Simon Hart: Does the hon. Gentleman agree that there is a dilemma? Although I agree with him on supporting shop owners and keeping them afloat in such areas, does he agree that, given the option, shoppers would sometimes prefer to go to a supermarket? Should our interest be concentrated on the shopper or the shopkeeper?
Simon Hart: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much income was generated by the HM Revenue and Customs' helpline in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011.
Simon Hart: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people who are registered blind are in receipt of disability living allowance in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.
Simon Hart: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many attacks on classroom assistants occurred in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011.
Simon Hart: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what clinical trials her Department is supporting to investigate future vaccine resistance in badgers.
Simon Hart: Does my hon. Friend agree that a hidden consequence of all this is to be found in the voluntary sector? People who do things such as meals on wheels and those who are voluntary carers—the pillars of our society—are beginning to wonder whether it is all worth while.
Simon Hart: The hon. Lady may be aware that people gave evidence to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee on this topic, but not a single one of the organisations that she mentions raised the concerns that she mentions, so will she explain the basis of the evidence on which she makes her point?
Simon Hart: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many letters and emails his Office has received calling for the creation of an elected House of Lords in the last 12 months.
Simon Hart: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the costs of a single question public referendum on reform of the House of Lords; and what estimate he has made of the cost of a referendum on reform of the House of Lords held on the same day as a general election.
Simon Hart: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the potential cost of elections to a wholly or part-elected House of Lords.
Simon Hart: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 16 May 2012, Official Report, column 180W, on alternatives to prison: Greater Manchester, (1) whether his Department keeps records of payments made to meet defendants' costs from central funds in private prosecutions; (2) how much has been paid from central funds to meet defendants' costs in private prosecutions in (a)...
Simon Hart: I am delighted to present three petitions in similar terms to those presented by my hon. Friend the Member for Beverley and Holderness (Mr Stuart), on behalf of residents of the Wood Park Caravans, Celtic Holiday Parks and Perran Sands parks and many other people in my constituency. The Petition of residents of Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency. [P001052] The Petition of...
Simon Hart: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many submissions have been received to his Department's consultation on VAT: addressing borderline anomalies; and how many such submissions relate to holiday caravans.
Simon Hart: Given his experience in the university of life, would the hon. Gentleman recognise, albeit grudgingly, that some people who have done particularly well in our society are major employers and major taxpayers in the UK, so they should be viewed as positive contributors, not the negative contributors that he portrays?
Simon Hart: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether defendants' costs in private prosecutions are met from public funds.
Simon Hart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the UK Border Agency has any plans to recognise the citizen card as proof of identity.
Simon Hart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what training police officers receive in dealing with people with autism; (2) how many complaints her Department has received on police handling of suspects with autism.
Simon Hart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many scene of crime officers were employed by each police force in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
Simon Hart: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect on parents of children with autism of changes to the disability care component of the working tax credit.
Simon Hart: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many representations his Department has received on the complexity of the disability living allowance application form; and how many appeals against decisions taken have resulted from this.