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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 28 October 2003
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 28 October 2003
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on
Tuesday 28 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
Tuesday 28 October of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer after
Tuesday 28 October see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Mr David Laws
(Yeovil):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the proportion of (a) income tax and (b) taxes paid by each income decile in 2002-03; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134277)
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2
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Mr Francis Maude
(Horsham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the rates of (a) duty and (b) VAT on fuel for (i) aircraft on international flights, (ii) aircraft on domestic flights, (iii) cars, (iv) buses and (v) trains. |
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(135176)
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3
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Mr Francis Maude
(Horsham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out proposals for the future taxation of air travel, with particular reference to (a) duty on aviation fuel and (b) VAT on airline tickets in his next Pre-Budget Statement. |
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(135177)
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4
N
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Steve Webb
(Northavon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, under what statutory authority he is seeking to recover overpayments of tax credits within the current financial year (a) in cases of official error and (b) in other cases. |
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(134995)
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5
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Steve Webb
(Northavon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of pensioners with dependent children who are receiving child tax credit. |
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(135213)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
6
N
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Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate has been made of the additional cost to local authorities of implementing the Licensing Act 2003; and how much this will add to the average council tax bill. |
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(134850)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
7
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Adam Price
(Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will answer the question tabled by the honourable Member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, on 15th September, reference 129531. |
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(135217)
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8
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the court martial trials conducted in Scotland since 1997; how many of these concluded in conviction of the accused; how many were dismissed; and if he will make a statement. |
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(135201)
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9
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Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many occurrences of drink driving recorded by military police there were in each of the military bases in Scotland each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. |
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(135202)
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Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
10
N
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much the Band D council tax is for each constituency in England. |
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(134997)
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11
N
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Laura Moffatt
(Crawley):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what role the regional housing boards will play in ensuring that housing development takes place throughout the South East region. |
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(135006)
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12
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Mr Ken Purchase
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of capital expenditure invested in local authority owned homes is supported by direct Government grant, where the homes are managed by (a) the local authority and (b) an arm's length management organisation. |
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(135195)
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13
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Mr Ken Purchase
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, on what basis he has calculated Government-funded remission of interest charges on capital investment made to improve local authority homes managed by (a) the local authority and (b) an arm's length management organisation. |
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(135196)
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14
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Mr Ken Purchase
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what arrangements he has made for the transfer of housing revenue account surpluses and deficits between councils who manage their homes (a) directly and (b) through an arm's length management organisation. |
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(135197)
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15
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Mr Ken Purchase
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will estimate the impact of an additional £50 million per annum investment on housing rents of a local authority owning 25,000 properties, managed by (a) the local authority and (b) an arm's length management organisation. |
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(135198)
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16
N
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will introduce a separate band of council tax for people who live in park homes; and if he will make a statement. |
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(135004)
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17
N
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to introduce legislation to regulate park home sites, with particular reference to the purchasing and selling of homes; and if he will make a statement. |
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(135005)
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18
N
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Sir Michael Spicer
(West Worcestershire):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he will reply to the letters from the honourable Member for West Worcestershire of 4th June and 22nd August. |
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(134511)
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19
N
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Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will take steps to enable elected members of district councils to view the names of those on the councils' housing waiting lists; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134832)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
20
N
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list contracts for consultancy or work carried out by Bechtel in each year since 1997 stating in each case (a) the nature of the work, (b) the value of the contract and (c) the duration of the contract; and if he will make a statement.
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(134680)
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21
N
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Mr Michael Fallon
(Sevenoaks):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Kent schools have made recent representations to him about school funding; and what response he has made. |
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(134730)
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22
N
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Ms Debra Shipley
(Stourbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether issues relating to domestic violence will be included in the remit of the proposed Commissioner for Children. |
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(134998)
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23
N
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Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the executive agencies that have been established by his Department since 1997; and how much has been spent on (a) staffing and (b) resourcing these agencies. |
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(134851)
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24
N
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Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the annual budget was for (a) staffing and (b) administering the Children and Young People's Unit in each year since it was established; and how much funding has been allocated by the CYPU to projects referred by the Children's Fund over the same period, broken down by region. |
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(135028)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
25
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Mr Gwyn Prosser
(Dover):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many live sheep were exported from Dover to Europe on 18th September; when and where health certification was carried out in respect of the sheep; how many of the sheep were rejected as unfit for the intended journey (a) during inspection for health certification purposes and (b) at Dover docks, and to where those sheep were taken; and what the address was of the final destination given on the route plan for each of the consignments. |
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(135179)
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26
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Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to introduce an outright ban on pair trawling for bass; and what assessment she has made of the use of separator grids to preserve dolphin wildlife in the United Kingdom. |
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(134849)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
27
N
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Spanish Government in respect of the welfare implications of the running of the bulls in Pamplona. |
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(135093)
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28
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Mrs Anne Campbell
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress has been made in discussions between the USA and UK governments regarding the British detainees at Guantanamo Bay; and whether the possibility of repatriation remains under discussion. |
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(135181)
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29
N
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Mr Menzies Campbell
(North East Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British personnel are part of the Iraq Survey Group (ISG); who commissioned the ISG report; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133779)
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30
N
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Mr Menzies Campbell
(North East Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department has received the full version of the Iraq Survey Group report; and if he will make a statement. |
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(133780)
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31
N
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Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost is for renewal of a British passport at the British High Commission in Harare; and what the cost was on (a) 1st January 1997, (b) 1st January 2000 and (c) 1st January 2003. |
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(135030)
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32
N
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Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many locally-engaged staff working in British missions in the United States pay cuts have been imposed; what the largest percentage pay cut is; what the average cut is; and what negotiations have taken place on the matter. |
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(135031)
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33
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Lynne Jones
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 22nd October, Official Report, column 615W, on the Great Lakes Region, what monitoring took place of the Interim Emergency Multinational Force; and what monitoring is taking place of the UN Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo Ituri Brigade. |
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(135215)
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34
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Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the British High Commission in Zimbabwe last visited final recipients of food aid delivered through the UK's bilateral aid programme; and if he will make a statement. |
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(135208)
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35
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Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to support independent broadcasters broadcasting to Zimbabwe from outside Zimbabwe. |
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(135209)
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36
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Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has raised the issue of Zimbabwe with the South African Government during their recent visit to the UK; and if he will make a statement. |
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(135210)
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37
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Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy (a) to unilaterally strengthen sanctions against Zimbabwe and (b) to seek the strengthening of sanctions against Zimbabwe by the EU. |
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(135216)
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38
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Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will press for the extension of EU targeted sanctions on senior ZANU PF officials to include spouses and children. |
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(135221)
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39
N
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Bob Spink
(Castle Point):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Secretary of State has had about the impact on UK constitutional arrangements of the work of the Convention on the Future of Europe. |
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(134522)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
40
N
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Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset & North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received about average waiting times for radiotherapy treatment. |
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(134640)
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41
N
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Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset & North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received about shortages of (a) radiographers and (b) radiologists; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134641)
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42
N
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list contracts for consultancy or work carried out by Bechtel in each year since 1997 stating in each case (a) the nature of the work, (b) the value of the contract and (c) the duration of the contract; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134679)
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43
N
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Mr Paul Goodman
(Wycombe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to combat PXE; and if he will make a statement. |
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(134999)
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44
N
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Mr Paul Goodman
(Wycombe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Commission for Health Improvement will visit Riversdale Hospital in High Wycombe; when the Commission will report on its findings; and if he will make a statement. |
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(135033)
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45
N
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Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS speech and language therapy staff have been employed in each of the last seven years. |
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(135167)
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46
N
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Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the vacancy rates for speech and language staff, broken down by primary care trust area. |
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(135168)
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47
N
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Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hours per child subject is spent on average a year by speech and language therapists. |
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(135169)
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48
N
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Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in England are receiving therapy from NHS speech and language professionals in England, broken down by primary care trust area. |
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(135170)
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49
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Laura Moffatt
(Crawley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the introduction of safer devices to reduce the risk of needlestick injury in the NHS. |
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(135220)
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50
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Mr Kerry Pollard
(St Albans):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to assist care homes in adapting premises to meet the new size requirements for residents' rooms. |
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(135178)
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51
N
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what items the EU Clinical Trials Directive will require trials to be carried out; and if he will make a statement. |
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(135002)
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52
N
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the frequency was in 2002-03 of the fitting of intrathecal analgesic (Isomed) pumps to patients in Gloucestershire; what the cost of each operation was; what the (a) length of the waiting list and (b) average times spent waiting for such an operation were; and if he will make a statement. |
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(135003)
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53
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Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of GP practices in the United Kingdom that have registered children as temporary rather than permanent patients to avoid losing funding if they have a certain percentage of children registered who are not immunised. |
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(134853)
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54
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Ann Taylor
(Dewsbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the introduction of a national service framework on lung disease. |
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(135180)
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55
N
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Mr Paul Truswell
(Pudsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 20th October, Official Report, column 463W, on housing benefit, whether (a) his Department has responsibility for the implementation of the Care Standards Act 2000, (b) his Department has responsibility for the National Care Standards Commission that inspects and registers accommodation under the Care Standards Act 2000, (c) the form of registration applied under the Act has a direct bearing on whether residents are eligible for housing benefit and (d) his Department will liaise with the Department of Work and Pensions to ensure that people with learning disabilities capable of holding individual tenancies do not lose their entitlement to housing benefit as a result of the registration process. |
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(135098)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
56
N
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Tim Loughton
(East Worthing & Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community support officers are deployed in each local authority area in Sussex. |
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(135171)
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57
N
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Steve Webb
(Northavon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have absconded from HMP Leyhill in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many of these have not been recaptured; and if he will place in the Library for each absconder in the last year a list of (a) the original offence for which they were imprisoned, (b) their original sentence and (c) the average length of their outstanding sentence. |
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(134996)
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Questions to the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission
58
N
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many works of art from the Palace of Westminster Collection are (a) on public display in the House, (b) on display in the House in areas to which the public do not have regular access, (c) on loan and (d) in storage. |
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(135094)
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59
N
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much has been spent by the Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art on the acquisition of works of art in each year from 1997 to date; and how much has been realised through sales of works of art. |
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(135095)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
60
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John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the humanitarian situation on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. |
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(135200)
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61
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John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance he will provide to restart the investigation and trial of those responsible for the November 2002 massacres of civilians in Ankoro, in northern Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
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(135203)
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62
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John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the impact of delays in the shipment of food aid to Angola on the humanitarian situation in the country. |
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(135204)
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63
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John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the prevalence of tuberculosis in Mali; and what action he is taking to assist in the treatment of people suffering from tuberculosis in Mali. |
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(135205)
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64
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Mr Martin Caton
(Gower):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the Global Fund's public-private partnership structure. |
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(135182)
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65
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Mr Martin Caton
(Gower):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the target level set by the UN is for UK input into the Global Fund. |
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(135184)
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66
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Mr Martin Caton
(Gower):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the estimated donation in 2004 to the Global Fund from the UK Government is; and what plans the Government has to increase its funding in future years. |
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(135185)
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67
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Mr Martin Caton
(Gower):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what action his Department is taking to make generic drugs available for treatment in developing countries. |
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(135186)
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68
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Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports he has received on (a) the delivery of food aid to Zimbabwe to its final recipients and (b) allegations of its subsequent confiscation by local members of ZANU PF; and if he will make a statement. |
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(135206)
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69
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Mr Andrew Robathan
(Blaby):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the World Food Programme's aid programme in Zimbabwe. |
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(135207)
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Questions to the Leader of the House
70
N
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Leader of the House, if he will list the transport arrangements for which payment is made out of public funds to (a) the Prime Minister, (b) the Leader of the Conservative Party and (c) the Leader of the Liberal Democrats in their respective capacities; and what payments were made in each case in 2002-03. |
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(135096)
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71
N
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Norman Baker
(Lewes):
To ask the Leader of the House, how much he estimates will be paid to the Conservative Party out of public funds in the year 2003-04. |
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(135097)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
72
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what efforts are being made to reduce the risks that are present when consumers purchase fireworks from illegitimate outlets. |
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(134335)
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73
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what guidance she gives to the public on ensuring that the fireworks that they buy are from legitimate sources. |
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(134336)
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74
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what action her Department is taking with the Home Office to keep fireworks from being a nuisance. |
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(134337)
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75
N
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Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans her Department has to enable authorities to keep track of fireworks once they have left the port of entry. |
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(134338)
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76
N
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Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average cost of producing electricity through (a) nuclear, (b) coal, (c) gas, (d) wind and (e) other renewable sources was; and what the average price paid by suppliers for electricity from each of the above generators was in the last year for which figures are available. |
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(135001)
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77
N
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Mr Anthony Steen
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps the Government is taking to maintain subpostmasters' incomes at and above the rate of inflation; and if she will list the average increase in subpostmasters' incomes in each of the last five years. |
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(134852)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
78
N
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Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a regulatory risk assessment of the proposal to amend the Road Vehicles Construction and Use Regulations in respect of tinted windows. |
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(135029)
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79
N
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Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of the Dover Harbour Board are appointed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on future policy relating to such appointments. |
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(135032)
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80
N
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Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential costs to (a) each local authority, (b) London boroughs and (c) local government as a whole, of replacing the national minimum standards for concessionary travel schemes for people over the age of 60 with a 100 per cent. discount on fares for people over the age of 70. |
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(134384)
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81
N
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Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the change in the local government finance settlement necessary fully to reimburse local government for the costs of replacing the national minimum standards for concessionary travel schemes for people aged over 60 with schemes providing travel tokens worth (a) £25 and (b) £50 to (i) to people aged over 60, (ii) all pensioners and (iii) to people aged over 70. |
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(134385)
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82
N
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Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to (a) each local authority, (b) the London boroughs and (c) local government as a whole of replacing the national minimum standards for concessionary travel schemes for people aged over 60 with schemes providing travel tokens worth (i) £25 and (ii) £50 to (A) to people aged over 60, (B) all pensioners and (C) to people aged over 70. |
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(134386)
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83
N
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Mr Jonathan Djanogly
(Huntingdon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the change in the local government finance settlement necessary to reimburse fully local government for the costs of replacing the national minimum standards for concessionary travel schemes for people over the age of 60 with a 100 per cent. discount on fares for people over the age of 70. |
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(134387)
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84
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Mr Francis Maude
(Horsham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the results of the SPASM computer model run on the assumptions that air travel would by 2030 pay the same rates of tax as those currently applicable to car travel. |
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(135183)
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85
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Mr Francis Maude
(Horsham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the total demand for air travel in the UK in 2060, expressed as a multiple of the present number of passengers using Heathrow, on the basis of the forecast rates of growth used to calculate the economic benefits of various runway options in the consultation on the Future of Air Transport. |
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(135187)
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86
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Mr Francis Maude
(Horsham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of cars used by air passengers which would travel to Gatwick airport on average each day if a new wide spaced runway were built and used to full capacity, assuming that flights operated for 16 hours each day, the proportion of passengers using public transport was the same as currently and that of the remaining passengers half parked at the airport, and half were delivered and collected. |
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(135188)
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87
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Mr Francis Maude
(Horsham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of non-transfer air passengers at Gatwick use public transport to or from the airport. |
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(135189)
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88
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Mr Francis Maude
(Horsham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people around Gatwick airport fell within the 54 leq and 57 leq contours for aircraft noise in 2002; and how many he estimates would fall within these contours in 2030 if a new wide spaced runway were built, assuming no change to aircraft noise standards other than those recently agreed in the International Civil Aviation Organisation. |
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(135190)
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89
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Mr Francis Maude
(Horsham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received sufficient information on possible new runway sites at (a) Birmingham (alternative runway proposal), (b) Gatwick (alternative runway proposals by BAA), (c) Redhill, (d) the Marinair site, (e) Severnside, (f) Sheppey and (g) Thames Reach, to enable consideration to be given to them in the forthcoming White Paper on Air Transport. |
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(135191)
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90
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Mr Francis Maude
(Horsham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the responses from the public to the consultation on the Future of Air Transport in the United Kingdom will be made available for public inspection. |
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(135192)
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91
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Mr Francis Maude
(Horsham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11th September, Official Report, column 373W, on air travel, what estimate has been made of the percentage change in the cost of air travel from 2000 to 2030, if no new runways were to be built in the UK. |
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(135218)
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92
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Mr Francis Maude
(Horsham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11th September, Official Report, column 372W, on runway capacity, what the net economic benefit would be from building a new wide spaced runway at Gatwick, counting only benefits to UK residents. |
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(135219)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
93
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John Barrett
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pension and benefit recipients have been contacted regarding the transferring of the payment of their pension or benefit to direct payment; of these, how many have opted to have their pension or benefit paid into (a) a standard current bank or building society account, (b) the new bank or building society account and (c) a post office card account; and how many have failed to select an option. |
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(135199)
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94
N
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of (a) child benefit recipients and (b) pensioners have chosen to receive their payments into (i) a normal bank or buillding society account, (ii) a basic bank account and (iii) a Post Office card account. |
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(134953)
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95
N
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Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) pensioners and (b) child benefit recipients have been contacted regarding the new direct payment arrangements; how many are yet to be contacted; and what deadline the Government has set for contacting these recipients. |
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(135000)
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96
N
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Sir Michael Spicer
(West Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will reply to the letter from the honourable Member for West Worcestershire of 20th August. |
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(134512)
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97
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Steve Webb
(Northavon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many cases since 1st January the Child Support Agency has incorrectly cancelled existing deductions from earnings orders; and if he will make a statement. |
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(135211)
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98
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Steve Webb
(Northavon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in (a) how many and (b) what percentage of cases in the last 12 months a maintenance enquiry form to the non-resident parent was not issued within (i) one month, (ii) two months and (iii) three months of an application being made to the Child Support Agency by the parent with care. |
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(135212)
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99
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Steve Webb
(Northavon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners with dependent children were receiving the minimum income guarantee in 2002-03. |
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(135214)
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100
N
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Derek Wyatt
(Sittingbourne & Sheppey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on procedures to protect employee pension rights in cases of employer insolvency due to fraud, with particular reference to requirements under the 1980 Insolvency Directive. |
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(135092)
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Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
101
N
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many over-the-counter painkillers contain codeine phosphate; and if he will make a statement. |
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[Transferred]
(134993)
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102
N
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John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many opiate-based painkillers are available on prescription. |
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[Transferred]
(134994)
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