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Parliamentary Written Questions Archive 1

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8 February 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Fly-tipping

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Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the number of incidents of fly-tipping. | more

8 February 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Boilers: Government Assistance

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Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for his assessment of the effectiveness of the boiler scrappage scheme. | more

8 February 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Boilers: Government Assistance

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Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for his assessment of the effects on plumbing and heating companies of the implementation of the boiler scrappage scheme. | more

28 January 2010 : Parliamentary Question

Prisons: Drugs

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Shailesh Vara asks for figures relating to attempts to smuggle drugs into prison. | more

7 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Prisons

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Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice why information relating to people convicted of smuggling mobile phones, drugs, etc is not kept centrally. | more

7 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Prisons: Alcoholic Drinks

Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice about cases of alcohol abuse reported in prisons. | more

7 December 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Prisons: Drugs

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Shailesh Vara asks the Justice Secretary about the testing of prisoners for drugs. | more

30 November 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Shares

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Shailesh Vara asks about share ownership by individuals in the UK. | more

12 November 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Human Trafficking

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Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary how many people arrested and charged with human trafficking offences were prosecuted. | more

28 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Children In Care

Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families about the number of residents absconding from children’s care homes. | more

22 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Extradition: USA

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Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary what discussions he has had with Ministers on the UK-US Extradition Treaty. | more

21 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Fire Services: Manpower

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Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government about the numbers of firefighters employed. | more

14 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Sports: Cambridgeshire

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Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport about funding to sport-related groups in NW Cambs. | more

13 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Dentistry

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Shailesh Vara aska for the Health Secretary's assessment of levels of access to NHS dentistry. | more

13 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Disorder

In a question to the Secretary of State for Health, Shailesh Vara asks what steps are being taken to ensure proper and effective NHS treatment for those diagnosed with multiple chemical sensitivity. | more

13 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Suicide

Shailesh Vara asks about the numbers of suicides. | more

13 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Suicide

Shaliesh Vara asks about the profession of those where cause of death was suicide. | more

13 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Drugs: Sentencing

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Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about the numbers of people sentenced to immediate custody for possession of each type and class of drugs. | more

12 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Housing Benefit

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Shailesh Vara asks about the number of people applying for housing benefit. | more

12 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Jobseeker’s Allowance

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Shailesh Vara questions the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about the number of people with a dependent child in receipt of jobseeker's allowance. | more

12 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Jobseeker’s Allowance: Lone Parents

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Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about the number of lone parents under 18 in receipt of income-based jobseeker's allowance. | more

12 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Education Maintenance Allowance: East of England

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Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families about the number of students receiving education maintenance allowance. | more

12 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Pupils: Per Capita Costs

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Shailesh Vara asks for comparison funding allocations for secondary and priamry school pupils per local authority area. | more

12 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Sports: Young People

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Shailesh Vara asks about steps to increase participation rates in sport among young people. | more

12 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Recycling: East of England

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Shailesh Vara asks what proportion of waste arising from each local authority in the East of England was recycled. | more

12 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Housing: Construction

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Shailesh Vara asks about the number of affordable homes being built. | more

12 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Housing: Low Incomes

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Shailesh Vara asks about properties sold under the Home Buy Direct scheme. | more

12 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Social Rented Housing: East of England

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Shailesh Vara asks about the proportion of social housing meeting the Decent Homes Standard. | more

12 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Average Earnings

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Shailesh Vara asks about the rate of average earnings growth. | more

12 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Capacitybuilders

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Shailesh Vara asks what steps have been taken to increase participation in the Capacity and Future Builders scheme among charitable organisations. | more

12 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Jobseeker’s Allowance

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Shailesh Vara asks about the proportion of people claiming jobseeker's allowance. | more

12 October 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Liver Diseases

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Shailesh Vara asks about the number of hospital patients admitted with alcoholic liver disease and cirrhosis of the liver. | more

16 September 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Jobseeker’s Allowance: Young People

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Shailesh Vara asks about the number of 16 and 17 year olds in receipt of jobseeker's allowance. | more

14 September 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Crisis Loans

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In a written question to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Shailesh Vara asks about the number of people applying for and receiving crisis loans. | more

9 September 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Income Tax

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In a written question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Shailesh Vara about total income tax revenue by local authority and constituency. | more

9 September 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Tax Credit

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Shailesh Vara asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer about tax redits paid by local authority and constituency. | more

21 July 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Water: Meters

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Shailesh Vara questions the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the number of water meters installed. | more

21 July 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Cold Weather Payments

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In a question to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Shailesh Vara asks how many cold weather payments have been since they were introduced and which weather stations cover which constituency. | more

21 July 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Green Belt: Cambridgeshire

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Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government about protection of the green belt and open spaces. | more

21 July 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Departmental Reviews

Shailesh Vara asks the Government about the number of review and taskforce projects commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. | more

20 July 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Human Trafficking

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In a question to the Home Secretary, Shailesh Vara asks about guidance issued by his Department to the agencies involved in the national referral mechanism on systematic identification of victims of human trafficking. | more

15 July 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Human Trafficking: Convictions

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Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about the country of origin of people arrested and convicted for human trafficking. | more

13 July 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Armed Forces: Mental Health

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Shailesh Vara asks the Defence Secretary for his estimate of the number of forces personnel likely to experience mental illness as a result of their military service. | more

9 July 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Cycling: Finance

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Shailesh Vara asks about funding allocated to the Links to Schools cycling programme. | more

8 July 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Serving Police Officers

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Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland about the number of serving police officers in the province. | more

7 July 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Cycling: Finance

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Shailesh Vara asks how much funding has been allocated to encourage cycling. | more

7 July 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Transport: Government Assistance

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Shailesh Vara asks about spending on schemes in the East of England. | more

7 July 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Carer’s Allowance

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Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about the number of recipients of carer's allowance. | more

6 July 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Pensioners: Low Incomes

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Shailesh Vara asks for a Government estimate of the number of pensioners in households with a net income of less than £130 per week. | more

6 July 2009 : Parliamentary Question

Olympic Games 2012: East of England

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Shailesh Vara asks the Minister for the Olympics about discussions with the LGA on the East of England's participation in the Olympics. | more

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