Results 1-20 of 1,421 for speaker:Paul Rowen

Written Answers — Health: Meningitis: Vaccination (12 Nov 2009)

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many vaccinations against meningitis were made in 2008-09; how many people refused a vaccination in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Health: Meningitis: Vaccination (12 Nov 2009)

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funds his Department (a) spent on meningitis vaccination development in 2008-09 and (b) plans to spend on meningitis vaccination development in 2009-10.

Written Answers — Justice: Prisons: Contracts For Services (12 Nov 2009)

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which prisons have been market tested; and how much it has cost to market test prisons to date.

Written Answers — Justice: Prisons: Manpower (12 Nov 2009)

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prison staff are employed by contracted private companies; and whether these prison officers have personal protective equipment of (a) extendable batons and (b) mace spray.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Local Employment Partnerships (11 Nov 2009)

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps she expects local employment partnerships to take to support (a) older workers, (b) those with mental health disorders, (c) those with alcohol-related problems and (d) those addicted to drugs.

Written Answers — Justice: Pleural Plaques: Compensation (10 Nov 2009)

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he plans to announce his decision on compensation for those with pleural plaques.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Welfare to Work (10 Nov 2009)

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what criteria regarding participation on the part of those with (a) mental health disorders, (b) alcohol-related problems and (c) drug addiction there are in contracts between her Department and private sector welfare-to-work providers.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Product Placement (9 Nov 2009) has video

Paul Rowen: What recent discussions he has had on product placement in UK-made television programmes.

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Product Placement (9 Nov 2009) has video

Paul Rowen: I welcome the Secretary of State's announcement today, but, as he said in his press statement, other European Union countries have already introduced a new regime and he does not want our commercial programme makers to be put at a disadvantage. Can he therefore tell us when he expects a new regime to be in place?

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Welfare to Work: Standards (9 Nov 2009)

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what age-based criteria there are in contracts between her Department and private sector welfare-to-work providers.

Written Answers — Health: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (5 Nov 2009)

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding his Department allocated for biomedical research on the causes and treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis in 2008-09.

Written Answers — Health: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (5 Nov 2009)

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether his Department plans to make myalgic encephalomyelitis a notifiable illness in schools; (2) what recent discussions his Department has had with officials from myalgic encephalomyelitis charities and campaign groups on proposals to make myalgic encephalomyelitis a notifiable illness in schools.

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (4 Nov 2009) has video

Paul Rowen: The Prime Minister promised in June that there would be a statement on the restoration of compensation for victims of pleural plaques. It is now November, so can he tell us why we have not yet received it?

Written Answers — Treasury: Excise Duties: Alcoholic Drinks (3 Nov 2009)

Paul Rowen: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much alcohol duty has been collected since the increase in the level of duty implemented in April 2009; (2) how much alcohol duty has been collected since the increase in the level of duty implemented in December 2008; (3) how much is estimated to be collected in alcohol duty in the next 12 months.

Written Answers — Treasury: Excise Duties: Alcoholic Drinks (3 Nov 2009)

Paul Rowen: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions officials of his Department have had with representatives of the public house industry on alcohol duty; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: European Council (2 Nov 2009) has video

Paul Rowen: In the light of continuing terrorist attacks in Pakistan, including this morning's bombing in Rawalpindi, what additional support did the Council agree to aid the security situation in that country?

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Gray Report (2 Nov 2009) has video

Paul Rowen: What changes are planned to be made to the practices and processes within his Department in light of the recent Gray report on defence acquisition.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Gray Report (2 Nov 2009) has video

Paul Rowen: I thank the Minister for that answer. Does he not accept that the Gray report shows the need for an immediate strategic defence review? Will that be enshrined in law, and will we now get the 10-year and 20-year rolling equipment budgets that the report recommends?

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Future Jobs Fund (2 Nov 2009)

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate her Department has made of the number of people resident in unemployment hot spots and claiming employment support allowance, income support or incapacity benefit who will participate in the Future Jobs Fund in the next 12 months.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Jobseeker's Allowance: Disabled (2 Nov 2009)

Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many jobseeker's allowance (JSA) claimants in England and Wales who are aged 18 to 24 years and who have disabilities have been claiming JSA for 12 months or longer; (2) how many jobseeker's allowance (JSA) claimants in England and Wales who are aged 18 to 24 years and who are blind or partially-sighted have been claiming JSA for...