Written Questions Archive
2010
Clean Air Charters (06/01/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with
the (a) First Minister and (b) Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
to promote clean air charters in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
2008
Local Government:
Disabled (02/06/08)
To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many people with disabilities
were employed by each local authority in each of the last three years...
Cycling (02/04/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions she has had with
Welsh Assembly Ministers and Ministers of other devolved administrations to
ensure that appropriate funding is made available throughout the UK to encourage
the promotion of the shift from cars to cycling.
Social Security
Benefits: Wales (02/04/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and
what proportion of people claimed each type of benefit in (a) Aberavon
constituency and (b) Wales in each year since 1979.
Suicide: Young People (31/03/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will discuss the co-ordination
of support services for suicide prevention amongst young people with the First
Minister of the Welsh Assembly Government...
Suicide: Young People (26/03/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent discussions he
has had with appropriate agencies on suicides amongst young people...
Cyprus (19/03/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what
steps he has taken to support reunification in Cyprus following the recent
presidential election.
Middle East: Armed
Conflict (13/03/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
whether (a) the UK and (b) other countries through the UN have organised
medical aid to assist the casualties in the recent Gaza-Israel conflict...
Iran: Trade Unions (13/03/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he
will make representations to the Iranian government in support of the rights
of Iranian trade unionists...
Iran: Oppression (13/03/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent
representations he has made to the Iranian government to encourage that government
to lift the ban on democratic opposition organisations...
Cyprus (13/03/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he
will make representations to the Greek and Turkish governments to encourage
reconciliation in Cyprus following the Cypriot presidential election.
Foreign Relations (11/03/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had
with (a) the Foreign Secretary and (b) the Welsh Assembly Government on educational,
cultural and business links between Wales and (i) the People's Republic of
China, (ii) India and (iii) the Republic of South Africa.
Learning Disability:
Employment (11/03/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions
he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (b) Mencap
Cymru and (c) the Shaw Trust on employment opportunities for young people
with learning difficulties in Wales
Higher Education:
International Cooperation (10/03/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
what recent discussions he has had with the Foreign Secretary on improving
higher education links with (a) Vietnam, (b) the People’s Republic of
China, (c) the Republic of South Africa and (d) Cuba...
Devolution (10/03/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had
with the First Minister of the Welsh Assembly government on cross-border issues.
Cycling England (06/03/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the £17 million Cycling
England programme has been reflected in Barnett consequentials in the Welsh
block grant.
Pensioners: Aberavon (03/03/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners
there were in Aberavon constituency in the most recent period for which figures
are available.
Sustainable Development:
Transport (28/02/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has
had with Ministers of the Welsh Assembly Government and the UK Government
to ensure that adequate matching funding is available to the successful
Connect 2 lottery bid...
Education: Carers (28/02/2008)
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what
steps he is considering to encourage unpaid carers to access learning opportunities
in mainstream education...
2007
Work-life Balance (19/12/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he
has made of (a) the effect of care responsibilities on the work-life balance
for employees and (b) the merits of introducing employer-supported adult care
voucher schemes.
Childcare Vouchers (18/12/2007)
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider the merits of
extending tax relief for child care vouchers to cover the care of adults; what
assessment he has made of the potential effect of this change on the employment
of (a) carers, (b) older workers and (c) women in the workplace...
Carers (14/12/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what
assessment she has made of the effect of care responsibilities on women in
work...
India (14/12/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what
discussions she has had recently with the Indian High Commissioner on strengthening
commercial, cultural and educational links between the United Kingdom and India...
China (30/11/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what
discussions she has had recently with the Chinese Ambassador on strengthening
commercial, cultural and educational links between the United Kingdom and the
People’s Republic of China...
South Africa (30/11/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what
discussions she has had recently with the South African High Commissioner on
strengthening commercial, cultural and educational links between the United
Kingdom and the People’s Republic of South Africa...
International Discussions (29/11/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will initiate discussions
with the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China on strengthening the
commercial, cultural and educational links between Wales and China...
Science: Wales (19/07/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1)
what discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on science policy
in Wales...
NHS: Anniversaries (16/07/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to commemorate
the 60(th) anniversary in July 2008 of the founding of the national health
service...
Health Services:
Social Work (14/06/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to re-examine
the role of social care providers in the running of LINKS programmes following
the recent Health Select Committee report on patient and public health
involvement in the NHS...
USA (06/06/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with
the Foreign Secretary, the Welsh Assembly Government and the US embassy on
the establishment of a US consulate in Wales...
Education: Carers (05/06/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent discussions
he has had with (a) educational bodies and (b) carers' organisations on improving
access and skills opportunities for unpaid carers...
Carers: Education (23/05/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps he has
taken to support carers while they are engaged in learning activities...
Part-time Education (23/05/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what consultations
he has undertaken since the publication of the Leitch Report with (a) the Open
University, (b) Birkbeck College and (c) other institutions on strategies to
increase the proportion of those in work who engage in part-time study.
Carers: Training (15/05/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what discussions
he has had recently with (a) educational bodies and (b) carers organisations
on improving access to skills opportunities for carers...
Antisocial Behaviour (02/05/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with
the First Minister on measures to tackle youth nuisance, graffiti and vandalism
in Wales...
Carers (28/02/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what discussions she has had recently
with (a) carers organisations and (b) educational bodies on improving the well
being of carers through access to skills, learning and leisure opportunities...
Over-50 Employment (31/01/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment has
been made of the effects of an employer-supported care voucher scheme on his
Department's targets to improve the employment of people aged over 50 years...
Carers (30/01/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps she is taking to
ensure that (a) voluntary sector organisations’ independence is not compromised
in relation to their advocacy role for carers and (b) when carrying out carers’
assessments...
Child-in-need
Assessments (30/01/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether his
Department has instructed local authorities to put out to tender the provision
of (a) statutory assessments of young carers under the Children Act 1989...
Young Carers (30/01/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will issue guidance
to local authorities considering putting out to tender statutory assessments
of young carers.
Cyprus (24/01/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if she
will make it her policy to seek the establishment of a truth and reconciliation
process in Cyprus by the EU or the Council of Europe.
Emissions Trading
Scheme (18/01/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions
he had with (a) management in the UK steel industry, (b) trade unions and
(c) the European Commission on the impact of phase 2 of the EU Emissions
Trading Scheme on the UK steel industry.
Unemployment Trends (17/01/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what unemployment trends were in
(a) Aberavon and (b) Wales in 2005-06.
Specialised Diplomas (16/01/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps he is
taking to promote the uptake of specialised diplomas (a) in (i) schools, (ii)
higher education institutions and (iii) colleges and (b) among employers.
Welsh Consumer Council (11/01/2007)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he is taking to safeguard
the policy development and advocacy of functions on the new Welsh Consumer
Council.
