Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Wednesday 10 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 Tuesday 9 July 2013
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Wednesday 10 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.
WEDNESDAY 10 JULY
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
*1
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Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): What recent assessment she has made of co-operation between the UK and Irish governments. |
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(163460)
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*2
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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
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Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): What recent discussions she has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on inward investment. |
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(163462)
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*4
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan): What recent assessment she has made of co-operation between the UK and Irish governments. |
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(163463)
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*5
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Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): What assessment she has made of the potential effect of the devolution of corporation tax. |
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(163464)
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*6
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Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): What her policy is on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement. |
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(163465)
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*7
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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
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What recent discussions she has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on rebalancing the Northern Ireland economy. |
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(163467)
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*9
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Graeme Morrice (Livingston): What discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the Government's proposed welfare reforms. |
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(163468)
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*10
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Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): What her policy is on tackling unemployment in Northern Ireland. |
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(163469)
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*11
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Jim McGovern (Dundee West): What her policy is on parading; and if she will make a statement. |
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(163470)
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*12
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Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What her assessment is of the operation of the British-Irish Council. |
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(163471)
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*13
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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. |
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(163472)
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*14
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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. |
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(163473)
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*15
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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. |
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(163474)
|
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice.
*1
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John Glen (Salisbury): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 July. |
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(164128)
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*2
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Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): |
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(164129)
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*3
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Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): |
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(164130)
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*4
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Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): |
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(164131)
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*5
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Laura Sandys (South Thanet): |
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(164132)
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*6
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Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West): |
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(164133)
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*7
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Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): |
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(164134)
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*8
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Phil Wilson (Sedgefield): |
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(164135)
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*9
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Andy Sawford (Corby): |
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(164136)
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*10
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Jonathan Lord (Woking): |
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(164137)
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*11
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): |
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(164138)
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*12
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Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): |
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(164139)
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*13
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Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): |
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(164140)
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*14
|
Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): |
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(164141)
|
*15
|
Lorely Burt (Solihull): |
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(164142)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 3 July
2
N
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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. |
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(164033)
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3
N
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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. |
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(164031)
|
4
N
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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. |
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(164032)
|
Notices given on Thursday 4 July
1
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the financial effects of proposed European Commission regulations of interchange fees on (a) debit cardholders, (b) credit cardholders and (c) small businesses. |
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(164034)
|
2
N
|
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) nationality and (b) gender was of each suspected victims of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army in June 2013; in which (i) region, (ii) county and (iii) parliamentary constituency each of the suspected victims was found; and which agency referred each case to the scheme. |
|
(164199)
|
Notices given on Friday 5 July
1
N
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Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cases considered by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments relating to the employment of former senior civil servants were (a) approved unreservedly, (b) approved with conditions and (c) rejected in each of the last three years. |
|
(164440)
|
2
N
|
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) resource and (b) capital costs to the public purse of repealing the Health and Social Care Act in the fiscal year 2015-16, broken down by resource spending and capital spending. |
|
(164438)
|
3
N
|
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse would be of extending the broadband network to cover 100 per cent of premises in the UK by 2015-16. |
|
(164439)
|
4
N
|
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the total value of financial flows remitted by diaspora communities via UK-based money transfer services to (a) Somaliland, (b) Somalia, (c) Bangladesh, (d) Pakistan, (e) India, (f) Yemen and (g) Sudan in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(164365)
|
5
N
|
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has discussed the proposed suspension of money transfer services by Barclays Bank with the CEO or directors of Barclays. |
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(164366)
|
6
N
|
Alok Sharma (Reading West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse in 2015-16 of removing fees for employment tribunals. |
|
(164448)
|
7
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the (a) 2012 Autumn Statement, (b) 2013 Budget and (c) 2013 Spending Review on the number of children living in (i) absolute poverty and (ii) relative poverty. |
|
(164369)
|
8
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which financial year will act as the baseline from which the annual real terms one per cent increase in defence equipment spending will be calculated. |
|
(164441)
|
9
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department expects to pay in to the deployed military activity pool in each year to 2015-16. |
|
(164442)
|
10
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether equipment support will be subject to an annual real terms one per cent increase after 2015. |
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(164443)
|
11
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid in to the deployed military activity pool in the last 12 months. |
|
(164444)
|
13
N
|
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that all curriculum subjects have provision for bursaries for teacher training. |
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(164367)
|
14
N
|
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that all subjects designated as part of the core curriculum have resources made available for the continuing professional development of their teachers. |
|
(164368)
|
15
N
|
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) further education colleges, (b) sixth form colleges, (c) secondary schools, (d) primary schools, (e) nursery schools and (f) schools covering more than one of these types (i) charge fees and (ii) do not charge fees; and whether such fees vary on the basis of the child's home country. |
|
(164378)
|
16
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to his Department's Domestic Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation in Great Britain, Monthly report published 27 June 2013, what the interest rates of the four Green Deal Plans described as pending are. |
|
(164432)
|
17
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what amount his Department spent and on what projects under the Addressing environmental risk and emergencies programme identified in his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 in each of the last three years; and what the projected spend under that programme is for each (a) scheme and (b) individual project in each of the next three years. |
|
(164389)
|
18
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what amount his Department spent and on what projects under the Sustainable consumption and production programme identified in his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 in each of the last three years; and what the projected spend under that programme is for each (a) scheme and (b) individual project in each of the next three years. |
|
(164390)
|
19
N
|
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which programmes and projects were undertaken by his Department under the championing sustainable development programme in each of the last three years; and what estimate he has made of likely spend on each such programme and project for each of the next three years. |
|
(164447)
|
20
N
|
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the right of Iran to enrich uranium under the terms of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. |
|
(164437)
|
21
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints have been made to NHS bodies since May 2010; and how many such complaints have yet to receive a response. |
|
(164436)
|
22
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the future viability of randomised controlled trials in the era of personalised medicine. |
|
(164446)
|
23
N
|
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the guidance relating to procedures for accommodating pregnant women who seek asylum in the UK. |
|
(164449)
|
24
N
|
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the contribution of diaspora remittances to enconomic growth and stability in Somaliland and Somalia. |
|
(164363)
|
25
N
|
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much is given to individual shelters to fund shelters for each victim of human trafficking for each 24 hour period in such shelters. |
|
(164364)
|
26
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget of the Prisoner Corruption Unit was in each year since 2010-11. |
|
(164469)
|
27
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which periods the Prisoner Corruption Unit has been without an overall manager since 2008. |
|
(164470)
|
28
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent officials worked in the Prison Corruption Unit on 1 June (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013. |
|
(164471)
|
29
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what payments First Transpennine Express made to the Exchequer in each financial year since April 2004; and what payments First Transpennine Express received from the public purse in each of those years. |
|
(164374)
|
30
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what payments London Midland made to the Exchequer in each financial year since April 2004; and what payments London Midland received from the public purse in each of those years. |
|
(164375)
|
31
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what payments First Scotrail made to the Exchequer in each financial year since April 2004; and what payments First Scotrail received from the public purse in each of those years. |
|
(164376)
|
32
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what payments Arriva Trains Wales made to the Exchequer in each financial year since April 2004; and what payments Arriva Trains Wales received from the public purse in each of those years. |
|
(164377)
|
33
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2013, Official Report, column 431W, on South West Trains, what payments South West Trains made to the Exchequer in each financial year betwen 2004-05 and 2009-09; and what payments South West Trains received from the public purse in each of those years. |
|
(164386)
|
34
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the operation of approved repairer schemes and vertical agreements by motor insurance companies. |
|
(164387)
|
35
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effects of the European Commission's supplementary guidelines on vertical restraints in agreements for the sale and repair of motor vehicles on (a) the operation of vertical agreements and (b) competition practices in the UK motor insurance market. |
|
(164388)
|
36
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what inward investment there has been in Wales as a result of the event he held at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to promote Wales as a location for job creation and investment. |
|
(164370)
|
37
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what foreign investment there has been in Wales as a result of the series of events that he hosted with business investors in Hong Kong. |
|
(164371)
|
38
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans he has for a coordinated effort by the UK and Welsh Governments to improve prospects for small and medium businesses in Wales. |
|
(164372)
|
39
N
|
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what supply chain opportunities have been identified for Welsh and UK companies during the construction of the new nuclear reactor at Wylfa in Anglesey. |
|
(164373)
|
40
N
|
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what arrangements she has put in place to enable her to engage directly with women on issues affecting them following the winding-up of the Women's National Commission. |
|
(164362)
|
41
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on refunding the cost of travel by jobseekers to jobcentres since May 2010. |
|
(164433)
|
42
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure appropriate health and safety provisions are made for all work undertaken as part of the mandatory work activity programme. |
|
(164434)
|
43
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people on the Work Programme are working to identify households eligible for the Energy Company Obligation. |
|
(164435)
|
44
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the procurement timetable for the medical services contract is. |
|
(164379)
|
45
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many loans have been made through the New Enterprise Allowance scheme in each of the last three years; and what proportion of jobseeker's allowance claimants have received such a loan. |
|
(164380)
|
46
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many loans have been made through the New Enterprise Allowance scheme since the scheme was introduced. |
|
(164381)
|
47
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many loans have been made through the New Enterprise Allowance scheme in each region of the UK in each of the last three years. |
|
(164382)
|
48
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of work programme participants who have obtained job outcomes since June 2011 had been unemployed for more than (a) 12, (b) 24 and (c) 36 months. |
|
(164383)
|
49
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many referrals he estimates will be made to the work programme in each claimant group in each of the next six months. |
|
(164384)
|
50
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work programme participants have been placed on apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164385)
|
51
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for work programme participants who secured job outcomes in each three month period since the work programme started, what average number of sustainable payments have been made subsequently to their work programme provider. |
|
(164391)
|
Notices given on Monday 8 July
1
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of all food procured for the Law Officers' Departments was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(164757)
|
2
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Attorney General, how much (a) he and (b) officials in the Law Officers' Departments spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164658)
|
3
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Attorney General, how many applicants shortlisted for the role of Director of Public Prosecutions were (a) women and (b) from a minority ethnic background. |
|
(164517)
|
4
|
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, who have been appointed Scotland Leadership Fellows by the Economic and Social Research Council; what funding has been made available to support their fellowships; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164681)
|
5
|
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what grants have been awarded and to whom as part of the Economic and Social Research Council research programme into pre and post referendum investment; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164726)
|
6
|
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, to whom grants have been awarded by the Economic and Social Research Council as part of their research programme into the future of the UK and Scotland; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164727)
|
7
|
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what grants have been awarded by the Economic and Social Research Council to undertake research work into the future of the UK and Scotland; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164728)
|
8
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the performance of the Regional Growth Fund against its objectives and (b) the effect of the fund on (i) Bournemouth and (ii) Dorset; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164516)
|
9
|
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the EU-US trade deal excludes arrangements for healthcare. |
|
(164620)
|
10
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(164756)
|
11
|
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what educational advice and support is available to mature students who wish to pursue (a) Level 2 courses, (b) Level 3 courses and (c) undergraduate degree courses. |
|
(164553)
|
12
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164657)
|
13
|
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Charities Act 2006 for the purpose of derogating provisions currently used to limit the activities of religious groups. |
|
(164643)
|
14
|
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 11 February 2013, Official Report, column 210W, on population, when he expects to publish the data requested. |
|
(164682)
|
15
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(164758)
|
16
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164659)
|
17
|
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of young unemployed for over a year in the financial year 2015-16 according to (a) official claimant count and (b) International Labour Organisation forecasts. |
|
(164816)
|
18
|
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what revenue accrued to the Exchequer from VAT in 2012-13; and what estimate he has made of the likely level of revenue accruing in 2013-14 and 2014-15. |
|
(164817)
|
19
|
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses paying salaries between the value of the minimum wage and the living wage; and how many workers would be in receipt of such salaries. |
|
(164818)
|
20
|
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual pay settlement for the Civil Service has been since 2010. |
|
(164743)
|
21
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people do not have a current bank account. |
|
(164626)
|
22
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who have been discharged from bankruptcy in the last 12 months do not have a current bank account. |
|
(164628)
|
23
|
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the full cost to the Exchequer of abolishing Ofgem and replacing it with a new regulator in the fiscal year 2015-16. |
|
(164538)
|
24
|
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the full cost to the Exchequer of reinstating the spare room subsidy in fiscal year 2015-16. |
|
(164543)
|
25
|
Charlie Elphicke (Dover): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the full cost to the Exchequer of restoring spending on legal aid to the level it would have been without the spending rounds of 2010 and 2013 in fiscal year 2015-16. |
|
(164544)
|
26
|
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to zero rate hospices for the purposes of VAT; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164730)
|
27
|
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the value of revenue accruing to the Exchequer from VAT paid by hospices. |
|
(164731)
|
28
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(164775)
|
29
|
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of HM Revenue and Customs enquiry centre customers were (a) from an ethnic minority, (b) female and (c) disabled in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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30
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of migrant workers used the face-to-face services provided by HM Revenue and Customs enquiry centres in (a) the East of England, (b) the East Midlands, (c) London, (d) the North East of England, (e) the North West of England, (f) Northern Ireland, (g) Scotland, (h) the South East of England, (i) the South West of England, (j) Wales and (k) the West Midlands in 2011-12. |
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(164550)
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31
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Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much air passenger duty has been raised from passengers travelling by air from the UK to (a) Brazil, (b) Russia, (c) India, (d) China, (e) Australia and (f) South Africa, in each year since 2003. |
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(164534)
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32
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Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has undertaken any analysis of the economic effect of air passenger duty since 2010; and if he will publish the results of any such analysis. |
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(164535)
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33
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Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has undertaken any analysis of the economic and fiscal effect of air passenger duty utilising dynamic scoring methodologies; and if he will publish the results of any such analysis. |
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(164536)
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34
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Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of air passenger duty on an airline's ability to (a) start new routes and (b) maintain marginal routes. |
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(164539)
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35
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Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which countries tax passengers travelling internationally by air at a higher level than UK air passenger duty. |
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(164540)
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36
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Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of a reduction in air passenger duty on (a) business travel, (b) leisure travel, (c) trade and (d) economic activity; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164568)
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37
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Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the model used by his Department to model tax policies takes specific account of the characteristics of (a) air transport and (b) tourism sectors. |
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(164570)
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38
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164678)
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39
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what proportion of all food procured for the Church Commissioners was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(164759)
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40
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Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the annual pay settlement for local government workers has been since 2010. |
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(164742)
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41
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(164760)
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42
|
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many fires caused by Chinese lanterns have been recorded in (a) Warrington and (b) Cheshire in each of the last three years. |
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(164689)
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43
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164660)
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44
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Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage appropriate models for remote eBook lending in response of the recommendations of the Sieghart Review of eBook lending in libraries. |
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(164737)
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45
|
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the Sieghart Review of eBook lending in libraries in respect of extending public lending rights to eBooks. |
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(164738)
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46
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of all food procured for her Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(164761)
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47
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what budget her Department set for the rollout of broadband in rural areas; what target dates were set for the rollout; how much the rollout has cost to date; what the estimated total cost of the rollout is; and what her latest estimate is of completion dates for the rollout. |
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(164809)
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48
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking (a) to ensure that there is sufficient competition in the process of tendering contracts for the rollout of broadband in rural areas and (b) to ensure that the contracts let to BT are securing the best value for the public purse. |
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(164810)
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49
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) she and (b) officials in her Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if she will make a statement. |
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(164661)
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50
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of five to 16 year olds take part in at least one planned sport activity per week. |
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(164684)
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51
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of her Department's budget is allocated to grassroots sports in England. |
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(164685)
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52
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of five to 16 year olds taking part in at least one planned sport activity per week. |
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(164686)
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53
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Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual pay settlement for the armed forces was between 1997 and 2010. |
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(164741)
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54
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Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the statement of 3 July 2013, Official Report, column 923, on Reserve forces, what the effect of such changes will be in Dorset. |
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(164561)
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55
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(164762)
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56
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the geographic extent is of the recruitment area of each reserve force base in Wales; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164518)
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57
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the name is of each reserve force base of each service in Wales; how many reservists attend each such base regularly; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164519)
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58
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2013, Official Report, column 1117W, on defence support group, for what reasons agency workers were recruited from 2011; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164546)
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59
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2013, Official Report, column 1117W, on defence support group and the Answer of 14 May 2013, Official Report, columns 151-2W, on defence support group, how many agency workers are employed at (a) Ashchurch, (b) Bovington and (c) Donnington; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164547)
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60
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Statement of 3 July 2013, Official Report, columns 923-5, on reserve forces, what estimate he has made of the cost of closing each of (a) the 35 Territorial Army centres and (b) the three Naval Reserve centres identified for closure. |
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(164734)
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61
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Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits were attached to each of (a) the 35 Territorial Army centres and (b) the three Naval Reserve centres identified for closure in each of the last five years; how many new recruits enlisted at each such centre in each such year; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164735)
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62
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164662)
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63
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Office spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164663)
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64
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Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse has been of undertaking the consultation into the administration of the Nursery Milk Scheme. |
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(164736)
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65
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Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government response to the consultation on the future administration of the Nursery Milk Scheme, whether childcare settings providing milk under the Nursery Milk Scheme will continue to be able to have the choice to source their milk locally if they wish to. |
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(164739)
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66
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Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government response to the consultation on the future administration of the Nursery Milk Scheme, whether every child who is entitled to free milk under the Scheme will continue to receive their entitlement. |
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(164740)
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67
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(164763)
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68
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Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how frequently he met with (a) the UK Youth Parliament and (b) young people and students to consult on his Department's policy objectives and plans. |
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(164551)
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69
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Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department plans to take to improve awareness of the Access to Higher Education Diploma. |
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(164554)
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70
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164664)
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71
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when a decision will be made on the regulatory licence treatment of the transmission cables of directly connected offshore renewable energy projects that are located outside of the UK; and whether such a decision will be announced in advance of an intergovernmental agreement signed by the UK and Ireland on renewable energy trading. |
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(164637)
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72
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has held discussions with Ofgem on whether the transmission cables for directly connected offshore renewable energy projects located outside of the UK can be treated as a generator spur; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164638)
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73
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has held discussions with Ofgem to determine the regulatory licensing treatment of transmission cables of offshore renewable energy projects located outside of the UK; what the estimated timetable for a decision on this regulatory treatment is; when the intergovernmental agreement between Ireland and the UK is expected to be signed; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164639)
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74
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Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has held discussions with Ofgem on whether the transmission cables for directly connected offshore renewable energy projects located outside of the UK can be treated with a derogated interconnector licence or a derogated transmission licence; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164642)
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75
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(164764)
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76
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the level of investment required to build a two billion cubic metre gas storage facility. |
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(164537)
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77
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of construction related jobs created by the building of a two billion cubic metre gas storage facility. |
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(164542)
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78
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of full-time permanent jobs required to support the running of a 2 billion cubic metre gas storage facility. |
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(164545)
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79
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Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the benefit to consumers that will be provided by an additional 2 billion cubic metre gas storage facility. |
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(164548)
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80
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164665)
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81
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2013, Official Report, column 463W, on bovine tuberculosis, under what other legislation investigations into TB-related fraudulent activity are undertaken; and how many prosecutions have resulted from investigations into TB-related fraudulent activity since 2007. |
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(164755)
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82
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(164765)
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83
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2013, Official Report, column 463W, on bovine tuberculosis, what the geographical distribution is of the cases which have resulted in prosecutions for TB-related fraudulent activity. |
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(164787)
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84
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the rollout of broadband in rural areas. |
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(164811)
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85
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to record injuries to livestock caused by the residue of Chinese lanterns; and how many reports of such injuries have been recorded in each local authority area in Cheshire in each of the last three years. |
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(164688)
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86
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's Consultation on a Draft Strategy for Achieving Officially Bovine Tuberculosis-Free Status for England published on 4 July 2013, for what reasons the UK is not following the approach used in the rest of the EU of only culling infected cattle when faced wth a herd breakdown. |
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(164522)
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87
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's Consultation on a Draft Strategy for Achieving Officially Bovine Tuberculosis-Free Status for England published on 4 July 2013, for what reasons biosecurity measures will be voluntary; and what evidence was taken into account in the decision between a voluntary and mandatory approach. |
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(164523)
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88
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed duty to have regard to growth on the ability of Natural England to fulfil its general purpose under the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 of ensuring that the natural environment is conserved, enhanced and managed for the benefit of present and future generations; if he will make it his policy that, in the pursuit of its advisory duties, Natural England should act with scientific integrity and impartiality in all circumstances; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164624)
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89
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the conclusion of his Department's regulatory review of August 2011 in respect of the overall benefit: cost ratio of regulations implemented by his Department whose benefit to wider society has been monetised; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164746)
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90
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the outcome of the Triennial Review of the Environment Agency and Natural England in respect of targets for regulatory burden reduction, what consideration he has given to (a) the social, economic, environmental and health benefits of such regulation and (b) the conclusion of his Department's regulatory review of August 2011 in respect of the benefit: cost ratio of biodiversity regulations; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164747)
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91
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Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the keeping of primates as pets. |
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(164555)
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92
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many properties with home insurance have (a) only buildings insurance, (b) only contents insurance and (c) have both buildings and contents insurance. |
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(164556)
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93
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many domestic properties (a) have and (b) do not have home insurance. |
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(164557)
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94
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of flooding on insurance premiums of farmers whose (a) land, (b) livestock and (c) crops are in high risk flood areas. |
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(164559)
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95
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will provide a breakdown of the households that do not have home insurance by (a) total household income, (b) property ownership type, (c) number of people who reside in the household and (d) length of residence at the property. |
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(164640)
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96
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will rank by (a) constituency, (b) local authority and (c) electoral ward the proportion of properties in each such area without home insurance. |
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(164641)
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97
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Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings and discussions he and his officials have attended in the last 12 months on the potential repeal of the Hunting Act 2004. |
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(164723)
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98
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Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2013, Official Report, columns 331-2W, on the Hunting Act 2004, what proportion of the responses referred to in the Answer were (a) in favour and (b) against the repeal of the Hunting Act 2004. |
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(164733)
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99
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164666)
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100
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Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what improvements in human rights he will be prioritising when President Thein Sein of Burma visits the UK. |
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(164683)
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101
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Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the case of Mohammed Roghangir, Surush Saraie, Eskandar Rezaie, Shahin Lahoodi and Massoud Rezaie who have been charged with offences arising out of their observation of their Christian faith in Iran. |
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(164724)
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102
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Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the sentence of eight years imprisonment imposed on Pastor Saeed Abedini by an Iranian court; and what recent representations he has made to Iran on this case and the need for religious toleration. |
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(164725)
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103
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Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to set a date for the visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief. |
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(164619)
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104
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(164766)
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105
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Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the murders of albino minorities in Tanzania. |
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(164552)
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106
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Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many claims to Israeli preference have been refused by HM Revenue and Customs on grounds that proof of origin accompanying the goods shows that imports have been produced in an Israeli settlement in each of the last five years for which data is available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164532)
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107
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Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons human rights lead at the Embassy in Burma has been downgraded to the third political officer position. |
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(164687)
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108
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164667)
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109
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Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he has given to reviewing primary care registration for all people in England registered with GPs as part of his review of migrant access to the NHS; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164515)
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110
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Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual pay settlement in the NHS has been since 2010. |
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(164744)
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111
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Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual pay settlement for doctors and consultants paid from the public purse has been since 2010. |
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(164745)
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112
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average charge to hospitals by the supplier for the provision of televisions to patients is. |
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(164625)
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113
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Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with ambulance trusts on the site mapping and registration of automated external defibrillators (AED) in England and Wales; and what protocols are in place to ensure that ambulance trusts regularly replace batteries installed in public access AEDs. |
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(164617)
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114
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Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) private companies and (b) charity providers were granted Any Qualified Provider Status in England in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2013. |
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(164618)
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115
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(164768)
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116
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Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of new radiotherapy machines needed to allow all cancer centres in England to deliver Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy to 24 per cent of patients as recommended by the National Radiotherapy Implementation Group by the end of 2013. |
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(164560)
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117
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations (a) his predecessors and (b) his Department received expressing concerns about Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in each year prior to May 2010, since the foundation of that trust. |
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(164690)
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118
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations (a) his predecessors and (b) his Department received expressing concerns about Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in each year prior to May 2010, since the foundation of that trust. |
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(164691)
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119
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations (a) his predecessors and (b) his Department received expressing concerns regarding Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in each year prior to May 2010, since the foundation of that trust. |
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(164692)
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120
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations (a) his predecessors and (b) his Department received expressing concerns regarding Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in each year prior to May 2010, since the foundation of that trust. |
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(164693)
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121
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations (a) his predecessors and (b) his Department received expressing concerns regarding Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust in each year prior to May 2010, since the foundation of that trust. |
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(164694)
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122
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations (a) his predecessors and (b) his Department received expressing concerns regarding the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust in each year prior to May 2010, since the foundation of that trust. |
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(164695)
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123
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations (a) his predecessors and (b) his Department received expressing concerns regarding East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust in each year prior to May 2010, since the foundation of that trust. |
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(164696)
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124
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations (a) his predecessors and (b) his Department received expressing concerns regarding George Eliot Hospitals NHS Trust in each year prior to May 2010, since the foundation of that trust. |
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(164697)
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125
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations (a) his predecessors and (b) his Department received expressing concerns regarding Medway NHS Foundation Trust in each year prior to May 2010, since the foundation of that trust. |
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(164698)
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126
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations (a) his predecessors and (b) his Department received expressing concerns about North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust in each year prior to May 2010, since the foundation of that trust. |
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(164699)
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127
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations (a) his predecessors and (b) his Department received expressing concerns regarding North Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in each year prior to May 2010, since the foundation of that trust. |
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(164700)
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128
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations (a) his predecessors and (b) his Department received expressing concerns regarding Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in each year prior to May 2010, since the foundation of that trust. |
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(164701)
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129
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations (a) his predecessors and (b) his Department received expressing concerns regarding Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in each year prior to May 2010, since the foundation of that trust. |
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(164702)
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130
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Priti Patel (Witham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations (a) his predecessors and (b) his Department received expressing concerns regarding United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in each year prior to May 2010, since the foundation of that trust. |
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(164703)
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131
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Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of flooding upon a person's mental health. |
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(164558)
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132
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Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164669)
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133
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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 are those looking after them not liable for Disclosure and Barring Service checks; and what differences there are based on the nationality of the young people concerned. |
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(164622)
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134
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Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of all food procured for her Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(164769)
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135
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Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking (a) to tackle breaches of the Obscene Publications Acts by non-UK websites which provide explicit hardcore pornography equivalent to that classified R18 by the British Board of Film Classification which is downloaded in the UK and (b) to put in place suitable age verification measures to prevent children accessing such material. |
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(164729)
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136
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Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has received reports on the discussions that the UK video on demand regulator ATVOD is having with UK financial institututions to consider whether it is possible to block payments from the UK to the operators of non-UK websites which appear to be breaking the Obscene Publications Acts by allowing children to access explicit hardcore pornography; what the Government's policy is on this matter; and if she will make a statement. |
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(164732)
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137
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much (a) she and (b) officials in her Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if she will make a statement. |
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(164670)
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138
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current size of the Migration Refusal Pool is. |
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(164524)
|
139
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees of the Border Force are currently under criminal investigation. |
|
(164525)
|
140
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees of her Department are currently under criminal investigation. |
|
(164526)
|
141
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the non-compliance notifications received in Q4 2012 were followed up with further action within that quarter. |
|
(164527)
|
142
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration enforcement raids wre carried out in each year since 2008. |
|
(164528)
|
143
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Tier 5 sponsors and (b) Tier 4 sponsors had their licenses (i) revoked and (ii) suspended in Q1 2013. |
|
(164529)
|
144
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made by Operation Nexus to date. |
|
(164530)
|
145
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 sponsors had their licences (a) revoked and (b) suspended in Q1 2013. |
|
(164531)
|
146
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of all food procured for her Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(164770)
|
147
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much (a) she and (b) officials in her Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(164671)
|
148
|
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Sentencing Council on sentencing guidelines for death by dangerous driving cases. |
|
(164533)
|
149
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been given court bail after being charged with (a) murder and (b) attempted murder in each of the last three years. |
|
(164616)
|
150
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people on 8 July 2013 were on bail for (a) murder and (b) attempted murder. |
|
(164627)
|
151
|
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of the Court of Protection were prohibited from being reported in each year since May 2005. |
|
(164562)
|
152
|
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many cases the Court of Protection has made an order resulting in (a) imprisonment or (b) confiscation of a defendant's possessions in each year since May 2005. |
|
(164563)
|
153
|
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged (a) 10 to 15, (b) 16 to 18 and (c) 18 to 21 years and sentenced to community orders were sentenced to (i) unpaid work for up to 300 hours, (ii) specific activities, such as developing skills or making amends to their victim, (iii) undertaking a particular programme to help change offending behaviour, (iv) prohibition from doing particular activities, (v) adherence to a curfew, requiring the offender to be in a particular place at certain times, (vi) an exclusion requirement, prohibiting the offender from going to particular places, (vii) a residence requirement, obliging the offender to live at a particular address, (viii) mental health treatment with the offender's consent, (ix) a drug rehabilitation requirement with the offender's consent, (x) an alcohol treatment requirement with the offender's consent and (xi) supervision by the Probation Service in each year since May 2005; and how many (A) completed and (B) failed to complete their sentence in each such year. |
|
(164564)
|
154
|
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many decisions of the Court of Protection were appealed and how many were upheld or overturned in each year since May 2005. |
|
(164566)
|
155
|
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases coming before the Court of Protection were later subject to Judicial Review in each year since May 2005. |
|
(164567)
|
156
|
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) men were received into prison (i) for breaching a court order, (ii) for breaching bail and (iii) under sentence in (A) 2011 and (B) 2012. |
|
(164521)
|
157
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(164771)
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158
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of violence involving members of families of defendants were recorded in magistrates' courts in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012. |
|
(164514)
|
159
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164672)
|
160
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Leader of the House, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Office spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164673)
|
161
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of all food procured for her Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(164772)
|
162
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much (a) she and (b) officials in her Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(164674)
|
163
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Prime Minister, how much (a) he and (b) officials in No. 10 Downing Street spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164675)
|
164
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(164773)
|
165
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164676)
|
166
|
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what estimate he has made of the total number of potential overseas nationals who are entitled to register for an overseas vote; and how many such people were registered to vote in the (a) 2005 and (b) 2010 General Elections. |
|
(164629)
|
167
|
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what target the Electoral Commission has to increase the number of overseas voters (a) registered and (b) voting in the next general election. |
|
(164630)
|
168
|
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to increase awareness of overseas electors of their entitlement to vote before the next election; and how such steps will differ from previous elections. |
|
(164631)
|
169
|
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recommendations the Electoral Commission has made to the Government to make it easier for overseas voters to register. |
|
(164632)
|
170
|
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recommendations the Electoral Commission has carried out into different overseas voting systems around the world; and what conclusions have been drawn that would be applicable to the UK. |
|
(164633)
|
171
|
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if he will request the information held by the European Commission about the number of overseas nationals entitled to register to vote in EU elections according to their current country of residence. |
|
(164634)
|
172
|
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on how many pelican crossings and puffin crossings there are on roads in England and Wales. |
|
(164621)
|
173
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make it mandatory for drivers of powerboats to wear killcords. |
|
(164541)
|
174
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any pinch point funding is available to assist Bournemouth Borough Council to fund a slip road from the A338. |
|
(164513)
|
175
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of all food procured for their Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(164774)
|
176
|
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of air passenger duty on the competitiveness of UK airlines and airports. |
|
(164569)
|
177
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164677)
|
178
|
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 effects on small and medium-sized enterprises in Wales of late payment by clients. |
|
(164623)
|
179
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(164776)
|
180
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164679)
|
181
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what proportion of all food procured for the Government Equalities Office was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(164767)
|
182
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much (a) she and (b) officials in the Government Equalities Office spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(164668)
|
183
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment on the effects on levels of rent arrears reported by registered social landlords in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) each region of England in (i) April 2012, (ii) May 2012, (iii) June 2012, (iv) April 2013, (v) May 2013 and (vi) June 2013 of the changes made in housing benefit rules which took effect on 1 April 2013. |
|
(164565)
|
184
|
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of decreasing the universal taper rate to (a) 60 per cent and (b) 55 per cent. |
|
(164520)
|
185
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers which met British buying standards in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(164777)
|
186
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken for a benefit applicant to receive written notification of the outcome of an application was in each of the last three years. |
|
(164812)
|
187
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has undertaken of the levels of job satisfaction among the staff of Jobcentre Plus. |
|
(164813)
|
188
|
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken by his Department and its agencies to consider an application for benefit was (a) in 2008 and (b) in the most recent period for which figures are available. |
|
(164814)
|
189
|
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to prevent Motability from repossessing cars and other equipment from disabled claimants whose benefits assessments are currently undergoing an appeal. |
|
(164635)
|
190
|
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will increase links between his Department's Benefits Team and Motability to prevent claimants losing their scheme support until any benefits assessment dispute has been resolved. |
|
(164636)
|
191
|
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact with the media in (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164680)
|
THURSDAY 11 JULY
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
*1
|
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): What recent assessment he has made of levels of investment in energy infrastructure. |
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(164478)
|
*2
|
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): What contribution he expects the Green Investment Bank to make to green growth. |
|
(164479)
|
*3
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What steps he is taking to encourage shale gas exploration in Lancashire. |
|
(164480)
|
*4
|
Mark Menzies (Fylde): What steps he is taking to meet future energy demand. |
|
(164481)
|
*5
|
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): What estimate he has made of the number of jobs created in the UK as a consequence of his policies on offshore wind power generation. |
|
(164482)
|
*6
|
Ian Austin (Dudley North): What steps he is taking to help households with their energy bills. |
|
(164483)
|
*7
|
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): What steps he is taking to help households with their energy bills. |
|
(164484)
|
*8
|
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): What steps he is taking to meet future energy demand. |
|
(164485)
|
*9
|
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): What assessment he has made of Ofgem's Electricity Capacity Assessment Report 2013. |
|
(164486)
|
*10
|
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): What steps he is taking to meet future energy demand. |
|
(164487)
|
*11
|
Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden): What steps he is taking to encouarge shale gas exploration in the UK. |
|
(164488)
|
*12
|
Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on reducing European carbon emissions. |
|
(164489)
|
*13
|
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): What assessment he has made of the first quarterly Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation statistics. |
|
(164490)
|
*14
|
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): What steps he is taking to encourage shale gas exploration in the UK. |
|
(164491)
|
*15
|
Andrew George (St Ives): What steps he is taking to promote investor confidence in renewable energy. |
|
(164492)
|
*16
|
David Rutley (Macclesfield): What steps he is taking to meet future energy demand. |
|
(164493)
|
*17
|
Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): What assessment he has made of the effect of large-scale solar arrays on rural environment and agricultural land; and if he will take steps to help communities resist inappropriate developments. |
|
(164494)
|
*18
|
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): What steps he is taking to encourage shale gas exploration in the UK. |
|
(164495)
|
*19
|
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): What recent assessment he has made of levels of investment in energy infrastructure. |
|
(164496)
|
*20
|
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): What steps he is taking to help households with their energy bills. |
|
(164497)
|
*21
|
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): What steps he is taking to safeguard the UK's energy security by means of shale gas and other resources. |
|
(164498)
|
*22
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What policy areas will be affected by the recently announced reductions in his Department's budget. |
|
(164499)
|
*23
|
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): What steps he is taking to help households with their energy bills. |
|
(164500)
|
*24
|
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): What recent assessment he has made of the UK's energy security. |
|
(164501)
|
*25
|
Simon Wright (Norwich South): What the Government's preferred options are for structural reform of the EU Emissions Trading System. |
|
(164502)
|
At 10.15am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
|
Andrew George (St Ives): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. |
|
(164503)
|
*2
|
Priti Patel (Witham): |
|
(164504)
|
*3
|
Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): |
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(164505)
|
*4
|
Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): |
|
(164506)
|
*5
|
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton): |
|
(164507)
|
*6
|
Richard Graham (Gloucester): |
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(164508)
|
*7
|
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): |
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(164509)
|
*8
|
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): |
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(164510)
|
*9
|
Mr Mike Weir (Angus): |
|
(164511)
|
*10
|
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): |
|
(164512)
|
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)
|
Notices given on Friday 5 July
1
N
|
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what circumstances and for what reasons UK service personnel based at Camp Bastion have been instructed not to use air conditioning systems; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164472)
|
Notices given on Monday 8 July
1
N
|
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase the representation of (a) women, (b) people with disabilities and (c) ethnic minorities on the boards of public bodies falling within his Department's area of responsibility. |
|
(164603)
|
2
N
|
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people resident in Scotland hold a UK passport. |
|
(164579)
|
3
N
|
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people who were (a) White, (b) White British, (c) Irish, (d) Travellers of Irish heritage, (e) Gypsy/Roma, (f) any other White background, (g) White and Black Caribbean, (h) Black Caribbean, (i) White and Black African, (j) White and Asian, (k) any other mixed background, (l) Asian, (m) Pakistani, (n) Bangladeshi, (o) any other Asian background, (p) Black, (q) any other Black background, (r) Chinese and (s) any other ethnic group were married in each year since 1996. |
|
(164601)
|
4
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): 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 in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) Barnsley, (c) South Yorkshire and (d) England. |
|
(164705)
|
5
N
|
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to increase the representation of (a) women, (b) people with disabilities and (c) ethnic minorities on the boards of public bodies falling within his Department's area of responsibility. |
|
(164604)
|
6
N
|
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on how much income is generated from online newspaper downloads to tablets and other mobile devices. |
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(164652)
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7
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out the expected spending profile over time of the total infrastructure plans published in investing in Britain's future disaggregating (a) roads, (b) rail, (c) energy, (d) science and innovation, (e) housing, (f) digital communications, (g) local growth measures and (h) other sectors. |
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(164572)
|
8
N
|
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to Question 162507, whether he has visited Northern Ireland to discuss fuel laundering and related criminal activities. |
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(164786)
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9
N
|
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he proposes it will be necessary for capital gains tax to be paid on compulsorily purchased land as a result of High Speed 2. |
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(164644)
|
10
N
|
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he proposes it will be necessary for inheritance tax to be paid on agricultural land which is to be compulsorily purchased as a result of High Speed 2. |
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(164647)
|
11
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Broadband Delivery UK requires in annual funding for it to carry out its responsibilities. |
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(164752)
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12
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department is providing through Broadband Delivery UK to help meet her Department's objectives for change in broadband provision in the UK. |
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(164753)
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13
N
|
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase the representation of (a) women, (b) people with disabilities and (c) ethnic minorities on the boards of public bodies falling within her Department's area of responsibility. |
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(164605)
|
14
N
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he expects will be saved by the closure of the Territorial Army base in Bishop Auckland. |
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(164595)
|
15
N
|
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's publication, A study of deaths among UK Armed Forces personnel deployed to the 1982 Falklands Campaign: 1982 to 2012, how many and what proportion of (a) 3 Commando Brigade and (b) 5 Infantry Brigade who served in the Falklands campaign committed suicide in each year since 1982. |
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(164602)
|
16
N
|
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if it is his intention that the expansion of the Army Reserve will include the formation of new military bands; and if he will make a statement. |
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(164783)
|
17
N
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he intends to bring into force the provisions on lengthened timetables for general elections enacted in the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013. |
|
(164588)
|
18
N
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he plans to bring forward legislative or regulatory proposals on the use of postal votes. |
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(164589)
|
19
N
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he has received any representations on the commencement of provisions to lengthen the timetable for a general election to the UK Parliament contained in the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 since the passage of this Act. |
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(164590)
|
20
N
|
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 6 December 2012, Official Report, columns 867-8W, on families, which relationship support programmes are being funded by the £30 million referred to in the Answer; and how many families have so far been helped by such programmes. |
|
(164574)
|
21
N
|
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start centres offer relationship support. |
|
(164600)
|
22
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will review the (a) current incentives for and (b) requirements on businesses that release their staff for school governor duties. |
|
(164711)
|
23
N
|
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase the representation of (a) women, (b) people with disabilities and (c) ethnic minorities on the boards of public bodies falling within his Department's area of responsibility. |
|
(164606)
|
24
N
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date he expects construction of the new Serlby Park Academy School to begin. |
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(164591)
|
25
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many official photographs have been taken of (a) Ministers and (b) senior officials in his Department for use in Government publications since May 2010; how many staff of his Department are expected to undertake photography with the ministerial and senior leadership team as part of their duties; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164645)
|
26
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pieces of correspondence his private ministerial office responded to in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
|
(164646)
|
27
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his private ministerial office spent on access to (a) digital television and (b) internet media in the most recent year for which figures are available. |
|
(164648)
|
28
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contracts his Department has with mobile telephone operators for the provision of mobile telephones for (a) staff in his private office and (b) his own ministerial use. |
|
(164706)
|
29
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many Green Deal apprentices in the Liverpool city region have (a) begun and (b) completed their training to date. |
|
(164778)
|
30
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2013, Official Report, column 460W, on the Green Deal Scheme, how many Green Deal apprentices in each local authority area have completed their training. |
|
(164779)
|
31
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2013, Official Report, column 460W, on the Green Deal Scheme, what criteria Asset Skills and Construction Skills have used to allocate funding for the training of Green Deal apprentices. |
|
(164780)
|
32
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what incentives the Government is providing for employers to take on Green Deal apprentices. |
|
(164781)
|
33
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the average cost to an individual of completing PAS2030 training. |
|
(164782)
|
34
N
|
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of the Maitland Review of the regulatory regime for the UK offshore oil and gas industry; which recommendations are yet awaiting implementation; and when the senior oversight group expects to complete implementation of the Maitland recommendations. |
|
(164716)
|
35
N
|
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the level of subsidy per MWh to be given from the public purse to offshore wind power generation by 2020. |
|
(164573)
|
36
N
|
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what measures to reduce the cost of offshore wind power generation to £100 per MWh by 2020 recommended by the Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force he has implemented to date. |
|
(164613)
|
37
N
|
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, at what level per MWh the strike prices for offshore wind power generation have been set for (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020, expressed in 2012 prices. |
|
(164614)
|
38
N
|
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made in reducing the cost of offshore wind power generation to £100 per MWh by 2020. |
|
(164615)
|
39
N
|
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the legal obligations of the UK Government under Article 76 of the Fourth Geneva Convention with regards to investigating (a) the directors of and (b) the corporate entity of G4S plc for aiding and abetting breaches of the Convention in the transfer of Palestinian detainees from the West Bank. |
|
(164709)
|
40
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will direct HM Ambassador to Israel to draw the attention of the Israeli government to the possible breach of Article 76 of the Fourth Geneva Conventions committed by the Israeli authorities in imprisoning in Israel Palestinians charged with or convicted of offences committed in the Occupied Territories. |
|
(164708)
|
41
N
|
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on (a) consular assistance provided by UK embassies or consulates to people resident at addresses in Scotland in each of the past five years, (b) the location of the embassy or consulates offering assistance and (c) the reason for assistance being offered. |
|
(164580)
|
42
N
|
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 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. |
|
(164649)
|
43
N
|
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost to the public purse of the visit of Burma's President Thein Sein and his delegation to the UK will be. |
|
(164712)
|
44
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce shortages of consultants in (a) deprived areas, (b) geriatric medicine and (c) other areas; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(164713)
|
45
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK Border Agency cases are outstanding; and what proportion of cases since May 2012 have taken longer than six months to process. |
|
(164650)
|
46
N
|
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the failure of the UK Border Agency contingency plans to deal with increased workloads. |
|
(164651)
|
47
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug offences relating to Class A substances have been reported in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) Barnsley, (c) South Yorkshire and (d) England since 2010; and what proportion of national offences relating to Class A substances such figures represent. |
|
(164704)
|
48
N
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in the Migration Refusal Pool contacted by Capita since October 2012 were subsequently found to have the right to remain in the UK. |
|
(164581)
|
49
N
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints have been received about the Capita contract to contact persons in the Migration Refusal Pool since October 2012. |
|
(164587)
|
50
N
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in the Migration Refusal Pool have (a) left the UK voluntarily and (b) been removed from the UK since October 2012. |
|
(164593)
|
51
N
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in the Migration Refusal Pool Capita have contacted since October 2012. |
|
(164594)
|
52
N
|
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many restaurants were raided by enforcement officers in 2012. |
|
(164596)
|
53
N
|
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the operational differences between the Older Live Cases Unit and its predecessor the Case Assurance and Audit Unit are; and what the reasons are for such differences. |
|
(164599)
|
54
N
|
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information she has on reports of cholera cases in camps for displaced Rohingya people in Burma. |
|
(164707)
|
55
N
|
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what healthcare facilities are available in each of the Rohingya internally displaced persons camps in Burma. |
|
(164710)
|
56
N
|
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average time was for cases coming before the Court of Protection to be heard in each year since May 2005. |
|
(164571)
|
57
N
|
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost of running the Court of Protection was in each year since May 2005. |
|
(164608)
|
58
N
|
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost of representations on behalf of the state in cases coming before the Court of Protection was in each year since May 2005. |
|
(164610)
|
59
N
|
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many cases the Court of Protection has made a finding of contempt of court in each year since May 2005. |
|
(164611)
|
60
N
|
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were considered by the Court of Protection in each year since May 2005. |
|
(164612)
|
61
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on exit packages for its staff in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13; and how much of this sum was spent on compulsory redundancies. |
|
(164575)
|
62
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of violence were recorded in (a) magistrates' courts and (b) Crown courts in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012. |
|
(164576)
|
63
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of those convicted of offences in relation to the disturbances in the summer of 2011 have not yet completed custodial sentences. |
|
(164577)
|
64
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department received from the Exchequer reserve in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13; and to what use such sums were put. |
|
(164578)
|
65
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Prison Service spent on taxis to transport prisoners in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012. |
|
(164609)
|
66
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to answer Question 163024, tabled on 27 June 2013 for answer on 2 July 2013. |
|
(164717)
|
67
N
|
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when she expects to announce her decision regarding the need for a public inquiry into the events surrounding the Omagh bombing. |
|
(164748)
|
68
N
|
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) staff and (b) resources the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has allocated for work on the safety regime for the offshore oil and gas industry for each year to 2015-16. |
|
(164714)
|
69
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the original estimate was of the cost of the High Speed 2/High Speed 1 link single bore tunnel from Old Oak Common to Primrose Hill; and what the most recent estimate is. |
|
(164749)
|
70
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the original estimate was of the cost of the High Speed 2/High Speed 1 link works above ground from the Primrose Hill portal to connect with High Speed 1; and what the most recent estimate is. |
|
(164750)
|
71
N
|
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the most recent estimate is of the cost of the January 2012 proposals for High Speed 2 at Euston. |
|
(164751)
|
72
N
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date he expects construction of the Elkesley flyover on the A1 to begin. |
|
(164592)
|
73
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what payments Cross Country has made to the Exchequer in each financial year since April 2004; and what payments Cross Country has received from public funds in each such year. |
|
(164582)
|
74
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what payments Virgin Trains has made to the Exchequer in each financial year since April 2004; and what payments Virgin Trains has received from public funds in each such year. |
|
(164583)
|
75
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what payments the Southern train operating company has made to the Exchequer in each financial year since April 2004; and what payments Southern has received from public funds in each such year. |
|
(164584)
|
76
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what payments South Eastern has made to the Exchequer in each financial year since April 2004; and what payments South Eastern has received from public funds in each such year. |
|
(164585)
|
77
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what payments Northern Rail has made to the Exchequer in each financial year since April 2004; and what payments Northern Rail has received from public funds in each such year. |
|
(164586)
|
78
N
|
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to increase the representation of (a) women, (b) people with disabilities and (c) ethnic minorities on the boards of public bodies falling within the Government Equalities Office's area of responsibility. |
|
(164607)
|
79
N
|
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times in each of the last five years well operators in the UK offshore oil and gas industry reported the use of blow out prevention technology in well control operations. |
|
(164715)
|
80
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the actively seeking work criteria of the jobseeker's allowance regulations will be applied for young people aged between 18 and 24 enrolled on the Government's traineeships scheme. |
|
(164784)
|
81
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the 16 hour rule for study will be applied to young people aged between 18 and 24 enrolled on the Government's traineeship scheme and claiming jobseeker's allowance. |
|
(164785)
|
82
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent judgement OR v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Isle of Anglesey County Council on the operation of homeless nightshelters. |
|
(164597)
|
83
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many foodbank vouchers have been issued by jobcentres in each month in the last year. |
|
(164598)
|
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)
|
Notices given on Monday 8 July
1
N
|
Duncan Hames (Chippenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) Wiltshire and (b) England were reported as having Lyme disease in each of the last three years; and what the incidence rate was of this disease. |
|
(164656)
|
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)
|
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)
|
Notices given on Thursday 4 July
1
N
|
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made in supporting the development of simplified financial retail products. |
|
(164338)
|
2
N
|
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the target coverage is for broadband for each (a) local authority, (b) nation of the UK and (c) contractor employed by BD:UK |
|
(164243)
|
3
N
|
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the value of the motorsport industry and community rallies to tourism in the UK. |
|
(164339)
|
Notices given on Friday 5 July
1
N
|
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are currently on the sex offenders register; and what estimate she 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)
|
Notices given on Monday 8 July
1
N
|
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the broadband coverage targets are for each (a) local authority, (b) nation of the UK and (c) contract held by BD:UK |
|
[Transferred]
(164244)
|
2
N
|
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, 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. |
|
[Transferred]
(164035)
|
3
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses have received support through the Export Refinancing Facility. |
|
(164754)
|
4
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Public Private Partnership infrastructure projects have been assisted through the temporary lending programme announced in July 2012; and what the total value of the support provided so far is. |
|
(164720)
|
5
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which departmental capital budgets have been used to fund loans advanced through the temporary lending programme for Public Private Partnership infrastructure projects announced in June 2012. |
|
(164721)
|
6
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the administrative costs to lenders for the implementation and running of the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme. |
|
(164722)
|
TUESDAY 16 JULY
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Friday 5 July
1
N
|
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Joint Paper with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Mobile Connectivity in England, published in May 2013, what consideration he has given to increasing the capacity on existing sites for up to five antenna systems. |
|
(164450)
|
2
N
|
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Joint Paper with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Mobile Connectivity in England, published in May 2013, what consideration he has given to enabling permitted development without prior approval for face-mounted antennas irrespective of the height of the building. |
|
(164451)
|
3
N
|
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Joint Paper with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Mobile Connectivity in England, published in May 2013, what consideration he has given to increasing the right to upgrade as permitted development without prior approval to relate to both existing and new sites once they have received planning permission. |
|
(164452)
|
Notices given on Monday 8 July
1
N
|
George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of restoring the Future Jobs Fund in 2015-16. |
|
(164653)
|
2
N
|
George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of extending free childcare for all three and four year olds to 17.5 hours a week in 2015-16. |
|
(164654)
|
3
N
|
George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer in 2015-16 of restoring police funding to the level it would have been without the decisions made in the 2010 Spending Review and the 2013 Spending Rounds. |
|
(164655)
|
