Written Questions Archive 2010
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Great Western Railway: Electrification (08/12/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has
had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the timetable for electrification
of the Great Western main line.
Public Expenditure (06/12/2010)
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he took to ensure that
the outcomes of the comprehensive spending review were compliant with the (a)
Human Rights Act 1998 and (b) Equality Act 2010; and if he will make a statement.
Public Expenditure (22/11/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what arrangements he
plans to make to monitor the effects of the outcomes of the Comprehensive Spending
Review on the human rights of (a) disabled people, (b) children, (c) the unemployed
and (d) carers in respect of benefits administered by his Department; and if
he will make a statement.
Unemployment (04/11/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions she has had with
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on transport for unemployed people
seeking work in remote rural and valley areas in Wales; and if she will make
a statement.
Iron and Steel: Industry (03/11/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has
had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the future of the steel industry
in Wales; and if she will make a statement.
Coal: Industry (03/11/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has
had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the future of the coal industry in
Wales; and if she will make a statement.
Renewable Energy (03/11/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has
had with the Welsh Assembly Government on renewable energy sources in Wales;
and if she will make a statement.
Renewable Energy (03/11/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has
had with the Welsh Assembly Government on renewable energy sources in Wales;
and if she will make a statement.
S4C (03/11/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has
had with (a) S4C, (b) the Welsh Assembly Government, (c) BBC Wales and (d)
civil society organisations on the future of Welsh language broadcasting; and
if she will make a statement.
Carers (02/11/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions
he has had with national carers' organisations on the continued implementation
of the National Carers' Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
Offenders (02/11/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions he has
had with (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory bodies dealing with offenders
on the re-settlement of offenders; and if he will make a statement.
Parliamentary Voting Systems and Constituencies Bill (02/11/2010)
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the views
of (a) hon. Members elected for constituencies in Wales, (b) the Welsh Assembly
Government and (c) civil society organisations in Wales on the provisions of
the Parliamentary Voting Systems and Constituencies Bill; and if he will make
a statement.
Unemployment: Rural Areas (02/11/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent assessment
he has made of the level of access to transport for unemployed people seeking
work in remote rural and valley areas; and if he will make a statement.
Coal: Mining (01/11/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what
recent assessment he has made of the economic, social and cultural needs of
former coalmining areas; and if he will make a statement.
Carers: Public Expenditure (01/11/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he
will make arrangements to ensure that local authorities do not reduce services
essential to (a) carers and (b) disabled people following the comprehensive
spending review; and if he will make a statement.
Disability: Public Expenditure (01/11/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she had
with carers and disability organisations in Wales on the effect of the Comprehensive
Spending Review on the payment of benefits to their members; and if she will
make a statement.
Health Services: Public Expenditure (01/11/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of
the effects of the outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review effect on the
capacity of local healthcare providers to meet the healthcare needs of (a)
carers and (b) disabled people; and if he will make a statement.
Prisons: Education (01/11/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions he has
had with the Prison Service on educational and training opportunities within
HM prisons; and if he will make a statement.
Public Expenditure (28/10/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions she has
had with the (a) Welsh Assembly government, (b) Welsh Local Government Association
and (c) Welsh Council for Voluntary Action on the effect of the comprehensive
spending review on the block grant for Wales; and if she will make a statement.
Armed Forces : Housing (06/09/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many housing units there are
for staff use at his Department's Abbey Wood site.
Fabian Plant: Closures (15/07/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if she will hold discussions with the
Linamar Corporation over the proposed closure of its plant at Fabian Way
near Swansea; and if she will make a statement.
Afghanistan: Peace Keeping Operations (21/06/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many fatalities of Welsh service
personnel there have been in Afghanistan since the commencement of military
operations in that country.
Armed Forces: Wales (21/06/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many injuries there have been
to Welsh members of the armed forces in Afghanistan since the commencement
of military operations in that country.
Armed Forces: Wales (17/06/2010)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the armed forces
were born in or are domiciled in (a) Aberavon constituency and (b) Wales.
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.
