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239
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what discussions he has had with his Ministerial colleagues in (a) HM Treasury and (b) the Department for Communities and Local Government on the potential benefits to communities of new nuclear build. |
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(85274)
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240
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, if he will set up a cross-departmental task group including (a) his Department, (b) HM Treasury, (b) the Department for Communities and Local Government and (d) the Welsh Government to discuss the provision of community benefits of new nuclear build. |
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(85275)
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241
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, how he plans to engage with (a) developers and (b) local authorities on the potential benefits to communities of new nuclear build. |
|
(85276)
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242
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether (a) individual solar photovoltaic installations and (b) community-owned solar photovoltaic schemes will be eligible to receive support through the proposed feed-in tariff with contract for difference. |
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(85187)
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243
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people employed by solar photovoltaic manufacturing companies based in the UK. |
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(85253)
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244
N
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Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the quantity of oil used in the UK which is derived from Canadian tar sands. |
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(84713)
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245
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the amount of carbon dioxide emissions arising from the extraction and combustion of a barrel of (a) Angolan crude oil, (b) Nigerian crude oil, (c) Venezuelan crude oil and (d) oil from Canadian tar sands. |
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(84917)
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246
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Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the long-term finance from the Government's International Climate Fund for developing countries is projected to be delivered through (a) his Department, (b) non-governmental organisations and (ii) multilateral agencies. |
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(85152)
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247
|
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether, in the absence of a successor to the Kyoto protocol, the Government is prepared to agree new emissions reductions targets that come into force before 2020. |
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(85188)
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248
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he has taken to implement European Council Directive 2009/71/EURATOM of 25 June 2009 establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations; what steps he has taken in response to infringement proceedings by the European Commission against the UK for non-compliance with Directive 2009/71/EURATOM; and if he will make a statement. |
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(85216)
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249
N
|
Jim McGovern (Dundee West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when officials of his Department last met officials of the Scottish Government; and what was discussed. |
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(84697)
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250
N
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Jim McGovern (Dundee West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many times he has met Scottish Government ministers since May 2010; what the (a) date and (b) location was of each such meeting; and what the issues were which were discussed at each such meeting. |
|
(84698)
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251
N
|
Jim McGovern (Dundee West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when officials of his Department last met officials of the Scottish Government to discuss fuel poverty. |
|
(84699)
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252
N
|
Jim McGovern (Dundee West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many times he has met the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Investment since May 2010; what the (a) date and (b) location was of each such meeting; and what issues were discussed at each such meeting. |
|
(84700)
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253
N
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what meetings (a) he, (b) his Ministers and (c) senior officials of his Department have had with Stephen Crouch since May 2010. |
|
(84701)
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254
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the timetable set by his Department for implementation of the recently announced changes to feed-in tariffs conform with Cabinet Office best practice guidelines on the timetables for the introduction, removal and amendment of regulations. |
|
(84918)
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255
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what talks his Department has had with banks regarding loans held by companies engaged in solar panel installation. |
|
(84921)
|
256
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his most recent assessment is of the likelihood of his Department meeting its timetable for implementation of new energy company obligations in October 2012. |
|
(84922)
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257
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85049)
|
258
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether any senior staff in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
|
(85080)
|
259
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many contracts his Department has awarded to Capita since May 2010; and what the (a) purpose, (b) monetary value and (c) net worth was of each contract. |
|
(84832)
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260
|
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the decision to reallocate the fund which had been earmarked for the carbon capture and storage competition. |
|
(84891)
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261
|
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he was informed of the decision by HM Treasury to reallocate the fund earmarked for the carbon capture and storage competition. |
|
(84892)
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262
|
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with representatives of industry involved in development of carbon capture and storage projects on the availability and timetable for a competition supporting a demonstration project. |
|
(84893)
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263
|
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the decision to reallocate the fund earmarked for the carbon capture and storage competition on the time taken to develop a demonstrator project. |
|
(84894)
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264
|
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether any of the resources reallocated from the carbon capture and storage competition fund will be directed to low-carbon projects. |
|
(84895)
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265
|
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the number of serious accidents and fatalities reported by the (a) coal mining, (b) offshore oil and gas exploration and production, (c) oil and gas refining, (d) thermal power generation and (e) onshore and offshore wind electricity generation sector in each of the last three years. |
|
(85154)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
266
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which special areas of conservation are covered by the European Habitats Directive; and which special protection areas are covered by the European Birds Directive. |
|
(84838)
|
267
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what long-term assessment she has made of the prospects for UK food security in 2050 arising from the upper and lower limits of the Office for National Statistics' projected population range for 2050. |
|
(84820)
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268
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish an environmental impact assessment of the proposal to review implementation of the European Habitats and Wild Birds Directive. |
|
(85272)
|
269
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what flood and coastal environmental risk management schemes she plans for the North East in the next 10 years. |
|
(85349)
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270
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the effectiveness of licensing systems for the use of animals in circuses. |
|
(85227)
|
271
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how she plans to implement the proposed licensing scheme to prevent circuses from using wild animals if they do not provide appropriate welfare standards. |
|
(85231)
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272
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward proposals under Section 12 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to ban the use of wild animals in circuses. |
|
(85233)
|
273
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency is taking to tackle illegal fishing on the River Nene in Cambridgeshire; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(84167)
|
274
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the number of wild animals bred in UK circuses; and what her policy is on whether a licensing system will prevent circuses from (a) adding new animals to their collection and (b) breeding from existing animals. |
|
(85265)
|
275
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the international bans on (a) whaling and (b) the international trade of whale products. |
|
(84636)
|
276
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Faroese government on the hunting of whales, dolphins and porpoises by Faroese fishermen. |
|
(84637)
|
277
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on exit costs for staff leaving the Forestry Commission in the last year. |
|
(84638)
|
278
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of the European Commission's proposed system of regionalisation in the basic regulations of the reformed EU Common Fisheries Policy on management systems for marine conservation zones. |
|
(85015)
|
279
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to reorganise nationally designated marine conservation zones following reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy. |
|
(85016)
|
280
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of delays to reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy on designation of marine conservation zones. |
|
(85017)
|
281
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85054)
|
282
|
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had on the future of the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group. |
|
(85192)
|
283
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any senior staff in (a) her Department and (b) its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if she will publish her policy on such payments. |
|
(85079)
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284
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many contracts her Department has awarded to Capita since May 2010; and what the (a) purpose, (b) monetary value and (c) net worth was of each contract. |
|
(84829)
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285
|
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of serious accidents and fatalities reported in the commercial fishing sector in each of the last three years. |
|
(85153)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
286
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects of the decision to withdraw the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team from Afghanistan. |
|
(84946)
|
287
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the decision was taken to withdraw the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team from Afghanistan in line with the timetable set out for the withdrawal of combat troops; and which (a) Ministers and (b) officials were involved. |
|
(84947)
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288
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether there will be any conditions attached to the withdrawal of the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team from Afghanistan. |
|
(84948)
|
289
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the decision to withdraw the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team from Afghanistan in line with the timetable set out for the withdrawal of combat troops was discussed within the National Security Council; and on what dates these discussions took place. |
|
(84949)
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290
|
Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to his US counterpart on behalf of Linda Carty; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(84904)
|
291
|
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what options he is considering in respect of future diplomatic relations with Syria. |
|
(84909)
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292
|
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of protestors killed and wounded in Syria. |
|
(84910)
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293
|
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to prevent human rights abuses in Syria. |
|
(84911)
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294
|
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist child soldiers who have been released from service. |
|
(84912)
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295
|
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Ugandan government on the use of child soldiers by the National Liberation Army. |
|
(84913)
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296
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Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has any diplomatic relations with countries in which child soldiers operate. |
|
(84914)
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297
|
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will estimate the number of child soldiers deployed around the world. |
|
(84915)
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298
|
Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to end the practice of using child soldiers. |
|
(84916)
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299
|
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of (a) hon. Members and (b) advisers included on the Government's delegation to the Bonn conference will be women. |
|
(85277)
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300
|
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the economy of piracy off the coast of Somalia. |
|
(85169)
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301
|
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of attempts to prevent Bahá'ís in the Iranian city of Sanandaj from attending gatherings; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85177)
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302
|
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the proposal by the government of Ireland for an amendment of the EU Treaties submitted to the President of the Council of the European Union in July 2011 in accordance with Article 48(2) of the Treaty on European Union. |
|
(85003)
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303
|
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the proposal by the government of the Czech Republic for an amendment of the EU Treaties submitted to the President of the Council of the European Union in September 2011 in accordance with Article 48(2) of the Treaty on European Union. |
|
(85005)
|
304
|
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what issues the Government expects to be on the agenda at the international conference on Somalia in 2012; and if he will take steps to ensure that the famine and humanitarian access for international agencies and non-governmental organisations will be included on that agenda. |
|
(85150)
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305
|
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage parties in Somalia, including the Kenyan armed forces, to facilitate humanitarian access in South Somalia. |
|
(85151)
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306
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on any cases of internal represssion in Egypt; if he will impose an embargo on the export of all equipment subject to the UK Export licence regime to Egypt; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85168)
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307
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 25 October 2011, Official Report, column 172, on Shaker Aamer, when his case was last raised at Ministerial level; and what progress has been made on returning Shaker Aamer to the UK. |
|
(85181)
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308
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Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to encourage the British Ambassador to Israel to (a) visit Beer Sheva and the Bedouin villages and (b) meet the Negev Coexistence Forum. |
|
(85006)
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309
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Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the removal of olive trees in the West Bank; and if he will assess the effects of such removals on the livelihood of Palestinian families. |
|
(85007)
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310
|
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to urge the Israeli government to (a) lift the restrictions on aid to Gaza and (b) allow the free entry of medical equipment and drugs. |
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(85008)
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311
|
Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Afghanistan on the decision of the Loya Jirga on the Strategic Partnership Agreement with America; and if he will make a statement. |
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(84775)
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312
N
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Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure there is adequate discussion on women's rights in Afghanistan at the Bonn Conference. |
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(84974)
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313
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
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(85060)
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314
N
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have made of the potential effect of the provisions of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill on the UK's adherence to the Ruggie principles on business and human rights. |
|
(84643)
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315
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Sri Lanka on the treatment of Sarath Fonseka. |
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(85189)
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316
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the progress of reconciliation in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement. |
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(85190)
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317
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of transitional justice in Sri Lanka since 2009. |
|
(85196)
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318
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date he expects elections to take place in the Turks and Caicos Islands; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(84873)
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319
N
|
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will include a section on developments in gender equality and the involvement of women in his monthly reports to Parliament on Afghanistan. |
|
(84963)
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320
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any senior staff in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
|
(85078)
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321
|
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many embassies and other posts held events to celebrate (a) St George's Day, (b) St Andrew's Day, (c) St Patrick's Day and (d) St David's Day in the last 12 months. |
|
(84900)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
322
|
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people in England waiting for access to psychological therapies; and what the average waiting time was for such therapies in the most recent period for which figures are available. |
|
(84858)
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323
|
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to provide citizens of other EU countries resident in the UK with dental treatment. |
|
(84859)
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324
|
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) people and (b) people under 18 years of age were treated for cannabis-induced psychosis (i) since January 2011 and (ii) in the previous 12 months. |
|
(84861)
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325
|
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children aged (a) under 10 years and (b) 10 years and over were admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of (i) non-alcoholic fatty liver and (ii) diabetes since January 2011. |
|
(84862)
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326
|
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS organisations he has visited in each month since September 2011. |
|
(84863)
|
327
|
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) people, (b) under 18 year olds, (c) under 16 year olds and (d) under 12 year olds were given drug rehabilitation treatment for each type of drug since January 2011. |
|
(84864)
|
328
|
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people under the age of 18 years have been treated for alcohol-induced illness by NHS hospitals since January 2011. |
|
(84865)
|
329
|
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Education, (b) Justice, (c) Work and Pensions and (d) Communities and Local Government about the implementation of the Government's mental health strategy, No Health Without Mental Health. |
|
(84866)
|
330
|
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to implement the Government's mental health strategy, No Health Without Mental Health. |
|
(84867)
|
331
|
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to implement the Maternity Matters policy. |
|
(84937)
|
332
|
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS organisations he has visited in the last three months. |
|
(84882)
|
333
|
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many calls NHS Direct has received in each week since 1 April 2011; and how long on average it took for such calls to be answered in each such week. |
|
(84883)
|
334
|
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) acute and (b) critical care beds were reported in situation reports to his Department as being in use in hospitals in each week since 1 April 2011. |
|
(84884)
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335
|
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many unsuccessful clinical negligence claims were brought against the NHS in each year since 1997-98; and how much unsuccessful claimants spent in (a) defence costs and (b) claimant costs in each year. |
|
(84885)
|
336
N
|
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the most recent meeting took place of the executive of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence; and what matters were discussed at that meeting. |
|
(84633)
|
337
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on research on the (a) causes and (b) treatment of dementia since 2010. |
|
(84085)
|
338
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure consistent levels of provision of social care support across the country. |
|
(84086)
|
339
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services are provided by his Department to partners of expectant mothers in Coventry. |
|
(84087)
|
340
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps the Government has taken to improve the provision of health services to victims of sexual crime in the West Midlands. |
|
(84088)
|
341
|
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with London boroughs on the Government's public health reforms. |
|
(84817)
|
342
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, from which planned NHS building projects his Department has withdrawn support in the last 12 months. |
|
(85142)
|
343
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many emergency readmissions there have been in each NHS primary care trust in each year since 1997. |
|
(85143)
|
344
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average case load for district nurses (a) in each primary care trust area and (b) nationally in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(85165)
|
345
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) qualified and (b) other school nurses are employed in each (i) region and (ii) primary care trust; and how many such nurses were employed in each such area in each year since 1997. |
|
(85176)
|
346
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on media monitoring since May 2010. |
|
(85195)
|
347
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacancies for junior doctors there were in each month since May 2010. |
|
(85241)
|
348
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms his Department has put in place to assess the level of access to health services by war veterans. |
|
(85242)
|
349
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of progress with his Department's information technology programme; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85243)
|
350
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his most recent estimate is of NHS capital expenditure in each of the next three financial years. |
|
(85244)
|
351
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information NHS trusts are required to collect to monitor (a) use of mixed-sex accommodation and (b) standards of privacy and dignity provided for patients. |
|
(85245)
|
352
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has paid to (a) management consultants and (b) private health companies since May 2010; and what services were paid for. |
|
(85246)
|
353
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional resources he plans to allocate to the NHS to prevent excess deaths in winter 2011-12. |
|
(85247)
|
354
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what specialist mental health services are provided for armed forces veterans. |
|
(85248)
|
355
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the emergency readmission rate within 28 days of discharge was for each acute trust in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010. |
|
(85249)
|
356
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to prevent attacks on NHS staff. |
|
(85250)
|
357
|
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to prevent excess deaths in the winter of 2011-12. |
|
(85339)
|
358
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2011, Official Report, columns 961-2W, on mental health services, when he expects the National Liaison and Diversion Programme to complete its mapping exercise of mental health service provision in England. |
|
(85193)
|
359
|
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish the Government's response to the Dilnot Commission's report Fairer Funding for All. |
|
(84853)
|
360
|
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people with diabetes in (a) the UK, (b) Kent and (c) Dartford constituency in each of the last five years. |
|
(85194)
|
361
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Department for Communities and Local Government on the possible extra costs for the NHS of local authorities introducing changes to the criteria governing eligibility for social care. |
|
(84704)
|
362
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the possible extra costs which will be incurred by the NHS in each region as a result of local authorities introducing changes to the criteria for eligibility for social care. |
|
(84705)
|
363
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with (a) women's groups and (b) men's groups on treatment and support available to (i) adults and (ii) children with eating disorders; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85144)
|
364
|
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the evidence presented to the inquiry on smoking in private vehicles by the All Party Parliamentary Group on smoking and health. |
|
(85002)
|
365
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidance approval of the Velcade Response Scheme in October 2007, how many schemes involving the manufacturers of pharmaceuticals paying back money to the NHS were approved by NICE between January 2008 and May 2010; and how much such schemes have been approved since May 2010. |
|
(84934)
|
366
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the manufacturers of Velcade have paid back to the NHS under the Velcade Response Scheme in each year since the scheme was approved. |
|
(84935)
|
367
|
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2011, Official Report, column 537W, on radiotherapy, and the Answer of 31 October 2011, Official Report, column 458W, on radiotherapy, how stereotactic body radiotherapy treatment will be commissioned under his proposals for the NHS. |
|
(84996)
|
368
|
Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) short-term and (b) long-term health effects of electromagnetic radiation. |
|
(85182)
|
369
|
Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to shield electrosensitive people from electromagnetic fields. |
|
(85183)
|
370
|
Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence his Department has evaluated on the long-term effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields for electrosensitive people. |
|
(85184)
|
371
|
Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to commission research on electrosensitivity. |
|
(85185)
|
372
|
Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken in response to Council of Europe Resolution 1815 dated 27 May 2011 on electromagnetic fields. |
|
(85186)
|
373
|
Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions officials in his Department have had with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency on enforcement of the EU Directive on Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products (Directive 2004/24/EC); when such discussions took place; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85172)
|
374
|
Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many companies have been investigated by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency for selling herbal medicinal products as food supplements in the last 12 months; when he expects each investigation to reach a conclusion; whether the product investigated will be removed from sale immediately if they are found to have breached the regulations; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85173)
|
375
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85048)
|
376
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding in total (a) was paid in 2010-11 and (b) will be paid in 2011-12 to (i) the Family Planning Association, (ii) After Adoption Yorkshire, (iii) the National Children's Bureau, (iv) UK Youth, (v) Youthnet, (vi) the Children's Society and (vii) the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(84755)
|
377
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether any senior staff in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
|
(85077)
|
378
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which public appointees to senior positions in (a) his Department, (b) its executive agencies, (c) official reviews and (d) commissions of enquiry have declared membership of the Conservative Party in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85266)
|
379
|
Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to ensure that the criteria used by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and the Advisory Group for National Specialised Services for the selection of medicines for assessment complement one another to avoid duplication or omission. |
|
(85256)
|
380
|
Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on broadening the definition of orphan medicines that the Advisory Group for National Specialised Services will accept into its assessment process. |
|
(85257)
|
381
|
Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will extend the capacity of the Advisory Group for National Specialised Services to conduct assessments of orphan medicines. |
|
(85258)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
382
N
|
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the statement on page 57 of the Autumn Statement (Cm 8231) that the Government will invest £5 million to set up a nationwide taskforce to target metal thieves and scrap metal dealers who illegally trade in stolen metal, of whom this taskforce will comprise; who will lead the taskforce; what the anticipated timescale is of its operation; on what basis its budget has been set; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(84939)
|
383
|
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking in respect of her Department's performance in arresting and detaining those who do not comply with immigration controls. |
|
(85206)
|
384
|
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have (a) applied for asylum and been refused, (b) appealed to the Immigration Appeals Tribunal against such refusal and (c) had their appeal refused by the Immigration Appeals Tribunal; and of those numbers how many her Department estimates have (i) left the jurisdiction voluntarily and (ii) been subject to enforced removal in each of the last five years. |
|
(85207)
|
385
|
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people in the United Kingdom who have no right to be within the jurisdiction. |
|
(85208)
|
386
|
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have applied and been refused the right to remain within the UK who have left the jurisdiction voluntarily in each of the last five years. |
|
(85209)
|
387
|
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested as illegal workers during searches of business premises in each of the last three years; and how many such people were removed from the UK in each region in each year. |
|
(85300)
|
388
|
Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the classification and recording of convictions for offences against a partner as domestic violence offences. |
|
(84903)
|
389
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings of the Social Justice Committee she has attended since its establishment. |
|
(85292)
|
390
N
|
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in each basic command unit of the Metropolitan Police Force on (a) 31 March 2010, (b) 30 September 2010 and (c) 31 March 2011; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(84750)
|
391
|
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reform the sponsorship rules for family migration. |
|
(84816)
|
392
|
Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals convicted in UK courts have contested deportation orders in each of the last five years; and how many such appeals have been successful and the appellant allowed to remain in the UK. |
|
(85030)
|
393
|
Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many of the asylum legacy cases resolved since May 2010 an individual was (a) granted asylum and (b) deported. |
|
(85031)
|
394
|
Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum legacy cases are outstanding; and how many such cases have been concluded in the last 12 months. |
|
(85032)
|
395
|
Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-British EU nationals are resident in the UK; and how many UK nationals are resident in EU countries outside the UK. |
|
(85033)
|
396
|
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in respect of which EU measures the Government is able to notify the Council that it does not accept the powers of the European Commission and the Court of Justice of the European Union, under Article 10(4) of Protocol (No 36) on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU Treaties; and what EU proposals or adopted measures would amend or repeal any such measures. |
|
(85004)
|
397
|
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive and the government of Ireland on human trafficking. |
|
(84849)
|
398
|
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the extent of human trafficking in Northern Ireland. |
|
(84850)
|
399
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures her Department has taken to share criminal records data with other EU Members States in order to exclude EEA nationals from entry to the UK under the provisions of Regulation 19 (1B) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(84632)
|
400
|
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph A.48, page 57 of the Autumn Statement, where she expects to allocate the funding to tackle metal theft. |
|
(84826)
|
401
|
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph A.48, page 57 of the Autumn Statement, how many additional people she expects to be employed to tackle metal theft. |
|
(84827)
|
402
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money the Identity and Passport Service has refunded to customers in circumstances where agreed levels of service were not met in the last 12 months. |
|
(84709)
|
403
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on assisted voluntary return in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what the (a) mean and (b) median cost per return was in each such year. |
|
(84767)
|
404
N
|
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Statement of 17 October 2011, Official Report, columns 668-70, on Hillsborough disaster, how many documents relating to the Hillsborough disaster have so far been released to the Hillsborough Independent Panel. |
|
(84563)
|
405
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85063)
|
406
|
Anna Soubry (Broxtowe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that genuine students from overseas will be able to continue to study theology at private colleges. |
|
(85197)
|
407
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any senior staff in (a) her Department and (b) its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if she will publish her policy on such payments. |
|
(85076)
|
408
N
|
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Question 80509 on border controls, tabled on 8 November 2011 for named day answer on 14 November 2011. |
|
(84490)
|
409
N
|
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Question 80423 on the UK Border Force, tabled on 8 November 2011 for named day answer on 14 November 2011. |
|
(84491)
|
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission
410
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2010, Official Report, column 290W, on computers, how many of the laptops and desktop computers returned to PICT in the 2010 refresh programme were sold to (a) hon. Members, (b) agencies, companies or other individuals and (c) as scrap; and how much revenue was raised in each of these categories. |
|
(85301)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
411
|
Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effect of aid on standards of governance in Ethiopia. |
|
(85264)
|
412
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will discuss with his EU counterparts (a) global interests in stabilising population levels and (b) increasing EU aid for family planning. |
|
(84855)
|
413
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the International Climate Fund will be affected by the decision to adjust the the allocation of Official Development Assistance in line with the Office for Budget Responsibility's revised growth forecast. |
|
(85191)
|
414
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Sri Lanka on land registration in the north and east of Sri Lanka. |
|
(85228)
|
415
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent reports he has received on the situation of internally displaced people in Sri Lanka. |
|
(85229)
|
416
|
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with international aid organisations about the Multilateral Aid Review. |
|
(84872)
|
417
|
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has allocated to Conciliation Resources for their work in Abkhazia, Georgia in each financial year since 2008. |
|
(84843)
|
418
|
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding his Department plans to allocate to Conciliation Resources for work in Abkhazia, Georgia in 2012-13. |
|
(84844)
|
419
|
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects have been undertaken by Conciliation Resources with funding from his Department in Abkhazia, Georgia since 2008. |
|
(84845)
|
420
N
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what meetings (a) he, (b) his Ministers and (c) senior officials of his Department have had with Stephen Crouch since May 2010. |
|
(84702)
|
421
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85061)
|
422
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any senior staff in his Department are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
|
(85075)
|
423
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contracts his Department has awarded to Capita since May 2010; and what the (a) purpose, (b) monetary value and (c) net worth was of each contract. |
|
(84830)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
424
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how long on average it took the Tribunals Service to administer a First-Tier Tribunal social security and child support appeal in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011. |
|
(84562)
|
425
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how long on average the Tribunals Service took to administer a First-Tier Tribunal social security and child support appeal in respect of (a) disability living allowance, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) income support, (d) jobseeker's allowance and (e) tax credits in 2010; and what estimate he has made of the equivalent figures for 2011. |
|
(84644)
|
426
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many disability living allowance appeals were heard by the Tribunals Service from appellants in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Coventry in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010 and (iii) 2011. |
|
(84645)
|
427
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals to the Tribunals Service regarding (a) disability living allowance, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) income support, (d) jobseeker's allowance and (e) tax credit were successful in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010 and (iii) 2011. |
|
(84646)
|
428
N
|
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for smoking in vehicles used for work have resulted in a conviction in each year since 2007. |
|
(84759)
|
429
N
|
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints HM Courts and Tribunals Service have received on the conduct of security staff contracted from MITIE in the last 12 months. |
|
(82953)
|
430
N
|
Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who participated in the project run by 2nd Chance at HM Prison Ashfield reoffended following release; what proportion of the total number of participants this represents; and what the average reoffending rate for people who have served a sentence at HM Prison Ashfield was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(84749)
|
431
|
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has considered bringing forward legislative proposals to change the procedures of the Criminal Cases Review Commission to enable the correction of more miscarriages of justice. |
|
(84852)
|
432
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to answer the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton of 25 October 2011 with regard to Mr M Aslam. |
|
(85147)
|
433
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to answer the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton of 26 October 2011 with regard to Mrs M Fallows. |
|
(85148)
|
434
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2011, Official Report, column 578W, on prison accommodation, if he will provide a breakdown on the new prisons accommodation which became available between 29 July and 18 November 2011. |
|
(84560)
|
435
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2011, Official Report, column 578W, on prison accommodation, what proportion of the increase in multiple occupancy of prison cells between 29 July and 18 November 2011 was in (a) privately and (b) publicly run prisons. |
|
(84561)
|
436
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what renovation, refurbishment and redecoration works in prisons have been cancelled or postponed since July 2011; and what the reason was in each case. |
|
(84639)
|
437
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much increased operational capacity in each prison in England and Wales was due to (a) new prison accommodation becoming available, (b) existing accommodation being returned to use, (c) an increase in multiple occupancy of prison cells and (d) other measures between 1 May 2010 and 31 July 2011. |
|
(84640)
|
438
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what existing unused prison accommodation was brought back into use in each prison in each month from 1 May 2010 to 1 November 2011. |
|
(84641)
|
439
|
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders aged 18 to 20 from the London Borough of Enfield have been held in (a) young offender institutions, (b) local prisons, (c) women's prisons and (d) other parts of the secure estate in each month since May 2009. |
|
(85259)
|
440
|
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his assessment is of the outcome of the recent HM Inspectorate of Probation inspection of youth offending work in the London Borough of Enfield; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(85260)
|
441
|
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many juvenile offenders from the London Borough of Enfield have been held in a (a) secure children's home, (b) secure training centre and (c) young offender institution in each month since May 2005. |
|
(85261)
|
442
N
|
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions for offences under the Malicious Communications Act 1988 there have been; and what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of such prosecutions and convictions which relate to messages sent via the internet. |
|
(84751)
|
443
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances there have been where prisoners have received compensation in relation to cases concerning Rule 39 items of post being interfered with by prison staff; and what the total amount paid was. |
|
(85202)
|
444
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants charged with (a) violent and (b) sexual offences who are (i) on remand awaiting trial, (ii) in the community awaiting trial without conditions and (iii) in the community awaiting trial with conditions. |
|
(85203)
|
445
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many sex offenders were released after being found guilty but were released due to time served on remand. |
|
(85204)
|
446
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have been convicted of offences whilst subject to a community order in each of the last five years; and how many such offences were of a (a) violent and (b) sexual nature. |
|
(85205)
|
447
N
|
Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, from which category of Crown land fee simple owners in Cornwall hold title to their properties. |
|
(85021)
|
448
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85053)
|
449
N
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2011, Official Report, column 404W, on appeals, how many appeal cases were heard (a) with and (b) without legal representation in each category in 2010-11; and in what proportion of cases (i) with and (ii) without legal representation the original ruling was upheld. |
|
(84642)
|
450
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any senior staff in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
|
(85074)
|
Questions to the Leader of the House
451
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Leader of the House, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85067)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
452
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85062)
|
453
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether any senior staff in (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
|
(85073)
|
Questions to the Prime Minister
454
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Prime Minister, when he plans to answer the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton of 18 October 2011 with regard to Mr A Challenger. |
|
(85149)
|
455
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Prime Minister, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85066)
|
456
|
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he took part in any events in an official capacity to mark (a) St George's Day, (b) St Patrick's Day, (c) St David's Day and (d) St Andrew's Day in 2011. |
|
(84898)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
457
N
|
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what budget his Department has allocated for the review of moving to central European time in the UK |
|
(84957)
|
458
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff of his Department have been disciplined due to drug offences in the last 12 months. |
|
(84834)
|
459
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85065)
|
460
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether any senior staff in his Department are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
|
(85072)
|
461
|
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department provided support to any organisations celebrating St Andrew's Day in 2011. |
|
(84875)
|
462
|
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department took to (a) mark and (b) promote St Andrew's Day in 2011. |
|
(84897)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
463
|
Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential of magnetic levitation technology for use in the next generaton of high-speed trains. |
|
(84886)
|
464
|
Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations she has received on the use of MagLev trains in the UK. |
|
(84887)
|
465
|
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on the Kegworth bypass project; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(85171)
|
466
|
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will amend the rules governing the deployment of brown signs on major trunk roads in rural areas in order to assist small businesses. |
|
(84854)
|
467
|
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has any plans to increase the levels of regulatory protection for students on flight training courses who have paid large sums in advance for their courses. |
|
(85166)
|
468
|
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has any plans to increase the regulatory powers of the Civil Aviation Authority in respect of the financial situation of flight training schools. |
|
(85167)
|
469
N
|
Richard Drax (South Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the analyses upon which her decision to close the search and rescue helicopter base at Portland was based. |
|
(84628)
|
470
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2011, Official Report, column 419W, on the Thameslink Railway Line: rolling stock, what assessment her Department made of the effect on employment of the decision to establish Siemens plc and XL Trains as preferred bidder for the Thameslink Rolling Stock contract. |
|
(85278)
|
471
N
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has for the future of the empty premises (a) owned and (b) leased by the Maritime Coastguard Agency following the closure of coastguard stations in (i) Liverpool and (ii) the UK. |
|
(84954)
|
472
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to the letters of (a) 19 July 2011, (b) 13 September 2011 and (c) 2 November 2011 from the hon. Member for Weaver Vale on behalf of WSD Lamb of TALL Security Print Ltd. |
|
(85034)
|
473
|
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations she has received on the use of automatic number plate recognition at the Dartford Crossing. |
|
(84815)
|
474
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve Northern Rail connectivity between Liverpool and Newcastle; and what recent progress she has made on the Northern Hub. |
|
(85273)
|
475
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of East Coast Mainline services north of York. |
|
(85346)
|
476
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the cost of fuel on motorways; and if she will ensure that drivers on motorways are made aware of the comparative cost of fuel at motorway filling stations. |
|
(84570)
|
477
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the likely effects of the proposed expenditure on the A14 in Cambridgeshire on (a) levels of congestion, (b) average travel times and (c) the number of accidents. |
|
(84712)
|
478
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial support her Department provided to the Felixstowe to Nuneaton Phase 2 rail freight upgrade in the last financial year; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(84311)
|
479
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to answer the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton of 20 October 2011 with regard to Mr T Dowden. |
|
(85146)
|
480
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what statutory provisions govern the time allowed to a car driver to decide whether a pay and display car parking fee is reasonable before becoming liable to pay; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(85090)
|
481
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what statutory provisions govern the amount of time a car may be in a pay and display car park before a car parking fee becomes payable; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(85091)
|
482
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the likely completion date of the Severn Crossings toll concession. |
|
(84710)
|
483
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) she, (b) her immediate predecessor and (c) other Ministers in her Department have had with Severn River Crossings plc. and others on the future of the Severn Crossing following the end of the current concession. |
|
(84711)
|
484
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she intends to publish plans for the future of the Severn River Crossing following the end of the concession period. |
|
(84970)
|
485
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) she and (b) her departmental officials have had with Severn River Crossing plc and others on the future of the Severn Crossing following the end of the concession agreement. |
|
(84971)
|
486
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85045)
|
487
N
|
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential benefits to the Scottish economy of the proposed High Speed 2 network. |
|
(84647)
|
488
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any senior staff in (a) her Department and (b) its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if she will publish her policy on such payments. |
|
(85071)
|
489
|
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which airports are taking part in pilot testing of EU Regulation 185/2010. |
|
(85174)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
490
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the 2012 toll rise for the Severn River Crossings. |
|
(84969)
|
491
N
|
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the availability of the tuition fees subsidy for Welsh students to students from other EU countries studying in England. |
|
(84487)
|
492
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85055)
|
493
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether any senior staff in her Department are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if she will publish her policy on such payments. |
|
(85069)
|
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
494
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many meetings of the Social Justice Committee Ministers in her Department have attended since its establishment. |
|
(85341)
|
495
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rhondda of 15 September 2011, Official Report, column 1180, on civil partnership ceremonies, which organisations have registered their (a) support for and (b) opposition to legal reform to permit homosexual marriage; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(84168)
|
496
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
|
(85047)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
497
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many social tenants he estimates will lose some housing benefit because they are under-occupying their home; and how many and what proportion of these he expects to be (a) pensioners and (b) disabled people. |
|
(84772)
|
498
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 25 to 34 year olds he expects to be affected by the introduction of the single room rate in each local authority area. |
|
(84773)
|
499
|
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits are available to students with a long-term illness or disability (a) in full-time, (b) in part-time education and (c) who has suspended their studies. |
|
(85270)
|
500
|
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits are available to students with a long-term illness or disability who have (a) drawn and (b) not drawn on their student loan. |
|
(85271)
|
501
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings of the Social Justice Committee he has attended since its establishment. |
|
(85291)
|
502
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of staff of his Department who will work in the Social Justice Directorate in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15. |
|
(85295)
|
503
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of his Department's budget allocated to the Social Justice Directorate in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15. |
|
(85296)
|
504
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take together with (a) the Minister for Women and Equalities, (b) the Department for Education, (c) the Department for Communities and Local Government and (d) the Department of Health to tackle social exclusion. |
|
(85340)
|
505
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average annual council tax benefit payment was for a (a) pensioner household and (b) household including at least one person of working age in each local authority area in 2010-11. |
|
(85343)
|
506
N
|
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will consider increasing the level of winter fuel payments over the next four years for pensioners over the age of 80. |
|
(84955)
|
507
|
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department calculates the amount of compensation due to employment agencies that have recorded losses due to the switch from the Flexible New Deal to the Work Programme. |
|
(85213)
|
508
|
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Work Programme on the likelihood of third sector employment agencies being able to take part in future contacts. |
|
(85214)
|
509
N
|
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Health and Safety Executive plans to announce its decision on what steps will be taken concerning the Atomic Weapons Establishment following the fire at the Establishment on 3 August 2010; and what the reasons are for the time taken in making this decision. |
|
(84837)
|
510
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households claiming (a) housing benefit and (b) local housing allowance in (i) Wales and (ii) each local authority in Wales have non-dependent residents living in the household. |
|
(84653)
|
511
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged between 25 and 35 in each local authority area in Wales in receipt of housing benefit and not currently in receipt of the shared room rate will be affected by the change of the eligibility age for shared room rate. |
|
(84706)
|
512
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in receipt of housing benefit or local housing allowance in Wales contain (a) one, (b) two or (c) three or more non-dependent residents earning more than £200 a week. |
|
(84940)
|
513
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the proposed abolition of direct payment of local housing allowance to private landlords. |
|
(84941)
|
514
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with private landlords on the proposed abolition of direct payment of local housing allowance. |
|
(84942)
|
515
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of housing benefit or local housing allowance also claim out-of-work benefits in (a) Wales and (b) each local authority area in Wales. |
|
(84943)
|
516
|
Ben Gummer (Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the cost of means testing winter fuel allowance payments. |
|
(85240)
|
517
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of families in Peterborough constituency who will be affected by the proposed benefit cap from April 2013; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(84631)
|
518
N
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total expenditure was on welfare benefits excluding pensions, in each Parliamentary constituency in the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
|
(84874)
|
519
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received more than £10,000 in benefits in each parliamentary constituency in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
|
(84888)
|
520
|
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 employment and support allowance, if he will estimate the level of the disregard for (a) personal and (b) occupational pensions in employment and support allowance calculations if the level had been uprated by the consumers price index since 2001; and if he will estimate the financial effect of such uprating on an individual with £110 personal pension and no other income. |
|
(85088)
|
521
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in winter fuel payments to residents of Newport East constituency in 2010-11; and how much he expects to be paid to such recipients in 2011-12. |
|
(84760)
|
522
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many armed forces veterans were (a) economically inactive and (b) long-term unemployed in each year since 2005-06. |
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(84986)
|
523
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has estimated the number of armed forces veterans who will be (a) economically inactive and (b) long-term unemployed in each year to 2015-16. |
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(84987)
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524
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of unemployed armed forces veterans in each English region. |
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(84995)
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525
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day received a substantive answer within five working days in each of the last six months. |
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(85050)
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526
|
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to discontinue premium rate telephone numbers for people calling jobcentres. |
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(85239)
|
527
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2011, Official Report, column 375W, on employment schemes, whether he has received any representations claiming that Work Programme prime contractors are referring clients to volunteer centres without making payments to those centres; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(84754)
|
528
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any senior staff in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are paid by means of payments to a limited company in lieu of a salary; and if he will publish his policy on such payments. |
|
(85068)
|
529
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with local authorities on delivery of the universal credit; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(84565)
|
530
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what personal information is passed from Jobcentre Plus to a provider when a jobseeker is referred to the Work Programme. |
|
(84566)
|
531
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assumptions he made about the rate of reassessment for Employment and Support Allowance of people in receipt of incapacity benefit when calculating indicative volumes for the Work Programme. |
|
(84567)
|
532
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether voluntary and community sector organisations will be eligible to receive wage subsidies under the Youth Contract. |
|
(84568)
|
533
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2011, Official Report, columns 569-70W, on work capability assessment, how many reassessments of incapacity benefit claimants have resulted in a recommendation to his Department that the claimant (a) should not receive Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or (b) should receive ESA in the (i) support group or (ii) work related activity group; and in how many such reassessments his Department's decision was different to the original Atos decision. |
|
(84951)
|
534
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applicants for Employment and Support Allowance his Department has decided should (a) receive the allowance in the (i) support group and (ii) work related activity group and (b) not receive the allowance following work capability assessments by Atos Origins which recommended that applicants (A) should and (B) should not receive the allowance. |
|
(84952)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
535
N
|
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to his Autumn Statement of 29 November 2011, Official Report, column 808, what representations he received about changes to Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations before making his Autumn Statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(84944)
|
536
N
|
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to his Autumn Statement of 29 November 2011, Official Report, column 808, whether he plans to launch a public consultation on reform on the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations. |
|
[Transferred]
(84945)
|
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
537
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which sectors will be included in the medium-term review of procurement scheduled for April 2012. |
|
[Transferred]
(85210)
|
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
538
|
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, over what period he expects National Savings and Investments to withdraw its products from the Post Office network. |
|
[Transferred]
(85155)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
539
|
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the role of the Troubled Families Team in tackling social exclusion. |
|
[Transferred]
(85279)
|
540
N
|
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on the third sector of reductions in funding for local authorities. |
|
[Question Unstarred]
(84495)
|
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
541
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2011, Official Report, column 532W, on electoral register, whether meetings in an official capacity could have taken place that were not recorded. |
|
[Transferred]
(85251)
|
542
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have met members of the American Legislative Exchange Council to discuss voter registration since May 2010. |
|
[Transferred]
(85262)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
543
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people received support through the wheels to work scheme in each of the last five financial years. |
|
[Transferred]
(84839)
|
544
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effect on UK carbon emissions of the level of investment in (a) rail and (b) road set out in the Autumn Statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(85347)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
545
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the right to data in the Open Services White Paper will apply to the Work Programme; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(84569)
|
