Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Friday 5 July 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 Thursday 4 July 2013
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Friday 5 July 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.
FRIDAY 5 JULY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 1 July
1
N
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Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government plans to publish the response to the consultation on Alcohol Fraud: legislative measures to tackle existing and emerging threats to the UK alcohol duty regime. |
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(163337)
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2
N
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Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what legislative proposals the Government plans to bring forward to tackle alcohol duty fraud. |
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(163338)
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3
N
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Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish each response received to the consultation on Alcohol Fraud: legislative measures to tackle existing and emerging threats to the UK alcohol duty regime. |
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(163339)
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Notices given on Tuesday 2 July
1
N
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the number of businesses offered redress as part of their redress scheme for businesses mis-sold interest rate hedging products; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163537)
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2
N
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Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the judgement by the Court of Justice of the European Union, in the case VG Wort v Kyocera on 27 June 2013, on his proposal for an exception to copyright for private copying that allows for appropriate compensation to be paid at the point of sale. |
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(163399)
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3
N
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the triennial review of the Industry Training Boards for Construction, Engineering Construction and Film Industry Training Boards is expected to be completed. |
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(163708)
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4
N
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the profit margins were of the Royal Mail in each of the last 10 years. |
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(163685)
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5
N
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Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs which have been created or safeguarded by foreign direct investment from other EU countries in (a) total and (b) each NUTS 1 region in each year since 2003. |
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(163615)
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6
N
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Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs in each NUTS 1 region which are dependent on trade with the European Union. |
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(163616)
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7
N
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Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in (a) total and (b) each NUTS 1 region conducted trade in (i) services and (ii) goods with other EU countries in the last 12 months. |
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(163617)
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8
N
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Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses in Barnsley Central constituency who will receive the £2,000 enterprise allowance. |
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(163675)
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9
N
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of any change in the level of rent arrears owed to housing associations and local authorities since the introduction of the under-occupancy penalty; and if he will publish statistics on that matter. |
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(163683)
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10
N
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Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people sleeping rough in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire, (c) England and (d) the UK. |
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(163672)
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12
N
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Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will review the lessons of the fire at Smethwick on 1-2 July 2013 for the adequacy of current and planned levels of fire and rescue resources nationally. |
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(163610)
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13
N
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Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vending machines in his Department's premises contain snack foods that are high in calories and low in nutritional value. |
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(163525)
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14
N
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James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the viability of developing housing on his Department's land in Shoeburyness. |
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(163532)
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15
N
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James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proposals his Department has received to develop housing on its land in Shoeburyness. |
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(163533)
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16
N
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2013, Official Report, column 401W, on procurement, what the total sum saved through his Department's re-negotiation of contracts is since May 2010. |
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(163709)
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17
N
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Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2013, Official Report, column 400W, on Iran, what the assessed and agreed potential liability is to international military services of funds owed to Iran. |
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(163684)
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18
N
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Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many vending machines in his Department's premises contain snack foods that are high in calories and low in nutritional value. |
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(163527)
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19
N
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Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many vending machines in his Department's premises contain snack foods that are high in calories and low in nutritional value. |
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(163526)
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20
N
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many companies who secured a contract through eco-brokerage have defaulted on their contractual obligations since July 2012. |
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(163395)
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21
N
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recommendations his Department has received from the Behavioural Insights Team based in the Cabinet Office on better incentivising domestic and non-domestic retrofit. |
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(163396)
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22
N
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many cashback vouchers have been (a) issued and (b) paid in each (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local authority area by 16 June 2013. |
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(163397)
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23
N
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Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) Green Deal assessments and (b) Green Deal plans were completed in each (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local authority area by 16 June 2013. |
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(163398)
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24
N
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will list those (a) oil-fired and (b) coal-fired power stations which (i) have been closed during the last five years and (ii) are due to be closed during the next 10 years, together with the reasons for closure in each case. |
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(163514)
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25
N
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what reductions (a) have occurred over the last five years and (b) are anticipated in the next 10 years in the total electricity generating capacity of the United Kingdom; and to what extent these will be offset by new generating capacity in each period. |
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(163515)
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26
N
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy to mothball sufficient power stations (a) already and (b) scheduled to be taken out of service to ensure a strategic reserve generating capacity to (i) prevent power cuts and (ii) meet emergency demands in times of conflict or other crises. |
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(163516)
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27
N
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has identified any power stations, either closed or scheduled for closure, which could be mothballed economically; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163517)
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28
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether (a) EU and (b) other restrictions on emissions by power stations can be set aside in circumstances of national emergency; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163518)
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29
N
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Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many vending machines in his Department's premises contain snack foods that are high in calories and low in nutritional value. |
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(163524)
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30
N
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Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department owns Rectory Farm adjacent to Wisley Airfield, Surrey; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163523)
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31
N
|
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) the National Wildlife Crime Unit, (b) the Metropolitan Police Wildlife Crime Unit and (c) other wildlife law enforcement bodies have the necessary resources to tackle wildlife crime effectively. |
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(163400)
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32
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) rangers, (b) planners, (c) archaeologists, (d) sustainable development advisers and (e) education officers were employed in each national park in England in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163534)
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33
N
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Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many recycling plants have failed health and safety requirements in each year since 2001. |
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(163528)
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34
N
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Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of fires at recycling plants since 2001. |
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(163529)
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35
N
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Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has estimated the average time material is stored at recycling plants before being recycled. |
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(163530)
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36
N
|
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when HM Ambassador to the Dominican Republic last discussed the case of Ms Nicole Reyes, a constituent of the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth, with the government of the Dominican Republic. |
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(163667)
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37
N
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Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he or one of his Ministers last met the (a) Justice Minister and (b) Attorney General of the Dominican Republic. |
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(163669)
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38
N
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Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when HM Ambassador to the Dominican Republic last met the (a) Justice Minister and (b) Attorney General of the Dominican Republic. |
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(163670)
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39
N
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Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when HM Ambassador to the Dominican Republic last met the Dominican Republic's Ambassador to the Court of St. James. |
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(163671)
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40
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's latest estimate is of that sum owed to the NHS by foreign patients; and how much of that sum is made up of debts owed by foreign patients treated in private beds in NHS hospitals. |
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(163714)
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41
N
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Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he is considering adopting a cap-based solution to the nursery milk scheme. |
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(163674)
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42
N
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on awarding ongoing payments to victms of contaminated blood who are infected with either HIV or hepatitis C stage two; for what reasons such payments are awarded; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163531)
|
43
N
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what involvement Sir David Nicholson had in (a) commissioning and (b) producing the NHS Next Stage Review. |
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(163510)
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44
N
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Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 10 October 2007, Official Report, column 672W, on NHS Next Stage Review, what the final cost of the NHS Next Stage Review was and the costs of the review under each major cost area were. |
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(163511)
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45
N
|
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 10 October 2007, Official Report, column 672W, on NHS Next Stage Review, how many (a) clinicians, (b) managers and (c) other staff made formal contributions to the NHS Next Stage Review. |
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(163512)
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46
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many registered nurses there were at each acute hospital trust in London in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163535)
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47
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new psychoactive substances were identified by her Department's forensic early warning system at the Glastonbury Festival in (a) 2013, (b) 2012 and (c) 2011. |
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(163612)
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48
N
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the psychoactive substance Benzo Fury or any of its component substances were first identified by her Department's forensic early warning system. |
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(163403)
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49
N
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much income has been generated by the (a) Late Night Levy and (b) Early Morning Restriction Order to date; and whether she expects the income generated from these two powers to match projections in the Government's impact assessment in the first and second years of operation. |
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(163404)
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50
N
|
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to begin consultations on the introduction of full-cost recovery for licence applications under the Licensing Act 2003; and by what date she expects to have implemented full-cost recovery for licence applications. |
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(163513)
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51
N
|
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid the Government provided (a) directly and (b) via multilateral agencies to support judicial and penal reform in the Dominican Republic in each of the last five years. |
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(163668)
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52
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings with legal aid consultees he has planned; and if he will make a statement on the response to the consultation. |
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(163519)
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53
N
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list all meetings he and Ministers have held as part of the legal aid consultation; and on what dates these meetings took place. |
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(163521)
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54
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list all submissions received in response to his recent consultation on legal aid changes and ensure that they are all published. |
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(163522)
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55
N
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Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Prime Minister, what human rights issues were raised during his visit to Kazakhstan; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163520)
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56
N
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Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Prime Minister, what (a) oral and (b) written discussions he has had with the Independent Adviser on Minister's Interests on the appointment of Ian Livingston as Minister for Trade. |
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(163401)
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57
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will instruct High Speed 2 Ltd to carry out a feasibility study of Option 8 at Euston Station. |
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(163712)
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58
N
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Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he became aware that High Speed 2 Ltd has not carried out a feasibility study of Option 8 at Euston Station. |
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(163713)
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59
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding has been allocated to Bikeability cycle training as a result of decisions announced in Spending Round 2013, Cm 8639. |
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(163536)
|
60
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many speeding offences have been committed in (a) Barnsley Central constituency and (b) South Yorkshire in each year since 2010. |
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(163673)
|
61
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of employment and support allowance claimants in the work-related activity group are in employment 12 to 18 months after their claim. |
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(163677)
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62
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of employment and support allowance claimants found fit for work are in employment 12 to 18 months after their claim. |
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(163678)
|
63
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of employment and support allowance claimants found fit for work flow on to jobseeker's allowance. |
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(163679)
|
64
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of jobseeker's allowance claimants are in employment 12 to 18 months after their claim. |
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(163680)
|
65
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the criteria are for a work programme provider to be eligible for market share shift. |
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(163681)
|
66
N
|
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Atos assessment centres there are in the UK; and how many have disabled parking facilities. |
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(163682)
|
67
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how often people with (a) rheumatoid arthritis, (b) cystic fibrosis and (c) multiple sclerosis were reassessed for employment and support allowance. |
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(163611)
|
68
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people assessed by ESA50 without a face-to-face interview were placed into the (a) support group and (b) work-related activity group in each month from 1 July 2012. |
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(163613)
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69
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with (a) rheumatoid arthritis, (b) cystic fibrosis and (c) multiple sclerosis have undergone multiple work capability assessments since its introduction. |
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(163676)
|
70
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has made to the European Union Employment Commissioner on the Commission's current review of health and safety policy; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163405)
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71
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce occupational ill-health. |
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(163406)
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72
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research his Department has commissioned since May 2010 on making workplaces safer; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163407)
|
73
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fatal accidents occurred in the construction sector in the last year for which figures are available; and how many of the people who were killed were (a) self-employed, (b) employed by firms with fewer than 10 employees and (c) employed by firms with fewer than 50 employees. |
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(163614)
|
74
N
|
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children in the UK living in poverty; and what steps the Government is taking to substantially reduce child poverty in the near future. |
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(163710)
|
76
N
|
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department plans to issue to staff in Jobcentre Plus on advice they can give to unemployed people who are in financial difficulties and are in the seven-day waiting period for jobseeker's allowance on assistance they can access. |
|
(163715)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 3 July
1
N
|
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of 18 to 24 year olds have been unemployed for two years or more. |
|
[Transferred]
(163711)
|
2
N
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities have resolved to use powers to regulate lapdancing clubs under the Police and Crime Act 2009. |
|
[Transferred]
(163402)
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3
|
Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to encourage the institutional investment industry to adopt voluntary codes on public disclosure of voting practices. |
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(163965)
|
4
|
Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consideration he has given to implementation of the Government's reserve power in section 1277 of the Companies Act 2006 to require institutional invstors publicly to disclose their voting records. |
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(164051)
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5
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Regional Growth Fund has spent in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) City of York in (i) cash and (ii) real terms in each year since that fund was created. |
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(163885)
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6
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses were declared bankrupt in (a) York, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England in each year since 2008-09. |
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(163886)
|
7
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses there were in (a) York Central constituency and (b) City of York local authority area in each year since 1995-96. |
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(163895)
|
8
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in York received Enterprise Finance Guarantee loans from the Government between (a) May 2011 and May 2012 and (b) between May 2012 and May 2013; and what the total monetary value of the loans guaranteed was in each case. |
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(163896)
|
9
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding was allocated to York College by the Skills Funding Agency and the Young People's Learning Agency in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each year since 2010-11. |
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(163900)
|
10
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding per (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate student the Higher Education Funding Council for England allocated to (i) the University of York and (ii) York St John University in each year since 1995-96. |
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(163901)
|
11
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much capital funding the Government allocated to (a) York College, (b) the University of York and (c) York St John University in each year since 1995-96. |
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(163903)
|
12
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applications for undergraduate study were made to (a) the University of York, (b) York St John University and (c) all English universities in each year since 2008-09. |
|
(163904)
|
13
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people from York Central constituency (a) applied for and (b) started a degree course in each year since 2008-09. |
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(163905)
|
14
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people from the City of York started a degree course in each year since 2008-09. |
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(163906)
|
15
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UK domiciled (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate students enrolled at the (i) University of York and (ii) University of York St John in each year since 2008-09. |
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(163907)
|
16
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people (a) started and (b) completed apprenticeships in (i) York Central constituency, (ii) York Local Education Authority, (iii) Yorkshire and the Humber and (iv) England in each year since 1995-96. |
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(163908)
|
17
|
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals from (a) London and (b) England excluding London progress to (i) any university and (ii) a Russell Group university. |
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(163994)
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18
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of Royal Mail employees' views on his proposed employee share scheme. |
|
(163754)
|
19
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guarantees and safeguards he has put in place to protect the pensions scheme of (a) past workers and (b) present workers at Royal Mail. |
|
(163755)
|
20
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Government's proposed privatisation of Royal Mail on households in rural communities. |
|
(163835)
|
21
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) letters and (b) parcels were delivered by Royal Mail in each year for which data is available. |
|
(163838)
|
22
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2013, Official Report, column 583W, on post offices: Rhyl, what plans he has to dispose of the Rhyl Crown Post Office building. |
|
(163842)
|
23
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of zero hours contracts on (a) staff morale and (b) staff turnover. |
|
(163966)
|
24
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will outline the present timeline for the privatisation of the Royal Mail. |
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(163973)
|
25
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people are employed at Rhyl Crown Post Office. |
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(163976)
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26
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Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken to ensure that the UK is in future classed as an Innovation Leader, as opposed to an Innovation Follower in the European Commission Innovation Union Scoreboard; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163723)
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27
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Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to raise public spending on research and development to 0.7 per cent of GDP, in line with the current EU average, by 2020; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163724)
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28
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding his Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164073)
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29
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's communications with small businesses; what discussions he has had with small businesses and small businesses' organisations on the effectiveness of his Department's communications with small businesses; and what steps he plans to take to improve the effectiveness of his Department's communications with small businesses. |
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(163752)
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30
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to Construction 2025 Industrial Strategy: government and industry in partnership, published on 2 July 2013, for what reasons the issue of blacklisting in the construction sector was not included in the strategy; and if he will ensure that this issue is considered in any further discussions between government and industry on the future shape of the construction sector labour market. |
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(163836)
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31
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Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to Annex B of his Department's publication, Construction 2025, published on 2 July 2013, what steps he plans to take to fully commit to the existing Building Information Modelling programme to create a critical mass; and what criteria he will use to recognise a critical mass. |
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(164069)
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32
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the UK Statistics Authority has made of the median gross weekly earnings of (a) men, (b) women and (c) all people employed (i) full-time and (ii) part-time in the areas covered by (A) York travel to work area, (B) York Unitary Authority and (C) York Central constituency in each year since 1997 (1) in cash terms and (2) at 2013 prices. |
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(163879)
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33
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average weekly gross earnings of full-time (a) men, (b) women and (c) people in York were in each year since 2006-07 in (i) cash terms and (ii) at constant prices. |
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(163880)
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34
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent civil servants were employed in the City of York (a) in total and (b) by each government department or agency in each year since 1995-96. |
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(163887)
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35
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the UK Statistics Authority has made of the number of full-time equivalent civil servants employed in (a) the City of York and (b) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs central science laboratory at Sand Hutton on 31 March in each year since 1997. |
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(163888)
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36
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the UK Statistics Authority has made of the number of (a) men and (b) women who were employed (i) full-time and (ii) part-time in York Central constituency for the 12-month Annual Population Survey periods ending in September in each year since the inception of the survey. |
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(163889)
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37
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the UK Statistics Authority has made of the average net weekly equivalised household income in (a) City of York Council area and (b) York Central constituency in each year since 2006-07 in (i) cash terms and (ii) at 2013 prices. |
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(163890)
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38
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the UK Statistics Authority has made of the number of young people aged 16 to 24 in York in (a) training, (b) employment and (c) education in each year since 1995-96. |
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(163899)
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39
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths there were from (a) drug poisoning and (b) drug misuse in (i) York local authority area, (ii) North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust, (iii) Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group area and (iv) England in each year since 2009. |
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(163924)
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40
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Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which bodies are responsible for carrying out the work previously done by regional resilience forums. |
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(163745)
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41
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding his Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164074)
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42
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Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual pay settlement for local government workers was between 1997 and 2010. |
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(164045)
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43
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Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual pay settlement in the Civil Service was between 1997 and 2010. |
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(164046)
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44
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Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual pay settlement for doctors and consultants was between 1997 and 2010. |
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(164047)
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45
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Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual pay settlement in the NHS was between 1997 and 2010. |
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(164048)
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46
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has held with his counterpart in the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland on proposed redundancies in the Ulster Bank group. |
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(164063)
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47
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank and their respective role in the economy of Northern Ireland. |
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(164064)
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48
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Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many call attempts were made to HM Revenue and Customs contact centres on each working day between 3 June and 15 June 2013; how many such calls were answered by HM Revenue and Customs contact centres; and how many answered calls led to a request for a needs enhanced support face-to-face meeting. |
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(164002)
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49
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Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent by HM Revenue and Customs on advertising the pilot closure of 13 HM Revenue and Customs enquiry centres in the North East of England and parts of Yorkshire between 14 March and 31 May 2013; and what proportion of this funding was spent on (a) publicity cards for distribution to members of the public, (b) signage, (c) media advertising and (d) other forms of advertising. |
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(164003)
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50
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Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the proportion of callers to HM Revenue and Customs contact centres who require the enhanced level of support the Needs Enhanced Support model seeks to provide; and what the annual cost will be of providing such support. |
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(164004)
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51
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the effects on economic activity resulting from an increase in business use of air travel. |
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(163995)
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52
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the amount of air passenger duty paid by (a) British companies, (b) French companies, (c) German companies, (d) companies in the Netherlands and (e) companies in the Republic of Ireland. |
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(163996)
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53
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers, The economic impact of air passenger duty, published February 2013; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164041)
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54
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish his Department's assessment of the effects of current levels of air passenger duty on UK businesses' use of air transport and their ability to export. |
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(164042)
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55
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many representations he has received from overseas residents regarding air passenger duty in 2012. |
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(164043)
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56
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the link between increased business air travel and increased exports by UK businesses. |
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(164044)
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57
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Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his proposals on the new national funding formula for schools will include early years education for those under five years old. |
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(163729)
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58
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding his Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164087)
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59
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Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs undertakes regular assessments to ensure that the Tonnage Tax scheme is not used to avoid tax. |
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(163978)
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60
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Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) company groups and (b) shipping companies were elected into the Tonnage Tax scheme (i) in each year since 2000-01 and (ii) 2013-14 to date. |
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(163979)
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61
|
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have utilised the general power of competence created by section 1 of the Localism Act 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163834)
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62
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department allocated to City of York Council for (a) local authority supported capital expenditure in housing stock and (b) major repairs allowance in 2009-10 and in each year since then. |
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(163868)
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63
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much general revenue funding has been allocated to City of York Council for services other than education in 2009-10 and in each year since then in (a) cash and (b) real terms. |
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(163876)
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64
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many additional social rent dwellings were provided by York local authority area in 2009-10 and in each year since then. |
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(163877)
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65
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on new social housing for rent in (a) the City of York and (b) England in 2011-12; and how much it expects to spend for such purposes in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period. |
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(163878)
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66
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on concessionary bus travel for pensioners (a) in England and (b) in the City of York in each year since 2004-05. |
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(163881)
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67
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Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prevent reductions in the pensions of retained system firefighters. |
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(164049)
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68
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Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the retained duty fire fighting system in the Mid Bedfordshire constituency. |
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(164050)
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69
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken following the Portas Review to urge developers to make a financial contributions to ensure that the local community has a strong voice in the planning system. |
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(163982)
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70
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken following the Portas Review to support imaginative community use of empty properties through Community Right to Buy, Meanwhile Use and a new Community Right to Try. |
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(163983)
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71
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Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure Gypsy and Traveller sites are not placed in (a) rural villages and (b) other inappropriate locations. |
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(163726)
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72
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Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to protect greenbelt land from inappropriate and unsustainable development. |
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(163728)
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73
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164075)
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74
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on sport in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) City of York local authority area in each year since 2004-05. |
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(163871)
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75
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Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the value of sales of National Lottery scratch cards has been in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. |
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(163732)
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76
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Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the value of national lottery ticket sales in Northern Ireland has been in each of the last five years. |
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(163753)
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77
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if she will make a statement. |
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(164076)
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78
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many visits Ministers in his Department have made to (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales in an official capacity in each year since 2010. |
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(164065)
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79
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to what agency and individual those working at CSO Morwenstow are accountable. |
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(163748)
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80
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his plans are for RAF Barford St John over the next (a) 12 months and (b) two years. |
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(163749)
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81
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Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) US army, (b) US air force, (c) US navy and US marines, (d) NSA personnel, (e) US contractors, (f) British contractors, (g) British army, (h) British air force, (i) British navy and (j) Ministry of Defence personnel work at CSO Morwenstow. |
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(163750)
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82
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving members of the (a) Royal Air Force, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Army have asked for voluntary early release, by base located in Wales; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163828)
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83
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the cost of relocating 71 (IR) Squadron to RAF Wittering; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163829)
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84
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on negotiating a reduction in rent at RAF St. Athan for 71 (IR) Squadron; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163830)
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85
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civilians and (b) serving military personnel are employed by the (i) Royal Air Force, (ii) Royal Navy and (iii) Army in Wales; where they are located; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163831)
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86
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed relocation of 71 (IR) Squadron from RAF St. Athan to RAF Wittering on his Department's footprint in Wales; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163833)
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87
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David Wright (Telford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what change will be made to the capacity and function of the current B Squadron Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry base at Dawley Bank in Telford. |
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(163967)
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88
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David Wright (Telford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the title Shropshire Yeomanry is to be maintained by the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry following completion of the Reserves in the Future Force 2020 process. |
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(163989)
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89
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David Wright (Telford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will outline the personnel profile for the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry based at Dawley Bank, Telford (a) before and (b) upon completion of the Reserves in the Future Force 2020 process. |
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(163990)
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90
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many visits he has made to (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in each year since 2010. |
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(163747)
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91
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his assessment is of the last meeting of the British Irish Council. |
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(163758)
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92
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department (a) has issued to schools since May 2010 and (b) plans to issue to schools in the next six months on reducing obesity among people under the age of 16; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163859)
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93
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the gross average salary of a full-time teacher in local authority schools in the City of York was in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each year since 1995-96. |
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(163897)
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94
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of young people aged (a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18 years living in (i) York and (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber were in (A) full-time education and (B) full-time education, employment or training in December 2012. |
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(163898)
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95
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much mainstream grant funding was allocated by the Training and Development Agency for Schools to (a) the University of York and (b) York St John University in each year since 1995-96 in (i) cash terms and (ii) at constant prices. |
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(163902)
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96
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what capital funding was allocated by his Department to schools in the City of York in each year since 1995-96. |
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(163925)
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97
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) revenue and (b) capital funding was provided per pupil in state (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in (A) York Local Authority and (B) Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 1995-96 (1) in cash terms and (2) at 2013 prices. |
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(163926)
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98
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in state education in (a) York Local Authority area and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber region achieved (i) Level 2 or above in Key Stage 1 SATS, (ii) Level 4 or above in Key Stage 2 English and mathematics tests and (iii) five or more GCSE grades A*-C in each year since 1995-96. |
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(163927)
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99
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people in City of York have received (a) education maintenance allowance and (b) the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund in each year since the introduction of that allowance and fund. |
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(163928)
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100
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people in (a) York, (b) North Yorkshire, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber and (d) England received free school meals in each year since 1995-96. |
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(163929)
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101
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Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) Hampshire and (b) England have been denied access to school meals as a direct result of failure to pay outstanding meal fees in the last 12 months. |
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(163756)
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102
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value of the early intervention grant will be in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16. |
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(163968)
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103
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department will spend on free childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16. |
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(163969)
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104
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value of the education services grant will be in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16. |
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(163970)
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105
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the value of local authority Early Years advisers to private, voluntary and independent Early Years childcare providers. |
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(163971)
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106
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he has issued to local authorities on granting educational relief for business rates to private, voluntary and independent Early Years childcare providers. |
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(163972)
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107
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Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money that was transferred to free and academy schools and subsequently classed as underspend in Budget 2013 has yet to be paid back to his Department; and how much money transferred to free and academy schools remains unaccounted for in total. |
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(164005)
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108
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Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the amount spent by schools in England on the purchase of meat for consumption in school dinners in the most recent period for which figures are available. |
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(164062)
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109
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164077)
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110
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on the effects of the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000 on levels of fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163858)
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111
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on the Warm Front Scheme in York Local Authority Area in each year since the inception of that scheme. |
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(163884)
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112
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much funding his Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164078)
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113
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on flood protection measures in (a) England, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the City of York Council area in each year since 1995-96. |
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(163867)
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114
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent specifically for the benefit of biodiversity on the public forest estate in each year since 2004-05. |
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(163872)
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115
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of waste collected in City of York was recycled in each year since 2008-09; and what funding his Department provided to City of York Council to increase recycling rates in each of those years. |
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(163873)
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116
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Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Chalara Control Plan has made on (a) reducing the rate of spread and (b) developing resistance to the disease in the native UK ash tree population; and what management guidance his Department has offered to land owners with trees showing signs of the fungus. |
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(163739)
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117
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Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department issues to farmers relating to the prophylactic use of antibiotics in (a) poultry farming and (b) all other types of farming. |
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(163740)
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118
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Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on forests of the spread of phytophthora ramorum in the larch tree population; what steps he is taking to prevent the spread of phytophthora ramorum; and what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Welsh Government on this issue. |
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(163741)
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119
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what safety assessment he has made of recent research by Professor Seralini at the University of Caen on the toxic effect of the consumption of Monsanto's Roundup-resistant NK103 maize on animal and human health. |
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(163735)
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120
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what safety assessment he has made of the recent findings by the European Food Safety Authority's scientists of a potentially harmful hidden viral gene in 54 of 86 genetically modified crops commercialised to date in the US. |
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(163736)
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121
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Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will assess the first-year results of the plastic bag levy in Wales and come to a decision on introducing a levy on single-use plastic bags in England. |
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(163974)
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122
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list all parliamentary constituencies ranked in order of rurality. |
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(163737)
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123
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Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many officials in his Department are engaged in the promotion of measures to reduce noise; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164036)
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124
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Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on issuing a Protected Geographical Indication for the Colchester Oyster; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164037)
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125
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Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to promote the Noise Strategy since May 2007; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164038)
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126
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164079)
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127
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Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to Syrian Opposition forces about religious toleration, non-sectarianism and the protection of the rights of the Christian minority in Syria. |
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128
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Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of The Gambia between June 2011 and September 2012 on the imprisonment of Dr Amadou Janneh. |
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129
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Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the deployment of the new Intervention Brigade in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo; and what discussions he has held with the (a) UN Secretary-General and (b) UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region on this matter. |
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130
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Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and (b) his foreign counterparts on the implementation of the peace, security and cooperation framework for Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. |
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131
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Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo; and what assessment he has made of the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework. |
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132
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Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on the payment of private school fees for personnel (a) by country and (b) in total in each year since 2010. |
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133
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Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his foreign counterparts on whether World Trade Organisation rules hinder prohibitions or other measures preventing child labour. |
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134
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Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of any respects in which World Trade Organisation rules hinder (a) prohibitions against and (b) other measures preventing child labour. |
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(163992)
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135
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps (a) his Department and (b) UK Trade and Investment are taking to promote UK exports to, and attract inward investment from, China. |
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136
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in which industries increased trade and investment with China in 2013 is being sought. |
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137
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how additional funding allocated by his Department to work in China is being spent. |
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138
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what programme of events will be taking place between China and the UK in the next 12 months. |
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139
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the contribution China has made to peace and security in the Sahel region in recent months. |
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140
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the peacekeepers deployed to South Sudan by China. |
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141
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what positive results have resulted from the UK-China strategic dialogue in recent months. |
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142
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the rights stated in the joint declaration between China and the UK regarding Hong Kong are being upheld. |
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143
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on steps taken by the new leadership in the Chinese government to tackle vested interests. |
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144
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) the Chinese government and (b) others on tackling dangerous climate change through co-opertion between China and the UK. |
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(164058)
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145
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chinese government to encourage its involvement in the international energy governance process. |
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(164059)
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146
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the UK's work with China in reducing global poverty. |
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(164060)
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147
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many London-based staff in his Department have (a) been offered and (b) taken up training in the Mandarin language. |
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148
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what comparative assessment he has made of levels of obesity in the UK and other comparable countries; and if he will make a statement. |
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149
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on measures to tackle childhood obesity in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 to date; and how that money was allocated in each such year. |
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(163930)
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150
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the relationship between activity levels and obesity in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
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151
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the number of children in each age group who were classified as (a) overweight and (b) obese (i) in Southend, (ii) in each borough in (A) Essex, (B) Kent and (C) Greater London and (iii) nationally in each year since 2012. |
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(163932)
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152
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has made an estimate of the likely cost to the economy of illness, economic inactivity and premature death associated with obesity since June 2012; what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had on that matter since June 2012; and if he will make a statement. |
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153
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance on reducing obesity his Department (a) has issued since May 2010 and (b) plans to issue in the next six months; and if he will make a statement. |
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154
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with Public Health England (PHE) about reducing obesity; what PHE's response was; and if he will make a statement. |
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155
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what material his Department has produced which is intended to prevent adult obesity since May 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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156
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to tackle childhood obesity since May 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
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157
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the incidence of (a) childhood and (b) adult obesity was in each (i) local authority area, (ii) health authority area and (iii) constituency in each of the last 30 years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163993)
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158
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the differences in the availability of (a) intrauterine insemination and (b) in vitro fertilisation across NHS trusts in England. |
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(164070)
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159
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will plans to review the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommendations for fertility treatment. |
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(164071)
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160
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Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that fertility treatment is consistent across the NHS. |
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(164072)
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161
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what level of capital expenditure his Department provided for York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in each year since 1996-97. |
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(163914)
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162
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent NHS (a) hospital doctors, (b) GPs, (c) dentists, (d) nurses and midwives, (e) other clinical staff and (f) staff in total were employed in (i) York and (ii) North Yorkshire in each year since 1996-97; and what the staff costs in each category were in each year since 2009-10 (1) in cash terms and (2) at current prices. |
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163
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) GPs, (b) nurses, (c) other clinical staff and (d) staff in total were employed in GP surgeries in the City of York in each year since 2009-10. |
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164
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average gross earnings of a full-time equivalent NHS nurse was in (a) cash and (b) real terms in (i) England and (ii) York in each year since 2009-10. |
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(163917)
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165
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the starting salary of a full-time equivalent NHS nurse in York was in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each year since 1996-97. |
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(163918)
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166
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were waiting for a first outpatient appointment at York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on 1 April and 1 October in each year since 1996. |
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(163919)
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167
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were waiting for elective admission at York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on 1 April in each year since 1996. |
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(163920)
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168
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how long on average people waited in accident and emergency at York Hospital before being treated in each year since 1996-97. |
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(163921)
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169
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients had been waiting (a) over six months and (b) over three months for inpatient admission at York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in each year since March 1997. |
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(163922)
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170
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many admissions there were for alcohol-related illnesses in (a) York, (b) North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust area and (c) England in each year since 2008-09. |
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(163923)
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171
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the progress and development of the new national urgent lung allocation system for cystic fibrosis sufferers. |
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(164039)
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172
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on the use of interventional lung assist devices in transplants for cystic fibrosis patients. |
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173
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Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with Organización Nacional de Trasplantes regarding organ donation rates in Spain. |
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(163734)
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174
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Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) assessment he has made and (b) reports he has received on the effect of dedicated transplant co-ordinators situated in hospitals on the rate of organ donation. |
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(163738)
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175
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Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the intensive care units exist to (a) receive, (b) maintain and (c) make full use of all organs donated by organ donors. |
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(163742)
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176
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Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what change there has been in organ donation rates in England since the Organ Donation Taskforce reported. |
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(163743)
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177
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Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) assessment he has made and (b) reports he has received on whether a change to a presumed consent system of organ donation will increase levels of donation. |
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(163744)
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178
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Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average age of an organ donor was in each year from 2000. |
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(163837)
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179
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Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of how methods of dispensing medically-issued drugs vary between England and Wales; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163945)
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180
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cancer centres were treating patients with intensity-modulated radiation therapy at the level of 24 per cent on 1 April 2013. |
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(163751)
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181
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Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money that was transferred to primary care trusts and subsequently classed as underspend in Budget 2013 has yet to be paid back to his Department; and how much money transferred to primary care trusts remains unaccounted for in total. |
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(164006)
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182
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Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the indicators set out in the Quality and Outcomes Framework in providing incentives to GPs to tackle obesity; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163722)
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183
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164081)
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184
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the Independent Police Complaints Commission spent on investigating complaints into the actions of each police force in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. |
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(163841)
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185
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost of Independent Police Complaints Commission investigations is; and if she will make a statement. |
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(163861)
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186
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers of each (a) rank and (b) police force have been reprimanded as a result of Independent Police Complaints Commission investigations prompted by complaints in each of the last three years for which information is available. |
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(163862)
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187
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resource funding she plans to allocate to the Independent Police Complaints Commission for (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15; and if she will make a statement. |
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(163936)
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188
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent staff are expected to be employed in each Directorate of the Independent Police Complaints Commission in 2013-14; and if she will make a statement. |
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(163937)
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189
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service by the Independent Police Complaints Commission by police force area in each year since 2005. |
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(164052)
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190
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) independent investigations, (b) managed investigations and (c) supervised investigations involving the Independent Police Complaints Commission there were in each year since 2004; and if she will make a statement. |
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(164053)
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191
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff the Independent Police Complaints Commission employed at each (a) grade and (b) location in each year since 2004-05. |
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(164054)
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192
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Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) complaints and (b) appeals were upheld by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (i) in each police force area and (ii) by age of complainant in (A) 2009-10, (B) 2010-11, (C) 2011-12 and (D) to date in 2012-13. |
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(164055)
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193
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences of (a) crime related to vehicles, (b) burglary of a dwelling, (c) other burglary, (d) criminal damage, (e) theft, (f) violence and (g) other crimes were committed in York in each year since 2004-05. |
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(163891)
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194
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the crime detection rate was for North Yorkshire Police Force in each year since 2004-05. |
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(163892)
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195
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much core police funding her Department has allocated to the North Yorkshire Police Authority in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each year since 1995-96. |
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(163909)
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196
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total amount of police grant allocated by her Department to North Yorkshire Police Force was in each year since 2005 in (a) cash terms and (b) real terms. |
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(163910)
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197
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers of each rank and grade were employed by North Yorkshire Police on 31 March and 30 September in each year since 2004. |
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(163911)
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198
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent (a) police officers, (b) police community support officers and (c) police civilian staff were employed by North Yorkshire Police on 31 March and 30 September in each year since 2004. |
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(163912)
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199
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were reported to the police in York in each year since 2004-05. |
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(163913)
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200
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Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for which classes of young people who are (a) UK citizens and (b) EU nationals resident temporarily in the UK those looking after them are not liable for Disclosure and Barring Service checks; and what the reasons are for any differences in such a policy based upon the nationality of the young people concerned. |
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(163746)
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201
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Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers there were in Northamptonshire police force area in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013. |
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(163757)
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202
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if she will make a statement. |
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(164082)
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203
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Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to fund women's shelters in Afghanistan; and if she will make a statement. |
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(163943)
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204
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Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has any plans to monitor wildlife or biodiversity outcomes from its bilateral or multilateral funding. |
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(163991)
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205
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Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to review any respects in which World Trade Organisation rules hinder prohibitions or other measures preventing child labour. |
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(163941)
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206
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much core grant was provided by his Department to Victims Support for services to support its (a) Crown Court Witness Service and (b) Magistrates' Court Witness Service in North Yorkshire in each year since 2004-05. |
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(163893)
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207
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of crime and witnesses were supported by the Witness Service at (a) York Crown Court and (b) York Magistrates' Court in each year since 2004-05. |
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(163894)
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208
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Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has put in place to promote the availability of new legal aid-funded family mediation since 1 April 2013. |
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(163980)
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209
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Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the level of enquiries to all legally aided family mediation services since 1 April 2013. |
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(163981)
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210
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Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of cases have been heard in the family division before a district judge where an FM1 form has not been completed between April 2012 and March 2013; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163988)
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211
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that client choice in relation to legal aid is still available. |
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(163730)
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212
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Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect that residency tests for civil legal aid will have on (a) victims of human trafficking, (b) victims of domestic violence and (c) babies under 12 months old. |
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(163731)
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213
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to dispose of the Rhyl Family Court building. |
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(163975)
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214
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people are employed at Rhyl Family Court. |
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(163977)
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215
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Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the averge length of time a member of the publicly-funded criminal bar waits for payment of invoiced funds; and what the longest length of time such a member has had to wait for payment in the last three years. |
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(163727)
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216
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding his Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164083)
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217
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department has spent on hospitality at (a) Hillsborough Castle, (b) Stormont and (c) other venues in each year since 2010. |
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(163725)
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218
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has held with the Northern Ireland Executive on the Investment Conference to be held in Northern Ireland in October 2013. |
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(163759)
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219
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which people have received hospitality from her Department at (a) Hillsborough Castle, (b) Stormont and (c) other venues in each year since 2010. |
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(163760)
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220
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Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on the tourism implications of the World Police and Fire Games in Belfast in August 2013. |
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(164066)
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221
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding her Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if she will make a statement. |
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(164084)
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222
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the G8 policy paper on the threat posed by kidnapping for ransom by terrorists and the preventive steps the international community can take, published on 18 June 2013, (a) whether the Government has had discussions with interested parties about the freeing of convicted terrorists from prisons in West African states as part of hostage-release packages and (b) what steps he plans to take to encourage travel and insurance companies and other private sector parties to adopt similar guidelines and good practice for preventing and responding to terrorist kidnaps; and if he will make a statement. |
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(163832)
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223
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much funding his Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164085)
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224
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Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information he holds on the average total cost of qualifying as a deck or engine officer. |
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(163840)
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225
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Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new drivers in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England took the Pass Plus training course in each of the last five years; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Pass Plus in preventing accidents among new drivers; and what steps his Department is taking to encourage drivers to take Pass Plus after their driving tests. |
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(164057)
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226
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164086)
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227
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Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the core training commitment is for each company group elected to the Tonnage Tax scheme in 2013-14 to date; how many officer training places this converts to; and whether any company groups intend to observe the scheme's voluntary link to provide training for UK ratings. |
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(163984)
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228
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Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, over what period the next end of period adjustment for shipping company groups elected to the Tonnage Tax scheme 2013-14 will take place. |
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(163985)
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229
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Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has conducted into (a) training and (b) employment incentives for domestic seafarers that currently apply in other EU countries. |
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(163986)
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230
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Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has conducted into tonnage tax levels that currently apply in other EU countries. |
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(163987)
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231
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Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposal of the Farmers' Union of Wales that a total ban on the sale of Chinese lanterns be introduced. |
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(163839)
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232
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much funding his Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164088)
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233
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much funding the Government Equalities Office allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if she will make a statement. |
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(164080)
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234
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children in Yorkshire and the Humber were living in (a) absolute and (b) relative poverty in each year since 1995-96. |
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235
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) children, (b) pensioners and (c) households fell below 60 per cent of contemporary median equivalised income (i) before and (ii) after housing costs between (A) 2007-08 to 2009-10, (B) 2008-09 to 2010-11, (C) 2009-10 to 2011-12 and (D) 2010-11 and 2012-13. |
|
(163870)
|
236
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) single-pensioner households in York and (b) two-pensioner households in York have received Warm Front assistance in each year since the inception of that scheme; and what the average spend was on each of those households. |
|
(163874)
|
237
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual mean benefit income was in (a) cash terms and (b) at current prices for (i) pensioner couples and (ii) single pensioners in (A) Yorkshire and the Humber, (B) England and (C) the UK in (1) the period from 2007-08 to 2009-10, (2) the period from 2008-09 to 2010-11 and (3) each three year period thereafter. |
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(163875)
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238
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many free NHS sight tests were given to people aged 60 years and over in the North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust area in each year since 2004-05; and what estimate he has made of the cost of providing those tests. |
|
(163882)
|
239
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding his Department allocated to City of York Council for expenditure on social services for people aged 65 years or over in each year from 2008-09 in (a) cash and (b) real terms. |
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(163883)
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240
|
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which body determines whether a parent receives any respite hours when coping with a child who is autistic. |
|
(164068)
|
241
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding his Department allocated for youth work in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164089)
|
MONDAY 8 JULY
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
*1
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Margot James (Stourbridge): What steps he is taking to bring empty buildings back into use. |
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(163425)
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*2
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Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): What steps he is taking to tackle extremism and promote integration in Britain. |
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(163426)
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*3
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David Rutley (Macclesfield): What steps he is taking to bring empty buildings back into use. |
|
(163427)
|
*4
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): What recent estimate he has made of the number of families with children living in temporary accommodation. |
|
(163428)
|
*5
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Rebecca Harris (Castle Point): What steps he is taking to bring empty buildings back into use. |
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(163429)
|
*6
|
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): What steps his Department is taking against aggressive bailiffs engaged by local authorities. |
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(163430)
|
*7
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Henry Smith (Crawley): What steps he has taken to increase the right of bloggers and journalists to report council meetings. |
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(163431)
|
*8
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David Wright (Telford): What assessment he has made of the potential effect on local authority services of the decisions announced in the Spending Review 2013. |
|
(163432)
|
*9
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Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): What recent discussions he has had with Mary Portas on the future of the British high street. |
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(163433)
|
*10
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Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): What steps he is taking to promote the take-up of the new community rights in the Localism Act 2011. |
|
(163434)
|
*11
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Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): What steps he is taking to bring empty retail premises back into use. |
|
(163435)
|
*12
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): What proportion of appeals from housing developers have been upheld by the Planning Inspector since May 2010. |
|
(163436)
|
*13
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Karen Lumley (Redditch): What steps he is taking to bring empty buildings back into use. |
|
(163437)
|
*14
|
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What steps he has taken to help councils deliver sensible savings. |
|
(163438)
|
*15
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Ann Coffey (Stockport): What recent representations he has received about the Troubled Families Programme. |
|
(163439)
|
*16
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Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): What steps he is taking to bring empty buildings back into use. |
|
(163440)
|
*17
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Ian Mearns (Gateshead): What recent discussions he had with Mary Portas on the future of the British high street. |
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(163441)
|
*18
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Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): What recent assessment he has made of the financial situation of Derby City Council. |
|
(163442)
|
*19
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What the total departmental expenditure on financing sites for Gypsy and Traveller pitches in (a) Kettering Borough, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) England was in the last 10 years. |
|
(163443)
|
*20
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): What assessment he has made of the potential effect on local authority services of the decisions announced in the Spending Review 2013. |
|
(163444)
|
*21
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Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): What steps he is taking to promote the take-up of the new community rights in the Localism Act 2011. |
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(163445)
|
*22
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Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): What assessment he has made of the availability of one-bedroomed homes. |
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(163446)
|
*23
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John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): What recent estimate he has made of the number of families with children living in temporary accommodation. |
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(163447)
|
*24
|
Chris White (Warwick and Leamington): What steps he is taking to ensure that local plans reflect public consultation. |
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(163448)
|
*25
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Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): What estimate he has made of the level of rent arrears owed to local authorities and registered social landlords following the introduction of the under-occupancy penalty. |
|
(163449)
|
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
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Mark Pawsey (Rugby): If he will make a statement on his Departmental responsibilities. |
|
(163450)
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*2
|
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): |
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(163451)
|
*3
|
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): |
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(163452)
|
*5
|
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): |
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(163454)
|
*6
|
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): |
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(163455)
|
*7
|
Robert Halfon (Harlow): |
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(163456)
|
*8
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Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): |
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(163457)
|
*9
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Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): |
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(163458)
|
*10
|
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): |
|
(163459)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 27 June
1
N
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Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what happens to information held by private companies undertaking government contracts at the point of termination. |
|
(162919)
|
2
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been extradited to the UK under a European arrest warrant each year since 2004; and how many such extraditions were for offences concerning (a) human trafficking, (b) child sex offences, (c) murder, (d) rape, (e) fraud, (f) grievous bodily harm, (g) robbery, (h) theft, (i) drug smuggling, (j) money laundering and (k) other offences. |
|
(162918)
|
3
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been extradited from the UK to another EU member state under a European arrest warrant each year since 2004; and how many such extraditions were for offences concerning (a) human trafficking, (b) child sex offences, (c) murder, (d) rape, (e) fraud, (f) grievous bodily harm, (g) robbery, (h) theft, (i) drugs smuggling, (j) money laundering and (k) other offences. |
|
(162920)
|
Notices given on Monday 1 July
1
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate the number of staff employed by small businesses in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012. |
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(163285)
|
2
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to banning Chinese lanterns; and what assessment his Department has made of whether Chinese lanterns are a safety hazard. |
|
(163283)
|
3
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) location, (b) value and (c) date of transfer of each site transferred from local authorities to free schools is; what the (i) location and (ii) value of any further such sites under consideration is; what the future freehold ownership of all the sites in question is; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(163281)
|
4
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of GDP is spent on healthcare in each EU country; and what proportion of those figures was spent on (a) private healthcare providers and (b) public healthcare providers. |
|
(163363)
|
5
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what factors he took into account in the decision to close Coventry Magistrates' Court; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(163340)
|
6
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Network Rail or the Mayor of London on the refurbishment and installation of step-free access in Finsbury Park Station; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(163279)
|
7
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects works to commence on the electrification on the Barking to Gospel Oak Line; what the extent and cost of this work will be; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(163280)
|
8
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of an improved road network for small businesses in (a) the West Midlands, (b) Coventry and (c) Coventry South constituency. |
|
(163284)
|
9
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what payments his Department has made to each local authority since 2010-11 to ameliorate the effects of housing benefit caps on private sector tenants; and how much he expects to spend in this manner in (a) the current financial year and (b) 2014-15. |
|
(163282)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 2 July
1
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many British citizens reside in other EU countries (a) by country and (b) by status of their residence (working, studying or retired). |
|
(163538)
|
2
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authorities had a dedicated service to support young runaway children in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. |
|
(163408)
|
3
N
|
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by local authorities to provide direct support to young runaway children in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. |
|
(163409)
|
4
N
|
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he and Ministers of his Department have had with their international counterparts concerning the carriage of polyisobutene; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(163539)
|
5
N
|
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with other Bonn convention signatories regarding safeguarding guillemots and other sea birds from oil spills; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(163540)
|
6
N
|
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the International Maritime Organisation about the reclassification of polyisobutene. |
|
(163541)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 3 July
1
N
|
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions there have been for human trafficking in relation to (a) nail bars and (b) cannabis factories in each of the last five years. |
|
(163773)
|
2
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Attorney General, in what proportion of prosecutions where the Crown Prosecution Service has sought for the defendant to be remanded in prison, has such an application has been refused in (a) Kettering, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) England in the last three years. |
|
(163846)
|
3
N
|
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of nail bar businesses in the UK. |
|
(163774)
|
4
N
|
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent meetings he has had with private sector companies to discuss investment and the potential privatisation of Royal Mail. |
|
(163950)
|
5
N
|
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent meetings he has had with hedge funds and venture capitalist companies on the potential privatisation of Royal Mail. |
|
(163951)
|
6
N
|
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made by the Advance Manufacturing Supply Chain initiative; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(163949)
|
7
N
|
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he published his Diversity Action Plan for his Department; and what progress has been made since then on its implementation. |
|
(164012)
|
8
N
|
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vending machines in his Department's premises contain snack foods that are high in calories and low in nutritional value. |
|
(163851)
|
9
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Investing in Britain's Future, Cm 8669, published June 2013, how much will be spent on infrastructure development in each region of the UK. |
|
(163775)
|
10
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) Barnsley, (c) South Yorkshire and (d) England have qualified for the increased levels of small business rate relief since 2010. |
|
(163961)
|
11
N
|
Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the introduction of ex-ante position limits for agricultural futures and options markets. |
|
(163850)
|
12
N
|
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff were employed on 31 March 2013 in each area of HM Revenue and Customs activity; and how many staff he expects to be employed on 31 March in each year between 2014 and 2016 as a result of the Spending Round 2013 announcement. |
|
(164027)
|
13
N
|
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what level of savings has been made in each year from 2010-11 in each area of HM Revenue and Customs; and what level of savings he expects to be made in each year between 2013-14 and 2015-16 following Spending Round 2013. |
|
(164028)
|
14
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has held with the Northern Ireland Finance Minister regarding the recently announced job losses at Ulster Bank. |
|
(163765)
|
15
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department's ongoing review of Ulster Bank will address the (a) company's redundancy plans and (b) retention of services in rural areas. |
|
(163771)
|
16
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has held with RBS regarding staffing levels in Ulster Bank. |
|
(163778)
|
17
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department made of the potential costs to local councils of changes to permitted developments for householders. |
|
(163946)
|
18
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new homes in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) Barnsley and (c) South Yorkshire have qualified for the New Homes Bonus (NHB) to date; how much funding has been given to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council under the NHB to date; and what estimate he has made of the number of new houses built in (i) Barnsley Central constituency, (ii) Barnsley and (iii) South Yorkshire as a result of the NHB. |
|
(163963)
|
19
N
|
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many families have been helped through the Troubled Families programme involving children with (a) truanting problems and (b) mental health problems. |
|
(163780)
|
20
N
|
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in his Department were employed on zero hours contracts in each of the last three years. |
|
(164107)
|
21
N
|
Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish details of the technical amendments that she has been discussing with the Scottish Government to the Royal Charter to ensure it is operable in Scotland; which of those such amendments are still to be agreed; which of those amendments it is anticipated will not be agreed by the time the Privy Council is due to meet in July 2013; and for what reasons any such amendments will not be agreed by such time. |
|
(164019)
|
22
N
|
Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she expects to conclude discussions with the Scottish Government on the amendments to the cross-party Royal Charter, which was debated in the House on 18 March 2013, by the time the Privy Council is due to meet in July 2013. |
|
(164020)
|
23
N
|
Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects to conclude discussions with the Scottish Government on the technical amendments to the cross-party Royal Charter, which was debated in the House on 18 March 2013. |
|
(164021)
|
24
N
|
Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to answer Question 160538, tabled on 12 June 2013 for answer on 20 June 2013. |
|
(164022)
|
25
N
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units of reservists and cadets currently use Duncombe Barracks in York; how many personnel and cadets are currently attached to each unit; what arrangements have been made to accommodate each of the units at other sites; when each unit will move; and when he proposes that Duncombe Barracks will close. |
|
(164115)
|
26
N
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has a use for Duncombe Barracks in York after it ceases to be used by reservists and cadets; and, if not, whether he will release the land to a provider of social housing, possibly with earmarked nomination rights in respect of proportion of the housing for ex-service personnel. |
|
(164116)
|
27
N
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the future use of facilities at Strensall, York for training medical personnel for the Reserve forces; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164117)
|
28
N
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proposals he has to improve mental health services for current and former Reserve forces personnel. |
|
(164118)
|
29
N
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason he did not write in advance to hon. Members whose constituencies are affected by closure of Reserve sites, as is his Department's normal practice; and if he will give advanced notification to hon. Members of any further changes to military units or civilian defence establishments in their constituency. |
|
(164119)
|
30
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the UK has spent on construction and maintenance of Camp Bastion in each financial year since 2002. |
|
(164097)
|
31
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which PFI contracts held by his Department are planned to be restructured as a consequence of the Spending Review 2013. |
|
(164098)
|
32
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which PFI contracts held by his Department have been restructured since May 2010. |
|
(164099)
|
33
N
|
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2013, Official Report, column 717W, on armed forces: private education, what amount can be claimed by individual personnel in continuity of education allowance; and what the average individual payment has been in each year since May 2010. |
|
(164106)
|
34
N
|
Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which sites are used by the Territorial Army (TA) in Scotland; and how many TA personnel are based at each such site. |
|
(164110)
|
35
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent disqualified candidates appearing on a ballot paper. |
|
(163847)
|
36
N
|
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons he has not yet published the Positive for Youth, One Year On progress report due in December 2012. |
|
(163781)
|
37
N
|
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what responsibility his Department will retain for the UK Youth Parliament; and what projected grants payments there are from his or any successor department. |
|
(163782)
|
38
N
|
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Youth Action Group last met; and if he will publish the minutes. |
|
(163783)
|
39
N
|
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his plans are for the future of the inter-departmental Youth Action Group; and who will chair it. |
|
(163784)
|
40
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what volume of the Energy Company Obligation market has been secured through the brokerage auction to date. |
|
(163779)
|
41
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the average subsidy is that a household with installations completed has received under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Obligation element of the Energy Company Obligation. |
|
(163785)
|
42
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to publish a revised impact assessment of the Energy Company Obligation. |
|
(163786)
|
43
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what successor scheme the Government plans to introduce when the Energy Company Obligation ends in March 2015. |
|
(163787)
|
44
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many of the energy companies that are legally obligated to deliver the Energy Company Obligation are not providing (a) Green Deal assessments and (b) Green Deal packages. |
|
(163843)
|
45
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the UK's allocation from the EU CAP budget (a) will be in each of the next five years and (b) was in each of the last five years. |
|
(163776)
|
46
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what arguments he used to justify an increase in the UK's share of the EU CAP Budget. |
|
(163777)
|
47
N
|
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many vending machines in his Department's premises contain snack foods that are high in calories and low in nutritional value. |
|
(163852)
|
48
N
|
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2013, Official Report, columns 488-9W, on Occupied Territories, what information his Department holds on how many occasions Israel has provided disaggregated statistics to the OECD for areas Israel occupied since 1967; and on how many occasions the OECD has requested such disaggregated data. |
|
(163844)
|
49
N
|
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2013, Official Report, columns 488-9W, on Occupied Territories; what assessment he has made of whether the Government's acceptance of Israeli statistics to the OECD, which do not distinguish between Israel and areas occupied since 1967, is compliant with the UK's international law obligations, including the duty of non-recognition. |
|
(163854)
|
50
N
|
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of nuclear warheads possesed by Israel; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(163762)
|
51
N
|
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) British citizens and (b) people categorised for purposes of evacuation as entitled persons living in Israel. |
|
(163763)
|
52
N
|
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the role of Health Education England in ensuring that GPs are trained and supported to ask patients about bowel function. |
|
(164112)
|
53
N
|
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) colorectal excision, (b) breast excision, (c) hip replacement, (d) knee replacement, (e) inguinal hernia repair, (f) cholecystectomy and (g) open excision of the prostate procedures were carried out in England among people aged 65 and over in (i) 2001-02 and (ii) 2011-12 by (A) primary care trust area of responsibility and (B) current clinical commissioning group area of responsibility. |
|
(163848)
|
54
N
|
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) colorectal excision, (b) breast excision, (c) hip replacement, (d) knee replacement, (e) inguinal hernia repair, (f) cholecystectomy and (g) open excision of the prostate procedures were carried out in England among people aged 75 and over in (i) 2001-02 and (ii) 2011-12 by (A) primary care trust area of responsibility and (B) current clinical commissioning group area of responsibility. |
|
(163849)
|
55
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Kirkup investigation into the involvement of Jimmy Savile at Broadmoor Hospital will report; and who will receive this report. |
|
(163770)
|
56
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the terms of reference are for the investigation by Dr Bill Kirkup into the University Hospitals of Morcambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust; and when he expects the investigation to commence. |
|
(163845)
|
57
N
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2013, Official Report, column 39W, on cancer, what the terms of reference and timetable of the review on the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey are. |
|
(164109)
|
58
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the standard of care reviews conducted on in-patients with learning disabilities and autism. |
|
(164090)
|
59
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to ensure the independence of those professionals who conduct care reviews of the in-patients with learning disabilities and autism. |
|
(164091)
|
60
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the in-patients with learning disabilities and autism whose care has recently been reviewed have been recommended to (a) move into the community and (b) remain as in-patients. |
|
(164092)
|
61
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many former patients of Winterbourne View Hospital have been moved to community-based settings within 20 miles of their original family homes. |
|
(164093)
|
62
N
|
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Public Health England has spent to date on Project Chrysalis, now the Public Health England Science hub; what the breakdown of those costs is; and how much was paid to secure the GSK site in Harlow to retain the option of future purchase. |
|
(164030)
|
63
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time in accident and emergency was in (a) Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust area and (b) England in each of the last four (i) quarters and (ii) years. |
|
(163960)
|
64
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for an operation in (a) Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust area and (b) England in each of the last four (i) quarters and (ii) years. |
|
(163962)
|
65
N
|
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the new pricing arrangements for branded medicines; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164104)
|
66
N
|
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of patients who will have to pay for cancer drugs previously considered but not recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence after the closure of the Cancer Drugs Fund; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164105)
|
67
N
|
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations (a) he and (b) his Department received regarding University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Trust prior to May 2010. |
|
(163959)
|
68
N
|
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the income of the Medicines and Healthcare Products and Regulatory Agency was provided by the Government in each of the last three years. |
|
(164024)
|
69
N
|
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the number of people in the care sector employed on zero hours contracts in each English region in each of the last five years. |
|
(164123)
|
70
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of medical litigation on medical innovation. |
|
(163955)
|
71
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department gives to doctors on the risks of prosecution for medical negligence if they deviate from standard procedures. |
|
(163956)
|
72
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of current laws on medical negligence on scientific discoveries in cancer. |
|
(163957)
|
73
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the progress made by Sir David Nicholson in encouraging a culture change towards innovation within the NHS. |
|
(163958)
|
74
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much non-capital funding he provided in England for hospices in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164120)
|
75
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients (a) in total and (b) in each NHS trust in England waited for more than (i) four, (ii) eight, (iii) 12 and (iv) 16 hours in accident and emergency departments in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164121)
|
76
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in (a) total and (b) in each NHS trust in London accident and emergency departments waited for more than (i) four, (ii) eight, (iii) 12 and (iv) 16 hours in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164122)
|
77
N
|
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vending machines in her Department's premises contain snack foods that are high in calories and low in nutritional value. |
|
(163853)
|
78
N
|
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) nail bars and (b) cannabis factories have been investigated by the police in relation to human trafficking in each of the last five years. |
|
(163772)
|
79
N
|
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individuals held in secure children's homes have been convicted of crimes for their behaviour since entering the establishment in each of the last three years. |
|
(163766)
|
80
N
|
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individuals held in young offenders institutions have been convicted of further crimes for their behaviour since entering the establishment in each of the last three years. |
|
(163767)
|
81
N
|
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people currently held in the secure children's estate are of no fixed abode. |
|
(163768)
|
82
N
|
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people currently held in a secure training centre have been convicted of further crimes for their behaviour since entering the establishment in each of the last three years. |
|
(163769)
|
83
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he plans to make it possible to pay fines on the Government website www.gov.uk/Cymraeg through the medium of Welsh. |
|
(164096)
|
84
N
|
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who will be responsible for making the application for planning permission for the North Wales prison. |
|
(163764)
|
85
N
|
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2013, Official Report, column 93W, on conditions of employment, how many people in his Department were employed on zero hours contracts in each of the last three years. |
|
(163953)
|
86
N
|
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) average and (b) range of time it has taken the Legal Aid Agency to make a decision following an application for exceptional case funding has been since 1 April 2013. |
|
(164007)
|
87
N
|
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the findings of the report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary on the Historical Enquiries Team; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(164100)
|
88
N
|
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland regarding the report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary on the Historical Enquiries Team. |
|
(164101)
|
89
N
|
Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she plans to take to ensure that determinations made by the Parades Commission are accepted by all parties and organisations in Northern Ireland and that decisions are supported by the rule of law. |
|
(164029)
|
90
N
|
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 970W, on conditions of employment, how many people in his Department were employed on zero hours contracts in each of the last three years. |
|
(163948)
|
91
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what analysis his Department has made of which services are available through the medium of Welsh on www.gov.uk/Cymraeg; and what discussions he has with ministerial colleagues on those services on that website not currently provided in Welsh. |
|
(164094)
|
92
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what advice the Wales Office Big Society Advisory Forum has given to his Department to date. |
|
(164095)
|
93
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people have taken up jobs as a result of the Jobs Summit held in Newport in February 2013. |
|
(164108)
|
94
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which organisations (a) he and (b) other Ministers of his Department met at conferences in Wales in (i) October, (ii) November and (iii) December 2012. |
|
(164102)
|
95
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which conferences (a) he and (b) other Ministers of his Department attended in Wales in (i) October, (ii) November and (iii) December 2012. |
|
(164103)
|
96
N
|
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the Government Equalities Office's staffing levels were in May (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013; and what these levels will be at the end of the current Spending Review period. |
|
(164010)
|
97
N
|
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the inter-ministerial group on equalities last met. |
|
(164011)
|
98
N
|
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision there is for the support of young adults with profound disabilities and their families. |
|
(164025)
|
99
N
|
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will ensure that the current level of Independent Living Fund funding is protected when it is transferred to the Department for Communities and Local Government in 2015. |
|
(164026)
|
100
N
|
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people between 16 and 25 years old in (a) Sheffield and (b) each Sheffield parliamentary constituency have been claiming jobseeker's allowance for two years or more in each month since May 2010. |
|
(163954)
|
101
N
|
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Sheffield and (b) each Sheffield parliamentary constituency have been unemployed for two years or more in each month since May 2010. |
|
(164009)
|
102
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received post-Work Programme support in June 2013. |
|
(164014)
|
103
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many vacancies have been posted on Universal Jobmatch to date. |
|
(164015)
|
104
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many vacancies for each occupation have been posted on Universal Jobmatch. |
|
(164016)
|
105
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when new statistics on vacancies by parliamentary constituency will be made available. |
|
(164017)
|
106
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time jobseeker's allowance has been claimed by claimants previously in the employment and support allowance fit for work group. |
|
(164018)
|
107
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Warrington and (b) Warrington North constituency who are employed on zero hours contracts; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(163947)
|
108
N
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Warrington have participated in the Work Programme since its inception; and how many such participants have found (a) part-time and (b) full-time jobs through that programme. |
|
(164013)
|
109
N
|
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken was between an application being made and benefit paid for (a) attendance allowance, (b) bereavement benefits, (c) carer's allowance, (d) disability living allowance, (e) employment and support allowance, (f) jobseeker's allowance, (g) maternity benefits, (h) housing benefit, (i) council tax benefit and (j) pension credit in each year since May 2010 up to the most recent period for which figures are available. |
|
(164114)
|
110
N
|
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the roll-out of the household benefit cap in Bromley, Croydon, Enfield and Haringey; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164023)
|
111
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Regulation 12D(5) and (7) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, for what reasons the 13 weeks protection rule is not being replicated under universal credit; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(163952)
|
112
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Regulations 12D(5) and (7) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, what estimate he has made of the number of households affected by the omission from universal credit of the 13 weeks' protection. |
|
(164008)
|
113
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to improve job outcomes for employment and support allowance claimants referred to the Work Programme; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164111)
|
114
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which individuals he plans to nominate for membership of the advisory group of the new health and work assessment and advisory service; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164113)
|
TUESDAY 9 JULY
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
*1
|
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): What effect the measures announced in the Spending Review 2013 will have on social mobility. |
|
(163788)
|
*2
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What assessment he has made of the role of campaigning by bodies other than political parties in elections. |
|
(163789)
|
*3
|
Lorely Burt (Solihull): What consideration he has given to changing the regulations concerning voting by UK citizens who are living overseas. |
|
(163790)
|
*4
|
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): What assessment he has made of the work of the Commission on Devolution in Wales. |
|
(163791)
|
*5
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): What progress is being made on increasing the size of the electoral register. |
|
(163792)
|
*6
|
Jonathan Lord (Woking): What recent representations he has received on the role of trades unions in the funding of political parties. |
|
(163793)
|
*7
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): What steps he is taking to ensure a high level of voter registration by young people. |
|
(163794)
|
*8
|
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): How many special advisers there are in his Office. |
|
(163795)
|
*9
|
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): What his plans are for reform of the House of Lords; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(163796)
|
*10
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): What plans he has for voting reform. |
|
(163797)
|
*11
|
Simon Wright (Norwich South): What progress he has made on agreeing a City Deal for Norwich. |
|
(163798)
|
*12
|
Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth): Whether there is a timetable for the implementation of the new succession laws in the other Commonwealth realms. |
|
(163799)
|
*13
|
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What recent progress he has made on reforming party funding. |
|
(163800)
|
*14
|
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): When the Privy Council will next meet. |
|
(163801)
|
*15
|
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): What recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on improving social mobility. |
|
(163802)
|
At 11.50am
Topical Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
|
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): If he will make a statement on his Departmental responsibilities. |
|
(163803)
|
*2
|
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): |
|
(163804)
|
*3
|
David Mowat (Warrington South): |
|
(163805)
|
*4
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): |
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(163806)
|
*5
|
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): |
|
(163807)
|
*6
|
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): |
|
(163808)
|
*7
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): |
|
(163809)
|
*8
|
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): |
|
(163810)
|
*9
|
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): |
|
(163811)
|
*10
|
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): |
|
(163812)
|
*11
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): |
|
(163813)
|
*12
|
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): |
|
(163814)
|
*13
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): |
|
(163815)
|
*14
|
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): |
|
(163816)
|
*15
|
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): |
|
(163817)
|
At 12.10pm
Oral Questions to the Attorney General
*1
|
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): What recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Crown Prosecution Service in procuring and outsourcing services. |
|
(163818)
|
*2
|
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): What recent assessment he has made of the reliability and punctuality of the Crown Prosecution Service in court proceedings. |
|
(163819)
|
*3
|
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): What assessment he has made of the level of public understanding of the legal framework applicable to the internet. |
|
(163820)
|
*4
|
Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): What benefits he expects will be achieved by the continued merger of departmental legal advisers into the Treasury Solicitor's Department. |
|
(163821)
|
*5
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): Whether the Crown Prosecution Service is always informed when an undercover police officer has been involved in an investigation that leads to a prosecution. |
|
(163822)
|
*6
|
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): How many representations he has received requesting that sentence given in a Crown Court be considered for referral to the Court of Appeal for review because it may be unduly lenient in the last 12 months; and on how many occasions he has referred a sentence to the Court of Appeal for such a review. |
|
(163823)
|
*7
|
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): What recent discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of the Serious Fraud Office on the feasibility of introducing an offence of reckless management of a financial institution. |
|
(163824)
|
*8
|
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): What recent representations he has received from the legal profession on the effect on the criminal justice system of the Government's planned legal reforms. |
|
(163825)
|
*9
|
Nigel Mills (Amber Valley): What recent assessment he has made of how effectively appeal cases have been handled by the Crown Prosecution Service. |
|
(163826)
|
*10
|
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): What special measures he is considering to help vulnerable minors give evidence in child sexual exploitation cases. |
|
(163827)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 27 June
1
N
|
Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timescale his Department is working to regarding the implementation of the proposal for a European regulation on the sound level of motor vehicles into UK law. |
|
(162852)
|
2
N
|
Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation his Department plans to undertake regarding the proposal for a European regulation on the sound level of motor vehicles. |
|
(162853)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 2 July
2
N
|
Geraint Davies (Swansea West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the region and financial year breakdown is of the infrastructure investment contained within his Department's Investing in Britain's Future document, published in July 2013. |
|
(163622)
|
3
N
|
Geraint Davies (Swansea West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been allocated for the delivery of the named super connected cities, announced in November 2012 by city; how much has been spent to date by city; and what the expected future spend is by year and by city. |
|
(163623)
|
4
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the expected benefits of allowing schools to vary term dates are. |
|
(163716)
|
5
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received regarding concerns over proposals to allow schools to vary term dates. |
|
(163718)
|
6
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received regarding the potential for an opt-out organ donation system in the UK as a whole. |
|
(163717)
|
7
N
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of teaching first aid in schools on public health and reducing unnecessary accident and emergency admissions. |
|
(163410)
|
8
N
|
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many closure orders restricting access to premises linked to the exploitation or prostitution of trafficked women have been (a) applied for and (b) obtained from the courts by (i) the Metropolitan Police and (ii) other police forces in the last three years; how many of these have been enforced; what assessment she has made of the amount of statistical data available; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(163626)
|
9
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to review the provision of the multi-agency public protection regime in the East of England; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(163542)
|
10
N
|
Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the estimated cost of the Salvation Army's Trafficking Support Scheme will be in 2013-14; and what the cost of this scheme was in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13. |
|
(163625)
|
11
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on increasing the provision of rail services via Open Access train operating company providers on (a) the East Coast Mainline and (b) other rail routes; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(163624)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 3 July
1
N
|
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with (a) other Government departments, (b) industry representatives, (c) health stakeholders and (d) others on the efficacy of a future policy of fortification of flour with folic acid; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(163411)
|
2
N
|
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations his Department has received from (a) Cleveland Fire Authority and (b) the Chief Fire Officer of Cleveland Fire Brigade on pre-consultation on potential mutualisation in the fire sector; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164124)
|
3
N
|
Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make over-the-counter retail sales of cannabis seed illegal; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(163719)
|
WEDNESDAY 10 JULY
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
*1
|
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): What recent assessment she has made of co-operation between the UK and Irish governments. |
|
(163460)
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*2
|
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): What her policy is on the Northern Ireland economy; and if she will make a statement. |
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(163461)
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*3
|
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): What recent discussions she has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on inward investment. |
|
(163462)
|
*4
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): What recent assessment she has made of co-operation between the UK and Irish governments. |
|
(163463)
|
*5
|
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): What assessment she has made of the potential effect of the devolution of corporation tax. |
|
(163464)
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*6
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): What her policy is on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(163465)
|
*7
|
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): What her policy is on parading; and if she will make a statement. |
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(163466)
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*8
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What recent discussions she has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on rebalancing the Northern Ireland economy. |
|
(163467)
|
*9
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): What discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the Government's proposed welfare reforms. |
|
(163468)
|
*10
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): What her policy is on tackling unemployment in Northern Ireland. |
|
(163469)
|
*11
|
Jim McGovern (Dundee West): What her policy is on parading; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(163470)
|
*12
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What her assessment is of the operation of the British-Irish Council. |
|
(163471)
|
*13
|
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): What proportion of donations and funding to political parties and political campaigns in Northern Ireland comes from (a) the UK and (b) the Republic of Ireland. |
|
(163472)
|
*14
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): How many political parties in Northern Ireland supported the extension of the Assembly mandate to 2016 in official responses to her Department's consultation on that matter. |
|
(163473)
|
*15
|
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): What recent discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Justice Minister on the remit of the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland. |
|
(163474)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 3 July
1
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the financial impact of proposed European Commission regulation of interchange fees on (a) debit cardholders, (b) credit cardholders and (c) small businesses. |
|
(164034)
|
2
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost of his proposed reforms to the Army reservist system. |
|
(164033)
|
3
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with organisations involved in the recent completion of high speed rail projects in (a) France, (b) Germany and (c) Spain. |
|
(164031)
|
4
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what methodology was used to estimate the cost of the High Speed 2 project; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164032)
|
THURSDAY 11 JULY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 2 July
1
N
|
Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letters she has received from the right hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling dated 14 March, 2 May, 22 May and 26 June 2013 on behalf of his constituent, Mrs Rene Siu-Ling Chung. |
|
(163686)
|
FRIDAY 12 JULY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 1 July
1
N
|
Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the fertility rate was in (a) England, (b) each region of England and (c) each local authority area in each year since 2001. |
|
(163341)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 3 July
1
N
|
Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had on Wave 2 City Deals. |
|
(163720)
|
2
N
|
Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Social Fund budgeting loan applications to pay for funeral expenses have been (a) received and (b) awarded; and what the total cost of the awards was in each month since May 2012. |
|
(163855)
|
MONDAY 15 JULY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 2 July
1
N
|
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses which have secured funding under the Start-Up Loans scheme to date. |
|
(163687)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 3 July
1
N
|
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for how many years the provision of a six day universal service after any privatisation of Royal Mail will continue; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to guarantee future universal service provision. |
|
(163721)
|
2
N
|
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Chief Executive of Royal Mail was paid in 2012-13; and what percentage change in his salary there was between (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13. |
|
(163856)
|
3
N
|
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of recommendation 3 of the Murrison Report, A Better Deal for Military Amputees, published 2011; and if he will adopt this recommendation as his policy. |
|
(164035)
|
4
N
|
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has taken steps to implement recommendation 6 of the Murrison Report, A Better Deal for Military Amputees, calling for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to be tasked with the production of national guidelines for prosthetic prescription and rehabilitation for all amputees including provision for military amputees. |
|
(163857)
|
5
N
|
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people are currently on the sex offenders register; and what estimate he has made of the number of sex offenders in the UK who are not subject to the sex offenders register because their convictions took place prior to the implementation of the Sex Offenders Act 1997. |
|
(163733)
|
