Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Thursday 18 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 Wednesday 17 July 2013
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Thursday 18 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.
THURSDAY 18 JULY
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
*1
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Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): What assistance his Department provides to UK technology companies with exports; and if he will make a statement. |
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(165958)
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*2
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Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): What recent support his Department has given to the automotive industry. |
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(165959)
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*3
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Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): What recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Regional Growth Fund. |
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(165960)
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*4
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Mark Menzies (Fylde): What steps he is taking to encourage traineeships. |
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(165961)
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*6
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Graeme Morrice (Livingston): What steps he is taking to protect the universal service obligation under plans for the privatisation of Royal Mail. |
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(165963)
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*8
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Richard Graham (Gloucester): What progress he has made on a sale of shares in Royal Mail. |
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(165965)
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*9
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Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth): What recent progress he has made on employment law reform. |
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(165966)
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*10
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Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): In how many of the last 24 months net lending by banks to British small businesses has (a) risen and (b) fallen. |
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(165967)
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*11
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Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): What recent assessment he has made of the take-up of apprenticeships. |
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(165968)
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*13
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Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): What the outcomes were of his Department's summit meeting with payday lenders on 1 July 2013; and if he will make a statement. |
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(165970)
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*15
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Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): What the outcomes were of his Department's summit meeting with payday lenders on 1 July 2013; and if he will make a statement. |
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(165972)
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*17
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Chris Williamson (Derby North): What steps he is taking to protect the universal service obligation under plans for the privatisation of Royal Mail. |
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(165974)
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*19
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Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What recent assessment he has made of the value of supply chains to the UK economy. |
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(165976)
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*20
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Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): What recent assessment he has made of the prospects for economic growth in the Humber sub-region. |
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(165977)
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*22
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Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): What assistance he has given to businesses in Nottingham since 2010. |
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(165979)
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*23
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): What steps he is taking to promote sustainable economic development in the North East. |
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(165980)
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*24
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Hugh Bayley (York Central): What outcomes his Department is seeking through its Science and Society budget. |
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(165981)
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*25
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David Mowat (Warrington South): What range of projects will be eligible for funding from the Green Investment Bank. |
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(165982)
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At 10.15am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
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Hazel Blears (Salford and Eccles): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. |
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(165983)
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*3
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Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): |
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(165985)
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*4
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Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): |
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(165986)
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*5
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Mark Menzies (Fylde): |
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(165987)
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*6
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Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): |
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(165988)
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*7
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Sir Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): |
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(165989)
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*9
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Fiona Bruce (Congleton): |
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(165991)
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*10
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Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): |
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(165992)
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Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Friday 12 July
1
N
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Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Welsh ambulances responded to calls in England in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
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(165951)
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2
N
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Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulances based in Herefordshire responded to calls in (a) Herefordshire, (b) other counties in England and (c) Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
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(165952)
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3
N
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Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many English ambulances responded to calls in Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
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(165953)
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Notices given on Monday 15 July
1
N
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Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Attorney General, what steps he took to avoid the £15,000 unauthorised ex-gratia payment to the Serious Fraud Office's former chief operating officer being paid out of the public purse. |
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(166223)
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2
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of his Department's ring-fenced budget for science will be used to support charity-funded medical research in the next 12 months. |
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(166281)
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3
N
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Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of higher education applications for entrance in 2014 among young people in England; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166058)
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4
N
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many undergraduate degree courses in cyber security are available in UK universities. |
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(166060)
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5
N
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Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on extending the provision of the Business Bank to Northern Ireland. |
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(166195)
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6
N
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides on the format of data published by Government. |
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(166041)
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7
N
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support he plans to introduce for social enterprises based outside London. |
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(166056)
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8
N
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Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has a strategy to tackle corruption in the UK. |
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(166062)
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9
N
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Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Oral Answer from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the hon. Member for Bristol West of 25 June 2013, Official Report, column 151, on infrastructure investment, what the evidential basis was for the statement that the Government is undertaking the largest investment in the railways since Victorian times. |
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(166276)
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10
N
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Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on confirming the outcome of consultation on a new tax relief to encourage investment in social enterprises, at the autumn statement 2013. |
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(166296)
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11
N
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Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many women are on the shortlist of candidates for Deputy Governor of the Bank of England; and how many women are on the selection panel. |
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(166278)
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12
N
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Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the British Director of the European Investment Bank will support the draft proposals on Future Energy Lending Policy at the Board meeting on 23 July 2013. |
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(166115)
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13
N
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Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of subcontractors operating within the Construction Industry scheme who did not claim any deduction for the costs of materials, plant and equipment and provided only their own labour in each of the last five years. |
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(166172)
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14
N
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Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals resident in (a) Scotland and (b) England have had tax credit overpayments written off in the last 10 financial years. |
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(166293)
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15
N
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Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees of HM Revenue and Customs resident in Scotland have been made redundant through compulsory redundancy schemes since May 2010; and what the cost to the public purse of such schemes has been. |
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(166221)
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16
N
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Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to issue further guidance to local planning authorities on onshore wind farms. |
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(166116)
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17
N
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Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2013, Official Report, column 578W, on council tax, what the level of total arrears of council tax outstanding as of March 2013 was in each local billing authority in England. |
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(166050)
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18
N
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Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department gives to local authorities on the protection of ancient woodlands in the planning system. |
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(166158)
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19
N
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Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will calculate by how much, under the proposed Fire Fighters' Pension Scheme: Proposed Final Agreement, a fire fighter in the (a) 1992 pension scheme, (b) 2006 scheme and (c) 2015 scheme would have their total pension reduced at an actuarially reduced rate of five per cent if they retired at age 55 on 1 January (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017, (iv) 2018, (v) 2019, (vi) 2020, (vii) 2021 and (viii) 2022. |
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(166047)
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20
N
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Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) average time was between business rates being levied and collected and (b) amount of uncollected business rates was in each (i) London borough and (ii) other local authority in England in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(166297)
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21
N
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Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department has allocated to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council for local authority supported capital expenditure in (a) housing stock and (b) major repairs allowance in each year since 2009-10. |
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(166161)
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22
N
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Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential of home purchase plans to provide alternative routes into home ownership. |
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(166053)
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23
N
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Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made on the development of the private rented sector guarantee; and when he expects the private rented sector guarantee to be open for applications. |
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(166054)
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24
N
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Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to promote innovation in the housing sector. |
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(166055)
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30
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former members of the armed forces who have seen active service have been diagnosed with (a) traumatic brain injury and (b) post concussion syndrome. |
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(166163)
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31
N
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Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the guidance for soldiers conducting UK-based training in hot conditions was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166164)
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32
N
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Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance UK personnel provide to the US operation of drones from the Combined Air Operation Centre at Al-Udeid. |
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[R]
(166205)
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33
N
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Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Gillingham and Rainham of 15 May 2013, Official Report, column 221W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, on how many occasions flights of unmanned aerial vehicles have taken place in each of his Department's reserved airspace areas within the UK in each of the last 10 years; what the purpose of each such flight was; and what type of unmanned aerial vehicle was flown on each such occasion. |
|
[R]
(166283)
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34
N
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Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his employees resident in Scotland have been made redundant through compulsory redundancy schemes since May 2010; and what the cost to the public purse of such schemes has been. |
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(166220)
|
35
N
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Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to address the needs of children who require gluten-free meals in schools that do not allow their pupils to bring in packed lunches. |
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(166204)
|
36
N
|
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to signpost teachers to existing resources, advice and support available for delivering financial education in the curriculum. |
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(166180)
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37
N
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Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to extend financial education into the National Colleges for Teaching and Leadership and in teaching school clusters. |
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(166181)
|
38
N
|
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how his Department is working with (a) subject experts, (b) educationalists and (c) providers of initial teacher training on the inclusion of financial capability components within the new curriculum. |
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(166183)
|
39
N
|
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the value of extending financial education to the primary school curriculum; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166184)
|
40
N
|
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training is currently available for teachers to prepare them for the introduction of financial education into the curriculum; and what new additional training in this area is planned. |
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(166193)
|
42
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have withdrawn provision for work experience for 14 to 16 year olds in each year since 2010. |
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(166290)
|
43
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state-funded primary schools there are; and how many such schools there are with (a) up to 100, (b) between 101 and 200, (c) between 201 and 300, (d) between 301 and 400, (e) between 401 and 500, (f) between 501 and 600, (g) between 601 and 700, (h) between 701 and 800, (i) between 801 and 900, (j) between 901 and 1,000, (k) between 1,001 and 1,100, (l) between 1,101 and 1,200, (m) between 1,201 and 1,300, (n) between 1,301 and 1,400, (o) between 1,401 and 1,500, (p) between 1,501 and 1,600 and (q) more than 1,601 pupils. |
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(166291)
|
44
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state-funded secondary schools there are; and how many such schools there are with (a) up to 100, (b) between 101 and 200, (c) between 201 and 300, (d) between 301 and 400, (e) between 401 and 500, (f) between 501 and 600, (g) between 601 and 700, (h) between 701 and 800, (i) between 801 and 900, (j) between 901 and 1,000, (k) between 1,001 and 1,100, (l) between 1,101 and 1,200, (m) between 1,201 and 1,300, (n) between 1,301 and 1,400, (o) between 1,401 and 1,500, (p) between 1,501 and 1,600 and (q) more than 1,601 pupils. |
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(166292)
|
45
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which capital projects for the development of academies, schools and colleges his Department has supported with what level of funding in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) Barnsley, (c) South Yorkshire and (d) England since May 2010. |
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(166162)
|
46
N
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to promote the Government's Cultural Education Plan; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166282)
|
47
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what criteria were used to determine that hard to treat cavity wall insulation and solid wall insulation would not be identified as separate measures in eco-brokerage contracts and auctions. |
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(166049)
|
48
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the minimum volume is of Energy Companies Obligation that Green Deal providers are obliged to deliver in respect of individual contracts secured through the eco-brokerage. |
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(166051)
|
49
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of how much the credit checking process for Green Deal customers adds to the cost of delivering Green Deal finance. |
|
(166052)
|
50
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what testing Green Deal systems were subject to before that scheme was launched in January 2013. |
|
(166313)
|
52
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much of the £200 million of incentive money for the Green Deal has been used to carry out free Green Deal Assessments to date. |
|
(166319)
|
53
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2013, Official Report, column 67W, on energy companies obligation, for what reasons he does not intend to carry out a revised full impact assessment for the Energy Company Obligation. |
|
(166323)
|
54
N
|
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many passes for his Department have been issued (a) to persons who are not officials of his Department and (b) to representatives of non-governmental organisations. |
|
(166284)
|
55
N
|
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in dealing with cases of cruelty to or neglect of animals (a) at animal sanctuaries and (b) elsewhere. |
|
(166167)
|
56
N
|
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the effect the economic downturn has had on animal charities and sanctuaries. |
|
(166202)
|
57
N
|
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number and type of animal sanctuaries in England. |
|
(166287)
|
58
N
|
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what definition of an animal sanctuary his Department uses. |
|
(166288)
|
59
N
|
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Environment Agency is continuing to pass applications for small-scale hydro schemes while it is still in the process of gathering evidence as to the environmental impact of such schemes; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(166114)
|
60
N
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2013, Official Report, column 631W, on Shaker Aamer, what steps he is taking to ensure Shaker Aamer is released into UK jurisdiction as a matter of urgency and not forcibly sent to any other country upon release; what representations he has made to the new State Department envoy Clifford Sloan on this matter; what steps he has taken to follow up the Prime Minister's raising of the case with President Obama at the G8 summit; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(166061)
|
61
N
|
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer from the Deputy Prime Minister to the right hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark of 15 May 2013, Official Report, column 634, on the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, what consequences the Government is considering against Sri Lanka; and under what circumstances such consequences would be invoked. |
|
(166179)
|
62
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the existence of fraudulent websites selling fake electronic systems for travel authorization certificates to people planning to travel to the US; and what steps his Department plans to take against such sites. |
|
(166196)
|
63
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that all advisers and decision-makers involved within the decision-making process are representative of all regions and units. |
|
(166197)
|
64
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission further capacity analysis to consider patient flows as part of the new congenital cardiac review. |
|
(166198)
|
65
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission further capacity analysis to consider more recent and predicted increases in activity and population growth and take such analysis into account in the new congenital cardiac review. |
|
(166199)
|
66
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that assessments are correct and that individual units will be given proper scope to respond, prior to publication of the congenital cardiac review. |
|
(166200)
|
67
N
|
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that population density, geography and transport links are taken into consideration in the scope of the new congenital cardiac review. |
|
(166201)
|
68
N
|
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2013, Official Report, column 473W, on NHS: ICT, and with reference to paragraph 7.53 of the Guide to Parliamentary Work published by the Cabinet Office, whether those briefing documents would be disclosable in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and on what grounds a decision on whether to exempt such material from a freedom of information request would be made. |
|
(166298)
|
69
N
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to Healthy Lives, Healthy People: a call to action on obesity in England, published in October 2011, what progress has been made to date on achieving the Government's aim to reverse the increase in the level of excess weight in children by 2020. |
|
(166299)
|
70
N
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients registered at an address in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland received treatment at a hospital in England in each month since May 2007. |
|
(166170)
|
71
N
|
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received since May 2010 from each of the 14 health trusts under investigation by Sir Bruce Keogh. |
|
(166057)
|
72
N
|
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what safeguards are in place to ensure that private healthcare providers operating NHS contracts carry sufficient insurance indemnity to meet any future claims for medical negligence made against them. |
|
(166159)
|
73
N
|
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial stringency tests are applied to private healthcare providers bidding for NHS contracts. |
|
(166160)
|
74
N
|
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether private healthcare providers fulfilling contracts for the NHS are able to use the NHS Litigation Authority scheme to meet future claims. |
|
(166174)
|
75
N
|
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether private healthcare providers fulfilling contracts for the NHS bear the full indemnity in cases of medical negligence on their part. |
|
(166175)
|
76
N
|
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many statutory recovery orders have been enforced in each police force area in (a) 2013, (b) 2012, (c) 2011 and (d) 2010. |
|
(166040)
|
77
N
|
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the guidance her Department provides to police officers on the use of statutory recovery orders. |
|
(166059)
|
78
N
|
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey and (e) Capita for services undertaken on behalf of her Department by each such contractor in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13. |
|
(166280)
|
79
N
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Slough of 18 March 2013 regarding the Answer of 4 February 2013, Official Report, column 23-4W, on entry clearances. |
|
(166166)
|
80
N
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects a reply to be sent to the letter from the hon. Member for Slough of 14 February 2013 on the Employers Checking Service. |
|
(166285)
|
81
N
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister for Immigration plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Slough of 25 February 2013, regarding her constituent Mrs FN and her sister Mrs AS in Pakistan, references GRY-PK-01-230449-X and ISL-210213-229528-1. |
|
(166286)
|
82
N
|
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the division of responsibilities between the Metropolitan and City police forces on cyber crime and fraud; and what assessment she has made of work on building capacity in other police force areas. |
|
(166222)
|
83
N
|
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the cost to UK police forces of processing Europol requests for the UK to (a) supply information and (b) initiate a criminal investigation (i) in total and (ii) on average, broken down by (A) denied requests and (B) accepted requests in each year since 2009. |
|
(166185)
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84
N
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Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the UK has made a request to Europol for (a) advice, (b) information, (c) intelligence and (d) analysis in each year since 2009; and how many such requests led to a successful conviction. |
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(166186)
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85
N
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Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests the UK received from Europol to initiate a criminal investigation in each year since 2009; how many such applications were (a) accepted and (b) denied; and how many accepted applications led to successful convictions. |
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(166187)
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86
N
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Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests the UK has received from Europol to supply information in each year since 2009; how many such applications were (a) accepted and (b) denied; and how many of the accepted applications led to successful convictions. |
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(166194)
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87
N
|
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her latest estimate is of the number of police laboratories that will be accredited to ISO17025 by November 2013. |
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(166203)
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88
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unmanned aerial vehicles were in use by police forces in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013. |
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[R]
(166168)
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89
N
|
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of those found guilty of (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) grievous bodily harm were sentenced to a non-custodial sentence in 2012. |
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(166063)
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90
N
|
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of previous convictions held by those found guilty of rape in 2012 was. |
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(166064)
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91
N
|
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of those found guilty of rape in 2012 were (a) under 18 years, (b) between 18 and 21 years and (c) over 21 years old. |
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(166065)
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92
N
|
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will direct his Department to halt the process of contracting out probation services until the forensic audit by PwC and investigation by the Serious Fraud Office into electronic tagging providers have been completed. |
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(166294)
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93
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what redress is available to a person whose driving licence is revoked as a result of a court wrongly notifying the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency that the person has been disqualified from driving. |
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(166176)
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94
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date East London Magistrates' Court notified the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency that the court had wrongly identified Mr Byrne of Christchurch as the person disqualified from driving by the court on 1 July 2013 for an offence on 19 January 2013. |
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(166177)
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95
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason East London Magistrates' Court did not write to Mr Byrne of Christchurch reinstating his driving licence as soon as it realised on 5 July 2013 that it had made an error in instructing the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to revoke his licence. |
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(166178)
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96
N
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to his Department of appeals made against the outcome of work capability assessments was in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13. |
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(166279)
|
97
N
|
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what cost to the public purse has been incurred in the last financial year arising from employment tribunal cases involving claims for equal pay where an expert was instructed. |
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(166182)
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98
N
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the development and financing proposals are for the new A14 road. |
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(166315)
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99
N
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when proposals for tolling of the new A14 will be announced. |
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(166316)
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100
N
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when it is proposed that the planning process for the construction of the new A14 will (a) commence and (b) be completed. |
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(166317)
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101
N
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Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the contractors for the new A14 will be appointed. |
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(166318)
|
102
N
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he has undertaken a review of the health and safety issues associated with the use of private commercial and retail properties as bases for driving examiners. |
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(166295)
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103
N
|
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many untaxed vehicles have been recorded following online reporting in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013. |
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(166206)
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104
N
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the outcome of the investigation undertaken by his Department into the telephone security questions asked of applicants for employment and support allowance was. |
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(166169)
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105
N
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will publish the outcome of his Department's review of the telephone security questions asked of applicants for employment and support allowance. |
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(166171)
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106
N
|
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department's investigation into the effectiveness of security questions asked on the telephone of applicants for employment and support allowance (a) started and (b) concluded. |
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(166173)
|
107
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK-based companies are currently being investigated by the Pensions Regulator for the misappropriation of UK pension funds; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166165)
|
108
N
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of single earner families with net annual earnings of £26,000 who are also in receipt of (a) child benefit, (b) tax credits and (c) housing benefit; what account he has taken of the receipt of state benefits by single earner families with such annual earnings in the (i) formulation and (ii) communication of the Government's benefits cap policy; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(166310)
|
109
N
|
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) multiple sclerosis nurse specialists and (b) other nurse specialists will (i) complete factual report forms in relation to personal independence payments and (ii) be paid to do so; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166311)
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110
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in work who earn below £7.45 per hour in (a) the UK and (b) Wales; and how many such people are (i) women and (ii) men. |
|
(166048)
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112
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households have had their weekly income (a) reduced and (b) reduced by over £100 in (i) Croydon, (ii) Bromley, (iii) Enfield and (iv) Haringey as a result of the introduction of the benefit cap in those areas on 15 April 2013. |
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(166312)
|
113
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the extent to which people finding jobs through the Work Programme are doing so in (a) small firms and (b) large firms; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166320)
|
114
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the sectors which have proved most likely to employ jobseekers participating in the Work Programme; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166321)
|
115
N
|
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households affected by the benefit cap in the pilot areas have moved out of London since the cap was introduced. |
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(166322)
|
116
N
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees of the Health and Safety Executive resident in Scotland have been made redundant through compulsory redundancy schemes since May 2010; and what the cost to the public purse of such schemes has been. |
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(166219)
|
117
N
|
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of a seven day wait before jobseekers can claim jobseeker's allowance on (a) poverty levels, (b) child poverty levels, (c) food poverty levels and (d) temporary poverty levels in Scotland. |
|
(166224)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 16 July
1
N
|
Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the number of applications made by young people for higher education places in 2013-14. |
|
[Question Unstarred]
(165964)
|
2
N
|
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what methodology his Department used to determine the distribution of EU transition zone funding for 2014 to 2020. |
|
[Question Unstarred]
(165975)
|
3
N
|
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of the Financial Conduct Authority redress scheme for businesses mis-sold interest rate hedging products. |
|
[Question Unstarred][Transferred]
(165969)
|
4
N
|
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had on the implementation of measures arising from the Fuel Quality Directive. |
|
[Question Unstarred][Transferred]
(165962)
|
5
N
|
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many former Games Makers have volunteered to help organise local sport activities as a result of being involved in the London 2012 Paralympic and Olympic Games; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(166188)
|
6
N
|
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many 2012 Games Makers have been contacted by Join In (a) within one month, (b) within three months, (c) within six months, (d) within nine months and (e) to date since the end of the London 2012 Paralympic Games; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(166189)
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7
N
|
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Games Makers contacted by Join In have refused to get involved in activities organised; what reasons have been given for such refusals; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(166190)
|
8
N
|
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when Join In was first able to access contact details of the 2012 Games Makers; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(166191)
|
9
N
|
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, by what means Join In has attempted to contact 2012 Games Makers; how many attempts at contact failed due to changes in contact details; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[Transferred]
(166192)
|
10
N
|
Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what evidence nationals of other EEA states are required to show in order to demonstrate proof of entitlement to child benefit in respect of a child resident (a) in the UK and (b) in another EEA member state; and in respect of what proportion of such applications such proof was requested in the last financial year. |
|
[Transferred]
(166277)
|
11
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help secure an agreement at the forthcoming international Civil Aviation Agreement Organisation Assembly to reduce aviation emissions. |
|
[Transferred]
(166314)
|
12
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Attorney General, how many creditors to the Law Officers' Departments owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
|
(166366)
|
13
|
Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what mechanisms his Department is considering providing to support the deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technology in transport. |
|
(166478)
|
14
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many creditors to his Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
|
(166365)
|
15
|
Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether in the event of the privitisation of Royal Mail every member of staff will receive the same number of shares; who will decide how many shares each staff member receives; and what criteria will be used in the decision of how many shares each member of staff receives. |
|
(166484)
|
16
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships funded by the Skills Funding Agency in the next year will be based in (a) Mansfield, (b) Bassetlaw constituency, (c) Sherwood, (d) Nottingham city, (e) Ashfield and (f) Newark. |
|
(166514)
|
17
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in which sectors apprenticeships will be provided by the Skills Funding Agency in 2013 in (a) Nottingham city, (b) Ashfield, (c) Gedling, (d) Sherwood and (e) Bassetlaw constituency. |
|
(166515)
|
18
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in which sectors apprenticeships funded by the Skills Funding Agency in 2013 in Mansfield will be provided. |
|
(166529)
|
19
|
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships funded by the Skills Funding Agency in 2013 will be based in Gedling. |
|
(166530)
|
20
|
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made on the effect of Directive 2007/46/EC on small and medium-sized businesses in the UK; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(166402)
|
21
|
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to review the current level of (a) tuition fees and (b) student maintenance support; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(166566)
|
22
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many creditors to his Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
|
(166367)
|
23
|
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the proposal in the 2013 Spending Round to make jobseeker's allowance claimants wait seven days before becoming eligible for financial support will apply to those moving directly to the benefit from (a) employment and support allowance and (b) incapacity benefit. |
|
(166409)
|
24
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims accepted by HM Revenue and Customs after inquiry in the last five years related to tax planning schemes subsequently covered by section 58 of the Finance Act 2008. |
|
(166482)
|
25
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with officials in HM Revenue and Customs on section 58 of the Finance Act 2008. |
|
(166541)
|
26
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of repealing the retrospective elements of section 58 of the Finance Act 2008 on the amount owed to HM Revenue and Customs. |
|
(166542)
|
27
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many creditors to his Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
|
(166382)
|
28
|
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to put in place to gauge the effect on consumers and small businesses of European proposals to regulate interchange on card payments. |
|
(166397)
|
29
|
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what per capita spending on infrastructure in each of the main regions of (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland has been in each of the last five years. |
|
(166483)
|
30
|
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has any proposals to financially incentivise food and drink businesses which endorse Public Health Responsibility Deals. |
|
(166385)
|
31
|
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to provide export tax credits for small and medium-sized enteprises. |
|
(166401)
|
32
|
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the recent report by Capital Economics entitled Jersey's value to Britain. |
|
(166613)
|
33
|
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the Government's response to the report of Dr Williams on aspects of the terms and conditions of pension eligibility for the fire service. |
|
(166547)
|
34
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many creditors to his Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
|
(166368)
|
35
|
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what additional planning guidance he is giving to address noise pollution; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(166583)
|
36
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many creditors to her Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
|
(166369)
|
37
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress she has made on the super connected cities programme; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(166392)
|
38
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many security passes issued on Ministry of Defence sites have been given to those directly employed by his Department. |
|
(166446)
|
39
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individual contracts have been issued for manpower substitution by his Department in each financial year since 2007. |
|
(166447)
|
40
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days have been worked by staff employed as manpower substitutes in his Department in each financial year since 2007. |
|
(166448)
|
41
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many security passes issued for access to sites owned by the Ministry of Defence have been given to those not directly employed by his Department since May 2010. |
|
(166528)
|
42
|
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits aged below 18 years have gone absent without leave (a) in the last five years and (b) since the the Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 were introduced. |
|
(166519)
|
43
|
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits have (a) requested and (b) been granted discharge as of right under the rules introduced in The Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 since that legislation was implemented; and what the length of time was between each recruit's initial request for and their date of discharge. |
|
(166523)
|
44
|
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Attestation Papers for armed forces recruits were updated to include the extended rights of discharge for those enlisted below the age of 18 as introduced in The Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, paragraph 9; and if he will place a copy of these papers in the Library. |
|
(166524)
|
45
|
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what official documentation is given to armed forces recruits aged under 18 and their parents which specify the extended rights of discharge introduced in The Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2011; and if he will place a copy of such papers in the Library. |
|
(166525)
|
46
|
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken and guidance he has issued to ensure that recruiting officers, commanding officers, prospective recruits and their parents are made aware of the extended rights of discharge for those enlisted below the age of 18 introduced in The Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. |
|
(166526)
|
47
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many creditors to his Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
|
(166370)
|
48
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what duty of care his Department owes to (a) soldiers and (b) medical auxiliaries who have left military service after one or more tour of duty in Afghanistan; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the delivery of this duty of care. |
|
(166340)
|
49
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of post-traumatic stress disorder on the ability of former services personnel to reintegrate into civilian life. |
|
(166341)
|
50
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of former (a) servicemen and (b) medical auxiliaries who have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after discharge from military service. |
|
(166342)
|
51
|
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former (a) military personnel and (b) medical auxiliaries have been identified as having committed suicide on discharge from the military after having served in Afghanistan in each year since 2002. |
|
(166343)
|
52
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the future of HMS Cambria. |
|
(166324)
|
53
|
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which specific locations he has identified for a new Royal naval reserve centre in Cardiff; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(166325)
|
54
|
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the value of the (a) Challenger, (b) Warrior, (c) Bulldog, (d) Stormer, (e) Snatch 2 Land Rover, (f) RWMIK Land Rover, (g) Vector, (h) Viking BVS10, (i) Mastiff, (j) Panther, (k) Foxhound, (l) Husky, (m) Warthog, (n) Wolfhound, (o) Scimitar, (p) Spartan, (q) Jackal and (r) Coyote vehicle fleets; and how large each such fleet is. |
|
(166576)
|
55
|
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the value of the (a) Land Rover battlefield ambulance, (b) M3, (c) Titan armoured bridge launcher, (d) Challenger armoured repair and recovery vehicle, (e) BR90 bridge vehicle, (f) Terrier, (g) Trojan, (h) Python, (i) heavy equipment transporter, (j) Demountable rack offload and pickup system and (k) all-terrain mobility platform vehicle fleets; and how large each such fleet is. |
|
(166577)
|
56
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of teachers were graded as (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) satisfactory/notice to improve and (d) unsatisfactory in Ofsted inspections of (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in each of the last five years; what proportion of those teachers graded as (A) satisfactory/notice to improve and (B) unsatisfactory were (1) given professional support to improve the quality of their teaching and (2) ceased teaching; and what proportion of those who ceased teaching (x) resigned, (y) retired and (z) were dismissed. |
|
(166611)
|
57
|
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to improve continuous professional education for (a) teachers and (b) older teachers. |
|
(166612)
|
58
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many creditors to his Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
|
(166371)
|
59
|
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants were employed in maintained schools in (i) West Midlands and (ii) Birmingham in each of the last five years. |
|
(166491)
|
60
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many current foster carers will be contacted during the research into the effect on the under-occupancy penalty on prospective foster carers. |
|
(166516)
|
61
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who is conducting the research into the effects of the spare room subsidy on prospective foster carers. |
|
(166517)
|
62
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish (a) the initial findings and (b) the final report of the research commissioned by his Department on the effects on its work of recent housing benefit reforms. |
|
(166518)
|
63
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department's research into the effect of the spare room subsidy on prospective foster carers, adopters and special guardians will be carried out (a) on a national basis and (b) in specific areas. |
|
(166521)
|
64
|
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who is conducting the research into the effect of the spare room subsidy on prospective adopters and special guardians. |
|
(166522)
|
65
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people in Lancashire have been affected by (a) English Language and (b) English Literature grade boundary changes in the current academic year. |
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66
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Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many creditors to his Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
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(166372)
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67
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Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many creditors to his Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
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(166373)
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68
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the total Exclusive Economic Zone covered by marine protected areas designated for biodiversity conservation is in (a) the three uninhabited British Overseas Territories, (b) the four British Overseas Territories to which the Convention on Biological Diversity has been extended and (c) the other seven British Overseas Territories. |
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(166429)
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69
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department initiated to foster (a) terrestrial and (b) protected area networks in each of the British Overseas Territories. |
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(166430)
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70
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, where the British Overseas Territories rank in his Department's international priorities. |
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(166431)
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71
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times Ministers of his Department have met their counterparts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development to discuss environmental stewardship in the Overseas Territories in 2013. |
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(166432)
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72
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made as to which protected areas designated for biodiversity conservation in the British Overseas Territories, to which the Convention on Biological Diversity has been extended, are more threatened. |
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(166433)
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73
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of whether the government of the British Virgin Islands' draft Environmental Management and Conservation of Biodiversity Bill will advance that Territory's responsibilities under the Convention on Biological Diversity. |
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(166434)
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74
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) technical assistance his Department has provided and (b) representations his Department has made to the government of the British Virgin Islands with regard to that Territory's draft Environmental Management and Conservation of Biodiversity Bill. |
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(166435)
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75
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of whether the government of the Cayman Islands' draft National Conservation Bill will fulfil that Territory's responsibilities under the Convention on Biological Diversity. |
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(166436)
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76
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) technical assistance his Department has provided and (b) representations his Department has made to the Cayman Islands government with regard to that Territory's draft National Conservation Bill. |
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(166437)
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77
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made as to which species are at most imminent risk of global extinction in the (a) three uninhabited British Overseas Territories, (b) four British Overseas Territories to which the Convention on Biological Diversity has been extended and (c) other seven British Overseas Territories. |
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(166438)
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78
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) terrestrial protected areas and (b) marine protected areas have been designated for biodiversity conservation in the (i) three uninhabited British Overseas Territories, (ii) four British Overseas Territories to which the Convention on Biological Diversity has been extended and (iii) other seven British Overseas Territories. |
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(166439)
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79
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made as to whether the scientific evidence needs of biodiversity conservation in the British Overseas Territories are adequately addressed in his Department's 31 evidence plans. |
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(166440)
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80
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent in financial terms on biodiversity conservation in (a) England and (b) the British Overseas Territories in each of the last three years. |
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(166441)
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81
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which policy documents his Department uses to allocate (a) legal, (b) scientific, (c) policy and (d) financial resources to support environmental stewardship in the British Overseas Territories. |
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(166442)
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82
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) critically endangered species and (b) globally threatened species there are which occur in (i) England, (ii) the UK and (iii) the British Overseas Territories. |
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(166443)
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83
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the total land area is covered by protected areas designated for biodiversity conservation in the (a) three uninhabited British Overseas Territories, (b) four British Overseas Territories to which the Convention on Biological Diversity has been extended and (c) other seven British Overseas Territories. |
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(166444)
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84
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made as to whether the Ascension Island government's draft Marine Protection Ordinance will fulfil that Territory's responsibilities under the Convention on Biological Diversity. |
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(166445)
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85
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made as to whether the St Helena government's draft Environmental Protection Ordinance follows best practice and will enable delivery of that Territory's responsibilities under the Convention on Biological Diversity. |
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(166452)
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86
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) technical assistance his Department has provided and (b) representations his Department has made to the Ascension Island government with regard to the draft Marine Protection Ordinance. |
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(166453)
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87
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the airport construction on biodiversity conservation in St Helena. |
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(166456)
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88
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the government of the Pitcairn Islands on his Department's funding of projects to deal with consequences of lax biosecurity in that Territory and the lack of biosecurity legislation. |
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(166457)
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89
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of waste management practices on biodiversity conservation in the Cayman Islands. |
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(166458)
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90
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assistance his Department has provided to the government of Gibraltar with regard to illegal fishing by Spanish vessels in the Southern Waters of Gibraltar Special Area of Conservation. |
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(166459)
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91
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent (a) technical assistance his Department has provided and (b) representations his Department has made to the Montserrat government with regard to that Territory's Conservation and Environmental Management Bill. |
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(166461)
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92
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made as to whether exemplary environmental management with regard to biodiversity conservation is being achieved in the three uninhabited British Overseas Territories. |
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(166467)
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93
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) technical assistance his Department has provided and (b) representations his Department has made to the St Helena government on the draft Environmental Protection Ordinance currently in preparation. |
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(166468)
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94
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Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on noise policy since the publication of the 2010 Noise Policy Statement; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166584)
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95
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Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2013, Official Report, column 10W, on recycling, how many fires were at regulated sites. |
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(166617)
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96
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Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2013, Official Report, column 10W, on recycling, how many sites have received notices/warnings about the way material was being stored at the sites before a fire occured. |
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(166618)
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97
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Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Saudi Arabian counterpart on the adoption in that country of policies to discourage the growth of Jihadi Wahhabism. |
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(166511)
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98
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Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many creditors to his Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
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(166374)
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99
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Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the length of the current appointment of the Special Envoy to the Middle East of the Quartet and the arrangements for reappointments and new appointments. |
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(166393)
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100
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Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what accountability arrangements the EU agreed for the Special Envoy to the Middle East of the Quartet. |
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(166394)
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101
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Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the remuneration of the Special Envoy to the Middle East of the Quartet. |
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(166395)
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102
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Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the EU has been consulted on the extension of the terms of reference of the Special Envoy to the Middle East of the Quartet to cover the political situation in Egypt. |
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(166396)
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103
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Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Libyan counterpart on co-operation with the International Criminal Court on the trials of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi and other members of the former Gaddafi regime. |
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(166399)
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104
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Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the recent announcement by al-Seddick al-Sur, a member of Libya's Office of the Public Prosecutor, who stated in a press conference on 17 June 2013 that the trials of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi are to start in the first half of August within Libya's national borders alongside the trials of other members of the former Gaddafi regime. |
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(166400)
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105
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Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will encourage the Libyan government to implement the decision of Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) of 1 March 2013 on the treatment of materials seized during a visit by ICC staff to Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in 2012. |
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(166475)
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106
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Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will sponsor an urgent resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) affirming Libya's right to hold national trials under the principle of complementarity but demanding the Libyan government co-operate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over cases which are pursued by the ICC's Office of the Prosecutor under the jurisdication of UNSC Resolution 1970 and are found to be admissible under Article 19 of the ICC's Rome Statute. |
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(166476)
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107
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Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will issue a statement of support for the new Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, in bringing cases relevant to Libya addressing allegations of rape and sexual violence against other members of the former Gaddafi regime and allegations of crimes committed by rebels or revolutionary forces. |
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(166493)
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108
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Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he plans to offer Libya technical assistance other than that of a single detention advisor for that country's prison reform project; and what plans he has to engage personally on the issue of pursuing fairly national trials of members of the former Gaddafi regime with the support of international partners whilst transferring effectively to The Hague all individuals ordered to appear by Pre-Trial Chamber I in front of the International Criminal Court. |
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(166494)
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109
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Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what resources his Department is spending to combat corruption overseas. |
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(166469)
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110
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Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much can be claimed by personnel in support of the payment of private school fees; and what the average individual payment was in each year since May 2010. |
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(166415)
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111
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Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he takes to enforce an agreed period of time for the compilation of external enquiries undertaken for his Department by legally qualified persons. |
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(166513)
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112
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Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues on interpretation of the performance of different NHS foundation trusts in the take-up of medicines at a local level as revealed in the innovation scorecard. |
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(166544)
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113
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Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the Competition Commission's preliminary conclusions on the proposed mergers between the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Foundation Trust and the Poole Hospital Foundation Trust; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166545)
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114
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Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on possible mergers of NHS foundation hospital trusts. |
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(166546)
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115
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Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were registered with NHS trusts in Greater Manchester in each of the last five years. |
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(166464)
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116
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Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many babies were born per bed, per day in the labour unit at Royal Bolton Hospital in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many midwives were on duty on each such day. |
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(166465)
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117
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Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the waiting time from referral for (a) imaging treatment, (b) endoscopy treatment and (c) radiotherapy treatment for NHS cancer patients is in (i) Bolton, (ii) Greater Manchester and (iii) England. |
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(166466)
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118
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Geraint Davies (Swansea West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2013, Official Report, column 437W, on mental health services, what information his Department collects on NHS (a) spending on and (b) referrals to counsellors and psychotherapists. |
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(166622)
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119
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Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many creditors to his Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
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(166375)
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120
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Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's December 2012 interim report and its findings regarding Public Health Responsibility Deals. |
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(166386)
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121
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Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to evaluate the conclusion of the research carried out by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine that voluntary agreements which offer incentives, such as Public Health Responsibility Deals, achieve higher success rates. |
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(166387)
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122
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Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many quick service restaurants have endorsed Public Health Responsibility Deals in the UK; and how many of such quick service restaurants have committed to deals that deliver a healthier product to consumers. |
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(166388)
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123
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Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will put in place plans for a Franchisee Responsibility Deal to allow franchisee-owned quick service restaurants to commit to improving UK health. |
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(166389)
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124
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Alan Johnson (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when Commissioning through Evaluation will be introduced by NHS England. |
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(166562)
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125
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Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2013, Official Report, column 343W on Jackie Holt, what involvement Ms Tina Long had in negotiating the proposed secondment of Ms Jackie Holt from Morecambe Bay NHS Trust into Warrington and Halton NHS Trust; and whether his Department was consulted about the proposed secondment. |
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(166474)
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126
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Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget for apprenticeships in the NHS was in each of the last five years. |
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(166488)
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127
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Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the most recent five-year cancer survival rates are in each primary care trust. |
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(166490)
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128
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with which suppliers NHS England has contracts to treat cancer patients with gamma knife radiosurgery; when such contracts were negotiated; and which other suppliers were considered at the time of negotiation. |
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(166416)
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129
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients each NHS England accredited supplier of gamma knife radiosurgery is contracted to treat annually. |
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(166417)
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130
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Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons NHS England has stopped the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery treating brain cancer patients with gamma knife radiosurgery. |
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(166480)
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131
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Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people in each strategic health authority area who have received treatment as a consequence of the introduction of the Cancer Drugs Fund. |
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(166472)
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132
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John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with groups representing (a) new mothers, (b) midwives, (c) doctors and (d) other maternity ward staff on the admission of sales representatives to NHS maternity wards. |
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(166344)
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133
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John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing in Scotland on the admission of sales representatives on NHS maternity wards. |
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(166345)
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134
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Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many quick service restaurants have endorsed public health responsibility deals to date; which of those have committed to deals that aim to deliver a healthier product to consumers; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166580)
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135
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Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the findings of research by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, which found that incentives within voluntary public health agreements ensure a better rate of success; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166581)
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136
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Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce a franchise responsibility deal to allow franchisee-owner quick service restaurants to commit to introduce healthier food; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166609)
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137
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Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of NHS contracts have been won by commercial contractors; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166404)
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138
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Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of NHS contracts concluded in the last three months have been won by commercial contractors. |
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(166405)
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139
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to support families of people suffering from osteoarthritis. |
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(166330)
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140
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in East Lancashire with a long-term condition were offered a personalised care plan in each of the last three years. |
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(166331)
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141
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that people with osteoarthritis have access to physiotherapy, exercise facilities and weight management services. |
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(166335)
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142
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in East lancashire with osteoarthritis were able to access joint replacement surgery within 18 weeks in each of the last three years. |
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(166338)
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143
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Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what health protocols have been entered into by English NHS trusts with neighbouring Welsh health boards. |
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(166563)
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144
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Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what deficit has been accumulated by Circle Healthcare Ltd in each year since it was awarded the operational franchise of Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166470)
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145
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Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the ratio of public to private patients is expected to be at Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166471)
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146
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Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications for judicial review have been brought against his Department and the arms-length bodies for which he is responsible in each of the last 10 years; whether the decisions challenged in such applications were upheld; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166473)
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147
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Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what savings are budgeted for under the agreement governing the operational franchise of Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust in each of the next 10 years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166527)
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148
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Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trusts would currently fail the tests for financial viability to convert a NHS trust to a NHS foundation trust; what assessment he has made of the extent to which each such failure could be caused by PFI-related financing arrangements; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166567)
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149
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Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS Trusts are in debt relating to the accumulation of annual deficits; what the size of each relevant debt is; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166569)
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150
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Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts or NHS foundation trusts have entered into which operational franchises with a private company; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166570)
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151
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Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications for judicial review have been brought against NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years; which NHS Trusts and NHS foundations trusts have been the subject of such applications; whether the decisions challenged in such applications were upheld; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166571)
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152
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Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many job losses (a) have resulted to date and (b) are predicted to result from the restructuring of South London Healthcare NHS Trust as required by the Trust Special Administrator under the National Health Service Act 2006; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166572)
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153
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Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, to which NHS trusts he has appointed a trust special administrator to exercise the functions of the chairman and directors of an NHS trust under the National Health Service Act 2006 since he took office; what the reasons were for each such appointment; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166573)
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154
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Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms he has available for dissolving an NHS Trust; which NHS Trusts have been so dissolved; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166574)
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155
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Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts had an annual deficit in the last financial year for which reports are available; what the size of each such annual deficit was; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166575)
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156
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Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, (b) Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and (c) Princess Royal Hospital, Bromley had annual financial deficits in the last financial year for which data is available; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166578)
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157
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Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will visit the hospitals within the St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. |
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(166610)
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158
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Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many creditors to her Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
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(166376)
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159
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Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reform UK passports to ensure that parents who do not share a surname with their child are able to travel through border security safely and without delay; and if she will make a statement. |
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(166582)
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160
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal firearms were seized upon arrival in the UK in each of the last three years. |
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(166334)
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161
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Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department has offered to the victims of organised grooming and sexual exploitation of children in Lancashire. |
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(166337)
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162
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Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many creditors to her Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
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(166377)
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163
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Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has allocated to projects which support economic growth in Afghanistan in each year since 2010; and what the 10 most expensive such projects have been. |
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(166564)
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164
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Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessments she has made of the role of fairtrade goods in development. |
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(166481)
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165
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations her Department has made to the government of Montserrat on that country's draft Conservation and Environmental Management Bill. |
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(166449)
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166
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to work with partner Overseas Territory governments to improve their standards of transparency. |
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(166450)
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167
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department's input into the European Development Spending Agreements for the British Overseas Territories will take into account the UK Overseas Territories Biodiversity Strategy. |
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(166451)
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168
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's policy is on the draft Conservation and Environmental Management Bill proposed by the government of Montserrat. |
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(166454)
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169
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Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what response her Department has made to the recent commitment by the DG-Development Cooperation of the European Commission to release environmental funding to the British Overseas Territories under the Development Cooperation Instrument. |
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(166455)
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170
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Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she plans to meet representatives from Jersey and the other Crown Dependencies to explore how to develop further the value these territories contribute to the UK economy. |
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(166614)
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171
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Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to strengthen the economic relationship between the UK and Jersey. |
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(166615)
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172
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on which occasions papers have been withheld for more than 30 years under section 23 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 since implementation of that Act. |
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(166407)
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173
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on which occasions papers have been withheld for over 30 years under the Public Records Act 1958. |
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(166408)
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174
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a list of records of papers that have been retained for an extended period on the grounds of risk of prejudice to national security which were subsequently released. |
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(166460)
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175
|
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of his proposed changes to legal aid on victims of human trafficking. |
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(166462)
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176
|
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle Upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average age of (a) the prison population and (b) those serving first-time prison sentences is. |
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(166512)
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177
|
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much notice staff members of HM Prison Lincoln have received regarding expected redundancies in 2013. |
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(166487)
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178
|
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in bringing claims management companies under the jurisdiction of the Legal Ombudsman; and when this will take effect. |
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(166349)
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179
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2013, Official Report, column 480W, on knife crime, what the length was of each of the eight immediate custodial sentences contained in Table 8 of the Knife Possession Sentencing Quarterly Brief for the first quarter of 2013 which were handed down for the offence of threatening with a knife. |
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(166328)
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180
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2013, Official Report, column 480W, on knife crime, which of the defendants in each sentencing category referred to in Table 8 of the Knife Possession Sentencing Quarterly Brief for the first quarter of 2013 (a) had a previous knife-related conviction, (b) had a previous violence-related conviction, (c) had any other previous conviction and (d) were sentenced for more than one offence at the same time as the offence of threatening with a knife. |
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(166329)
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181
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the cases brought against the UK under the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights since 1998 where damages, costs or compensation were awarded in favour of the complainant; and how much was awarded in each such case. |
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(166410)
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182
|
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on legal aid in each case brought against the UK under the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights since 1998. |
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(166411)
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183
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many creditors to his Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
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(166378)
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184
|
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people completed accredited offending behaviour and substance misuse programmes while in (a) custody and (b) the community in (i) 2011-12 and (ii) 2012-13. |
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(166532)
|
185
|
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the backlog was of Parole Board cases involving prisoners serving (a) an indeterminate sentence for public protection and (b) a life sentence in each month since March 2012. |
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(166533)
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186
|
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the pilot study of drug-free prison wings; and when he intends to publish the outcome of that project. |
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(166534)
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187
|
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on research on each prisoner rehabilitation programme in each of the last five years; and which organisation undertook each such research programme. |
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(166535)
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188
|
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what changes there have been in capital expenditure budgets of each prison in the UK since April 2010. |
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(166536)
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189
|
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he intends to release his Department's impact assessment of the Offender Rehabilitation Bill. |
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(166489)
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190
|
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) full and (b) part Tornado teams were provided from each prison establishment in England and Wales in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166346)
|
191
|
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) passive and (b) active drug dogs there were at each prison establishment in England and Wales in each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166347)
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192
|
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what planned maintenance programmes have been (a) cancelled and (b) postponed at each prison establishment since April 2010. |
|
(166348)
|
193
|
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2013, Official Report, column 642W, on Prison Service: North East, how many staff were employed at each establishment in each of the identified grades. |
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(166485)
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194
|
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2013, Official Report, column 642W, on Prison Service: North East, what the equivalent figures were for all other prisons in England and Wales. |
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(166486)
|
195
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many creditors to her Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
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(166379)
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196
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many creditors to his Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
|
(166380)
|
197
|
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to increase the age when driving licence holders have to reapply for a licence. |
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(166463)
|
198
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many creditors to his Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
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(166381)
|
199
|
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the response of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch to the sinking of the leisure craft in Liverpool on 30 March 2013; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166565)
|
200
|
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme in preventing reoffending; and how many drivers have opted for these courses rather than accept penalty points on their driving licence in each of the last three years. |
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(166332)
|
201
|
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many National Driver Offender Retraining Schemes are operating in the UK; and which police forces do not run any such scheme. |
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(166333)
|
202
|
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of High Speed 2 within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty are not planned to be in a tunnel as of 16 July 2013. |
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(166520)
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203
|
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of funding allocated for new railway infrastructure in (a) the North West and (b) the South East over the last three years. |
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(166326)
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204
|
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on implementation of EU Directive 2007/46/EC; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166403)
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205
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, where guidance on the removal of factory-fitted particulate diesel filters from vehicles has been published on his Department's website. |
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(166568)
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206
|
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to (a) train and (b) bus services to make them more accessible to disabled people in the last five years. |
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(166336)
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207
|
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has received on the cost of (a) upgrading Cwm Taf Health Board to the status of university and (b) creating additional Professor or Chair titles at that university; whether he has had discussions with the First Minister on these matters; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166327)
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208
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many creditors to his Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
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(166383)
|
209
|
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consultation work has been done to determine the capability of Jobcentre Plus to manage a change to weekly sign on for jobseeker's allowance claimants. |
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(166412)
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210
|
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the most recent ratio of Jobcentre Plus advisors to claimants is. |
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(166413)
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211
|
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been employed by Jobcentre Plus in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the number of such staff in 2015-16. |
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(166414)
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212
|
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many creditors to his Department owed more than £10,000 remained unpaid for more than (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years. |
|
(166384)
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213
|
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in receipt of benefits are exempt from the benefits cap. |
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(166477)
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214
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Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current ratio of staff to claimants in the universal credit pilot areas is. |
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(166537)
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215
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Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timetable for the complete national rollout of universal credit is. |
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(166538)
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216
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Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are currently in receipt of universal credit. |
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(166539)
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217
|
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of additional new claims as a result of the universal credit rollout to six hub jobcentres. |
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(166543)
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218
|
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the costs of (a) purchase and maintenance of the 6,00 new computers and associated software and (b) staff training associated with the roll out of universal credit announced by his Department on 10 July 2013. |
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(166579)
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219
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what monthly statistics his Department collates on the number of jobseeker's allowance claimants who have been temporarily barred from claiming in (a) each local authority area and (b) each parliamentary constituency. |
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(166406)
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220
|
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what statistics his Department holds on the length of time a temporary bar is in force for jobseeker's allowance claimants in each (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency in each month. |
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(166479)
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221
|
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria was used to allocate money to local authorities under the Support Fund. |
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(166540)
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222
|
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants affected by the benefits cap were assessed as capable of work on 1 April (a) 2012 and (b) 2013. |
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(166390)
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223
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Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants affected by the benefits cap were actively seeking work on 1 April (a) 2012 and (b) 2013. |
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(166391)
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224
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Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people affected by the benefits cap who are in receipt of (a) disability related benefits and (b) carer's allowance in each parliamentary constituency. |
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(166531)
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225
|
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the level of need for discretionary housing payment in Gwynedd as a result of the under-occupancy penalty. |
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(166616)
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MONDAY 2 SEPTEMBER
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 16 July
1
N
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Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what criteria were used to select the banks included in the syndicate responsible for the floatation of Royal Mail. |
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(166495)
|
2
N
|
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2013, Official Report, column 524W, on students, how many full-time undergraduate English-domiciled students at UK higher education institutions lived (a) at home and (b) away from home, whilst completing their studies in (i) 2001-02 and (ii) 2006-07. |
|
(166620)
|
3
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what Government funding has been provided for research and development in the manufacturing sector in (a) each of the last three years and (b) 2013-14. |
|
(166501)
|
4
N
|
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if hewill request that the Office for National Statistics revises its long-term international migration estimates. |
|
(166350)
|
5
N
|
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish a national data strategy, as recommended by the Shakespeare Review, published in May 2013. |
|
(166590)
|
6
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average weekly gross earnings of full-time employed (a) men and (b) women in (i) Barnsley Central constituency, (ii) South Yorkshire and (iii) England were in each year since 2006-07 in (A) cash terms and (B) constant prices. |
|
(166604)
|
7
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of public sector workers in Wales who work part-time; and what proportion of such workers are women. |
|
(166507)
|
8
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people migrated from the UK to (a) other EU states, (b) other Commonwealth countries and (c) the rest of the world in the last five years. |
|
(166556)
|
9
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the potential for hostile governments and non-state actors to employ drones in an offensive manner against the UK or its Overseas Territories is considered as part of the National Security Risk Assessment. |
|
[R]
(166499)
|
10
N
|
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of gender pay parity in those banks in which the Government has a stake; and if he will undertake equal pay audits in those banks. |
|
(166603)
|
11
N
|
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of those eligible for pension credit in (a) Newport East constituency and (b) Wales claim this benefit. |
|
(166428)
|
12
N
|
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what legal responsibility he has if a local authority declares itself unable to meet its statutory obligations. |
|
(166418)
|
13
N
|
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what powers he has to act if a local authority declares that it is unable to fulfil its statutory functions. |
|
(166419)
|
14
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the effects on levels of rent arrears reported by registered social landlords in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) Barnsley 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. |
|
(166605)
|
15
N
|
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people of each income group have used Help to Buy to date. |
|
[R]
(166508)
|
16
N
|
Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues on the valuation of rural exception site land in the Green Belt. |
|
(166593)
|
17
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will consider reviewing company law with respect to football clubs in order to achieve greater oversight of the financial arrangements of football clubs and avoid clubs being affected by unmanageable debt. |
|
(166586)
|
18
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will meet representatives of the Football League to discuss whether the owners of Coventry City FC have fulfilled the criteria required by the Football League's regulations in order to play at another club's stadium. |
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(166587)
|
19
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will meet representatives of the Football League to discuss its recent decision to allow Coventry City FC to play at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium. |
|
(166588)
|
20
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will meet representatives of the Football League to discuss potential changes to the Football League's regulations in order to avoid financial difficulties forcing football clubs to play away from their home town. |
|
(166589)
|
21
N
|
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan interpreters have applied for asylum in the UK under the current intimidation policy. |
|
(166358)
|
22
N
|
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan interpreters who have worked with the Army in the last 10 years would be eligible for asylum in the UK should his Department's policy change to include those who have worked for the Army for 30 months prior to December 2012. |
|
(166359)
|
23
N
|
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan interpreters who have worked with the Army since December 2012 will qualify for asylum in the UK. |
|
(166360)
|
24
N
|
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria is used in the current intimidation policy for Afghan interpreters working with the Army to enable them to relocate within Afghanistan. |
|
(166361)
|
25
N
|
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan interpreters who worked with the Army between November 2001 and December 2012 will not qualify for asylum in the UK. |
|
(166427)
|
26
N
|
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 12 July 2013, Official Report, column 420W, on reserve forces: Cardiff, whether the HMS Cambria facility will remain at its current location bordering Sully and Barry. |
|
(166357)
|
27
N
|
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to demolish the chapel of rest of the former RAF Lyneham. |
|
(166607)
|
28
N
|
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what will happen to the fittings and accoutrements of the chapel of rest at former RAF Lyneham. |
|
(166608)
|
29
N
|
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of armed forces veterans who have committed suicide in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(166553)
|
30
N
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2013, Official Report, column 505W, on shipbuilding, whether information regarding the future size and skills mix of the workforce would be information required by the proposed Single Source Regulations Office as part of the annual reporting process by companies. |
|
[R]
(166510)
|
31
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) rank and (b) job title is of the posts held by UK officers on exchange with the US at Combined Air Operations Centre. |
|
[R]
(166497)
|
32
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what evaluation his Department has made of the level of sound emitted by unmanned aerial vehicles and the effect such sounds have on communities living in areas where they are used. |
|
[R]
(166498)
|
33
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2013, Official Report, column 327W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, if he will place a copy of the Reaper Agreement in the Library. |
|
[R]
(166500)
|
34
N
|
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Project Crossbow operates from UK bases in the UK. |
|
[R]
(166555)
|
35
N
|
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of (a) the total monetary cost and (b) how many full-time equivalent staff worked on the preparation of the Trident Alternatives Review. |
|
(166602)
|
36
N
|
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will publish a detailed account of the total costs of the Trident Alternatives Review. |
|
(166557)
|
37
N
|
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which people, service personnel and organisations were consulted during the Trident Alternatives Review. |
|
(166592)
|
38
N
|
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost of the preparation of the Trident Alternatives Review was. |
|
(166599)
|
39
N
|
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what importance he proposes to give to (a) the principles of financial education and (b) financial mathematics in his revision of the National Curriculum. |
|
(166509)
|
40
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills regarding BT Openreach's work to deliver measures under the Energy Company Obligation. |
|
(166363)
|
41
N
|
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect fees being charged by BT Openreach for eyebolt installations on the cost of delivering the Energy Company Obligation. |
|
(166364)
|
42
N
|
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are in place to (a) restict the sale of chlorpyrifos and (b) record to whom sales are made; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(166594)
|
43
N
|
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what damage was caused to the River Kennet by the recent chlorpyrifos poisoning; and what assessment he has made of the amount of the chemical involved in this incident. |
|
(166595)
|
44
N
|
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on (a) the banning of chlorpyrifos and (b) the licensing of chlorpyrifos for professional use only; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(166596)
|
45
N
|
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures (a) are in place and (b) have previously been in place to assist with the safe disposal of (a) chlorpyrifos and (b) similar pesticides. |
|
(166597)
|
46
N
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Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action his Department is taking to assess the dangers posed by chlorpyrifos to the UK's water courses; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166598)
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47
N
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Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the European Union-wide regulation requiring any agreement or contract signed by an EU country with Israel to include a clause stating that the settlements are not part of the State of Israel and therefore are not part of the agreement; what steps he will take to implement this regulation in any bilateral agreements with Israel; and if he will make a statement. |
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(166496)
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48
N
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Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to draw upon patient experience when comparing unit with unit in the new congenital cardiac review. |
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(166353)
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49
N
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Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that, following the new congenital cardiac review, configuration of children's heart surgery units will not be determined by the location of existing specialist services. |
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(166354)
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50
N
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Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that all children's cardiac surgery units are as vigorously assessed as the Leeds Children's Cardiac Surgery Unit has recently been. |
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(166355)
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51
N
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Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that the future of cardiothoracic transplant and respiratory extra corporeal membrane oxygenation will be contingent on the final proposals for congenital heart surgery and that configuration will not be determined by the location of existing specialist services. |
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(166356)
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52
N
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Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average amount that will be paid by individuals under plans to cap personal care costs at £72,000 to meet (a) moderate or low needs and (b) substantial needs which are not deemed eligible under the scheme. |
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(166504)
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53
N
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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the revision of the Quality and Outcomes Framework. |
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(166551)
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54
N
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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy, published in March 2013, what progress NHS England has made on working with the Resuscitation Council, the British Heart Foundation and other stakeholders to consider ways of increasing the number of people trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators. |
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(166623)
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55
N
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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy, published in March 2013, what progress NHS England has made on working with the Resuscitation Council, the British Heart Foundation and other stakeholders to promote first responder programmes by ambulance services. |
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(166624)
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56
N
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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy, published in March 2013, what progress NHS England has made on working with the Resuscitation Council, the British Heart Foundation and other stakeholders (a) to promote automated external defibrillator (AED) site mapping and registration and (b) the use of the existing national database of AEDs. |
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(166625)
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57
N
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Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what special measures are being applied to Buckinghamshire Health Trust following the Keogh Review into hospital mortality rates. |
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(166552)
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58
N
|
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when NHS England will start to fund procedures through the Commissioning Through Evaluation criteria. |
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(166548)
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59
N
|
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much NHS England has committed to fund technologies to be considered as part of Commissioning Through Evaluation. |
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(166549)
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60
N
|
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has held with his Scottish counterpart on the use of a Section 104 to assist with the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes. |
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(166425)
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61
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of British pensioners who permanently live abroad but returned to the UK to access health treatment via the NHS in the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(166606)
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62
N
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will undertake a review of (a) who is and (b) who is not entitled to NHS care. |
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(166619)
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63
N
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Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 15 July 2013, Official Report, column 766, on resourcing for South Wales police, when the last occasion was that funding for policing in Cardiff was reviewed. |
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(166351)
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64
N
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Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 15 July 2013, Official Report, column 766, on resourcing for South Wales police, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the level of funding for policing in (a) Cardiff, (b) Belfast, (c) Edinburgh and (d) London. |
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(166352)
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65
N
|
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last met the (a) Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales and (b) Chief Constable of South Wales to discuss funding for policing in Cardiff. |
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(166398)
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66
N
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Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of additional pressures placed on policing in Cardiff as a result of (a) the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and (b) other major sporting events in the last year. |
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(166492)
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67
N
|
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people granted asylum in the UK in each of the last five years were from (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan. |
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(166502)
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68
N
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Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on public safety of (a) banning the private storage of firearms in domestic dwellings, (b) undertaking annual mental health checks on firearms certificate holders and (c) creating a publicly-available register of individuals with access to firearms; and if she will make a statement. |
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(166422)
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69
N
|
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment has been made of the likely effects of the outcomes agreed at the G8 Summit in June 2013 on developing countries; and if she will make a statement. |
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(166591)
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70
N
|
Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding his Department provides for capital expenditure on new prison places in (a) the current spending review period and (b) the next spending review period. |
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(166621)
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71
N
|
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what level of unpaid fines are owed to the courts in (a) Nottingham and (b) Nottinghamshire. |
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(166560)
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72
N
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders released on licence following a life sentence have committed (a) homicide and (b) other offences in each of the last two years. |
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(166423)
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73
N
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Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offences were committed by offenders serving a prison sentence in an open prison in the latest period for which figures are available; what the offence was in each case; and in which open prison each such offender was serving. |
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(166424)
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74
N
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Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2013, Official Report, column 444W, on Burma, what the outcomes were and what actions were agreed as a result of his discussions with President Thein Sein on (a) progress on political and economic reform, including the need for responsible trade and investment, (b) the UK's concerns about Kachin and Rakhine states, (c) human rights and (d) the release of remaining political prisoners. |
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(166561)
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75
N
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Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate of future levels of bicycle use his Department used when predicting the future spending on roads in its recently published Roads Strategy. |
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(166558)
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76
N
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Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the new motorists' champion will provide a strong voice for non-motorised road users. |
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(166559)
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77
N
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Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the life expectancy of the original Severn Bridge is. |
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(166362)
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78
N
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Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what powers the Health and Safety Executive has to object to an approved planning consent should an issue of concern in their remit develop after approval is granted. |
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(166421)
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79
N
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Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he last discussed the safety of the Forties oil pipeline with the Health and Safety Executive. |
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(166426)
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80
N
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Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to begin an information campaign to explain the details of the care cap to the public. |
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(166420)
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81
N
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Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people who will have their personal care costs capped at £72,000 who will pay an additional amount for care for low and moderate needs and non-eligible substantial care. |
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(166503)
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82
N
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Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish his response to the European Commission's letter requesting clarification of the UK Government's position on the cumulative conditions that apply for waiving the past presence test in cross-border situations. |
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(166585)
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83
N
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Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people experiencing a mental health condition undertook the work capability assessment in each year between 2008 and 2012. |
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(166505)
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84
N
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Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2013, Official Report, columns 58-9W, on occupational health, who the members of the advisory group on the new health and work assessment and advisory service are. |
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(166506)
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85
N
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Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many ATOS Healthcare full-time equivalent health professionals work on the Work Capability Assessment contract. |
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(166550)
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86
N
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Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times he and Ministers in his Department have met ATOS Healthcare senior management to discuss the contract for delivering the work capability assessment since May 2010. |
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(166554)
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87
N
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John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been paid to Work Programme contractors working in Cumbria since the commencement of that programme. |
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(166600)
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88
N
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John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to (a) provide independent inspection of Work Programme contractors and (b) collect feedback from Work Programme clients. |
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(166601)
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