Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to publish detailed proposals to update sentencing policy for serious road traffic offences.
Liam Byrne: Many in this country believe that accident prevention requires new laws, so I congratulate the Minister on the publication of the new Road Safety Bill. Many people also believe that the sentencing of dangerous drivers needs updating. Will he accept amendments to toughen sentences for dangerous drivers as the Bill proceeds through the House next year?
Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what powers of compulsory purchase primary care trusts (PCTs) have; and how many compulsory purchase orders have been issued by PCTs since their inception.
Liam Byrne: The number of troops has risen by 2,410 since 1997. Will the hon. Gentleman reflect on that?
Liam Byrne: I have been searching unsuccessfully for this so far today. Is the hon. Gentleman in favour of a cap on the number of casinos?
Liam Byrne: The hon. Lady has baffled me. Is she in favour of a cap on casinos, or a free-for-all?
Liam Byrne: Is the thrust of the hon. Gentleman's argument that he wants more large-scale casinos in this country?
Liam Byrne: I have a simple question: does the hon. Gentleman want more large-scale casinos in the country or fewer? Yes or no?
Liam Byrne: To move the debate beyond the question of numbers, if the hon. Gentleman is unable to set out the figure he regards as appropriate, does he support the idea of a cap on the number of casinos?
Liam Byrne: I realise that the hon. Gentleman has not been able to join us in many of the sittings over the past four weeks, but has he read Hansard and, if so, does he not feel that we have had much of this debate already?
Liam Byrne: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister which decisions by local spending bodies require (a) authorisation by and (b) consultation with Government offices for the regions.
Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on Government support for manufacturing in (a) the West Midlands, (b) Birmingham and (c) Hodge Hill since 2001; and what support will be available over the next three years.
Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what funding was provided by her Department for science in (a) the West Midlands, (b) Birmingham and (c) Hodge Hill since 2001; and what support will be made available in the next three years.
Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps an individual school must take in order to expand the number of places it makes available; and if he will list sources of (a) revenue and (b) capital funding available to schools wishing to expand.
Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many businesses were registered in Birmingham Hodge Hill in each of the last seven years.
Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list (a) delivered and (b) approved publicly-funded capital projects in the health sector in East Birmingham since 2001, broken down by estimated capital value.
Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of public funding for health per capita in (a) the West Midlands, (b) Birmingham and (c) Hodge Hill in each of the next three financial years.
Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate he has made of per capita education funding in (a) Birmingham and (b) Hodge Hill in each of the next three years.
Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what applications he has received from West Midlands Police funds for community safety officers in (a) 2004–05, (b) 2005–06 and (c) 2006–07.
Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the application from West Midlands police for funds for community safety officers (CSOs) for 2004–05 to 2006–07 included an indication of where CSOs would be deployed.