Debates, Speeches and Parliamentary Questions

• 17th March 2010 - Written Answers — Home Department: Work Permits
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) in country and (b) out of country work permits were approved in each year since 2004.
  
  
• 16th March 2010 - Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Children: Maintenance
  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many times the Child Support Agency (CSA) has imposed a sanction of (a) deduction of earnings orders, (b) deduction from bank accounts, (c) seizure and sale of goods by bailiffs, (d) registering a charging order against assets, (e) obtaining a third party order to freeze assets in the bank accounts to which non-resident parties are...
  
  
• 9th March 2010 - Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many tier 4 applications are awaiting decision in (a) India, (b) Nepal and (c) Bangladesh.
  
  
• 8th March 2010 - Crime and Security Bill: Clause 45 — Offence of possessing mobile telephone in prison
  I rise to give almost unqualified support to the Bill. Given the list of measures for which the Government seek powers I find it strange that the Opposition have deserted their traditional role on law and order. I thought that my right hon. Friend the Minister for Policing, Crime and Counter-Terrorism was already reaching across to the Opposition in the spirit of compromise when he said that...
  
  
• 8th March 2010 - Crime and Security Bill: Clause 45 — Offence of possessing mobile telephone in prison
  On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. You will have noticed that that the only issue of real substance that we have not had time to discuss today is the amendment that stands in my name, which raises the cap on the criminal injuries compensation scheme for those of our constituents who have been blown asunder by terrorist outrages. So I hope that on Third Reading I will be able to keep in...
  
  
• 8th March 2010 - Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Members: Allowances
  To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission pursuant to the answer of 22 February 2010, Official Report, column 38W, on Members: allowances, how much has been spent under each budgetary heading referred to in the answer. [Official Report, 11 March 2010, Vol. 507, c. 11-12MC.]
  
  
• 4th March 2010 - Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: Skilled Workers
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2009, Official Report, columns 221-22W, on entry clearances, how many permits under Tier 2 general were issued in each month of 2009.
  
  
• 4th March 2010 - Written Answers — Home Department: Immigration Controls
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Certificates of Sponsorship have been granted to employers under (a) Tier 2 general and (b) Tier 2 ICT to date; and how many such certificates for the second year of Tier 2 of the points-based system remain under consideration.
  
  
• 2nd March 2010 - Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits: Departmental Coordination
  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what additional processing work attributable to the recession which has fallen to her Department is being undertaken with the assistance of staff from other Government departments; and if she will make a statement.
  
  
• 1st March 2010 - Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Pensions
  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to paragraph 5.55 of Budget 2009, whether the 2.5 per cent. uprating of the basic state pension applies to recipients who deferred claiming their basic state pension at retirement age.
  
  
• 1st March 2010 - Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Further and Higher Education: Admissions
  To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many places there were in (a) further and (b) higher education institutions in academic year 2008-09.
  
  
• 26th February 2010 - Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Animal Welfare: Circuses
  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will take steps to prevent the use of wild animals in circuses.
  
  
• 24th February 2010 - Written Answers — Olympics: Olympic Games 2012: Recruitment
  To ask the Minister for the Olympics if she will ensure that notification of job vacancies arising from the London 2012 Olympics is made through Jobcentre Plus before such vacancies are advertised elsewhere.
  
  
• 24th February 2010 - Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Immigration
  To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2010, Official Report, column 1067W, on immigration, what the average annual projected change is in the number of households in England between 2006 and 2031 on the basis of the principal population projection; and what the equivalent average annual increase is using a zero net migration...
  
  
• 23rd February 2010 - Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Tier 4 student applications are pending in each consulate in the Indian sub-continent as a result of the suspension of processing; how many dependants are included in such applications; whether such applications will be considered against the criteria in force at the time of their application or under the new criteria; and whether...
  
  
• 22nd February 2010 - Report from the House of Commons Reform Committee on Rebuilding the House
  Might my hon. Friend also underscore the movement that we have seen this afternoon from the current Leader of the House? Previously, all debates were stalled by the traditionalists, who said that if we had the power to control our own business, we would wreck Government business. Today we have seen-not only from my hon. Friend but, importantly, from the Leader of the House-that a Government...
  
  

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