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Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum (11 Nov 2009)

Richard Ottaway: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the written ministerial statement of 13 October 2009, Official Report, columns 20-21WS, on asylum, on what grounds he decided that the Asylum Screening Unit in Croydon should be the only location at which initial asylum applications may be made; what assessment he has made of the likely effects on Croydon of that...

Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum: Young People (11 Nov 2009)

Richard Ottaway: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the oral answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 13, on asylum applications, what change there has been to the number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people in Croydon in the last 12 months according to records held by his Department.

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Drug Misuse (Prisons) (10 Nov 2009) has video See 2 other results from this debate

Richard Ottaway: What recent steps his Department has taken to prevent drug misuse in prisons.

Olympics: FOI Request (Immigration) (9 Nov 2009) has video See 1 other result from this debate

John Bercow: Order. I am sorry to interrupt the hon. Gentleman. The hon. Member for Croydon, South (Richard Ottaway) has relatively recently toddled into the Chamber— [ Interruption. ]

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Library Services (9 Nov 2009)

Richard Ottaway: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he plans to publish his Department's report on the modernisation of library services.

Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum: Liverpool (9 Nov 2009)

Richard Ottaway: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the oral answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 13, on asylum applications, whether he plans to end the provision of facilities in Liverpool for face-to-face interviews in respect of applications for asylum.

Energy and Climate Change: Economic Situation (5 Nov 2009) has video

Richard Ottaway: Is the Minister aware that the Committee on Climate Change reported that the reductions in carbon emissions in the United Kingdom over the last four years amounted to a very modest 0.5 per cent. per annum? Does she agree that if she is to have credibility at any international summit on this issue, she will need a better track record than that?

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Carbon Dioxide Emissions (5 Nov 2009)

Richard Ottaway: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what progress has been made in reducing the UK's carbon dioxide emissions over the last five years.

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: VAT Returns (3 Nov 2009) has video

Richard Ottaway: Given that a survey by the Revenue showed that most businesses were totally unaware of the obligation, how did the Government get on with their target that at least half of businesses would be filing their returns electronically by March 2008?

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (3 Nov 2009) has video

Richard Ottaway: Is the Chancellor aware of the remarks of Lord Myners last night, who said that 70 per cent. of all share transactions are computer-generated in trades lasting only microseconds? Does he have any plans to review the way shares are bought and sold?

Written Answers — Defence: Reserve Forces (2 Nov 2009)

Richard Ottaway: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the future of the reserve forces.

Written Answers — Defence: Territorial Army (2 Nov 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave earlier today to the hon. Members for Ludlow (Mr. Dunne), Norwich, North (Chloe Smith) and Croydon, South (Richard Ottaway).

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Homelessness Street Counts (27 Oct 2009)

Richard Ottaway: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what methodology his Department uses in undertaking homelessness street counts.

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Asylum Applications (26 Oct 2009) has video See 1 other result from this debate

Richard Ottaway: What his most recent estimate is of the average time taken to process an asylum application.

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video

Vincent Cable: ..., so it is worth remembering where it started. Equitable Life collapsed, in effect, in 2000. The first debate in this House, which was introduced by the hon. Member for Croydon, South (Richard Ottaway), was held at the end of that year. It is worth returning to that debate, because many of the arguments that we are rehearsing today were set out clearly and well on that occasion. In...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (21 Oct 2009) has video

Richard Ottaway: The Director of Public Prosecutions recently published his interpretation of the law on assisted suicide. Whatever his views on the subject, does the Prime Minister agree that it is not for the public prosecutor to decide on the criminal law of this country? Will the right hon. Gentleman table a substantive motion on the Director of Public Prosecutions' proposals so that we can ascertain the...

Business of the House (15 Oct 2009) has video

Richard Ottaway: The Director of Public Prosecutions recently presented proposals to amend and clarify the law on assisted suicide. As it happens, I approve of the direction in which he is going, but does the Leader of the House agree that it is not for public prosecutors to decide what the criminal law of this country is? Will she arrange a debate, on a substantive motion, to ascertain the will of the House...

Oral Answers to Questions — Solicitor-General: Serious Fraud Office (15 Oct 2009) has video See 1 other result from this debate

Richard Ottaway: What recent steps the Serious Fraud Office has taken to reduce the incidence of fraud.

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Elderly People (Long-term Care) (8 Jul 2009) has video

Richard Ottaway: At Prime Minister's Question Time about a year ago, I reminded the Prime Minister that no Labour Government had left office with unemployment lower than when they had entered it. His response was that it would not happen on his watch. Do the Government still hold that view?

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: EU-Pakistan Summit (30 Jun 2009)

Richard Ottaway: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the outcome of the most recent EU-Pakistan summit was; and if he will make a statement.