8 February 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
Fly-tipping
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the number of incidents of fly-tipping.
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8 February 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
Boilers: Government Assistance
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for his assessment of the effectiveness of the boiler scrappage scheme.
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8 February 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
Boilers: Government Assistance
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.
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28 January 2010 :
Parliamentary Question
Prisons: Drugs
Shailesh Vara asks for figures relating to attempts to smuggle drugs into prison.
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7 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Prisons
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.
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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.
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7 December 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Prisons: Drugs
Shailesh Vara asks the Justice Secretary about the testing of prisoners for drugs.
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30 November 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Shares
Shailesh Vara asks about share ownership by individuals in the UK.
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12 November 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Human Trafficking
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary how many people arrested and charged with human trafficking offences were prosecuted.
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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.
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22 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Extradition: USA
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary what discussions he has had with Ministers on the UK-US Extradition Treaty.
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21 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Fire Services: Manpower
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government about the numbers of firefighters employed.
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14 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Sports: Cambridgeshire
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport about funding to sport-related groups in NW Cambs.
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13 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Dentistry
Shailesh Vara aska for the Health Secretary's assessment of levels of access to NHS dentistry.
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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.
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13 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Suicide
Shailesh Vara asks about the numbers of suicides.
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13 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Suicide
Shaliesh Vara asks about the profession of those where cause of death was suicide.
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13 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Drugs: Sentencing
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about the numbers of people sentenced to immediate custody for possession of each type and class of drugs.
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12 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Housing Benefit
Shailesh Vara asks about the number of people applying for housing benefit.
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12 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Jobseeker’s Allowance
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.
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12 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Jobseeker’s Allowance: Lone Parents
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.
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12 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Education Maintenance Allowance: East of England
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families about the number of students receiving education maintenance allowance.
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12 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Pupils: Per Capita Costs
Shailesh Vara asks for comparison funding allocations for secondary and priamry school pupils per local authority area.
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12 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Sports: Young People
Shailesh Vara asks about steps to increase participation rates in sport among young people.
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12 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Recycling: East of England
Shailesh Vara asks what proportion of waste arising from each local authority in the East of England was recycled.
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12 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Housing: Construction
Shailesh Vara asks about the number of affordable homes being built.
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12 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Housing: Low Incomes
Shailesh Vara asks about properties sold under the Home Buy Direct scheme.
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12 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Social Rented Housing: East of England
Shailesh Vara asks about the proportion of social housing meeting the Decent Homes Standard.
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12 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Average Earnings
Shailesh Vara asks about the rate of average earnings growth.
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12 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Capacitybuilders
Shailesh Vara asks what steps have been taken to increase participation in the Capacity and Future Builders scheme among charitable organisations.
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12 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Shailesh Vara asks about the proportion of people claiming jobseeker's allowance.
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12 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Liver Diseases
Shailesh Vara asks about the number of hospital patients admitted with alcoholic liver disease and cirrhosis of the liver.
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16 September 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Jobseeker’s Allowance: Young People
Shailesh Vara asks about the number of 16 and 17 year olds in receipt of jobseeker's allowance.
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14 September 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Crisis Loans
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.
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9 September 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Income Tax
In a written question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Shailesh Vara about total income tax revenue by local authority and constituency.
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9 September 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Tax Credit
Shailesh Vara asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer about tax redits paid by local authority and constituency.
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21 July 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Water: Meters
Shailesh Vara questions the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the number of water meters installed.
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21 July 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Cold Weather Payments
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.
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21 July 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Green Belt: Cambridgeshire
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government about protection of the green belt and open spaces.
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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.
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20 July 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Human Trafficking
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.
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15 July 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Human Trafficking: Convictions
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about the country of origin of people arrested and convicted for human trafficking.
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13 July 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Armed Forces: Mental Health
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.
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9 July 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Cycling: Finance
Shailesh Vara asks about funding allocated to the Links to Schools cycling programme.
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8 July 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Serving Police Officers
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland about the number of serving police officers in the province.
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7 July 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Cycling: Finance
Shailesh Vara asks how much funding has been allocated to encourage cycling.
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7 July 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Transport: Government Assistance
Shailesh Vara asks about spending on schemes in the East of England.
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7 July 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Carer’s Allowance
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about the number of recipients of carer's allowance.
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6 July 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Pensioners: Low Incomes
Shailesh Vara asks for a Government estimate of the number of pensioners in households with a net income of less than £130 per week.
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6 July 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Olympic Games 2012: East of England
Shailesh Vara asks the Minister for the Olympics about discussions with the LGA on the East of England's participation in the Olympics.
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