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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 23 October 2003
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 23 October 2003
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on
Thursday 23 October of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.
For other Written Questions for answer on
Thursday 23 October of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after
Thursday 23 October see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
1
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the official buildings within a mile of Parliament for which the Cabinet Office has responsibility, giving in each case the date of acquisition; whether the acquisition in each case was (a) as a result of a departmental transfer and (b) a new acquisition by the Government; and what the buildings are used for. |
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(134419)
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Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
2
N
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Mr Keith Bradley
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the net income of a family with two children (a) aged 20 in full time education and (b) aged 12 with a gross income of (i) £13,000, (ii) £13,500, (iii) £14,000, (iv) £14,500, (v) £15,000, (vi) £15,500 and (vii) £16,000 a year; and what assessment he has made of the sources of that net income. |
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(134061)
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3
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of (a) non-residential business investment, (b) residential business investment, (c) public investment and (d) total investment in (i) 1995 market prices and (ii) current prices, as a proportion of GDP, since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134134)
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4
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) HM Treasury, (b) Customs and Excise and (c) the Inland Revenue spent on (i) advisers and (ii) consultants in the last financial year; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134223)
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5
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the directions overriding a note of dissent by an accounting officer that his Department has been notified of since January; if he will place details of such directions in the Library; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134224)
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6
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list payments made by (a) HM Treasury, (b) Customs and Excise and (c) the Inland Revenue to EDS in each of the last five financial years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134225)
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7
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the budget of the Performance and Innovation Fund was in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134226)
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8
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) HM Treasury, (b) Customs and Excise and (c) the Inland Revenue spent on (i) opinion polling and (ii) market research in the last financial year; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134230)
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9
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Mr Michael Howard
(Folkestone & Hythe):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Professor David Miles regarding his review of the fixed rate mortgages market in the UK; if he will make a statement on the progress of the review; when he expects to receive the interim report; when he expects to receive the final report; and if he will publish them. |
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(134391)
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10
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Mr Michael Howard
(Folkestone & Hythe):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make public the findings of the Miles Review of the fixed rate mortgages market in the UK. |
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(134392)
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11
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Mr Michael Howard
(Folkestone & Hythe):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the progress of the Barker Review of the issues affecting housing supply in the UK; what recent discussions he has had with Kate Barker; when he expects to receive the (a) interim report and (b) final report; and if he will publish (i) the reports and (ii) all the inquiry findings. |
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(134393)
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12
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Patrick Mercer
(Newark):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce container and goods vehicles scanning to detect illegal entry of (a) persons and (b) goods at ports of entry. |
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(134117)
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13
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Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to impose capital gains tax on all sales of domestic houses. |
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(134415)
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14
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Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to increase stamp duty on homes. |
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(134416)
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15
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Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to raise rates of value added tax. |
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(134417)
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16
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Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on (a) prices and (b) volumes of transactions in the housing market. |
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(134420)
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17
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Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Speedwell building at the Royal Forest of Dean College is classified as a charity annex in respect of VAT; and whether its usage qualifies it for zero-rating for VAT. |
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(134200)
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18
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Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he defines administrative co-operation in the draft EU constitution Article III-63 on company taxation. |
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(134308)
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19
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Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the EU has to combat (a) fraud and (b) evasion in company taxes. |
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(134318)
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20
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Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the EU has for the harmonisation of company tax within the EU. |
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(134319)
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21
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Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he defines combating tax fraud and tax evasion in Article III - 63 of the draft EU Constitution. |
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(134320)
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Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners
22
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how much the Church of England has contributed since 1st June 2002 towards the costs of (a) the Anglican Commission, (b) the Anglican Consultative Council and (c) the Anglican Consultative Centre in Rome. |
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(134345)
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23
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what proportion and how much of the total costs of the visit by the Archbishop of Canterbury to Rome in the first week of October were paid by the Church Commissioners; and of that sum, what proportion and how much relates to the cost for staff members, excluding the Archbishop, his wife and chaplain. |
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(134346)
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Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs
24
N
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether appointments of tribunal chairmen and members will continue to be made during the period of the consultation on judicial appointments. |
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(134112)
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25
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what action the Secretary of State takes against judges who are successfully appealed against in relation to (a) sentence and (b) conviction significantly more often than the norm. |
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(134113)
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26
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the minimum fee for enforcing a judgment in the small claims court is; and whether the fees increase according to the value of the judgment. |
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(134292)
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27
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the Secretary of State's policy is on non-adjudicating staff in the small claims court giving assistance to parties to actions there. |
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(134293)
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28
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether those who adjudicate in the small claims court are given training to help them assist unrepresented parties to actions in the small claims court. |
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(134294)
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29
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how the personnel who adjudicate in the small claims court are selected for (a) the job and (b) particular types of case. |
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(134295)
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30
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how long the average waiting time has been for hearing small claims in the small claims court which serves the Teesside area in the last six months. |
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(134296)
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31
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what mediation resources are made available to (a) claimants and (b) defendants involved in actions in the small claims court. |
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(134297)
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32
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the average cost has been to public funds of each action brought in the small claims court in the last three years. |
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(134298)
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33
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what proportion of (a) claimants and (b) defendants was legally represented at any stage of actions in the small claims court in the last three years. |
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(134299)
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34
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what legal advice and support is available to (a) claimants and (b) defendants involved in actions in the small claims court. |
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(134300)
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35
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what plans the Secretary of State has to reform the small claims court. |
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(134301)
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36
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many claims the small claims court for the Teesside sub-region determined in each of the last three years. |
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(134302)
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37
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how the effectiveness of the small claims court as a means for the public to recover small claims economically is monitored and assessed by the Department. |
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(134303)
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38
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the minimum fee chargeable by the small claims court for issuing a claim is; and what the sliding scale of fees for claims of increasing value is. |
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(134304)
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39
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the average cost per claim to claimants has been of pursuing a claim in the small claims court in the last five years. |
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(134305)
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40
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many claims were dealt with by the small claims court in England and Wales in (a) 2000-01, (b) 2001-02 and (c) 2002-03. |
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(134306)
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41
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the average time has been from filing a claim to a hearing date in the small claims court in each of the last five years. |
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(134307)
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42
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will list payments made to EDS in respect of the courts' computer systems in each of the last five financial years; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134231)
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43
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Ms Sally Keeble
(Northampton North):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much was paid out in (a) immigration and asylum legal aid and (b) total legal aid in (i) England and (ii) the East Midlands in each year since April 2000. |
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(133180)
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44
N
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Mr Humfrey Malins
(Woking):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many immigration appeals were heard by the Immigration Appellate Authority in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many of those were heard (a) within six months of and (b) over 12 months after the application was refused; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134059)
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45
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Mr Gordon Prentice
(Pendle):
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many countries use the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as their final court of appeal; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134401)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
46
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the regulation of radio and television broadcasting is transparent and effective; and if she will make a statement. |
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(134229)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
47
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on which occasions since 1997 procurement decisions have been taken on the basis of criteria other than value for money; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134132)
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48
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what studies have been commissioned by the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability) on the value for money of domestic procurement; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134133)
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49
N
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Tony Cunningham
(Workington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what name is to be given to the new Hawk trainer. |
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(133954)
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50
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Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to publish findings from the inquiry into the accidents involving two Royal Naval Sea Kings from RNAS Culdrose at the commencement of military operations in the Gulf in March. |
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(134405)
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51
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Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 16th October, Official Report, columns 321-2W, on military aid to Colombia, if he will break down the figures of (a) £48,296 and (b) £77,934 into major expenditure category. |
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(134120)
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52
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Mr Lindsay Hoyle
(Chorley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) United Kingdom troops and (b) troops from the Territorial Army are serving in Iraq. |
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(134435)
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53
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Mr Lindsay Hoyle
(Chorley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on progress being made with the construction of the new aircraft carriers. |
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(134436)
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54
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Mr Lindsay Hoyle
(Chorley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what impact the reduction in size of the two new aircraft carriers will have on operational plans for (a) the capability and use of the carriers and (b) the size of the crews. |
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(134437)
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55
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received of former regime arms dumps within the British area of responsibility in Iraq; and what measures are being put in place to guard former regime arms dumps within the British area of responsibility. |
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(134457)
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56
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trained fast jet pilots are serving in flying roles in the RAF; and how many have served in each year since 1997. |
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(134459)
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57
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which airlines have been chartered to fly British forces personnel to deployments in each of the past three years. |
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(134460)
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58
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent technical difficulties have been encountered in the development of the Eurofighter Typhoon; and when he expects the aircraft to enter operational service with the RAF. |
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(134461)
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59
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which aircraft are fielded with joint tactical information and distribution system capability; what other types of aircraft will receive JTIDS capability; and when it will be installed in each type. |
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(134462)
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60
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Trafalgar Class submarines are available for operational tasking. |
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(134463)
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61
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tankers have been hired by his Department to transport fuel for the Royal Navy and at what cost, in each of the past three years. |
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(134464)
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62
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 1st September, Official Report, column 915W, and the Answer to the honourable Member for Portsmouth South of 15th September, Official Report, column 509W, on Operation Telic, when he expects investigations into the fratricide incidents involving United Kingdom forces during Operation Telic to be complete; whether the families of the United Kingdom personnel involved are being advised of developments; and when the outcome of these inquiries will be made public. |
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(134471)
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63
N
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Mr Paul Keetch
(Hereford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the contracts let by the MoD to foreign companies since 1997, stating in each case (a) the company concerned, (b) the country of origin and (c) the amount of the contract; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133775)
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64
N
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Mr Paul Keetch
(Hereford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the (a) name and (b) location of premises used, leased and owned by private companies on MoD property, stating in each case (i) the company concerned and (ii) the nature of the relationship. |
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(133776)
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65
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Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what commitments of capability the UK plans to make to the EU under Articles III - 210 to 214 of the Draft EU Constitution. |
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(134312)
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66
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Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what budget is planned for the first year of the European Armaments, Research and Military Capabilities Agency. |
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(134313)
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67
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Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what level of (a) financial and (b) personnel commitment the UK plans to make to the European Armaments, Research and Military Capabilities Agency. |
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(134314)
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Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
68
N
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Mr Simon Burns
(West Chelmsford):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on his plans to amend the planning laws to give local authorities and planning departments more powers to overcome abuses of planning law, with special reference to the removal of travellers and others from land without the consent of the landowner. |
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(132927)
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69
N
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Mr Simon Burns
(West Chelmsford):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if his Department will make a grant to Chelmsford Borough Council to assist it in offsetting the money they will have to spend to enforce planning laws through direct action at Cranham Road, Little Waltham, Chelmsford; and if he will make a statement. |
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(132929)
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70
N
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Mr Kenneth Clarke
(Rushcliffe):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects to receive the report of the Inspector into the proposal to build an asylum seekers accommodation centre on the site of RAF Newton in Nottinghamshire; and when he expects to announce a decision. |
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(134062)
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71
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Stephen Hesford
(Wirral West):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what measures the Government has introduced to help disadvantaged communities regenerate themselves. |
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(134118)
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72
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Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what responsibilities local authorities have in relation to the (a) movement of hazardous waste and (b) identification of material contained in landfill sites. |
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(134453)
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73
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Mr Gordon Prentice
(Pendle):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what financial allocations have been made to each of the housing renewal pathfinders in England; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134402)
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74
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Mr Gordon Prentice
(Pendle):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, on which dates he intends to hold the referenda on the proposed regional assemblies in (a) the North West, (b) the North East and (c) Yorkshire and Humberside; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134403)
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75
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Dr John Pugh
(Southport):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, for what percentage of the electorate in the North West Region all ward memberships will be up for election at the local elections scheduled for June 2004.
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(134280)
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76
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Dr John Pugh
(Southport):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many councils in the North West Region have elections of all members scheduled for June 2004.
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(134281)
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77
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Dr John Pugh
(Southport):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many allegations of electoral fraud in postal voting for local elections in the North West Region have been (a) reported and (b) investigated in the last 10 years. |
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(134289)
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78
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Dr John Pugh
(Southport):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many allegations of electoral fraud in the North West Region have been investigated in the last 10 years. |
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(134290)
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79
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Dr John Pugh
(Southport):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what percentage of councils, excluding parish and town councils, are under Labour majority control in England, broken down by region. |
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(134344)
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80
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Mr Richard Spring
(West Suffolk):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans the Government has to fund further street warden schemes in Suffolk. |
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(134407)
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81
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Mr Richard Spring
(West Suffolk):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the revenue support grant per head for 2003-04 in each English county council. |
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(134408)
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82
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Mr Richard Spring
(West Suffolk):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with Suffolk County Council regarding the revenue support grant settlement in the past 12 months. |
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(134409)
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83
N
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Mr John Whittingdale
(Maldon & East Chelmsford):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the maximum distance is from a mobile phone base station that a school can be located in order to meet the definition 'near' thus requiring the relevant body of the school to be consulted under paragraph 62 of Planning Policy Guidance Note 8 (Telecommunications). |
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(133886)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
84
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Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the appointment of an independent Student Complaints Adjudicator and the establishment of an office to service this function. |
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(134122)
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85
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Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the graduate employment premium for lifetime earnings in comparison with (a) those with two Level 3 qualifications who do not enter university and (b) the overall cohort of school-leavers. |
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(134123)
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86
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Mr Tim Boswell
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans he has, in conjunction with the Higher Education Funding Council for England, to change the formula for payments for teaching by higher education institutions; and what representations he has received about the transition to any new formula and therefrom to a future regime permitting top-up fees. |
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(134124)
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87
N
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Mr Keith Bradley
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether 100 per cent. of the tuition fee will be paid to higher education institutions in the academic year for which it is charged. |
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(134060)
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88
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Peter Bradley
(Wrekin, The):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportions of income from university top-up fees are expected to fund (a) postgraduate research and (b) undergraduate teaching. |
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(134322)
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89
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Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the percentage of graduates who are employed in jobs requiring a graduate qualification three years after graduation. |
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(134340)
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90
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Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) percentage of teachers who pay income tax at the higher rate. |
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(134342)
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91
N
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David Davis
(Haltemprice & Howden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children were in residential care in (a) England and (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the last two years. |
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(134051)
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92
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Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many young people in (a) Birkenhead and (b) Wirral have entered (i) an advanced modern apprenticeship and (ii) a foundation modern apprenticeship since the schemes' inception. |
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(134343)
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93
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Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of students (a) started and (b) completed teacher training courses for each yearly intake between 1995 and 2001. |
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(134191)
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94
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Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the pass/fail rate was of teacher trainees sitting the (a) basic literacy test and (b) basic numeracy test set by the Teacher Training Agency each year between 1996 and 2002. |
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(134192)
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95
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Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Ofsted inspectors are qualified teacher trainers; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134193)
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96
N
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Charles Hendry
(Wealden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance his Department issues to (a) schools and teachers and (b) the Connexions Service on depression in children and young people. |
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(134040)
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97
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Mr Bernard Jenkin
(North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he expects to respond to the request for additional financial resources made on 26th September by the Essex Secondary Headteachers' Association; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134465)
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98
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Mr Paul Marsden
(Shrewsbury & Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions his Department has had with the Royal National Institute for the Blind on the closure of Condover Hall School. |
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(134358)
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99
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Mr Paul Marsden
(Shrewsbury & Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the schools in England which provide the same education services as Condover Hall School for multisensory-disabled children. |
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(134359)
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100
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Mr Paul Marsden
(Shrewsbury & Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussion his Department has had with Shropshire County Council LEA regarding the closure of Condover Hall School. |
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(134360)
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101
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Mr Paul Marsden
(Shrewsbury & Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children are taught at Condover Hall School. |
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(134361)
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102
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Mr Paul Marsden
(Shrewsbury & Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers he estimates will lose their jobs when Condover Hall School closes. |
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(134362)
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103
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Mr Paul Marsden
(Shrewsbury & Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what provision is being made to continue the education of the children taught at Condover Hall School when it closes. |
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(134363)
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104
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Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many teachers were in training specialising in mathematics in each of the last five years for which records exist. |
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(134220)
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105
N
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Mr Phil Willis
(Harrogate & Knaresborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15th July to the honourable Member for Bristol West, Official Report, column 141W on Connexions, what assessment he has made of whether Connexions is offering a universal service to young people who do not fall into the Not Engaged in Education, Employment or Training category. |
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(134109)
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106
N
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Mr Phil Willis
(Harrogate & Knaresborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Connexions personal advisers were allocated to (a) information and advice in schools and colleges, (b) targeted preventative work in schools and colleges and (c) information and advice to those not engaged in education or training in (i) 2002-03 and (ii) 2003-04, in each Connexions region; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134110)
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107
N
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Mr Phil Willis
(Harrogate & Knaresborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what proportion of people aged 13-19 in England were (a) being educated in a school or college and (b) not engaged in education, employment or training in the last year for which figures are available. |
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(134111)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
108
N
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Gregory Barker
(Bexhill & Battle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional incentives will be made available to the forestry industry to produce renewable products for use in power stations. |
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(133883)
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109
N
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Gregory Barker
(Bexhill & Battle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on further assistance for the agriculture industry in producing biomass for use in power stations. |
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(133884)
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110
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Mr David Chaytor
(Bury North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will announce the membership of the new Committee on Radioactive Waste Management. |
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(134262)
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111
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Mr David Chaytor
(Bury North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will announce her decision on the future of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee. |
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(134263)
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112
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Mr David Chaytor
(Bury North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will announce her decision on the Environment Agency's proposal on the future regulation of disposals of radioactive waste from British Nuclear Fuels plc Sellafield. |
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(134264)
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113
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Mr David Chaytor
(Bury North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will announce her decision on the Environment Agency's proposed decision on the Magnox power stations; and whether the continued operation of the Magnox stations is justified in accordance with the requirements of European law (Article 6 of Council Directive 96/29/Euratom). |
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(134265)
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114
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Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the impact of climate change on low lying coastal areas; and if she will make a statement. |
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(134248)
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115
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Mr Huw Edwards
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward proposals to amend the statutory noise nuisance provisions of the Environmental and Protection Act 1990 to include excessive noise from cars driven off road on public open spaces. |
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(134394)
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116
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Mr Adrian Flook
(Taunton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been paid to food producers in the 2002 scheme year payments by the Regional Payments Agency in England, broken down by region; and what percentage of the 2002 scheme year payments budget these payments represent in each case. |
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(134418)
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117
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Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many livestock markets there were in 1997, broken down by county; how many of them closed during the foot and mouth outbreak of 2001; how many markets (a) did not open after the outbreak and (b) have closed since; and how many livestock markets there are in each county. |
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(134404)
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118
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Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which livestock markets have closed in each of the last six years. |
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(134406)
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119
|
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to amend the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to make it a legal obligation on landowners to clear Japanese knotweed when it spreads within a site. |
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(134227)
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120
|
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the spread of Japanese knotweed; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(134228)
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121
|
Mr John Hayes
(South Holland & The Deepings):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the farming industry about the opportunities for growers to produce biofuel crops. |
|
(134374)
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122
|
Mr John Hayes
(South Holland & The Deepings):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what quantity of palm oil the United Kingdom imported for use in the biofuel industry in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(134375)
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123
|
Mr John Hayes
(South Holland & The Deepings):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of biofuel sold in the United Kingdom was recycled cooking oil in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(134376)
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124
|
Mr John Hayes
(South Holland & The Deepings):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what arrangements she intends to put in place to improve the opportunity for United Kingdom dairy farmers to compete in European and global markets. |
|
(134377)
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125
|
Mr John Hayes
(South Holland & The Deepings):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimates she has made of the (a) average net value and (b) average net profit of dairy farms in the (i) 12 months to March 2002 and (ii) 12 months to March 2003. |
|
(134378)
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126
|
Mr John Hayes
(South Holland & The Deepings):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the likely effect of reform of the Common Agricultural Policy on future prices per litre of milk. |
|
(134379)
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127
|
Mr John Hayes
(South Holland & The Deepings):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with representatives from the dairy industry on the dispute over the price per litre of milk paid to liquid milk producers. |
|
(134380)
|
128
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to use regional average payments to implement the Common Agricultural Policy reforms; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(134125)
|
129
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that there will be no resumption of live exports of horses, ponies and donkeys for the meat trade from the United Kingdom. |
|
(134185)
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130
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Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what actions her Department is taking to tackle abuse of greyhounds. |
|
(134187)
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131
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of welfare standards for pigs. |
|
(134188)
|
132
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with other Government departments on the potential for future expansion in the use of biofuels. |
|
(134189)
|
133
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the need to tighten controls on persistent chemicals. |
|
(134190)
|
134
|
Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance has been issued in the last five years on remediation of sites containing potentially hazardous waste. |
|
(134450)
|
135
|
Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the circumstances under which the Environment Agency treats the movement of waste as an unacceptable risk to public health. |
|
(134451)
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136
|
Mrs Theresa May
(Maidenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Landfill Directive which will come into force in July 2004, with reference to existing potentially toxic landfills awaiting remediation. |
|
(134452)
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137
|
Phil Sawford
(Kettering):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to deal with the problem of abandoned cars. |
|
(134348)
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138
|
Jonathan Shaw
(Chatham & Aylesford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Prime Minister's statement of 22nd September, on the EU chemical policy, what impact the outcome of the e-mail consultation will have on the Government's stance. |
|
(134241)
|
139
N
|
Sir Nicholas Winterton
(Macclesfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. |
|
(133794)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
140
|
Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 18th September from the Right honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Shasta Parveen. |
|
(134216)
|
141
|
Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the development of democracy in Hong Kong. |
|
(134201)
|
142
|
Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of infringements of human rights in Hong Kong. |
|
(134204)
|
143
|
Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in what countries the UK relies on EU diplomatic representation; and what plans he has to rely on EU representation in two years' time. |
|
(134309)
|
144
|
Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what budget, and how many staff, are planned for the EU External Action Service, as defined in the Declaration attached to the Draft Constitution. |
|
(134310)
|
145
|
Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution in (a) money and (b) personnel the UK plans to make to the European External Action Service under the Declaration to the Draft EU Constitution. |
|
(134311)
|
146
|
Mr Andy Reed
(Loughborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Government of the United Arab Emirates on trafficking in human beings. |
|
(134355)
|
147
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 16th October, Official Report, column 332W, on European Agencies, which other countries have bid for the location of European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA); and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134424)
|
148
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 16th October, Official Report, column 334W, on Sri Lanka, if he will list the non-governmental organisations whose representatives he met in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134425)
|
149
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 16th October, Official Report, column 336W, on Turkey, if he will make a statement on Turkey's plans for the reconstruction of Iraq presented to him on 25th September; what plans had been presented earlier; and how the latest plan differed to the earlier ones. |
|
(134426)
|
150
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the EU Working Group on South East Europe last met; where it met; what issues were on the agenda; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134427)
|
151
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 16th October, Official Report, column 336W, on Cyprus, what concerns over the Cyprus settlement negotiations were raised during the most recent EU Working Group on South East Europe; what decisions were taken to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134428)
|
152
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the extent of demolition and destruction of infrastructure in (i) the West Bank and (ii) the Gaza Strip in 2003 and (b) the cost of repair to housing and infrastructure due to damage associated with actions by the Israeli Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134429)
|
153
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 16th October, Official Report, columns 336-7W, when he last had discussions with representatives of the government of Israel concerning demolitions and destruction of infrastructure in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; what (a) explanations and (b) assurances were offered by Israel; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134430)
|
154
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the speech by the Malaysian Prime Minister at the opening of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Summit in Kuala Lumpur on 16th October; what discussions (a) he (b) members of his Department and (c) representatives of the United Kingdom Government have had with (i) members and (ii) representatives of the government of Malaysia regarding this speech; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134431)
|
155
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the peace accord signed in October 2003 by the President of Burundi and Pierre Nkurunziza of the Forces for the Defence of Democracy; what assessment has been made of the viability of the accord; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134432)
|
156
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) representatives of the UK Government have had with the (i) government of Rwanda, (ii) government of Tanzania, (iii) government of Uganda, (iv) government of France, (v) governments of other European Union member states, (vi) government of EU candidate countries and (vii) government of the United States of America concerning the (A) security situation in and (B) political stability of Burundi; what issues were raised; what actions were agreed on during these meetings; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134433)
|
157
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) representatives of the UK Government have had with (i) representatives of the United Nations, (ii) representatives of the European Commission, (iii) representatives of African multilateral organisations and (iv) European and African non-governmental organisations concerning the human rights situation in Burundi; what issues were highlighted during these discussions; what concerns were voiced; what action was (A) formulated and (B) implemented directly addressing those issues and concerns; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134434)
|
158
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Forces for the National Liberation's absence from the peace talks leading up to the October peace accord in Burundi on the long-term viability of the peace accord; what discussions (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) representatives of the UK Government have had with the Government of Burundi on the inclusion of the Forces for National Liberation in the peace process; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134444)
|
159
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the internal conflict in Burundi on the (a) security and (b) stability of border regions in (i) Tanzania, (ii) Rwanda and (iii) the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134445)
|
160
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the developments in the security situation in (a) Burundi and (b) Rwanda since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134446)
|
161
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports (a) he, (b) his Department and (c) representatives of the United Kingdom Government have received of incursions of Rwandan troops into the Democratic Republic of Congo; what discussions he has had with representatives of the Government of Rwanda concerning these reports; what assurances were (i) requested and (ii) offered during these discussions; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134469)
|
162
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports (a) he, (b) his Department and (c) representatives of the United Kingdom Government have received on the regrouping of Interahamwe militia groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo; what assessment his Department has made of the impact on security in the region; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134470)
|
163
|
Alan Simpson
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the well-being of (a) Mr Jamil Bassam and (b) Mr Ebrahim Khodabandeh, the Iranians with refugee status in the United Kingdom arrested in Syria and handed over to the Iranian authorities; what representations he has made to the (i) Syrian and (ii) Iranian authorities on this matter; where the men are being held; and when they were last visited by (A) relatives, (B) Foreign Office officials and (C) the Red Cross. |
|
(134121)
|
164
|
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on his Department's support for the draft UN resolution on the political and economic reconstruction of Iraq. |
|
(134268)
|
165
|
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the draft resolution on the reconstruction of Iraq will be implemented by the United Nations Security Council. |
|
(134291)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
166
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the relationship between the incidence of psychosis and cannabis use. |
|
(134347)
|
167
N
|
Mr Simon Burns
(West Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are waiting for inpatient hospital treatment in the Mid-Essex Hospital Trust area. |
|
(132931)
|
168
|
Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Chief Medical Officer's strategy for tackling healthcare associated infections will address catheter-associated urinary tract infections; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134195)
|
169
|
Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the efficiency of each Mental Health Review Tribunal English administrative office; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134196)
|
170
|
Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the benefits of establishing a single English administrative office of the Mental Health Review Tribunal; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134197)
|
171
|
Mr Paul Burstow
(Sutton & Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what factors underlay (a) the decision to maintain the two London offices of the Mental Health Review Tribunal and (b) the timing of the reorganisation; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134198)
|
172
N
|
David Davis
(Haltemprice & Howden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff were employed in the accident and emergency departments in Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust on 1st October (a) 2003 and (b) 2002, broken down by grade. |
|
(134050)
|
173
N
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his plans to add fluoride to water. |
|
(133787)
|
174
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the results have been of the Gateway reviews of the NHS Integrated Care System.
|
|
(134282)
|
175
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of maintenance of the
Integrated Care Records database in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05.
|
|
(134283)
|
176
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of establishing the
database for Integrated Care Records System; and how long he expects the inputting of the records to take.
|
|
(134284)
|
177
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library the definition of the requirements for potential vendors of the NHS Integrated Care System.
|
|
(134285)
|
178
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether patients will be required to contribute to the cost of creating their electronic patient records on the NHS Integrated Care System.
|
|
(134286)
|
179
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many man hours he estimates will be required to input a record for each NHS patient into the
Integrated Care System; and who will be responsible for this work. |
|
(134287)
|
180
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the impact of using the Integrated Care Records System on the time general practitioners spend with patients. |
|
(134288)
|
181
|
Chris Grayling
(Epsom & Ewell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he had with outside bodies (a) in the UK and (b) abroad about the introduction of an integrated care records system. |
|
(134357)
|
182
N
|
Charles Hendry
(Wealden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many 11-17 year olds are diagnosed as suffering from depression; what proportion of that age group this figure represents; and how many of those diagnosed are being prescribed anti-depressants, broken down by age. |
|
(134039)
|
183
N
|
Charles Hendry
(Wealden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has commissioned into links between the consumption of anti-depressants by young people and the risk of suicide; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134041)
|
184
N
|
Charles Hendry
(Wealden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what restrictions there are on the prescription of anti-depressants to under 18s. |
|
(134042)
|
185
N
|
Charles Hendry
(Wealden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on (a) the Government's policy on tackling depression in young people and (b) the steps he is taking to raise awareness of depression in young people. |
|
(134043)
|
186
|
Mr Nigel Jones
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients received heart pacemakers in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the reliability of pacemakers. |
|
(134242)
|
187
|
Mr Nigel Jones
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients undergoing angioplasty received titanium stents in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the reliability of stents. |
|
(134243)
|
188
|
Mr Nigel Jones
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the additional cost to the NHS of providing out of hours treatment following acceptance of the new GPs contract. |
|
(134244)
|
189
|
Judy Mallaber
(Amber Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure the continuity of supply of animal insulin for those diabetes sufferers who do not wish to use human insulin. |
|
(134245)
|
190
|
Mr Paul Marsden
(Shrewsbury & Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by his Department on research into diabetes in each year since 1997. |
|
(134395)
|
191
|
Mr Paul Marsden
(Shrewsbury & Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the percentage change in the average cost of drugs purchased by the NHS in each year since 1997. |
|
(134396)
|
192
|
Mr Paul Marsden
(Shrewsbury & Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the cost of clinical negligence claims in the NHS for each year since 1997. |
|
(134397)
|
193
|
Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15th September, Official Report, column 616W, on Medicines and Health Care Products Agency, what the value was of each of the contracts listed; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134119)
|
194
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) Gloucestershire primary care trusts and (b) Gloucestershire hospital trusts about their budgetary shortfalls for 2003-04; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134045)
|
195
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the proposed cuts in services (a) at Tewkesbury Hospital and (b) in Gloucestershire. |
|
(134046)
|
196
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what responsibility (a) primary care trusts and (b) hospital trusts have to check whether patients have signed living wills; what the procedure is for carrying out such checks; what guidance he gives on recognition of such documents; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134047)
|
197
|
Mr Siôn Simon
(Birmingham, Erdington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice the Chief Medical Officer has given on the potential effects of fluoridated drinking water for a patient diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. |
|
(134246)
|
198
|
Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the powers used by the Government on which it bases the system for the payment of the nursing element of a patient's nursing home fees. |
|
(134218)
|
199
|
Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue guidance on the funding of nursing care in residential and nursing homes following the Coughlan case. |
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(134219)
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200
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Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospital wards he has visited in the last 12 months. |
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(134260)
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201
N
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Mr David Wilshire
(Spelthorne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October, Official Report, column 212W, on Ashford (Middlesex) Hospital, if he will estimate how many of the 8,555 patients would have been treated over the five year period covered by the contract with Mercury Health Ltd if the private sector treatment centre did not exist. |
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(134057)
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202
N
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Mr David Wilshire
(Spelthorne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 14th October, Official Report, column 212W, on Ashford (Middlesex) Hospital, what facility is out of commission; and on what date each part of it ceased to be used. |
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(134058)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
203
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Vera Baird
(Redcar):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the aims are of the pilot scheme in Manchester in which people guilty of anti-social behaviour remain on housing benefit and accept training; and what plans there are for similar pilots in the North East of England. |
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(134199)
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204
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Mr Tony Colman
(Putney):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration is given by the National Asylum Support Service to the health of an asylum seeker when a decision to disperse that asylum seeker is made. |
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(134261)
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205
N
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David Davis
(Haltemprice & Howden):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers there were in (a) Hull and (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire in each month in the last two quarters for which figures are available; how long each application took to process; and how many applications were successful. |
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(134052)
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206
N
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David Davis
(Haltemprice & Howden):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to ensure that witnesses to crime are able to give evidence without fear of intimidation. |
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(134053)
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207
N
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David Davis
(Haltemprice & Howden):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to maximise the number of witnesses to crime who (a) come forward and (b) stay with a case to its conclusion. |
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(134054)
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208
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Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on his provision of taxis for asylum seekers for visiting friends and family; out of which budget they are paid for; what criteria are used to assess whether or not an asylum seeker might be able to make use of such arrangements; and whether provision of taxis is a temporary measure. |
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(134130)
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209
N
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Mr Humfrey Malins
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will set out his (a) proposals and (b) targets for improving the speed and quality of service for those who seek to enter the United Kingdom lawfully under the immigration rules. |
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(134049)
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210
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Mr Paul Marsden
(Shrewsbury & Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many special constables there were in West Mercia for each year since 1997. |
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(134389)
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211
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Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of prison officers in post in each of the next three years. |
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(134349)
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212
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Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisons will be subject to competitive tender in the next 12 months. |
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(134350)
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213
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Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what target he has set for the ratio of prison officers to prisoners in the next financial year. |
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(134351)
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214
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Mr Mark Oaten
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the likely financial impact of the performance improvement plans being implemented in prisons. |
|
(134352)
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215
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Mr Andy Reed
(Loughborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase penalties for those engaged in the trafficking of (a) women and (b) children for the illegal sex industry in England and Wales. |
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(134353)
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216
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Mr Andy Reed
(Loughborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the number of (a) women and (b) children being trafficked into (i) the UK and (ii) Leicestershire through the illegal sex industry in the last 24 months. |
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(134354)
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217
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Mr Andy Reed
(Loughborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the need for the introduction of safe-houses in Leicestershire for (a) women and (b) children rescued from traffickers involved in the illegal sex trade. |
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(134356)
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218
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Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were returned to custody owing to a revocation of licence in the last year for which figures are available. |
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(134184)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
219
|
Mr Paul Marsden
(Shrewsbury & Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people he estimates are living in poverty in Malawi. |
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(134390)
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220
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Institution for the Multilateral Protection of pan-African Commercial Transactions on direct investment in Africa; what regional differences there are; what impact the work of the Institution has had on development (a) throughout Africa, (b) in the regions with the highest increase in direct investment and (c) in the regions with the lowest increase in direct investment; and if he will make a statement.
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|
(134422)
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221
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the security situation in each of Burundi's provinces since 1997; what impact the developments have had on the access of aid workers to each region; and if he will make a statement.
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|
(134423)
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222
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the peace accord signed in October by the President of Burundi and Pierre Nkurunziza of the Forces for the Defence of Democracy; what his assessment his Department has made of the impact the accord has so far had on (a) internally displaced people and (b) refugees from Burundi in neighbouring countries; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134448)
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223
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people have (a) been internally displaced in Burundi and (b) became refugees from Burundi in (i) Tanzania and (ii) Rwanda in each year since 1997, what projects aimed at these people his Department has funded; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134449)
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224
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department is providing to Merlin in their effort to provide medical assistance to (a) Zwedru, Grand Geden County and (b) Greenville, Sinoe County, in Liberia; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134454)
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225
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the (a) aim, (b) structure and (c) methods of the European Union projects in Botswana to which his Department makes a financial contribution with particular reference to the effect their implementation (i) has and (ii) has had on the Gana and Gwi; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134455)
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226
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects his Department (a) has initiated, (b) fully directed funds, (c) partially directed funds, (d) funds through EU initiatives and (e) funds through United Nations initiatives in Mongolia; and if he will make a statement on the (i) aims, (ii) structure, (iii) methods and (iv) progress of each. |
|
(134456)
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227
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what response his Department will make to the report on maternal mortality published on 20th October by the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and the UN Population Fund; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134466)
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228
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of global trends in maternal health; what impact this assessment has made on his Department's funding policy; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134467)
|
Questions to the Leader of the House
229
N
|
Mr Richard Shepherd
(Aldridge - Brownhills):
To ask the Leader of the House, if he will list for each bill introduced in (a) Session 2001-02 and (b) Session 2002-03 (i) the date on which the first programme motion relating to each bill was agreed to by the House, (ii) the dates of further programme motions agreed to by the House relating to the committee stage, (iii) the dates on which programme motions relating to (A) standing committee proceedings, (B) dates for conclusion of proceedings in standing committee and (C) proceedings in consideration on report or on third reading were agreed to in standing committee, (iv) whether Sessional Order B relating to programming committees was disapplied, (v) the dates on which further programme motions relating to consideration on report or to proceedings on third reading were agreed to by the House, indicating whether the motion was (X) pursuant to a resolution of the programming committee, (Y) pursuant to a resolution of the standing committee and (Z) not pursuant to either and (vi) the dates on which programme motions relating to proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments and Lords messages were agreed to by the House. |
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(134055)
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230
N
|
Mr Richard Shepherd
(Aldridge - Brownhills):
To ask the Leader of the House, if he will list for each bill introduced in (a) Session 2001-02 and (b) Session 2002-03 (i) the number of sittings in committees, (ii) the number of knives (A) for which provision was made and (B) which took effect, (iii) the number of groups of amendments not reached because a knife took effect, (iv) the number of clauses on which the question that the clause stand part was not reached because a knife took effect, (v) for how many days each bill was considered at report stage, (vi) the number of knives (X) for which provision was made and (Y) which took effect at report stage, (vii) the number of groups of amendments not reached because a knife took effect and (viii) how long was spent in debate (1) at second reading, (2) in committee, (3) in consideration on report and (4) on third reading. |
|
(134056)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
231
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Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made since 21st October of the remaining amounts of (a) weaponry and (b) ammunition that the Provisional IRA has. |
|
(134269)
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232
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Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to introduce more Scottish television in Northern Ireland on the same basis as his commitment to help introduce greater availability in Northern Ireland of Irish language programmes. |
|
(134270)
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233
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Mr Eddie McGrady
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of whether the Northern Ireland Fire Authority is complying with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 in relation to equality of opportunity. |
|
(134247)
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234
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Llew Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make a statement on the (a) matters discussed and (b) decisions taken at the 27th British-Irish Interparliamentary conference; and if he will place in the Library the report on Sellafield discussed at the conference. |
|
(134410)
|
Questions to the Prime Minister
235
|
Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the buildings within a mile of Parliament for which the staff of 10 Downing Street have responsibility, giving in each case the date of acquisition; and whether acquisition was in each case (a) as a result of a departmental transfer and (b) a new acquisition by the Government; and what the buildings are used for. |
|
(134421)
|
Questions to the Solicitor General
236
|
Glenda Jackson
(Hampstead & Highgate):
To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to her Answer of 20th October, Official Report, column 352W, on Iraq, to the honourable Member for Medway, what constituted the effects in UN Security Council Resolutions 678 and 687 which, combined with Resolution 1441, provided a legal base for the use of force in Iraq. |
|
(134468)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
237
|
Peter Bradley
(Wrekin, The):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will list the rural post offices in Shropshire which have closed in each year since 1990. |
|
(134321)
|
238
N
|
Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on which occasions since 1997 the Government has made representations to the EC regarding state aid by another member state. |
|
(133885)
|
239
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the cost has been of the Consumer Direct initiative. |
|
(134413)
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240
|
Mr Huw Edwards
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had with EU trade and industry ministers about including printer inkjet cartridges in the implementation of the EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
|
|
(134212)
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241
|
Mr Huw Edwards
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent representations she has received about the implementation of the EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment from (a) representatives of the recycling of printer inkjet cartridges industry and (b) environmental bodies; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(134213)
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242
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Mr Huw Edwards
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures she is taking to encourage the recycling of printer inkjet cartridges. |
|
(134214)
|
243
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Mr Huw Edwards
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the contribution of the recycling of printer inkjet cartridges industry to achieving the Government's targets on (a) recycling and (b) sustainable development. |
|
(134215)
|
244
|
Jeff Ennis
(Barnsley East & Mexborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much has been spent on the coal health compensation schemes; and what percentage of the total has gone to (a) claimants, (b) solicitors and (c) other organisations. |
|
(134398)
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245
|
Jeff Ennis
(Barnsley East & Mexborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many former miners have received a final settlement of less than £200 in compensation for (a) chronic bronchitis emphysema and (b) vibration white finger; and what the average fees paid (i) to solicitors and (ii) for medical examinations have been for processing these claims. |
|
(134399)
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246
|
Mr Lindsay Hoyle
(Chorley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures she is taking to persuade companies to maintain jobs in the UK rather than out-source abroad. |
|
(134438)
|
247
|
Mr Lindsay Hoyle
(Chorley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people will benefit from the latest rise in the national minimum wage in (a) the North West and (b) the UK. |
|
(134439)
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248
|
Mr Lindsay Hoyle
(Chorley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans she has to reduce the regulatory burden on small and medium-sized firms. |
|
(134440)
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249
|
Mr Nigel Jones
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 on reducing late payment; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(134235)
|
250
|
Mr Nigel Jones
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she is taking to ensure continuity of electricity supply; and if she will assess the likely effect on companies and individuals of widespread power cuts. |
|
(134236)
|
251
|
Mr Nigel Jones
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will amend the requirement for companies to submit provisional accounts to the National Statistical Office before those accounts have been audited; and if she will make a statement on the purpose of this requirement. |
|
(134237)
|
252
|
Mr Nigel Jones
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will commission research into the impact of the practice of retentions in the construction industry on the continuing viability of companies and individual traders; and what plans she has to promote legislation on this subject. |
|
(134238)
|
253
|
Mr Nigel Jones
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what policies she is following to ensure an adequate supply of skilled construction engineers; and if she will make a statement on the effect of current employment legislation on training of the under-18s. |
|
(134239)
|
254
|
Mr Nigel Jones
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the number of employers in the construction industry who pay (a) less than the agreed national rate and (b) less than the national minimum wage; and what steps she is taking to prosecute employers who pay less than the legal minimum. |
|
(134240)
|
255
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what contingency plans her Department has to prevent power failures in the United Kingdom. |
|
(134126)
|
256
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent assessment she has made of the benefits of transmitting energy underground. |
|
(134127)
|
257
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent assessment she has made of the benefits of generating electricity closer to the source of demand. |
|
(134128)
|
258
|
Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many sub-post offices closed in England and Wales in (a) 1998, (b) 1999, (c) 2000, (d) 2001, (e) 2002 and (f) 2003 to date. |
|
(134203)
|
259
|
Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many sub-post offices have closed within the Forest of Dean constituency in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) the previous five years.
|
|
(134205)
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260
|
Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many sub-post offices have closed in Gloucestershire in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) the previous five years.
|
|
(134206)
|
261
|
Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for what reasons a married couple will be issued with two different Pin numbers for a Post Office card account when the card account holder appoints a permanent agent with limited access to the account.
|
|
(134207)
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262
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Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, for what reasons a married couple are not permitted to open a joint Post Office card account.
|
|
(134208)
|
263
|
Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what eligibility restrictions there are on a Post Office card account.
|
|
(134209)
|
264
|
Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what changes the Government is seeking in Article III - 157 of the draft EU Constitution concerning energy policy. |
|
(134315)
|
265
|
Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what power the EU will have under Article III - 157 of the EU Constitution to regulate UK oilfields by majority vote. |
|
(134316)
|
266
|
Mr John Redwood
(Wokingham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans the EU has to share oil stocks in the event of an oil crisis. |
|
(134317)
|
267
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the Institution for the Multilateral Protection of pan-African Commercial Transactions on UK companies investing in Africa; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(134447)
|
268
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions she has had with National Grid Transco about the maintenance of the network, following the power cuts in August; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(134044)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
269
N
|
Mr Simon Burns
(West Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the action being taken to improve road safety on the A414 between Chelmsford and the M11/Harlow junction. |
|
(132928)
|
270
N
|
Mr Simon Burns
(West Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects work to commence on repairing the Widford Bridge, Chelmsford; and how long he expects the work will take to complete. |
|
(132930)
|
271
|
Mr David Kidney
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what conclusions he has reached following his review of fuel duty rebate for operators of bus services. |
|
(134266)
|
272
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Vale of York):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which communities he has visited near airports which may feature in his white paper on airport development. |
|
(134129)
|
273
|
Judy Mallaber
(Amber Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 1st July, Official Report, column 194W, on transplant vehicles, whether he has reached conclusions on whether an amendment to legislation is necessary to allow transplant vehicles to be covered by the speed limit exemption for ambulances. |
|
(134267)
|
274
|
Mr Andy Reed
(Loughborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will include (a) colitis and (b) Crohn's disease in future research on the eligibility criteria for the blue badge scheme. |
|
(134339)
|
275
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the introduction of a navigation authority in England to regulate river traffic; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134048)
|
276
N
|
David Taylor
(North West Leicestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to include the measurement of aircraft noise in the noise mapping the Department is required to carry out under the terms of the EU Noise Directive 2002/49/EC; and what methods it will employ to measure these noise levels. |
|
(133774)
|
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
277
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham & Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many prosecutions have been initiated in the last year for provision of false information to the Child Support Agency. |
|
(134341)
|
278
|
Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many asbestos surveyors are registered in the United Kingdom. |
|
(134186)
|
279
|
Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the level of council tax benefit fraud in the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134131)
|
280
|
Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list payments made to EDS in respect of (a) the Child Support Agency and (b) the Accord project in each of the last five financial years; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134232)
|
281
N
|
Tony Cunningham
(Workington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job points there are in prisons in the UK. |
|
(133953)
|
282
N
|
Mr Andrew Dismore
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Hendon (a) are receiving pension credit, (b) are entitled to pension credit but not yet claiming it, (c) are receiving pension savings credit, (d) are entitled to pension savings credit but not yet claiming it, (e) received free eye tests in the last year for which figures are available, (f) received free TV licences in the last year for which figures are available and (g) will be entitled to winter fuel payment (i) at the standard rate and (ii) at the higher rate for older pensioners in 2003-04; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134038)
|
283
N
|
Mr Paul Goodman
(Wycombe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research he has commissioned on the cancellation of driving licences for those who have not properly maintained child support payments in (a) EU countries, (b) the USA and (c) Canada; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134063)
|
284
|
Paul Holmes
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time spent by SchlumbergerSema doctors on an individual personal capability assessment was in each year since 1997 (a) broken down by region and (b) in the UK as a whole; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134194)
|
285
|
Paul Holmes
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many and (b) what percentage of incapacity benefit recipients have been in continuous receipt of the benefit since before 1st May 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(134221)
|
286
|
Mr Lindsay Hoyle
(Chorley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners are receiving pension credit in (a) Chorley, (b) the North West and (c) the UK. |
|
(134441)
|
287
|
Mr Lindsay Hoyle
(Chorley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners have received an increase in their entitlement under the pension credit scheme in (a) Chorley, (b) the North West and (c) the UK. |
|
(134442)
|
288
|
Mr Lindsay Hoyle
(Chorley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners he estimates have yet to apply through the pension credit scheme in (a) Chorley, (b) the North West and (c) the UK; and what efforts are being made to simplify the pension credit process to make it easier for pensioners to claim their entitlement. |
|
(134443)
|
289
|
Mr Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) his estimate of the number of residents in the Manchester, Gorton constituency who qualify for pension credit and (b) the number in that constituency who have so far applied for that credit is. |
|
(134222)
|
290
|
Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long an individual in Gloucestershire will have to wait for reassessment by the Child Support Agency as a result of job loss following the introduction of the new system of calculation.
|
|
(134210)
|
291
|
Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on progress in transferring Child Support Agency cases from the old system of calculation to the proposed new system.
|
|
(134211)
|
292
|
Steve Webb
(Northavon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Great Grimsby of 14th October, Official Report, column 204W, on consultancy contracts, if he will place in the Library a breakdown by individual contract value of each of the consultancy assignments. |
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(134116)
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293
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Mr David Willetts
(Havant):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether, when submitting a pension credit claim form, an individual has to provide details of a capital sum expected to be received in future. |
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(134411)
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294
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Mr David Willetts
(Havant):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if an individual who has recently purchased an annuity he deems to have voluntarily deprived themselves of capital in order to succeed in making a claim for pension credit. |
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(134412)
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295
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Mr David Willetts
(Havant):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department deems an individual who has had a claim for pension credit turned down but then purchases (a) a level annuity, (b) an index-linked annuity, (c) a deferred annuity and (d) a single premium whole life insurance policy to have voluntarily deprived themselves of capital in order to succeed in making a claim for pension credit. |
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(134414)
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296
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Mr David Willetts
(Havant):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of public expenditure on the (a) winter fuel allowance, (b) free television licence and (c) Christmas bonus for pensioners in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 2002-03, (iii) 2010, (iv) 2020, (v) 2030, (vi) 2040, (vii) 2050 and (viii) for other years for which estimates have been made. |
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(134472)
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297
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Mr David Willetts
(Havant):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of public expenditure on (a) disability and (b) carers' benefits for pensioners as a percentage of gross domestic product in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 2002-03, (iii) 2010, (iv) 2020, (v) 2030, (vi) 2040, (vii) 2050 and (viii) for other years for which estimates have been made. |
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(134473)
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298
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Mr David Willetts
(Havant):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of public expenditure on (a) housing benefit for pensioners, (b) council tax benefit for pensioners and (c) pension credit as a percentage of gross domestic product in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 2002-03, (iii) 2010, (iv) 2020, (v) 2030, (vi) 2040, (vii) 2050 and (viii) for other years for which estimates have been made, assuming that the value of the pension credit increases in line with prices and that (A) pensioners' incomes from other sources rise in line with prices and (B) that pensioners' incomes from other sources rise in line with earnings. |
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(134474)
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299
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Mr David Willetts
(Havant):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of public expenditure on (a) housing benefit for pensioners, (b) council tax benefit for pensioners and (c) pension credit as a percentage of gross domestic product in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 2002-03, (iii) 2010, (iv) 2020, (v) 2030, (vi) 2040, (vii) 2050 and (viii) for other years for which estimates have been made, assuming that the value of the pension credit increases in line with earnings and that (A) pensioners' incomes from other sources rise in line with prices and (B) that pensioners' incomes from other sources rise in line with earnings. |
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(134475)
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300
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Mr David Willetts
(Havant):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of public expenditure on (a) the basic state pension, (b) SERPS and (c) the state second pension as a percentage of gross domestic product in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 2002-03, (iii) 2010, (iv) 2020, (v) 2030, (vi) 2040, (vii) 2050 and (viii) for other years for which estimates have been made. |
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(134476)
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301
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Mr David Willetts
(Havant):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of public expenditure on public sector pensions as a percentage of gross domestic product in (a) 1997-98, (b) 2002-03, (c) 2010, (d) 2020, (e) 2030, (f) 2040, (g) 2050 and (h) for other years for which estimates have been made. |
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(134477)
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Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
302
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Dr Vincent Cable
(Twickenham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the Cabinet Office has made of the proportion of civil servants which the senior Civil Service represents; and if he will make a statement. |
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[Transferred]
(134135)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
303
N
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
(Orkney & Shetland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Government's aims in connection with the next Fisheries Council meeting. |
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[Question Unstarred]
(133796)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
304
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Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what forums will be used to prosecute crimes against humanity that occurred in Iraq under Saddam Hussein's regime. |
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[Transferred]
(134217)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
305
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Patrick Mercer
(Newark):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to carry out exercises similar to OSIRIS II in other cities. |
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[Transferred]
(134115)
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306
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Diana Organ
(Forest of Dean):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from the People's Republic of China sought asylum in the UK in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003 to date. |
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[Transferred]
(134202)
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Questions to the Solicitor General
307
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Mr Gordon Prentice
(Pendle):
To ask the Solicitor General, on how many occasions since the coming into force of the International Criminal Court Act 2001 the Attorney General's consent has been sought to bring a prosecution for war crimes; and if she will make a statement. |
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[Transferred]
(134400)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
308
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Mr Nigel Jones
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action he is taking to prevent companies from trading without appropriate liability insurance; and if he will make a statement. |
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[Transferred]
(134233)
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309
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Mr Nigel Jones
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) companies and (b) individuals have been prosecuted for trading without appropriate liability insurance in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
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[Transferred]
(134234)
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310
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Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the health hazards arising from overcrowded trains. |
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[Transferred]
(134183)
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