Part 2: Oral and Written Questions beginning on
Friday 10 May 2013
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 Friday 10 May 2013
(the 'Questions Book')
Items (e.g. Private Members' Bills set down for Fridays) formerly listed in this paper can be found in the Future Business paper, section D.
Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.
FRIDAY 10 MAY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 8 May
1
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Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Attorney General, what steps the Law Officers' Departments are taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance he has given to the Law Officers' Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
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(154524)
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2
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Tracey Crouch
(Chatham and Aylesford):
To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been prosecuted for the offence of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office since 2005. |
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(154295)
|
3
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Attorney General, how much funding (a) the Law Officers' Departments and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
|
(154507)
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4
|
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Attorney General, if he will set in train proceedings to prosecute Goldman Sachs for tax evasion. |
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(154817)
|
5
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Attorney General, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by the Law Officers' Departments, their agencies and non-departmental public bodies in each of the last three financial years. |
|
(154234)
|
6
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Attorney General, what the current level of expenditure by the Law Officers' Departments is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by his Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
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(154546)
|
7
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department about extending the provision of independent sexual violence advisers. |
|
(154125)
|
8
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many suspects the Crown Prosecution Service has successfully applied to have returned to the UK under an European Arrest Warrant in each of the last five years; and with what offence each suspect was charged. |
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(154126)
|
9
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many rape prosecutions have been preceded by a pre-trial interview between the prosecutor and the complainant in each of the last five years. |
|
(154127)
|
10
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, when the Crown Prosecution Service decided to procure 4,700 tablet computers from Logica. |
|
(154128)
|
11
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, for which offences the Serious Fraud Office is named in legislation as the lead prosecutor; and how many (a) investigations and (b) prosecutions it has undertaken for each of these offence categories in the last five years. |
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(154365)
|
12
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions the Serious Fraud Office carried out in 2012-13, by category of offence; and what the conviction rate was in that period. |
|
(154366)
|
13
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, with reference to his Answer of 24 April 2013, Official Report, column 926W, on Crown Prosecution Service: training, for what reason there were no places on the Crown Prosecution Service in-house advocacy course in 2011-12 and 2012-13. |
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(154647)
|
14
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were dropped in the Crown Court because the court held that the charge should lie on the file in (a) 2012-13 and (b) the preceding 10 years. |
|
(154652)
|
15
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were dropped in the Crown Court because the indictment was stayed in (a) 2012-13 and (b) the preceding 10 years. |
|
(154653)
|
16
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were discontinued in the magistrates' court because the summons was withdrawn in (a) 2012-13 and (b) each of the preceding 10 years. |
|
(154654)
|
17
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were discontinued in the magistrates' court by way of a written notice under section 23 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 in (a) 2012-13 and (b) each of the preceding 10 years. |
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(154655)
|
18
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were discontinued in the magistrates' court because the defence successfully applied for the prosecution to be stayed in (a) 2012-13 and (b) each of the preceding 10 years. |
|
(154656)
|
19
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many cases were dropped because the Crown Prosecution Service considered that the cost of prosecution would not be warranted by the likely final sentence in (a) 2012-13 and (b) each of the preceding 10 years. |
|
(154657)
|
20
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) magistrates' court and and (b) Crown Court cases were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service (i) pre-charge and (ii) post-charge in (A) 2012-13 and (B) each of the preceding 10 years. |
|
(154658)
|
21
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many cases were dropped on (a) evidential and (b) public interest grounds in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) each of the preceding 10 years. |
|
(154659)
|
22
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were dropped before the case was served because upon review in the Crown Court it was apparent that the trial could not proceed or there was a lack of evidence in (a) 2012-13 and (b) each of the preceding 10 years. |
|
(154660)
|
23
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, what the Crown Prosecution Service's conviction rate has been in cases where the defendant has pleaded not guilty in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(154661)
|
24
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, what the Crown Prosecution Service's conviction rate has been in cases in which the defendant has pleaded not guilty of (a) rape, (b) murder, (c) murder where the case was prosecuted by a single counsel and (d) murder where there were multiple defendants and a single prosecution counsel in each of the last 10 years. |
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(154662)
|
25
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many judge-ordered acquittals there were in (a) 2012-13 and (b) each of the preceding 10 years. |
|
(154663)
|
26
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many trials were ineffective because of prosecution error in (a) 2012-13 and (b) each of the preceding 10 years. |
|
(154664)
|
27
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, what the cost to the Crown Prosecution Service was of delays caused by trials that were ineffective because of prosecution error in (a) 2012-13 and (b) each of the preceding 10 years. |
|
(154665)
|
28
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, what the cost to the Crown Prosecution Service was of trials that were cracked because of prosecution error in (a) 2012-13 and (b) each of the preceding 10 years. |
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(154666)
|
29
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, what amount was spent by the Crown Prosecution Service on external advocacy in (a) 2012-13 and (b) each of the preceding 10 years. |
|
(154667)
|
30
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Serious Fraud Office's evidence storage systems. |
|
(154668)
|
31
|
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Answer of 23 April 2013, Official Report, columns 825-6W, on criminal proceedings, if he provide a breakdown by offence of the cases in which the prosecution offered no evidence in the Crown Court and Magistrates' Court in 2012-13 and in the five preceding years. |
|
(154740)
|
32
|
Pete Wishart
(Perth and North Perthshire):
To ask the Attorney General, what meetings (a) he and (b) officials in the Law Officers' Departments have had with the right hon. Member of Edinburgh South West as part of the Scotland Analysis Programme. |
|
(154815)
|
33
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance he has given to his Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
|
(154523)
|
34
|
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether Richard Paniguian, Head, UKTI Defence and Security Organisation, discussed the sale of military equipment to Bahrain during his recent visit to that country. |
|
(154066)
|
35
|
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the sale of military equipment to Bahrain. |
|
(154067)
|
36
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
|
(154506)
|
37
|
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consideration he has given to the merits of the UK resuming its membership of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Vienna; and what assessment he has made of the benefits of UK academics taking up research partnerships at the IIASA. |
|
(154749)
|
38
|
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress his Department has made towards the launch of the critical resources dashboard. |
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(154468)
|
39
|
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the critical resources dashboard will be launched. |
|
(154469)
|
40
|
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment (a) he and (b) the Land Registry has made of the (i) Ysciefiog and Nannerch Inclosure Act 1800 and (ii) Whitford Inclosure Act 1800; and whether he has any plans to bring forward proposals repeal or amend either Act. |
|
(154650)
|
41
|
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many notification of interest letters relating to the Land Registry Act 2002 have been sent to (a) Flintshire residents, (b) Delyn constituency residents and (c) residents of the parishes of (i) Cilcain, (ii) Ysciefiog and (iii) Nannerch in 2013 to date. |
|
(154651)
|
42
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities in the Scottish Government regarding public procurement. |
|
(154429)
|
43
|
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will consider privatising UK Trade and Investment. |
|
(154255)
|
44
|
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer about privatising UK Trade and Investment. |
|
(154256)
|
45
|
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to better regulate public houses and breweries. |
|
(154102)
|
46
|
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
|
(154487)
|
47
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the current value of the energy sector to the economy of Bassetlaw constituency; and what estimate he has made of the value of the energy sector to the economy of Bassetlaw constituency in (a) 2018 and (b) 2023. |
|
(154160)
|
48
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships in (a) Bassetlaw constituency, (b) South Yorkshire, (c) Nottinghamshire and (d) England which were completed in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012 led to a permanent job. |
|
(154161)
|
49
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies in each of the last three financial years. |
|
(154231)
|
50
|
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken to increase the proportion of apprenticeship places for those over 24. |
|
(154220)
|
51
|
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make it illegal to strip copyright metadata and other information which identifies the copyright holder of a piece of work. |
|
(154678)
|
52
|
Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with representatives of the zoo industry on the investment of that industry's profits into high profile capital projects. |
|
(154068)
|
53
|
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the answer of 22 April 2013, Official Report, column 719W, on public sector: procurement, what discussions he has had with the European Commission regarding the proposed changes. |
|
(154604)
|
54
|
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the answer of 22 April 2013, Official Report, column 719W, on public sector: procurement, when he expects his Department to generate a policy on the proposed changes. |
|
(154605)
|
55
|
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding for training an apprentice was received in (a) Liverpool, Walton constituency, (b) Liverpool and (c) England in each of the last three years. |
|
(154086)
|
56
|
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what jobs initiatives his Department is supporting in Corby constituency. |
|
(154175)
|
57
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the current level of expenditure by his Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by his Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
|
(154545)
|
58
|
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many households with children in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) England, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) Scotland contain (i) two adults, who are both the parents of the children, (ii) three or more adults, two of whom are the parents of the children and (iii) only one adult, who is the parent of the children. |
|
(154065)
|
59
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance he has given to his Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
|
(154525)
|
60
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the Office for National Statistics has made of the proportion of young people who have been unemployed for more than 12 months in each parliamentary constituency within Tees Valley. |
|
(154074)
|
61
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
|
(154508)
|
62
|
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what amount of funding was granted (a) directly and (b) indirectly by the Economic and Social Research Council to the (i) Centre on Migration, Policy and Society and (ii) Migration Observatory in each of the last four years. |
|
(154269)
|
63
|
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK earn at least £1 million a year. |
|
(154081)
|
64
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he will next meet representatives of the PCS Union to discuss pay and conditions for civil servants. |
|
(154425)
|
65
|
Susan Elan Jones
(Clwyd South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) women and (b) men in Clwyd South constituency were unemployed in each of the last five years. |
|
(154119)
|
66
|
Susan Elan Jones
(Clwyd South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average salary in Clwyd South constituency was for (a) women and (b) men in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
|
(154120)
|
67
|
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many private sector jobs have been created in Worcestershire since 2010. |
|
(154103)
|
68
|
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
|
(154488)
|
69
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish infant mortality statistics for Bassetlaw constituency for each year since 1987. |
|
(154151)
|
70
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed on zero-hours contracts in (a) Bassetlaw constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) Nottinghamshire. |
|
(154152)
|
71
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in Bassetlaw constituency were homeless in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(154167)
|
72
|
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2013, Official Report, column 1097W, on senior civil servants: pensions, when he plans to disclose the details of the remuneration rates for all persons in receipt of Civil Service pensions who are senior civil servants and those paid by non-departmental public bodies at rates in excess of the minimum applicable to the senior Civil Service. |
|
(154619)
|
73
|
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with Carnegie UK regarding its report, Across the Divide: Tackling digital exclusion in Glasgow. |
|
(154610)
|
74
|
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with members of the Scottish Government regarding digital exclusion in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland. |
|
(154611)
|
75
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many residents of each parliamentary constituency in England and Wales were born in Northern Ireland. |
|
(154296)
|
76
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the outcome of his Department's matching of the electoral register with Department of Work and Pensions data in communities with (a) seaside towns and (b) towns with high student populations; and what effect this work will have on the size of electorates in these constituencies. |
|
(154454)
|
77
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of using private credit reference agencies in helping to improve electoral registration rates. |
|
(154455)
|
78
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the unemployment level is in each of the principal seaside towns in England. |
|
(154585)
|
79
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what comparative assessment he has made of differences in unemployment levels between (a) white, (b) mixed race, (c) Indian, (d) Pakistani, (e) Bangladeshi, (f) Chinese and (g) black ethnic groups. |
|
(154617)
|
80
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many residents of each constituency in England and Wales were born in Northern Ireland. |
|
(154791)
|
81
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of the residents of each constituency in England and Wales were classified by the 2011 census as working in (i) public administration and (ii) the defence industry. |
|
(154792)
|
82
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of the residents of each constituency in England and Wales were born in (i) England and (ii) Wales. |
|
(154796)
|
83
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the current level of expenditure by his Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by his Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
|
(154547)
|
84
|
Mr Robin Walker
(Worcester):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were employed in the (a) retail sector, (b) e-commerce and online retail sector and (c) wholesale and distribution sector on (i) 1 March 2010 and (ii) 1 March 2013. |
|
(154435)
|
85
|
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2013, Official Report, column 1015W, on income tax, what assessment he has made of the number of households containing children and with two adults each earning above the threshold for income tax who (a) will be in receipt of tax credits and (b) will not be in receipt of tax credits in (i) this and (ii) the next financial year. |
|
(154108)
|
86
|
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households containing at least one child and only one adult earning (a) more and (b) less than the threshold for income there will be in (i) the UK, (ii) each nation and each region of the UK and (iii) each parliamentary constituency in the UK in each of the next four financial years. |
|
(154172)
|
87
|
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households containing a child and one adult earning (a) more and (b) less than the threshold for income tax in (i) the UK, (ii) each nation and each region of the UK and (iii) each parliamentary constituency in the UK will receive tax credits in each of the next four financial years. |
|
(154174)
|
88
|
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims for tax credits are being appealed; and what the average waiting time for an appeal to be (a) heard and (b) concluded was in each of the last two years. |
|
(154648)
|
89
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance he has given to his Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
|
(154541)
|
90
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of the number of requests for access to communications data it would make under the Communications Data Bill if that bill received Royal Assent; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154266)
|
91
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many requests were made by HM Revenue and Customs for access to communications data in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
|
(154267)
|
92
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost was to the public purse of all requests for access to communications data made by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
|
(154268)
|
93
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
|
(154521)
|
94
|
Nadine Dorries
(Mid Bedfordshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on any relationship between socio-economic class and economic growth. |
|
(154214)
|
95
|
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps have been taken by HM Revenue and Customs to recover the interest owed by Goldman Sachs on the tax bill which it delayed paying. |
|
(154816)
|
96
|
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effects on measured child poverty rates of the additional childcare support announced in the 2013 Budget. |
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(154209)
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97
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Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of households eligible for the higher rate of childcare support under universal credit as announced in Budget 2013. |
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(154278)
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98
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Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the distribution by income decile of additional gains to famillies arising from the additional childcare support announced as part of Budget 2013. |
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(154279)
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99
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Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual cost or benefit to the public purse will be of reducing the additional rate of income tax to 45 per cent. |
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(154079)
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100
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Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK will benefit from the reduced additional rate of income tax from 50 per cent to 45 per cent. |
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(154080)
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101
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Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of employment allowance on (a) businesses and (b) charities in Peterborough constituency; and if he will make a statement. |
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(154089)
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102
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John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value of concessions given by HM Revenue and Customs to shipping companies in respect of the tonnage tax scheme was in 2012-13. |
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(154407)
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103
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John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vessels qualified for the tonnage tax scheme in 2012-13; and how many have qualified to date for the scheme in 2013-14. |
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(154408)
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104
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Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
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(154503)
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105
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of call waiting time for those telephoning HM Revenue and Customs from Bassetlaw constituency was in 2012-13. |
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(154150)
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106
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies in each of the last three financial years. |
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(154240)
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107
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Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to support (a) the tourism sector and (b) zoos and aquariums. |
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(154069)
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108
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John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what internal discussions his Department has had regarding the corporation tax payment of (a) RWE Npower, (b) SSE, (c) EDF, (d) E.ON, (e) British Gas and (f) Scottish Power. |
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(154589)
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109
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John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had regarding corporation tax with (a) RWE Npower, (b) SSE, (c) EDF, (d) E.ON, (e) British Gas and (f) Scottish Power. |
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(154590)
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110
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Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the current level of expenditure by his Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by his Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
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(154561)
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111
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Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the minimum wage over the remainder of this Parliament. |
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(154758)
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112
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Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the findings of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists on money held in the British Virgin Islands. |
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(154759)
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113
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Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterpart on the financial transaction tax. |
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(154760)
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114
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Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of a tax on bonuses of bank employees in the UK. |
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(154761)
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115
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Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Federation of Master Builders in Scotland on (a) falling workloads and rising costs and (b) the effects of these factors on unemployment. |
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(154762)
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116
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Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of falling workloads and rising costs in the domestic repair, maintenance and improvement market on unemployment in (a) Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK. |
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(154763)
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117
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Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the contribution of the abolition of advanced corporation tax to the reduction in the value of pension funds. |
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(154632)
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118
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Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been raised by the withdrawal of advance corporation tax credit on pensions. |
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(154633)
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119
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions the Church of England has had with (a) Government departments and (b) private sector energy exploration companies on mineral extraction rights on Church land. |
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(154451)
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120
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Roberta Blackman-Woods
(City of Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter sent to hon. Members of 19 April 2013, on making it easier for families to improve their home, what plans he has to monitor the effects of the new rules on extensions. |
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(154187)
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121
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Roberta Blackman-Woods
(City of Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential cost to local authorities of providing planning services to homeowners wishing to extend their property by up to eight metres. |
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(154188)
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122
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Roberta Blackman-Woods
(City of Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter sent to hon. Members of 19 April 2013, on making it easier for families to improve their home, what guidance his Department plans to publish to support the implementation of the new rules on extensions. |
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(154189)
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123
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Roberta Blackman-Woods
(City of Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter sent to hon. Members of 19 April 2013, on making it easier for families to improve their home, what discussions he had with external organisations about the new rules on extensions prior to their introduction to the Growth and Infrastructure Bill. |
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(154190)
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124
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Roberta Blackman-Woods
(City of Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to publish the progress report on the first round of Portas pilot projects. |
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(154191)
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125
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Roberta Blackman-Woods
(City of Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to publish the findings of the Building Standards Review. |
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(154192)
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126
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Roberta Blackman-Woods
(City of Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of affordable homes built in 2012. |
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(154193)
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127
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Roberta Blackman-Woods
(City of Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the implementation of the National Planning Policy Framework and its effects on the average number of weeks local planning authorities take to decide (a) major and (b) minor planning applications. |
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(154194)
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128
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Roberta Blackman-Woods
(City of Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the success of the first round of Portas pilots. |
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(154195)
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129
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Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many procurement contracts have been issued by local authorities using clauses within the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 to date; and what the estimated total value of such contracts has been. |
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(154117)
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130
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Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance he has given to his Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
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(154526)
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131
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Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to ascertain the views of fire brigade staff about his proposals to permit the spinning out of fire brigades as a public service mutuals. |
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(154363)
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132
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Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency has spent on provision of services and facilities for Travellers in each of the last three years; and how much the Homes and Communities Agency intends to spend in this fashion in each of the next three years. |
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(154396)
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133
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Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
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(154509)
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134
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Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was paid in (a) travel, (b) accommodation and (c) other expenses to each local authority chief executive in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13. |
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(154129)
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135
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Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) salary, (b) pension contribution and (c) expenses were paid to each local authority chief executive in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13. |
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(154130)
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136
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Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much each local authority spent on newspapers delivered to households in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 to date. |
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(154132)
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137
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Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of designating pharmacies as buildings for the provision of healthcare for the purpose of determining business rates; and if he will make a statement. |
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(154676)
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138
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Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many fire stations there were in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands in each year since 2010. |
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(154600)
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139
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Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
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(154489)
|
140
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homeowner planning applications made in Bassetlaw constituency were (a) approved and (b) rejected in 2012; and how many such applications were approved or rejected at (i) officer and (ii) plans sub-committee level. |
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(154166)
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141
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies in each of the last three financial years. |
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(154232)
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142
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Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firefighters over the age of 50 are currently employed within Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service. |
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(154292)
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143
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Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firefighters in Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service were redeployed to less physically demanding positions in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2010-11, (d) 2009-10 and (e) 2008-09. |
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(154293)
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144
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Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have received funding to train apprentices in each of the last three years; and how much funding each such local authority has received. |
|
(154087)
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145
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many shops received empty property rate relief in each (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency in each year for which figures are available. |
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(154224)
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146
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will give consideration to reforming the system of compulsory purchase orders to allow local authorities and business improvement districts to buy a medium-term lease on empty shops. |
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(154225)
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147
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received from (a) trade organisations and (b) individuals on local authority car parking strategies. |
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(154226)
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148
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will introduce measures to require landlords receiving empty property rate relief to make public details of that relief and the properties affected. |
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(154227)
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149
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to each of the principal seaside towns under the Working Neighbourhoods Fund to date. |
|
(154593)
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150
|
Pete Wishart
(Perth and North Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which external (a) organisations and (b) individuals his Department has engaged as part of the Scotland Analysis Programme; and what was discussed at such consultations. |
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(154729)
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151
|
Pete Wishart
(Perth and North Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many officials in his Department have been allocated to work on the Scotland Analysis Programme; and at what cost to the public purse. |
|
(154730)
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152
|
Pete Wishart
(Perth and North Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what meetings he and officials in his Department have had with the right hon. Member for Edinburgh South West as part of the Scotland Analysis Programme; and what was discussed at those meetings. |
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(154731)
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153
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Pete Wishart
(Perth and North Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what work his Department has commissioned from external consultants in relation to work on the Scotland Analysis Programme; which consultants were used; and at what cost to the public purse. |
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(154732)
|
154
|
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the percentage change has been in her Department's funding for each of its sponsored organisations since May 2010. |
|
(154783)
|
155
|
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the percentage change is in her Department's funding for S4C over the next two years. |
|
(154784)
|
156
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Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will (a) review the financial position of S4C and (b) institute a fixed funding formula for that channel to facilitate greater stability in financial planning. |
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(154804)
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157
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance she has given to her Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
|
(154527)
|
158
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding (a) her Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which she is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
|
(154510)
|
159
|
Jonathan Evans
(Cardiff North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the economic contribution of the Royal Shakespeare Company. |
|
(154438)
|
160
|
Jonathan Evans
(Cardiff North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the economic contribution of the Royal Opera House. |
|
(154439)
|
161
|
Jonathan Evans
(Cardiff North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the economic value to the UK of British orchestras. |
|
(154440)
|
162
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the arts sector to make an increased contribution to the economy. |
|
(154428)
|
163
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 14 March 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Marko Lambert. |
|
(154482)
|
164
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 20 March 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr O. Wahid. |
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(154485)
|
165
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 22 March 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Richard Belshaw. |
|
(154486)
|
166
|
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
|
(154490)
|
167
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies, except for buildings constructed for the 2012 London Olympics in each of the last three financial years. |
|
(154247)
|
168
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Heritage Lottery funding was allocated to each of the principal seaside towns in England in each of the last 15 years. |
|
(154586)
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169
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent in the principal seaside towns under the Sea Change Programme. |
|
(154588)
|
170
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the current level of expenditure by her Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by her Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
|
(154548)
|
171
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many defence procurement contracts have used social value clauses from the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 since implementation of that Act; and what the estimated value of these contracts has been. |
|
(154112)
|
172
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance he has given to his Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
|
(154528)
|
173
|
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2013, Official Report, columns 905-6W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, what the reason was for the time taken to reveal the information contained in that answer. |
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(154571)
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174
|
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he has any plans to review his policy on what information relating to unmanned aerial vehicles is held centrally. |
|
(154574)
|
175
|
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether unmanned aerial vehicles have ever been flown by a team made up of both British and US forces. |
|
(154575)
|
176
|
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on accountability of US unmanned aerial vehicles flown by UK personnel. |
|
(154576)
|
177
|
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long it takes to train an RAF pilot to become an unmanned aerial vehicles specific pilot; and how much such training costs. |
|
(154577)
|
178
|
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long an unmanned aerial vehicle pilot is allowed to fly before being required to take a break. |
|
(154578)
|
179
|
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when a member of the UK Royal Air Force last flew an (a) US unmanned aerial vehicle and (b) UK unmanned aerial vehicle in Iraq. |
|
(154579)
|
180
|
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a member of the UK Royal Air Force has flown a US (a) armed and (b) unarmed unmanned aerial vehicle in Iraq to date. |
|
(154580)
|
181
|
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which years UK forces embedded with the US Air Force have flown unmanned aerial vehicles in Iraq. |
|
(154581)
|
182
|
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the US about (a) armed unmanned aerial vehicle use in Pakistan and (b) the sharing of unmanned aerial vehicles between the UK and US. |
|
(154582)
|
183
|
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with his Pakistani counterparts on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in that country. |
|
(154583)
|
184
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Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries US forces have flown UK unmanned aerial vehicles to date. |
|
(154584)
|
185
|
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether alternatives to depleted uranium can be fired to test the propellant charge of CHARM3. |
|
(154612)
|
186
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
|
(154511)
|
187
|
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
|
(154491)
|
188
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies, other than buildings operated exclusively by the armed services, in each of the last three financial years. |
|
(154239)
|
189
|
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the (a) Arctic Star and (b) Bomber Command clasp will be issued to (i) living veterans, (ii) surviving spouses and (iii) other next of kin. |
|
(154090)
|
190
|
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the timely issue of the (a) Arctic Star and (b) Bomber Command clasp to (i) living veterans, (ii) surviving spouses and (iii) other next of kin. |
|
(154091)
|
191
|
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost to the public purse is of the HM Forces Railcard. |
|
(154082)
|
192
|
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals have received an HM Forces Railcard to date. |
|
(154083)
|
193
|
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost is of providing veterans of the UK Armed Forces with concessionary (a) bus fares and (b) train fares. |
|
(154084)
|
194
|
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans of the UK armed forces receive concessionary (a) bus fares and (b) train fares. |
|
(154085)
|
195
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reserve units are currently based in (a) Scotland, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Wales and (d) England; and what the location is of each such unit. |
|
(154733)
|
196
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel received their bounty in each unit of the (a) Territorial Army, (b) Royal Air Force Reserve, (c) Royal Navy Reserve and (d) Royal Marine Reserve in each of the last three years. |
|
(154734)
|
197
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are in each unit of the (a) Territorial Army, (b) Royal Air Force Reserve, (c) Royal Navy Reserve and (d) Royal Marine Reserve. |
|
(154735)
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198
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Quick Reaction Alert flights from RAF Leuchars have required air-to-air refuelling in each of the last five years. |
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(154736)
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199
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the testing of the Brimstone missile for use on the MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle will begin. |
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(154737)
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200
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of how much will be paid to the US Air Force's Big Safari programme to test the Brimstone missile. |
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(154738)
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201
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK weapon systems currently in service were acquired through the Foreign Military Sales system; how many such systems have conducted testing in the US; and what estimate he has made of the cost of that testing. |
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(154739)
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202
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Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the User Requirements Document being written by the current Falkland Islands support helicopter supplier service users and service personnel to inform the role of Defence in search and rescue has been completed. |
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(154670)
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203
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Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current level of expenditure by his Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by his Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
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(154549)
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204
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Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps his Office is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures. |
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(154529)
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205
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Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many contracts awarded to build schools through the Priority School Building Programme have used clauses in the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 to date; and what the estimated value of these contracts has been. |
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(154116)
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206
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Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance he has given to his Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
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(154530)
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207
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Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the potential benefits of providing initial training with universities. |
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(154075)
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208
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Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of Freedom of Information requests submitted to his Department since May 2010 remained unanswered after (a) 20, (b) 40 and (c) 60 working days of their receipt. |
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(154076)
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209
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Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential damage to (a) pupils' education and (b) efforts to combat climate change that might be caused by the proposed removal of climate change from the national curriculum guidelines for key stages one to three. |
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(154369)
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210
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Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Information Commissioner on his Department's compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. |
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(154620)
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211
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Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what deductions are applied to grant-in-aid to (a) free schools and (b) academies to take account of the number of fee-paying pupils entering the school in any given year. |
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(154211)
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212
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Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) proportion and (b) number of initial teacher training places for 2013 allocated to (i) School Direct and (ii) higher education providers had been (A) offered and (B) accepted by applicants at 31 April 2013. |
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(154672)
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213
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Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many places for initial teacher training starting in 2013 have been allocated to (a) School Direct and (b) higher education providers. |
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(154674)
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214
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Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
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(154512)
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215
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Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what budget his Department has allocated to the Traineeships programme; and what information his Department holds on funding for that programme from other sources. |
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(154371)
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216
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Simon Hart
(Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will issue guidance on the assessment of GCSE practical work and fieldwork in subjects including science and geography; and if he will make a statement. |
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(154088)
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217
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Simon Hart
(Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date he plans to publish his Department's guidance note on the use of pupil premium for learning outside the classroom. |
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(154251)
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218
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Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
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(154492)
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219
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the level of literacy and numeracy of (a) primary school leavers and (b) secondary school leavers in Bassetlaw constituency in each of the last five years. |
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(154148)
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220
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that children living in poverty in (a) the UK and (b) Bassetlaw constituency receive free school meals. |
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(154149)
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221
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much capital expenditure there has been in the education sector in Bassetlaw constituency in each year since 2010. |
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(154155)
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222
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average class size was in (a) secondary and (b) primary schools in Bassetlaw constituency in each of the last three years. |
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(154156)
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223
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies other than buildings used primarily for the provision of education, in each of the last three financial years. |
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(154249)
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224
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Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects to publish the next stage of the Children's Home Reform Programme. |
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(154258)
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225
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Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he currently provides to schools to support pupils who might be young carers. |
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(154259)
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226
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make the teaching of cardio pulmonary resuscitation skills a mandatory part of the national curriculum. |
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(154786)
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227
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Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the current level of expenditure by his Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by his Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
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(154550)
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228
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Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with UNICEF on the UK being 16th in its ranking of overall wellbeing amongst developed countries. |
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(154765)
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229
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Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance he has given to his Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
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(154531)
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230
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Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of off-gas grid households in (a) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency, (b) the Tees Valley and (c) the North East of England. |
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(154362)
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231
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Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made an assessment of the proposal by the Department for Education to remove climate change from the national curriculum guidelines for key stages one to three. |
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(154370)
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232
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Dan Byles
(North Warwickshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the expected rate of fugitive methane emissions from the development of UK onshore shale gas resources; and whether he intends to commission additional research on this subject. |
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(154385)
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233
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Dan Byles
(North Warwickshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the total UK onshore shale gas resource; and when he plans to publish the recent report on shale gas resources produced by the British Geological Survey. |
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(154386)
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234
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Sir Tony Cunningham
(Workington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the status is of those civil nuclear police officers who are unable to carry firearms as a result of illness or injury. |
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(154099)
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235
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Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
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(154513)
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236
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Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Speech by the Prime Minister of 25 October 2010, on what projects the funds to support the establishment of offshore wind manufacturing at port sites in assisted areas of England have been used; and how much funding has been allocated to each such project. |
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(154436)
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237
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Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what evaluation and due diligence has been carried out by his Department of the ability of Electricité de France to capitalise the construction of any new nuclear power plant in the UK. |
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(154466)
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238
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Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which organisations and stakeholder groups (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met as part of the review of nuclear waste management strategy following the decision of Cumbria County Council on the Managing Radioactive Waste Safely programme since 30 January 2013; and when the Geological Disposal Implementation Board last met to discuss the matter. |
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(154473)
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239
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Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the likely price per megawatt-hour of electricity generated by offshore wind in each year between 2014 to 2030. |
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(154467)
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240
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Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding and support he plans to make available for the reserve projects in the Carbon Capture and Storage Commercialisation Competition. |
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(154797)
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241
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Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the likely price per megawatt-hour of electricity generated by offshore wind in each year from 2014 to 2030 if a decarbonisation target for electricity generation in 2030 of between 40 and 60 grams per kilowatt-hour is set in 2014. |
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(154802)
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242
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Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when his Department plans to begin applying the findings of its new Biomass Emissions calculator. |
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(154810)
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243
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Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the comparative average annual energy costs of (a) off-grid households and (b) households connected to the mains gas grid in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12. |
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(154742)
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244
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Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the number of jobs created in (a) renewable energy, (b) nuclear power and (c) network providers in (i) the UK, (ii) England, (iii) Scotland, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in (A) 2009, (B) 2010, (C) 2011 and (D) 2012. |
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(154768)
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245
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Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many off-gas grid installations he expects to be delivered under the renewable heat premium payment. |
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(154769)
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246
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Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of properties connected to the gas distribution network in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011 and (d) 2012 were deemed to be households in fuel poverty. |
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(154770)
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247
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Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many properties were connected to the gas distribution network in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011 and (d) 2012. |
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(154771)
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248
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Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of network owners' commitment to connect an additional 80,000 homes in fuel poverty to the gas distribution network. |
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(154772)
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249
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Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the energy company obligation, how many referrals have been made to suppliers to receive a minimum package of assistance in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland. |
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(154773)
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250
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Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many Green Deal assessments have been undertaken for off gas grid properties since the launch of the Green Deal. |
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(154774)
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251
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Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households have received the discount through the warm house discount scheme in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013 to date. |
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(154775)
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252
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Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has had discussions with the Department for Work and Pensions on measures to enable payment of winter fuel allowance earlier for off-grid customers. |
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(154776)
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253
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Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department provides assistance to households within 500 metres of the gas grid to enable them to seek connection. |
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(154777)
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254
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Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much the cost of heating an average home with (a) propane and home fuel oil and (b) gas has changed in each year since 2009. |
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(154778)
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255
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Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of (a) off-gas grid households and (b) on-grid households were fuel poor in (i) the UK, (ii) England, (iii) Scotland, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in the most recent period for which figures are available. |
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(154779)
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256
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Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that off-grid customers benefit from fuel efficiency and other assistance programmes commensurate with assistance available to on-grid households. |
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(154780)
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257
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Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland are off the mains gas grid; and what percentage of off-grid households in (i) the UK, (ii) England, (iii) Scotland, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland are within 500 metres of the gas grid. |
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(154781)
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258
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent representations he has received regarding incentives for the purchase of renewable energy from independent generators after the Renewables Obligation ends. |
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(154427)
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259
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Mr John Leech
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential increase in carbon emissions if the motorway speed limit were raised to eighty miles-per-hour. |
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(154123)
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260
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Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
|
(154493)
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261
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many and what proportion of homes in Bassetlaw do not have access to the gas network. |
|
(154162)
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262
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies in each of the last three financial years. |
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(154243)
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263
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Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will introduce measures to reduce the UK's dependence on imported gas. |
|
(154219)
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264
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John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has given in subsidy to RWE Npower in each of the last five years; and to what projects this money was earmarked. |
|
(154591)
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265
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John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has given in subsidies to EDF in each of the last five years; and to what projects this money was earmarked. |
|
(154592)
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266
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John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to improve the meeting of energy efficiency targets by energy companies. |
|
(154594)
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267
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John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with Ofgem regarding energy efficiency targets for energy companies. |
|
(154599)
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268
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John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has given in subsidies to E.ON in each of the last five years; and for which projects this money was earmarked. |
|
(154606)
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269
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John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has given in subsidies to British Gas in each of the last five years; and for which projects this money was earmarked. |
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(154607)
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270
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John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has given in subsidies to SSE in each of the last five years; and for which projects this money was earmarked. |
|
(154608)
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271
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John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has given in subsidies to Scottish Power in each of the last five years; and for which projects this money was earmarked. |
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(154609)
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272
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the quantity of coal gas off the coast of North Wales. |
|
(154437)
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273
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what public consultation has taken place concerning the exploration and extraction of coal gas off the coast of North Wales. |
|
(154445)
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274
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what licences have been issued for the purpose of coal gas exploration and extraction off the coast of North Wales. |
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(154446)
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275
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential environmental effect of coal gas exploration off the North Wales coast. |
|
(154447)
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276
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of health and safety procedures used for the flooding of the Point of Ayr colliery pit; what information his Department holds on any proposed gas and mineral extraction from the (a) onshore and (b) offshore areas near to the pit; and if he will make a statement. |
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(154448)
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277
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what licences have been issued for the purpose of mineral and gas extraction in North Wales in each of the last 10 years; what the name was of each company to whom a licence was granted; and in which year each such licence was issued. |
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(154449)
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278
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the current level of expenditure by his Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by his Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
|
(154551)
|
279
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Harriett Baldwin
(West Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of changes in the hedgehog population in England and Wales. |
|
(154134)
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280
|
Harriett Baldwin
(West Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of changes in the number of ground-nesting birds. |
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(154135)
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281
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Roberta Blackman-Woods
(City of Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to monitor effects of the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board on wages in the agricultural sector. |
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(154196)
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282
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Roberta Blackman-Woods
(City of Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of new and enhanced contracts awarded to agricultural workers in the last 12 months. |
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(154200)
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283
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Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance he has given to his Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
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(154532)
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284
|
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle Upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on establishing a regional pilot scheme ban within the UK on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. |
|
(154808)
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285
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Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
|
(154514)
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286
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Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the written ministerial statement of 15 April 2013, Official Report, columns 13-15WS, on horsemeat fraud, when he expects to announce the timing and details of the strategic review of the horsemeat fraud incident and its implications for the food chain and regulatory framework. |
|
(154750)
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287
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Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what definition of the precautionary principle is used by his Department. |
|
(154809)
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288
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Mr Tom Harris
(Glasgow South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has taken steps under section 56 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 to publish the Direction issued under section 55 of that Act, and to draw this to the attention of those persons likely to be interested or affected by it. |
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(154221)
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289
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Mr Tom Harris
(Glasgow South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he issued a Direction to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) under section 55 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, empowering the MMO to carry out marine planning functions; and when the MMO consented to that under section 55. |
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(154222)
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290
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Simon Hart
(Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered the possibility of widening and deepening rivers to help alleviate flooding in regularly affected areas. |
|
(154626)
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291
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Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of public awareness of appropriate disposal of compact fluorescent lightbulbs. |
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(154280)
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292
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Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance has been provided to local authorities regarding the safe disposal of compact fluorescent lightbulbs. |
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(154281)
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293
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Susan Elan Jones
(Clwyd South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential for harm to those animals exported live. |
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(154287)
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294
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Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 2 April 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr B O'Malley. |
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(154476)
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295
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Peter Luff
(Mid Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to announce the Government's decision on the outcome of its consultation on the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998. |
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(154470)
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296
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Peter Luff
(Mid Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of benefits to (a) the milling industry and (b) other businesses of the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998. |
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(154471)
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297
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Peter Luff
(Mid Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 will be affected by the Government's Red Tape Challenge. |
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(154472)
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298
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Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that payments to farmers under the single farm payment scheme are made on time. |
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(154101)
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299
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Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
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(154494)
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300
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent on testing for bovine tuberculosis in (a) the UK and (b) Bassetlaw constituency in each of the last 10 years. |
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(154153)
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301
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies, in each of the last three financial years. |
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(154248)
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302
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Neil Parish
(Tiverton and Honiton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the International Maritime Organisation regarding the classification of polyisobutene. |
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(154100)
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303
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 11 December 2012, Official Report, columns 257-8W, on flood control, what the planned spending on flood and coastal erosion risk management was in each year since 1996; and in each case what the actual spending was as a proportion of the planned spending. |
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(154252)
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304
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department has allocated for flood defences in each of the next four years. |
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(154253)
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305
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department obtains from (a) the private sector and (b) other sectors for the purposes of flood defence. |
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(154271)
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306
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Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which coastal towns have benefited from flood defences under the Coastal Change Pathfinders Scheme; and how much has been spent on coastal defences in each such community since the termination of that scheme. |
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(154587)
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307
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Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the current level of expenditure by his Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by his Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
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(154552)
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308
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Mr Graham Stuart
(Beverley and Holderness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications of adding agricultural production to the considerations used by the Environment Agency when planning flood protection work. |
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(154373)
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309
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Mr Graham Stuart
(Beverley and Holderness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure that there is a balance between capital and revenue spend on flood defence measures so that any asset created has maintenance funding to ensure that it remains viable for the lifetime of the asset. |
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(154374)
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310
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Karl Turner
(Kingston upon Hull East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken in respect of flood insurance. |
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(154201)
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311
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Martin Vickers
(Cleethorpes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff are employed by Natural England; and how many such staff are designated as managers. |
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(154229)
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312
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Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on public health if fortification of bread and flour with key nutrients is no longer mandatory. |
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(154452)
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313
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Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on low income groups if fortification of bread and flour with key nutrients is no longer mandatory. |
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(154453)
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314
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Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether to revoke the Bread and Flour Regulations as part of the Government's Red Tape Challenge. |
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(154456)
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315
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Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition's report on the nutritional implications of repealing the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998. |
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(154743)
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316
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Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to announce its decision on the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 consultation. |
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(154744)
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317
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Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the milling industry and costs to other businesses of revocation of the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998. |
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(154746)
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318
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Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on business certainty if the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 are to be revoked in England but remain in place elsewhere in the UK. |
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(154747)
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319
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Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the regulatory burden on business if the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 are to be revoked. |
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(154748)
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320
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Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance he has given to his Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
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(154533)
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321
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Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Afghan government about (a) fully implementing the Elimination of Violence Against Woman Law, (b) increasing support for family responses units, (c) increasing the recruitment and retention of women in Afghan police forces, (d) increasing support for Afghan women human rights' defenders and (e) ensuring the meaningful representation of Afghan women in any peace negotiations. |
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(154368)
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322
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Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations (a) he and (b) the UK Embassy in Bahrain has received in response to the publication of articles from Bahraini journalists and commentators on that Embassy's blog marking World Press Freedom Day. |
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(154683)
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323
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Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Bahraini journalists and commentators were invited by the UK Embassy in Bahrain to write an article for that Embassy's blog on freedom of expression in Bahrain on World Press Freedom Day; what criteria were used to decide which journalists and commentators were invited to do so; and what efforts were made to ensure balance in the selection of articles to be published. |
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(154684)
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324
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Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the detention of Nafeesa Al Asfoor and Rayhana Al Mosawa in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement. |
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(154367)
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325
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Mike Crockart
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on providing gratis visas to charities in each of the last five years. |
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(154077)
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326
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Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
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(154515)
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327
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Kelvin Hopkins
(Luton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Colombia about the death threat received by the Patriotic March member, Martha Cecilia Díaz Suárez and her two daughters from the paramilitary group Los Rastrojos in the form of two mutilated and red painted dolls. |
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(154250)
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328
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Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the recent negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo. |
|
(154104)
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329
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Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
|
(154495)
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330
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies in each of the last three financial years. |
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(154241)
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331
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Patrick Mercer
(Newark):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of Fiji about that country's human rights record. |
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(154106)
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332
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Patrick Mercer
(Newark):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of Fiji about the status of Fiji within the Commonwealth. |
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(154107)
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333
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Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2013, Official Report, columns 1049-50W, on British nationals abroad: deaths, what the nature is of the assistance provided by his Department to families in such cases. |
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(154313)
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334
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John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Saudi Arabian counterpart regarding the rights of women in that country. |
|
(154598)
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335
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Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the current level of expenditure by his Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by his Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
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(154553)
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336
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Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Turkish authorities regarding allegations that Syrian refugees were forcibly returned to Syria from the Akcakale refugee camp. |
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(154751)
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337
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Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Egyptian authorities regarding the alleged kidnapping of refugees from East Sudan who are being held captive in the Sinai peninsula in Egypt. |
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(154752)
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338
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Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Sudanese authorities regarding the alleged kidnapping of refugees from East Sudan. |
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(154753)
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339
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Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Eritrean authorities regarding the alleged kidnapping of refugees from East Sudan. |
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(154754)
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340
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Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with international aid organisations in Syria and the surrounding countries on reports of the selling of young women refugees. |
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(154755)
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341
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Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that requirements on health and safety in the workplace are taken into account in the conduct of trade with Bangladesh. |
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(154756)
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342
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Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) his European counterparts and (b) the European Commission on plans to use preferential trade access to encourage better health and safety regulations in Bangladesh. |
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(154757)
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343
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Mr Andrew Smith
(Oxford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on casualties amongst UN peacekeeping forces or others during the reported assassination of Kwol Deng, the Paramount Chief of Abyei. |
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(154442)
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344
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Mr Andrew Smith
(Oxford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy that there should be a full UN investigation into the reported assassination of Kwol Deng, the Paramount Chief of Abyei, including what is known of the perpetrators and from whom they received orders. |
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(154443)
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345
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Mr Andrew Smith
(Oxford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the reported assasination of Kwol Deng, the Paramount Chief of Abyei; and if he will make a statement. |
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(154444)
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346
|
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS bodies are responsible for ensuring that the guidence on the management of low-risk bacel cell carcinomas in the community published by NICE in 2011 is safely implemented. |
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(154677)
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347
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Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the mortality rates in hospital as a result of acute kidney injury were in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(154072)
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348
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Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to support the implementation of the forthcoming clinical guideline on acute kidney injury to be published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in 2013. |
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(154171)
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349
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Roberta Blackman-Woods
(City of Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses there were at University Hospital Durham in (a) May 2010 and (b) the latest month for which figures are available. |
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(154197)
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350
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Roberta Blackman-Woods
(City of Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses there were in the NHS in (a) May 2010 and (b) the latest month for which figures are available. |
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(154199)
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351
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Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many procurement contracts issued in relation to the running of the NHS have used the social value clauses within the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 to date; and what the estimated value of these contracts has been. |
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(154115)
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352
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Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance he has given to his Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
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(154534)
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353
|
Mr Nicholas Brown
(Newcastle Upon Tyne East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 23 April 2013, Official Report, column 733W, on Ashleigh Ewing, for what reasons the investigation by NHS England into the death of Ashleigh Ewing is taking longer than was originally expected; and when he expects the report to be published. |
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(154142)
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354
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Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many strategic clinical networks have been fully established to date. |
|
(154627)
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355
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Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to support clinical commissioning groups to improve the experience of cancer patients in their area. |
|
(154628)
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356
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Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to address variations of care reported in the National Cancer Patient Experience survey. |
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(154629)
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357
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Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve the diagnosis of coeliac disease. |
|
(154411)
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358
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Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to mark Coeliac Awareness Week. |
|
(154412)
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359
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Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues to NHS hospitals regarding the amounts charged to patients for using television. |
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(154409)
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360
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Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the additional cost to the NHS as a result of use by Romanian and Bulgarian nationals over the next three years. |
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(154413)
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361
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
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(154516)
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362
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult congenital heart disease services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (i) being treated by such services and (ii) expected to be treated by such services in the financial year 2013-14 in each such area. |
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(154320)
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363
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult highly specialist respiratory services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (i) being treated by such services and (ii) expected to be treated by such services in the financial year 2013-14 in each such area. |
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(154321)
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364
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult highly specialist pain management services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (i) being created by such services and (ii) expected to be treated by such services in the financial year 2013-14 in each such area. |
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(154322)
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365
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult highly specialist rheumatology services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (i) being treated by such services and (ii) expected to be treated by such services in the financial year 2013-14 in each such area. |
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(154323)
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366
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult specialist vascular services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (i) being treated by such services and (ii) expected to be treated by such services in the financial year 2013-14 in each such area. |
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(154324)
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367
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) the administration budget for the Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS Area Team for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of staff in that team. |
|
(154325)
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368
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to (a) publish the current eligibility criteria for bariatric surgery in Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area; and (b) state whether there are any differences in such criteria in any of the sub-areas governed by different clinical commissioning groups in that NHS area. |
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(154326)
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369
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) the delegated budgets for the clinical commissioning groups in (i) North Staffordshire, (ii) Stoke-on-Trent, (iii) South Staffordshire and (iv) Shropshire in the year ending 31 March (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 and (b) what those budgets are per head of population in each such area in each financial year. |
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(154327)
|
370
|
Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) what budget he has for the commissioning of specialised services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent, and (vi) South Staffordshire in the year ending 31 March 2014, (b) what the budget was in each such area for the year ending 31 March 2013 and (c) what the budget was per head of population in each such area in each financial year. |
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(154328)
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371
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish the number of patients whose applications for treatment by in vitro fertilisation and related fertility services had previously been refused received treatment funded by North Staffordshire PCT in the year ending 31 March 2013. |
|
(154329)
|
372
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish the number of (a) patients and (b) GPs whose applications for in vitro fertilisation treatment had previously been refused were contacted by (i) North Staffordshire PCT or (ii) North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group following the adoption of the new Infertility and Assisted Reproduction Commissioning Policy and Eligibility Criteria. |
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(154330)
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373
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish the amount that was (a) budgeted and (b) spent on in vitro fertilisation and associated fertility services by (i) North Staffordshire PCT, (ii) Stoke-on-Trent PCT and (iii) South Staffordshire PCT in the financial year ending 31 March (A) 2010, (B) 2011, (C) 2012 and (D) 2013 to date. |
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(154331)
|
374
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish the number of appeals made under the exceptionality procedures by patients whose applications for in vitro fertilisation treatment were refused by (a) North Staffordshire PCT, (b) Stoke-on-Trent PCT and (c) South Staffordshire PCT in the financial year ending 31 March (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013; and to publish the number of such appeals to each such body in each such year which were successful. |
|
(154332)
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375
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish the number of patients whose applications for intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment were refused by (a) North Staffordshire PCT, (b) Stoke-on-Trent PCT and (c) South Staffordshire PCT in the financial year ended 31 March (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013. |
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(154333)
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376
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish the number of patients whose applications for inter uterine insemination treatment were refused by (a) North Staffordshire PCT, (b) Stoke-on-Trent PCT and (c) Staffordshire PCT in the financial year ended 31 March (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013. |
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(154334)
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377
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish the number of patients whose applications for in vitro fertilisation treatment were refused by (a) North Staffordshire PCT, (b) Stoke-on-Trent PCT and (c) Staffordshire PCT in the financial year ended 31 March (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013. |
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(154335)
|
378
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish the number of patients who received intra-uterine insemination treatment through (a) North Staffordshire PCT, (b) Stoke-on-Trent PCT and (c) South Staffordshire PCT in the financial year ended 31 March (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013. |
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(154336)
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379
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish the number of patients who received intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment through (a) North Staffordshire PCT, (b) Stoke-on-Trent PCT and (c) South Staffordshire PCT in the financial year ended 31 March (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013. |
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(154337)
|
380
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish the number of patients who received in vitro fertilisation treatment through (a) North Staffordshire PCT, (b) Stoke-on-Trent PCT and (c) South Staffordshire PCT in the financial year ended 31 March (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013. |
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(154338)
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381
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget he plans to set for the commissioning of adult ataxia telangiectasia services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (i) being treated and (ii) expected to be treated by such services in financial year 2013-14 in each such area. |
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(154339)
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382
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of Barth syndrome services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ended 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (i) receiving treatment and (ii) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year for each such area. |
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(154340)
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383
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of Behcet's syndrome services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ended 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year for each such area. |
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(154341)
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384
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of Bardet-Biedl syndrome services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (i) receiving treatment and (ii) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year for each such area. |
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(154342)
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385
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of autologous intestinal reconstruction services for adults in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154343)
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386
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of Alstrom syndrome services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154344)
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387
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of alkaptonuria services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154345)
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388
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult thoracic services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154346)
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389
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult specialist services for patients infected with HIV in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154347)
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390
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult specialist renal services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154348)
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391
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult specialist orthopaedic services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154349)
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392
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Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome with macroglossia services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154350)
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393
|
Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult specialist pulmonary hypertension services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154351)
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394
|
Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult specialist opthalmology services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on-Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154352)
|
395
|
Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult specialist neurosciences services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on- Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154353)
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396
|
Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult specialist intestinal failure services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on- Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154354)
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397
|
Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult specialist endocrinology services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on- Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154355)
|
398
|
Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult specialist eating disorder services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on- Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154356)
|
399
|
Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of adult specialist cardiac services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on- Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154357)
|
400
|
Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of ataxia telengiectasia services for children in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on- Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154358)
|
401
|
Paul Farrelly
(Newcastle-under-Lyme):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct the Area Director of NHS England in Shropshire and Staffordshire to publish (a) his anticipated budget for the commissioning of autoimmune paediatric gut syndromes services in (i) Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS area, (ii) Shropshire, (iii) Staffordshire, (iv) North Staffordshire, (v) Stoke-on- Trent and (vi) South Staffordshire for the year ending 31 March 2014 and (b) the number of patients (A) receiving treatment and (B) for which treatment has been budgeted in that year in each such area. |
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(154359)
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402
|
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward plans to restrict the marketing, sales and promotion of electronic cigarettes so that they (a) are only sold to adults at licensed outlets, (b) are only targeted at smokers as a way of reducing smoking or quitting and (c) do not appeal to non-smokers, particularly children. |
|
(154217)
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403
|
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals to extend existing smokefree legislation in the UK to include vapour from electronic cigarettes. |
|
(154218)
|
404
|
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of supply of (a) loperamade and (b) trazodone; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154207)
|
405
|
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on organ allocation. |
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(154208)
|
406
|
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of hospital trusts that receive donated organs which allocate donor organs to other trusts. |
|
(154212)
|
407
|
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures are in place to enable foundation trusts to (a) offer and (b) access donated organs from other foundation trusts. |
|
(154274)
|
408
|
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of variations in organ allocation policies across NHS trusts in England and Wales. |
|
(154275)
|
409
|
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of people on waiting lists who receive organ transplants in (i) North West England, (ii) Stretford and Urmston constituency and (iii) England. |
|
(154276)
|
410
|
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients on an organ transplant waiting list in each region of England waited more than (a) six months, (b) 12 months and (c) 18 months for each type of organ transplanted in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(154277)
|
411
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Cabinet Secretary for Health in Scotland regarding the incidence of aplastic anaemia with idiopathic causes. |
|
(154424)
|
412
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Cabinet Secretary for Health in the Scottish Government regarding cross-border organ allocation. |
|
(154426)
|
413
|
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to designate community pharmacies as buildings for the provision of healthcare for the purpose of determining business rates. |
|
(154675)
|
414
|
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for emergency service personnel waiting to receive trauma counselling. |
|
(154288)
|
415
|
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has commissioned into the rate of suicide amongst emergency services personnel. |
|
(154289)
|
416
|
Peter Luff
(Mid Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects of the mandatory fortification of bread and flour with key nutrients on individuals' health. |
|
(154457)
|
417
|
Peter Luff
(Mid Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects of the fortification of bread and flour with key nutrients on the health of low income groups. |
|
(154458)
|
418
|
Peter Luff
(Mid Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the report of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition on the potential nutritional effects of repealing the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998. |
|
(154459)
|
419
|
Peter Luff
(Mid Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of repealing the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 on the National Health Service. |
|
(154460)
|
420
|
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
|
(154496)
|
421
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the spare capacity level for births is at Bassetlaw and Doncaster Hospital. |
|
(154143)
|
422
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients had to wait longer than four hours in accident and emergency at Bassetlaw Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in (a) the most recent week for which figures are available and (b) the same week in 2012. |
|
(154170)
|
423
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies, other than for buildings primarily used for the provision of medical services, in each of the last three financial years. |
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(154242)
|
424
|
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has published on GP home visits. |
|
(154270)
|
425
|
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment the UK National Screening Committee has made of the merits of compulsory oximetry tests for newborns; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154273)
|
426
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the next adult psychiatric morbidity survey will be completed. |
|
(154228)
|
427
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the importance of clothes to fit in influencing the subjective wellbeing of children. |
|
(154613)
|
428
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the comparative wellbeing of the (a) black ethnic community and (b) Bangladeshi community. |
|
(154614)
|
429
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the differences between anxiety levels of (a) non-white and (b) white ethnic groups. |
|
(154615)
|
430
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects of unemployment on levels of wellbeing. |
|
(154616)
|
431
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what comparative assessment he has made of differences between gender in the appearance of self-reported wellbeing. |
|
(154618)
|
432
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of ambulance vehicles were equipped with defibrillators in each of the last 30 years. |
|
(154787)
|
433
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occurred in each of the last 30 years; and what the survival rates were of such cardiac arrests in (a) England and (b) each local authority area in England in each such year. |
|
(154805)
|
434
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability and accessibility of defibrillators on survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. |
|
(154806)
|
435
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department has made available for the (a) purchase of defibrillators and (b) training of members of the public in their use. |
|
(154807)
|
436
|
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have waited more than four hours in accident and emergency at Kettering General Hospital in each month since May 2010. |
|
(154176)
|
437
|
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting times are at each individual accident and emergency unit in the East Midlands. |
|
(154177)
|
438
|
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting times are at each individual accident and emergency unit in East Anglia. |
|
(154178)
|
439
|
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have used accident and emergency at Kettering General Hospital in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of demand for the service in each of the next five years. |
|
(154179)
|
440
|
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times Kettering General Hospital has issued public statements in which it urged people not to come to accident and emergency in each of the last five years. |
|
(154624)
|
441
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the current level of expenditure by his Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by his Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
|
(154554)
|
442
|
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with his Scottish counterparts on strategies to (a) prevent and (b) alleviate mental health issues among veterans. |
|
(154767)
|
443
|
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of addiction to computer games have been recorded in the NHS in each of the last five years. |
|
(154679)
|
444
|
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has issued any guidance on the maximum amount of time that individuals should spend in front of computer or television screens each day. |
|
(154680)
|
445
|
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of computer game addiction on children and young people's mental health. |
|
(154682)
|
446
|
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on (a) public health and (b) the cost of health services arising from revocation of the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998. |
|
(154745)
|
447
|
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on children born before 1 July 2006 being permitted to acquire UK citizenship on the basis of their father's UK nationality, where the father is not married to the child's mother, and the mother is not a UK national, but residing in the UK. |
|
(154173)
|
448
|
Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes there will be to the National Referral Mechanism for human trafficking victims after the UK Border Agency is abolished. |
|
(154260)
|
449
|
Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints there have been to her Department that passports and official documents have been lost while in the care of a Government department in each of the last five years. |
|
(154261)
|
450
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many procurement contracts awarded to police forces in England and Wales have incorporated the social value clauses from the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 since implementation of that Act. |
|
(154113)
|
451
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much Sodexo distributed through the Azure card in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13; and how much was allocated to Sodexo for the administration of the Azure card scheme in each such year. |
|
(154203)
|
452
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the (a) potential merits and (b) practicability of permitting the use of Azure cards for bus travel. |
|
(154204)
|
453
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) organisations and (b) public authorities have provided information in response to her Department's request for business cases for access to communications data; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(154262)
|
454
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what local authorities have provided information about their ongoing requirement for communications data in response to her Department's request for business cases for access to communications data; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(154263)
|
455
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library copies of the information received from all local authorities in response to her Department's request for business cases for access to communications data; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(154264)
|
456
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library copies of the information received from the (a) Charity Commission, (b) Environment Agency, (c) Food Standards Agency, (d) Gambling Commission, (e) Health and Safety Executive, (f) Office for Communications, (g) Pensions Regulator and (h) Royal Mail in response to her Department's request for business cases for access to communications data; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(154265)
|
457
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding (a) her Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which she is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
|
(154517)
|
458
|
Michael Fabricant
(Lichfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people subject to human trafficking in (a) Lichfield constituency and (b) the smallest area including Lichfield constituency for which data are available. |
|
(154361)
|
459
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 28 March 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Mohammed Butt and Mrs Raheela Kavsar. |
|
(154474)
|
460
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 2 April 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr T N Tchinda. |
|
(154475)
|
461
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to the Minister for Immigration dated 3 April 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr George Martin McCarthy. |
|
(154477)
|
462
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 27 March 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Mohammad Yahya Butt. |
|
(154478)
|
463
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to the Minister for Immigration dated 15 March 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Muhammad Tausif. |
|
(154479)
|
464
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 18 March 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr S. Ahmed. |
|
(154480)
|
465
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to the Minister for Immigration dated 18 March 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms A. Rose. |
|
(154481)
|
466
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 4 March 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr K. Jobanputra. |
|
(154483)
|
467
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 25 March 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs Francisca Blandisva Matiza. |
|
(154484)
|
468
|
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
|
(154497)
|
469
|
Stephen McPartland
(Stevenage):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the granting of political asylum to Afghani political interpreters; and what assessment she has made of differences in this policy and that previously applied to Iraqi interpreters who had worked with UK armed forces. |
|
(154136)
|
470
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices were issued to motorists in Bassetlaw constituency in 2011. |
|
(154168)
|
471
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies in each of the last three financial years. |
|
(154230)
|
472
|
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK Border Agency staff in Scotland have been re-employed by that Agency having previously been made redundant in each of the last 3 years. |
|
(154788)
|
473
|
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of UK citizens fighting against the Assad regime in Syria. |
|
(154105)
|
474
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sexual assaults occur, where the perpetrator is (a) unknown and (b) known to the victim in each year; and what estimate she has made of the number of unreported sexual offences in cases where the perpetrator is known to the victim. |
|
(154180)
|
475
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the role of police and crime commissioners is with regards to public complaints about police handling of their cases. |
|
(154184)
|
476
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many elderly people were hospitalised as the result of an unprovoked attack or mugging in the last year. |
|
(154185)
|
477
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of assault with intent to rob are recorded daily in each region of the UK. |
|
(154290)
|
478
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether local police authorities are required to collect data for the user satisfaction survey. |
|
(154291)
|
479
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals killed in the UK were repatriated in each of the last five years; and at what cost to the public purse in each such year. |
|
(154621)
|
480
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of police officers were in each NRS social grade in each of the last 30 years. |
|
(154793)
|
481
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the population (a) in total and (b) who are (i) English, (ii) Welsh, (iii) Scottish and (iv) Northern Irish own a passport; and what assessment she has made of the reasons for differences in the ownership of passports between the constituent parts of the UK. |
|
(154795)
|
482
|
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Ministers attended meetings of the Interdepartmental Ministerial Group on Human Trafficking between January 2011 and April 2013. |
|
(154671)
|
483
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current level of expenditure by her Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by her Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
|
(154555)
|
484
|
Mr Andrew Smith
(Oxford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals detained under immigration powers, were detained following closure of their educational establishment as a result of action by her Department, in each quarter since January 2009. |
|
(154070)
|
485
|
Mr Andrew Smith
(Oxford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals detained under immigration powers, in each quarter since January 2009 entered the UK through Tier 4 of the Points Based System. |
|
(154071)
|
486
|
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects that the hon. Member for Warley will receive a reply to his letter of 8 February 2013 to the UK Border Agency regarding the case of Baljinder Singh Bhatia. |
|
(154634)
|
487
|
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects that the hon. Member for Warley will receive a reply to his letter of 19 March 2013 to the UK Border Agency regarding the case of Mr Anthony Anderson. |
|
(154635)
|
488
|
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects that the hon. Member for Warley will receive a reply to his letter of 14 February 2013 to the UK Border Agency regarding the case of Mr Hardip Singh. |
|
(154636)
|
489
|
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of metal theft there have been in (a) the North West, (b) Lancashire and (c) Pendle constituency in each of the last three years. |
|
(154681)
|
490
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance she has given to her Department's non-departmental public body on implementation of that Act. |
|
(154535)
|
491
|
Sir Tony Cunningham
(Workington):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of her Department's funding was committed to nutrition-specific programmes in 2012. |
|
(154257)
|
492
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding (a) her Department and (b) each non-departmental public body for which she is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
|
(154518)
|
493
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department gave to (a) EuropeAid and (b) the European Development Fund; how such spending is scrutinised and relates to each other; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(154210)
|
494
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on UK funding towards the European Defence and Security Policy which is then marked against the UK's Overseas Development Assistance target; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(154297)
|
495
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how she influences how funds are spent and projects scrutinised by (a) Europeaid and (b) the European Development Fund. |
|
(154622)
|
496
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2013, Official Report, column 608W, on EU aid, what the relationship is between Europeaid and the European Development Fund; whether there are any plans to combine those two funding streams; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(154790)
|
497
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2013, Official Report, column 608W, on EU aid, how decisions on funding to Europaid and to the European Development Fund are made; what the reasons are for differing amounts of funding being allocated to each; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(154803)
|
498
|
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department provided to each country in Latin America in each of the last five years. |
|
(154254)
|
499
|
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contracts awarded to private contractors in the last three years required her Department to release funding beyond the original tender. |
|
(154430)
|
500
|
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
|
(154498)
|
501
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by her Department and its non-departmental public body in each of the last three financial years. |
|
(154246)
|
502
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the current level of expenditure by her Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by her Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
|
(154556)
|
503
|
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria on that organisation's funding. |
|
(154764)
|
504
|
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the UK will press for the disaggregation of data by a range of factors to feature prominently in the framework that will replace the Millennium Development Goals. |
|
(154789)
|
505
|
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the UK plans to propose to address health inequalities faced by marginalised groups in the framework that will replace the Millennium Development Goals. |
|
(154794)
|
506
|
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the Solicitors Regulation Authority was of defending claims of racial discrimination disclosed to the Implementation Group by that body in April 2012. |
|
(154096)
|
507
|
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many ethnic minority solicitors have been made subject to (a) charging orders, (b) orders for sale against their property and (c) bankruptcy proceedings in each of the last five years. |
|
(154097)
|
508
|
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many former police officers of the (a) Metropolitan Police and (b) West Midlands Police (i) are currently and (ii) were formerly employed as investigating officers of the Solicitors Regulation Authority. |
|
(154098)
|
509
|
Roberta Blackman-Woods
(City of Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for corporate manslaughter since 2007. |
|
(154198)
|
510
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many contracts for the running of prisons have used the social value clauses in the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 since that Act came into force. |
|
(154114)
|
511
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance he has given to his Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
|
(154536)
|
512
|
Tracey Crouch
(Chatham and Aylesford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what sentences have been imposed on people found guilty of committing an offence of (a) misconduct in public office and (b) conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office since 2005. |
|
(154294)
|
513
|
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the review by the Office for Judicial Complaints of the performance of the Teesside Coroner has been completed; and when the findings of that review will be made public. |
|
(154673)
|
514
|
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are in the same prison as other members of their family. |
|
(154395)
|
515
|
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what educational courses are offered to prisoners; and what the running cost is for each such course. |
|
(154397)
|
516
|
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 15 April 2013, Official Report, column 114W, on Prisons: Visits, what the cost to the public purse was of facilitating such visits. |
|
(154422)
|
517
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
|
(154519)
|
518
|
Simon Hart
(Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether, within the consultation on reform of criminal legal aid, any consideration has been given to how a service based on geographical areas might impact on specialist firms who may have to act outside their area. |
|
(154286)
|
519
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on (a) external legal advice from Queen's Counsel and (b) other external legal advice (i) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (ii) since 4 September 2012. |
|
(154137)
|
520
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by his Department was in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such payments were made; and for what reasons such legal advice was sought. |
|
(154138)
|
521
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
|
(154139)
|
522
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by his Department was since 7 May 2010. |
|
(154140)
|
523
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department expects to publish an impact assessment for the proposals contained in the consultation paper, Transforming Rehabilitation, published in January 2013. |
|
(154141)
|
524
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many allegations of criminal activity in the workplace have been made in the Prison Service in each year since 2003, by category of offence. |
|
(154284)
|
525
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times employees of the Prison Service have been charged with criminal activity in the workplace in each year since 2003, by category of offence. |
|
(154285)
|
526
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on (a) televisions, (b) games consoles, (c) subscription television channels and (d) DVD players in publicly-run prisons. |
|
(154314)
|
527
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employees of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have an annual salary of (i) £100,000 to £150,000, (ii) £150,001 to £200,000, (iii) £200,001 to £250,000, (iv) £250,001 to £300,000, (v) £300,001 to £350,000 and (vi) over £350,000. |
|
(154315)
|
528
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employees of (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have an annual salary before tax of over £142,000. |
|
(154316)
|
529
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many allegations of criminal activity against employees in the Prison Service were (a) referred and (b) not referred to the police by category of offence in each year since 2003. |
|
(154360)
|
530
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost per prisoner was in (a) publicly run prisons, (b) privately run prisons, (c) the whole prison estate and (d) each individual prison in each year since 2010-11. |
|
(154380)
|
531
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in (a) publicly run prisons and (b) privately run prisons on 1 April in each year since 2008. |
|
(154381)
|
532
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in the Prisons Service in each year since 2008. |
|
(154382)
|
533
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many allegations of each category of criminal activity against employees in the Prison Service were (a) referred and (b) not referred to the police in each year since 2003. |
|
(154383)
|
534
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many allegations of each category of criminal activity in the workplace have been made in the Prison Service in each year since 2003. |
|
(154384)
|
535
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners who escaped during transit in the last five years are still to be re-captured; and of what crime each escapee was found guilty. |
|
(154387)
|
536
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many escapes there were during prisoner transit in each of the last five years. |
|
(154388)
|
537
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total running cost of his Department's press office was in each of the last five financial years. |
|
(154389)
|
538
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employees of (a) his Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible have an annual salary of (a) between £100,000 and £150,000, (b) between £150,001 and £200,000, (c) between £200,001 and £250,000, (d) between £250,001 and £300,000, (e) between £300,001 and £350,000 and (f) over £350,001. |
|
(154390)
|
539
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employees of (a) his Department and (b) the agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible have an annual salary before tax of over £142,000. |
|
(154391)
|
540
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what sentences were received by each employee of the Prison Service found guilty of criminal activity in the workplace in each year since 2003. |
|
(154392)
|
541
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times employees of the Prison Service have been charged with each category of criminal activity in the workplace in each year since 2003. |
|
(154393)
|
542
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions employees of the Prison Service have been found guilty of each category of criminal activity in the workplace in each year since 2003. |
|
(154394)
|
543
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the occupancy rate as a proportion of population to in-use certified normal accommodation was in (a) the whole of the Prison Service and (b) each public and privately-run prison in England and Wales on 1 April (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012 and (v) 2013. |
|
(154417)
|
544
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases the Parole Board dealt with in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011 and (e) 2012. |
|
(154418)
|
545
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Parole Board case load was on 1 April (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011 and (e) 2012. |
|
(154419)
|
546
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Parole Board's funding was in each of the last five financial years. |
|
(154420)
|
547
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Parole Board's budget is for (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16. |
|
(154421)
|
548
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full time equivalent staff were employed by the Parole Board in each year since 2008. |
|
(154432)
|
549
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many licence breaches there were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012. |
|
(154433)
|
550
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost per prison place was in (a) publicly run prisons, (b) privately run prisons, (c) the whole prison estate and (d) each individual prison in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13. |
|
(154434)
|
551
|
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have received the maximum custody sentence for possession of a knife in each of the last three years. |
|
(154601)
|
552
|
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rate was for (a) male and (b) female inmates in each year since 2010. |
|
(154603)
|
553
|
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
|
(154499)
|
554
|
Stephen McPartland
(Stevenage):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to review sentencing for those convicted of animal abuse; and whether he plans to increase punishments for those convicted of offences connected with animal fighting. |
|
(154785)
|
555
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many non-UK EU nationals in (a) Bassetlaw constituency and (b) England received prison sentences of two or more years in each of the last five years; and how many such nationals were (i) recommended for deportation, (ii) deported and (iii) not deported. |
|
(154157)
|
556
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fixed penalties were issued relating to the misuse of fireworks in (a) Bassetlaw constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) Nottinghamshire in each of the last five years. |
|
(154158)
|
557
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been collected from motoring fines issued in (a) Bassetlaw constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) Nottinghamshire in each of the last five years. |
|
(154159)
|
558
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has for the future of (a) Worksop and (b) Mansfield Magistrates' Court. |
|
(154186)
|
559
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies, except for prisons and buildings used primarily for judicial purposes, in each of the last three financial years. |
|
(154238)
|
560
|
Sarah Newton
(Truro and Falmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which providers have been chosen to deliver the (a) Standard Crime, (b) Standard Civil, (c) Family and (d) Community Legal Advice legal aid contract in Cornwall; what the value is of each such contract; and what estimate he has made of the number of people assisted through each such contract. |
|
(154441)
|
561
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will amend the Surveying Prisoner Crime Reduction report to include a section on the needs of victims and the prisoners' attitudes towards their victims. |
|
(154181)
|
562
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure coordination between police and crime commissioners and prisons for work with victims of crime. |
|
(154182)
|
563
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners serve the full length of their original sentence. |
|
(154183)
|
564
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2013, Official Report, column 1049W, on British nationals abroad: death, what statistics his Department holds on the nature or cause of death in the 3,391 known cases; and in what respects this statistic differs from that given in the Answer of 25 April 2013, Official Report, columns 1049-50W, on British nationals abroad: death. |
|
(154312)
|
565
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the current level of expenditure by his Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by his Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
|
(154557)
|
566
|
Karl Turner
(Kingston upon Hull East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has for commercialisation of HM Courts and Tribunal Services. |
|
(154685)
|
567
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps her Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance she has given to her Department's non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
|
(154537)
|
568
|
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the contribution of the Minister of State for the Northern Ireland Office of 21 November 2012, Official Report, column 637, what progress she has made on holding a round-table discussion with all interested people on a prison service memorial garden. |
|
(154223)
|
569
|
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
|
(154500)
|
570
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with what external (a) organisations and (b) individuals her Department has engaged as part of the Scotland Analysis Programme; and what was discussed at such consultations. |
|
(154811)
|
571
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many officials in her Department have been allocated to work on the Scotland Analysis Programme; and at what cost to the public purse. |
|
(154812)
|
572
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what meetings she and officials in her Department have had with the right hon. Member for Edinburgh South West as part of the Scotland Analysis Programme; and what was discussed at those meetings. |
|
(154813)
|
573
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what work her Department has commissioned from external consultants in relation to work on the Scotland Analysis Programme; which consultants were used; and at what cost to the public purse. |
|
(154814)
|
574
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by her Department and its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last three financial years. |
|
(154237)
|
575
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the current level of expenditure by her Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by her Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
|
(154558)
|
576
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Prime Minister, what steps No. 10 Downing Street is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures. |
|
(154538)
|
577
|
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will establish a single honours list each year rewarding the giving of money to charitable works and foundations and to honour equally those who similarly generously give their time to charitable activity. |
|
(154213)
|
578
|
Pete Wishart
(Perth and North Perthshire):
To ask the Prime Minister, with which external (a) organisations and (b) individuals he has engaged as part of the Scotland Analysis Programme; and what was discussed at such consultations. |
|
(154798)
|
579
|
Pete Wishart
(Perth and North Perthshire):
To ask the Prime Minister, how many members of his staff have been allocated to work on the Scotland Analysis Programme; and at what cost to the public purse. |
|
(154799)
|
580
|
Pete Wishart
(Perth and North Perthshire):
To ask the Prime Minister, what meetings he and members of his staff have had with the right hon. Member for Edinburgh South West as part of the Scotland Analysis Programme; and what was discussed at those meetings. |
|
(154800)
|
581
|
Pete Wishart
(Perth and North Perthshire):
To ask the Prime Minister, what work he has commissioned from external consultants in relation to work on the Scotland Analysis Programme; which consultants were used; and at what cost to the public purse. |
|
(154801)
|
582
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures. |
|
(154539)
|
583
|
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
|
(154501)
|
584
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by his Department in each of the last three financial years. |
|
(154236)
|
585
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the current level of expenditure by his Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by his Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
|
(154559)
|
586
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many bilateral meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions or other Ministers in that department to discuss the effects of welfare reform in Scotland since 1 June 2010. |
|
(154630)
|
587
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many bilateral meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions or other Ministers in that department to discuss the effects of the introduction of size-criteria for the housing benefit of people renting in the social rented sector since 1 June 2010. |
|
(154631)
|
588
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many contracts issued as part of the high level output specification project, have used clauses contained within the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 to date. |
|
(154111)
|
589
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance he has given to his Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
|
(154540)
|
590
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will discuss with Atos (a) making transportdirect.info more accessible for smartphones and (b) creating smartphone apps to access transportdirect.info. |
|
(154078)
|
591
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2013, Official Report, column 1072W, on transport: livestock, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the compatibility of port authorities being unable to utilise their discretion to refuse the export of live animals through their ports and Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union 2009. |
|
(154202)
|
592
|
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Stornoway was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in April 2013. |
|
(154205)
|
593
|
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of shifts were staffed at below risk-assessed levels across all maritime rescue co-ordination centres in April 2013. |
|
(154282)
|
594
|
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions Maritime Recue Co-ordination Centre, Belfast was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in April 2013. |
|
(154283)
|
595
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
|
(154520)
|
596
|
Michael Fabricant
(Lichfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a series of graphs showing percentage capacity usage for the West Coast Mainline on working days on the vertical axis and time of day on the horizontal axis for the (a) London to Milton Keynes, (b) London to Birmingham, (c) London to Manchester and (d) London to Lichfield Trent Valley stretches of the line in the most recent period for which figures are available. |
|
(154216)
|
597
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of trades unions regarding aircraft cabin air contamination. |
|
(154423)
|
598
|
Mr John Leech
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential increase in the cost of car insurance if the motorway speed limit were raised to eighty miles-per-hour. |
|
(154121)
|
599
|
Mr John Leech
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential increase in damage to road surfaces and fixtures if the motorway speed limit were raised to eighty miles-per-hour. |
|
(154122)
|
600
|
Mr John Leech
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential increase in the number of people killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents if the motorway speed limit were raised to eighty miles-per-hour. |
|
(154124)
|
601
|
Mr John Leech
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of the potential increase in costs to drivers of increased fuel usage arsing from an increase in the motorway speed limit to 80 miles per hour. |
|
(154364)
|
602
|
Mr John Leech
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the road infrastructure costs involved in raising the motorway speed limit to 80mph. |
|
(154625)
|
603
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether vessels registered with members of the Red Ensign Group are considered to be registered under the UK flag for the purposes of applying the obligations of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154398)
|
604
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention on (a) minimum age, (b) recruitment and placement services, (c) seafarers' employment agreements, (d) wages, (e) entitlement to leave, (f) repatriation, (g) seafarer compensation for ship's loss or foundering, (h) crew accommodation, (i) food and catering, (j) medical care, (k) shipowners' liability, (l) health and safety and (m) flag state and port state survey and certification to come into effect in the UK. |
|
(154399)
|
605
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to extend the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention on (a) minimum age, (b) recruitment and placement services, (c) seafarers' employment agreements, (d) wages, (e) entitlement to leave, (f) repatriation, (g) seafarer compensation for ship's loss or foundering, (h) crew accommodation, (i) food and catering, (j) medical care, (k) shipowners' liability, (l) health and safety and (m) flag state and port state survey and certification to all members of the Red Ensign Group. |
|
(154400)
|
606
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of seafarer (a) ratings and (b) officers working on vessels currently registered under the flags of Category 1 members of the Red Ensign Group are (i) UK, (ii) EU and (iii) non-EEA nationals. |
|
(154401)
|
607
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Maritime and Coastguard Agency last audited the shipping register operated by each member of the Red Ensign group; what the outcome was in each instance; and when the next such audit is scheduled. |
|
(154402)
|
608
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of the qualifying vessels for the Tonnage Tax scheme were registered under flags of members of the Red Ensign Group in each year since 2001-02. |
|
(154403)
|
609
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the deadline is for completing negotiations with the incumbent franchisee for an extended rail passenger service contract on the (a) Essex Thameside, (b) Thameslink, (c) Inter City West Coast, (d) Great Western, (e) Greater Anglia, (f) Northern, (g) London Midland, (h) East Midlands and (i) South Eastern line; and what the (i) projected cost and (ii) cost to date is of the negotiations in each instance. |
|
(154404)
|
610
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to protect the existing (a) collective bargaining rights and (b) contracts of employment for staff during negotiations with the incumbent franchisee for an extended rail passenger service contract on the (i) Essex Thameside, (ii) Thameslink, (iii) Inter City West Coast, (iv) Great Western, (v) Greater Anglia, (vi) Northern, (vii) London Midland, (viii) East Midlands and (ix) South Eastern line; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154405)
|
611
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff from (a) his Department and (b) other Government departments are involved in negotiations with the incumbent franchisee for an extended rail passenger service contract on the (i) Essex Thameside, (ii) Thameslink, (iii) Inter City West Coast, (iv) Great Western, (v) Greater Anglia, (vi) Northern, (vii) London Midland, (viii) East Midlands and (ix) South Eastern line. |
|
(154406)
|
612
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail is permitted to submit bids to operate rail passenger services. |
|
(154461)
|
613
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail's current licences allow it to submit bids to operate rail passenger services; and what changes are needed to the licensing process that would be required to permit Network Rail to submit such bids. |
|
(154462)
|
614
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what safeguards are in place to ensure that members of the Rail Franchise Advisory Panel are not subject to conflicts of interest. |
|
(154463)
|
615
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the annual rate of pay will be for each member of the Rail Franchise Advisory Panel. |
|
(154464)
|
616
|
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what input the Rail Franchise Advisory Panel will have on the content of contracts to be tendered by his Department for rail passenger services on the (a) East Coast Main, (b) Essex Thameside and (c) Thameslink lines. |
|
(154465)
|
617
|
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
|
(154502)
|
618
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fatalities there have been as a result of road traffic accidents involving (a) motorcyclists, (b) cyclists and (c) pedestrians in Bassetlaw constituency in the last five years. |
|
(154154)
|
619
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies in each of the last three financial years. |
|
(154245)
|
620
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current level of expenditure by his Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by his Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
|
(154560)
|
621
|
Sir Robert Smith
(West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of whether the recently negotiated Council of Ministers' position on the European Commission's proposals for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC would require the UK and other member states to introduce domestic legislation in order to remove the exemption of mobile cranes from undergoing roadworthiness testing. |
|
(154375)
|
622
|
Sir Robert Smith
(West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's position was on the removal of the exemption of mobile cranes from undergoing roadworthiness testing in recent discussions at the EU Council of Ministers when negotiating a Council position on the Commission's proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC. |
|
(154376)
|
623
|
Mr Mark Spencer
(Sherwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of current transport infrastructure in former coalfield villages in Sherwood constituency. |
|
(154092)
|
624
|
Mr Mark Spencer
(Sherwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the value of conversion of former coal transportation lines to passenger transportation lines. |
|
(154093)
|
625
|
Mr Mark Spencer
(Sherwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average investment in rail infrastructure has been in each parliamentary constituency since 2010. |
|
(154094)
|
626
|
Mr Mark Spencer
(Sherwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much investment in rail infrastructure there has been in (a) Sherwood constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire since 2000. |
|
(154095)
|
627
|
Mr Robin Walker
(Worcester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) overall and (b) unit cost is of providing free bus travel to pensioners in (i) Worcester, (ii) Worcestershire and (iii) England. |
|
(154431)
|
628
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures. |
|
(154542)
|
629
|
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
|
(154504)
|
630
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by his Department in each of the last three financial years. |
|
(154235)
|
631
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the current level of expenditure by his Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by his Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
|
(154562)
|
632
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures. |
|
(154544)
|
633
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much funding her office has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
|
(154073)
|
634
|
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much funding was provided to rape crisis centres in each year since 2010. |
|
(154602)
|
635
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by the Government Equalities Office in each of the last three financial years. |
|
(154233)
|
636
|
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the effects on (a) all women and (b) women bringing pregnancy-related cases of the introduction of fees for employment tribunals. |
|
(154669)
|
637
|
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether staff employed by Telereal Trillium in his Departemnt's premises in Leeds are paid the Living Wage of £7.45 per hour. |
|
(154649)
|
638
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in its procurement procedures; and what guidance he has given to his Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies on implementation of that Act. |
|
(154543)
|
639
|
Mr Gordon Brown
(Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many bids he has received for the Remploy marine textiles division to date. |
|
(154109)
|
640
|
Sarah Champion
(Rotherham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of families who will receive universal credit and have one or more members in work but will not have a member eligible to pay income tax in 2015-16. |
|
(154215)
|
641
|
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the amount which an estate of an individual who has earned extra state pension can claim at the time of their death. |
|
(154410)
|
642
|
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will change inheritance rules so that an individual can transfer any extra state pension entitlement they have earned to a family member of pension age who is not a spouse or civil partner at the time of their death. |
|
(154450)
|
643
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average change in benefit will be for residents of Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill constituency affected by the under-occupancy penalty. |
|
(154303)
|
644
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what methodology was used by his Department to calculate the amount of £155 million allocated to local authorities in Scotland for discretionary housing payments. |
|
(154304)
|
645
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether calculation of the amounts allocated to local authorities for discretionary housing payments took into account the level of smaller accommodation in the housing stock in each area. |
|
(154305)
|
646
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what methodology was used by his Department to calculate the figure of 14 per cent reduction in housing benefit for one spare bedroom and the maximum 25 per cent reduction for under-occupancy. |
|
(154306)
|
647
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the potential for evictions was taken into account in the formulation of the housing benefit under-occupancy penalty. |
|
(154307)
|
648
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with other government departments on allocating additional funding for the use of local authorities as a result of the introduction of the under-occupancy penalty. |
|
(154308)
|
649
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he or officials of his Department held with groups representing the interests of disabled people when formulating policy on the under-occupancy penalty. |
|
(154309)
|
650
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to allocate additional funding if the planned discretionary housing payments funding is insufficient to prevent evictions as a result of the under-occupancy penalty. |
|
(154310)
|
651
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of eviction on the (a) education and (b) emotional stability of children. |
|
(154311)
|
652
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with disabilities in Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill constituency will be affected by the introduction of the under-occupancy penalty in housing benefit. |
|
(154317)
|
653
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill constituency who are in full-time employment will be affected by the introduction of the under-occupancy penalty. |
|
(154318)
|
654
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to adjust the rules on the under-occupancy penalty to take account of the circumstances of disabled persons. |
|
(154319)
|
655
|
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of any additional amount of benefits to be claimed as a result of any increase in the number of Romanian and Bulgarian nationals expected to migrate to the UK over the next three years. |
|
(154416)
|
656
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible has allocated to the London Borough of Enfield local authority in each of the last five years. |
|
(154522)
|
657
|
Jonathan Edwards
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former service personnel who have served in either Iraq or Afghanistan are in receipt of work-related benefits. |
|
(154572)
|
658
|
Jonathan Edwards
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former service personnel who have served in either Iraq or Afghanistan are in receipt of disability-related benefits. |
|
(154573)
|
659
|
Robert Halfon
(Harlow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the principal access numbers are for those calling the benefits helpline number; which such lines (a) are free to the caller and (b) may incur a charge to the caller; and whether all calls made to these helplines should be recorded as a matter of policy. |
|
(154298)
|
660
|
Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people will be effected by the planned increase in the number of qualifying years needed to gain a full state pension due to take place in April 2016. |
|
(154131)
|
661
|
Mark Hendrick
(Preston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) total and (b) each parliamentary constituency are not claiming pension credit. |
|
(154133)
|
662
|
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department issues guidance to local authorities on engaging with food bank providers and donors to ensure adequate and balanced coverage in their area. |
|
(154206)
|
663
|
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a record of the main disabling condition for claimants of the personal independence payment; and if he will include cystic fibrosis as a category of main disabling condition in any such record. |
|
(154414)
|
664
|
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged between 16 and 64 whose main disabling condition is cystic fibrosis have been in receipt of the (a) mobility and (b) care component for disability living allowance at the (i) lower, (ii) standard and (iii) higher rate in each year since 1992. |
|
(154415)
|
665
|
Susan Elan Jones
(Clwyd South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of recent trends in female employment in (a) Clwyd South constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK. |
|
(154118)
|
666
|
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set the salary of Head of News at his Department at £65,000 per annum. |
|
(154623)
|
667
|
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 26 of the equality impact assessment of the income-related benefits change to the non-dependant deduction rates published in February 2011, if he will commission research to update the conclusions of that paragraph; if he will (a) make and (b) place in the Library an assessment of the (i) potential increase in the number of non-dependants between the ages of 16 and 24 leaving the parental home and claiming housing benefit in their own right following the reduction of their parents' housing benefit through increases in non-dependant deductions and (ii) cost to the public purse of any such increase in (A) Brighton and Hove Local Authority area and (B) total; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154110)
|
668
|
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the housing cost contribution under universal credit on (a) levels of homelessness and (b) the number of people aged from 21 to 25 years making a separate claim for universal credit to cover housing costs. |
|
(154372)
|
669
|
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on subscriptions to academic journals published by (a) Reed-Elsevier, (b) Wiley-Blackwell, (c) Springer and (d) any other academic publisher in each of the last five years. |
|
(154505)
|
670
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been paid to Work Programme providers as a result of residents in Bassetlaw constituency being placed in employment which generated a job outcome to date. |
|
(154144)
|
671
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single parent families in (a) Bassetlaw constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire will be in receipt of universal credit by the time that scheme is fully implemented; and how many such families will have a (i) higher and (ii) lower entitlement under universal credit than the present system. |
|
(154145)
|
672
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) employment and support allowance and (b) incapacity benefit claimants there are in Bassetlaw constituency. |
|
(154146)
|
673
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance claimants have received the New Enterprise Allowance in (a) the UK and (b) Bassetlaw constituency since the introduction of that scheme. |
|
(154147)
|
674
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of jobs advertised on the Universal Jobmatch website in (a) Bassetlaw constituency and (b) the UK were for self-employment since the introduction of that website. |
|
(154163)
|
675
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of new claims for jobseeker's allowance were made online (a) in total and (b) by claimants living in Bassetlaw constituency in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(154164)
|
676
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of disabled children living in poverty in Bassetlaw constituency. |
|
(154165)
|
677
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of incapacity benefit in Bassetlaw constituency have elected not to be reassessed for any successor benefit; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154169)
|
678
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total running costs were for each building used, owned or rented in central London by his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies, other than buildings such as job centres intended to be used primarily for meetings with members of the public in each of the last three financial years. |
|
(154244)
|
679
|
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of jobseekers who lack skills to use the internet in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK. |
|
(154595)
|
680
|
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with JobCentre Plus staff about whether jobseekers do not accurately portray their internet and IT skills. |
|
(154596)
|
681
|
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research his Department has done into the accuracy of self-assessment of internet and IT skills by jobseekers. |
|
(154597)
|
682
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effects of tax and benefit reforms implemented since 2010 on levels of child poverty. |
|
(154782)
|
683
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current level of expenditure by his Department is on contracts with G4S; and how much was spent by his Department on contracts with G4S in each year since 2008. |
|
(154563)
|
684
|
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the potential number of future universal credit claimants in (a) Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK. |
|
(154766)
|
685
|
Sir Robert Smith
(West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of occasions on which it has been brought to the attention of the Child Support Agency that a non-resident parent habitually lives in the UK but works and pays tax in another jurisdiction. |
|
(154377)
|
686
|
Sir Robert Smith
(West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many households with non-resident parents who may be eligible to receive child maintenance support, the non-resident parent habitually lives in the UK but works and receives remuneration, for tax purposes, outwith the UK. |
|
(154378)
|
687
|
Sir Robert Smith
(West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will estimate the amount of money that would be paid to resident parents annually if non-resident parents who habitually live in the UK but who receive remuneration and pay tax in another jurisdication could be assessed for the purposes of child maintenance payments on the income they earned outwith the UK. |
|
(154379)
|
688
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any changes have been made to the designated date for the introduction of universal credit in Scotland; and whether he anticipates any future changes to the timetable for the introduction of this programme. |
|
(154299)
|
689
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons acceptance of claims for universal credit in pathfinder project areas of Wigan, Warrington and Oldham has been deferred. |
|
(154300)
|
690
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of (a) the financial implications and (b) the administrative cost of the deferral of acceptance of claims for universal credit in the pathfinder project areas of Wigan, Warrington and Oldham. |
|
(154301)
|
691
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of claimants who are affected by the deferral of acceptance of claims for universal credit in the pathfinder project areas of Wigan, Warrington and Oldham. |
|
(154302)
|
MONDAY 13 MAY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 8 May
1
N
|
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions under food labelling or trade descriptions legislation have been initiated as a result of the horsemeat scandal; and against which food producers and retailers such prosecutions have been initiated. |
|
(154039)
|
2
N
|
Sir Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on equality of access for deaf people whose first language is British Sign Language in terms of communicating with (a) businesses and (b) his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154691)
|
3
N
|
Sir Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that deaf people have the opportunity to communicate in British Sign Language with (a) businesses and (b) his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies. |
|
(154692)
|
4
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department will confirm its final proposals for traineeships. |
|
(154638)
|
5
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department will publish its response to its consultation on traineeships. |
|
(154639)
|
6
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference the Queen's Speech on 8 May 2013, what measures relating to (a) apprenticeships and (b) traineeships he intends to introduce as part of the proposed Deregulation Bill. |
|
(154640)
|
7
N
|
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the operation of the decision to allow employment judges to sit alone in unfair dismissal cases. |
|
(153910)
|
8
N
|
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which private finance initiative projects under his Department have been refinanced in each year since May 2010; what the value is of each such project; what the refinancing gain has been in each such case; and how much of any such gain the relevant Government body received through a (a) lump sum and (b) reduction in the unitary charge. |
|
(154715)
|
9
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2013, Official Report, columns 1039-40W, on higher education: statistics; how many full-time first degree enrolments for the first year of academic study at university there have been since 2000; and how many of those students went on to (a) qualify and (b) obtain employment within six months of leaving university. |
|
(153971)
|
10
N
|
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many employers in (a) Liverpool, Walton constituency, (b) Liverpool and (c) England have received funding for training an apprentice in each of the last three years. |
|
(153921)
|
11
N
|
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of Medical Research Council funding is donated to research in Welsh universities. |
|
(153995)
|
12
N
|
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of research funding from research councils went to Welsh universities in each of the last three years. |
|
(153996)
|
13
N
|
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Taskforce on Fraud, Error and Debt has spent on counter-fraud activities in each of the last five years. |
|
(154045)
|
14
N
|
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made in (a) monetary and (b) other terms of the success of the Taskforce on Fraud, Error and Debt's counter-fraud activities in each of the last five years. |
|
(154046)
|
15
N
|
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent staff worked on counter-fraud activities in the Taskforce on Fraud, Error and Debt in each of the last five years. |
|
(154047)
|
16
N
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with trades unions about proposals to spin off elements of the Civil Service as public service mutuals. |
|
(154041)
|
17
N
|
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the rate of underemployment in each UK parliamentary constituency in Scotland in each of the last five years. |
|
(153939)
|
18
N
|
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the total loss to the economy as a result of underemployment in Scotland. |
|
(153940)
|
19
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of produce and refreshments served at the upcoming G8 Summit in Northern Ireland will be FairTrade certified. |
|
(153935)
|
20
N
|
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of losses to the public purse arising from applying the current accounting officer conventions in the period leading up to the referendum on Scottish independence in 2014. |
|
(154017)
|
21
N
|
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with officials in his Department on how the accounting officers' conventions would apply to investment in Scotland in advance of the referendum on Scottish independence in 2014. |
|
(154018)
|
22
N
|
Stephen McPartland
(Stevenage):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answers of 5 March 2013, Official Report, columns 973-4W, on written questions: Government responses, and 10 September 2012, Official Report, column 120W, on public sector: civil proceedings, when he expects to provide a full update. |
|
(154064)
|
23
N
|
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish details of the remuneration rates for all those in receipt of Civil Service pensions who are (a) senior civil servants and (b) paid by non-departmental public bodies at rates in excess of the minimum applicable to the Senior Civil Service. |
|
(154828)
|
24
N
|
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle Upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the costs of retrofitting cyber security to existing government systems. |
|
(154689)
|
25
N
|
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle Upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with interested parties on IP address transparency. |
|
(154690)
|
26
N
|
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on the upgrade of the Caledonian Sleeper Service. |
|
(153929)
|
27
N
|
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advisers to his Department (a) work for banks, (b) were seconded from banks and (c) were previously working for banks. |
|
(154008)
|
28
N
|
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, under which Vote costs and damages ordered by the European Court of Human Rights are paid. |
|
(154641)
|
29
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to address the concerns raised by the National Audit Office about the Equitable Life payment scheme. |
|
(154741)
|
30
N
|
Naomi Long
(Belfast East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Funding for Lending Scheme on the lending market in Northern Ireland. |
|
(154058)
|
31
N
|
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle Upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Minister in his Department is responsible for overseeing HM Treasury's whistleblowing policy. |
|
(154044)
|
32
N
|
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle Upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to protect whistleblowers; and if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's whistleblowing policy. |
|
(154048)
|
33
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 has been used by HM Revenue and Customs to (a) look at websites used by individual taxpayers, (b) identify where a mobile telephone call was made or received and (c) establish the date and time of emails, texts or telephone calls in each year since 2000; and on how many such occasions such action led to prosecution. |
|
(154841)
|
34
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many settlements of tax disputes have been reached between HM Revenue and Customs and corporations in each of the last 10 years; and what the total value of such settlements was in each such year. |
|
(154843)
|
35
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amount of tax was owed by each of the four unnamed companies who agreed settlements with HM Revenue and Customers collectively worth £4.5 billion before those agreements were reached. |
|
(154844)
|
36
N
|
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff have been made redundant by HM Revenue and Customs in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154826)
|
37
N
|
Mr Ben Wallace
(Wyre and Preston North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will exempt sixth form colleges from VAT on goods and services. |
|
(154034)
|
38
N
|
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) total number of unpaid work experience placements and (b) number of agency staff in his Department was in each of the last two years. |
|
(154696)
|
39
N
|
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the total value of (a) public service contracts and (b) grants that have been awarded by local authorities to voluntary sector organisations in each financial year since 2008-09. |
|
(153924)
|
40
N
|
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department will publish its written response to the Coroner's report into the Lakanal House fire that took place on 3 July 2009 in Southwark. |
|
(154025)
|
41
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total amount of capital spend was on housing in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011 and (e) 2012; and what he expects it to be in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015. |
|
(153997)
|
42
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households are currently homeless in each region. |
|
(153998)
|
43
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households are currently (a) in private rented housing, (b) in social rented housing and (c) homeless. |
|
(153999)
|
44
N
|
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of councils which have removed the empty homes exemption for council tax; and at what level council tax charges are being levied in each such case. |
|
(154697)
|
45
N
|
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on applications for a banding reduction review in respect of domestic rating valuation from people who have occupied their property for more than six months; and what the criteria are for such an appeal. |
|
(154701)
|
46
N
|
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which private finance initiative projects under his Department have been refinanced in each year since May 2010; what the value is of each such project; what the refinancing gain has been in each such case; and how much of any such gain the relevant Government body received through a (a) lump sum and (b) reduction in the unitary charge. |
|
(154716)
|
47
N
|
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will introduce an income or capital limit for eligibility for council tax exemption for full-time students. |
|
(154062)
|
48
N
|
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on enabling fire authorities to contract out their full range of services to a private provider. |
|
(153963)
|
49
N
|
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on giving external bodies those emergency powers currently held by firefighters employed by fire authorities. |
|
(153964)
|
50
N
|
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on enabling fire authorities to contract out firefighting duties to a private provider. |
|
(153965)
|
51
N
|
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 17 April 2013, Official Report, columns 416-7W, on non-domestic rates: wi-fi, what outcomes there were from the meeting hosted by the Broadband Stakeholder Group between the Valuation Office Agency and industry. |
|
(154006)
|
52
N
|
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many cross-departmental ministerial meetings have been held to discuss cultural education since February 2012; on what dates such meetings were held; and who attended each such meeting. |
|
(154061)
|
53
N
|
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which private finance initiative projects under her Department have been refinanced in each year since May 2010; what the value is of each such project; what the refinancing gain has been in each such case; and how much of any such gain the relevant Government body received through a (a) lump sum and (b) reduction in the unitary charge. |
|
(154717)
|
54
N
|
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle Upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the BDUK rural broadband framework contract covers marketing and communications for broadband services; and whether local authorities will have any future role in delivering marketing and communication services. |
|
(154686)
|
55
N
|
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle Upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the independent assurance review of BDUK rural broadband contracts conducted by Grant Thorton identified differences in (a) charges, (b) subsidy and (c) other matters in the offers made by BT to the local authorities concerned. |
|
(154687)
|
56
N
|
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle Upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to achieve EU broadband targets. |
|
(154688)
|
57
N
|
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department had with the US Administration on the proposal to establish a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) organisation to replace Defence Equipment and Support. |
|
(154646)
|
58
N
|
Gemma Doyle
(West Dunbartonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals are in receipt of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. |
|
(153923)
|
59
N
|
Gemma Doyle
(West Dunbartonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals are in receipt of the War Pensions Scheme. |
|
(153925)
|
60
N
|
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2013, Official Report, column 59, on HMS Tireless, what the duration of the leak was in hours and minutes; what the volume of the lost coolant was; whether the reactor closed down or tripped as soon as the leak occurred; whether such a leak automatically closes down or trips the reactor in this class of submarine; whether the leak has been investigated to ascertain if the reactor was in operation for any length of time before the leak was discovered; when a radiological analysis of the leaked coolant was carried out or estimated; what the radiological inventory of the leaked coolant was; what clean-up action was required inside the submarine as a result of the leak; whether any radioactively contaminated solids or liquids were off loaded at Devonport; and whether any of the leaked radioactively contaminated coolant was discharged to sea. |
|
(154050)
|
61
N
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new recruits to the infantry were aged (a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18 or above at enlistment in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. |
|
(154051)
|
62
N
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of (a) infantry soldiers and (b) non-infantry soldiers were aged 21 years or below in each year since 2001-02. |
|
(154052)
|
63
N
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of service is for a soldier who enlists in the Army (a) aged 18 years or above and (b) below the age of 18 years. |
|
(154053)
|
64
N
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that armed forces' recruitment activities are in accordance with Article 38 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and give priority to potential adult recruits over those who are not yet 18 years of age. |
|
(154054)
|
65
N
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers who enlisted (a) aged under 18 years and (b) aged 18 years or above, left the Army before completion of their Phase Two training in each financial year since 1999-2000. |
|
(154055)
|
66
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to his Department has been of legal proceedings in respect of Sergeant Danny Nightingale up to the end of March 2013; what the estimated costs are of the current proceedings against Sergeant Nightingale; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154567)
|
67
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what scientific evidence his Department relies in prescribing mefloquine hydrochloride as first-line malaria chemoprophylaxis for troops deploying to or exercising in sub-Saharan Africa. |
|
(154568)
|
68
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the United States reversing mefloquine for third or fourth-line chemoprophylaxis only; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154569)
|
69
N
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many agency workers are employed at each Defence Support Group site; what the security vetting level is of each such worker; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154564)
|
70
N
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost has been of the recall and changes made to equipment sent to Afghanistan under the auspices of Purple Gate; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154565)
|
71
N
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Defence Support Group sites have the capacity to service and maintain to nuclear biological chemical clean air supply in military vehicles; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154566)
|
72
N
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many location of work codes on DEFFORM 57 indicate that contracts were located in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland; and if he will estimate the value of each such contract in each of the last five years. |
|
(154698)
|
73
N
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, since what date the location of work codes have been collected on the DEFFORM 57. |
|
(154699)
|
74
N
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department collects information on where the work of signed contracts and sub-contracts on DEFFORM 57 take place and on the value of each such contract. |
|
(154700)
|
75
N
|
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take against any serving individual found to have been engaged in internet trolling. |
|
(153956)
|
76
N
|
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much as a proportion of GDP was spent on the armed forces in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13. |
|
(154825)
|
77
N
|
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what total amount was held in contingency funds by publicly-funded secondary and primary schools in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(154010)
|
78
N
|
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils in each free school were eligible for free school meals in each of the last three years. |
|
(153917)
|
79
N
|
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children receive free school meals in each (a) free school and (b) local authority area where a free school has been established. |
|
(153926)
|
80
N
|
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) girls and (b) boys of each ethnic group achieved A* to E grades in (i) any and (ii) three or more A levels in each local authority area in each of the last 15 years. |
|
(153928)
|
81
N
|
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils of each ethnic group achieved (a) five A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics and (b) A* to C grades at GCSE in both English and mathematics but excluding equivalents in each local authority in each of the last 15 years. |
|
(153954)
|
82
N
|
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils of each ethnicity who were eligible for free school meals achieved five A* to C grades including English and mathematics excluding equivalents by (a) local authority and (b) ward in each year for which figures are available. |
|
(154819)
|
83
N
|
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which private finance initiative projects under his Department have been refinanced in each year since May 2010; what the value is of each such project; what the refinancing gain has been in each such case; and how much of any such gain the relevant Government body received through a (a) lump sum and (b) reduction in the unitary charge. |
|
(154714)
|
84
N
|
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations and individuals are part of the Task and Finish Group for developing a childminder agency framework; how those organisations and individuals were chosen; and whether any organisations and individuals were invited to join that group but declined. |
|
(154002)
|
85
N
|
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of his More Great Childcare proposals on (a) childcare cost, (b) childcare quality, (c) the number of childcare places and (d) childcare providers. |
|
(154003)
|
86
N
|
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he intends to publish the analysis of comparative costs and ratios of childcare in industrialised countries supplied to his Department by Professor Helen Penn and Professor Eva Lloyd. |
|
(154004)
|
87
N
|
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on female employment of his plans for childcare reforms in More Great Childcare. |
|
(154005)
|
88
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to announce which families in receipt of universal credit will be eligible for free school meals. |
|
(154026)
|
89
N
|
Mr Ben Wallace
(Wyre and Preston North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons students attending sixth form colleges are not eligible for free school meals but those students who attend schools with a sixth form are. |
|
(154033)
|
90
N
|
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many Green Deal providers have (a) applied to the Green Deal Finance Company, (b) been successful in their applications and (c) awarded the finance obtained through those applications to customers to date. |
|
(154702)
|
91
N
|
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when the first Green Deal finance package was paid out by the Green Deal Finance Company to a Green Deal provider. |
|
(154703)
|
92
N
|
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what amount has been allocated through the Energy Company Obligation brokerage system to date. |
|
(154704)
|
93
N
|
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what amount has been spent on the Energy Company Obligation to date. |
|
(154705)
|
94
N
|
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what total amount has been transferred from the Green Deal Finance Company to Green Deal providers to date. |
|
(154706)
|
95
N
|
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what expenditure his Department incurred on the cancelled tendering process to replace the National Equine Database. |
|
(154038)
|
96
N
|
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to audits carried out in Canada and Mexico by the European Commission's Food and Veterinary Office between 2010 and 2013, which found evidence of shortcomings in North American systems for preventing horsemeat contaminated with banned substances entering the food chain, whether he plans to take steps to reduce import of horsemeat from North America. |
|
(154040)
|
97
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the state of the indigenous bee population. |
|
(154000)
|
98
N
|
Mrs Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the risk of contamination of water sources in the vicinity of the Appspond Lane Recycling Centre following a recent fire on that site. |
|
(153912)
|
99
N
|
Mrs Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of air quality near the Appspond Lane Recycling Centre after the recent fire on that site. |
|
(153913)
|
100
N
|
Mrs Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the market for recycled wood. |
|
(153914)
|
101
N
|
Mrs Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what procedures are in place to allow the Environment Agency to inspect sites with recycling permits. |
|
(153915)
|
102
N
|
Mrs Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that individuals with prior convictions for environmental offences are not granted recycling permits. |
|
(153916)
|
103
N
|
Mr Tim Yeo
(South Suffolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on proposals for a ban on the use of HFC refrigerants in new centralised supermarket refrigeration systems from 2020. |
|
(153973)
|
104
N
|
Mr Douglas Alexander
(Paisley and Renfrewshire South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what criteria his Department used to identify appropriate participants in training the Syrian opposition. |
|
(153930)
|
105
N
|
Mr Douglas Alexander
(Paisley and Renfrewshire South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the training which his Department is providing to the Syrian opposition forces includes the use of equipment which is prohibited for transfer to Syria under current EU sanctions arrangements. |
|
(153931)
|
106
N
|
Mr Douglas Alexander
(Paisley and Renfrewshire South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the training provided by his Department to Syrian opposition forces includes appropriate military conduct during armed conflict. |
|
(153932)
|
107
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to visit Nepal. |
|
(154832)
|
108
N
|
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the comments by the Colombian Defence Minister that the demonstration in Colombia which took place on 12 April 2013 was financed by the FARC; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(153951)
|
109
N
|
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on links between opposition politicians in Colombia, the FARC and activists being targeted by paramilitaries. |
|
(154007)
|
110
N
|
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions has he had with the South African government concerning the re-introduction of a teaching inspectorate in that country. |
|
(154834)
|
111
N
|
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions has he had with the Secretary of State for International Department on the decision to increase support on HIV and AIDS from 0 per cent in 2011-12 to 50 per cent in 2012-13. |
|
(154835)
|
112
N
|
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the work of human rights officials in the new UN Office in Mali, which began deploying in January 2013; and what assessment he has made of that work. |
|
(154836)
|
113
N
|
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights concerning the monitoring and investigating of allegations of human rights violations and abuses in Mali. |
|
(154846)
|
114
N
|
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his German counterpart about the deportation of Professor Davinderpal Singh Bhullar from that country in 1995. |
|
(153933)
|
115
N
|
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Indian
counterpart on (a) Professor Davinderpal Singh Bhullar and (b) the abolition of the death penalty in that country. |
|
(153934)
|
116
N
|
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Cambodia. |
|
(153936)
|
117
N
|
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Cambodian counterpart on (a) land grabs, (b) human rights, (c) independence of the judiciary and (d) freedom of expression in that country. |
|
(153937)
|
118
N
|
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia regarding human rights in each of those countries. |
|
(153952)
|
119
N
|
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of refugees who have left Burma as a result of the recent violence against the Muslim community in that country. |
|
(154837)
|
120
N
|
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of Iraqis killed as a result of terrorism and war-related violence since the invasion of that country in 2003. |
|
(154840)
|
121
N
|
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the policy of the Chinese government towards practitioners of Falun Gong; what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Falun Gong movement in the UK; and what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterparts regarding the treatment of practitioners of Falun Gong in that country. |
|
(154032)
|
122
N
|
Stuart Andrew
(Pudsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Independent Reconfiguration Panel's advice on the review of children's heart surgery will be made public. |
|
(153911)
|
123
N
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 2 July 2012, Official Report, column 520W, on health services: social enterprise, whether permission was given for the funds allocated to Cleveland Fire Brigade from the Social Enterprise Investment Fund to be used to explore the possibility of spinning that Fire Brigade out as a public service mutual. |
|
(154718)
|
124
N
|
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 18 April 2013, Official Report, column 495W, on anaemia, how many aplastic anaemia cases of idiopathic cause there were in each hospital trust area by age group including individuals aged 20 and under in each year since 2002. |
|
(153967)
|
125
N
|
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department spent on (a) meat inspections and (b) vets in UK abattoirs in each of the last five years. |
|
(154037)
|
126
N
|
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he will take to hold clinical commissioning groups to account for improving on one and five year survival rates from all cancers. |
|
(154637)
|
127
N
|
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 26 November 2012, Official Report, column 121W, on cancer, how many strategic clinical networks for cancer have been established to date; and which areas are covered by these networks. |
|
(154710)
|
128
N
|
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2013, Official Report, column 354W, on cancer: surveys, what deicsion has been reached by the NHS Commissioning Board on whether to conduct the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey in 2013-14. |
|
(154711)
|
129
N
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to require airlines to provide onboard oxygen for patients reliant upon NHS-provided home oxygen equipment; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154011)
|
130
N
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the use of home oxygen equipment on (a) domestic and (b) international airlines; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154012)
|
131
N
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to increase the number of countries offering reciprocal agreements for the provision of home oxygen equipment for UK citizens travelling abroad; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154013)
|
132
N
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to enable individuals using an NHS-provided portable oxygen machine to use their machine (a) outside of the UK for short periods of time and (b) while they are in transit to and from the UK; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154014)
|
133
N
|
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to enable people reliant upon NHS-supplied home oxygen equipment to travel abroad; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154015)
|
134
N
|
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nurses were employed in the NHS and (b) student nurses there were in each year since 1996-97. |
|
(154035)
|
135
N
|
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors were employed in the NHS and (b) medical students there were in each year since 1996-97. |
|
(154036)
|
136
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of progress on the early diagnosis of cancer. |
|
(154001)
|
137
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Cancer Drugs Fund in ensuring that decisions to approve quickly urgent access to anti-cancer drugs; what plans he has for the (a) continuation, (b) development and (c) funding level of the Cancer Drugs Fund; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154570)
|
138
N
|
Naomi Long
(Belfast East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on independent health food shops in the UK of full implementation of the EU Food Supplements Directive 2004/46 EC. |
|
(154059)
|
139
N
|
Naomi Long
(Belfast East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has made to the European Health Commissioner on proposals to determine maximum permitted levels at which vitamins and minerals may be present in food supplements. |
|
(154060)
|
140
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual cost to the NHS of religious and spiritual care has been over the last 10 years; which religion and spiritual faiths are included in that cost; and how much was spent in respect of each religion and spiritual faith. |
|
(153972)
|
141
N
|
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which areas have (a) complete coverage of the NHS 111 service, (b) coverage of the NHS 111 service on evenings and weekends only and (c) no coverage of the NHS 111 service. |
|
(154030)
|
142
N
|
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2013, Official Report, columns 889-90W, on diseases, if his Department will (a) commission and (b) evaluate research on the number of people with (i) multiple sclerosis, (ii) Huntingdon's disease and (iii) 22q deletion syndrome. |
|
(153922)
|
143
N
|
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2013, Official Report, columns 889-90W, on diseases, what consideration his Department gives to the number of people with (a) multiple sclerosis, (b) Huntingdon's disease and (c) 22q deletion syndrome when allocating research funding for these conditions. |
|
(153955)
|
144
N
|
Sir John Stanley
(Tonbridge and Malling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has met the four key tests referred to in his letter of 13 December 2012 to the right hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling. |
|
(154644)
|
145
N
|
Sir John Stanley
(Tonbridge and Malling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the deficit of the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust will be funded in (a) 2013-14 and (b) subsequent financial years. |
|
(154645)
|
146
N
|
Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 18 (b) of Appendix FM-SE (Family members - specified evidence to the UK Border Agency's Immigration Rules, whether the on-target earnings an applicant's spouse is expected to earn by way of commission in a job that will start within three months of arrival will be taken into account to meet the financial requirement. |
|
(154042)
|
147
N
|
Mr David Davis
(Haltemprice and Howden):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide an analysis of all data requests which have been made and approved under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 since the implementation of that Act. |
|
(153927)
|
148
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce levels of violence at and around football matches. |
|
(154822)
|
149
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that banning orders on football hooligans are enforced. |
|
(154823)
|
150
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to make possession of (a) smoke bombs and (b) flares in a public place a criminal offence. |
|
(154824)
|
151
N
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cautions were issued for (a) triable either way offences and (b) indictable-only offences in each year from 2002 to 2012 in (i) total and (ii) each police authority area. |
|
(153938)
|
152
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions powers under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2000 have been used in each year since it was enacted; and in how many such cases in each year the person under investigation was (a) identified and (b) penalised. |
|
(154842)
|
153
N
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people of each age group were (a) arrested and (b) given anti-social behaviour orders on charges of vandalism and damage to property in each of the last five years. |
|
(154016)
|
154
N
|
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time is for a response to a Freedom of Information request made to (a) South Yorkshire police force and (b) West Yorkshire police force; and what steps she is taking to help these forces improve the efficiency of their replies to Freedom of Information requests. |
|
(153919)
|
155
N
|
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a meeting was held between Ministers of her Department and police and crime commissioners in the week commencing 22 April 2013. |
|
(154829)
|
156
N
|
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asset confiscation orders have been made under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in each year since 2008; what the value was of assets subject to such orders; and what amount of assets were confiscated in each such year. |
|
(154830)
|
157
N
|
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last spoke to the US Secretary of Homeland Security. |
|
(154839)
|
158
N
|
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will arrange for the hon. Member for Walsall North to receive a reply to her letter to the Chief Executive, UK Border Agency of 21 March 2013 on behalf of a constituent, CTS ref B8512/13. |
|
(153948)
|
159
N
|
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will arrange for the hon. Member for Walsall North to receive a reply to her letter to the then Chief Executive, UK Border Agency of 21 March 2013 on behalf of a constituent, CTS ref B8512/13. |
|
(154057)
|
160
N
|
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will arrange for the hon. Member for Walsall North to receive a reply to her letter to the Chief Executive of the UK Border Agency of 28 March 2013 on behalf of a constituent, ref H1162268. |
|
(154820)
|
161
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she intends to attend the Third Global Forum on Human Resources for Health. |
|
(153953)
|
162
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for what reason her Department committed additional resources to the CHARS Livelihood programme in Bangladesh prior to completion and publication of the evaluation of that project. |
|
(153974)
|
163
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's spending on private contractors was paid in bonuses to (a) the company concerned and (b) individual consultants. |
|
(153975)
|
164
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the cultural barriers indigenous peoples and other minority groups face in accessing health services; and what steps her Department is taking to address such barriers. |
|
(154643)
|
165
N
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners absconded from each prison in the (a) North East and (b) Yorkshire and Humber region in each year since 2005. |
|
(153968)
|
166
N
|
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the cost to his Department of appeals against the work capability assessment in 2012-13. |
|
(153946)
|
167
N
|
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the proportion of people who successfully appealed against a work capability assessment decision in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) South Lanarkshire in 2012-13. |
|
(153947)
|
168
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration he has given to making breach of section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998 a recordable offence. |
|
(154831)
|
169
N
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on installing the nDelius system to date; and how much it expects to spend on the system in total. |
|
(153941)
|
170
N
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department undertook a risk assessment of the installation of the nDelius system. |
|
(153942)
|
171
N
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what offences were committed by offenders released on licence and classified as high risk during their licence period between 1997 and 2012. |
|
(153943)
|
172
N
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what sentences were handed down to employees of the Prison Service found guilty of criminal activity in the workplace in each year since 2003. |
|
(154022)
|
173
N
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times employees of the Prison Service have been found guilty of criminal activity in the workplace in each year since 2003, by category of offence. |
|
(154023)
|
174
N
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total running costs, including salaries, of his Department's press office were in each of the last five financial years. |
|
(154024)
|
175
N
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the direct resource outturn expenditure was for each public sector prison in each financial year from 2009-10 to 2012-13. |
|
(154063)
|
176
N
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prisoners are (a) invited to participate in and (b) participate in restorative justice. |
|
(153958)
|
177
N
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people who accept victims' services are (a) offered and (b) participate in restorative justice programmes. |
|
(153959)
|
178
N
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidences of violent misconduct occur in prisons on average on each day. |
|
(153960)
|
179
N
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which educational courses are available to prisoners; what the uptake rate is of each such course; and what proportion of prisoner students see their course through to completion. |
|
(153961)
|
180
N
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what types of rewards are afforded to prisoners; and whether prisons have a minimum criterion for the requisite level of prisoner behaviour before distribution of such rewards. |
|
(153962)
|
181
N
|
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he had had with the Director of Public Prosecutions about the possible effect his resignation will have on the pending inquiries into individuals and organisations involved in the investigations into the Hillsborough disaster. |
|
(153920)
|
182
N
|
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training (a) judges, (b) magistrates and (c) prosecutors have to undergo in order to preside over or prosecute a case involving child sexual exploitation; and at what intervals such training requires re-accreditation. |
|
(154833)
|
183
N
|
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when the Scottish Business Board last met; and if he will place the papers from the meeting in the Library. |
|
(154049)
|
184
N
|
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when officials of his Department were first informed of the 40 per cent under estimate by HS2 of the cost of planned works at Euston Station. |
|
(154009)
|
185
N
|
Gemma Doyle
(West Dunbartonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of exending the use of the HM Forces Railcard to all veterans of the UK Armed Forces. |
|
(153918)
|
186
N
|
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the likely timescale for the re-tendering of the Thameslink Rolling Stock Programme; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(153969)
|
187
N
|
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reasons are for the time taken to agree the signing of the Thameslink contract; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(153970)
|
188
N
|
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had regarding research and development funding for universities in Wales. |
|
(153994)
|
189
N
|
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the representations made about pension entitlements for transpeople in paragraphs 9-13 of the paper submitted by Helen Belcher to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Public Bill Committee; whether the Government plans to bring forward amendments to the Bill on pension entitlements at report stage; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(153966)
|
190
N
|
Sir Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on equality of access for deaf people whose first language is British Sign Language in terms of communicating with (a) benefit officers and Jobcentre Plus staff and (b) his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154693)
|
191
N
|
Sir Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that deaf people have the opportunity to communicate in British Sign Language with (a) benefit officers and Jobcentre Plus staff and (b) his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies. |
|
(154694)
|
192
N
|
Sir Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that deaf people for whom British Sign Language is a language of necessity are able to access employment on an equal basis to other people. |
|
(154695)
|
193
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to announce arrangements for the treatment of passported benefits under universal credit. |
|
(154707)
|
194
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what amount has been paid to service providers involved in the delivery of IT for universal credit since 2011; and what amount he expects to be paid to such providers over the duration of their contracts. |
|
(154708)
|
195
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have claimed universal credit in the pathfinder to date; and what estimate he has made of the total number of new claims for universal credit that will be processed by all the pathfinders. |
|
(154709)
|
196
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 11 May 2011 to the right hon. Member for East Ham, Official Report, column 1246W, on universal credit, whether his expected timescale for the completion of the IT development for universal credit of spring 2013 for live pathfinders and authmn 2013 is on track; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154827)
|
197
N
|
Yvonne Fovargue
(Makerfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of jobs advertised on the Universal Jobmatch website were for self-employment in each constituency in the UK since that website was introduced. |
|
(153957)
|
198
N
|
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the progress made by (a) Atos and (b) Capita in relation to the commitment to engage with organisations representing disabled people in developing training materials in relation to the document DWP Response to the Disability Benefits Consortium report on PIP Assessment Providers. |
|
(154019)
|
199
N
|
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the engagement by Atos with organisations representing disabled people in producing its training materials for the assessment of the personal independence payment. |
|
(154020)
|
200
N
|
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria his Department has used in reviewing Atos' training materials for the assessment for the personal independence payment. |
|
(154021)
|
201
N
|
John Glen
(Salisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to uprate income threshold for carer's allowance in light of the forthcoming increase in the minimum wage. |
|
(154043)
|
202
N
|
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total value of the Medical Services Agreement between his Department and Atos Healthcare was in 2012-13. |
|
(153944)
|
203
N
|
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the cost to his Department of appeals against the work capability assessment in 2012-13. |
|
(153945)
|
204
N
|
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former incapacity benefit claimants have been helped into employment lasting more than six months as a result of the Work Programme in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) each local authority area in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(153950)
|
205
N
|
Stewart Hosie
(Dundee East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, if he will place in the Library copies of the contracts with Work Programme providers in Dundee East constituency. |
|
(153979)
|
206
N
|
Stewart Hosie
(Dundee East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, if he will publish full costings in respect of the operation of the Work Programme in Dundee East constituency. |
|
(153980)
|
207
|
Stewart Hosie
(Dundee East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, on what date he intends to release financial data below the national level; what consideration will determine the timing of that release; and whether the data will be published by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area. |
|
(153981)
|
208
N
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 15 April 2013, Official Report, column 228W, on children: maintenance, how many of the 510,500 Child Support Agency cases in March 2012 where liabilities were being met in full remained fully compliant over the following (a) six months and (b) 12 months. |
|
(154818)
|
209
N
|
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on pension entitlements for transpeople; whether he intends to bring forward amendments on this matter to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill 2012-13 at Report Stage; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(153949)
|
210
N
|
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the cost to the public purse of setting the new single tier state pension at (a) £160 per week and (b) £180 per week. |
|
(154272)
|
211
N
|
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effects of bringing forward the introduction of the proposed new single tier state pension on women born between April 1951 and April 1953. |
|
(154642)
|
212
N
|
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people who will earn no more than the national minimum wage over the course of their working lives. |
|
(154712)
|
213
N
|
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the take-up rate of pensions credit by those reaching retirement age in each of the last five years. |
|
(154713)
|
214
N
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, if he will place in the Library copies of the contracts with Work Programme providers in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency. |
|
(153982)
|
215
N
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, if he will publish full costings in respect of the operation of the Work Programme in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency. |
|
(153983)
|
216
N
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, on what date he intends to release financial data below the national level; what consideration will determine the timing of that release; and whether the data will be published by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area. |
|
(153984)
|
217
N
|
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been asked by his officials to complete the online signature strengths questionnaire; and what the range of results has been. |
|
(154821)
|
218
N
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, if he will place in the Library copies of the contracts with Work Programme providers in Moray constituency. |
|
(153976)
|
219
N
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, if he will publish full costings in respect of the operation of the Work Programme in Moray constituency. |
|
(153977)
|
220
N
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, on what date he intends to release financial data below the national level; what consideration will determine the timing of that release; and whether the data will be published by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area. |
|
(153978)
|
221
N
|
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the expected percentage reduction in welfare expenditure that will be achieved through changes to the benefits system. |
|
(154838)
|
222
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households in each local authority area in London whose weekly income will be reduced by (a) less than £20, (b) between £20 and £39.99, (c) between £40 and £59.99, (d) between £60 and £79.99, (e) between £80 and £99.99 and (f) over £100 through the introduction of the benefit cap. |
|
(154027)
|
223
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Thameside will be receiving universal credit by 30 May 2013. |
|
(154028)
|
224
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed on zero-hour contracts in each government office region. |
|
(154029)
|
225
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 18 April 2013, Official Report, column 555W, on Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989, what evidence he has received that the wearing of head protection has become largely culturally embedded in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154031)
|
226
N
|
Mr Mike Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, if he will place in the Library copies of the contracts with Work Programme providers in Angus constituency. |
|
(153991)
|
227
N
|
Mr Mike Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, if he will publish full costings in respect of the operation of the Work Programme in Angus constituency. |
|
(153992)
|
228
N
|
Mr Mike Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, on what date he intends to release financial data below the national level; what considerations will determine the timing of that release; and whether the data will be published by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(153993)
|
229
N
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, if he will place in the Library copies of the contracts with Work Programme providers in Banff and Buchan constituency. |
|
(153988)
|
230
N
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, if he will publish full costings in respect of the operation of the Work Programme in Banff and Buchan constituency. |
|
(153989)
|
231
N
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, on what date he intends to release financial data below the national level; what considerations will determine the timing of that release; and whether the data will be published by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area. |
|
(153990)
|
232
N
|
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the hon. Member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter of 26 March 2013 concerning a constituent, ref: POS(5)10644/0143. |
|
(154056)
|
233
N
|
Pete Wishart
(Perth and North Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, if he will place in the Library copies of the contracts with Work Programme providers in Perth and North Perthshire constituency. |
|
(153985)
|
234
N
|
Pete Wishart
(Perth and North Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, if he will publish full costings in respect of the operation of the Work Programme in Perth and North Perthshire constituency. |
|
(153986)
|
235
N
|
Pete Wishart
(Perth and North Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2013, Official Report, column 713W, on Work Programme, on what date he intends to release financial data below the national level; what considerations will determine the timing of that release; and whether the data will be published by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area. |
|
(153987)
|
TUESDAY 14 MAY
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
*1
|
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
What fiscal steps he plans to take to stabilise the housing market. |
|
(153848)
|
*2
|
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
What assessment he has made of the effect of current fiscal policy on the level of youth unemployment. |
|
(153849)
|
*3
|
Mr Michael McCann
(East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow):
What estimate he has made of the value of the reduction in the additional rate of income tax to 45 per cent to a person earning £1 million a year. |
|
(153850)
|
*4
|
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on levels of construction output. |
|
(153851)
|
*5
|
Hazel Blears
(Salford and Eccles):
What steps he is taking to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in his Department in relation to its procurement procedures; and what guidance his Department has given to its agencies on this matter. |
|
(153852)
|
*6
|
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
What recent assessment he has made of the performance of the economy in the North East; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(153853)
|
*7
|
Stephen Metcalfe
(South Basildon and East Thurrock):
What fiscal steps he is taking to support private sector job creation. |
|
(153854)
|
*8
|
Karl McCartney
(Lincoln):
What steps he is taking to secure economic recovery. |
|
(153855)
|
*9
|
Andrew Stunell
(Hazel Grove):
What plans the Government has to use the UK's Presidency of the G8 to tackle corporate tax evasion. |
|
(153856)
|
*10
|
Stephen Gilbert
(St Austell and Newquay):
What plans the Government has to use the UK's Presidency of the G8 to tackle corporate tax evasion. |
|
(153857)
|
*11
|
Dr Alan Whitehead
(Southampton, Test):
What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on fiscal incentives for the construction of affordable housing. |
|
(153858)
|
*12
|
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
If he will introduce a statutory code of conduct for the banking industry. |
|
(153859)
|
*13
|
Paul Goggins
(Wythenshawe and Sale East):
What assessment he has made of the obligations owed by Yorkshire Bank to investors in Arck LLP. |
|
(153860)
|
*14
|
Mr John Baron
(Basildon and Billericay):
What steps he is taking to further reduce Government expenditure. |
|
(153861)
|
*15
|
Mr Graham Allen
(Nottingham North):
What steps his Department has taken to promote the growth of a municipal bond market in the UK. |
|
(153862)
|
*16
|
Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
What recent assessment he has made of the extent to which the rate of increase of average earnings has kept up with the rate of consumer price inflation. |
|
(153863)
|
*17
|
Naomi Long
(Belfast East):
If he will take steps to ensure that UK companies operating in third world countries are more transparent and accountable regarding the tax they pay in those countries. |
|
(153864)
|
*18
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
What estimate he has made of the number of working households that will be affected by the changes to the up-rating of tax credits and other payments announced in the Autumn Statement 2012. |
|
(153865)
|
*19
|
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle Upon Tyne Central):
What progress he has made on implementing the National Infrastructure Plan. |
|
(153866)
|
*20
|
John Stevenson
(Carlisle):
What steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Heseltine Review. |
|
(153867)
|
*21
|
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
What his policy is on Lord Heseltine's proposal for the devolution of regeneration funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships. |
|
(153868)
|
*22
|
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
What recent discussions he has had on risks to UK financial stability from investment in high carbon assets. |
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(153869)
|
*23
|
Damian Hinds
(East Hampshire):
What steps he is taking to reform the regulation of the financial sector. |
|
(153870)
|
*24
|
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of Government fiscal policy on child poverty. |
|
(153871)
|
*25
|
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
What steps the Government is taking to tackle international tax avoidance. |
|
(153872)
|
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
|
Mike Freer
(Finchley and Golders Green):
If he will make a statement on his Departmental responsibilities. |
|
(153873)
|
*2
|
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
|
|
(153874)
|
*3
|
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
|
|
(153875)
|
*4
|
Damian Hinds
(East Hampshire):
|
|
(153876)
|
*5
|
Heidi Alexander
(Lewisham East):
|
|
(153877)
|
*6
|
Mark Menzies
(Fylde):
|
|
(153878)
|
*7
|
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
|
|
(153879)
|
*8
|
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
|
|
(153880)
|
*9
|
Mark Lazarowicz
(Edinburgh North and Leith):
|
|
(153881)
|
*10
|
Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
|
|
(153882)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 8 May
1
N
|
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 15 April 2013, Official Report, column 261W, on climate change, what statistical models were used in any analyses done to calculate significances. |
|
(153909)
|
2
N
|
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the number of people who have been wrongly advised by a financial adviser and have subsequently gone out of business in each year since 2010-11. |
|
(154848)
|
3
N
|
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) recourse and (b) compensation is available to people who have gone out of business as a result of being wrongly advised by a financial adviser. |
|
(154849)
|
4
N
|
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to consult on the eligibility of free school meals ahead of the introduction of universal credit. |
|
(153906)
|
5
N
|
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been spent by energy companies on the rural safeguard sub-obligation delivering their carbon saving communities obligation to rural low income houses to date; and how many (a) oil-fired and (b) LPG-fired boilers have been replaced under the Affordable Warmth Scheme of the Energy Companies Obligation to date. |
|
(153907)
|
6
N
|
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) assessments have been undertaken, (b) households have signed up to an installation and (c) households have received an installation under the Green Deal to date. |
|
(153908)
|
7
N
|
Mr Mike Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 15 April 2013, Official Report, column 73W, on floods: insurance, if he will make it his policy to require providers of flood insurance to take account of flood prevention measures put in place by local authorities when calculating premiums and the terms on which continuing cover will be offered. |
|
(154719)
|
8
N
|
Mr Mike Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 15 April 2013, Official Report, column 73W, on floods: insurance, what steps he is taking to ensure that insurance premiums and terms of cover take account of all relevant flood mitigation measures not just recently-installed, property-level measures. |
|
(154720)
|
9
N
|
Mr Mike Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will undertake (a) an audit of the flood prevention measures implemented by local authorities in each of the last five years and (b) an analysis of the relationship between such expenditure and the cover offered and premiums charged to householders occupying premises at historic risk of flooding. |
|
(154721)
|
10
N
|
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has any plans to introduce legislation to enable temporary Blue Badges. |
|
(154847)
|
WEDNESDAY 15 MAY
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
*1
|
Mark Tami
(Alyn and Deeside):
What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister on future investment in the aerospace industry in Wales. |
|
(153883)
|
*2
|
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
What assessment he has made of the effects of changes to housing benefit rules in Wales. |
|
(153884)
|
*3
|
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
What discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on the measles outbreak in south Wales. |
|
(153885)
|
*4
|
Karl McCartney
(Lincoln):
What recent assessment he has made of the potential contribution of Wales to the UK's national energy infrastructure. |
|
(153886)
|
*5
|
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the effects on the economy in Wales of the Government's fiscal policies. |
|
(153887)
|
*6
|
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
What discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues and others on the contribution of the M4 to the UK's national transport infrastructure. |
|
(153888)
|
*7
|
Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
What assessment he has made of the potential for co-operation between enterprise zones in England and Wales. |
|
(153889)
|
*8
|
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
What discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on the cross-border implications of introducing regional pay for teachers. |
|
(153890)
|
*9
|
Jonathan Evans
(Cardiff North):
What discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues and others on the contribution of the M4 to the UK's national transport infrastructure. |
|
(153891)
|
*10
|
Roger Williams
(Brecon and Radnorshire):
What discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues and others on increasing the accessibility of educational institutions in Wales to students from overseas. |
|
(153892)
|
*11
|
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
What assessment he has made of the effects of the Government's welfare policies on disabled people in Wales. |
|
(153893)
|
*12
|
Mr Mark Williams
(Ceredigion):
What discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues and others on increasing the accessibility of educational institutions in Wales to students from overseas. |
|
(153894)
|
*13
|
Michael Fabricant
(Lichfield):
If he will consider proposing an alternative name for the National Assembly of Wales as part of the Government's response to the Commission on Devolution in Wales; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(153895)
|
*14
|
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
What assessment he has made of the potential effects in Wales of the reduction in the rate of corporation tax to 20 per cent. |
|
(153896)
|
*15
|
Susan Elan Jones
(Clwyd South):
What assessment he has made of the effects of the Government's policies on the living standards of people in Wales. |
|
(153897)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 8 May
1
N
|
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what programmes there are to encourage university students from the Commonwealth of the Bahamas to study in the UK; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154727)
|
2
N
|
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the financial benefit to the Portas Pilot Round 1 and 2 winners as a result of local economic growth following their participation in the Portas Pilot scheme. |
|
(154722)
|
3
N
|
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the money allocated to high street partnerships under the Portas Pilots scheme has been spent to date in respect of each of the schemes funded. |
|
(154723)
|
4
N
|
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether all agency staff employed by his Department are paid at or above the relevant level of the living wage. |
|
(154724)
|
5
N
|
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many of the Portas Pilot (a) Round 1 and (b) Round 2 winners have been visited by (i) Government Ministers and (ii) Mary Portas as part of the Portas Pilot scheme co-ordinated by his Department. |
|
(154725)
|
6
N
|
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what programmes there are to encourage school students from the Commonwealth of the Bahamas to study in the UK; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(154726)
|
7
N
|
Martin Horwood
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how he proposes to comply with the standstill obligation in EU state aid law if he enters into an investment contract or sets a strike price before the European Commission has decided whether to approve such measures. |
|
(154850)
|
8
N
|
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Kuwaiti counterpart on Kuwaiti Bidoons. |
|
(153905)
|
9
N
|
Michael Ellis
(Northampton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made on implementing a statutory register of herbal medicine practitioners; and when he expects such a register to be in place. |
|
(154728)
|
10
N
|
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Kuwaiti Bidoons have claimed asylum in the UK in each of the last five years for which records are available. |
|
(153904)
|
MONDAY 20 MAY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 8 May
1
N
|
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department scrutinises the Fundraising Standards Board; when any such review was last conducted; and what the outcome was of this review. |
|
(153902)
|
2
N
|
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of whether the UK National Reform Programme is a submission the basis of which falls within the scope of section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993. |
|
(154851)
|
3
N
|
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in hearing the UK's case regarding Regulation (EU) No 236/2012; when he expects judgement on that case to be given by the CJEU; and if he will place in the Library the written legal submissions made by the Government to the CJEU in that case. |
|
(154852)
|
4
N
|
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in hearing the UK's case regarding the European Central Bank's proposed location policy for central counterparties dealing in euro-denominated financial products; when he expects judgement on that case to be given by the CJEU; and if he will place in the Library the written legal submissions made by the Government to the CJEU in that case. |
|
(154853)
|
5
N
|
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the damages ordered by the European Court of Human Rights to be paid to Mr Ilyas Elmi Hode and Ms Hawa Aden Adbi in its judgement of 6 November 2012 were paid. |
|
(153899)
|
6
N
|
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the costs and damages ordered by the European Court of Human Rights to be paid to Mr Brett James, Mr Nicholas Wells and Mr Jeffrey Lee in its judgement of 18 September 2012 were paid. |
|
(153900)
|
7
N
|
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the costs and damages ordered by the European Court of Human Rights to be paid to Mr William Beggs in its judgement of 6 November 2012 were paid. |
|
(153901)
|
8
N
|
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which people and organisations the (a) Chairman and (b) Secretary of the Commission on a Bill of Rights have met to discuss the Commissions work since the Commission was established excluding (i) seminars, (ii) meetings with parliamentary committees and (iii) meetings during visits to Strasbourg, Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh. |
|
(153903)
|
TUESDAY 21 MAY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 8 May
1
N
|
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities failed to identify and work with 75 per cent or more of their target families in 2012-13; which such authorities will have their funding cut in 2013-14 because of such failure; which other local authorities will receive less than 100 per cent of their provisional maximum funding for 2013-14; and for what reasons each such reduction in funding will occur. |
|
(153898)
|
