Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 5 March 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 Monday 5 March 2012
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 5 March 2012
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 5 March of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.
For other Written Questions for answer on Monday 5 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 5 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
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Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether staff employed by the South West England Development Agency received retention bonuses after the announcement by the Government of the abolition of regional development agencies. |
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(98376)
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2
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Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that shared equity schemes subsidised by the taxpayer cannot be operated by banks or financial services firms that operate restricted panels of conveyancers. |
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(98262)
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3
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Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to make it more difficult for jobs in the banking sector to be outsourced overseas. |
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(98140)
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4
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Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs in the banking industry which were outsourced overseas in 2011; and what estimate he has made of the number of such jobs which will be outsourced overseas in 2012. |
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(98141)
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5
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Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with the Department for Education on the establishment of university teaching schools. |
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(98302)
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6
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Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what criteria his Department used to determine which universities to invite to attend meetings about establishing a university teaching school; on which dates universities that had expressed an interest were invited to attend such meetings; and which universities attended the meetings. |
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(98304)
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7
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Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which universities have registered an interest in establishing a university teaching school. |
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(98414)
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8
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Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent progress his Department has made in finalising the Government's response to the consultation on A Competition Regime for Growth; and when he expects to publish the response. |
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(98150)
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9
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Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in (a) the South East, (b) Kent and (c) Dartford constituency have received funding from the Innovation Investment Fund. |
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(98257)
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10
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Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government has taken to encourage banks to lend to small businesses since the end of the Project Merlin scheme. |
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(98096)
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11
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Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken to encourage small businesses to take on extra workers. |
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(98145)
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12
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Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of Project Merlin on lending to small businesses. |
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(98157)
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13
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Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to encourage water using industries to relocate to English regions where there is no water shortage. |
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(98287)
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14
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Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how higher education courses run by an alternative or private provider are designated. |
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(98342)
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15
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Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on each higher education course which has been designated in this Parliament. |
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(98343)
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16
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John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of expected trends in apprenticeship uptake on reducing youth unemployment in the North West in (a) 2012, (b) 2013, (c) 2014 and (d) 2015. |
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(98301)
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17
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John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the level of change in the number of payday loans taken out in England and Wales between (a) 2008 and 2010 and (b) 2010 and 2012. |
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(98356)
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18
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John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the percentage change in number of students taking (a) computer science degrees and (b) any kind of technical study at degree level was between 2002 and 2012. |
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(98471)
|
19
N
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Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the Clinical Trials Directive on the competitiveness of the life sciences industry in the UK; and if he will make a statement. |
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(98177)
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20
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will introduce a national strategy for enforcement by trading standards officers of consumer law for goods and services traded on the internet; and if he will make a statement. |
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(98277)
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21
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the number of problems for consumers arising from faulty goods and services purchased within the last 12 months; what assessment he has made of the total consumer detriment arising from faulty goods and services; and if he will make a statement. |
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(98278)
|
22
N
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Intellectual Property Office has commissioned research on the amount of audio-visual information archived by further and higher education institutions. |
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(97902)
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23
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Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on supporting the manufacturing sector in each of the last three years. |
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(98224)
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24
N
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Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to reply to the letter of 6 February 2012 from the hon. Member for Walsall North; ref 281401. |
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(97993)
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25
N
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, following the postponement of the Department for Education's Priority Schools Building Programme, what discussions he has had with the Department for Education on the effect on construction firms and their supply chains; and what assessment his Department has made of the change in levels of construction activity as a result of this decision. |
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(98212)
|
26
N
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with (i) Ministry of Defence Ministers and officials, (ii) Royal Navy personnel, (iii) UK businesses and (iv) trade associations to determine the capability of awarding the contract for Royal Navy fuel tankers to UK businesses; and if he will make a statement. |
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(98214)
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Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
27
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Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the suicide rate was in (a) Tees Valley, (b) the North East and (c) England and Wales in each year since 2000. |
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(98220)
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28
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Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what representations he has received from organisations representing the collective interests of civil servants on the use of tax avoidance schemes and personal service companies by senior civil servants. |
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(98485)
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29
N
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Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the net change in the number of private sector jobs was in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England in 2011. |
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(98211)
|
30
N
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Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many visits in an official capacity the Minister without Portfolio has undertaken since 10 May 2010. |
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(97904)
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31
N
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Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has been made of the number of families with more than three generations living in one household in (a) England, (b) Cumbria and (c) South Lakeland in each of the last five years. |
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(97757)
|
32
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to further review the Department of Health's capabilities; and what further assessment and development actions will be taken in respect of the underperformance as assessed by the regulatory Policy Committee report on Rating Regulation of July 2011. |
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(98175)
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33
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Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children in Redditch constituency are living in workless households in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(98411)
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34
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many teenage pregnancies there were in Pendle constituency in each of the last five years. |
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(98239)
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35
N
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Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) total and (b) individual value is of Government contracts awarded to (i) Seetec and (ii) associates of Seetec since May 2010. |
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(98064)
|
36
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) total and (b) individual value is of Government contracts awarded to (i) Reed or Reed in Partnership and (ii) associates of Reed or Reed in Partnership since May 2010. |
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(98067)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
37
N
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Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information HM Revenue and Customs holds on the number of taxpayers with annual incomes of over (a) £150,000, (b) £500,000, (c) £1 million and (d) £2 million who pay an average tax rate on their income of less than (i) 10, (ii) 20, (iii) 30, (iv) 40 and (v) 50 per cent. |
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(97755)
|
38
N
|
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average tax rate paid on income and gains combined by those with annual incomes of over (a) £150,000, (b) £500,000, (c) £1 million and (d) £2 million was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(97800)
|
39
N
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Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average rate of capital gains tax paid by those with annual incomes of (a) £150,000 or more, (b) £500,000 or more, (c) £1 million or more and (d) £2 million or more was in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(97801)
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40
N
|
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies were issued with penalties for (a) late and (b) incorrect payment of (i) PAYE and (ii) VAT in the financial year (A) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12 to date. |
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(97094)
|
41
N
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Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parents made use of the HM Revenue and Customs Childcare Voucher scheme in each financial year between 2007-08 and 2010-11; and what estimate he has made of the number of parents likely to make use of the scheme in 2011-12. |
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(97096)
|
42
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Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contingency arrangements he has made for meeting the cost of unwinding the use of tax avoidance arrangements and personal service companies across the Civil Service. |
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(98486)
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43
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Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish details of the special circumstances in which the Treasury has permitted the use of personal service companies by senior civil servants; and what the principle public policy considerations are in permitting the use of such companies. |
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(98487)
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44
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Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the use of tax avoidance schemes and personal service companies in the Civil Service. |
|
(98488)
|
45
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had any discussions on establishing a fuel duty regulator to regulate the amount of fuel duty paid at times of unexpected increases in fuel prices. |
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(98099)
|
46
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the level of revenue that would accrue from the introduction of an online gambling tax. |
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(98101)
|
47
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department expects to report on the outcome of the trial of a derogation of fuel duty in rural areas; and what discussions he has had on establishing a trial in rural Wales. |
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(98102)
|
48
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the additional revenue raised as a result of changes to capital gains tax since May 2010. |
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(98104)
|
49
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department had with representatives of the Welsh Government on the Holtham Commission's proposals for funding reform in Wales and Welsh Ministers' existing borrowing powers; and when he expects to make an announcement on funding reform. |
|
(98357)
|
50
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether all payments made to devolved administrations as a result of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement resulted from the Barnett Formula; and what the (a) amount and (b) purpose of such payments was. |
|
(98466)
|
51
N
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the public sector borrowing requirement; and if he will make a statement. |
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(97770)
|
52
|
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley were in receipt of (i) working tax credit and (ii) child tax credit at the latest date for which figures are available. |
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(97986)
|
53
|
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to improve the record-keeping by cash and carry warehouses to reduce alcohol duty fraud. |
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(98162)
|
54
|
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures are in place to regulate bonded warehouses to prevent alcohol duty fraud. |
|
(98164)
|
55
|
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many successful (a) criminal and (b) civil prosecutions have been brought following steps taken by HM Revenue and Customs to tackle alcohol duty fraud; and what the value was of the duty recouped from such actions. |
|
(98165)
|
56
|
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the transferability of measures to tackle duty fraud on spirits to other categories of alcohol. |
|
(98166)
|
57
|
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of duty stamps on (a) spirits fraud, (b) alcohol fraud and (c) total indirect tax fraud. |
|
(98167)
|
58
|
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the first year's operation of the alcohol fraud strategy; and whether he plans to review the effectiveness of that strategy. |
|
(98168)
|
59
|
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the duty value of seizures of (a) spirits, (b) wine and (c) beer made by HM Revenue and Customs was in each year since 2002. |
|
(98169)
|
60
|
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of off-trade sales in financial years (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11 in respect of (i) spirits, (ii) wine and (iii) beer where UK alcohol duty has not been paid. |
|
(98170)
|
61
|
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the level of duty fraud on wine in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2010; and what plans are currently in place to tackle such fraud. |
|
(98171)
|
62
|
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the cost to small and medium-sized breweries of additional legislative measures to tackle beer duty fraud. |
|
(98172)
|
63
|
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the robustness of HM Revenue and Customs' (a) estimate of the scale of (i) spirits and (ii) beer duty fraud and (b) methodology for producing beer tax gap estimates. |
|
(98329)
|
64
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of child benefit recipients are also in receipt of child tax credit payments. |
|
(98475)
|
65
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received working tax credit over payments in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since the scheme's inception. |
|
(98403)
|
66
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been overpaid to child tax credit recipients in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since the credits inception. |
|
(98404)
|
67
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been overpaid to working tax credit recipients in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since the credits inception. |
|
(98405)
|
68
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on the UK economy of an increase in interest rates of (a) 0.5 per cent., (b) 1.5 per cent. and (c) 2.5 per cent. |
|
(98115)
|
69
N
|
Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families will no longer receive childcare support as a result of the increase in the hours limit for eligibility for working tax credit. |
|
(97711)
|
70
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of families in Warrington North constituency who will no longer be entitled to working tax credit as a result of the change to the number of working hours needed to qualify to be introduced on 1 April 2012. |
|
(97835)
|
71
|
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have entered administration as a result of steps taken by HM Revenue and Customs in respect of national insurance payments since 2010. |
|
(98094)
|
72
|
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses HM Revenue and Customs has taken action against for late or non payment of National Insurance in each of the last three years. |
|
(98095)
|
73
N
|
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the potential benefits of further integration of HM Revenue and Customs' systems. |
|
(97767)
|
74
N
|
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect spending on systems to allow tax offices to communicate would have on levels of (a) service and (b) savings to the public purse. |
|
(97768)
|
75
N
|
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to protect the identity of individuals when the use of a national insurance number is confused between multiple users. |
|
(97769)
|
76
|
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints HM Revenue and Customs have received about the wording of demand notices in each of the last five years. |
|
(98138)
|
77
N
|
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families will no longer receive childcare support as a result of the increase in the hours limit for eligibility for working tax credit. |
|
(97705)
|
78
|
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allow children with a Child Trust Fund to transfer to a Junior ISA. |
|
(98331)
|
79
N
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of UK businesses that will be affected by the implementation of the EU's Solvency II rules. |
|
(97747)
|
80
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of loans to Argentina made through international organisations which are underwritten by the UK; and what the total potential liability is for the Government of such loans. |
|
(98348)
|
81
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on future votes at the World Bank on loans to Argentina. |
|
(98349)
|
82
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2012, Official Report, column 929W, on the public sector: pay, what the 106 posts are where there was no previous postholder; what their pay bands are; and what the aggregate cost is of those posts. |
|
(97823)
|
83
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2012, Official Report, column 929W, on the public sector: pay, what the aggregate cost was of all posts he has approved with a salary of more than £142,500 in the last year. |
|
(97824)
|
84
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2012, Official Report, column 929W, on the public sector: pay, in how many of the 83 cases where there was a previous postholder for comparison the pay approved was (a) equal to or lower than and (b) higher than that of the previous postholder. |
|
(97825)
|
85
N
|
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2012, Official Report, column 929W, on the public sector: pay, in respect of how many of the 189 times he was asked to approve the remuneration packages of individuals he (a) approved, (b) refused and (c) modified the requests; and what the pay bands are for the salaries he approved. |
|
(97826)
|
86
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration HM Revenue and Customs has given to the Insolvency Service's proposals on reform of the process to apply for bankruptcy and compulsory winding up. |
|
(98383)
|
87
N
|
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the financial implications for the UK of a rejection of the EU fiscal treaty in a referendum in Ireland. |
|
(98082)
|
88
|
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures his Department has in place to ensure value-for-money for all procurement; and what savings have been identified by those procedures in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(98093)
|
89
|
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to ensure that rural areas receive a fair share of central Government grants. |
|
(98399)
|
90
|
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of the annual investment allowance in each of the last three years. |
|
(98221)
|
91
|
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of capital allowances in each of the last three years. |
|
(98222)
|
92
|
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of tax relief for the manufacturing sector in each of the last three years. |
|
(98223)
|
93
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider classifying guide dogs and caring support dogs as working dogs for VAT purposes. |
|
(98347)
|
Questions to the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners
94
N
|
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what the cost was of metal theft from Church of England property in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2011. |
|
(98209)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
95
|
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of legislation governing the sale of land by (a) individuals, (b) private companies and (c) statutory or public authorities and the role of local authorities to (i) block and (ii) take pre-emptive action against decisions which are not in the local interest. |
|
(98037)
|
96
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether Ministers have the power to make payments to the National Association of Local Councils for the purposes of training and development of town and parish councillors. |
|
(97985)
|
97
N
|
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which councils that currently collect refuse in alternate weeks have made a commitment to return to a weekly collection service. |
|
(97601)
|
98
|
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of complaints submitted to local authority standards committees in 2011; and whether he has made any assessment of the number of such complaints that were upheld. |
|
(98291)
|
99
N
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to ensure that unplanned and scattered development and urban sprawl do not occur in areas that are not protected by special designations under the proposed National Planning Policy Framework. |
|
(95730)
|
100
N
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what advice he has given to Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service on the management of reductions in funding in current and future years. |
|
(98181)
|
101
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Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) the London Borough of Bexley and (b) London who were deemed (i) intentionally and (ii) unintentionally homeless in each of the last five years. |
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(98109)
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102
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to strengthen the duty in the Localism Act 2011 on local authorities to co-operate when drawing up local plans. |
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(98263)
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103
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Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) genuine and (b) malicious emergency calls were received by Kent Fire and Rescue Service in each of the last three years. |
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(98259)
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104
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Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department takes to educate private landlords on their responsibilities regarding electrical safety in their properties. |
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(98392)
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105
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Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department takes to educate tenants in the private rented sector on their rights regarding electrical safety. |
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(98393)
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106
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Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of private landlords who have been prosecuted as the result of negligence regarding electrical fittings in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(98394)
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107
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Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of privately rented properties on access to the property market for first-time buyers. |
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(98481)
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108
N
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on the timing of the introduction of the council tax reduction scheme; and if he will place copies of any such representations in the Library. |
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(98057)
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109
N
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he became aware of the concerns expressed by Capita on the date proposed for the introduction of the council tax reduction scheme and that they would not be able to provide the necessary systems by April 2013. |
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(98058)
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110
N
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with providers of IT systems on the implementation of the council tax reduction scheme. |
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(98059)
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111
N
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects the regulations pertaining to council tax reduction schemes to be available to local authorities. |
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(98060)
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112
N
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes have been (a) begun and (b) completed in each local authority in the North West since May 2010. |
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(98061)
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113
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Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to disseminate best practice learned from urban regeneration at the Olympic Park. |
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(98252)
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114
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David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total spending of the Coastal Communities Fund is to date; what the average size of grant is; whether funding is available for both infrastructure projects and for the running costs of existing projects; and what assistance his Department offers to smaller groups seeking funding. |
|
(98230)
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115
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Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his response to Mr Reg Barritt's complaint on the Duty to Involve. |
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(98353)
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116
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Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will encourage local authorities to carry out housing condition surveys to protect tenants from irresponsible landlords. |
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(98406)
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117
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Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to devolve power to cities and towns in the North East. |
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(98465)
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118
N
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Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of houses for which planning permission has been obtained but which have not yet been built in (a) England and (b) Gloucestershire. |
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(97836)
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119
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homeless people there were in Pendle constituency in each of the last five years. |
|
(98355)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
120
N
|
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effects on consumers of setting a cap for wholesale data roaming prices at 100 euros per gigabyte. |
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(97358)
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121
N
|
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what his policy is on the multiple of the wholesale price to be used to set the cap for retail data roaming prices under the European Commission's Roaming III plan. |
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(97359)
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122
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how much funding he has allocated to support broadband implementation in Northern Ireland in the last two years. |
|
(98065)
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123
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what meetings have been held with the Northern Ireland Executive on support for broadband delivery since September 2011. |
|
(98100)
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124
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent progress has been made by the devolved administrations and local authorities in submitting draft local broadband plans. |
|
(98146)
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125
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Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2012, Official Report, column 199W, on public holidays, when he plans to respond to the consultation on moving the May Day bank holiday; and what discussions he has had on creating an additional bank holiday. |
|
(98468)
|
126
N
|
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what plans he has to merge Sport Scotland, Sport Wales and Sport Northern Ireland with UK Sport and Sport England; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(97881)
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127
N
|
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had regarding any future merger of Sport Scotland, Sport Wales and Sport Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. |
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(97882)
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128
N
|
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the proposal in the 4G auction that 800MHZ band must include a coverage obligation of 95 per cent. of the population will apply to all mobile broadband customers and not only those using the winning network. |
|
(97758)
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129
|
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, for what reasons his Department decided not to award the Diamond Jubilee Medal to members of St John's Ambulance; what representations his Department has received on this matter; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(98050)
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130
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what responsibility Ofcom has for regulating the allocation of channel numbers on the Freeview platform; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(97753)
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131
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent discussions Ministers in his Department have had with (a) Ofcom and (b) Digital Television Multiplex Operators Ltd on the allocation of channels on the Freeview platform; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(97754)
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132
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect on arts organisations of the proportion of private giving being invested in London. |
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(97802)
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133
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what plans he has to help (a) businesses, (b) individuals and (c) trusts and foundations to increase financial contributions to the arts; and what steps he is taking to ensure that such contributions are equally distributed across all regions. |
|
(97889)
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134
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, how many (a) theatres, (b) museums, (c) galleries, (d) music arenas and (e) libraries he has visited in an official capacity since 1 January 2012. |
|
(97890)
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135
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps his Department plans to take to assist arts organisations to develop (a) business skills, (b) marketing skills, (c) media skills and (d) fundraising strategies in the current spending review period; what funding has been allocated to implement these plans; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(97897)
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136
N
|
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he takes to ensure that the BBC's arrangements for collecting the licence fee are efficient and effective. |
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(98216)
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137
N
|
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, if he will examine the opportunities for introducing greater protection and accountability for licence fee payers in the next BBC charter. |
|
(98217)
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138
N
|
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, whether he was consulted by the BBC on its choice of contractors operating as TV Licensing as the agents for collecting the licence fee. |
|
(98218)
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139
|
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to learn from other EU countries how they manage television licensing to reduce red tape and cost. |
|
(98265)
|
140
|
Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent progress his Department has made in implementing youth sport strategy, Creating a sporting habit for life. |
|
(98142)
|
141
|
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the creative industries in Scotland. |
|
(98332)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
142
N
|
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value was of his Department's purchases (a) direct from suppliers and (b) from the industrial prime vendor in each of the last five years. |
|
(96512)
|
143
N
|
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any products purchased by his Department in the last year did not meet the expected technical specifications; and what the names were of any such products. |
|
(96513)
|
144
N
|
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration his Department gives to the human rights and working conditions of employees of suppliers in its procurement processes. |
|
(96514)
|
145
N
|
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what quality control checks his Department carries out to ensure that products supplied through an industrial prime vendor meet the required technical specifications. |
|
(96515)
|
146
N
|
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support UK manufacturing through its procurement processes; and what steps his Department has taken to ensure that its next industrial prime vendor will support UK manufacturing. |
|
(96516)
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147
N
|
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many items with NATO Stock Number 5100 99 3010301 have been purchased by his Department in each year since 1998; and how many of such products have failed due to quality issues in each year. |
|
(96955)
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148
N
|
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many items with NATO Stock Number 5112 99 7552103 have been used in each year since 2002; and how many of such products have failed due to quality issues in each year. |
|
(96956)
|
149
N
|
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many items with NATO Stock Number 5112 99 6018200 have been used in each year since 2002; and how many of such products have failed due to quality issues in each year. |
|
(97095)
|
150
N
|
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the eligibility criteria are for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal. |
|
(97894)
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151
N
|
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure eligibility for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal includes service personnel who (a) are currently on active service but who may not have completed five years of qualifying service and (b) have been injured on active service but who may not have completed five years of qualifying service. |
|
(97895)
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152
|
Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) the Government, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) his officials were notified of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe treaty inspection exercise at USAF Lakenheath on 1 March 2012; whether there was a UK monitoring presence during the inspection; what buildings and sites were inspected; and what the outcome was of the inspection. |
|
(98052)
|
153
|
Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has been informed of the types of US weapons stored or deployed at USAF Lakenheath. |
|
(98053)
|
154
N
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2012, Official Report, column 421W, on the disclosure of information, if he will publish any interim findings of the inquiry into the unauthorised disclosure of the letter between the former Secretary of State and the Prime Minister which appeared in The Daily Telegraph on 28 September 2010. |
|
(97911)
|
155
|
Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on the future local area air defence system; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(98333)
|
156
|
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual operating cost of the British Army training unit in Kenya is; how many members of the armed forces received training there in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; and how many are expected to train there in 2011-12. |
|
(98232)
|
157
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Gurkhas, (b) soldiers, (c) airmen, (d) naval personnel and (e) reservists were based in each (i) constituency, (ii) local authority area and (iii) region in May 2010; and how many such personnel were based at each such location at the conclusion of Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme. |
|
(98186)
|
158
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Gurkhas, (b) soldiers, (c) airmen, (d) naval personnel and (e) reservists were based in each (i) constituency, (ii) local authority area and (iii) region in May 2010; and how many such personnel were based at each such location in (A) June 2011, (B) December 2011 and (C) January 2012. |
|
(98187)
|
159
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much additional changes to the position of the Landing Signals Officer position on the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers to accommodate the C variant of the F35 Joint Strike Fighter will add to the construction cost of the carriers. |
|
(98378)
|
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
160
|
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on reform of the House of Lords. |
|
(98147)
|
161
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had on requiring Government funded bodies to publish a register showing the political affiliations, if any, of directors and senior staff. |
|
(98360)
|
162
N
|
Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of Scottish separation from the United Kingdom on eligibility of existing peers to retain seats in the House of Lords. |
|
(96597)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
163
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many officials of his Department work on the brokerage of sponsored academies; and how many such officials are being recruited to such roles. |
|
(98159)
|
164
N
|
Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to update his Department's guide to the law for school governors. |
|
(97529)
|
165
|
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria were adopted and applied by his Department to determine which universities should be invited to establish a university teaching school; and when the application process was made public. |
|
(98303)
|
166
N
|
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to support autistic children in schools by using computers. |
|
(98192)
|
167
|
Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures his Department has put in place to identify and support GCSE students with poor reading and comprehension skills; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(98048)
|
168
|
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he will consider including a module on organising a school visit in teacher training courses; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(98155)
|
169
|
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the annual charges for private finance initiative contracts on schools which subsequently take independent academy status are paid by the school or by the local education authority; and whether the financial allowances of local education authorities will be increased to limit any effect on other schools. |
|
(98373)
|
170
|
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2012, Official Report, columns 439-40W, on teachers: crimes of violence, what steps he has taken since coming to office to reduce the number of incidents of physical assaults of teachers. |
|
(98103)
|
171
|
Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils were entered by (a) comprehensive schools, (b) selective schools and (c) independent schools for GCSEs in (i) biology, (ii) chemistry and (iii) physics obtained a Grade C or above in each year from 1997 to 2011. |
|
(98158)
|
172
|
Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils achieved grade C or above in all three separate science GCSEs in 2011 in each local authority area. |
|
(98250)
|
173
|
Anna Soubry (Broxtowe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to include the teaching of practical cooking skills in schools in his Department's curriculum review. |
|
(97987)
|
174
|
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support and resources will be given to teachers to help them implement proposed changes to GCSEs in geography, history, English literature and mathematics. |
|
(98160)
|
175
|
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason changes to the geography GCSE are being implemented in September 2012, when updates to GCSEs in history and English literature will not be implemented until September 2013. |
|
(98161)
|
176
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2012, Official Report, column 321W, on primary education: academies, what the names are of the three Lambeth primary schools with which his Department intends to explore academy options. |
|
(97885)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
177
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on a transition period for the introduction of the Green Deal; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(97988)
|
178
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on employee and employer tax efficiency in relation to the Green Deal. |
|
(98208)
|
179
|
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has spent on public affairs consultancy firms in the last 36 months; what the names are of any such firms; and for what reason any such expenditure was incurred. |
|
(98377)
|
180
N
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on making the installation of smart meters mandatory. |
|
(97994)
|
181
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when his Department plans to publish its response to the Independent Fuel Poverty Review. |
|
(98033)
|
182
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the scientific study undertaken by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Colorado, Boulder, on the leakage levels of methane gas from drilling for shale gas published in Nature on 9 February 2012; and what requirements there are on companies drilling for shale gas in the UK to monitor and publicly report levels of methane leakage. |
|
(98398)
|
183
N
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the number of wind turbines the National Grid has ordered to be shut down in (a) Skipton and Ripon constituency, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) the Yorkshire and Humber region during periods of high wind. |
|
(97827)
|
184
N
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations he has received from landlords of the least energy efficient properties on the steps they must take to comply with regulations on energy improvement under the Energy Act 2011; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(97887)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
185
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Report of the G20 Study Group on Commodities, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of financial speculation on food prices. |
|
(98083)
|
186
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department commissioned on the effect of financial speculation in commodity derivative markets on food security since 2007; and what research she plans to commission on food security and commodity prices in each of the next three years. |
|
(98084)
|
187
N
|
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the Barnett consequentials which will arise from the financial provisions of the Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill. |
|
(97906)
|
188
|
Jane Ellison (Battersea): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to amend section 2 of the Pet Animals Act 1951 to include (a) public houses and (b) websites. |
|
(98173)
|
189
N
|
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide information to farmers on (a) minimising the spread of the Schmallenberg virus and (b) purchasing livestock from affected areas. |
|
(97756)
|
190
N
|
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider changing the proposal in the Nitrate Vulnerable Zones consultation to amend the Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil Regulations 1991 to remove the exemption for storage structures built before 1991 to use a risk-based approach. |
|
(97759)
|
191
N
|
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has plans to introduce on-farm testing for the Schmallenberg virus. |
|
(97760)
|
192
N
|
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect the farming industry against future droughts. |
|
(98190)
|
193
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the report on the extent of use and humaneness of snares in England and Wales. |
|
(98148)
|
194
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to discuss restoring depleted global fish stocks to sustainable levels at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012. |
|
(98136)
|
195
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Thames Water, (b) the Environment Agency and (c) Ofwat on the volume of spoil to be removed and the means of its removal for the construction of the Thames tunnel. |
|
(98137)
|
196
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of her Department's progress towards designating all the marine conservation zones sites recommended by regional stakeholder-led projects. |
|
(98251)
|
197
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to include environmental regulations in the Red Tape Challenge. |
|
(98363)
|
198
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on designating all the marine conservation zones sites recommended by regional stakeholder-led projects. |
|
(98367)
|
199
N
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information she has received from her EU counterparts on the spread of the Schmallenberg virus; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(97912)
|
200
N
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of Schmallenberg virus have been identified in Maidstone and The Weald constituency; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(97913)
|
201
N
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on the Schmallenberg virus; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(97914)
|
202
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Ministers in the (a) Welsh Government and (b) Northern Ireland Executive on sharing best practice on dog breeding; and if her Department will consider bringing forward legislative proposals in England to tackle puppy farming. |
|
(98339)
|
203
|
Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals on (a) dog breeding and (b) puppy farmers outside monitored and regulated schemes. |
|
(98340)
|
204
|
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many communities have submitted expressions of interest in the Rural Community Broadband Fund. |
|
(98151)
|
205
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Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications to become a pilot Rural Growth Network her Department has received from (a) local authorities and (b) Local Enterprise Partnerships. |
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(98152)
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206
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Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the £20 million fund for superfast broadband has been distributed to date; and which communities have received funding. |
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(98402)
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207
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Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to eradicate the ticks which cause Lyme disease. |
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(98300)
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208
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of the sow stall and tether ban on UK pig providers; and if she will make a statement. |
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(97990)
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209
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the difficulties of enforcing the sow stall and tether ban; and if she will make a statement. |
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(97991)
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210
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the drought on (a) subsidence in buildings and (b) highways; and if she will make a statement. |
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(97992)
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N
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Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take to limit the spread of the Schmallenberg virus; and if she will make a statement. |
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(97667)
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212
N
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Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will introduce mandatory carbon reporting; and if she will make a statement. |
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(98182)
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213
N
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Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost of delaying creation of the coastal access path. |
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(98183)
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214
N
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Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the economic effect of the English coastal access scheme. |
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(98184)
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215
N
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Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage forest owners to designate their land as open access under Section 13 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. |
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(98185)
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216
N
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Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many illegally exported containers of used tyres the Environment Agency recovered in the last 12 months; and how much such recovery cost. |
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(98056)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
217
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking (a) bilaterally and (b) through the EU to support parties in the Maldives to prepare for early elections; and if he will make a statement. |
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(98386)
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218
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise at the UN the issue of early elections in the Maldives; and if he will make a statement. |
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(98387)
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219
N
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Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea. |
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(98090)
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220
N
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Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the report to the UN Human Rights Council by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in North Korea, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in that country. |
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(98092)
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221
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of steps by the government of Sri Lanka to ensure a long-term post-conflict political settlement in that country. |
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(97749)
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222
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Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Mali. |
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(98069)
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223
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will commission research into the potential effects of illegal fishing in African waters on levels of piracy in that region. |
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(98365)
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224
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps at (a) EU and (b) international level to assess the scale and source of illegal fishing in African waters. |
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(98366)
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225
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Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the advantages to foreign and security policy of appointing men and women with military experience to posts other than that of military attaché. |
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(98139)
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226
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Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the security situation in Nigeria. |
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(98281)
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227
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Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of Macedonia's prospects for NATO membership. |
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(98412)
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228
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Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of recent developments in negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo and the effect of those developments on Serbia's bid for EU candidate status. |
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(98413)
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229
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Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Lord Advocate's letter to the Libyan government on Lockerbie is acted upon. |
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(98285)
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230
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Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will ask the Libyan government to publish all documents, letters, records of meetings and other material relating to the Lockerbie bombing. |
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(98286)
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231
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Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an official protest to the government of Serbia on its expulsion of the Ambassador of Ghana following his country's recognition of Kosovo. |
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(98288)
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232
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Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has held with the Commonwealth Secretariat on the expulsion by Serbia of the Ambassador of Ghana. |
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(98289)
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233
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Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage Serbia to improve relations and co-operation with Kosovo. |
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(98361)
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234
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Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of human rights and democracy in Zimbabwe. |
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(98369)
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235
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Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the progress made by Bulgaria and Romania against post-EU accession benchmarks. |
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(98370)
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236
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Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the government of Burma to end the conflict between the national army and ethnic groups in Kachin and Shan states. |
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(98371)
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237
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Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that peace between the government of Burma and the Karen National Union is long-lasting and that all political prisoners are released. |
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(98372)
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238
N
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Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Scottish Government civil servants were seconded into his Department in each year since 2006. |
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(97891)
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239
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the plans by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate allegations of abuses during the civil war in Sri Lanka in 2009 in light of the Sri Lankan government's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission's report; and if he will make a statement. |
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(98242)
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240
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the recent visit by International Atomic Energy Agency officials to Iran; and if he will make a statement. |
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(98243)
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241
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the election of Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi as president of Yemen; and if he will make a statement. |
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(98247)
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242
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Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on gay rights in Uganda; and if he will make a statement. |
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(98249)
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243
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David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contingency measures are in place to deal with an incursion on to the Falkland Islands by non-military Argentine groups. |
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(98149)
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244
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the next meeting of the Friends of Yemen will take place. |
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(98125)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
245
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Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to unwind the use of personal service companies by senior civil servants in his Department and its agencies; for what reason he is taking any such steps; and at what cost. |
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(98226)
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246
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Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the principal functions of the proposed National Health Service Commissioning Boards are; and what its principal powers and responsibilities are. |
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(98227)
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247
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Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the principal efficiency savings derived from his transition programme in the NHS will be. |
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(98228)
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248
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Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are working on implementing the National Health Service transition programme; and how many such staff are (a) directly and (b) indirectly employed. |
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(98245)
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249
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Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to minimise disruption for staff during the period of transition in the National Health Service. |
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(98484)
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250
N
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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, under what legislation the reclassification of (a) milk thistle and (b) black cohosh food supplements as unlicensed medicines by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency is taking place; how many (i) milk thistle and (ii) black cohosh products have been reclassified; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such reclassifications on small and medium-sized businesses. |
|
(97907)
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251
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which botanical, herbal and other products have been investigated by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency since the coming into force of the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive; and what the outcome was of the investigation in each case. |
|
(97908)
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252
N
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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the implementation of the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive on (a) small and medium-sized specialist manufacturers and distributors of products previously considered to be food supplements or medicines exempt from the need for a medicinal products licence, (b) the number of such products on the market and (c) consumer choice; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(97909)
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253
N
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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts audit the payment of funds to cover locum costs to ensure the funds have been spent on locums. |
|
(97910)
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254
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Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the quality of annual reviews for patients with dementia. |
|
(98045)
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255
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Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he is taking to ensure that people diagnosed with dementia who are receiving anti-psychotic medication receive regular reviews of their progress. |
|
(98046)
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256
N
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Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department has provided for research into autistic spectrum disorders in each of the last five years. |
|
(98205)
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257
N
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Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders in each of the last five years. |
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(98206)
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258
|
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to encourage higher participation in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in (a) Sunderland Central constituency and (b) the North East. |
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(98382)
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259
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Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) the London Borough of Bexley and (b) London were diagnosed with HIV in each of the last five years. |
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(97984)
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260
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Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the proposed allocation of public health funding to the London Borough of Bexley Council. |
|
(98114)
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261
N
|
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children showing symptoms of addiction to (a) computers and (b) the internet. |
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(98191)
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262
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2012, Official Report, column 251W, on influenza: vaccination, how the stock of unused vaccine was disposed of; what the cost was of disposing of the stock; and what the value was of the unused stock. |
|
(98038)
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263
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Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the clinical outcome review programme for maternal and newborn health will be resumed. |
|
(98476)
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264
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Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the support available to alcohol rehabilitation centres in (a) Bedford constituency, (b) the East of England and (c) England. |
|
(98477)
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265
N
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Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2012, Official Report, column 115W, on departmental consultants, what the monetary value is of the contract referred to in the calendar year 2012. |
|
(97898)
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266
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Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps will be taken to ensure continuity of care for patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction; and if he will make a statement. |
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(98350)
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267
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Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve the information, support and advice given to patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction about their medication to improve compliance with their treatment regime. |
|
(98351)
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268
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Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce a national cardiovascular patient experience survey. |
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(98352)
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269
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Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the outcomes strategy for cardiovascular disease will be published. |
|
(98354)
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270
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of the availability of DPD testing. |
|
(98231)
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271
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to test cancer patients for the potential risks to their health involved in fluorouracil treatment; and what the costs are of such tests. |
|
(98240)
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272
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of cancer patients in the UK treated with fluorouracil; and how many such patients have had subsequent health problems due to that treatment. |
|
(98253)
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273
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cancer patients died as a result of fluorouracil being administered during treatment in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(98254)
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274
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cancer patients have been treated with the drug fluorouracil in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(98283)
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275
|
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people in the prison population with autism. |
|
(98153)
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276
|
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people entering the judicial system with autism. |
|
(98154)
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277
|
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) Kent and (b) Dartford constituency have been (i) waiting on the organ transplant list and (ii) received organ transplants in each of the last five years. |
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(98256)
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278
|
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) Kent and (b) Dartford constituency died whilst waiting on the organ transplant list in each of the last five years. |
|
(98258)
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279
|
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) genuine and (b) malicious emergency calls were received by the Ambulance Service in Kent in each of the last three years. |
|
(98261)
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280
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that the risk assessment in respect of the decision to locate a hub for vascular surgery at the Countess of Chester Hospital rather than at Warrington and Halton NHS Trust is published. |
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(97833)
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281
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were treated as private patients by Warrington and Halton NHS Trust in each of the last five years; how many per year he expects to be treated as private patients under the provisions of the Health and Social Care Bill; and what assessment he has made of the consequent effect on waiting times in each speciality. |
|
(97834)
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282
|
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what blood tests are available for the testing of Lyme disease and associated tick borne diseases. |
|
(98293)
|
283
|
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance is provided to GPs on the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease. |
|
(98294)
|
284
|
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the prevention and causes of Lyme disease. |
|
(98295)
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285
|
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with Lyme disease in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011. |
|
(98296)
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286
|
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to improve palliative care for patients in the last year; and what further steps he plans to take in 2012. |
|
(98297)
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287
|
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS consultants were involved in the treatment of extreme cases of Lyme disease in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(98298)
|
288
|
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department is undertaking on the treatment of Lyme disease. |
|
(98299)
|
289
|
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) pharmacological treatments and (b) associated indications which the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended for cancer treatment through either single of multiple technology appraisals since NICE was established. |
|
(98233)
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290
|
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) pharmacological treatments and (b) associated indications the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has recommended for cancer treatment under the end of life criteria since the criteria was introduced in 2009. |
|
(98234)
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291
|
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) pharmacological treatments and (b) associated indications the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has not recommended for cancer treatment since it was established. |
|
(98235)
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292
|
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) pharmacological treatments and (b) associated indications for a patient access scheme have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence since it was established. |
|
(98236)
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293
|
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) pharmacological treatments and (b) associated indications the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has recommended for (a) prostate cancer, (b) lung cancer, (c) bowel cancer, (d) breast cancer and (e) kidney cancer through (i) single or multiple technology appraisals and (ii) under the end of life criteria since it was established. |
|
(98237)
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294
|
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the final calculated cost per quality adjusted life year of each pharmacological treatment and associated indications which the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has not recommended for cancer treatment since NICE was established. |
|
(98335)
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295
|
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the final calculated cost per quality adjusted life year of each pharmacological treatment and associated indications which the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended for cancer treatments; and which such treatment and indications have been recommended for cancer treatment under the end of life criteria since NICE was established. |
|
(98336)
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296
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Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the determined population size for each pharmacological treatment and associated indications which the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended for cancer treatment under the end of life criteria since NICE was established. |
|
(98337)
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297
|
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the determined population size for each pharmacological treatment and associated indications which the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has recommended for cancer treatment since it was established. |
|
(98338)
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298
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Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the costs to the NHS of alcohol abuse in Redditch constituency in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(98410)
|
299
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Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will repeat the consultation on children's congenital cardiac services alongside the ongoing review of adult congenital cardiac services. |
|
(98359)
|
300
|
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the detailed breakdown of assessment scores for surgical centres produced by the independent export panel was not taken into account in the consultation document and the decision-making processes for the safe and sustainable review of children's consequential heart services; and if he will consider the implications for his policies of the assessment scores. |
|
(98379)
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301
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Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to have (a) a final impact assessment report on the effect of closures of children's cardiac services in Yorkshire and Humberside and (b) a detailed breakdown of the effect of such closures on vulnerable groups; whether he plans to publish both for public consultation; and if he will take any representations made on such assessments into account in any final decision on cardiac services. |
|
(98407)
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302
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Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the children's congenital cardiac service units that were reviewed in the consultation on the future of such services are in hospitals which also provide adult congenital cardiac services; and how many surgeons work in both adult and children's cardiac services at each such hospital. |
|
(98415)
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303
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Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will instruct the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts to accept the advice of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel and bring forward new recommended options that take full account of research on travel flows published after its initial recommendations for closure. |
|
(98416)
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304
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David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on ensuring that the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman uses external experts to assess how management systems, as well as clinical expertise, can be improved in the NHS. |
|
(98264)
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305
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress he has made on his consultation on the entry regulation for pharmacies. |
|
(98364)
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306
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to bring forward proposals for a new regulatory framework for pharmacies. |
|
(98482)
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307
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) number and (b) location of local pharmacies. |
|
(98483)
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308
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Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many UK citizens received treatment abroad as part of EEA agreements in each year for which figures are available; and in what country such treatment took place. |
|
(98480)
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309
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Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of (a) the provision of and (b) waiting times for NHS physiotherapy services in (i) Crawley and (ii) West Sussex. |
|
(98054)
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310
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Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the provision of multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes including physiotherapy for people with (a) multiple sclerosis and (b) other complex conditions; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(98055)
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311
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings he has had with pharmaceutical manufacturing companies and wholesalers on prescription drug shortages since February 2011. |
|
(98122)
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312
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which prescription drugs UK pharmacists and hospitals are experiencing shortages of; and which drugs were in short supply in 2011. |
|
(98123)
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313
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings he has had to discuss shortages of prescription drugs since February 2011. |
|
(98124)
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314
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many wholesalers operate in the UK selling prescription drugs from manufacturers to pharmacists; whether this number is limited; and who is responsible for setting any such limit. |
|
(98126)
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315
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pharmacists have sold prescription drugs abroad through wholesale subsidiary companies. |
|
(98127)
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316
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of prescription drugs manufactured in the UK were sold abroad since (a) January 2011 and (b) January 2012. |
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(98128)
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317
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department funds any UK diabetes drug development; what the value is of any such funding; and what (a) companies and (b) other organisations receive it. |
|
(98129)
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318
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which drugs the NHS and pharmacists are experiencing shortages of in each primary care trust. |
|
(98130)
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319
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of diabetes prescription drugs manufactured in the UK were sold abroad since (a) January 2011 and (b) January 2012. |
|
(98131)
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320
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what programmes are being run by Leicester City Primary Care Trust as part of his Department's Pacesetters programme. |
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(98341)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
321
|
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers are based at each of West Midlands Police Authority's Road Traffic Policing Unit bases; and how many arrests such officers have made in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(98040)
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322
|
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the West Midlands Police Authority on the effect of changes in expenditure by her Department on the reorganisation of (a) front-line services and (b) the Road Traffic Policing Unit. |
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(98041)
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323
|
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many specially trained traffic officers will be employed by the West Midlands Police Authority's Road Traffic Policing Unit in each of the next four years. |
|
(98042)
|
324
|
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of changes in expenditure by her Department on the West Midlands Police Authority's Road Traffic Policing Unit; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(98043)
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325
|
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many specially trained traffic officers worked for the West Midlands Police Authority's Road Traffic Policing Unit in each of the last three years. |
|
(98044)
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326
|
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to police authorities on the effect of the changes in expenditure by her Department on reorganisation of front-line services. |
|
(98081)
|
327
|
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the UK Border Agency (UKBA) to reach a decision on the status of Mr Ali Jawad Kadem, UKBA Reference number: J1087501. |
|
(98219)
|
328
N
|
Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many out-of-country visas were issued to both main applicants and dependents for intra-company transfers between 2000 and 2011. |
|
(97837)
|
329
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what she expects the costs of the National Crime Agency to be in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15. |
|
(97484)
|
330
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the projected cost is of establishing a shadow National Crime Agency as set out in her Department's Business Plan 2011-15. |
|
(97530)
|
331
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's Business Plan, what estimate she has made of the cost of the operational changes to make the National Crime Agency fully operational and to incorporate the Border Police Command. |
|
(97750)
|
332
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the total costs associated with the phasing out of the National Policing Improvement Agency. |
|
(97751)
|
333
|
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seizures of alcohol have been made by the UK Border Agency at ports of entry into the UK in each of the last five years. |
|
(98163)
|
334
|
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) genuine and (b) malicious emergency calls were received by Kent police in each of the last three years. |
|
(98260)
|
335
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer the letter sent to the Minister for Immigration by the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on 23 January with regard to Ms N. Ali. |
|
(98292)
|
336
|
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the costs to the police of alcohol abuse in Redditch constituency in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(98409)
|
337
N
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children are being held in UK Border Agency immigration detention facilities with their parents. |
|
(98085)
|
338
N
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in immigration detention were primary carers for children before they were placed in detention. |
|
(98086)
|
339
N
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many single parents with dependent children are being held in immigration detention facilities in the UK. |
|
(98087)
|
340
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) level of maintenance and (b) use of the directory of specialised competences, skills and expertise in the fight against crime established by Article 1 of EU Council Joint Action 96/747/JHA. |
|
(97748)
|
341
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to EU Council Joint Action 98/427/JHA, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the steps taken by the Government on statements of good practice in mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. |
|
(97886)
|
342
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests to (a) identify and trace and (b) confiscate the proceeds of crime in accordance with Article 1 of EU Council Joint Action 98/699/JHA the Government (i) issued to and (ii) received from other EU member states in each of the last 10 years; and what evaluation she has made of the EU Joint Action's effectiveness. |
|
(97888)
|
343
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which EU member states the Joint Investigation Team established in 2011 to combat carbon credit fraud has operated. |
|
(97899)
|
344
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the monetary value was of (a) assets frozen by UK authorities and (b) frozen assets held by UK authorities in each of the last 10 years; and how many individuals were made subject to asset freezing orders in each such year. |
|
(97900)
|
345
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of stone theft there were in each of the last three years in (a) Lancashire and (b) the UK. |
|
(98238)
|
346
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visits to UK ports and airports the Chief Executive of the UK Border Agency has conducted since September 2011; and to which locations. |
|
(97989)
|
347
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on redundancy payments in the last 12 months. |
|
(98116)
|
348
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on employment agency fees in the last 12 months. |
|
(98117)
|
349
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the job title is of the senior civil servant in charge of the contract to procure Iris scanners. |
|
(98118)
|
350
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many companies made bids for the contract to run a police station in Lincolnshire. |
|
(98121)
|
351
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the salary will be of the new head of the UK Border Force. |
|
(98132)
|
352
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the positon of the head of the UK Border Force was advertised; and for how long. |
|
(98133)
|
353
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she received the Vine Report on border security checks. |
|
(98134)
|
354
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the relationship will be between the UK Border Force and the National Crime Agency. |
|
(98135)
|
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission
355
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the House of Commons Commission has made of the likely number of persons booking tours of the Clock Tower following the introduction of charges; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(98388)
|
356
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what representations the House of Commons Commission has received (a) supporting and (b) opposing the introduction of visitor charges for visiting the Clock Tower; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(98389)
|
357
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many bookings were made by (a) hon. Members, (b) staff of hon. Members and (c) other pass holders for the Strangers Dining Room in each of the last six months for which information is available. |
|
(98390)
|
358
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many bookings were made by hon. Members for dining room (a) A, (b) B, (c) C and (d) D in each of the last six months for which information is available; and what bookings there were in each such dining room in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007, (iv) 2008, (v) 2009 and (vi) 2010. |
|
(98391)
|
359
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, who will administer the charges to visit the Clock Tower; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(98395)
|
360
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, who the House of Commons Commission consulted before taking the decision to introduce charges for visiting the Clock Tower; on what basis the amount charged was decided; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(98396)
|
361
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many bookings were made at the (a) Strangers Dining Room, (b) Churchill Room and (c) Members' Dining room in each month in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2008, (iv) 2010 and (v) the most recent month in 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(98397)
|
362
N
|
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many places on tours of the Clock Tower each hon. Member has sponsored since the start of the 2010-12 Session. |
|
(97905)
|
363
N
|
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many visitors participated in tours of the Clock Tower in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(97883)
|
364
N
|
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost of providing tours of the Clock Tower in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(97884)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
365
N
|
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he plans to respond to the recommendation of the UN Emergency Relief Co-ordinator that the international community should provide more financial support and creative solutions to overcome food shortages in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. |
|
(98091)
|
366
N
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations he has received from (a) foreign governments and (b) aid agencies on UK-owned companies (i) avoiding and (ii) evading paying taxes in developing countries which are in receipt of aid from the Government. |
|
(97995)
|
367
|
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Homs; what plans are being made for the distribution of food and aid; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(98241)
|
368
|
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports he has received on the humanitarian situation in Niger and Mali caused by drought and conflict; and what steps he is taking to provide humanitarian assistance to aid agencies. |
|
(98248)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
369
|
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) The reorganisation of HM Courts and Tribunals Services and (b) changes in funding of the Service on frontline services. |
|
(98358)
|
370
N
|
Mr Frank Doran (Aberdeen North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to bring into force the provisions of The Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010. |
|
(98039)
|
371
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to make trespassing a criminal offence. |
|
(98047)
|
372
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has allocated to expenditure on (a) its headquarters, (b) the Legal Services Commission, (c) the National Offender Management Service and (d) the HM Courts and Tribunals Service in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(97829)
|
373
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's most recent estimate is of the savings to the public purse which will accrue from the proposed reform of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority; and in which year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period these savings are expected to arise. |
|
(97830)
|
374
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's most recent estimate is of the savings which will accrue from the closure of 93 magistrates' courts and 49 county courts announced on 14 December 2010; and in which year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period these savings are expected to be realised. |
|
(97831)
|
375
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's most recent estimate is of the savings which will accrue from the proposals in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill in respect of legal aid as a result of (a) increased use of telephone advice, (b) changes to the scope of family law help, (c) changes to the scope of family law representations, (d) changes to the scope of social welfare help, (e) changes to the scope of social welfare representation and (f) a 10 per cent. reduction in expert fees in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(97832)
|
376
N
|
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether South Yorkshire Probation Trust in partnership with G4S will be allowed to tender for the management of HM Prison Lindholme, HM Prison Moorland and HM Prison Hatfield. |
|
(98088)
|
377
|
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many reported incidents of crime involving a knife there were in (a) Leeds North West constituency, (b) the city of Leeds and (c) England in each of the last five years; and what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of such knife crime. |
|
(98401)
|
378
|
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many repossessions took place in (a) Leeds North West constituency, (b) Yorkshire and (c) England in each year since 2009; and what estimate he has made of the likely number of repossessions in each area in each of the next three years. |
|
(98474)
|
379
N
|
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the likely ongoing costs of collection of fees in the employment tribunal system (a) in total and (b) as a proportion of estimated fee income. |
|
(98068)
|
380
N
|
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the (a) IT and (b) other start-up costs of implementing a system to collect his proposed fees in the employment tribunal system. |
|
(98070)
|
381
N
|
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to ensure access to justice for vulnerable people if fees for employment tribunals are introduced. |
|
(98176)
|
382
N
|
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hearings (a) were cancelled by each Employment Tribunal, (b) were listed as floaters, (c) were listed within 26 weeks of receipt in single jurisdiction claims and (d) needed to be adjourned as a result of being part-heard; in how many cases the written judgment was sent to the parties within four weeks of the conclusion of the hearing; and what the average period of time taken to list pre-hearing reviews was in each of the last five years. |
|
(98213)
|
383
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that magistrates are aware of community sentencing projects in their area. |
|
(98279)
|
384
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the recidivism rate is for children and young people up to the age of 25 who have received (a) custodial and (b) community sentences in each of the last 10 years for which data is available. |
|
(98280)
|
385
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of mindfulness-based treatment of children and young people who have received custodial sentences. |
|
(98305)
|
386
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of (a) children and young adults and (b) adults who have received custodial sentences have been diagnosed as having mental health problems in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(98330)
|
387
N
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with (i) magistrates and (ii) members of the judiciary in England and Wales concerning Applied Language Solutions and the delivery of the contract for translation services. |
|
(98197)
|
388
N
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received from (a) magistrates and (b) members of the judiciary in England and Wales concerning (i) Applied Language Solutions and (ii) the provision of interpreters in the Crown and magistrates' courts. |
|
(98198)
|
389
N
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has prepared contingency plans in the event that Applied Language Solutions is unable to deliver the contract for the provision of translation services in courts. |
|
(98199)
|
390
N
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps (a) he and (b) his Department is taking in respect of the delivery of the contract for translation services by Applied Language Solutions. |
|
(98200)
|
391
N
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information (a) his Department and (b) HM Courts and Tribunals Service collects on the provision of interpretation services in courts; for what purposes; if he will place copies of such information in the Library; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(98201)
|
392
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2012, Official Report, columns 953-4W, on translation service, what measures are contained in the action plan agreed between his Department and Applied Language Solutions (ALS); if he will assess the effectiveness of such measures in dealing with the problems set out in his Answer; and whether he has received complaints concerning (a) the quality of translation services and (b) the service provided by ALS since his Answer. |
|
(98202)
|
393
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints his Department has received regarding Applied Language Solutions (ALS) in the last year; and if he will calculate the number of complaints that concerned (a) poor or substandard interpreters, (b) ALS failing to provide interpreters and (c) interpreters being placed on ALS list of interpreters without the consent of the interpreters concerned. |
|
(98203)
|
394
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department received reports on the standard of work and suitability of Applied Language Solutions before the awarding of the contract for translation services. |
|
(98204)
|
395
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much additional spending he expects to arise from inclusion of peri-natal neurological care in the scope of legal aid. |
|
(98229)
|
396
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure that translation services provided by Applied Language Solutions to courts are being delivered to a satisfactory standard. |
|
(98244)
|
397
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional legal aid cases he expects will be covered by the change of definition to domestic violence announced on 29 February 2012. |
|
(98408)
|
398
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2012, Official Report, columns 71-2W, on Applied Language Solutions, what steps his Department has taken to improve the performance of Applied Language Solutions. |
|
(98501)
|
399
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what qualifications the Framework Agreement and the contract with Applied Language Solutions specify interpreters must have under (a) Tier 1, (b) Tier 2 and (c) Tier 3. |
|
(98516)
|
400
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what revenue has accrued to the Exchequer from motoring fines collected in (a) Pendle constituency and (b) Lancashire in each of the last five years. |
|
(98246)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
401
N
|
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the First Minister on the effectiveness of measures to control cross-border human trafficking. |
|
(97804)
|
402
|
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had on International Airlines Group's takeover of BMI; and with whom he met or spoke on each such occasion. |
|
(98156)
|
Questions to the Prime Minister
403
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Prime Minister, when he received a copy of the Vine report on border security checks. |
|
(98119)
|
404
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Prime Minister, what plans he has to visit the UK Border Agency. |
|
(98120)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
405
N
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2011, Official Report, column 910W, on tubgoats, and the Written Ministerial Statement of 20 December 2011, Official Report, columns 163-4WS, on emergency towing vessels, whether emergency towing vessels will continue to serve in waters around the Western and Northern Isles of Scotland after 31 March 2012. |
|
(98089)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
406
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the closure of local Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency offices on service users including those with complex registration queries concerning older vehicles; and what steps she plans to take to mitigate any adverse effects. |
|
(98144)
|
407
|
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to publish the timetable to widen the A453 between Nottingham and the M1. |
|
(98174)
|
408
N
|
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of (a) the value of metal stolen from railways in the East Midlands in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2011 and (b) costs incurred by (i) Network Rail and (ii) train operating companies owing to the theft of metal from railways in the East Midlands in (A) 2010 and (B) 2011. |
|
(98210)
|
409
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the lowest priced ultra-low emission (i) car and (ii) van available to consumers in receipt of the Plug-In Grant and (b) the number of ultra-low emission (A) cars and (B) vans which will be in operation in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
|
(97763)
|
410
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations her Department has received from (a) Shell and (b) the Canadian government on oil sourced from tar sands. |
|
(97764)
|
411
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work her Department is undertaking jointly with NATS on reducing carbon emissions from the aviation sector through improved flight path management. |
|
(97765)
|
412
N
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what projections her Department has made of (a) air passenger numbers and (b) air traffic movements in each year up until 2050. |
|
(97766)
|
413
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will extend driving licence requirements to off-roader vehicles. |
|
(98036)
|
414
N
|
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of current methods of assessing road surface quality; and what assessment she has made of the potential effect on the safety of cyclists of increasing the quality of the road on the metre closest to the pavement. |
|
(98188)
|
415
N
|
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the number of cycling accidents on UK roads which were caused by poor road surfaces. |
|
(98189)
|
416
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of price fluctuations in renewable transport fuel certificates on market stability for waste-derived biodiesel producers; and if she will assess the potential effect of variations in the price of renewable transport fuel obligation certificates on the sustainability of the waste-derived biodiesel industry. |
|
(98368)
|
417
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what conditions private parking enforcement companies have to comply with to be able to access DVLA information systems. |
|
(98384)
|
418
|
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether those who access DVLA information systems must be members of the British Parking Association; and what conditions apply to such access. |
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(98385)
|
419
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of railway track were electrified between May 1997 and May 2010. |
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(98207)
|
420
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of railway track the Government has committed to electrify since May 2010. |
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(98215)
|
421
|
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to introduce a speed limit on motorways of 80 mph. |
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(98284)
|
422
|
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations she has received on the forthcoming decision on the Radlett Rail Freight site from (a) local residents, (b) Helioslough, (c) First Capital Connect and (d) St Albans City and District Council. |
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(98034)
|
423
|
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) meetings and (b) discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the forthcoming decision on the Radlett Rail Freight site. |
|
(98035)
|
424
|
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the Office of Rail Regulation's effectiveness in reducing costs and increasing value for money at Network Rail since 2004. |
|
(98071)
|
425
|
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Coalition Agreement, what consideration she has given to merging Passenger Focus and the Office of Rail Regulation to create a single powerful passenger champion. |
|
(98072)
|
426
|
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had on further reductions in the budget for Passenger Focus and the allocation of some of its resources to the Office of Rail Regulation for the purposes of creating a passenger champion role. |
|
(98073)
|
427
|
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the Office of Rail Regulation's performance in regulating Network Rail; and what assessment she has made of the effect of allocating responsibility to the Office of Rail Regulation in respect to passengers on costs at Network Rail. |
|
(98105)
|
428
|
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the effect on rail industry costs of any expansion of the role of the Office of Rail Regulation. |
|
(98106)
|
429
|
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on delivering the commitment in the Coalition Agreement to turn the Rail Regulator into a more powerful passenger champion. |
|
(98107)
|
430
|
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ensure that any further expansion of the Office of Rail Regulation's responsibilities takes into consideration the past effectiveness of the regulator in reducing costs on the railways. |
|
(98108)
|
431
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Article 3 of EU Council Act of 17 June 1998 drawing up the Convention on Driving Disqualification, how many notifications of a driving disqualification for a person disqualified in an EU member state other than that in which they normally reside the UK (a) issued to and (b) received from other EU member states in each of the last 10 years; and what assessment her Department has made of the Convention's effectiveness. |
|
(97903)
|
432
|
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what basis the figures her Department provided to the Transport Select Committee on its expenditure in each region were calculated. |
|
(98098)
|
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
433
|
John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether quotas would best address any instances of institutional recruitment bias under her consideration. |
|
(98417)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
434
|
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the review of bereavement benefits will consider extending eligibility for bereavement benefits to cohabiting, unmarried couples. |
|
(98112)
|
435
|
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will consider extending bereavement benefits to cohabiting couples as part of the review into bereavement benefits. |
|
(98113)
|
436
N
|
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress he has made in promoting work experience for young people. |
|
(97803)
|
437
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department were working on counter-fraud in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011 and (d) 2012. |
|
(98467)
|
438
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has issued to Work Programme providers on guarding against fraud. |
|
(98469)
|
439
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to guarantee the quality of Work Programme placements. |
|
(98470)
|
440
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the performance of the Work Programme. |
|
(98472)
|
441
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints his Department has received from individuals regarding placements they have undertaken with Work Programme providers since the start of the programme. |
|
(98473)
|
442
|
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consultations his Department undertook with relevant stakeholders before laying the draft statutory instrument on the treatment of social fund loans in debt relief and bankruptcy orders; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(98362)
|
443
|
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families of (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3, (d) 4, (e) 5, (f) 6, (g) 7, (h) 8, (i) 9 and (j) 10 people will be affected by the £26,000 cap on benefits. |
|
(98143)
|
444
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus buildings in the East of England are (a) fully, (b) partially and (c) not accessible to disabled people. |
|
(98478)
|
445
|
Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to ensure that those qualifying for state pension are paid from the day they qualify. |
|
(98479)
|
446
N
|
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of renewal claims for the (a) care and (b) mobility component of disability living allowance were (i) granted, (ii) granted at a lower rate and (iii) refused in Scotland in (A) 2010 and (B) 2011; and in how many and what proportion of cases where the claim was (1) granted at a lower rate and (2) refused the claimant lodged an appeal. |
|
(97752)
|
447
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency who claim disability living allowance will lose their entitlement altogether as a result of the move to personal independence payments. |
|
(97892)
|
448
N
|
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency he estimates will have their income reduced as a result of the move from disability living allowance to personal independence payments. |
|
(97896)
|
449
|
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for social development in the Northern Ireland Executive about the effect of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 on Northern Ireland. |
|
(98049)
|
450
|
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of variations in the level of expenditure and costs of people in receipt of benefits in each month. |
|
(98051)
|
451
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the most recent outcomes are of his Department's work experience scheme for the unemployed in (a) Kettering constituency, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) England. |
|
(97805)
|
452
|
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Rotherham he estimates will see their working family tax credit reduced as a result of his proposed cap. |
|
(98290)
|
453
N
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion claimants of jobseeker's allowance have been subject to benefit sanctions in each quarter since 2008. |
|
(98178)
|
454
N
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of jobseeker's allowance have been sanctioned for failing to attend a work experience placement in the most recent period for which figures are available. |
|
(98179)
|
455
N
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseekers who have been placed in a company for work experience have left after the first week but before the end of the placement in the most recent period for which figures are available. |
|
(98180)
|
456
|
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which organisations are represented on his Department's personal independence payment implementation development group; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(98334)
|
457
N
|
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of work capability assessments on the way in which disability living allowance decisions are made. |
|
(97697)
|
458
|
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the success of the Archive Operations Management pilot in the Yorkshire and Humber region of Jobcentre Plus. |
|
(98380)
|
459
|
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of recipients of housing benefit in (a) Leeds North West constituency, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England in each of the next three years; and how many such recipients of housing benefit there were in each case in each year since 2009. |
|
(98400)
|
460
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants are having money deducted from their payments as a result of fraud. |
|
(98374)
|
461
|
Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants have been convicted of an offence relating to benefit fraud. |
|
(98375)
|
462
N
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the eligibility criteria for the new enterprise allowance. |
|
(97828)
|
463
N
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures he is taking to ensure sub-contractors in the Work Programme are paid promptly for work done on behalf of main contractors. |
|
(97893)
|
464
N
|
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what monitoring of Work Programme contractors his Department undertakes to ensure commitments made in applications are fulfilled. |
|
(97901)
|
465
|
Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of child support cases that are dealt with manually. |
|
(98255)
|
466
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total income will be of an owner-occupying couple in a household with no adult working and two children under seven receiving school meals costing £2 per day each and paying council tax of £1,000 per year from April 2012. |
|
(97761)
|
467
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parent and partner claimants working fewer than 16 hours per week were in receipt of in-work childcare payments prior to the establishment of the Flexible Support Fund; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(97762)
|
468
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual budget was for in-work childcare subsidy prior to September 2011. |
|
(97771)
|
469
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish data on participants in the work experience and mandatory work activity schemes who stop receiving benefits in the weeks following commencement on the scheme. |
|
(97915)
|
470
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the (a) Independent Review of the Work Capability Assessment: Year Two and (b) Working Group on Fluctuating Conditions. |
|
(98062)
|
471
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on applicants for support from the Flexible Support Fund; and whether this information includes (a) the total number of applicants and (b) other benefits claimed by applicants. |
|
(98063)
|
472
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many voluntary sector organisations were identified as participating in the Work Programme supply chain in the stocktake undertaken in January 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(98066)
|
473
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual budget is of the Flexible Support Fund. |
|
(98097)
|
474
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects all local authorities to participate in the (a) short-term and (b) long-term universal credit local authority pilots he has announced. |
|
(98225)
|
475
|
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful applications his Department received for the Social Fund Funeral Payment in 2011 (i) nationwide and (ii) in Stoke-on-Trent. |
|
(98110)
|
476
N
|
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will arrange personally to see and reply to the letter of 27 February 2012 from the hon. Member for Walsall North concerning the death of a constituent and the complaint made by the constituent's sister on the handling of the case by his Department. |
|
(97746)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
477
|
Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Oral Answer to the hon. Member for Redcar of 29 February 2012, Official Report, columns 284-5, on wind turbines, when the proposed reduction in the subsidy to onshore wind will take effect; and by how much the subsidy will be reduced. |
|
[Transferred]
(98381)
|
