Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assessment his Department has made of the case for the extension of the winter fuel allowance to terminally ill people; (2) what estimate his Department has made of the likely cost of extending the winter fuel allowance to terminally ill people.
Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether buyers selling their homes through a property location agent are required to commission a home information pack; and if she will make a statement.
Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the proportion of homes sold through property location agents.
Robert Walter: As has been said, the election of the Hamas Government was a result of the failure of the international community, especially Israel, to support the previous Fatah Government. Somewhat late in the day, the international community is rallying around the emergency Fatah Government, but support is needed. Will the Minister tell us specifically how much practical support the United Kingdom is...
Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans are in place to upgrade the A303 to a dual carriageway; and what the likely completion date is of each scheme.
Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured on the single carriageway sections of the A303 in each of the last 10 years.
Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dental practices in (a) North Dorset Primary Care Trust, (b) South and East Dorset Primary Care Trust and (c) South West Dorset Primary Care Trust accepted NHS patients in the 12-month period up to April 2006.
Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dental practices within Dorset Primary Care Trust are accepting NHS patients.
Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many visits he has made to servicemen and women wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan; and how many visits have been made by other Ministers.
Robert Walter: The Department for Work and Pensions informed me yesterday that two of three jobcentres in my constituency were closing, so it has not been a good week for Government announcements of closures. However, there is a little bit of good news. On Monday, after a long period without post office services, a new post office counter opened in the village of Hazelbury Bryan in my constituency. I hope...
Robert Walter: I congratulate my right hon. and hon. Friends on bringing this subject before the House today. I am sure that when they took that decision, they did not expect to see such a consensus across the Chamber, or a Government amendment very similar in its wording to the original motion. I have a dilemma—very much on the same lines as that of my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for...
Robert Walter: May I return to the question of Turkey, which is our most important ally in the Islamic world, and ask the Foreign Secretary, given that the nominee for the presidency of Turkey is her opposite number—the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mr. Gul—whether she has congratulated him on his nomination or counselled him otherwise?
Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what estimate he has made of the proportion of meat prepared according to shechita that is sold without labelling to this effect; (2) if his Department will consider introducing mandatory labelling of all meat prepared according to halal and kosher rules.
Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the total cost of the United Kingdom Permanent Representation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg was in 2005-06; and what the budgeted cost for the mission is in 2006-07.
Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) diplomatic service staff and (b) locally recruited staff are employed at the United Kingdom Permanent Representation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, broken down by pay grade.
Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the floor area is of rented accommodation occupied by the UK Permanent Representation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg; what the costs associated with that accommodation were in the last year for which figures are available; what the floor area is of accommodation owned by the UK Government in Strasbourg; what the...
Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many officials from Government Departments and agencies attended meetings at the Council of Europe (a) in Strasbourg and (b) elsewhere in each year between 2003 and 2006; how many visits for that purpose were made in each year; and how many overnight stays were associated with those visits in each year.
Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) on what date he was informed by the Irish Government of the suspension of the provisions of the Common Travel Area at Irish airports; (2) what representations he has made to the Irish Government on (a) the suspension of the provisions of the Common Travel Area at Irish airports and (b) the systematic requests made by the Irish...
Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when his Department expects to report on the findings of the Post Office Network consultation.
Robert Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road fatalities were caused by defective vehicles in each year from 1997 to 2006.
