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Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Climate Change: International Cooperation (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the Government's position on proposals to be made at the Copenhagen climate change summit on protection of biological diversity of the rainforests, with particular reference to measures to prevent the conversion of natural forests to...

Written Answers — Transport: Bus Services: EC Action (10 Nov 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what representations he has received in respect of the removal of all but international and national coach services from the proposed EU regulation on passenger rights; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: River Trent: Pollution (4 Nov 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking in respect of the discharge of cyanide into the River Trent in October 2009; what discussions he has had with Severn Trent Water on the incident; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: River Trent: Pollution (4 Nov 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many reported incidents of pollution in the (a) River Trent and (b) River Tame there have been in each of the last three years.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: River Trent: Pollution (4 Nov 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the specifications of the Severn Trust Water sewage treatment plants at (a) Strongford, (b) Minworth, (c) Coleshill and (d) Tamworth.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Further Education: Finance (29 Oct 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what criteria the Learning and Skills Council requested its consultants to apply in evaluating bids by further education colleges for capital funding.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Further Education: Construction (27 Oct 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will publish the full evaluation made by the Learning and Skills Council on the readiness of all further education colleges to commence proposed capital building projects.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Further Education: Stoke on Trent (27 Oct 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the results were of the evaluation by the Learning and Skills Council of Stoke-on-Trent Further Education College's application for capital funding; and what the reasons were for refusal of the application.

Written Answers — Defence: Trident (19 Oct 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his estimate is of (a) the cost and (b) the length of time it would take to decommission Trident and its facilities; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Treasury: Public Expenditure: Nuclear Weapons (12 Oct 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the opportunity cost of maintaining a UK nuclear weapons system for (a) other UK defence and security spending and (b) spending on schools and hospitals in (i) 10 years, (ii) 20 years and (iii) 40 years time; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Capacitybuilders: Staffordshire (12 Oct 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what progress has been made on funding projects under the Capacitybuilders programme in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) Staffordshire.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Carbon Trust (12 Oct 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what funding the Carbon Trust has provided for (a) local authorities, (b) NHS bodies, (c) higher and further education institutions and (d) other public bodies in (i) Stoke-on-Trent and (ii) North Staffordshire in the last 12 months.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Post Offices: Bank Services (12 Oct 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment his Department has made of the merits of establishing a state-owned post bank based upon the Post Office network.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Carbon Trust: Stoke-on-Trent (16 Sep 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what funding the Carbon Trust has provided to (a) local authorities, (b) NHS organisations and (c) higher and further education institutions in Stoke-on-Trent North constituency since its establishment.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Attendance Allowance (14 Sep 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2009, Official Report, column 115W, on disability living allowance, how many applications for disability living allowance in respect of those aged 65 years or more were reprocessed as a claim for attendance allowance in the last 12 months.

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Third Sector: Stoke on Trent (9 Sep 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what funding her Department has provided to third sector organisations in Stoke-on-Trent in 2009-10; what estimate she has made of the level of take-up of grants by voluntary organisations in Stoke-on-Trent; and if she will make a statement.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Housing Benefit (9 Sep 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps her Department is taking to monitor the effects of the arrangements by which housing benefit is paid to tenants rather than landlords; and if she will make a statement.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Royal Mail: Stoke-on-Trent (9 Sep 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if the Secretary of State will have discussions with regeneration partners in Stoke-on-Trent on (a) the job losses and (b) undertakings given to retain Royal Mail jobs in Stoke-on-Trent arising from the transfer of sorting operations to Wolverhampton; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Funeral Payments (21 Jul 2009)

Joan Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how long on average elapsed between her Department's receipt of an application for a funeral payment and any payment being made in the last period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.