Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Thursday 6 June 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 Wednesday 5 June 2013
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Thursday 6 June 2013
For Written Questions for answer on the day of issue of this paper, see Part 1 of this paper and the Order Paper.
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.
THURSDAY 6 JUNE
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
*2
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David Mowat (Warrington South): What recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland regarding the level of per capita carbon emissions and the future policy of those countries. |
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(158073)
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*4
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Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): What steps he is taking to help households with their energy bills. |
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(158075)
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*5
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Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): What plans he has regarding onshore wind turbines; and if he will make a statement. |
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(158076)
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*6
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): What his assessment is of the potential effect on the UK wind industry of not setting a target to decarbonise the power sector by 2030. |
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(158077)
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*8
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Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What assessment he has made of the level of support for onshore wind in those areas affected by the mid-Wales Connection Project. |
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(158079)
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*9
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Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): What steps he is taking to encourage green investment. |
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(158080)
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*10
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Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): What representations he has received on setting a target to decarbonise the power sector by 2030. |
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(158081)
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*11
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Julie Hilling (Bolton West): What recent assessment he has made of the likely level of future fuel poverty in the UK. |
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(158082)
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*12
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Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): What steps he is taking to reduce demand for energy. |
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(158083)
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*13
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Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): Whether he plans to take further steps to reduce the level of fuel poverty in the UK. |
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(158084)
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*14
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David Rutley (Macclesfield): What steps he is taking to ensure the UK leads the way in energy efficiency. |
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(158085)
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*15
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Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): What recent assessment he has made of the likely level of future fuel poverty in the UK. |
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(158086)
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*16
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Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): What steps he is taking to help households improve their energy efficiency. |
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(158087)
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*18
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Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): What representations he has received on setting a target to decarbonise the power sector by 2030. |
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(158089)
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*19
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Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): What recent progress he has made on the rollout of the Green Deal. |
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(158090)
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*20
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): What representations he has received on setting a target to decarbonise the power sector by 2030. |
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(158091)
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*21
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Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): What recent assessment he has made of the level of public support for offshore and onshore wind. |
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(158092)
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*22
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Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): What progress the Government has made on facilitating exploration of UK shale gas reserves. |
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(158093)
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*23
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Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): When he next plans to visit home energy efficiency schemes in Milton Keynes. |
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(158094)
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*24
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Guy Opperman (Hexham): With reference to the findings of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Off Grid Gas, what plans he has to help residents living off the gas grid. |
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(158095)
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At 10.15am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
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Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. |
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(158097)
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*2
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Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): |
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(158098)
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*4
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Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): |
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(158100)
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*7
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Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): |
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(158103)
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*8
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Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): |
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(158104)
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*9
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Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): |
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(158105)
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*10
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Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): |
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(158106)
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Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 21 May
1
N
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Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to respond to the consultation on making it easier to set up new town and parish councils; and if he will make a statement. |
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(157477)
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2
N
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Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alcohol licences have been issued to premises in England and Wales with a rateable value of over (a) £1,000,000 and (b) £2,000,000 in each year since 2007. |
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(157476)
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3
N
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Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were living in poverty in (a) Wirral, (b) Merseyside and (c) England in the last three years for which information is available. |
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(157350)
|
Notices given between Wednesday 22 May and Friday 31 May
1
N
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Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the new dementia diagnosis targets for each Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) showing the (a) CCG name and code, (b) CCG current diagnosis rate, (c) CCG diagnosis rate ambition for 2013-14 and (d) CCG diagnosis rate ambition for 2014-15. |
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(157631)
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2
N
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Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he intends to review the National Dementia Strategy for England. |
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(157632)
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3
N
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Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many litigants in person there were in civil cases in each of the last three years. |
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(157980)
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4
N
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Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many High Court judges were appointed in each of the last three years. |
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(157981)
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5
N
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Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what type of claims for judicial review were made in each of the last three years. |
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(157982)
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6
N
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Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many responses were received by the Government's consultation on the Reform of Judicial Review. |
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(157983)
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7
N
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Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to carry out an impact assessment on the introduction of housing costs contributions under universal credit. |
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(157629)
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8
N
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Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effects on youth (a) unemployment and (b) homelessness of the introduction of housing costs contributions under universal credit. |
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(157630)
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Notices given on Monday 3 June
1
N
|
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Attorney General, what the monetary value is of (a) fines and (b) civil recovery orders imposed on (i) individuals and (ii) companies by the courts as a result of Serious Fraud Office investigations which led to convictions in 2012-13. |
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(158325)
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2
N
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Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Attorney General, what the average prison sentence per conviction was of offenders receiving sentences of imprisonment following a prosecution by the Serious Fraud Office which led to a conviction in (a) 2012-13 and (b) each of the previous five years. |
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(158326)
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3
N
|
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Attorney General, at what time and on what date he issued guidance to the media about what could be broadcast about the circumstance of the death in Woolwich of Drummer Lee Rigby; and if he will make a statement. |
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(158327)
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4
N
|
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2013, Official Report, column 381W, on gangmasters, and with reference to the Written Statement by the Minister of State for Business and Enterprise of 8 November 2012, Official Report, column 43WS, on Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008, whether any orders have been made under that Act which are exceptions to the general rule, as set out in that statement, that powers to impose fixed monetary penalties, variable monetary penalties and restoration notices will only be granted where their use is restricted to undertakings with more than 250 employees. |
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(158379)
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6
N
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the policy of his Department is on promoting physical activity as a strategy for reducing workplace absenteeism. |
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(158308)
|
7
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish the full-time equivalent of HEFCE-fundable part-time students, by parliamentary constituency in which those students have their home address, in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(158439)
|
8
N
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Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for how many days each week the Minister of State for Business and Enterprise is based at (a) his Department and (b) the Department of Energy and Climate Change; and how many members of staff are employed in the Minister's office at each department. |
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(158443)
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10
N
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the reopening of Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society. |
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(158172)
|
11
N
|
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in England and Wales described their national identity in their 2011 Census return as (a) Scottish, (b) British and (c) Scottish and British. |
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(158320)
|
12
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department had with the Social Investment Business Group about the funding of the Big Society Network via the Social Action Fund; and if he will make a statement. |
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(158314)
|
13
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding his Department has allocated for the Big Society Awards in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13 and what funding has been allocated for this purpose in 2013-14; which organisations organise and deliver the awards; and if he will make a statement. |
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(158433)
|
14
N
|
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average waiting time for customers telephoning HM Revenue and Customs' Self Assessment Helpline was in May 2013. |
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(158173)
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15
N
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Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pensioners in Scotland currently pay (a) no income tax, (b) the basic rate of income tax, (c) the higher rate of income tax and (d) the additional rate of income tax. |
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(158441)
|
16
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecutions there were for offences of failure to pay the national minimum wage in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012. |
|
(158316)
|
17
N
|
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with the Scottish Government regarding support to individuals affected by relief at source tax arrangements to ensure they receive the correct amount of tax relief following the introduction of different tax rates under the Scotland Act 2012. |
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(158180)
|
18
N
|
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that taxpayers in Scotland who are members of pension schemes which operate the relief at source process are not adversely affected by differing rates of income tax in Scotland provided for by the Scotland Act 2012. |
|
(158189)
|
19
N
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what dates he met representatives of (a) Flybe and (b) EasyJet in each of the last 12 months at which the issue of air passenger duty was discussed. |
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(158436)
|
20
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what types of tax relief were claimed by each FTSE-100 company in the last financial year; and how much each such company received under each such tax relief. |
|
(158185)
|
21
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will require HM Revenue and Customs to define publicly the limits of what an internet company can do in the UK before it is deemed to have a taxable presence. |
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(158390)
|
22
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce penalties against legal, accountancy or other companies or advisers who are found to have promoted arrangements the primary purpose of which is to avoid tax rather than to conduct any substantive economic transaction. |
|
(158391)
|
23
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what grants and investments have been made under the Business Finance Partnership to date; and of these what funds have been (a) allocated and (b) drawn down to date. |
|
(158440)
|
24
N
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration the Government has given to implementing a central bank register to facilitate the seizing of proceeds of crime. |
|
(158383)
|
25
N
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria he proposes to use to identify high-risk areas where landlords will be required to check on the immigration status of prospective tenants; and whether the proportion of ethnic minorities living in an area will form part of those criteria. |
|
(158386)
|
26
N
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library maps of the areas granted exemptions from permitted development rights for change of use from office to residential. |
|
(158387)
|
27
N
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to issue guidance relating to Clause 1 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013. |
|
(158388)
|
28
N
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library copies of the letters sent to all of the local authorities that applied for exemptions from permitted development rights for change of use from office to residential informing them of the outcome of their application; and if he will tabulate for each application the assessment scores across each criterion. |
|
(158389)
|
29
N
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) press officers, (b) internal communications officers, (c) external communications officers, (d) communications strategy staff and (e) any other communications staff were employed by his Department in 2012-13; and what the total cost of their salaries and any on-costs was in that period. |
|
(158394)
|
30
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what targets have been set for job creation for each enterprise zone; and how many jobs have been created by each enterprise zone to date. |
|
(158437)
|
31
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what targets have been set for the number of firms located at each enterprise zone; and how many firms are currently located at each enterprise zone. |
|
(158438)
|
32
N
|
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what amount has been spent and in what categories of expenditure by her Department in North East Cambridgeshire constituency in each of the last five years. |
|
(158196)
|
33
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to implement the recommendations of the Bailey Review on the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood, published in June 2011. |
|
(158381)
|
34
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate she has made of the incidence of child abuse images on the internet. |
|
(158382)
|
35
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to assess the potential lessons to be learned for Government policy on internet safety from recent court cases of child murders. |
|
(158400)
|
36
N
|
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to answer Question 156335, tabled by the hon. Member for Reading East on 15 May 2013 for Answer on 20 May 2013. |
|
(158396)
|
37
N
|
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which companies have been awarded sub-contracts for construction of HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales; at which sites he expects work under each such contract to be carried out; and what the monetary value is of each such contract. |
|
(158311)
|
38
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the continued requirement for a conventional force parachute capability. |
|
(158317)
|
39
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent advice has been issued to the chain of command on (a) membership of the English Defence League (EDL), (b) attendance at EDL marches or meetings and (c) references to EDL on social media. |
|
(158318)
|
40
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military agreements the UK has with countries in East Asia. |
|
(158213)
|
41
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many defence attaché posts in East Asia have been closed since May 2010. |
|
(158214)
|
42
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which East Asian countries the UK has a defence attaché. |
|
(158215)
|
43
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what UK capabilities are deployed in East Asia to protect shipping lanes. |
|
(158216)
|
44
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military agreements the UK has with (a) China, (b) Japan, (c) Australia, (d) New Zealand, (e) South Korea and (f) Vietnam. |
|
(158217)
|
45
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress he has made on the implementation of the Heseltine Review. |
|
(158435)
|
46
N
|
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the likely effects of the provisions of the Children and Families Bill to seek child protection outcomes within a 26-week window. |
|
(158179)
|
47
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what monitoring is undertaken by his Department to ensure that free schools do not discriminate against applicants with disabilities. |
|
(158380)
|
48
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will issue guidance to free schools to ensure that interviews for places do not take place during the school day. |
|
(158397)
|
49
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what monitoring his Department undertakes to ensure that free schools do not select pupils on the basis of SATs results. |
|
(158398)
|
50
N
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues to primary schools on the teaching of swimming. |
|
(158305)
|
51
N
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues to primary schools in relation to the spending of ring-fenced funds for physical education and sport. |
|
(158306)
|
52
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much direct funding his Department provided to each civil society organisation it funded in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; how much he expects to provide to each such organisation in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158315)
|
53
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of homes in London at risk of (a) flash flooding and (b) other forms of flooding; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158434)
|
54
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, under what circumstances the European Gendarmerie Force would be used in the UK. |
|
(158399)
|
55
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the British Ambassador to Burma has attempted to meet (a) Myint Soe and (b) other political prisoners imprisoned in that country. |
|
(158323)
|
56
N
|
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of grants provided by the British Embassy in Rangoon were allocated to projects which promote human rights in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(158324)
|
57
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress has been made on negotiations on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. |
|
(158403)
|
58
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress has been made on negotiations on the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty. |
|
(158404)
|
59
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress has been made on negotiations on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. |
|
(158405)
|
60
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress has been made on negotiations on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. |
|
(158406)
|
61
N
|
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the number of repeat abortions; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of these measures. |
|
(158183)
|
62
N
|
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the number of abortions carried out on girls under the age of 16; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of such measures. |
|
(158184)
|
63
N
|
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 5 March 2013, Official Report, column 938W, on abortion, what progress has been made in (a) cases referred to the Crown Prosecution Service, (b) prosecutions commenced, (c) random inspections of licensed abortion centres and (d) other follow-up steps following the Chief Medical Officer's letter to abortion providers sent in February 2012. |
|
(158309)
|
65
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on providing advice on diet and lifestyle with the objective of reducing the number of hospital admissions. |
|
(158319)
|
66
N
|
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether members of the boards of clinical commissioning groups have to declare membership of political parties. |
|
(158221)
|
67
N
|
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many calls NHS 111 received in each week since 1 April 2013; how many of these calls were answered; and how long, on average, it took for such calls to be answered in each such week. |
|
(158312)
|
68
N
|
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which accident and emergency units each Minister in his Department has visited since their date of appointment; and what the date of each such visit was. |
|
(158313)
|
69
N
|
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements have been made for the Keogh Review team to meet hon. Members whose constituencies are served by hospitals being investigated by that Review; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158218)
|
70
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the longest waiting time in days for patients in (a) England and (b) London was for (i) fibreoptic endoscopic examination of upper gastrointestinal tract and biopsy of lesion of upper gastrointestinal tract, (ii) computed tomography of head, (iii) insertion of prosthetic replacement for lens NEC, (iv) unspecified diagnostic endoscopic examination of bladder, (v) computerised tomography NEC, (vi) continuous intravenous infusion of therapeutic substance NEC, (vii) unspecified diagnostic fibreoptic endoscopic examination of upper gastrointestinal tract, (viii) unspecified diagnostic endoscopic examination of colon, (ix) diagnostic fibreoptic endoscopic examination of colon and biopsy of lesion of colon and (x) unspecified diagnostic endoscopic examination of lower bowel using fibreoptic sigmoidoscope in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13. |
|
(158401)
|
71
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) number of total finished consultant episodes, (b) mean waiting time and (c) median waiting time was for (i) fibreoptic endoscopic examination of upper gastrointestinal tract and biopsy of lesion of upper gastrointestinal tract, (ii) computed tomography of head, (iii) insertion of prosthetic replacement for lens NEC, (iv) unspecified diagnostic endoscopic examination of bladder, (v) computerised tomography NEC, (vi) continuous intravenous infusion of therapeutic substance NEC, (vii) unspecified diagnostic fibreoptic endoscopic examination of upper gastrointestinal tract, (viii) unspecified diagnostic endoscopic examination of colon, (ix) diagnostic fibreoptic endoscopic examination of colon and biopsy of lesion of colon and (x) unspecified diagnostic endoscopic examination of lower bowel using fibreoptic sigmoidoscope in London in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13. |
|
(158402)
|
72
N
|
Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the potential effects on NHS waiting times for mindfulness-based cognitive therapy courses of opening up the market to those who provide the course to clients who pay. |
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(158168)
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73
N
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the (a) NHS and (b) private provider waiting time for patients with depresssion in Sussex for the mindfulness based cognitive therapy course. |
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(158169)
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74
N
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential effects on accident and emergency departments of the prescription of the NICE-recommended mindfulness-based cognitive therapy courses for patients with anxiety and depression. |
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(158170)
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75
N
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Mike Weatherley (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of prescriptions written for antidepressants since the launch of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme. |
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(158171)
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76
N
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Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many points of entry to the UK there are for foreign vehicles; how many such points of entry have automatic number plate recognition cameras; and what use is made of those cameras for registering foreign vehicles entering the country. |
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(158197)
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77
N
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Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 15 April 2013, Official Report, column 154W, on Violence Against Women and Girls Ministerial Group, what the ministerial level or civil service grade is of each attendee from each department at each of that Group's last five meetings. |
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(158384)
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79
N
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Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish in full the data on which table 3.2, Number of sexual offences recorded by the police, 2005-06 to 2011-12 in An Overview of Sexual Offending in England and Wales, published on 10 January 2013, was based. |
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(158393)
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80
N
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Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure requests made under Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties are delivered expediently to the United States of America; when such measures were introduced; and if she will make a statement. |
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(158146)
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81
N
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Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to review the effectiveness of police and crime commissioners. |
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(158321)
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82
N
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Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review her Department's guidelines to make it clear that asylum seekers are entitled to volunteer for work with public sector organisations. |
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(158322)
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83
N
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on the establishment of a European sexual offenders register. |
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(158219)
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84
N
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers are currently working on Operation Nitrate; and whether her Department has provided Operation Nitrate with additional funding. |
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(158220)
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85
N
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has visited Europol since May 2010. |
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(158385)
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86
N
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Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2013, Official Report, column 12W, on the UK Border Agency, if she will arrange for the hon Member for Walsall North to receive a reply from the interim director general, UK Visas and Immigration, to his letter of 28 March 2013, reference H1162268. |
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(158310)
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87
N
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Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the benefits of the product development partnerships model for the development of new technologies for (a) HIV, (b) tuberculosis and (c) malaria. |
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(158395)
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88
N
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were dealt with by the commercial courts in England and Wales in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012. |
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(158177)
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89
N
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the running costs of the commercial courts in England and Wales were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; and how much income was generated by those courts in each such year. |
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(158178)
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90
N
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Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his letter to the leaders of the UK's Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories of 20 May 2013 on tax information exchange and beneficial ownership, whether he has received any replies to that letter; and if he will publish any replies received in full. |
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(158182)
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91
N
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Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding the effect of different Scottish rates of income tax on individuals who are members of pension schemes who operate the relief at source process for tax relief. |
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(158181)
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92
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many wage incentives have been taken up under the Youth Contract since April 2012. |
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(158208)
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93
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people flowing on to jobseeker's allowance (JSA) were in receipt of (a) income-based JSA and (b) contribution-based JSA in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(158209)
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94
N
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Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the income level is beyond which individuals are no longer eligible for support for mortgage interest; and what the age profile is of recipients of support for mortage interest. |
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(158210)
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95
N
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Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to support people leaving the Work Programme after two years without a successful job sustainment. |
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(158211)
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96
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have successfully claimed universal credit in the pathfinder to date. |
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(158212)
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97
N
|
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of jobseeker's allowance in Scotland have received a sanction on (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five and (f) more than five occasions in each year since 2010. |
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(158442)
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98
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps a person undergoing a work capability assessment has to take in order to obtain an audio recording of their assessment. |
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(158174)
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99
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons his Department had a £248 million underspend on the Work Programme in 2012-13; and in what alternative ways this was spent. |
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(158175)
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100
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of whether the Work Programme budget will be underspent in 2013-14; and if he will make a statement. |
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(158176)
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101
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what items of equipment are available for the audio recording of the work capability assessments. |
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(158187)
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102
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many requests for an audio recording of the work capability assessment have been turned down to date; and for what reasons. |
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(158188)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 4 June
1
N
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Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what contribution he expects the Green Investment Bank to make to green growth. |
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[Question Unstarred][Transferred]
(158078)
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2
N
|
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what contribution he expects the Green Investment Bank to make to green growth. |
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[Question Unstarred][Transferred]
(158096)
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3
N
|
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress the Government has made on facilitating exploration of UK shale gas reserves. |
|
[Question Unstarred]
(158088)
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4
N
|
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish in full the data on which table 2.7, Prevalence of being a victim of a sexual offence in the last 12 months among females aged 16 to 59 in An Overview of Sexual Offending in England and Wales, published on 10 January 2013, was based. |
|
[Transferred]
(158392)
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5
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he and officials of his Department have had with (a) colleagues in other departments and (b) local authorities on the delivery of enterprise zones. |
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[Transferred]
(158444)
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6
N
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Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect and change in response times that HS2 construction traffic will have on the accident and emergency ambulance routes along the length of the London to Birmingham route of HS2; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(158186)
|
7
N
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to companies in England of workplace absenteeism. |
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[Transferred]
(158307)
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8
|
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Attorney General, how much the Law Officers' Departments currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
|
(158458)
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9
|
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships commenced in each sector in (a) Gillingham and Rainham constituency and (b) Medway in each of the last three years. |
|
(158701)
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10
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employers to offer industrial placements to (a) science undergraduates and (b) chemistry undergraduates. |
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(158554)
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11
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consideration he has given to extending the chemistry initial teacher training scholarship scheme to primary school initial teacher training. |
|
(158555)
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12
|
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to (a) ensure the future skills needs of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) based industries are met and (b) ensure graduates in STEM subjects are equipped with the skills employers need. |
|
(158556)
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13
|
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ban the advertising of payday loans on television. |
|
(158690)
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14
|
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to increase the scope of the pilot TradeUK credit scheme so that it can offer credit to a wider range of small and micro-businesses. |
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(158456)
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15
|
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applicants to the Regional Growth Fund in the North West have received funds from the Regional Growth Fund to date; and when such payment were made. |
|
(158703)
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16
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs about the potential for improving the UK's bilateral trading relationship with countries in Central America. |
|
(158739)
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17
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the importance of improving bilateral trading relationships with the BRIC countries. |
|
(158740)
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18
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent measures he has put in place to help start-up businesses survive and expand. |
|
(158741)
|
19
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to support business societies at UK universities. |
|
(158743)
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20
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps he has taken to encourage entrepreneurship amongst 16 to 25 year olds. |
|
(158744)
|
21
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage nations outside the EU to purchase UK-manufactured goods. |
|
(158745)
|
22
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage growth in the manufacturing sector. |
|
(158746)
|
23
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the importance of the manufacturing sector to the UK economy. |
|
(158747)
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24
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on improving technological skills training in secondary schools. |
|
(158748)
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25
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the economic effect of new cogent digital camera technology has been on smaller sub-post offices. |
|
(158750)
|
26
|
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
|
(158457)
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27
|
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to eradicate slavery in business supply chains. |
|
(158729)
|
28
|
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to improve the transparency of UK companies operating in developing countries. |
|
(158734)
|
29
|
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are working on zero hours contracts in (a) Gillingham and Rainham constituency and (b) Medway. |
|
(158700)
|
30
|
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
|
(158459)
|
31
|
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the employment rate was in (a) Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK in each year since 2007. |
|
(158719)
|
32
|
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people over the age of 64 years in (a) Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK who were unemployed in each year since 2007. |
|
(158721)
|
33
|
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people between 55 and 64 years in (a) Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK who were unemployed in each year since 2007. |
|
(158722)
|
34
|
Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent consideration he has given to reducing the rate of gross profit tax for bingo to 15 per cent. |
|
(158763)
|
35
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by his Department were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such sums were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
|
(158635)
|
36
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
|
(158651)
|
37
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
|
(158669)
|
38
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by his Department since 7 May 2010 was. |
|
(158686)
|
39
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help people who have been missold loans by high street banks. |
|
(158768)
|
40
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure banks accurately explain the relationship between variations in the Bank of England base rate of interest and the interest charged on their variable rate loans. |
|
(158769)
|
41
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that vulnerable people are not missold loans they cannot afford to repay. |
|
(158770)
|
42
|
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost of bringing Midland Expressway Limited into public ownership. |
|
(158702)
|
43
|
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
|
(158474)
|
44
|
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to enforce the minimum wage. |
|
(158723)
|
45
|
Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many successful appeals have been made against existing house price valuations in each region of the UK in the last five years for which data is available. |
|
(158550)
|
46
|
Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many requests for the revaluation of business premises have been made in each region in the last five years for which data is available. |
|
(158551)
|
47
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the cumulative effect of Government schemes to increase house building. |
|
(158537)
|
48
|
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many enquiries have been made with regards to the Government's Help to Buy scheme in (a) Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and (b) Stalybridge and Hyde constituency. |
|
(158607)
|
49
|
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new housing starts began in (a) Tameside Metropolitan Borough and (b) Stalybridge and Hyde constituency in 2012-13. |
|
(158704)
|
50
|
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
|
(158460)
|
51
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to encourage the sharing of mobile telephone mast sites between mobile network operators; and to what extent such sharing will be promoted in rural and island areas in the forthcoming review of the Electronic Communications Code. |
|
(158787)
|
52
|
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
|
(158461)
|
53
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many qualified unmanned aerial vehicle pilots are currently employed by the Royal Air Force. |
|
(158752)
|
54
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been allocated for research and development funding in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015. |
|
(158776)
|
55
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Reaper and (b) Hermes 450 vehicles have crashed and subsequently been taken out of service in each year since each model came into operation. |
|
(158777)
|
56
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes his Department plans to make to the data collection process relating to compensation claims for deaths caused by drone strikes in Afghanistan. |
|
(158778)
|
57
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when and for how long any UK armed forces personnel have been stationed at Shamsi Airbase in Pakistan; and what the purpose of such personnel deployed to that base was. |
|
(158779)
|
58
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Watchkeeper training flights have taken place; what the location is of such flights; and what the cost to the public purse has been to date. |
|
(158780)
|
59
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on research and development funding on unmanned air vehicles in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013. |
|
(158782)
|
60
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the RAF's operational range requirement for the Tornado GR4 replacement is; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158445)
|
61
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the air worthiness of the Grob 115E training aircraft; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158446)
|
62
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department's work in Libya counted towards the UK's Overseas Development Assistance target. |
|
(158447)
|
63
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department gives on wind turbine applications. |
|
(158696)
|
64
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the radar of Rangehead is for the operation of the test facility or for national security. |
|
(158697)
|
65
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effects on the radar at Cletraval, Uist, of small domestic turbines in the machair. |
|
(158698)
|
66
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made with the development of technology to allow radar to function effectively with wind turbines in line of sight situations; what plans he has to roll out such technology; and when he anticipates the installations of such technology in the Hebrides Range. |
|
(158699)
|
67
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the recent Joint Warrior training exercises and their effect in preparing troops for combat; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158730)
|
68
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the use of the Black Hornet Nano unmanned air vehicle in operations; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158731)
|
69
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the use of Urban Warrior 5 technology in recent training exercises; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158732)
|
70
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department's new operating model is being implemented and the desired effects are achieved. |
|
(158733)
|
71
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what strategic advantages the use of the Wildcat Helicopter in maritime operations brings; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158735)
|
72
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role the Joint Forces Command will have in ensuring robust financial management in the armed forces. |
|
(158736)
|
73
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the new Operating Model will affect his Department; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158737)
|
74
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the standards of training being given by the newly commissioned Defence Explosives Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158738)
|
75
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF recruits undertook flight training in each of the last 12 months. |
|
(158525)
|
76
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Grob 115E tutor trainer aircraft to be back in service; and what the effect of its grounding has been on the RAFs ability to train new pilots. |
|
[R]
(158526)
|
77
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Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has estimated the cost of extending the in-service life of RFA Fort Rosalie and RFA Fort Austin beyond their retirement dates of 2022 and 2021. |
|
(158609)
|
78
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Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of the re-fit of RFA Fort Austin; and whether three replacement solid support ships will be in service in the early 2020s under the contract for the MARS vessels. |
|
(158612)
|
79
|
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
|
(158462)
|
80
|
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his most recent estimate is of the number of unregistered voters. |
|
(158538)
|
81
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by his Office were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such sums were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
|
(158629)
|
82
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much his Office spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
|
(158636)
|
83
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much his Office spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
|
(158654)
|
84
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by his Office since 7 May 2010 was. |
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85
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Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data assessment his Department has made of the performance of (a) children on free school meals and (b) children not on free school meals in (i) London and (ii) other parts of the country (A) in secondary education before and (B) in primary education in 2009. |
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86
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Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of teaching appointments were made through (a) Teach First and (b) other routes in each Government office region in the last year for which information is available. |
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87
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to alter the school calendar and school day; and if he will make a statement. |
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88
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by his Department were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such sums were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
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(158630)
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89
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158637)
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90
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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91
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by his Department since 7 May 2010 was. |
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92
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David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to swimming lessons for school children. |
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93
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Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to assist and encourage charitable organisations in educating school pupils about business and associated skills. |
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(158742)
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94
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Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he will publish plans for the introduction of a single category of special educational need. |
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(158761)
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95
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
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96
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Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent on and how many people received education maintenance allowance in (a) England and (b) Oxfordshire in the last full year of that scheme's operation. |
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97
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Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2013, Official Report, column 358W, on fracking, what plans he has to commission further studies on the volume of shale gas in place to determine a total UK shale gas resource. |
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(158553)
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98
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Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when the UK's new fleet of nuclear power stations will come on line; and if he will make a statement. |
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(158451)
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99
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Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households in the UK were disconnected by their (a) energy and (b) gas supplier in 2010-11. |
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(158536)
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100
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Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what onshore wind energy generation capacity (a) had been installed, (b) had gained planning consent and (c) was seeking planning permission on 1 June 2013. |
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101
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by his Department were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such sums were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
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(158631)
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102
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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103
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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104
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by his Department since 7 May 2010 was. |
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(158673)
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105
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Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to encourage green officers in private businesses to reduce energy consumption and promote green employment. |
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(158547)
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106
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
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(158464)
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107
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Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps the Government is taking to ensure access to free and subsidised insulation schemes for people who live in park homes as part of the Green Deal. |
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(158552)
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108
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by his Department were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such payments were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
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(158617)
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109
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158639)
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110
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158657)
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111
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by his Department since 7 May 2010 was. |
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(158674)
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112
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Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what evidential basis the badger cull has been planned. |
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(158455)
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113
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David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will bring forward legislative proposals to allow the prosecution of owners of dogs that attack other animals. |
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(158751)
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114
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Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for the introduction of the bill to ban wild animals in circuses; and if he will make a statement. |
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(158693)
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115
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
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(158465)
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116
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent correspondence and meetings have taken place between his Department and the UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights; and if he will place such correspondence and the minutes of such meetings in the Library. |
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(158781)
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117
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the presence of anti-personnel mines in Jonglei State, South Sudan in breach of the Mine Ban Treaty; and what representations he has made to the government of South Sudan on that matter. |
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(158753)
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118
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Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received about the case of Redha al Gasra in Bahrain; and what assessment he has made of the legal proceedings being taken against him in that country. |
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(158540)
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119
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Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to secure the release of Mahdi 'Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb in Bahrain. |
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(158544)
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120
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Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of trade union freedom in Bahrain. |
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(158545)
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121
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Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the trial and detention of Mahdi 'Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb in Bahrain. |
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(158546)
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122
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made in assisting the Afghan government to implement fully the law on the elimination of violence against women. |
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(158557)
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123
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what priority has been given by his Department to women's rights in Afghanistan. |
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(158564)
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124
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Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect the interests of UK citizens residing and owning property in Goa. |
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125
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by his Department were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such payments were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
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(158618)
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126
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158640)
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127
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158658)
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128
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by his Department since 7 May 2010 was. |
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(158675)
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129
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Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will assess the strength of the evidence base for the accusations made by the Colombian government that the March for Peace, held across Colombia on 9 April 2013, had been partly organised with money from FARC; and if he will make a statement on the implications for human rights in that country, particularly freedom of association. |
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(158535)
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130
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Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with Baroness Amos following her visit to Sudan. |
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(158783)
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131
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
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(158466)
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132
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to address the lack of a specialist neuromuscular care adviser and a specialist neuromuscular consultant in the West Midlands since the agreement of funding for those posts in March 2010. |
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(158606)
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133
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Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's announcement of 10 April 2013, when the hospices allocated funding under the capital grants programme will formally receive funds. |
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(158760)
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134
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Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Risk-Sharing Scheme (RSS) that makes disease-modifying treatments available to those with multiple sclerosis; what steps he is taking to ensure there is a review of the RSS pending publication of 10-year data; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the provision of treatment of multiple sclerosis meet its associated care, support costs and ensures that new treatments for multiple sclerosis are made available to patients. |
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(158689)
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135
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that Public Health England works with health and well-being boards to promote health awareness in young people; and what steps he is taking to monitor progress in this area. |
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(158527)
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136
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what incentives he has given to health and well-being boards to encourage them to invest in drug and alcohol prevention work aimed at young people. |
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(158528)
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137
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has given to clinical commissioning groups and health and well-being boards on coordinating health commissioning for people with (a) alcohol addiction, (b) drugs addiction and (c) dual-diagnosis mental health and addiction problems. |
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(158529)
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138
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many job descriptions for directors of public health to be appointed by health and well-being boards his Department has approved to date; and how many such appointees are currently in post. |
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(158772)
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139
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by his Department were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such payments were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
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(158620)
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140
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158642)
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141
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158660)
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142
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by his Department since 7 May 2010 was. |
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(158677)
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143
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Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on the management of HIV-infected healthcare workers. |
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(158453)
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144
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Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on (a) clinical and (b) non-clinical pensions in the N HS since 2005. |
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(158534)
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145
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
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(158467)
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146
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what comparative assessment he has made of the (a) availability and (b) quality of fertility services in (i) Hartlepool and (ii) the North East Region; and if he will make a statement. |
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(158561)
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147
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Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications of 3D printers in the UK producing plastic firearms. |
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(158566)
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148
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of the removal of 1,136,000 DNA profiles from the national DNA database. |
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(158774)
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149
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of DNA profiles that have been removed from the national DNA database that will be put back on the database in the next three years; and what the total cost to the public purse will be of such a process. |
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(158775)
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150
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Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department will respond to Philip Alliah's letter regarding his mother Diana Adzorker's application for entry clearance. |
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(158694)
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151
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Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department will respond to the letter of Robert Kelly regarding his business partner, Shuai Feng Zhao's business visa application. |
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(158695)
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152
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Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what target her Department sets to answer letters from hon. Members. |
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(158765)
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153
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Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the consequences of withdrawing from the EU, on (a) EU economic migrants residing in the UK and (b) the future of UK citizens working in other EU countries. |
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(158691)
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154
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the Children's Society report into asylum support for children and young people, published in January 2013; and if she will make a statement. |
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(158539)
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155
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by her Department were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such payments were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
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(158621)
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156
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158643)
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157
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158661)
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158
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by her Department since 7 May 2010 was. |
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(158678)
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159
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
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(158468)
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160
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Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions (a) she and (b) the Minister for Immigration has had with the Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice regarding human trafficking in the UK. |
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(158724)
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161
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Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions (a) she and (b) the Minister for Immigration has had with (i) the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and (ii) the Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs in the Scottish Government regarding human trafficking in the UK. |
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(158725)
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162
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Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve knowledge of human trafficking amongst social workers in (a) Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK. |
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(158726)
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163
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Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Minister for Children and Young People in the Scottish Government on improving knowledge of human trafficking amongst social workers in (a) Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency and (b) Scotland. |
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(158727)
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164
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Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on prosecuting people for crimes committed while being controlled by traffickers. |
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(158728)
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165
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by the House of Commons Commission were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such payments were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
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(158622)
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166
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much the House of Commons Commission spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158644)
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167
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much the House of Commons Commission spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158662)
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168
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by the House of Commons Commission since 7 May 2010 was. |
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(158679)
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169
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Jonglei State, South Sudan; and what access is being provided by the Government to humanitarian and other non-governmental organisations. |
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(158754)
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170
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by her Department were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such sums were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
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(158632)
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171
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158645)
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172
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158663)
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173
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by her Department since 7 May 2010 was. |
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(158680)
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174
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Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the current situation in the Yida and Ajuong refugee camps in South Sudan. |
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(158784)
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175
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Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has received on the supply of food in Yida refugee camp in South Sudan. |
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(158785)
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176
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Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the government of the Island of St Helena on the (a) current water supply infrastructure and (b) anticipated demand following the opening of the airport and increased tourism; and if she will make a statement. |
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(158692)
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177
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
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(158469)
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178
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Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to young disabled refugees from Syria in (a) Lebanon, (b) Jordan, (c) Iraq and (d) Turkey. |
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(158717)
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179
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Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the work conducted by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in supporting (a) Palestinian refugees who have not been displaced as a result of the conflict in Syria and (b) newly-displaced Palestinian refugees from Syria. |
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(158718)
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180
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Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which projects her Department funds in Area C of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. |
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(158755)
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181
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Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the relative poverty of Palestinians living in (a) Area C, (b) Areas B and A and (c) East Jerusalem. |
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(158756)
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182
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Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to Palestinians living in Area C of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. |
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(158757)
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183
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Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the risks and benefits of funding projects in Area C of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. |
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(158758)
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184
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Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions her Department has had on funding of development infrastructure in those parts of Area C of the Occupied Palestinian Territory covered by Palestinian master plans with (a) other Government departments, (b) international development ministers of other EU member states and (c) the European Commission. |
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(158759)
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185
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Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests for registered intermediaries have been made by (a) children and (b) adults in each month since January 2013. |
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(158562)
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186
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Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many registered intermediaries were appointed in each of the last three years for which data is available; and what the type of case was in each case. |
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(158563)
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187
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Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prison population is serving a prison sentence of (a) one year or more and (b) two years or more. |
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(158542)
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188
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by his Department were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such sums were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
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(158633)
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189
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what value of fines have been paid under each privately-operated prisoner escort contract in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. |
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(158448)
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190
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what fines can be levied against each privately-operated prisoner escort contract for (a) late delivery to court of offenders and (b) late delivery of offenders at prison establishments; and if he will make a statement. |
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(158449)
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191
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions each prison reception in the UK has had to remain open due to the late arrival of offenders from courts in each of the last 12 months. |
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(158454)
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192
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David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was paid in legal aid fees to (a) Mr Mohammed Tayyab Khan and (b) Mr Dean Kershaw; and what the total amount paid in legal aid fees was arising from the case of Crown v Ali and Others held at Stafford Crown Court between May and September 2011. |
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(158565)
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193
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
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(158470)
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194
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Leader of the House, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by his Office were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such sums were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
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(158634)
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195
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Leader of the House, how much his Office spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158646)
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196
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Leader of the House, how much his Office spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158664)
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197
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Leader of the House, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by his Office since 7 May 2010 was. |
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(158681)
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198
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, at how many party conferences the Parades Commission has been represented in each year since that body's creation. |
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(158558)
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199
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Parades Commission has spent on attendance at political party events in Northern Ireland in each year since that body's creation. |
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(158559)
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200
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Parades Commission has spent on (a) marketing and (b) press advertising in each year since its creation. |
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(158560)
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201
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by her Department were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such payments were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
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(158623)
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202
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158647)
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203
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158665)
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204
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by her Department since 7 May 2010 was. |
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(158682)
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205
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
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(158471)
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206
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Prime Minister, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by No. 10 Downing Street were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such payments were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
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(158624)
|
207
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Prime Minister, how much No. 10 Downing Street spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158648)
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208
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Prime Minister, how much No. 10 Downing Street spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158666)
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209
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Prime Minister, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by No. 10 Downing Street since 7 May 2010 was. |
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(158683)
|
210
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, how much the Public Accounts Commission has spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158707)
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211
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, how much the Public Accounts Commission has spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158710)
|
212
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by the Public Accounts Commission since 7 May 2010 has been. |
|
(158713)
|
213
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by the Public Accounts Commission in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012 were; to whom such payments were made; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
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(158715)
|
214
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by his Department were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such payments were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
|
(158625)
|
215
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
|
(158649)
|
216
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
|
(158667)
|
217
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by his Department since 7 May 2010 was. |
|
(158684)
|
218
|
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
|
(158472)
|
219
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much the Electoral Commission has spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
|
(158706)
|
220
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much the Electoral Commission has spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158709)
|
221
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by the Electoral Commission since 7 May 2010 has been. |
|
(158712)
|
222
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by the Electoral Commission in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012 were; to whom such payments were made; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
|
(158716)
|
223
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how much the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
|
(158705)
|
224
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how much the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158708)
|
225
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority since 7 May 2010 has been. |
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(158711)
|
226
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012 were; to whom such payments were made; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
|
(158714)
|
227
|
Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission new survey data for use in calculating the benefits of High Speed 2 to business travellers. |
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(158608)
|
228
|
Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when HS2 Ltd will (a) complete and (b) publish an independent audit of passenger demand forecasts and analysis. |
|
(158610)
|
229
|
Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review his Department's benefit to cost ratio for High Speed 2 to take into account the assumptions on the relationship between passenger numbers and GDP growth that were published in August 2012. |
|
(158611)
|
230
|
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of passengers on trains to London from (a) Gillingham station and (b) Rainham station in each of the last five years. |
|
(158773)
|
231
|
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the level of light dues in the remainder of this parliament. |
|
(158524)
|
232
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funds his Department makes available to upgrade local authority managed seafront piers. |
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(158452)
|
233
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by his Department were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such payments were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
|
(158626)
|
234
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158650)
|
235
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
|
(158668)
|
236
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by his Department since 7 May 2010 was. |
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(158685)
|
237
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to electrify the Windermere branch line; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158771)
|
238
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent meetings (a) heand (b) Ministers in his Department have had with the Post Office to discuss the implementation of new digital technology to process driving licence applications in post offices. |
|
(158749)
|
239
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
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(158473)
|
240
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by his Department were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such payments were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
|
(158627)
|
241
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
|
(158652)
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242
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
|
(158670)
|
243
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by his Department since 7 May 2010 was. |
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(158687)
|
244
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
|
(158475)
|
245
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by The Government Equalities Office were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such payments were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
|
(158619)
|
246
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much the Government Equalities Office spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158641)
|
247
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much the Government Equalities Office spent on external legal advice (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158659)
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248
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by the Government Equalities Office since 7 May 2010 was. |
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(158676)
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249
|
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants referred to prime contractors in the last six months have had (a) zero, (b) one, (c) two, (d) three and (e) four or more interviews. |
|
(158543)
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250
|
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of employment and support allowance claimants with mental illness have been referred to treatments within the NHS or with subcontractors in the last period for which figures are available. |
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(158762)
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251
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Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of employment and support allowance claimants are mentally ill; how many of such claimants have been referred for treatment; and if he will make a statement. |
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(158766)
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252
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the 20 highest amounts paid for external legal advice by his Department were in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; to whom such payments were paid; and for what reasons the legal advice was sought. |
|
(158628)
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253
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on external legal advice from Queen's Counsels (a) between 7 May 2010 and 4 September 2012 and (b) since 4 September 2012. |
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(158653)
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254
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Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the highest day rate paid for external legal advice by his Department since 7 May 2010 was. |
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(158688)
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255
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Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Capita; and how much was spent in each year since 2008. |
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(158476)
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256
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Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help unemployed people over the age of 64 years in (a) Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK return to work. |
|
(158720)
|
MONDAY 10 JUNE
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
*1
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Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): When she next expects to discuss policing with the Police Federation. |
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(158489)
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*2
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Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): What steps she is taking to prevent abuse of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights in respect of the removal of foreign criminals. |
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(158490)
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*3
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Geraint Davies (Swansea West): What assessment she has made of the effect of spending reductions on frontline policing. |
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(158491)
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*4
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Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What steps she is taking to reduce benefit tourism. |
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(158492)
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*5
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Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): What progress is being made on Operation Alice; and if she will make a statement. |
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(158493)
|
*6
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Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): How many people made subject to a Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measure (TPIM) order have subsequently been charged and prosecuted since the inception of the TPIM regime. |
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(158494)
|
*7
|
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): What assessment she has made of the ability of the public to access frontline police services through the provision of local police stations in London boroughs. |
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(158495)
|
*8
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Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): When she next expects to discuss policing with the Police Federation. |
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(158496)
|
*9
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Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): What assessment she has made of increases in waiting times for visa decisions. |
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(158497)
|
*10
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Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): How many prosecutions have been brought against those subject to a Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measure (TPIM) order since the TPIM regime was introduced. |
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(158498)
|
*11
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Karen Lumley (Redditch): What assessment she has made of the contribution of police measures to falling crime levels. |
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(158499)
|
*12
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): What change there has been in the number of businesses fined for employing illegal labour since 2010. |
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(158500)
|
*13
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Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What assessment she has made of the potential effects of incorporating legal highs in the scope of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. |
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(158501)
|
*14
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Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): What assessment she has made of the contribution of police measures to falling crime levels. |
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(158502)
|
*15
|
Ann Coffey (Stockport): What training is undertaken by police forces in respect of child sexual exploitation cases. |
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(158503)
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*16
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Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): What plans she has to speed up the deportation of those refused asylum in the UK. |
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(158504)
|
*17
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Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): Whether Scots would be able to retain UK citizenship if Scotland became an independent country. |
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(158505)
|
*18
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Jenny Chapman (Darlington): What progress her Department has made on improving the detection and reporting of incidents of domestic violence. |
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(158506)
|
*19
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Mark Menzies (Fylde): What steps she is taking to target dangerous criminals who use firearms. |
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(158507)
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*20
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Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): What assessment she has made of existing gun laws. |
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(158508)
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*21
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): What steps she is taking to reduce immigration. |
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(158509)
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*22
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Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): What assessment she has made of the use of community resolutions for offences of serious violence. |
|
(158510)
|
*23
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Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): What steps she is taking to reduce benefit tourism. |
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(158511)
|
*24
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): What assessment she has made of the effect of spending reductions on frontline policing. |
|
(158512)
|
*25
|
Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): What steps her Department is taking to ensure that net migration continues to fall. |
|
(158513)
|
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
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Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): If she will make a statement on her Departmental responsibilities. |
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(158514)
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*2
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Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): |
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(158515)
|
*3
|
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): |
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(158516)
|
*4
|
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): |
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(158517)
|
*5
|
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): |
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(158518)
|
*6
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Sarah Teather (Brent Central): |
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(158519)
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*7
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Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): |
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(158520)
|
*8
|
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): |
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(158521)
|
*9
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): |
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(158522)
|
*10
|
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): |
|
(158523)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 3 June
1
N
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Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what meetings (a) he and (b) staff in his Office have held with directors or staff of the top 15 food retailers in the UK in the last 15 months; and what subjects were discussed at those meetings. |
|
(158413)
|
2
N
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Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have held with directors or staff of the top 15 food producers in the UK in the last 15 months; and what subjects were discussed at those meetings. |
|
(158414)
|
3
N
|
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to halt the transfer of population and demolition of Palestinian housing and infrastructure by the Israeli government. |
|
(158190)
|
4
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage people to join the Organ Donor Register. |
|
(158407)
|
5
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to mark National Transplant Week. |
|
(158408)
|
6
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will liaise with the Secretary of State for Education to encourage local schools to take up their Give and Let Live resources which allow teachers to incorporate education about organ and blood donation into the curriculum. |
|
(158409)
|
7
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of difficulties experienced by claimants in gaining financial support from the Macfarlane, Skipton and Caxton funds. |
|
(158410)
|
8
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason the Government has decided not to replicate the Irish scheme of compensation for people who contracted hepatitis and other blood diseases from contaminated NHS blood products. |
|
(158411)
|
9
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Prime Minister, what meetings (a) he and (b) staff in his Office have held with directors or staff of the top 15 food retailers in the UK in the last 12 months; and what subjects were discussed at those meetings. |
|
(158412)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 4 June
1
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many learners aged 19 to 23 years old achieved a Level 3 qualificaiton through their statutory entitlement to a fully funded first full level 3 qualification in academic year (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. |
|
(158801)
|
2
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many learners aged 24 years and over achieved Level 2 qualifications in academic year (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. |
|
(158802)
|
3
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many learners aged 19 to 24 years old achieved Level 2 qualifications through their statutory entitlement to a fully funded first full level 2 qualification in academic year (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. |
|
(158803)
|
4
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his Department's publication entitled, Rigour and Responsiveness in Skills, when he will confirm the appointment of the FE Commissioner. |
|
(158804)
|
5
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research, surveys, studies or data gathering on pub closures his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) subscribed to. |
|
(158613)
|
6
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many jobs would have been created and how much investment would have been generated by each bid to the Regional Growth Fund which has been withdrawn to date had the project gone ahead. |
|
(158614)
|
7
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for which industry sectors collaborative strategic partnerships are due to be published during this Parliament; and what timetable he has set for the publication of each. |
|
(158615)
|
8
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what public monies have been allocated to supporting the Government's oil and gas strategy. |
|
(158616)
|
9
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with (a) trades unions and (b) local authorities with regards to TUPE arrangements in the event of the privatisation of the Land Registry. |
|
(158821)
|
10
N
|
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what occasions representatives from UK Trade and Investment have met with the Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership in the last year. |
|
(158789)
|
11
N
|
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on which occasions representatives from UK Trade and Investment have met with businesses based in Cumbria in the last year. |
|
(158790)
|
12
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures are in place to control the export of cyber security software. |
|
(158598)
|
13
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how his Department will implement the proposed changes to the calculation of charges attached to Freedom of Information requests. |
|
(158599)
|
14
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the role of women in social enterprises. |
|
(158600)
|
15
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, colums 956-7W, on Big Society Network, what the purpose was of each grant or contract the Big Society Network and its subsidiaries received; what evaluation has been concluded as to whether the objectives behind each contract and grant have been achieved; he will make a statement. |
|
(158794)
|
16
N
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 964W, on social action fund, how many organisations benefited from the change in criteria for the Social Action Fund; and if he will make a statement. |
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(158797)
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17
N
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Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 828W, on VAT High Speed 2 (HS2) railway line, when he expects HM Revenue and Customs to make a decision on whether the HS2 project will be subject to VAT. |
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(158594)
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18
N
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Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his Irish counterpart on the sale of Ulster Bank. |
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(158826)
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19
N
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Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that the Financial Regulation Authority publishes its report into the RBS/Ulsterbank computer system failure. |
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(158827)
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20
N
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Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle inequality in income and wealth in the UK; and if he will make a statement. |
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(158479)
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21
N
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 817W, on banks: loans, when he expects postcode level lending data from the banks to be publically available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(158798)
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22
N
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Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish (a) all correspondence, (b) market research, (c) the business case and (d) the impact assessment produced by his Department in the last 12 months with regards to privatising the Land Registry. |
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(158577)
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23
N
|
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he is confident that his plan for the mutualisation of the fire service will not lead to its privatisation. |
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(158597)
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24
N
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Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with his ministerial counterparts on the Land Registry prototype for the provision of local land charges. |
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(158581)
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25
N
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Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent correspondence he has had with (a) Lord McNally and (b) other Ministers in the Ministry of Justice on the prototype of the Provision of Local Land Charges. |
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(158823)
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26
N
|
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have chosen to set their council tax rate for empty properties at above 100 per cent in the 2013-14 financial year. |
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(158791)
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27
N
|
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the spending power per head of (a) Barrow and Furness, (b) South Lakeland, (c) Eden, (d) Allerdale, (e) Copeland and (f) Carlisle district councils was in each of the last five years. |
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(158792)
|
28
N
|
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the spending power per head of (a) Cumbria and (b) Lancashire county councils was in each of the last five years. |
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(158793)
|
29
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 802W, on broadband: rural areas, when the independent review is expected to report; and whether it has made interim findings available to her (a) formally and (b) informally. |
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(158601)
|
30
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 801W, on broadband, whether the UK is on track to meet the EU 2020 broadband targets. |
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(158602)
|
31
N
|
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial and logistical support she intends to offer Liverpool City Council for the centenary anniversary of World War I. |
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(158576)
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32
N
|
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to meet Facebook to discuss internet trolling. |
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(158800)
|
33
N
|
Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. |
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(158488)
|
34
N
|
Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he intends to sign-off the agreement setting up the Kings Priory Academy. |
|
(158573)
|
35
N
|
Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what agreements he has signed setting up Academy schools in North Tyneside since May 2010. |
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(158574)
|
36
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Gateshead of 1 March 2013, Official Report, colums 753-4W, on schools: transport, if he will take steps to update his Department's statutory guidance to local authorities regarding transport for 16 to18 year olds. |
|
(158786)
|
37
N
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on the provision of swimming in primary schools. |
|
(158569)
|
38
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to bring forward an aid package for fishermen to cover expenses incurred by them as a result of poor weather conditions and recent gear requirement changes. |
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(158828)
|
39
N
|
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on how many Palestinian homes are currently at risk of demolition in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in (a) East Jerusalem, (b) Areas A and B and (c) Area C. |
|
(158533)
|
40
N
|
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Bangladesh government regarding the establishment of an independent inquiry into the recent violence in that country. |
|
(158590)
|
41
N
|
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Bangladeshi counterpart in support of the rule of law and the abolition of the death penalty in that country. |
|
(158593)
|
42
N
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the UK has offered to non-members of the Missile Technology Control Regime to prevent the proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles. |
|
(158807)
|
43
N
|
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish for each of the last five years (a) mortality rates and (b) risk-adjusted PRAiS data on mortality rates for children's heart surgery units in England, broken down by the number of paediatric surgical procedures on the following basis: (i) less than 150, (ii) 151 to 250, (iii) 251 to 350, (iv) 351 to 450, (v) 451 to 550 and (vi) 551 and over. |
|
(158582)
|
44
N
|
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications of recent price movements in the Consumer Price Index for (a) food and non-alcoholic beverages and (b) vegetable products for people's dietary choices. |
|
(158532)
|
45
N
|
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the spread and adoption of the my home life programme since the publication of the Care and Support White Paper; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158589)
|
46
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the provision of advice through the NHS to the public about the importance of diet. |
|
(158591)
|
47
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England use (i) 0844 and (ii) 0845 numbers. |
|
(158815)
|
48
N
|
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when a decision will be made on whether NHS England will commission the auto-islet transplant procedure; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158481)
|
49
N
|
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what responsibilities of (a) clinical commissioning groups and (b) local authorities are for the funding of long-term care; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158482)
|
50
N
|
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2013, Official Report, columns 159-60W, on cancer: drugs, what assessment he has made of the policy statement on selective internal radiation therapy by the Clinical Reference Group chairs and the Specialised Services Portfolio Board; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158572)
|
51
N
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on remuneration in the case of the early retirement of (a) clinical staff and (b) all categories of non-clinical staff in the NHS. |
|
(158567)
|
52
N
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the policy of the Italian Government towards the classification of medical doctors as executives for the purposes of the European Working Time Directive; and whether this policy could apply to doctors working in the NHS. |
|
(158568)
|
53
N
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are employed by his Department to investigate whistleblowing cases in the NHS. |
|
(158570)
|
54
N
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what process his Department initiates when it is made aware of a whistleblowing case in the NHS. |
|
(158571)
|
55
N
|
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the clinical benefits of larger paediatric cardiac surgical units. |
|
(158603)
|
56
N
|
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the latest partial risk adjustment in surgery data confirms the conclusion of the 2011 Safe and Sustainable Review that surgery would be better focused at fewer, larger sites. |
|
(158604)
|
57
N
|
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission a detailed analysis of surgical performance, in association with the National Institute for Health Care and Excellence aimed at quantifying other factors that affect surgical success rates such as ethnicity, socioeconomic deprivation, national funding, technical difficulty and unit size. |
|
(158605)
|
58
N
|
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was returned to the Government by Primary Care Trusts in Merseyside before their dissolution. |
|
(158575)
|
59
N
|
Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a formal agreement was signed between the now abolished South Central Strategic Health Authority and Southern Water to add fluoride to the water supply in (a) Southampton and (b) the South West Hampshire area. |
|
(158592)
|
60
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigrants entered the UK from (a) outside and (b) inside the EU in each of the last three years. |
|
(158585)
|
61
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been granted permission to remain in the UK in each of the last three years. |
|
(158478)
|
62
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals of Syrian nationality have been granted asylum in the UK since March 2011. |
|
(158480)
|
63
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Harrow West of 3 April 2013 and 20 May 2013 to the UK Border Agency regarding Ms Alpa Odedra of Harrow. |
|
(158588)
|
64
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department uses to decide whether an immigration case is deemed complex; and what service standards apply to such cases. |
|
(158819)
|
65
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) non-complex cases and (b) complex cases an immigration caseworker completes in an average month. |
|
(158824)
|
66
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average wait for in-country applicants waiting to be sent biometric enrolment invitations from the date their application is acknowledged is. |
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(158825)
|
67
N
|
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of the total UK international development budget was spent on abortion services in the last five years, by country. |
|
(158806)
|
68
N
|
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent reports she has received on the holding of free and fair elections in Zimbabwe. |
|
(158795)
|
69
N
|
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will provide advice and support to the First and Deputy First Minister from Northern Ireland following their recent visit to China to ascertain the viability of establishing a bureau in China to help foster good relations and promote inward investment. |
|
(158796)
|
70
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she intends to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Bury South dated 8 May 2013 regarding her Department's use of private sector contracts. |
|
(158820)
|
71
N
|
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department provides funds to any aid agencies which provide medical services to female victims of sexual violence and which also receive aid from the US and are constrained by that government's policy towards the provision of abortion services; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(158477)
|
72
N
|
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on the rights of women and girls who have been raped in situations of armed conflict and their right to medical treatment which may include access to a safe abortion. |
|
(158586)
|
73
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what latest assessment she has made of and what aid the UK is supplying to the humanitarian situation in Syria in response to that situation. |
|
(158587)
|
74
N
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what monitoring her Department is undertaking on the effect of drone strikes on livelihood strategies in the areas affected. |
|
(158808)
|
75
N
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has received of the movement of people in Afghanistan and Pakistan who have been displaced as a result of drone strikes. |
|
(158809)
|
76
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to ensure public safety underhis proposals for the outsourcing of probation services. |
|
(158483)
|
77
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to enable third sector providers to compete for probation services with the private sector underhis proposals for the outsourcing of probation services. |
|
(158484)
|
78
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to retain sufficiently qualified and professional staff in the public sector underhis proposals for the outsourcing of probation services. |
|
(158485)
|
79
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to assess the success of his proposals for the outsourcing of probation services. |
|
(158486)
|
80
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how contractors will be incentivised under his proposals for the outsouring of probation services. |
|
(158487)
|
81
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to require public sector organisations to take an audit from the Information Commissioner. |
|
(158814)
|
82
N
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will give consideration to implementing a murder offence of terrorism aggravated murder with the punishment of a mandatory whole life sentence without parole. |
|
(158813)
|
83
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend current legislation relating to Public Sector Information Re-use and the Environmental Information regulations. |
|
(158822)
|
84
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will ensure that Ministers attending the Bilderberg Conference at Watford on 6-9 June make a statement to the House afterwards reporting on the proceedings and the implications for Government policy. |
|
(158531)
|
85
N
|
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to analyse the effect of premium pricing on forecast (a) passenger demand, (b) revenues and (c) benefit to cost ratios for High Speed 2; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158595)
|
86
N
|
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to reach a decision on how rolling stock for phase one of High Speed 2 will be financed. |
|
(158596)
|
87
N
|
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding has been allocated from the New Stations Fund; and whether he plans to make further awards from the New Stations Fund. |
|
(158799)
|
88
N
|
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects HS2 Ltd to complete and publish the research it commissioned in August 2012 into the potential effect of High Speed 2 on regional economies. |
|
(158578)
|
89
N
|
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the members of the High Speed Rail programme board are. |
|
(158579)
|
90
N
|
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the report commissioned by HS2 Ltd from the companies Sinclair Knight Merz and Jacobs into the High Speed 2 modelling framework. |
|
(158580)
|
91
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) people and (b) disabled people in work live in households with incomes below 60 per cent of contemporary median net disposable household income (i) before and (ii) after housing costs. |
|
(158805)
|
92
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of personal independence payment on the number of disabled people living in relative poverty. |
|
(158816)
|
93
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are expected to take up post-Work Programme support in each of the next three years. |
|
(158817)
|
94
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people receiving contributory jobseeker's allowance moved on to income-based jobseeker's allowance after reaching the 182-day limit on the contributory element in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(158818)
|
95
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of universal credit on 31 May 2013. |
|
(158583)
|
96
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date jobcentres in (a) Wigan, (b) Warrington and (c) Oldham will start to accept applications for universal credit. |
|
(158584)
|
97
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which people aged under 18 years old will be eligible to claim universal credit. |
|
(158810)
|
98
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the whole life cost of the universal credit project; whether this estimate has changed since 2010; and if he will make a statement about the differences in those estimates. |
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(158811)
|
99
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances someone undertaking study or training will be eligible to receive universal credit. |
|
(158812)
|
TUESDAY 11 JUNE
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 4 June
1
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to raise the case of Devinderpal Singh Bhullar with his counterparts in the Indian government and to press for his death sentence to be commuted to a life sentence. |
|
(158829)
|
2
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Indian government regarding concerns raised by Amnesty International, Reprieve UK, Human Rights Watch and other organisations regarding the treatment of Devinderpal Singh Bhullar. |
|
(158830)
|
3
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received regarding access for tourists to the West Bank. |
|
(158831)
|
4
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with his counterpart in the Israeli government the importance of allowing tourism to Palestinian-controlled areas as a valuable source for economic growth in the area. |
|
(158832)
|
WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given between Wednesday 22 May and Friday 31 May
1
N
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Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consideration her Department has given to sharing spectrum at 2.3GHz; and how soon she hopes to be able to share this spectrum. |
|
(157985)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 4 June
1
N
|
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the incidence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in the UK sheep flock has been in each of the last 10 years for which data is available. |
|
(158834)
|
