Results 1-19 of 19 for in the 'Written Answers' speaker:Michael Mates

Written Answers — Defence: Gulf War: Veterans (29 Jan 2009)

Michael Mates: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will commission further research into the diagnosis and treatment of Gulf War veterans' illnesses; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Defence: Exservicemen: Pensions (15 Jul 2008)

Michael Mates: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the Government will offer ex-servicemen who retired from the armed forces before 31 March 1973 the opportunity of buying their wives a forces family widows pension at half-rate on an actuarially calculated, no cost basis.

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Pensions (8 May 2008)

Michael Mates: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of increasing the pension entitlement of those forces' widows receiving one-third of their late husband's pension entitlement to one-half.

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Pensions (7 May 2008)

Michael Mates: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many forces widows were in receipt of a pension from the Armed Forces Pension Scheme at the latest date for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Pensions (25 Apr 2008)

Michael Mates: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will ask the Armed Forces Pay Review Body to examine (a) entitlements to and (b) payment of service pensions; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Home Department: Crimes of Violence: Hampshire (24 Apr 2008)

Michael Mates: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes of violence against the person were recorded in East Hampshire constituency in each of the last five years.

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Pensions (2 Apr 2008)

Michael Mates: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many forces' widows whose husbands retired before 31 March 1973 were receiving an armed forces pension scheme pension at the latest date for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Pensions (2 Apr 2008)

Michael Mates: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons figures on the number of service pensions paid are not included in UK defence statistics.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peace Keeping Operations (10 May 2007)

Michael Mates: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many incidents of friendly fire have occurred since the coalition forces invaded Iraq in 2003.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Mobile Phone Masts (7 Jul 2005)

Michael Mates: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of planning procedures for mobile phone masts.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Mobile Phone Masts (28 Jun 2005)

Michael Mates: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister for what reasons the Government did not proceed with its undertaking to make all telephones masts the subject of normal planning procedures.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Mobile Phone Masts (28 Jun 2005)

Michael Mates: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what percentage of planning appeals for mobile phone masts were decided (a) for and (b) against the appellant in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Mobile Phone Masts (28 Jun 2005)

Michael Mates: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when research into mobile phone use and the necessity for masts in the future, announced on 4 April, is expected to be completed.

Written Answers — International Development: Agricultural Research (3 Feb 2004)

Mr Michael Mates: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how, following the grant to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research in December 2003, he will ensure that there is parallel continuity for the bilateral centrally-funded research programmes upon which developing countries have been relying for capacity building and poverty-eradicating applied research; and...

Written Answers — International Development: Renewables (3 Feb 2004)

Mr Michael Mates: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to maintain the UK's role in European Union research networks for renewable natural resources which are geared to helping developing countries to attain the Millennium Development Goals.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Aggregates (11 Sep 2003)

Mr Michael Mates: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how much (a) virgin aggregate and (b) processed aggregate was used by the (i) public and (ii) private sectors in Northern Ireland in each financial year from 1998–99 to 2002–03; (2) what quantity of (a) virgin aggregates and (b) processed aggregate products was imported into Northern Ireland in each financial year from...

Written Answers — Treasury: Aggregates Levy (8 Sep 2003)

Mr Michael Mates: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much was raised by the aggregates levy on (a) virgin aggregate and (b) processed aggregate products in Northern Ireland in financial year 2002–03; and how much is forecast to be raised by the levy on each in Northern Ireland in each financial year from 2003–04 to 2006–07; (2) what steps he has taken to monitor the...

Written Answers — Health: Care Beds (28 Mar 2003)

Mr Michael Mates: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many of the 5,000 extra intermediate care beds in the NHS Plan (a) have been provided and are in use, (b) are part of schemes that are in procurement and (c) are still to be designated.

Written Answers — Health: Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester (18 Mar 2003)

Mr Michael Mates: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether emergency surgery facilities will remain at the Royal Hampshire county hospital in Winchester to support a consultant-led accident and emergency service.