Results 1-20 of 264 for in the 'Written Answers' speaker:Edward O'Hara

Written Answers — Health: Blood: Safety (16 Jul 2009)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to expedite the adoption of pathogen inactivation measures in order to improve blood safety; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Health: Meat Hygiene Service: Manpower (9 Jul 2009)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many meat hygiene inspectors were employed by the Meat Hygiene Service (a) at its inception and (b) at the latest date for which information is available.

Written Answers — Health: Meat Hygiene Service: Manpower (9 Jul 2009)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the ratio of veterinary to administrative staff in the Meat Hygiene Service was (a) at its inception and (b) in the latest period for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Health: Meat Hygiene Service: Manpower (9 Jul 2009)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost of employing a meat hygiene inspector to the Meat Hygiene Service was (a) at its inception in current prices and (b) at the latest date for which information is available.

Written Answers — Health: Meat Hygiene Service: Slaughterhouses (9 Jul 2009)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many visits were made on average by meat hygiene inspectors to abattoirs (a) in the first 12 months after the establishment of the Meat Hygiene Service and (b) in the last 12 months.

Written Answers — Health: Meat Hygiene Service: Slaughterhouses (9 Jul 2009)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abattoirs there were when the Meat Hygiene Service was established; and how many there are now.

Written Answers — Health: Swine Flu (20 May 2009)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what quantities of pathogen-inactivated, a1H1N1-free blood products are held in the UK; whether his Department plans to adopt pathogen inactivation for all blood products for civilian and military use if the World Health Organisation designates the a1H1N1 outbreak a pandemic; and if he will make a statement; (2) what his Department's plans are...

Written Answers — Justice: Liverpool Prison: Cemeteries (1 Apr 2009)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Torbay of 19 May 2008, Official Report, columns 71-3W, on Walton Prison: cemeteries, (1) what steps his Department has taken to resolve (a) any outstanding exhumation and funeral costs of and (b) matters relating to DNA testing in respect of George Kelly; (2) what the (a) role and (b) pay...

Written Answers — Justice: Civil Service Commission: Payments (18 Nov 2008)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what arrangements there are for the Civil Service Commission to transfer payments to (a) suppliers and (b) its staff in circumstances where the payment has not been made on the due date.

Written Answers — Justice: George Kelly (10 Sep 2008)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to ensure that sufficient staff resources are applied to mediation in the case concerning George Kelly to achieve a resolution in the week commencing 28 July 2008.

Written Answers — Justice: Legal Services Commission: Complaints (10 Sep 2008)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what guidance the Legal Services Commission has issued to (a) its staff and (b) the public on its complaints procedures since April 2004; (2) what guarantee the Legal Services Commission provides to complainants on the treatment of their complaint; and what arrangements are in place to monitor the application of that guarantee.

Written Answers — Justice: Mediation (10 Sep 2008)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what arrangements are in place in his Department to delegate authority for settling litigation claims by mediation; to what grade of official the authority is delegated; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Justice: Recovery of Costs (10 Sep 2008)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidance his Department's accounting office issues on the amount of costs that can be recovered by a litigant from an opponent ordered to pay costs in litigation; and what the duties of the accounting officer are in respect of cost recovery on his Department's behalf.

Written Answers — Solicitor-General: Departmental Pay (17 Jul 2008)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Solicitor-General what the hourly charging rates of staff of the Treasury Solicitor's Department were in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08.

Written Answers — Justice: Legal Services Commission: Complaints (16 Jul 2008)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the merits of (a) audit and (b) scrutiny of the recording of (i) complaints to the Legal Services Commission and (ii) responses to correspondence by (A) the Legal Services Commission and (B) his Department.

Written Answers — Justice: Legal Services Commission: Complaints (16 Jul 2008)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many complaints under the Legal Services Commission's complaints procedures were recorded by the Legal Services Commission in each year since 2004-05.

Written Answers — Justice: Legal Services Commission: Complaints (16 Jul 2008)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what procedures are used to process complaints on action by the Legal Services Commission in breach of its complaints procedures guarantee.

Written Answers — Justice: Legal Services Commission: Standards (16 Jul 2008)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how the Legal Services Commission's national customer service score is calculated.

Written Answers — Justice: Legal Services Commission: Complaints (15 Jul 2008)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many claims for redress and compensation the Legal Services Commission received in respect of (a) the unified contract, (b) online services provided by the Commission and (c) late payments by the Commission in (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2007-08 and (iii) 2008-09; what action the Commission has taken in response; and which claims remain...

Written Answers — Justice: George Kelly (14 Jul 2008)

Edward O'Hara: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what (a) discussions and (b) correspondence officials in his Department have had (i) internally and (ii) with the Treasury Solicitor's Department on the proposal to resolve the outstanding issues in the George Kelly case by mediation; (2) what invoices his Department has received for work undertaken by the Treasury Solicitor on his...