Results 1-20 of 470 for speaker:Terry Rooney

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (28 Oct 2009) has video

Terry Rooney: Is my right hon. Friend aware that 2,000 grandparents in this country have taken custody of grandchildren, usually following tragic circumstances affecting the children's natural parents? Is it not time that we gave real financial and practical support to those grandparents and recognised the magnificent work that they do, instead of punishing them as the system does at present?

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Colombia: Land Mines (26 Oct 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the Government has made to the Colombian government on its use of landmines to protect military installations.

Written Answers — Defence: Colombia: Military Aid (21 Oct 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 26 November 1999, Official Report, column 115W, on Colombia, whether (a) advisory visits and (b) information exchanges between the UK and Colombia on operations in urban theatres, counter guerrilla strategy and psychiatry continue to take place.

Written Answers — Defence: Colombia: Military Aid (19 Oct 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether his Department has refused to provide assistance to any (a) individuals and (b) units of the Colombian security forces on human rights grounds in the last five years; (2) which official in his Department is responsible for monitoring the human rights performance of members of the Colombian security forces who have received training or...

Written Answers — Defence: Colombia: Military Aid (19 Oct 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Colombian security forces personnel have received United Kingdom counter-narcotics assistance in each of the last five years.

Written Answers — Health: Health Professions: Working Hours (14 Sep 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hours of (a) general practitioners', (b) nursing, (c) dentists' and (d) surgeons' time was available in the NHS per head of population in (i) Bradford and (ii) England in (A) 1982, (B) 1997 and (C) 2009.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Future Jobs Programme (21 Jul 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans she has to evaluate the effectiveness of the (a) Future Jobs Programme and (b) Young Person's Guarantee.

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Unemployment (21 Jul 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many jobseeker's allowance claimants aged (a) 18 to 21 and (b) 22 to 24 years old in each Jobcentre Plus district have been unemployed for up to (i) six and (ii) 12 months.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Departmental Risk Assessment (20 Jul 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many investigations her Department's Risk Assessment Division carried out with external programme providers in each of the last five years; and how many resulted in (a) prosecution, (b) an administrative financial penalty, (c) other further action and (d) no further action.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Pathways to Work (14 Jul 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many participants there have been for each of the Pathways to Work programme providers since inception of the contracts; how many of these (a) did not attend initial interview, (b) were referred back to a decision maker for consideration of a sanction and (c) were placed in sustained employment.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Right to Bid Scheme (14 Jul 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which Minister has lead responsibility for the Right to Bid scheme; what officials in her Department are working on the scheme; and how many applications to the scheme have been received to date.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Vacancies (13 Jul 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many jobs have been advertised in each Jobcentre Plus district in each of the last 12 months.

Written Answers — Treasury: Written Questions: Government Responses (16 Jun 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to answer Question 273420, on IR35 investigations, tabled on 30 April 2009.

Written Answers — Treasury: Tax Avoidance (15 Jun 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many investigations concerning IR35 were launched in each of the last five years; and how many of them resulted in (a) prosecution, (b) an increase in tax due and (c) no further action.

Written Answers — Home Department: Immigration (1 Jun 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what definition her Department uses of a legacy case in respect of the work of the UK Border Agency.

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Real Help for Communities Programme (20 May 2009) has video

Terry Rooney: What progress his Department has made in the implementation of the Real Help for Communities Programme.

Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: Real Help for Communities Programme (20 May 2009) has video

Terry Rooney: I thank the Minister for that reply. I understand that Bradford's allocation is about £411,000. Can he tell me when that money will come through and how it will be distributed?

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Welfare Tax Credits: Lone Parents (18 May 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost would be of paying a work-related activity premium of (a) £10, (b) £20 and (c) £30 per week to lone parents with children aged under seven years in 2009-10.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Employment and Support Allowance: Lone Parents (14 May 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost of transferring all lone parents whose children are under seven years from income support to employment and support allowance would be in 2009-10.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Crisis Loans (27 Apr 2009)

Terry Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what consultations he has undertaken on his proposal to limit claimants to three Social Fund crisis loans a year; (2) what criteria he plans to use to determine whether an application for a Social Fund crisis loan will be granted in circumstances where the applicant has received three such loans in the preceding 12 months; (3) what...