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- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection (12 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he plans to establish a marine conservation zone for the Dee estuary.
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Warm Front Scheme (12 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what percentage of those eligible to receive Warm Front grants his Department estimates will receive such grants in 2009.
- Written Answers — Health: Hospitals: Private Finance Initiative (12 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what private finance initiative hospital projects are due to be approved in the next (a) month, (b) six months and (c) 12 months.
- Written Answers — Health: Hospitals: Private Finance Initiative (12 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's policy on private finance initiative projects.
- [Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Sex Discrimination (Religious Organisations) (11 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: I congratulate the hon. Member for Salisbury (Robert Key) on securing the debate, particularly on the anniversary of the vote for women's ordination. Unlike him, I am not an expert on the issues, nor a member of the General Synod. Like my hon. Friend the Member for North-West Leicestershire (David Taylor) I am a member of the Ecclesiastical Committee, which deems Church law to be expedient...
- [Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Sex Discrimination (Religious Organisations) (11 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: I certainly hope that it is. I strongly hope that the legislation going through Synod will make good progress and not get bogged down, especially as I have come to learn that the Church's processes are sometimes slow, sometimes cumbersome and always complicated. We should be cautious about appearing to criticise the efforts of the archbishops and all those who are trying to preserve the...
- Written Answers — Health: Primary Care Trusts: Public Relations (11 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department issues to primary care trusts on their expenditure on public relations.
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Warm Front Scheme (11 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the implementation of the Warm Front scheme in the North West; (2) what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the length of time it takes for Warm Front grant applications to be processed.
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Vetting: Young People (11 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent representations she has received on the effect on the employment prospects of young jobseekers of spent convictions for minor cautions being disclosed during enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks.
- Written Answers — Treasury: Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation (11 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had on criteria for compensation of Equitable Life policyholders.
- Written Answers — Treasury: Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation (11 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with (a) ministerial colleagues and (b) Sir John Chadwick on the likely timetable for payment of compensation to Equitable Life policyholders.
- Written Answers — Treasury: Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation (11 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had on the progress of Sir John Chadwick's work on an ex-gratia payment scheme for Equitable Life policyholders.
- Written Answers — Health: Dental Services: Wirral (10 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent assessment he has made of the availability of NHS dentistry services in Wirral; (2) what steps he is taking to ensure that there is sufficient NHS dentistry provision in Wirral.
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Vetting: Young People (10 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment she made of the effect on the employment prospects of young jobseekers of spent convictions for minor cautions being disclosed during enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks.
- Written Answers — Home Department: British Nationality (10 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what account his Department takes of length of residence in the UK when determining the merits of applications for citizenship, with particular reference to periods of residence of 20 years or more.
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Sure Start Programme (10 Nov 2009)
Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent assessment he has made of the effects of Sure Start children's centres on low income families.