Results 1-20 of 188 for in the 'Written Answers' speaker:Linda Riordan

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Gaza: Borders (22 Oct 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps he has taken to seek (a) the ending of restrictions on access to Gaza imposed by the Israeli authorities and (b) to ensure that international law is observed in that area.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Middle East: Armed Conflict (22 Oct 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans to seek endorsement by the United Nations Security Council of the recommendations for action contained in the report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza conflict.

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Conflict: Children (13 Oct 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to review the operation of the interpretative declaration on article 1 of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict for the purposes of (a) taking steps to ensure that children are not exposed to the risk of taking direct part in hostilities and (b)...

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Conflict: Children (13 Oct 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what training has been delivered to armed forces personnel on the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict; and how many such personnel have completed that training.

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Recruitment (12 Oct 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to monitor the implementation of the recruitment policy of the armed forces in respect of (a) people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds and (b) children of low-income households.

Written Answers — Treasury: Insurance: Motor Vehicles (16 Jul 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the merits of preventing car insurance companies under-settling claims through the practice of early settlement.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Schools: Halifax (15 Jun 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what plans there are to renew and refurbish the fabric of schools in Halifax.

Written Answers — Treasury: Insurance: Motor Vehicles (11 Jun 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the merits of regulating the practice of pressing for early settlement in the motor insurance industry.

Written Answers — Justice: Electoral Administration (5 May 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make an estimate of the number of people unable to vote on a Thursday as a result of their work or child care commitments.

Written Answers — Health: Prescriptions: Fees and Charges (2 Apr 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what conditions provide grounds for exemption from prescription charges; when the list of such conditions was (a) first established and (b) last revised; and whether he expects further revisions to be made to the list in 2009.

Written Answers — Health: Prescriptions: Fees and Charges (31 Mar 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of (a) the number of people with cancer who will be exempted from prescription charges from April 2009 and (b) the cost to the NHS of exempting cancer patients from prescription charges in the 12-month period from April 2009.

Written Answers — Health: Prescriptions: Fees and Charges (26 Mar 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will make it his policy to abolish prescription charges for people with long-term conditions before the end of the present Parliament; and if he will make a statement; (2) which medical conditions are considered to be long-term conditions in the context of Professor Ian Gilmore's review of prescription charges.

Written Answers — Olympics: Apprenticeships and Training (2 Mar 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Minister for the Olympics how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) training opportunities the Olympic Delivery Authority plans to make available on the Olympic park.

Written Answers — Electoral Commission Committee: Early Voting (5 Feb 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of proposals for early voting in elections.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Industrial Health and Safety: Arthritis (21 Jan 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will commission research into the effects on expenditure on benefits of patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving treatment that enables them to continue to work or return to work.

Written Answers — Health: Arthritis: Drugs (15 Jan 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will instruct the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to take account of the effects on society and on public expenditure when evaluating treatments of rheumatoid arthritis which enable patients to continue to work or to return to work.

Written Answers — Health: Arthritis: Drugs (15 Jan 2009)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the proportion of rheumatoid arthritis patients who fulfil the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence requirements for anti-TNF treatment but who do not receive anti-TNF treatment.

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Digital Broadcasting (26 Nov 2008)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what plans his Department has to encourage the purchase of television sets which support integrated digital television.

Written Answers — Transport: Rail Services: Halifax-London (25 Nov 2008)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent progress has been made on the provision of a direct rail link between Halifax and London.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: GM Crops (6 Nov 2008)

Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment his Department has made of the effects of genetically modified crops on the environment.