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Debate on the Address: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Defence (23 Nov 2009)

Frank Field: I am sure that the whole House hopes the shadow Foreign Secretary will get answers from the Defence Secretary in the reply to this debate, but even if he gets replies to the questions he has asked, we will not get the view of the House. If the Government refuse to give us a debate on a motion that we can amend, will the right hon. Gentleman take back to the shadow Cabinet the proposal that...

Point of Order (23 Nov 2009)

Frank Field: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Before we commence today's business, may I draw to your attention to the early-day motion on the Order Paper, which has attracted growing support? It calls for a debate, that can be amended and voted on, on Afghanistan. Will you consider that matter when you decide what we are to vote on in the Queen's Speech?

Debate on the Address: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Defence (23 Nov 2009)

Frank Field: The Prime Minister has clearly said that one of the criteria for keeping British troops in Afghanistan is that the Afghan President cleans up his act against fraud. When will the Government set out what they mean by "cleaning up his act" so that we can judge whether he has met such targets?

Debate on the Address: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Defence (23 Nov 2009)

Frank Field: Our troops-

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education: Historic Buildings (23 Nov 2009)

Frank Field: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the answer of 9 November 2009, Official Report, columns 169-170W on higher education: historic buildings, how much each university received from the Higher Education Funding Council for England to support old and historic buildings under the fixed targeted allocation in 2008-09; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Schools: Discipline (10 Nov 2009)

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will initiate a survey of school discipline.

Written Answers — Treasury: Taxation (9 Nov 2009)

Frank Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what tax schemes have been closed as a result of the retrospective application of legislation since 1997.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Social Rented Housing: Rents (9 Nov 2009)

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will provide guidance on the determination of rents to those housing associations whose rent reviews are linked to the retail price index.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education: Historic Buildings (9 Nov 2009)

Frank Field: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which universities received Higher Education Funding Council for England funds to support old and historic buildings as a fixed targeted allocation in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Treasury: Child Benefit: Grandparents (2 Nov 2009)

Frank Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many cases child benefit payments are being made to grandparents of the child to which the benefit relates.

Written Answers — Solicitor-General: Animal Welfare: Prosecutions (29 Oct 2009)

Frank Field: To ask the Solicitor-General how many prosecutions for offences of cruelty to animals were brought by (a) the Crown Prosecution Service and (b) the Royal Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in the last five years.

Written Answers — Treasury: UK Land Investments (12 Oct 2009)

Frank Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the Financial Services Authority's discharge of its responsibilities in winding up UK Land Investments.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Post Office Card Account (1 Sep 2009)

Frank Field: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress has been made in the discussions between Xafinity Paymaster and the Post Office on the payment of armed forces pensions into the Post Office Card Account.

Royal Assent (21 Jul 2009)

Frank Field: I shall touch on a topic mentioned by my hon. Friend the Member for Pendle (Mr. Prentice). He said that he would not speak for seven minutes, and I promise the House that I shall not speak for as long as that. I want to lay before the House the difficulties I have experienced in pursuing an alleged case of fraud against the NHS. In September 2007 allegations were made to me that a local...

Written Answers — International Development: Afghanistan: Overseas Aid (21 Jul 2009)

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to ensure that fertiliser supplied to Afghanistan from his Department's budget is not misappropriated by the Taliban for use in weapon production.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Children: Maintenance (21 Jul 2009)

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost of implementing the child support elements of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (a) were estimated to be on introduction of the legislation and (b) have been.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Children: Maintenance (16 Jul 2009)

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to paragraph 13 of the National Audit Office report, Child Support Agency—Implementation of the Child Support Reforms, HC1174, Session 2005-06, how many cases are now estimated to be stuck in the system.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Children: Maintenance (16 Jul 2009)

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much (a) debt and (b) cumulative debt resulting from arrears attributed to the non-resident parent accrued to the Child Support Agency in each year since 1993.

Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day]: US-UK Extradition Treaty (15 Jul 2009)

Frank Field: Will my right hon. Friend give way?

Opposition Day — [16th Allotted Day]: US-UK Extradition Treaty (15 Jul 2009)

Frank Field: I am grateful. Does the Minister accept that even those who will vote with the Government this evening are disturbed because many of our constituents feel that the relationship between us and the United States in respect of the operation of this treaty is unfair to people in this country?