21 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Prisoners: Young Offender Institutions
Shailesh Vara asks for the numbers held in young offender institutions for each year since 1997.
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21 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Dental Services: Manpower
Shailesh Vara queries dentist to patient and orthodontist to patient rations in the last five years.
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21 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Diabetes
Shailesh Vara questions the Health Secretary about the prevention of diabetes.
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21 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Mentally Ill: Cannabis
Shailesh Vara questions the Health Secretary over hospital admissions on mental health grounds resulting from the use of cannabis.
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21 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Diplomatic Service: Deportation
In a written question to the Foreign Secretary, Shailesh Vara asks about diplomats who were asked to leave London following activities incompatible with their diplomatic status.
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21 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Shailesh Vara asks about the numbers of people charged and found guilty of benefit fraud in the last 10 years.
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20 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Roads: Cambridgeshire
Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Transport a series of questions relating to funding or road improvements in Cambridgeshire.
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20 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
General Practitioners: Manpower
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Health, Shailesh Vara asks about GP to patient ratios over the past 5 years.
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19 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Children in Care
In a written question, Shailesh Vara asks the Secretary of State for Education and Skills about the numbers of children taken into care.
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19 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Biometrics: Databases
Shailesh Vara questions the Home Secretary about the National DNA database
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18 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
Shailesh Vara questions the Chancellor over unresolved appeals against repayment of overpaid tax credits.
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18 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Departments: Reviews
In a written question, Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about Home Office reviews that have taken place since 5 May 2006.
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13 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Prime Minister's Questions
Shailesh Vara confronts the PM about Sudanese military receiving training at British military establishments.
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13 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Venezuela: Television
In a written question, Shailesh Vara asks the Foreign Secretary what reports she has received on the recent closure of state television stations by President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.
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13 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
Shailesh Vara asks the Work and Pensions Secretary about the number of people charged and found guilty of benefit fraud in the last 10 years.
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13 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Prisons
In a written question to the Minister of State at Ministry of Justice, Shailesh Vara asks about the numbers of suicides, attempted suicides, self-harm incidents and prisoner-on-prisoner assaults in HM Prisons in 2006.
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13 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Young Offenders: Suicide
Shailesh Vara asks the Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice about the numbers of suicides, attempted suicides, self-harm incidents and prisoner-on-prisoner assaults in young offender institutions since 1997.
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7 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Manufacturing Industry
Shailesh Vara questions the Secretary of State for Wales about the prospects for manufacturing industry in Wales.
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7 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Driving Under Influence: Breathalysers
In a written question to the Home Secretary, Shailesh Vara asks how many drink driving tests have been carried out by each police force in the last 10 years.
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5 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Antisocial Behaviour Orders
In a written question to the Home Secretary, Shailesh Vara asks how many ASBOs were issued in each year broken down by police force area and age.
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5 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Television Licence Evasion
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary for the numbers of people charged with TV licence evasion.
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24 May 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
DNA
Shailesh Vara questions the Work and Pensions Secretary about DNA data collection by the Child Support Agency.
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23 May 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Education Maintenance Allowance: Eastern Region
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Education, Shailesh Vara asks about the number of young people in receipt of education maintenance allowance.
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16 May 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Gift Aid
In a written question to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Shailesh Vara asks about the level of gift aid to charities over the last two years.
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15 May 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Voting Irregularities
Shailesh Vara raises concerns that the UK's reputation for free and fair elections has been "seriously tarnished".
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3 May 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Child Support Agency: Genetics
In a written question to the Work and Pensions Secretary, Shailesh Vara questions DNA tests conducted by the Child Support Agency.
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3 May 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Immigration and Nationality Directorate: Correspondence
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about the number of letters from hon. Members, Peers and members of the devolved assemblies received by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate.
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3 May 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Immigration: Telephone Services
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about the number of calls received by the Border and Immigration Agency MPs' hotline.
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1 May 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Dispersal Orders
In a written question to the Home Secretary, Shailesh Vara asks about use of dispersal orders by police.
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26 April 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Graffiti
In a written question, Shailesh Vara asks for details of the costs of removing graffiti.
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25 April 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Developing Countries: Cleft Palate
in a written question to the Secretary of State for International Development, Shailesh Vara asks about support given to organisations that treat children in developing countries with cleft lip and palate.
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25 April 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Transplant Surgery
In a written question to the Health Secretary, Shailesh Vara asks for waiting list figures for transplant sugery.
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24 April 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Immigration: Telephone Services
In a written question to the Home Secretary, Shailesh Vara asks how many telephone calls were received from MP's by the immigration matters helpline.
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17 April 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Internal Reviews
Shailesh Vara asks the Home Secretary about internal Home Office reviews and the costs involved.
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16 April 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
British Nationality: Overseas Residence
Shailesh Vara questions support available to British nationals living overseas who are victims of crime.
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12 March 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Child Poverty
Shailesh Vara calls for the Work and Pensions Secretary to make a statement about steps being taken to reduce child poverty in the UK.
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6 March 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Postal Votes
Shailesh Vara questions the mechanisms in place to verify the legitimacy of postal votes.
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1 March 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Hospitals: Reorganisation
Shailesh Vara questions the Health Secretary about the frequency of meetings between her Ministers and chief executives of strategic health authorities in the last 12 months.
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27 February 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Consultants
Shailesh Vara questions the Home Secretary on the use of external consultants.
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19 February 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Prisoners: Mentally Ill
Shailesh Vara questions the Home Secretary about the number of prisoners identified as suffering from mental illness.
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8 February 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
China Task Force
Shailesh Vara questions the Deputy Prime Minister about meetings of the China Task Force.
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7 February 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Police: Manpower
In a written question to the Home Secretary, Shailesh Vara asks about the numbers of CID officers employed by each police force.
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5 February 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Lord Levy
In a written question to the PM, Shailesh Vara asks about meetings he has held with Lord Levy during the past six months.
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1 February 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Service Personnel: Housing
In a written question to the Defence Secretary, Shailesh Vara asks about spending on armed forces' housing.
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1 February 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Police Cells
Shailesh Vara questions the Home Secretary about the number of cells in police stations.
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31 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Royal Navy
In a written question to the Defence Secretary, Shailesh Vara asks about ships which are currently not in operational service.
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31 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
NHS Treatment: Foreign Nationals
Shailesh Vara questions the number of foreign nationals treated at hospitals in England in each year since 2001.
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29 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Olympics 2012
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Shailesh Vara asks when she last met the Mayor of London to discuss the budget for the 2012 Olympics.
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26 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Students
In a written question, Shailehs Vara asks the Education and Skills Secretary about the numbers of foreign students attending universities in England.
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26 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Post Office Closures
Shailesh Vara asks the Trade and Industry Secretary how many representations he has received on the Government's announcement that up to 2,500 sub-post offices may close.
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