Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 10 January 2012
Notes:
*
Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 10 January 2012
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 10 January 2012
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 10 January of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.
For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 10 January of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 10 January see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Attorney General
1
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Attorney General, what equality impact assessments the Law Officers' Departments have carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
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(88573)
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2
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Attorney General, what guidance the Law Officers' Departments provide to Ministers and officials on the use of personal email accounts to conduct official business. |
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(88534)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
3
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to improve the UK's ranking in the World Bank's 2012 Doing Business Report; and what steps his Department has taken to address the findings of previous Doing Business reports. |
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(88763)
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4
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to (a) strengthen courts, the insolvency regime and other legal institutions and (b) increase the legal protection of investors and property rights in order to make it easier to do business in the UK; and what steps his Department plans to take on such matters. |
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(88764)
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5
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to facilitate access for businesses to fee schedules, documentation requirements, information relating to commercial cases and insolvency proceedings and other such regulatory information. |
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(88765)
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6
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to (a) strengthen governance, (b) encourage business development and (c) improve operations to enhance the overall investment climate in the UK. |
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(88767)
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7
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects the Green Investment Bank to receive state aid clearance. |
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(87904)
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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, whether his Department has carried out an impact assessment on the effects of any reduction of the Widening Participation Premium. |
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(88114)
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9
N
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Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department plans to allocate to the Widening Participation Premium in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15. |
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(88115)
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10
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Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department plans to consult on any proposed changes to the widening participation premium. |
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(88652)
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11
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to protect workers' employment rights. |
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(87914)
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12
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to protect the rights of workers who are faced with redundancy; and whether he plans to change such rights. |
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(87915)
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13
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the level of protection for the labour force; and what information his Department holds on the level of protection afforded to the labour force in other EU member states. |
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(87916)
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14
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Regional Growth Fund. |
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(87918)
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15
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the operational capacity of local enterprise partnerships in 2011-12. |
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(87919)
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16
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Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the Minister for Business and Enterprise plans to respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Weaver Vale of 20 September and 15 November 2011, on behalf of Mr Stevan Cross. |
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(88433)
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17
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Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Portas Review, if he will meet the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to discuss the parking strategies of local authorities. |
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(87870)
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18
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to reduce the administrative burden on small businesses associated with the requirement to hold a public performance licence for playing music. |
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(88408)
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19
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to inform small businesses of the need to obtain a public performance licence for playing music. |
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(88409)
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20
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Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on employment in East Lancashire of the decision by the government of Japan to choose to procure the F35 Joint Strike Fighter. |
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(88647)
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21
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Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with BAE Systems on the decision of the government of Japan to choose to procure the F35 Joint Strike Fighter. |
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(88648)
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22
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Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the government of Japan on the Eurofighter. |
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(88650)
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23
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Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he last met representatives of (a) banks and (b) other financial institutions to discuss direct or indirect investment in the manufacture of cluster bombs; and if he will make a statement. |
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(87938)
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24
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Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has any plans to amend the process by which further education colleges validate their own higher education qualifications; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88303)
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25
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Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of students in each age group were studying a higher education qualification in a further education college funded (a) directly by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, (b) via a university and (c) via the Skills Funding Agency in each of the last three years for which figures are available. |
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(88304)
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26
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Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of courses leading to a (a) higher national diploma, (b) higher national certificate and (c) foundation degree were taught in further education colleges in academic year (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11. |
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(88305)
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27
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Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) companies and (b) the public sector make timely payment of invoices to small businesses. |
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(88639)
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28
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Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) bi-lateral and (b) multi-lateral meetings (i) he and (ii) his officials have had with their international counterparts to discuss the agreement of a robust Arms Trade Treaty in preparation for the final Preparatory Committee in February 2012. |
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(88047)
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29
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Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what contribution his Department is making to developing policy on the inclusion of import, export, re-export, transit, transhipment, brokering activities and the gifting, loan or lease of arms within the terms of the Arms Trade Treaty. |
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(88055)
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30
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Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many of his Department's officials at each grade are working on the Arms Trade Treaty negotiations; whether there has been any change in the personnel leading on this matter; and whether he expects any further changes to be made before July 2012. |
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(88059)
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31
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has asked the National Security Council to discuss the Arms Trade Treaty. |
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(88612)
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32
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what contribution his Department has made to policy development on including small arms, light weapons and ammunition within the terms of the Arms Trade Treaty. |
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(88626)
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33
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department provides (a) training and (b) detailed briefings on the Arms Trade Treaty to staff working in overseas posts; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the Treaty is raised in all relevant bi-lateral meetings. |
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(88627)
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34
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which representatives from his Department have attended each of the UN Preparatory Committee meetings for the International Arms Trade Treaty; and which representatives from his Department will attend the meeting in February 2012. |
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(88629)
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35
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that negotiations for an Arms Trade Treaty in 2012 include representatives from civil society and non-governmental organisations. |
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(88630)
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36
N
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what advice his Department provides to (a) small business estate agents and (b) other small businesses considering promoting the legal avoidance of stamp duty on property sales through company structures. |
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(88565)
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37
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Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) businesses and (b) retailers (i) were liquidated and (ii) went into administration in each month in each of the last five years. |
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(87935)
|
38
N
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Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have visited any (i) pubs and (ii) breweries as guests of pub companies since May 2010. |
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(88191)
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39
N
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Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which representatives of pub companies (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have met since May 2010; and what the date and location was of each such meeting. |
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(88192)
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40
N
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Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has changed his policy on codes of practice in relation to pub companies from that which he stated at the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee on 20 July 2010; and for what reason any such change was made. |
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(88691)
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41
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to encourage large retailers to support and mentor local businesses and independent retailers. |
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(88035)
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42
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent from its funding for science and research programmes in each region in each year for which figures are available. |
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(88097)
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43
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Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Royal Mail on its Chair's remuneration, bonuses, benefits and pension payments; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88451)
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44
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding his Department allocated to the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; how many full-time equivalent staff worked for the CITB in each such year; and if he will make a statement. |
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(87910)
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45
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding the Council for Science and Technology (CST) (a) received in 2010-11 and (b) will receive in 2011-12; what estimate he has made of the number of full-time equivalent staff working for the CST in each year; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88023)
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46
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding the UK Space Agency (a) received in 2010-11 and (b) will receive in 2011-12; what estimate he has made of the number of full-time equivalent staff working for the UK Space Agency in each year; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88024)
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47
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding from his Department Foresight (a) received in 2010-11 and (b) will receive in 2011-12; what estimate he has made of the number of full-time equivalent staff working for Foresight in each year; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88025)
|
48
N
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding over £100,000 his Department's Economics, Strategy and Better Regulation Directorate allocated to partner organisations in 2010-11; how much it plans to allocate to partner organisations in 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88335)
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49
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88364)
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50
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
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(88572)
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51
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88601)
|
52
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2011, Official Report, columns 816-7W, on Third Sector, for what reasons (a) Tate Britain, (b) the National Foundation for Education, (c) the Royal Anniversary Trust and (d) Natural England received funding from his Department in 2010-11 but not in 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88685)
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53
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in his Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(88012)
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54
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many temporary staff were recruited to his Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(88013)
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55
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
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(88014)
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56
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects borrowing powers to be granted to the Green Investment Bank. |
|
(87852)
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57
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the borrowing powers for the Green Investment Bank. |
|
(87853)
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58
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Autumn Statement, what recent assessment he has made of the ability of the Green Investment Bank to facilitate the critical infrastructure investment originally planned for 2015; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(87854)
|
59
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Marine Management Office, (b) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and (c) other stakeholders on the proposed redevelopment of the Port of Southampton; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(87855)
|
60
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Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the progress of delivery using the 17 commitments made by the British Bankers' Association Business Finance Taskforce based on the results of the continuous monitoring his Department has committed to undertake; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(87945)
|
61
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships he expects each public body to sponsor between (i) January and March 2012 and (ii) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88701)
|
62
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011, (b) April 2011 and March 2012 and (c) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88702)
|
63
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff posts have been removed in his Department since June 2010; in which areas; what assessment he has made of the effect of the removal of posts on his Department's policy areas; whether any policy areas within his Department were exempt from the removal of posts; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88709)
|
64
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what outcomes he has specified for contractors under the Higher Apprenticeship Fund. |
|
(88710)
|
65
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the challenges for British exporters arising from late payments and non-payment from customers in (a) Brazil, Russia, India and China and (b) other countries. |
|
(88747)
|
66
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses have reported to his Department that their financial position has been adversely affected by late payments and non-payment from customers in (a) Brazil, Russia, India and China and (b) other countries. |
|
(88748)
|
67
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to address the issue of late payments and non-payment to UK businesses from customers in (a) Brazil, Russia, India and China and (b) other countries. |
|
(88749)
|
68
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UK exporters have received commercial export finance facilities through the Export Enterprise Finance Guarantee since it was established. |
|
(88750)
|
69
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department expects to publish a review of the first six months of operation of the Export Enterprise Finance Guarantee. |
|
(88751)
|
70
|
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of progress by his Department in implementing the objective in the Coalition Agreement to reduce the burden of administration by introducing a one-in, one-out rule for regulation. |
|
(87881)
|
71
|
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been paid in bonuses to staff employed at the Met Office in each of the last five years. |
|
(87908)
|
72
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many full-time equivalent staff UK Trade and Investment employed in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011; and how many such staff it will employ in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2013. |
|
(88632)
|
73
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of expenditure from the Regional Growth Fund in 2011-12; and what use he intends to make of any monies unspent at the end of that period. |
|
(88651)
|
74
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage increased competition in the nuclear industry supply chain and (b) ensure that British firms are well-placed to win work in the awarding of contracts to build new nuclear power stations; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88656)
|
75
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his Department's announcement of 6 December 2011 on the advanced manufacturing supply chain initiative, whether the offer of apprenticeships to young people will be a criterion for assessing bids for funding. |
|
(88667)
|
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
76
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the additional jobs in the private sector in 2010-11 were transfers from the public sector; and what the equivalent figure is for 2011 to date. |
|
(87521)
|
77
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many posts in Wales in departments which are the responsibility of the UK Government there were on 5 May (a) 2010 and (b) 2011; and what estimate he has made of the number of such posts in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013 and (iii) 2014. |
|
(88440)
|
78
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2011, Official Report, column 760W, on private and public sector: females, how many women who work in the public sector in Wales earn (a) below and (b) above £21,000; and how many women who earn above £21,000 have reached the top of their pay band. |
|
(87803)
|
79
N
|
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment has been made of the rates of (a) stress, (b) depression and (c) anxiety disorders amongst public sector workers. |
|
(88708)
|
80
N
|
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the level of morale among public sector workers. |
|
(88718)
|
81
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the proportion of young people eligible to take part in National Citizens Service pilots who have taken part in such pilots; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(87957)
|
82
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of young people from hard-to-reach families eligible to take part in National Citizens Service pilots that have taken part in such pilots. |
|
(87958)
|
83
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the (a) socio-economic background, (b) gender and (c) region of residence of participants in the National Citizens Service; if he will publish the results of that assessment; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(87959)
|
84
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88574)
|
85
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in his Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(87964)
|
86
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many temporary staff have been recruited to his Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(87965)
|
87
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(87966)
|
88
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what representations his Department received from voluntary and community organisations on social exclusion. |
|
(88758)
|
89
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the (a) social and (b) ethnic backgrounds of those who participated in the National Citizen Service in 2011. |
|
(88768)
|
90
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to review the level of private sector involvement in the procurement of public services; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88775)
|
91
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish information on how his Department intends to break down public service procurement contracts into smaller contracts and ensure that voluntary and community organisations benefit from any such activity. |
|
(88776)
|
92
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to develop a mechanism to enable members of the public to (a) raise concerns about public service provision and (b) hold providers of public services to account. |
|
(88777)
|
93
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he had with external organisations on social inequality between June and December 2011; and with which organisations any such discussions took place. |
|
(88778)
|
94
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, by what means his Department measures levels of (a) social mobility and (b) social inequality; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88780)
|
95
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he had with the Secretary of State for (a) Education, (b) Business, Innovation and Skills, (c) Communities and Local Government and (d) Health on social inequality between (i) May 2010 and May 2011 and (ii) June and December 2011. |
|
(88781)
|
96
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has any plans to encourage representatives from voluntary and community organisations to visit schools and further education colleges to raise awareness of volunteering amongst students. |
|
(88782)
|
97
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will extend eligiblity for the VAT refund scheme to charities who deliver public services under a contract with a public sector organisation. |
|
(88783)
|
98
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what visits (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department made to voluntary and community organisations in each month between June and December 2011. |
|
(88785)
|
99
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) cyber and (b) physical steps he is taking to protect UK businesses and individual internet users from cyber infrastructure attacks. |
|
(88405)
|
100
|
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) social enterprises, (b) charities and (c) small businesses have successfully bid for public sector service contracts in each of the last five years. |
|
(88393)
|
101
|
Phil Wilson (Sedgefield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the net change in the number of private sector jobs was in each region in the third quarter of 2011. |
|
(87951)
|
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
102
N
|
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many special severance payments HM Revenue and Customs has made in each of the last three years; and what estimate he has made of the monetary value of such payments for each of those years. |
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(88190)
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103
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the percentage change has been in the size of (a) the overall EU budget and (b) the UK's contribution to the EU budget in each of the last 10 years. |
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(88759)
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104
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had on the introduction of a fuel duty rebate in rural areas of Wales. |
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(88019)
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105
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the Welsh Government on retaining within Wales the monies accrued under the Housing Revenue Account Subsidy Scheme since May 2011. |
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(88021)
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106
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Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of receipts to the Exchequer from the employer element of national insurance contributions; and what proportion of the overall tax-take this represents in each financial year from 2000 to 2010. |
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(87899)
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107
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Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review arrangements for the refunding of overpayments of VAT paid by individuals to companies which have subsequently gone into liquidation. |
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(88646)
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108
N
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many couples with children receive working tax credit in respect of employment of between 16 and 24 hours per week in each parliamentary constituency. |
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(88172)
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109
N
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Barnett consequential funding will be made available to each devolved administration as a result of the allocation of funding to assist troubled families. |
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(88173)
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110
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much airport passenger tax was collected at each airport in each of the last three years. |
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(88174)
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111
N
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children live in households in receipt of working tax credit including a couple working 16 hours and 24 hours per week in each parliamentary constituency; and what estimate he has made of the total amount of working tax credit (a) paid to such couples in working tax credit in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2011 and (b) which will be paid to such couples in 2012. |
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(88178)
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112
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to Question 78653, tabled on 1 November 2011 for answer on 3 November 2011, on meetings. |
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(88439)
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113
N
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Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs has the flexibility to delay demands for payment to prevent businesses going into liquidation. |
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(88689)
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114
N
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Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish draft legislation to implement his proposed changes for higher rate taxpayer households in receipt of child benefit. |
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(88566)
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115
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which representatives from his Department have attended each of the UN Preparatory Committee meetings for the International Arms Trade Treaty; and which representatives from his Department will attend the meeting in February 2012. |
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(88631)
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116
N
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce the legal avoidance of stamp duty on property sales through company structures. |
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(88329)
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117
N
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost to the Exchequer of the legal avoidance of stamp duty on property sales through company structures. |
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(88330)
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118
N
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the property sales industry on the legal avoidance of stamp duty on property sales through company structures. |
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(88331)
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119
N
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice his Department provides to (a) small business estate agents and (b) other small businesses considering promoting the legal avoidance of stamp duty on property sales through company structures. |
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(88564)
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120
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he plans to monitor whether the cheaper funding received by the banks under the National Loan Guarantee Scheme is passed through to smaller businesses. |
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(87799)
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121
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects that businesses will start to receive investment through his Business Finance Partnership. |
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(87800)
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122
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects that businesses will start to receive loans supported by his National Loan Guarantee Scheme. |
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(87801)
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123
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) net and (b) gross change in bank lending to (i) all businesses and (ii) small and medium-sized enterprises arising from his credit easing policy in each month of 2012. |
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(87802)
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124
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the status is of the £1 billion allocated for the carbon capture and storage programme in 2016-17; and if he will make a statement. |
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(87962)
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125
|
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the monetary value was of receipts to the Exchequer from corporation tax from the transport sector in Scotland in each year since 2001. |
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(88769)
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126
|
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of employers who were given penalty charges for failure to meet the deadline for returning P35 forms in each of the last five financial years for which figures are available; how much revenue to the Exchequer was raised from such penalties in each such year; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88452)
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127
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 10 January 2006, Official Report, column 524W, on banking system (China), if he will provide an updated assessment of the stability of the banking system in China. |
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(87948)
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128
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will consider bringing forward proposals to encourage banks to lend to advanced manufacturers. |
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(88328)
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129
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the rate of growth in the amount of savings held by UK nationals in each financial year since 2007-08. |
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(88787)
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130
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88362)
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131
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to amend the use of the fit and proper persons test for charity trustees used by HM Revenue and Customs. |
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(88443)
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132
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he (a) has met and (b) plans to meet Dr Christopher Sier and Mr David Norman to discuss the future of private pensions; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88444)
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133
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to further regulate the sale of exchange traded funds, including synthetic traded funds, to retail investors; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88523)
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134
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to require more transparent information on private pension fund companies to be provided; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88524)
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135
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88591)
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136
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88610)
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137
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ask the Financial Services Authority to investigate the (a) level of competition, (b) fees or commissions paid by consumers and (c) accuracy of information provided to consumers in the private pensions industry. |
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(88633)
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138
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to increase transparency in the charges, fees and commissions paid by consumers on private pensions; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88761)
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139
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether legislative change is required to enable HM Revenue and Customs to share real time PAYE information with the Department for Work and Pensions for the calculation of universal credit; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88185)
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140
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in his Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(87991)
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141
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many temporary staff have been recruited to his Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(87992)
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142
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(87993)
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143
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many business rates appeals have been (a) received and (b) cleared by the Valuation Office Agency in each (i) region and (ii) local authority in each month in 2010-11. |
|
(87851)
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144
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships he expects each public body to sponsor between (i) January and March 2012 and (ii) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88733)
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145
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011, (b) April 2011 and March 2012 and (c) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88734)
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146
N
|
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will arrange for the hon. Member for Walsall North to receive a reply to his letter of 22 November 2011 to the Child Benefit Office about a constituent. |
|
(87922)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
147
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the proportion of houses bought in England by people resident outside the UK in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(88512)
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148
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average rent as a proportion of average income was for people living in (a) social housing, (b) other affordable housing and (c) private rented accommodation in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(88513)
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149
N
|
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) funding and (b) advice his Department has provided to Cleveland Fire Brigade on establishing a separate, for-profit community interest company; and what the cost to the public purse was of any such advice. |
|
(87798)
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150
N
|
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2011, Official Report, column 486W, on right-to-buy scheme, from which budget he proposes funding will be made available to meet the difference between the income raised from the 50 per cent. discounted sale of social housing and the cost of the land and construction of a one for one replacement dwelling. |
|
(87856)
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151
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new dwellings for (a) shared ownership, (b) owner-occupation, (c) council tenancy and (d) housing association tenancy he estimates will be completed in each London borough in (i) 2011-12 and (ii) 2012-13. |
|
(88383)
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152
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research his Department is undertaking on the effects of changes in housing benefit rules in London; and how many people he estimates have (a) moved and (b) been made homeless as a result of those changes. |
|
(88551)
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153
|
Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Portas Review, if he will ask local authorities to review their parking strategies. |
|
(87869)
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154
|
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in circumstances attributable to unsafe electrical fittings in (i) privately rented housing and (ii) council housing in each of the last four years. |
|
(88745)
|
155
|
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to extend the remit of the Local Government Ombudsman to cover (a) parish and (b) town councils. |
|
(87879)
|
156
|
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of business rates revenue was paid by companies in the retail sector in each of the last five years. |
|
(87934)
|
157
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many compulsory purchase orders have been issued in each local authority area in each of the last five years. |
|
(88026)
|
158
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will ensure that the revised National Planning Policy framework will contain a presumption in favour of town centre development. |
|
(88027)
|
159
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will give consideration to publishing a parking league table giving comparative information on the parking charges imposed by local authorities. |
|
(88028)
|
160
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to use the income from business rates to provide better support for small businesses and independent retailers. |
|
(88029)
|
161
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the use made by local authorities of their discretionary powers to give rate concessions to new local businesses. |
|
(88030)
|
162
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on tackling empty shops; and if he will consider introducing empty shop management orders. |
|
(88031)
|
163
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to imposing a duty on local authorities to produce a public register of high street landlords. |
|
(88032)
|
164
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the recommendation by the Portas review that empty shop management orders be introduced. |
|
(88033)
|
165
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to discourage landlords from leaving shopping units vacant. |
|
(88034)
|
166
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the imposition of car parking charges in town centre locations on the commercial viability of high streets. |
|
(88096)
|
167
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the contribution of a clean urban environment to the commercial viability of high streets. |
|
(88101)
|
168
|
Dame Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he proposes that the formal consultation on the review of the Use Classes Order will begin. |
|
(88530)
|
169
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of (a) homelessness and (b) housing instability among former prisoners with mental health problems. |
|
(88082)
|
170
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of homelessness and housing instability arising from former prisoners with mental health problems in 2010-11; and what estimate he has made of the likely cost in 2012-13. |
|
(88543)
|
171
|
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to publish its response to the Draft National Planning Policy Framework. |
|
(88321)
|
172
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88370)
|
173
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the number of people made bankrupt by local authorities for non-payment of council tax in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88525)
|
174
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88576)
|
175
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88606)
|
176
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in his Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(87967)
|
177
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many temporary staff have been recruited to his Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(87968)
|
178
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(87969)
|
179
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships he expects each public body to sponsor between (i) January and March 2012 and (ii) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88741)
|
180
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011, (b) April 2011 and March 2012 and (c) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88742)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
181
|
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to offer financial support to (a) district councils and (b) town and parish councils to cover additional logistical costs incurred by them as a result of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. |
|
(88547)
|
182
|
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to offer financial support to (a) district councils and (b) town and parish councils which are on the route of the Olympic Torch. |
|
(88548)
|
183
N
|
Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much UK Sport spent on the development of disabled weightlifting in each of the last five years; and how much it has allocated to supporting existing athletes in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(88064)
|
184
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with the Performing Rights Society on ensuring that the royalty payment formula takes account of market barriers for UK-based minority language artists and provides adequate recompense for their cultural and linguistic contributions. |
|
(88434)
|
185
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Harrow West of 15 December 2011, Official Report, column 832W, on the Olympic Games 2012: National Lottery, whether he has plans to ensure that countries and regions of the UK which have received fewer legacy benefits from the hosting of the London 2012 Olympics will receive preferential treatment from future Lottery funding. |
|
(88636)
|
186
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2011, Official Report, column 832W, on the Olympic Games 2012: plastic bags, whether the London 2012 Sustainable Sourcing Code provides that LOCOG's sponsors and suppliers should not supply single-use or short-life plastic bags. |
|
(88515)
|
187
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many households have new broadband connections as a result of the Government working with house builders. |
|
(88714)
|
188
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what progress has been made towards the installation of a digital hub in every community by 2015. |
|
(88715)
|
189
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with BT on the provision of super-fast broadband to the third of the UK population in hard-to-reach communities. |
|
(88716)
|
190
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many channels of radio spectrum are available for use by wireless microphone operators; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88640)
|
191
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent progress has been made on ensuring that the 800MHz band is clear of existing users by October 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88641)
|
192
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of the roll-out of super-fast broadband in Scotland. |
|
(88148)
|
193
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will consider what additional funding can be made available to ensure that all communities in Scotland have access to broadband. |
|
(88149)
|
194
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what proportion of revenue collected from the BBC licence fee is paid in Scotland. |
|
(88150)
|
195
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of recipients of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal; and what the cost to the public purse will be. |
|
(88319)
|
196
|
Chris Kelly (Dudley South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the value for money of the funding provided for The Public Arts Centre. |
|
(88657)
|
197
|
Chris Kelly (Dudley South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will assess the findings of the report by Anthony Blackstock entitled The Public: Lessons learned by Arts Council England. |
|
(88658)
|
198
|
Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the North East plays an active role in the London 2012 Olympics ceremonies. |
|
(87884)
|
199
|
Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will visit Hexham constituency to discuss preparations for the London 2012's Olympics and the local community's involvement in a mini East Tynedale Olympics. |
|
(87885)
|
200
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much of the sum allocated by his Department for e-infrastructure has been allocated to each region. |
|
(88098)
|
201
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88374)
|
202
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of unlisted and unprotected outdoor public works of art in England; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88526)
|
203
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88577)
|
204
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88594)
|
205
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in his Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(88009)
|
206
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many temporary staff have been recruited to his Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(88010)
|
207
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(88011)
|
208
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships he expects each public body to sponsor between (i) January and March 2012 and (ii) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88743)
|
209
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Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011, (b) April 2011 and March 2012 and (c) April 2012 and March 2013. |
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(88744)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
210
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Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse was of the Standard Learning Credit scheme in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and (d) 2010-11. |
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(87893)
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211
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Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average proportion of course fees claimed by service personnel through the Standard Learning Credit scheme is. |
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(87894)
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212
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Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average contribution made by the Government towards the cost of course fees undertaken by service personnel through the Standard Learning Credit scheme is. |
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(87895)
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213
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Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel used the Standard Learning Credit scheme in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and (d) 2010-11. |
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(87896)
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214
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Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the Standard Learning Credit scheme in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15. |
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(87897)
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215
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Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of the Enhanced Learning Credits scheme was in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and (d) 2010-11. |
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(88385)
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216
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Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel used the Enhanced Learning Credits scheme in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and (d) 2010-11. |
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(88389)
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217
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Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the likely cost of the Enhanced Learning Credits scheme in (a) 20011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15. |
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(88390)
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218
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Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of course fees has been claimed by service personnel on average through the Enhanced Learning Credits scheme. |
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(88437)
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219
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Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average level has been of the contribution made by the Government towards the cost of course fees undertaken by service personnel through the Enhanced Learning Credits scheme. |
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(88438)
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220
N
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of all new recruits enlisting in (a) the armed forces and (b) the Army undertook Phase One training at (i) AFC Harrogate and (ii) AFTC Winchester in 2010-11. |
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(88337)
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221
N
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of recruits who enlisted in the Army under the age of 18 joined the infantry in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(88554)
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222
N
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of recruits undertaking Phase One training at (a) the Army Foundation College in Harrogate and (b) the Army Technical Foundation College in Winchester successfully attained (i) Level 1 functional skills in literacy, (ii) Level 1 functional skills in numeracy, (iii) a Level 2 ITQ diploma, (iv) Level 2 functional skills in literacy and (v) Level 2 functional skills in numeracy in the most recent period for which figures are available. |
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(88555)
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223
N
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Army personnel and (b) Army personnel who had enlisted under the age of 18 undertook GCSE English or mathematics qualifications during (i) their Phase Two training or (ii) subsequently; and how many achieved these qualifications at Grades A* to C in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(88556)
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224
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Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2011, Official Report, columns 665-6W, on Yemen, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on whether units of the Yemeni security forces trained by the UK have been involved in human rights violations against protesters. |
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(87947)
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225
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Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the relative benefits of live firing training for the armed forces and the use of simulators. |
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(88665)
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226
N
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Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the case for allowing more medals to be worn by armed forces personnel which have been awarded by Commonwealth countries; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88345)
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227
N
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Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the case for a National Defence Medal; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88346)
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228
N
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Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the case for the Honours and Decorations Committee to accept representations in person from veterans; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88347)
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229
N
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Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered the case for the Honours and Decorations Committee to meet in public; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88687)
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230
N
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Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered reconstitution of the Honours and Decorations Committee under an independent chair; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88688)
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231
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Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with BAE Systems on the decision of the government of Japan to choose to procure the F35 Joint Strike Fighter. |
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(88649)
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232
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gurkha recipients of UK service pensions who until May 2009 received those pensions in Nepal, now receive them in the UK. |
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(88071)
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233
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former Gurkhas have been in receipt of a UK service pension in Nepal in each year since 2004. |
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(88072)
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234
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the (a) Chief of the Defence Staff, (b) Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, (c) Chief of the Air Staff, (d) Chief of the General Staff and (e) First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff have spent on (i) gardening, (ii) entertainment and (iii) renovation and decoration of their official residences in 2011. |
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(88309)
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235
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what hospitality the (a) Chief of the Defence Staff, (b) Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, (c) Chief of the Air Staff, (d) Chief of the General Staff and (e) First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff accepted in 2011. |
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(88310)
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236
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff were employed in the private office of (a) each Minister in his Department, (b) each of the service chiefs, (c) the Chief of Defence Staff, (d) the Permanent Under-Secretary and (e) the Second Permanent Under-Secretary; and what the cost to his Department was of such employment. |
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(88311)
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237
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) horses and (b) dogs have been euthanised by his Department in 2011; and for what reasons in each case. |
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(88312)
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238
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel were seconded to the armed forces of each foreign government in 2011; and what the cost to his Department was of such secondments. |
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(88313)
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239
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many war pensions were paid to nuclear test veterans in each of the last six years. |
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(88314)
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240
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what type of medals have been issued by the Medal Office in 2011; and at what cost such medals were awarded. |
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(88315)
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241
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff were employed in the official residences of the (a) Chief of the Defence Staff, (b) Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, (c) Chief of the Air Staff, (d) Chief of the General Staff and (e) First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in 2011; and what the cost to his Department was of such staff. |
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(88316)
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242
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many dogs have been employed by his Department in the last year; what their duties were; and what the cost of such employment was. |
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(88317)
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243
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on accommodation for the (a) Chief of the Defence Staff, (b) Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, (c) Chief of the Air Staff, (d) Chief of the General Staff and (e) First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in 2011. |
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(88338)
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244
N
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries have British defence attachés; and what the cost of these was to his Department in 2011. |
|
(88339)
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245
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many animals of each species were employed by his Department in 2011; and what the total cost to the public purse was. |
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(88340)
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246
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many horses were employed by his Department in 2011; for what purposes; and at what cost to the public purse. |
|
(88341)
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247
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many consultants were employed by his Department in 2011; and what the cost to the public purse was. |
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(88342)
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248
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel were deployed on ceremonial duties (a) in London and (b) around the world in 2011. |
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(88549)
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249
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's planned budget is for (a) the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations and (b) the London 2012 Olympic Games; and under what budget headings such expenditure will be made. |
|
(88568)
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250
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) bi-lateral and (b) multi-lateral meetings (i) he and (ii) his officials have had with their international counterparts to discuss the agreement of a robust Arms Trade Treaty in preparation for the final Preparatory Committee in February 2012. |
|
(88050)
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251
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Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure a transparent reporting mechanism and effective monitoring and verification procedures are part of any agreement on the Arms Trade Treaty. |
|
(88052)
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252
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contribution his Department is making to developing policy on the inclusion of import, export, re-export, transit, transhipment, brokering activities and the gifting, loan or lease of arms within the terms of the Arms Trade Treaty. |
|
(88056)
|
253
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's officials at each grade are working on the Arms Trade Treaty negotiations; whether there has been any change in the personnel leading on this matter; and whether he expects any further changes to be made before July 2012. |
|
(88061)
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254
N
|
Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which areas of his Department's recruitment process are (a) currently and (b) scheduled to be outsourced; what assessment he has made of the benefit to his Department of outsourcing recruitment in each area currently outsourced; and what benefit he expects to achieve in each area to be outsourced. |
|
(88063)
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255
N
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much Single Food Supply expenditure was incurred by his Department for personnel not on military operations in 2010-11. |
|
(87921)
|
256
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2011, Official Report, column 472W, on ex-servicemen: employment, how many of those who secured employment within six months of leaving retained that employment for six months or longer. |
|
(87928)
|
257
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2011, Official Report, column 472W, on ex-servicemen: employment, how many individuals constitute the five per cent. of Career Transition Partnership clients who have not secured employment within six months of leaving. |
|
(87929)
|
258
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the National Security Council has discussed the Arms Trade Treaty; and whether he has asked the Council to discuss it. |
|
(88613)
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259
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contribution his Department has made to policy development on including small arms, light weapons and ammunition within the terms of the Arms Trade Treaty. |
|
(88614)
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260
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which representatives from his Department have attended each of the UN Preparatory Committee meetings for the International Arms Trade Treaty; and which representatives from his Department will attend the meeting in February 2012. |
|
(88618)
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261
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure negotiations for an Arms Trade Treaty in 2012 include representatives from civil society, non-governmental organisations and the defence industry. |
|
(88619)
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262
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Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department provides (a) training and (b) detailed briefings on the Arms Trade Treaty to staff working in overseas posts; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the Treaty is raised in all relevant bi-lateral meetings. |
|
(88695)
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263
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) his Department, (b) the Chief of the Defence Staff, (c) the Chief of the General Staff, (d) the Chief of the Air Staff, (e) the First Sea Lord, (f) the Adjutant General, (g) the Commander in Chief Land General, (h) the General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland and (i) the General Officer Commanding London District spent on (i) staff, (ii) rent, (iii) utilities and (iv) maintenance in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(88717)
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264
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with Fife Council on any requirement for additional school places in the Leuchars area when the Army takes up its base there. |
|
(88351)
|
265
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2011, Official Report, columns 752-3W, on departmental written questions, what the question number is of each question for written answer which was answered after 30 sitting days. |
|
(88153)
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266
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the presence of unexploded ordnance left by British Forces in Libya during World War Two. |
|
(88661)
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267
N
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's contractors (a) he and (b) his officials have met to discuss his proposed Defence White Paper since July 2011. |
|
(88561)
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268
N
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has received an interim report on the carrier variant conversion investigation; and if not, when he expects to receive such a report. |
|
(88562)
|
269
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish his Department's policy including legal assessment on the use of strike-equipped drone aircraft. |
|
(87950)
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270
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88365)
|
271
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88578)
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272
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in his Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(88003)
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273
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many temporary staff have been recruited to his Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(88004)
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274
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(88005)
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275
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships he expects each public body to sponsor between (i) January and March 2012 and (ii) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88739)
|
276
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011, (b) April 2011 and March 2012 and (c) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88740)
|
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
277
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for East Londonderry of 12 December 2011, Official Report, column 480W, on domestic visits, on which dates he visited Wales; and for what purposes. |
|
(88637)
|
278
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will consider the merits of giving additional powers to the Electoral Commission to require under performing electoral registration officers to follow Government guidelines on electoral registration. |
|
(88091)
|
279
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will consider the merits of additional ring-fenced funding for electoral activities resulting from new legislation. |
|
(88092)
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280
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his policy is on methods to ensure a full and reliable canvass in 2014. |
|
(88094)
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281
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the factors underlying the change in the number of unregistered voters between December 2010 and April 2011; and what steps he plans to take to reduce the number of unregistered voters. |
|
(88095)
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282
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what equality impact assessments he has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88579)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
283
|
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on variations in examination results between different examination boards prior to the introduction of GCSEs. |
|
(88182)
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284
|
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of average expenditure by schools on text books and other teaching material; and what assessment he has made of (a) recent and (b) long-term trends in such expenditure. |
|
(88183)
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285
|
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of average expenditure by schools on training events and seminars relating to examination and course work specifications; and what assessment he has made of (a) recent and (b) long-term trends in the level of such expenditure. |
|
(88323)
|
286
|
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) net and (b) average spend was of schools in the maintained sector on Key Stage Four examinations in academic year (i) 1999-2000 and (ii) 2010-11; and what proportion of the total budget of such schools this represented in each year. |
|
(88772)
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287
|
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total number of Key Stage Four qualifications accredited as GCSE or equivalent standard was for each academic year from 1999-2000 to date. |
|
(88774)
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288
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people ordinarily resident in Scotland have been accommodated in specialist educational facilities in England in each of the last five years. |
|
(88154)
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289
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the role of education in schools in tackling drug and alcohol abuse by young people. |
|
(88407)
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290
N
|
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what correspondence his Department has issued to (a) the Scottish Government, (b) the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, (c) Scottish colleges and (d) local authorities in Scotland on the operation in Scotland of the Get Set networks for schools. |
|
(88116)
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291
N
|
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools (a) in each local authority area in Scotland and (b) in Glasgow North constituency have joined his Department's Get Set network. |
|
(88117)
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292
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children aged two years have a statement of special educational needs. |
|
(88669)
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293
|
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 apply to the inspection of child safeguarding arrangements at independent schools after they have been transferred from Ofsted to the Independent Schools Inspectorate. |
|
(87887)
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294
|
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made in transferring responsibility for inspecting child safeguarding arrangements at independent schools from Ofsted to the Independent Schools Inspectorate. |
|
(87888)
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295
N
|
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will assess the recent research conducted by the Schools Health Education Unit on links between bullying and appearance. |
|
(87797)
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296
N
|
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to monitor progress against recommended guidelines in the activity level of school children. |
|
(88673)
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297
N
|
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to support children who are not motivated by competition in physical education lessons to meet guidelines for levels of physical activity. |
|
(88674)
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298
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department allocated to (a) Parenting UK, (b) Parentline Plus, (c) Parentline Plus, Got a Teenager, (d) Personal Finance Education Group, (e) Pre-School Learning Alliance, (f) Relate, (g) The Prince's Trust, (h) The Princess Royal Trust, (i) Raleigh International and (j) Time For Families in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(87933)
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299
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department allocated in total to (a) the British Association for Adoption and Fostering, (b) the British Association for Early Childhood Education, (c) the British Dyslexia Association, (d) Catch 22, (e) Children England, (f) the Children's Legal Centre, (g) the Daycare Trust, (h) the Family and Parenting Institute, (i) Family Action, (j) the Family Rights Group, (k) the National Children's Bureau, (l) National Family Mediation, (m) the NSPCC and (n) Netmums Ltd in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88336)
|
300
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88369)
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301
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88575)
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302
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88605)
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303
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons the London Borough of Harrow received the lowest funding per pupil through total basic need grant compared to other outer London boroughs in 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88786)
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304
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in his Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(87997)
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305
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many temporary staff have been recruited to his Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(87998)
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306
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Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(87999)
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307
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Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that the Early Intervention Grant allocation for 2011-12 does not represent a real terms funding reduction for local authorities after inflation is taken into account. |
|
(88532)
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308
N
|
Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) he and (b) his special advisers sought legal advice as to whether the deletion of private emails concerning Government business sent or received by him or his special advisers constitutes a breach of section 77 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. |
|
(88073)
|
309
N
|
Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) he and (b) his special advisers have used private email accounts to discuss the possible dismissal of officials in his Department. |
|
(88074)
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310
N
|
Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) he and (b) his special advisers used private email accounts to discuss (i) the free school application by Katherine Birbalsingh and (ii) any other free school application. |
|
(88075)
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311
N
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Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) he and (b) his special advisers used private email accounts to discuss the cancellation of the Building Schools for the Future programme. |
|
(88076)
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312
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Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships he expects each public body to sponsor between (i) January and March 2012 and (ii) April 2012 and March 2013. |
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(88703)
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313
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Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011, (b) April 2011 and March 2012 and (c) April 2012 and March 2013. |
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(88704)
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314
N
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Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage small retailers to adopt the voluntary code of practice for the display of adult magazines; and how many letters his Department has sent to small retailers on the voluntary code of practice. |
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(88348)
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315
N
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Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Information Commissioner's guidance on official information held in private email accounts, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) information concerning the Building Schools for the Future Programme in Sandwell and (b) other data from the private email accounts of former employees of his Department is retained. |
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(88686)
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316
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Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department and its predecessors have provided to (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Warwick and Leamington constituency in each of the last five years. |
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(88392)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
317
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Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the domestic energy supply has been provided by nuclear power in each of the last 10 years; and what targets he has set for the proportion of domestic energy provided by nuclear power in each of the next 10 years. |
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(87867)
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318
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Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of domestic energy supply has been provided by renewable energy in each of the last 10 years; whether future targets for such supplies have been agreed for the next 10 years; what corresponding targets for reducing carbon emissions have been agreed; and if he will make a statement. |
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(87868)
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319
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Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects to publish his response to the consultation on the solar power feed-in tariff. |
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(88755)
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320
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which companies (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met to discuss the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) in the last six months; and if he will meet representatives from the oil heating industry to discuss the RHI. |
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(87862)
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321
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects to announce a decision on whether bioliquids will be included in the Renewable Heat Incentive; and if he will make a statement. |
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(87863)
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322
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with (a) Ministers and (b) officials in HM Treasury about the inclusion of bioliquids in the Renewable Heat Incentive. |
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(87864)
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323
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his proposed changes to the Renewables Obligation will result in the cancelling of any proposed renewable projects. |
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(88401)
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324
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has calculated the potential change in the level of generation from advanced thermal technologies as a result of the Government's proposed reform of the Renewables Obligation in respect of gasification and pyrolysis technologies. |
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(88402)
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325
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of employment in the renewable energy sector of his proposals to reform the Renewables Obligation Certificate regime for gasification and pyrolysis technologies. |
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(88675)
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326
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made an estimate of the number of infrastructure projects in the advanced thermal technology sector which will not proceed under his proposal to reform the Renewables Obligation Certificate regime for gasification and pyrolysis technologies. |
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(88676)
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327
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what level of savings he expects to accrue from reducing the Renewables Obligation Certificate payment for electricity generated by standard gasification and pyrolysis. |
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(88677)
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328
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on investor confidence of his proposal to reform the definitions for the award of Renewables Obligation Certificates for gasification and pyrolysis technologies after the passage of the Renewables Obligation Order 2009 and before the introduction of electricity market reforms. |
|
(88678)
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329
|
Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which coal-fired power stations will close under the EU Large Combustion Plant Directive; and how many running hours remain for each plant. |
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(87886)
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330
|
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate has been made of the cost to the public purse of the EU Renewable Energy Directive in each year since its introduction. |
|
(87955)
|
331
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations he has received from the Welsh Government on the transfer of powers relating to energy generation above 50MW since May 2011. |
|
(88020)
|
332
N
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the report by the United States Environmental Protection Agency into the effect of hydraulic fracturing on water pollution; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(87805)
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333
N
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has met representatives of the Environment Agency to discuss the link between hydraulic fracturing and water pollution; and if so, when he last met them. |
|
(87843)
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334
N
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent reports he has received on any link between hydraulic fracturing and water pollution; and whether he plans to investigate any such links. |
|
(87844)
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335
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policy on nuclear power of the Office for Nuclear Development's recent decision to grant interim design acceptance of generic designs for two nuclear reactors. |
|
(88179)
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336
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Office for Nuclear Development's recent decision to grant interim design acceptance of generic designs for two nuclear reactors, when he expects new nuclear power stations in the UK to be operational. |
|
(88180)
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337
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the implications for (a) security of supply and (b) competition in the energy marketplace of the sale of equity shares by the Horizon Nuclear Power joint venture. |
|
(88181)
|
338
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions his Department has had with industry to encourage the take-up of integrated solar systems; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88644)
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339
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Green Deal will require that all payments to sub-contractors be made within 30 days of the completion of work; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88645)
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340
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations he has made to energy companies to ensure that consumers on prepayment meters can benefit from the most economical tariffs. |
|
(88151)
|
341
N
|
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what directions he has issued on the treatment of the viability of a wind farm application as material planning consideration. |
|
(88560)
|
342
|
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he has any plans to buy out the national concessionary fuel entitlements of current recipients. |
|
(87905)
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343
|
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the national concessionary fuel allowance scheme to end. |
|
(87906)
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344
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made an assessment of the use in (a) China, (b) Russia and (c) India of thorium reactors to provide a domestic source of low-carbon energy; and whether he has any plans for the use of such reactors in the UK. |
|
(87953)
|
345
|
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2011, Official Report, column 803W, on electricity prices, what the monetary value will be of a two to three per cent. increase in the average electricity bill in 2020. |
|
(88516)
|
346
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88368)
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347
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88580)
|
348
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88603)
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349
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships he expects each public body to sponsor between (i) January and March 2012 and (ii) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88727)
|
350
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011, (b) April 2011 and March 2012 and (c) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88728)
|
351
|
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of his proposals to reform the banding of Renewables Obligation Certificates for gasification and pyrolysis technologies on (a) investor confidence in the development of generating plant, (b) local authority procurement for residual waste treatment processes and (c) the potential development of such processes as alternatives to fossil fuels. |
|
(87889)
|
352
|
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what consideration he has given to the definition of eligible gasification and pyrolysis technologies in his proposals to reform the banding of Renewable Obligation Certificates for gasification and pyrolysis technologies. |
|
(87890)
|
353
|
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the introduction of phase two of the Renewable Heating Incentive will coincide with the commencement of the Green Deal programme. |
|
(87891)
|
354
|
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to publish further guidance in respect of the proposed introduction of phase two of the Renewable Heat Incentive. |
|
(87892)
|
355
|
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much revenue was held in the fossil fuel levy fund for England and Wales in the last financial year for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the annual income to the fund in each year to 2018. |
|
(88396)
|
356
|
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many companies his (a) Department and (b) consultants contacted directly for cost information to inform the proposals to change feed-in tariffs in respect of (i) rent a roof or free solar, (ii) social housing and (iii) private installations; and if he will list the average cost per kilowatt of installed capacity in each of these categories. |
|
(88520)
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357
|
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans he has to include energy efficient heating circulation pumps on the list of items eligible for funding under the terms of the Green Deal. |
|
(88521)
|
358
|
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to appoint a (a) chair and (b) director to administer the Energy Efficiency Deployment Office. |
|
(88522)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
359
|
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to repeal breed specific legislation in relation to dangerous dogs. |
|
(87936)
|
360
|
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to extend the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to cover private property. |
|
(87937)
|
361
|
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate has been made of the total amount allocated to each region of the UK through the (a) single farm payment, (b) European Fisheries Fund and (c) Rural Development Programme in each of the last five years. |
|
(88018)
|
362
|
Jim Dowd (Lewisham West and Penge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to replace the use of rateable values in the calculation of bills for unmetered domestic water supply. |
|
(87871)
|
363
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Autumn Statement, from what source funding for the £50 discount to the annual water bill of each South West Water customer will be drawn; and by what mechanisms the funding will be disbursed. |
|
(88318)
|
364
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2011, Official Report, column 464W, on animal welfare: circuses, if she will provide details of the circumstances which the Government considered in reaching its view that confidentiality should be respected. |
|
(88447)
|
365
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2011, Official Report, column 465W, on animal welfare: circuses, which animal welfare organisations have (a) agreed and (b) refused to advise her Department on the proposed licensing system; what reasons were given for such acceptances or refusals; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88448)
|
366
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had any discussions with Natural England on the effect on species recovery work of funding reductions to the charity Butterfly Conservation; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88449)
|
367
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage the change in the funding of the Species Recovery Programme is in 2011-12; if she will make it her policy to work with Natural England to restore its funding; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88450)
|
368
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 reductions in the number of days fishermen can spend at sea on the ability of the UK fishing fleet to use increased quotas of certain fish stocks. |
|
(88680)
|
369
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 outcome of the recent EU Fisheries Council on the number of fishing vessels that will be viable in 2012. |
|
(88681)
|
370
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 number of fishing vessels in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland that will be affected by the reduction in the number of days fishermen can spend at sea. |
|
(88682)
|
371
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made in negotiations on the regional management of fisheries. |
|
(88683)
|
372
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 reduction in the number of days fishermen can spend at sea on the financial viability of the fishing fleet in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK. |
|
(88684)
|
373
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion, of 8 November 2011, Official Report, column 221W, on animal welfare: circuses, what arrangements she plans to make for (a) parliamentarians and (b) members of the public to evaluate the potential of a licensing system for wild animals in circuses in circumstances where the details of confidential circus inspections are not released. |
|
(88090)
|
374
|
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider reviewing the best before dates for low-risk food products for the purposes of reducing food waste. |
|
(88788)
|
375
|
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waste across the food supply chain. |
|
(88791)
|
376
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times her Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88359)
|
377
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what equality impact assessments her Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88581)
|
378
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps (a) her Department and (b) those bodies for which her Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88597)
|
379
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in her Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(88006)
|
380
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many temporary staff have been recruited to her Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(88007)
|
381
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(88008)
|
382
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which her Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships she expects each public body to sponsor between (i) January and March 2012 and (ii) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88719)
|
383
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which her Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011, (b) April 2011 and March 2012 and (c) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88720)
|
384
|
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) communication and (b) response times between the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency and farmers in the West Midlands. |
|
(88533)
|
385
N
|
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were convicted of offences governed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in the UK in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
|
(88333)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
386
|
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the contribution of the Minister for Europe of 14 December 2011, Official Report, column 304WH, on Israel, under which international laws settlements are illegal. |
|
(88406)
|
387
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the energy performance certificate rating is of Lancaster House. |
|
(88445)
|
388
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the witness protection mechanisms of Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission. |
|
(88664)
|
389
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on implementation of the recommendations in the UN Panel of Experts report on Sri Lanka. |
|
(88666)
|
390
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission report. |
|
(88797)
|
391
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) contacts and (b) meetings the UK Embassy in Bahrain has had with human rights groups in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88380)
|
392
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who will attend the International Conference on Somalia in London in February 2012. |
|
(88381)
|
393
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what access to security information held by the (a) current government and (b) previous regime in Libya has been offered to UK officials inquiring into the cases of those forcibly returned to Libya before April 2011. |
|
(88384)
|
394
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Eritrea on (a) its human rights observance and (b) the UN sanctions policy; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88550)
|
395
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of (a) Somalia and (b) Ethiopia on the Ogaden and its people; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88552)
|
396
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total legal costs have been incurred to date by his Department in defending actions brought by the Chagos Islanders; and what the cost to date to the public purse is of the case before the European Court of Human Rights. |
|
(88553)
|
397
|
Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2011, Official Report, columns 665-6W, on Yemen, what assessment he has made of whether units of the Yemani security forces trained by the UK have been involved in human rights violations against protesters. |
|
(87946)
|
398
N
|
Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the recent publication in Sri Lanka of the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, what recent representations he has made to his Sri Lankan counterparts concerning investigation of enforced disappearances in that country. |
|
(88066)
|
399
N
|
Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2011, Official Report, column 607W, on Sri Lanka: politics and government, what assessment he has made of whether the recent report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission demonstrates Sri Lanka's commitment to (a) national reconciliation and (b) accountability. |
|
(88067)
|
400
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who will lead the UK negotiating delegation (a) in preparation for and (b) at the next UN Preparatory Committee for the International Arms Trade Treaty in February 2012. |
|
(88036)
|
401
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) bi-lateral and (b) multi-lateral meetings (i) he and (ii) his officials have had with their international counterparts to discuss the agreement of a robust Arms Trade Treaty in preparation for the final Preparatory Committee in February 2012. |
|
(88048)
|
402
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure a transparent reporting mechanism and effective monitoring and verification procedures are part of any agreement on the Arms Trade Treaty. |
|
(88053)
|
403
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure a transparent reporting mechanism and effective monitoring and verification procedures are part of any agreement on the Arms Trade Treaty. |
|
(88054)
|
404
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution his Department is making to developing policy on the inclusion of import, export, re-export, transit, transhipment, brokering activities and the gifting, loan or lease of arms within the terms of the Arms Trade Treaty. |
|
(88057)
|
405
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's officials at each grade are working on the Arms Trade Treaty negotiations; whether there has been any change in the personnel leading on this matter; and whether he expects any further changes to be made before July 2012. |
|
(88062)
|
406
|
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the establishment of an international investigation into alleged wartime abuses in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88084)
|
407
|
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to support an international investigative mechanism into the Sri Lankan conflict; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88085)
|
408
|
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings officials of his Department (a) have had and (b) plan to have with members of the United Nations Secretary-General's Panel of Experts to discuss the report of the Sri Lankan government's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission. |
|
(88086)
|
409
|
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) comprehensiveness and (b) accuracy of the report of the Sri Lankan government's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission. |
|
(88087)
|
410
|
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings he (a) has had and (b) plans to have with his counterpart in (i) in Sri Lanka and (ii) elsewhere on the report of the Sri Lankan government's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission. |
|
(88088)
|
411
|
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from (a) the International Crisis Group, (b) Amnesty International and (c) Human Rights Watch on the Sri Lankan government's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission report. |
|
(88528)
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412
|
Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has taken steps within the UN to seek a change in the UN mandate in Haiti from one of peacekeeping to one of reconstruction. |
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(88545)
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413
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has asked the National Security Council to discuss the Arms Trade Treaty. |
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(88611)
|
414
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution his Department has made to policy development on including small arms, light weapons and ammunition within the terms of the Arms Trade Treaty. |
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(88621)
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415
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department provides (a) training and (b) detailed briefings on the Arms Trade Treaty to all staff working in overseas posts; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the Treaty is raised in all relevant bi-lateral meetings. |
|
(88623)
|
416
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions (a) he has had and (b) his officials have had with their EU counterparts on the EU position on the Arms Trade Treaty. |
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(88624)
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417
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that neogiations on the Arms Trade Treaty in 2012 include representatives from civil society and non-governmental organisations. |
|
(88625)
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418
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which representatives from his Department have attended each of the UN Preparatory Committee meetings for the International Arms Trade Treaty; and which representatives from his Department will attend the meeting in February 2012. |
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(88628)
|
419
|
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Algerian authorities on the religious freedom of Christians in that country. |
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(87877)
|
420
|
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations to the Syrian government he has made arising from reports of the persecution of Christians in Syria; what other steps he has taken in response to such reports; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(87880)
|
421
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Syria. |
|
(88353)
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422
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2011, Official Report, column 602W, on departmental written questions, what the question number is of each written parliamentary question which was answered after 30 sitting days. |
|
(88152)
|
423
|
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what consideration he has given to the recommendations contained in the Sri Lankan government's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission report. |
|
(88376)
|
424
|
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the contribution by the hon. Member for North East Bedfordshire of 15 September 2011, Official Report, column 1291, on human rights in the Indian Subcontinent, what assessment he has made of whether Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission report sets out clear steps towards accountability in respect of allegations of war crimes. |
|
(88544)
|
425
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish his Department's policy on the provision of intelligence to facilitate attacks by drone aircraft. |
|
(87949)
|
426
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88361)
|
427
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88582)
|
428
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88599)
|
429
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in his Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(88015)
|
430
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(88017)
|
431
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships he expects each public body to sponsor between (i) January and March 2012 and (ii) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88731)
|
432
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011, (b) April 2011 and March 2012 and (c) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88732)
|
433
|
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Algerian government on Ordinance 06-03 on freedom of religious expression in that country. |
|
(87883)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
434
|
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to produce a cardiovascular disease-specific NHS Atlas of Variation in order to inform the development of the outcomes framework for cardiovascular disease; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88324)
|
435
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons external applicants are unable to apply for jobs with the Care Quality Commission. |
|
(88760)
|
436
N
|
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much he has allocated to investment in carers services within the baseline allocations for primary care trusts in 2012-13; and how much he plans to allocate in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15. |
|
(87960)
|
437
N
|
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the performance of early implementer (a) health and wellbeing boards and (b) local healthwatch organisations in encouraging (i) children and young people and (ii) people with mental health problems to contribute to shaping local NHS services. |
|
(87911)
|
438
N
|
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people in each age group under 25 years of age who have received mental health treatment in the last 10 years. |
|
(87927)
|
439
N
|
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the implementation of the action plan on multi-drug resistant and extremely drug resistant tuberculosis. |
|
(88332)
|
440
|
Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many statemented deafblind or multi-sensory impaired children have been provided with intervention support in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88386)
|
441
|
Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Government last undertook research into the number of deafblind or multi-sensory impaired children in the UK. |
|
(88387)
|
442
|
Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in England have been identified as deafblind or multi-sensory impaired in each of the last five years; and how many such children have received a statutory assessment. |
|
(88388)
|
443
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS trusts procure third generation Picture Archiving and Communications Systems. |
|
(88111)
|
444
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of the (a) second and (b) third generation Picture Archiving and Communications Systems. |
|
(88112)
|
445
|
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to hospital as a result of being bitten by a dog in England and Wales in each of the last three years. |
|
(87903)
|
446
N
|
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) target and (b) actual number of health visitor training commissions in the North West Strategic Health Authority was in 2011-12; what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the North West Strategic Health Authority meets its target for health visitor training commissions by 2015; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88354)
|
447
|
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in respect of applications to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency for a licence for the importation of medicines from other EU member states to the UK, what the average interval was between the application and the granting of a licence in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(88377)
|
448
|
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many redundancies have been announced in the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in each of the last 12 months; and how many people have been made redundant. |
|
(88378)
|
449
|
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what medicines subject to licensing by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency are medicines of which there is currently a shortage in the UK market. |
|
(88653)
|
450
|
Barry Gardiner (Brent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department imposes a limit on the number of staff employed at the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. |
|
(88654)
|
451
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the funding policies are for each of the 10 specialised commissioning groups in relation to deep brain stimulation for severe dystonia. |
|
(88642)
|
452
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account specialised commissioning groups take of (a) clinical severity and (b) costs and benefits when deciding whether to fund treatments. |
|
(88643)
|
453
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the pricing of alcohol and its effect on health. |
|
(88157)
|
454
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients ordinarily resident in Scotland have had elective surgery in hospitals in England in each of the last five years. |
|
(88158)
|
455
N
|
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS hospitals do not have a type one (major) accident and emergency department; and which NHS hospitals have (a) gained and (b) lost such a department since 1997. |
|
(87071)
|
456
N
|
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost to the public purse of a GP consultation has been since 1997 in (a) walk-in centres and (b) all other GP practices. |
|
(87072)
|
457
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the report by the National Audit Office on Services for people with neurological conditions, HC 1586, what steps he plans to take to ensure that people with neurological conditions are supported in the community and avoid unnecessary hospital stays. |
|
(88563)
|
458
|
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of mental health provider quality accounts for 2010-11. |
|
(88662)
|
459
|
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will amend the guidance for mental health provider quality accounts to ensure mental health providers include performance against (a) Health of the Nation Outcome Scales, (b) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Standards, (c) Care Quality Commission inspections and (d) the Commissioning for Quality and Innovation Framework in their quality accounts for 2011-12. |
|
(88663)
|
460
|
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in Somerset were identified as deaf through the newborn hearing screening programme in each of the last five years. |
|
(88435)
|
461
|
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in Somerset were identified as (a) totally and (b) partially deaf in each of the last five years. |
|
(88436)
|
462
|
Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of herbal medicinal products on sale in the UK which exceed the daily dose approved for traditional herbal medicinal products; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88773)
|
463
|
Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has taken in respect of black cohosh products that exceed the daily dose approved for traditional herbal medicinal products in the last six months; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88795)
|
464
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was paid in pension payments from the NHS pension scheme in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. |
|
(87956)
|
465
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average retirement age was of (a) a hospital consultant and (b) a GP in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(88065)
|
466
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was paid in contributions to the NHS Pension Scheme by NHS (a) employees and (b) employers in 2008-09. |
|
(88077)
|
467
|
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost of redundancy payments to NHS staff was in 2011. |
|
(87907)
|
468
|
Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer 2008, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of specialist pain clinics in the NHS. |
|
(87952)
|
469
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on making pneumococcal conjugate vaccine available to adults in clinical risk groups; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(87954)
|
470
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of likely savings from increased use of telemedicine technologies in prisons. |
|
(87942)
|
471
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to use telemedicine in the prison service. |
|
(87943)
|
472
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of likely savings from using telemedicine technologies in care homes. |
|
(87944)
|
473
|
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the role of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence clinical guidelines in the convergence of commissioning policies for specialised neurosurgery across England. |
|
(88638)
|
474
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88367)
|
475
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88584)
|
476
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88604)
|
477
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in his Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(87994)
|
478
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many temporary staff were recruited to his Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(87995)
|
479
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(87996)
|
480
|
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to make a decision on the future use of the Cheshire and Merseyside Treatment Centre in Runcorn. |
|
(88531)
|
481
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships he expects each public body to sponsor between (i) January and March 2012 and (ii) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88729)
|
482
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011, (b) April 2011 and March 2012 and (c) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88730)
|
483
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on recruitment and retention of NHS staff in the North East region of the Government's forthcoming review of regional pay in the public sector; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88379)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
484
N
|
Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many doctors have a licence from her Department to prescribe heroin for the treatment of drug addiction. |
|
(88128)
|
485
|
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish her response to her Department's consultation on ending age discrimination in services, public functions and associations. |
|
(87939)
|
486
|
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders who were released since May 2010 have subsequently been (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) convicted for further offences. |
|
(88770)
|
487
|
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish her Department's report on foreign national offenders awaiting deportation. |
|
(88771)
|
488
|
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders due to be removed on release were awaiting removal in (a) May, (b) September and (c) December 2011. |
|
(88784)
|
489
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effects of the changes in immigration rules in 2007 and 2011 on the number of (a) overseas senior care workers in the UK, (b) senior care workers who have left the UK and (c) senior care workers granted indefinite leave to remain. |
|
(88796)
|
490
N
|
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library a copy of the letter she sent to Chairs of Police Authorities with guidance on her Department's response to the public disorder of August 2011, including proposed amendments to the regulations under the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 and details of the bureau established to receive and assess claims from those without insurance. |
|
(88711)
|
491
N
|
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to meet the costs of claims to police authorities of claims by businesses and individuals under the provisions of the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 arising from the public disorder of 2011. |
|
(88712)
|
492
N
|
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what response she plans to make to the claim by the Metropolitan Police for special grant funding to reimburse the estimated additional costs of Operations Kirkin and Withern and the provisions of the Riot (Damages) Act 1886. |
|
(88713)
|
493
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on the formation of Policing and Crime Panels in Wales to scrutinise the work of elected Police and Crime Commissioners. |
|
(88022)
|
494
N
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests for offences of contempt of court where the offence related to a breach of a non-molestation injunction order there were in each year since 2004. |
|
(88136)
|
495
N
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests for offences related to breaches of non-molestation injunction orders there were in each year since 2004. |
|
(88137)
|
496
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of renewing a UK visa which had been lost or stolen in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010 and (f) 2011. |
|
(87850)
|
497
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last met the Cabinet Secretary for Justice in the Scottish Government to discuss serious and organised crime. |
|
(88159)
|
498
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Cabinet Secretary for Justice in the Scottish Government on cross-border issues arising from implementation of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act. |
|
(88160)
|
499
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last met her counterpart in the Scottish Government to discuss mutual aid in policing for the London 2012 Olympics. |
|
(88161)
|
500
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers from Scottish police forces will be deployed in England under mutual aid arrangements for the London 2012 Olympics. |
|
(88162)
|
501
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions officials in her Department have had with law enforcement agencies in other countries on co-operation on drug profiling. |
|
(88410)
|
502
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions officials in her Department have had with law enforcement agencies in other countries on co-operation on forensic science. |
|
(88411)
|
503
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on (a) the future of drug profiling and (b) Dart-MS technology of the closure of the Forensic Science Service. |
|
(88412)
|
504
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made by the National Policing Improvement Agency on the UK's compliance with EU Council Framework Decision 2009/905/JHA; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88413)
|
505
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the role of Dart-MS technology in terrorism prevention and investigation. |
|
(88414)
|
506
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues in the Department for Education on the role of personal, social and health education in preventing young people abusing drugs and alcohol. |
|
(88415)
|
507
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to encourage the use of drink banning orders; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88416)
|
508
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to encourage the use of temporary banning orders by police forces to deal with alcohol-related anti-social behaviour; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88417)
|
509
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many independent inspections of laboratories conducting animal research there have been in each year since 1997; and how many such inspections she expects to take place in 2012. |
|
(88419)
|
510
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seizures of (a) class A and (b) class B drugs the UK Border Agency made in the first six months of 2011. |
|
(88421)
|
511
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether forensic science exhibits related to criminal cases are to be transferred to the National Forensics Archive after the closure of the Forensic Science Service; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88422)
|
512
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much (a) cocaine, (b) crack cocaine, (c) heroin, (d) methadone, (e) herbal cannabis, (f) cannabis resin and (g) amphetamines was seized by the UK Border Agency in the first six months of 2011. |
|
(88423)
|
513
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ecstasy tablets the UK Border Agency seized in the first six months of 2011. |
|
(88424)
|
514
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many statisticians (a) her Department employs and (b) are seconded to her Department by the Office for National Statistics. |
|
(88425)
|
515
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what responsibilities in respect of the Prevent Strategy have been transferred from her Department to the Department for Communities and Local Government since 7 June 2011. |
|
(88426)
|
516
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested for possession of and (b) charged with possession of (i) ecstasy or MDMA, (ii) ketamine, (iii) LSD, (iv) cocaine, (v) crack cocaine, (vi) heroin, (vii) amphetamines and (viii) methadone in each of the last five years. |
|
(88427)
|
517
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on obtaining external legal advice in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available. |
|
(88428)
|
518
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of the Government Legal Service are based in her Department. |
|
(88429)
|
519
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms she has put in place to ensure co-operation between her Department and the Department for Communities and Local Government on the Prevent Strategy. |
|
(88430)
|
520
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding allocated to the Prevent Strategy has been transferred from her Department to the Department for Communities and Local Government during financial year 2011-12; and what such funding will be transferred in financial year 2012-13. |
|
(88431)
|
521
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the place of forensic science within her research strategy. |
|
(88432)
|
522
N
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2011, Official Report, columns 403-4W, on Gurkhas, how many (a) former Gurkhas and (b) dependants of Gurkhas have been allowed to enter and reside in the UK from June to December 2011. |
|
(88068)
|
523
N
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2011, Official Report, columns 403-4W, on Gurkhas, how many (a) former Gurkhas and (b) dependants of former Gurkhas in the age groups (i) 30 to 39, (ii) 40 to 49, (iii) 50 to 59, (iv) 60 to 69, (v) 70 to 79 and (vi) 80 to 89 years have been allowed to enter and reside in the UK since May 2009. |
|
(88069)
|
524
|
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to publish the report of its review of khat. |
|
(88102)
|
525
N
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2011, Official Report, column 864W, on extradition: USA, for what reason it would prejudice proceedings were the UK to confirm or deny whether the UK authorities have provided evidence or other formal assistance in support of foreign criminal proceedings. |
|
(88184)
|
526
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been charged with (a) trafficking of women prostitute offences and (b) controlling sex workers in the London area since 1 January 2010. |
|
(88792)
|
527
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reports she has received of (a) attempts by individuals to obtain protection money from women sex workers and (b) women sex workers being threatened with (i) eviction from their premises and (ii) arrest on the grounds that they were working from a brothel. |
|
(88793)
|
528
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the extent of human trafficking between Moldova and the UK. |
|
(88352)
|
529
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of high levels of crime on the commercial viability of high streets. |
|
(88100)
|
530
N
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions were revised in the claimant's favour at reconsideration stage in respect of (a) employment and support allowance and (b) disability living allowance in each month since May 2010. |
|
(87926)
|
531
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what functions have been transferred from the Association of Chief Police Officers to the Metropolitan Police since May 2010; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88789)
|
532
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the images held by the Association of Chief Police Officers and transferred to the Metropolitan Police were subsequently erased as a result of non-compliance with the ruling in Wood vs MPC for the policing of the metropolis. |
|
(88790)
|
533
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Question 77339, tabled on 25 October 2011 for answer on 27 October 2011, on departmental procurement. |
|
(88105)
|
534
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times her Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88357)
|
535
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what equality impact assessments her Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88585)
|
536
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps (a) her Department and (b) those bodies for which her Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88595)
|
537
|
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of introducing time restrictions on national insurance numbers for international students in the UK on student visas; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88325)
|
538
|
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people charged with offences related to human trafficking in the last 12 months have subsequently been prosecuted. |
|
(88394)
|
539
|
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) in each age group and (b) of each nationality and country of origin had been identified as victims of trafficking in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(88395)
|
540
|
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent estimate is of the level of trafficking in the UK for the purposes of (a) sexual exploitation, (b) forced labour and (c) domestic servitude. |
|
(88634)
|
541
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in her Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(87988)
|
542
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many temporary staff were recruited to her Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(87989)
|
543
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(87990)
|
544
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which her Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships she expects each public body to sponsor between (i) January and March 2012 and (ii) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88737)
|
545
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which her Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011, (b) April 2011 and March 2012 and (c) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88738)
|
546
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on encouraging local police forces to engage with charitable organisations in order to co-ordinate action to tackle domestic violence. |
|
(88121)
|
547
|
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to reduce the burden of administration for the police. |
|
(87882)
|
548
|
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of people who were detained while trying to enter the UK illegally through (a) Northern Ireland ports and airports and (b) the border with the Irish Republic in each of the last five years. |
|
(87909)
|
549
N
|
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will arrange for the hon. Member for Walsall North to receive a reply to her letter of 15 November 2011 to the UK Border Agency concerning a constituent, reference B29310/11. |
|
(87923)
|
550
N
|
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the UK Border Agency to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 21 November 2011 concerning a constituent, reference B30111/11. |
|
(87924)
|
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission
551
|
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 12 December 2011, Official Report, column 460W, on computers, if the House of Commons Commission will consider alternative ways of disposing of obsolete laptop and desktop computers that would raise greater revenue per computer than was raised by the last disposal process. |
|
(88099)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
552
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to assist the UK's bilateral partner countries to improve the conditions for doing business in their countries; if he will place in the Library examples of UK-funded development programmes that have improved business conditions in developing countries; if he will respond to the recommendations in the 2012 Doing Business Report; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88766)
|
553
|
Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when he plans to publish the outcome of his Department's review of its support for water and sanitation programmes. |
|
(87865)
|
554
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's objectives are for the International Conference on Somalia in London on 23 February 2012. |
|
(88037)
|
555
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his Department's policy is on support for the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program. |
|
(88038)
|
556
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has any plans to introduce voucher schemes to access education in any of his Department's programmes up to 2015. |
|
(88039)
|
557
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to his Department's Business Plan, what progress his Department has made in discussions with other Government departments on a joint approach to enhance British soft power. |
|
(88040)
|
558
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to his Department's Business Plan, in which countries his Department is supporting electoral processes. |
|
(88041)
|
559
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the (a) set-up and (b) running costs of the International Citizen Service. |
|
(88042)
|
560
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what consultation he undertook prior to establishing the International Citizen Service. |
|
(88043)
|
561
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what criteria his Department will apply when awarding the contract to administer the International Citizen Service. |
|
(88044)
|
562
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to launch a public consultation on his plan to enshrine in law the UK's commitment to spend 0.7 per cent. of gross national income on overseas aid. |
|
(88045)
|
563
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what process his Department will follow when awarding the contract to administer the International Citizen Service. |
|
(88046)
|
564
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) bi-lateral and (b) multi-lateral meetings (i) he and (ii) his officials have had with their international counterparts to discuss the importance of securing a robust Arms Trade Treaty in preparation for the final Preparatory Committee in February 2012. |
|
(88049)
|
565
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to ensure a transparent reporting mechanism and effective monitoring and verification procedures are part of any agreement on the Arms Trade Treaty. |
|
(88051)
|
566
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contribution his Department is making to developing policy on the inclusion of import, export, re-export, transit, transhipment, brokering activities and the gifting, loan or lease of arms within the terms of the Arms Trade Treaty. |
|
(88058)
|
567
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of his Department's officials at each grade are working on the Arms Trade Treaty negotiations; whether there has been any change in the personnel leading on this matter; and whether he expects any further changes to be made before July 2012. |
|
(88060)
|
568
N
|
Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to alleviate hunger and famine through investment in agriculture in the developing world. |
|
(88343)
|
569
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department provides (a) training and (b) detailed briefings on the Arms Trade Treaty to staff working in overseas posts; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the Treaty is raised in all relevant bi-lateral meetings. |
|
(88615)
|
570
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contribution his Department has made to policy development on including small arms, light weapons and ammunition within the terms of the Arms Trade Treaty. |
|
(88616)
|
571
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which representatives from his Department have attended each of the UN Preparatory Committee meetings for the International Arms Trade Treaty; and which representatives from his Department will attend the meeting in February 2012. |
|
(88617)
|
572
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to ensure negotiations for an Arms Trade Treaty in 2012 include representatives from civil society and non-governmental organisations. |
|
(88620)
|
573
|
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to address the loss of agricultural land due to biofuel production in developing countries. |
|
(88326)
|
574
|
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent on supporting agricultural production in developing countries in each year since 1997. |
|
(88517)
|
575
|
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what policies his Department has implemented to support agricultural production in developing countries since his appointment. |
|
(88518)
|
576
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88371)
|
577
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88586)
|
578
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88607)
|
579
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in his Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(88000)
|
580
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many temporary staff were recruited to his Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(88001)
|
581
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(88002)
|
582
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships he expects each public body to sponsor between (i) January and March 2012 and (ii) April and March 2013. |
|
(88721)
|
583
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011, (b) April 2011 and March 2012 and (c) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88722)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
584
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, further to the Answer of 12 December 2011, Official Report, columns 505-6W, on prisons' energy, what proportion of the prison estate the sample sites represented. |
|
(87898)
|
585
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of how much energy has been saved at each prison where energy saving technology has been installed since May 2010; and what the monetary value of the saving was. |
|
(87900)
|
586
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was invested at each prison where energy saving technology has been introduced since May 2010. |
|
(87901)
|
587
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison sites have not installed any energy saving technology since May 2010. |
|
(87902)
|
588
N
|
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average unit cost of a sitting day in each court for which his Department is responsible in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(88344)
|
589
|
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the recommendation in the Civil Justice Council's recent report on Access to Justice by Litigants in Person that the Personal Support Unit network should be extended to more courts across England and Wales. |
|
(87940)
|
590
|
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that public bodies imposing (a) community orders and (b) suspended sentence orders ensure that the terms and requirements of the order are understood by their recipient, including people with a learning disability; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88622)
|
591
|
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure the availability of support to offenders, including those with a learning disability, both to carry out work and to understand the terms of employment in prison; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88752)
|
592
|
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received on (a) the availability of support to offenders to carry out work and (b) to understand the terms of employment in prison; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88753)
|
593
|
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that when an authorised person explains the effect of a conditional caution to offenders, including those with a learning disability, it is done in a way which is easily understood by the offender; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88754)
|
594
|
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that, if a police officer gives a youth caution to a person, including someone with a learning disability, the processes associated with the caution are communicated in an accessible way and where the offender requires support to communicate or understand the process, communicated in the presence of the appropriate adult; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88756)
|
595
|
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received on whether when a police officer gives a youth caution to a person, including someone with a learning disability, the processes associated with the caution are communicated in an accessible way and where the offender requires support to communicate or understand the process, communicated in the presence of the appropriate adult; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88757)
|
596
N
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what arrangements his Department makes to record the numbers of (a) convictions, (b) prosecutions and (c) arrests for an offence of contempt of court where the offence related to a breach of the terms of a non-molestation injunction order. |
|
(88133)
|
597
N
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) convictions and (b) prosecutions for offences of contempt of court where the offence related to a breach of the terms of a non-molestation injunction order there were in each year since 2001. |
|
(88138)
|
598
N
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) convictions and (b) prosecutions for breach of a non-molestation injunction order there were in each year since 2005. |
|
(88139)
|
599
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests by prisoners in England to transfer to Scottish prisons are under consideration. |
|
(88163)
|
600
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he last met the Cabinet Secretary for Justice in the Scottish Government to discuss arrangements for the transfer of prisoners between Scotland and England. |
|
(88164)
|
601
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners serving custodial sentences in England were transferred to Scottish prisons in each of the last five years. |
|
(88165)
|
602
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners serving custodial sentences in England made requests to transfer to prisons in Scotland in each of the last five years. |
|
(88166)
|
603
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders given probation orders in England had their supervision transferred to Scottish local authorities in each of the last five years. |
|
(88167)
|
604
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people are serving a custodial sentence for the possession of a (a) class A and (b) class B drug. |
|
(88420)
|
605
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information is collected from prisoners on their (a) health and (b) education on entry to the secure estate; and whether any other information is collected on entry. |
|
(87920)
|
606
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of trial outcomes were (a) effective, (b) ineffective and (c) cracked in each year from 1997 to 2010. |
|
(87925)
|
607
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding his Department allocated to the Witness Service in each year from 1997 to 2011. |
|
(87930)
|
608
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average compensation paid by offenders was in (a) Magistrates' Courts and (b) Crown Courts from 1997 to 2010. |
|
(87931)
|
609
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the likely cost to the public purse per annum of the post of Chief Coroner. |
|
(87857)
|
610
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he proposes that the Charter for the Coroner Service will include reference to the Chief Coroner and his (a) functions and (b) powers. |
|
(87858)
|
611
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to reconsult on his proposed Charter for the Coroner Service following his decision not to abolish the office of Chief Coroner. |
|
(87859)
|
612
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Hanif and Khan v the United Kingdom, what his policy is on police officers serving on juries. |
|
(88659)
|
613
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Hanif and Khan v the United Kingdom; and whether he has any plans to bring forward legislative proposals in this area. |
|
(88660)
|
614
|
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has let any contracts for (a) approved premises and (b) bail accommodation and support services for the re-homing of ex-offenders in Thanet. |
|
(88519)
|
615
N
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of removing welfare benefits from the scope of legal aid on the number of successful appeals against work capability assessments. |
|
(87912)
|
616
N
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with (a) the Department for Work and Pensions and (b) other departments on the effect on welfare reform of removing welfare benefits from the scope of legal aid. |
|
(87913)
|
617
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much direct funding of £100,000 or more his Department provided to each partner organisation (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(87932)
|
618
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88363)
|
619
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88587)
|
620
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88600)
|
621
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in his Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(87985)
|
622
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many temporary staff were recruited to his Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(87986)
|
623
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(87987)
|
624
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides to Ministers, special advisers and officials on the use of personal email accounts to conduct official business. |
|
(88536)
|
625
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships he expects each public body to sponsor between (i) January and March 2012 and (ii) April and March 2013. |
|
(88735)
|
626
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011, (b) April 2011 and March 2012 and (c) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88736)
|
Questions to the Leader of the House
627
N
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Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Leader of the House, whether he plans to publish a Draft Legislative Statement for the next Session of Parliament. |
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(87917)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
628
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88372)
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629
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88588)
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630
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88608)
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631
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in his Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(87979)
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632
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many temporary staff were recruited to his Department between September and November 2011. |
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(87980)
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633
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
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(87981)
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Questions to the Prime Minister
634
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2011, Official Report, columns 909-10W, which members of the Cabinet represented the UK Government at the most recent Joint Ministerial Committee sub-committee meeting on Europe. |
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(88514)
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635
N
|
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish the guest list of his recent Eid event. |
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(87860)
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636
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Prime Minister, what guidance his Department provides to Ministers, special advisers and officials on the use of personal email accounts to conduct official business. |
|
(88535)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
637
|
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with the First Minister for Scotland on the future of cross-border rail services. |
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(88529)
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638
N
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent devolution issues the Advocate General has considered; and if he will make a statement. |
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(88705)
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639
N
|
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential effect on the Scottish economy of the Government's proposals for banking regulation. |
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(88118)
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640
N
|
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of proposed legislation on banking on levels of employment in the financial sector in Scotland. |
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(88119)
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641
N
|
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Government, (b) Scottish colleges, (c) the Scottish Trades Union Congress, (d) the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, (e) the Federation of Small Businesses in Scotland and (f) CBI Scotland on the operation in Scotland of the proposed Youth Contract. |
|
(88120)
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642
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88373)
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643
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88589)
|
644
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88609)
|
645
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in his Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(87982)
|
646
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many temporary staff were recruited to his Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(87983)
|
647
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(87984)
|
Questions to the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
648
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what information the Speaker's Committee holds on the effectiveness of electoral registration campaigns operated by the Electoral Commission. |
|
(88093)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
649
N
|
Margaret Beckett (Derby South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what account her Department took of the Government's review of procurement in preparing the tender for the Crossrail scheme. |
|
(88355)
|
650
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of the (a) delay to and (b) diversion of traffic arising from the closure of local roads leading to the Canford Bottom roundabout on the A31 in spring 2012. |
|
(88110)
|
651
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her estimate is of the additional cost to the public purse of reducing by one week the period of total closure of access from local roads to the Canford Bottom roundabout on the A31; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88113)
|
652
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) earliest and (b) latest time is (i) on each weekday and (ii) at weekends contractors will be working on the Canford Bottom junction improvement during the period when all other local roads are to be closed. |
|
(88129)
|
653
|
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the adoption of the International Maritime Organisations limit on sulphur content of marine fuels so that the UK is in line with other EU member states. |
|
(88542)
|
654
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Network Rail and (b) Transport for London on electrification of the Barking to Gospel Oak section of the London Overground; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88382)
|
655
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the (a) total planned public expenditure and (b) estimated month and year of completion is for the Leeds Inner Relief Road Maintenance. |
|
(87845)
|
656
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the (a) total planned public expenditure and (b) estimated month and year of completion is for Elmbridge Transport (Gloucester). |
|
(87846)
|
657
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the (a) total planned public expenditure and (b) estimated month and year of completion is for Darlaston (Walsall). |
|
(87847)
|
658
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the (a) total planned public expenditure and (b) estimated month and year of completion is for the Croxley Rail Link (Watford). |
|
(87848)
|
659
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the (a) total planned public expenditure and (b) estimated month and year of completion is for the Loughborough Town Centre Transport Scheme. |
|
(87849)
|
660
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total planned public expenditure is on the North Fringe to Hengrove bus rapid transit system in Bristol; and in which month of which year she expects it to be completed. |
|
(88130)
|
661
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total planned public expenditure is on the Morpeth Northern Bypass; and in which month of which year she expects it to be completed. |
|
(88131)
|
662
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total planned public expenditure is on the Luton Town Centre Transport Scheme; and in which month of which year she expects it to be completed. |
|
(88132)
|
663
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total planned public expenditure is on the Norwich Northern Distributor Road; and in which month of which year she expects it to be completed. |
|
(88134)
|
664
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total planned public expenditure is on the Nottingham Ring Road; and in which month of which year she expects it to be completed. |
|
(88135)
|
665
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the expansion of the Mersey Multimodal Gateway 3MG Logistics Park is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88453)
|
666
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Western Gateway Enabling scheme at Port Salford is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88454)
|
667
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Luton Town Centre Transport scheme is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88455)
|
668
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Loughborough Town Centre Transport scheme is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88456)
|
669
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Leeds Inner Relief Road maintenance is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88457)
|
670
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on Elmbridge Transport (Gloucester) is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88458)
|
671
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on Darlaston (Walsall) is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88459)
|
672
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Croxley Rail Link (Watford) is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88460)
|
673
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Coventry-Nuneaton Rail Upgrade is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88461)
|
674
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on Chester Road (Birmingham) is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88462)
|
675
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Camborne-Poole-Redruth Transport Package is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88463)
|
676
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Beverley Integrated Transport Plan is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88464)
|
677
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Bath Transportation Package is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88465)
|
678
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the project to improve Junction 10A of the M1 motorway is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88466)
|
679
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Hucknall town centre improvement scheme is in the financial year (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17 and beyond; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88467)
|
680
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the London Road Bridge in Derby is in the financial year (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17 and beyond; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88468)
|
681
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the A45 westbound bridge (Solihull) is in the financial year (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17 and beyond; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88469)
|
682
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Worcester Transport Strategy is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88470)
|
683
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Weston Package is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88471)
|
684
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the South Yorkshire Bus Rapid Transit Phase 1 (Sheffield/Rotherham) scheme is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88472)
|
685
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on for the Pennine Reach (East Lancashire Rapid Transit) scheme is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17 and beyond; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88473)
|
686
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on Evesham Bridge Maintenance is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17 and beyond; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88474)
|
687
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on for the Kingskerwell Bypass (Devon/Torbay) is in the financial year (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17 and beyond; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88475)
|
688
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Nottingham Ring Road is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88476)
|
689
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on for the Norwich Northern Distributor Road is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88477)
|
690
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the North Fringe to Hengrove Bus Rapid Transit (Bristol) scheme is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88478)
|
691
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Morpeth Northern Bypass is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88479)
|
692
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on reinstating the Todmorden Curve is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88480)
|
693
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Northern Road Bridge in Portsmouth is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88481)
|
694
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the South Bristol Link phase 1 and 2 is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88482)
|
695
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Bus Rapid Transit between Ashton Vale to Bristol Temple Meads is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88483)
|
696
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on Supertram additional vehicles (Sheffield) is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88484)
|
697
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Lincoln eastern bypass is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88485)
|
698
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Leeds Rail Growth scheme is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88486)
|
699
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Access York Park and Ride scheme is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88487)
|
700
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the A6182 White Rose Way Improvement scheme in Doncaster is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88488)
|
701
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the A18-A180 Link (North East Lincolnshire) is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88489)
|
702
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the A164 from Humber Bridge to Beverley is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88490)
|
703
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure for the A684 Bedale-Aiskew-Leeming Bar bypass is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88491)
|
704
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure for the Crewe Green Link southern section is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88492)
|
705
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Manchester Cross City Bus is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88493)
|
706
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Rochdale interchange is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88494)
|
707
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the A43 Corby link road is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88495)
|
708
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the A45 Corridor (Damson Parkway to M42 Junction 6) is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88496)
|
709
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Gateway to the Sheffield City Region Terminal is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88497)
|
710
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on constructing and developing the Tees Multimodal Bio-Freight Terminal is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88498)
|
711
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the granted development consent to a scheme to improve the A1 at Elkesley is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88499)
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712
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the development of London Gateway Port Terminal is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88500)
|
713
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the extension of the new crossing across the Lower Thames is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88501)
|
714
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the extension of the Northern Line to Battersea is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88502)
|
715
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Taunton Northern inner distributor road is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88503)
|
716
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the A57 M1 to Todwick Crossroads improvements on the A57 is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88504)
|
717
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Heysham to M6 link road is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88505)
|
718
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the East of Exeter improvements to Junction 29 of the M5 is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88506)
|
719
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Mansfield Public Transport Interchange is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88507)
|
720
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Midland Metro extension is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88508)
|
721
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Leeds Station southern access is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88509)
|
722
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Tipner Interchange in Portsmouth is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88510)
|
723
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the (a) total planned public expenditure and (b) estimated month and year of completion is for the Ipswich Fit for the 21st Century scheme. |
|
(88540)
|
724
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the (a) total planned public expenditure and (b) estimated month and year of completion is for the Thornton to Switch Island Link. |
|
(88541)
|
725
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the Sunderland Strategic Corridor is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the estimated date of completion is of the project. |
|
(88571)
|
726
N
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department plans to provide for the annual running costs of (a) the new Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) operations centre in Fareham and (b) existing MCA centres in the remainder of the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(87961)
|
727
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the (a) minimum, (b) maximum and (c) average time taken by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to enter registered keeper details for new vehicles. |
|
(88546)
|
728
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will consider proposals for the electrification of the Midland Main Line. |
|
(88567)
|
729
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the likely effect of proposals to close DVLA regional offices on the economy of (a) Scotland and (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency. |
|
(88142)
|
730
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she next plans to meet the Scottish Government to discuss high speed rail. |
|
(88143)
|
731
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on the effects of plans for high speed rail on the operation of freight services in Scotland. |
|
(88144)
|
732
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effect on employment in Scotland of the proposed changes to MOT tests. |
|
(88145)
|
733
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimateshe has made of the number of MOT tests which will be carried out in Scotland each year after the implementation of her proposed changes to MOT tests. |
|
(88146)
|
734
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many MOT testing stations there are in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area in Scotland. |
|
(88175)
|
735
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many MOT tests were conducted in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area in Scotland in each of the last five years. |
|
(88176)
|
736
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many MOT testers are registered in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area in Scotland. |
|
(88177)
|
737
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the economic impact in (a) Scotland and (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency of the proposed changes to MoT tests. |
|
(88301)
|
738
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the likely change in the number of (a) MoT testers and (b) MoT test centres in Scotland following the proposed changes to MoT tests. |
|
(88302)
|
739
N
|
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place to deal with severe weather in the winter of 2011-12. |
|
(88559)
|
740
|
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential effects of reduction in the fleet size arising from the awarding of the Greater Anglia franchise on train services on the (a) London Liverpool Street to Enfield Town line and (b) Brimsdown to London King's Cross line; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88397)
|
741
|
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential effects on (a) the timetabling of and (b) potential overcrowding on trains as a result of the decision to reduce the fleet size on the new Greater Anglia franchise; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88398)
|
742
|
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to increase the number of stations on the London Liverpool Street to Enfield Town line with ticketing barriers; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88399)
|
743
|
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the change in the level of revenue generated at stations on the London Liverpool Street to Enfield Town line since the introduction of ticketing barriers; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88400)
|
744
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with Network Rail regarding level crossings. |
|
(88187)
|
745
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department provides guidance to Network Rail on the maximum acceptable time for a level crossing to be closed to road traffic in any one (a) hour, (b) day and (c) night. |
|
(88188)
|
746
N
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken, or has encouraged Network Rail to take, to improve safety at railway level crossings. |
|
(88189)
|
747
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how local communities can access the funds her Department has made available to promote community transport; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88655)
|
748
N
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the importance of roads to (a) reducing congestion, (b) increasing road safety and (c) economic growth; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88707)
|
749
N
|
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2011, Official Report, column 422W, on railway stations: manpower, if she will (a) collect the information requested on employment of station staff and (b) place a copy of the information in the Library. |
|
(88126)
|
750
N
|
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2011, Official Report, column 422W, on railway stations: manpower, what discussions (a) she, (b) her predecessor and (c) her officials have had with the Chair of the Rail Value for Money Study on the calculations used to reach the recommendations in the report of the Rail Value for Money Study on (i) ticket office opening hours, (ii) ticket office staffing and (iii) the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement. |
|
(88127)
|
751
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2011, Official Report, columns 667-8W, on Departmental Written Questions, what the Question number is of each question for written answer answered after more than 30 sitting days. |
|
(88147)
|
752
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents involved a Pride Colt 8 mobility scooter in each of the last three years; and whether mechanical failure was a contributory fact in any such accident. |
|
(88080)
|
753
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the (a) Pride Colt 8 mobility scooter and (b) other mobility scooters designed for road use are required to have width-indicating side lights. |
|
(88081)
|
754
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has commissioned any independent safety checks on the Pride Colt 8 mobility scooter. |
|
(88083)
|
755
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times her Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88358)
|
756
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what equality impact assessments her Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88590)
|
757
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps (a) her Department and (b) those bodies for which her Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88596)
|
758
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what works are required to enable Stratford International Station to receive international trains; and what the cost is of such works. |
|
(88186)
|
759
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in her Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(87976)
|
760
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many temporary staff were recruited to her Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(87977)
|
761
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(87978)
|
762
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which her Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships she expects each public body to sponsor between (i) January and March 2012 and (ii) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88723)
|
763
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which her Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011, (b) April 2011 and March 2012 and (c) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88724)
|
764
|
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings Ministers in her Department had on alternatives to High Speed Two in each of the last two years. |
|
(87872)
|
765
|
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the number of jobs High Speed Two is expected to create in (a) Warwick and Leamington constituency and (b) Warwickshire. |
|
(87873)
|
766
|
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on planning and developing the High Speed Two project in each of the last three years. |
|
(87874)
|
767
|
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many civil servants in her Department are working on the High Speed Two project. |
|
(87875)
|
768
|
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many hours civil servants in her Department have spent on the High Speed Two project in each of the last three years. |
|
(87876)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
769
|
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with the First Minister of the Welsh Government on the future of the tourist industry in Wales; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88106)
|
770
|
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with the First Minister of the Welsh Government on the future of the media in Wales; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88107)
|
771
|
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with the First Minister of the Welsh Government on the steel industry in Wales; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88108)
|
772
|
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the First Minister of the Welsh Government and (b) representatives of the coal industry in Wales; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88109)
|
773
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many times her Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88360)
|
774
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what equality impact assessments her Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88592)
|
775
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps (a) her Department and (b) those bodies for which her Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88598)
|
776
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in her Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(87973)
|
777
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many temporary staff were recruited to her Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(87974)
|
778
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much her Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(87975)
|
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
779
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of which three professions open to both women and men have the (a) lowest and (b) highest representation of women. |
|
(88679)
|
780
N
|
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the effect of the reduction of legal aid work on the number of women barristers entering the profession; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(88706)
|
781
N
|
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what support she has given to the MediaSmart programme; and how she plans to assess the value for money of that support. |
|
(87796)
|
782
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what equality impact assessments she has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88583)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
783
|
Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has set a target for take-up of the new enterprise allowance by over 50s; and what the timescale is for any such target to be met. |
|
(88306)
|
784
|
Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce unemployment levels among those aged between 50 and 65. |
|
(88307)
|
785
|
Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to ensure the Youth Contract supports young people with (a) autism and (b) disabilities to access employment. |
|
(88308)
|
786
|
Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of take-up of the new enterprise allowance (a) by over 50s and (b) in each region of the UK. |
|
(88441)
|
787
N
|
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants have been referred from (a) employment support allowance and (b) jobseeker's allowance to Work Choice since its introduction in October 2010 in (i) Edinburgh, (ii) Scotland and (iii) the UK. |
|
(88690)
|
788
|
Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to alter the measure of child poverty contained within the Child Poverty Act 2010. |
|
(88442)
|
789
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents of Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency aged (a) under 30, (b) 31 to 40, (c) 41 to 50 and (d) over 50 have been assessed by Atos Healthcare since it began undertaking medical assessments for his Department. |
|
(88155)
|
790
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children (a) in total, (b) with learning difficulties, (c) with autistic spectrum disorders, (d) with disabilities and (e) under the age of five are living in poverty in each (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local authority area in Scotland. |
|
(88156)
|
791
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents of each postcode area in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency have been assessed by Atos Healthcare since it began undertaking medical assessments for his Department. |
|
(88168)
|
792
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents of Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency have been assessed by Atos Healthcare (a) in each of the last 12 months and (b) in each month since Atos began undertaking medical assessments for his Department. |
|
(88169)
|
793
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many residents of Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency who (a) have cerebral palsy, (b) have osteoporosis, (c) are registered blind, (d) have hearing impairment, (e) have multiple sclerosis, (f) have autistic spectrum disorders, (g) are carers, (h) have learning difficulties and (i) have mental health disorders have been assessed by Atos Healthcare since it began undertaking medical assessments for his Department; and what proportion of the total number of assessments undertaken by Atos each figure represents. |
|
(88170)
|
794
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households with children (a) aged under five and (b) of any age are living in poverty in each (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local authority area in Scotland. |
|
(88171)
|
795
|
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in circumstances attributable to unsafe electrical fittings in a workplace in each of the last four years. |
|
(88746)
|
796
N
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of former Gurkhas officials in his Department have dealt with as part of its joint work with the Gurkha Welfare Trust in Aldershot since 2009. |
|
(88070)
|
797
|
Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cold weather payment temperature recording stations in each constituency have changed location since May 2010. |
|
(88103)
|
798
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in England claim disability living allowance on behalf of a child aged two. |
|
(88668)
|
799
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in England claim disability living allowance on behalf of a child aged two years and are eligible for free school meals. |
|
(88670)
|
800
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many in-work households in England claim disability living allowance on behalf of a child aged two years and are in receipt of tax credits. |
|
(88671)
|
801
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many out-of-work households in England claim disability living allowance on behalf of a child aged two years and are in receipt of child tax credit. |
|
(88672)
|
802
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2011, Official Report, column 761W, on housing benefit: females, how many women his Department estimates will be affected by the changes; and what the average weekly change in income will be. |
|
(87804)
|
803
|
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many decisions on applications for employment support allowance were (a) turned down, (b) appealed against and (c) upheld on appeal in each month since the work capability assessment was introduced. |
|
(88779)
|
804
|
Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of working days lost as a result of chronic pain in England in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88089)
|
805
|
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2011, Official Report, column 206W, on disability allowance, what the cost to the public purse was of severe disablement allowance payments due to a main disabling condition which falls under those ICD-10 diagnosis codes contained in the Department of Health's programme budgeting category 07A for chronic pain for each local authority area in the latest year for which figures are available. |
|
(88794)
|
806
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding his Department provided to the (a) Pensions Advisory Service, (b) Pensions Regulator, (c) Pension Protection Fund and (d) Pensions Ombudsman in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88334)
|
807
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88366)
|
808
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case. |
|
(88593)
|
809
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88602)
|
810
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to increase transparency in the charges, fees and commissions paid by consumers on private pensions; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(88762)
|
811
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Work Programme providers are paid a fee (a) for referring a person to Mandatory Work Activity (MWA) and (b) in respect of each person (i) attending and (ii) completing MWA; and how much the fee is in each case. |
|
(88557)
|
812
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the funding arrangements are for Work Programme providers which provide Mandatory Work Activity. |
|
(88558)
|
813
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in his Department in each month between September and November 2011. |
|
(87970)
|
814
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many temporary staff were recruited to his Department between September and November 2011. |
|
(87971)
|
815
|
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011. |
|
(87972)
|
816
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships he expects each public body to sponsor between (i) January and March 2012 and (ii) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88725)
|
817
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011, (b) April 2011 and March 2012 and (c) April 2012 and March 2013. |
|
(88726)
|
818
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria are to be used to determine suitable employment for Mandatory Work Activity. |
|
(88122)
|
819
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of businesses taking part in his Department's work experience scheme he expects to be in the private sector. |
|
(88123)
|
820
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding Jobcentre Plus is to receive in order to deliver extra support for 18-24 year olds as part of the Youth Contract. |
|
(88124)
|
821
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what organisations will be eligible to receive funding from his Department's Innovation Fund to support 16 and 17 year olds not in education, employment or training to enter an apprenticeship or employment with training. |
|
(88125)
|
Questions to the Attorney General
822
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the current system for prosecuting cyber crime against businesses. |
|
[Transferred]
(88404)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
823
|
Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises that wish to invest in the nuclear power supply chain to acquire the necessary skills and equipment; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(87866)
|
824
|
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of EU funding allocated to be spent in Northern Ireland was (a) passed on as additional funding to the Northern Ireland Executive and (b) retained by the Exchequer in each of the last five years. |
|
[Transferred]
(88375)
|
825
|
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate has been made of the total amount of funding made available to each UK region through the (a) European Social Fund and (b) EU Competitiveness and Employment programme in each of the last five years. |
|
[Transferred]
(88635)
|
826
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Financial Service Authority on whether RBS was in compliance with Section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 between 2001 and 2008; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(88446)
|
827
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the level of risk of cyber crime faced by small and medium-sized enterprises following the roll-out of super-fast broadband; and what assistance his Department plans to offer to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in this regard. |
|
[Transferred]
(88403)
|
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
828
N
|
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the eligible population was registered for voting purposes in each English local authority in 2005-06; and what the percentage change in registration was between 2005-06 and 2010-11. |
|
[Transferred]
(88349)
|
829
N
|
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of eligible households were registered for voting purposes in each English parliamentary constituency in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010. |
|
[Transferred]
(88350)
|
830
|
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the proportion of November 2011's inflation rate which can be attributed to the rising cost of food. |
|
[Transferred]
(88327)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
831
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that regions of England access all funds available under the European Regional Development Fund. |
|
[Transferred]
(88537)
|
832
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will meet representatives of the Industrial Communities Alliance to discuss take-up of European Regional Development Fund resources. |
|
[Transferred]
(88538)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
833
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of local authorities that have undertaken an audit of the public art outdoors in their area; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(88527)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
834
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts RMB Chivenor received from each local authority in (a) England and (b) Wales in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(87941)
|
835
|
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel suffering from post traumatic stress disorder received specialist treatment from the NHS in the last 12 months. |
|
[Transferred]
(88322)
|
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
836
|
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he plans to publish his proposed register of lobbyists. |
|
[Transferred]
(88320)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
837
N
|
Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure drugs approved by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence are made available to all patients in the NHS. |
|
[Question Unstarred]
(88277)
|
838
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Pride Colt 8 mobility scooter is subject to a British Standards check. |
|
[Transferred]
(88104)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
839
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many transgender murder victims there have been in each of the last five years. |
|
[Transferred]
(87878)
|
