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Written Answers — Health: Tobacco: Young People (12 Nov 2009)

Ann Coffey: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the merits of making it an offence for a young person aged under 18 years to attempt to buy cigarettes and tobacco for the purposes of preventing such behaviour; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (10 Nov 2009)

Ann Coffey: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when section 8 of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 will be brought fully into force.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Listed Buildings (9 Nov 2009) has video

Ann Coffey: What recent representations he has received on the level of Government spending on listed buildings; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Listed Buildings (9 Nov 2009) has video

Ann Coffey: I thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. The current system of listing buildings can hold up development and lead to additional costs. In the case of Stockport college, in my constituency, that meant that a capital grant from the Learning and Skills Council for phase 2 development was almost entirely spent on improving two listed buildings with no educational benefit to any young person....

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (9 Nov 2009) has video

Ann Coffey: My right hon. Friend will be aware of the strong interest of north-west publishers, including the publishers of the Manchester Evening News and the Stockport Express, in becoming the English pilot for regional news. Can he give me any further information as to the time scale for making that decision?

Business of the House (29 Oct 2009) has video

Ann Coffey: Portcullis House has a G rating for energy use, the worst rating that any building can have. May I urge my right hon. and learned Friend to enlist the advice of Green2Go, a company in my constituency that has developed a biofuel based on waste cooking oil, on how the energy rating of Portcullis House can be improved?

Local and Regional Newspapers (15 Jul 2009)

Ann Coffey: I congratulate the hon. Member for Ceredigion (Mark Williams) on securing this interesting debate. He is right to say that local newspapers face a grave crisis. Seventy newspapers have closed in the past year and analysts have warned that up to half the UK's local and regional newspapers may be shut within the next five years. The recent "Digital Britain" report pointed out that "there's an...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Departmental Marketing (3 Jul 2009)

Ann Coffey: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been spent by his Department on advertising in weekly and regional newspapers in the last five years.

Estimates Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Department for Children, Schools and Families: Looked-after Children (2 Jul 2009) has video

Ann Coffey: I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend about maintaining the highest possible standards in care, particularly in children's homes. Did his Committee look at how we can improve standards of care in children's homes, perhaps by looking at Ofsted's inspection process and considering ways of improving it?

Estimates Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Department for Children, Schools and Families: Looked-after Children (2 Jul 2009) has video

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Estimates Day — [3rd Allotted Day] — Department for Children, Schools and Families: Looked-after Children (2 Jul 2009) has video

Ann Coffey: Does my hon. Friend agree that a similar problem exists in residential care? Stockport is a net importer of children from outside the area—the figure is the third highest in the country—and the cost of such placements is astronomical. The homes advertise for children with difficulties or problems such as antisocial behaviour. Do you think that there is a problem with ensuring that...

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Smoking (Young People) (23 Jun 2009) has video

Ann Coffey: What plans he has to reduce the number of young people taking up smoking.

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Smoking (Young People) (23 Jun 2009) has video

Ann Coffey: I thank the Minister for that reply. Although the number of young people in Stockport who smoke has significantly decreased, there are still twice as many young smokers in those areas where people have a lower life expectancy than in those areas where people have a higher life expectancy. I recently met health workers and Brinnington residents who are piloting a Lose the Fags scheme, where...

Written Answers — Health: Departmental Marketing (22 Jun 2009)

Ann Coffey: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent by his Department on advertising in weekly and regional newspapers in each of the last five years.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Marketing (15 Jun 2009)

Ann Coffey: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been spent by his Department on advertising in weekly and regional newspapers in each of the last five years.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Departmental Marketing (12 Jun 2009)

Ann Coffey: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much has been spent by his Department on advertising in weekly and regional newspapers in each of the last five years.

Business, Innovation and Skills: Topical Questions (11 Jun 2009) has video

Ann Coffey: I am very pleased that this year 55 per cent. more young people in Stockport are going to university than in 1997. The new university centre, in which Stockport college of further education has expressed an interest, will encourage even more young people to do higher degrees. However, Stockport college is still in negotiations with the Learning and Skills Council about its capital programme....

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental Marketing (10 Jun 2009)

Ann Coffey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent by his Department on advertising in weekly and regional newspapers in the last five years.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Departmental Marketing (8 Jun 2009)

Ann Coffey: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much has been spent by his Department on advertising in weekly and regional newspapers since its inception.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Departmental Marketing (8 Jun 2009)

Ann Coffey: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been spent by her Department on advertising in weekly and regional newspapers in each of the last five years.