21 November 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Departmental Public Participation
Shailesh Vara asks the Leader of the House about the number of responses received to its consultation on the Draft Legislative Programme.
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19 November 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
China Task Force
Shailesh Vara questions the Foreign Secretary about the China Task Force.
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12 November 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Educational Standards
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps his Department is taking to raise standards in primary schools.
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22 October 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Assaults on Police
Shailesh Vara questions the Home Secretary about the numbers of assaults on police over the past 10 years.
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8 October 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Child Poverty
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about the trend in levels of child poverty.
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8 October 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Prisons: Overcrowding
Shailesh Vara questions the Secretary of State for Justice about the impact of prison overcrowding on prisoner suicides, assaults and re-offending rates.
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1 October 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Graduates: Employment
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Universities about the average time taken for a graduate to find employment over the past 10 years.
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17 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
NHS: Foreign Workers
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Health about the numbers of nurses coming to work in the NHS and how many subsequently return to their own country.
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17 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Fly Tipping
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many incidents of fly-tipping were recorded in 2006-07.
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17 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Immigration: EC Enlargement
Shailesh Vara asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the length of stay of visitors from the 2004 EU accession countries.
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17 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Zimbabwe: Diplomatic Relations
Shailesh Vara asks the Foreign Secretary about meetings between British diplomats and Robert Mugabe or members of his Government.
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17 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
EU Law: Human Trafficking
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about legislation required before the UK can ratify the European Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
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12 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Sudan: Peace Keeping Operations
Shailesh Vara asks the Foreign Secretary about any discussions he has had to ensure the success of the mission to deploy peacekeepers to Darfur.
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12 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Home Detention Curfews
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners were released early under the home detention curfew scheme.
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12 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Flood Control: Expenditure
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much of the £14 million relief package promised by the Prime Minister for those areas affected by the recent flooding has so far been dispensed.
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12 September 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Welfare Tax Credits
Shailesh Vara asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the administrative problem with tax credit awards was first identified.
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31 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Drugs: Crime
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about drug seizures by SOCA, its predecessor agencies and police over the past 10 years.
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31 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Drugs: Crime
Shailesh asks the Home Secretary about the quantities and street value of illegal drugs in the UK over the last 10 years.
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25 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Drugs: Crime
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice about drug-related offences over the last 10 years.
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25 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Prisons: Construction
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice about the cost of providing an additional 10,000 prison places by 2012.
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25 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Speed Limits: Fines
Shailesh Vara quesitons the Home Secretary about the number of people fined for speeding in each of the last 5 years.
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24 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Drugs: Crime
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about crimes that have been identified as having been committed with drug or alcohol abuse as a factor.
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24 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Fly Tipping: East of England
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the number and costs of dealing with flytipping incidents in 2004-05 and 2005-06.
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24 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Police Cautions
Shailesh Vara questions the Secretary of State for Justice about the number of cautions, on-the-spot fines and formal warnings issued by police.
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24 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Sudan: Sanctions
Shailesh Vara asks the Foreign Secretary about the effectiveness of the current UK and EU sanctions against Sudan.
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23 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Licensing Act
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Shailesh Vara asks about the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on live music.
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19 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Prisoners: Death
Shailesh Vara asks about the number and causes of death in prisons over the past 10 years.
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19 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Young Offender Institutions: Death
Shailesh Vara asks about the number and causes of death in young offender institutions over the past 10 years.
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19 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Young Offenders: Sentencing
Shailesh Vara asks for a break down of figures by crime category for which offenders were given custodial and non-custodial sentences.
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12 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Police: Labour Turnover
Shailesh Vara asks for a breakdown of reasons for officer leaving the police.
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12 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
EU Law: Human Trafficking
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary when the UK will ratify the European Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
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12 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Prisons: Crimes of Violence
In a written question, Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice for the number of assaults on prison staff in the past 10 years.
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12 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Young Offender Institutions: Crimes of Violence
In a written question, Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice for the number of assaults on staff at Young Offender Institutions in the past 10 years.
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11 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Young Offender Institutions
Shailesh Vara questions the Secretary of State for Justice about plans to increase young offender institution capacity and about estimated trends in the young offender population over the next 10 years.
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11 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Young Offenders: Sentencing
Shailesh Vara asks about custodial sentencing of offenders aged under 21 in the past 10 years.
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10 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Scotland - First Minister
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Scotland, Shailesh Vara asks about liaison between the Government and the the First Minister.
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9 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Police: Labour Turnover
Shailesh Vara questions the Home Secretary about Police turnover.
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9 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Police: Recruitment
Shailesh Vara questions the Home Secretary on police recruitment since 2001.
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3 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Young Offender Institutes
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice for a breakdown of maximum capacity of young offender institutes.
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2 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Counter-terrorism
In the debate following the Home Secretary's statement on the weekend's events, Shailesh Vara asks what contact she has had with her counterparts overseas.
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2 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Diplomatic Service: Dismissal
In a written question to the Foreign Secretary, Shailesh Vara asks about foreign diplomats who have been asked to leave their posts by the Government in the past 10 years.
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2 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Prisoners: Young Offender Institutions
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Justice for the average population in offender institutions in England and Wales in each year since 1997.
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28 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Sports: Children
Shailesh Vara questions the Secretary of State for Education and Skills on steps being taken to increase the level of sporting activity by children to help combat obesity.
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27 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Police: Labour Turnover
In a written question Shailesh Vara asks about police force recruits leaving the force within 2 years of joining.
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27 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Diabetes
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Health, Shailesh Vara asks about the number of adults and children diagnosed with diabetes in each year since 1997.
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27 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Obesity
Shailesh Vara asks the Health Secretary how many adults and children are classed as clinically obese.
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25 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Fly-tipping: East of England
Shailesh Vara questions the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the number of fly-tippingincidents reported in the East of England.
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25 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Armed Forces: Training
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Defence, Shailesh Vara asks how many members of foreign armed forces received training and hospitality at UK military establishments.
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21 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Agriculture: Subsidies
In a written question, Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many single farm payment scheme claims have been paid for 2005 and 2006.
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21 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Driving Under Influence
Shailesh Vara questions the number of drink driving convictions in each police authority area from 1995 to 2001.
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