13 June 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Employment: East of England
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform about increasing the number of jobs in the East of England.
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11 June 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Prisoners: Childbirth
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice about the number of current prisoners who have given birth during their prison sentence.
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11 June 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Prisoners: Mothers
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice how many femail prisoners are mothers to children under the age of 18 years.
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11 June 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Post Offices: Closures
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform about post office closures since 1997.
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30 April 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Data Protection: Treasury
Shailesh Vara asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer about breaches of data protection security in his Department.
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30 April 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Sexual Offences
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about the number of people on the National Sex Offenders Register.
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3 April 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Control Orders
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about the number of people subject to control orders who are claiming benefits.
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2 April 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Offender Management
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Wales about offender management in Wales.
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2 April 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
NHS: Ancillary Staff
Shailesh Vara asks about the proportion of medical vs support staff at each acute hospital trust.
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1 April 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Community Support Officers
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary for an assessment of the effectiveness of police community support officers,
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31 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Licensing
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport about the numbers of licences issues by local authorities in the past five years.
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31 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Allergies: Food
Shailesh Vara questions the Health Secretary about improvements in identification and raising awareness of food allergies.
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26 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Accident and Emergency Departments: Admissions
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Health about the number of A&E admissions for knife-related injuries and gunshot wounds over the past five years.
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26 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Border and Immigration Agency: Correspondence
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about the quantity of correspondence received byt he Border and Immigration Agency from MPs.
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25 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Roads: Safety
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Transport about Highways Agency spending on safety improvements.
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25 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Pupil Exclusions
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families about the number of pupils excluded from school in each of the last five years.
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20 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Armed Forces: Housing
Shailesh Vara asks the Defence Secretary for his estimate of the cost of bringing all armed forces accommodation up to Grade 4 standard and above under Grade for Change classification.
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19 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Domestic Violence
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary for the number of people arrested for domestic violence offences in each of the last five years.
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17 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
General Practitioners: Working Hours
Shailesh Vara asks the Health Secretary for an estimate of the number of GP surgeries that routinely open out of hours.
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13 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Palliative Care: Cambridgeshire
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Health what data are used by commissioners in North West Cambridgeshire to determine the need for specialist palliative and neurological care.
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13 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Palliative Care: Cambridgeshire
Shailesh Vara asks the Health Secretary whether National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance on supportive and palliative care has been implemented in North West Cambridgeshire.
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12 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Poverty Reduction
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for International Development for his assessment of the effectiveness of UK aid in reducing poverty in developing countries.
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11 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
NHS: Ancillary Staff
Shailesh Vara asks the Health Secretary for details of the proportion of staff in each acute hospital trust classified as non-medical.
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11 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Chronically Sick: Cambridgeshire
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Health about progress in implementing the targets for the National Service Framework for Long-Term Conditions in North West Cambridgeshire.
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11 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Voluntary Organisations: Contracts
Shailesh Vara questions the Government about three year contracts awarded to third sector organisations that provide services in North West Cambridgeshire.
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11 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Sentencing: Domestic Violence
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were given a custodial sentence for domestic violence offences in each of the last five years.
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10 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Teachers: Suicide
Shailesh Vara questions the Government over the number of suicides by teachers in the last 10 years.
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10 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Teachers
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families for an estimate of the amount of time teachers spend preparing lessons.
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10 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Teachers: Crimes of Violence
Shailesh Vara asks about the number of teachers assaulted by pupils and parents in each of the last five years.
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10 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Teachers: Sick Leave
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families about teachers taking time off for depression or stress-related illnesses.
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4 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Human Trafficking
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary for figures relating to the number of arrests and convictions for human trafficking offences for the each of the last five years.
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3 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Attack Submarines
Shailesh Vara questions the Defence Secretary about plans for the future number of attack submarines in the Royal Navy.
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28 February 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
NHS: Ancillary Staff
Shailesh Vara asks the Health Secretary about the proportion of non-medical staff in each acute hospital trust.
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19 February 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Kosovo
Shailesh Vara calls on the Foreign Secretary to make a statement on the political situation in Kosovo.
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19 February 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Identity Cards: Finance
In a written question to the Home Secretary, Shailesh Vara asks how much has been spent in preparation for and on development of the Government’s identity card scheme.
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7 February 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Genetics: Databases
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary how many of the people who voluntarily provided DNA samples were later arrested and charged with an offence before the decision was made to keep their sample on the national database.
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6 February 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Departmental Data Protection: Home Office
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about breaches of data protection security in her Department.
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29 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Influenza
Shailesh Vara asks how many doses of the antiviral drug Tamiflu have been bought for use by Government staff in the event of an influenza pandemic.
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28 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Departmental Data Protection: Treasury
Shailesh Vara asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer about breaches of data protection security in his Department.
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21 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Prisons: Drugs
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice about people smuggling drugs into prisons.
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16 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Health Services: Armed Forces
Shailesh Vara asks the Health Secretary whether specific financial provision is made for each primary care trust to provide care to injured service personnel once they have left the military.
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15 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Government Departments: Data Protection
Shailesh Vara questions the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster about data handling procedures in Government and the Cabinet Secretary’s interim progress report.
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10 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Post Offices: Closures
Shailesh Vara questions the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform about the effect of the Review of the Postal Services Sector on the recent round of post office closures.
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8 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Sudan: Overseas Aid
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid was given to Sudan in the last five years.
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8 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Genetics: Databases
In a written question to the Home Secretary, Shailesh Vara asks if DNA information is included in a Criminal Records Bureau check.
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8 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Organs: Trade
Shailesh Vara questions the Health Secretary about the extent of the illegal trade in human organs in the UK.
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8 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Transplant Surgery: Waiting Lists
Shailesh Vara questions the Health Secretary about transplant surgery waiting lists.
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7 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Departmental Data Protection: Justice
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice about breaches of data protection security in his Department.
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7 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Suicide
In a written question, Shailesh Vara asks about the number of suicides.
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18 December 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Trade Unions
Shailesh Vara asks the Prime Minister to publish a list giving details of all meetings held with trade union leaders.
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