Written answers

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Africa: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the protection of human rights in Africa; and if he will make a statement.

    • Syria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will estimate the number of young people who have left the UK to take part in the conflict in Syria.

      UK Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent progress his Department has made in increasing UK exports overseas; and if he will make a statement.

      Malawi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects the President of Malawi to next visit the UK.

      Middle East and North Africa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to promote political and economic freedom in the Middle East and North Africa; and if he will make a...

      UK Market Share

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to expand UK market share in the fastest growing economies; and if he will make a statement.

      Somaliland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he plans to take to encourage use of the Somaliland Development Corporation to promote private and public investment...

      Yemen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the situation in Yemen; and if he will make a statement.

      Burma

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Government of Burma on relations between Muslims and Buddhist communities; and if he will...

      Colombia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received about demonstrations in Colombia by the human rights movement, the Patriotic March.

      Democratic Republic of Congo

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the President of Rwanda on the involvement of senior figures in his army in the rebellion...

      EU Economic Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of EU policies for the promotion of economic growth; and if he will make a statement.

      G4S

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the human rights record abroad of G4S.

      Mexico

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department has had any recent correspondence with (a) Enrique Pena Nieto and (b) Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the average time taken was by his Department to reply to correspondence from hon. Members and Peers in the last 12 months;...

    • Farepak

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will publish the court transcripts of the Farepak disqualification proceedings.

      Higher Education: Patents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many UK universities have made a patent application in each of the last five years.

  • Home Department

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 17 May 2012, Official Report, column 545W, on alcoholic drinks: education, what the reasons were for the reduction...

    • Olympic Games 2012: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how checks for those going through the proposed lanes for travellers from New Zealand, Australia, Japan and the US will differ from those for...

      Police ICT Company

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what role she proposes the Police ICT Company will play in standardising ICT equipment and procedures across police forces in England and Wales.

      UK Border Force: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the timetable is for the overhaul of information management and record-keeping at the UK Border Force.

  • Defence

    • Armed Forces: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in how many cases an assisting officer has been withheld from a soldier wishing to make a complaint of bullying and harassment in the latest period for...

    • Armed Forces: Cadets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people who participate in Combined Cadet Forces are in receipt of free school meals.

      Armed Forces: Career Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of entrants to the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy finish their career in that service on a pay scale at least (i)...

      Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people he expects to be in the (a) reactive and (b) adaptable force at any one time; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of reserves...

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the statement of 5 July 2012, Official Report, columns 1085-8, on Army 2020, what specific tasks contractors will undertake in theatre.

      Reserve Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the statement of 5 July 2012, Official Report, columns 1085-8, on Army 2020, whether he proposes that reservists will train with regular...

      Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 5 July 2012, Official Report, column 415W, on veterans: radiation exposure, to which independent scientists the original...

      Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 5 July 2012, Official Report, column 415W, on veterans: radiation exposure, from what source the data that were used in the...

      Veterans: Radiation Exposure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 5 July 2012, Official Report, column 415W, on veterans: radiation exposure, what data were provided to the authors of the...

  • Health

    • Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many abortions were performed in pregnancies of 24 weeks or more in 2011; (2) how many abortions on the grounds of rectifiable disabilities...

    • Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the answer of 14 March 2012, Official Report, column 271W, on alcoholic drink and drugs, when he now expects the report, including a...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to assess the effectiveness of calorie information on cans and bottles of alcohol in improving public heath.

      Antidepressants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the answer of 25 April 2012, Official Report, column 906W, on mental health services, which antidepressants used in the UK (a) have and...

      Breast Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the recent findings on patient experience from the National Cancer Intelligence Network data collection project...

      Breast Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment his Department has made of the implementation of each of the individual quality statements that comprise the National Institute for...

      Genito-urinary Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the forthcoming sexual health policy document will contain guidance on the commissioning of (a) locally enhanced services for clinical...

      Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many European health insurance cards were issued to individuals living in each nation and region of the UK in each of the last 10 years; and if he...

      Health Services: South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish any correspondence he has had with the (a) South West Strategic Health Authority and (b) hospital trusts in the south-west on the...

      Mental Health Services: Merseyside

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make an assessment of the effects of the Mersey Trust's introduction of mindfulness-based therapy CDs for patients in the Trust area.

      NHS: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the answer of 22 May 2012, Official Report, column 662W, on NHS: discrimination, if he will issue guidance to NHS hospitals on their duties...

      Obesity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to introduce any new policies to help tackle obesity before 2015.

      Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what role he expects the pilot Health Grant scheme to play in relation to palliative care; and what contributions he expects the pilot to make to the aim...

      Skin Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were diagnosed with skin cancer in each of the last five years.

      Tattooing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people had a tattoo removal in each of the last five years; what the ages of these patients were; and what the total cost to the public purse was...

      Thalidomide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the Invest to Save recommendations in the Thalidomide Trust report “Securing Our Future”.

      Tobacco: Packaging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the effect of changes proposed to the packaging of tobacco products on manufacturers of such products; (2) with...

  • Education

    • Child Trust Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many additional week-long respite breaks for disabled children have been funded with savings from the closure of the Child Trust Fund in (a)...

    • Dyslexia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how he plans to monitor the amount of dyslexia-SpLD training each trainee teacher receives as part of his initiative to improve workforce...

      Pre-school Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to publish the assessment guidelines for the new foundation stage of education.

      Pre-school Education: Bromsgrove

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many two-year-olds will be eligible for 15 hours per week of free nursery care in (a) Bromsgrove constituency, (b) Worcestershire and (c)...

      Pre-school Education: Coventry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children aged (a) three and (b) four-years-old in Coventry North East constituency are in free nursery places.

      Schools: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent steps his Department has taken to make improvements to school food.

      Special Educational Needs: Home Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to ensure that children with special educational needs who are home educated receive appropriate support.

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Members: ICT

      To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the House of Commons Commission has taken to evaluate the use of iPads...

    • Members: ICT

      To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Commission's decision to supply mobile tablet devices to hon....

      Members: ICT

      To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what discussions the Commission had with Parliamentary Information and...

      Members: ICT

      To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the further work that will be undertaken to ascertain the level of...

      Palace of Westminster: Sewers

      To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will take steps to ensure that pedestrian access to the Palace of...

      Written Questions

      To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many parliamentary questions for written answer were tabled on each of the 50...

  • Deputy Prime Minister

    • Work Experience

      To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many interns work in his press office.

  • Energy and Climate Change

    • Fuel Poverty: Glasgow

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the number of households in fuel poverty in Glasgow North West constituency.

    • Green Deal Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the answer of 12 July 2012, Official Report, columns 434-6, on energy efficiency, what requirements his guidance on the...

      Natural Gas: Exploration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects the 14th round of licences for the exploration of shale gas to be released for competition; and what the reasons are...

      Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the answer of 12 July 2012, Official Report, columns 443-4, on solar panels, when he plans to publish the renewables road map.

  • Work and Pensions

    • Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average time taken by his Department was to reply to correspondence from hon. Members and Peers in the last 12 months; and for what...

    • Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Work programme.

      Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of people on the Work programme have been successful in gaining employment to date.

  • Treasury

    • Tax Allowances: Married People

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) with reference to the Coalition Agreement, page 30, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to give effect to a transferable tax...

    • Taxation: Overpayments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many letters to HM Revenue and Customs on tax overpayments remain unanswered since April 2012; and if he will make a statement.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Sector: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) if he will take steps to ensure that public sector contractors pass on money owed to sub-contractors in full and in a timely manner; and if he...

    • Senior Civil Servants: Women

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many and what proportion of members of the senior civil service in each Government Department are women; and if he will make a statement.

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