Wed 2nd Jul 2008:

Regional Ministers: Manpower | Communities and Local Government | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many full-time equivalent members of staff work for regional Ministers in their capacity as such Ministers; and what the pay...

Council Tax: Valuation | Communities and Local Government | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes were in each council tax valuation band in each region of England on the latest date for which figures are available.

Tue 1st Jul 2008:

New Clause 11 - Personal allowance for those aged under 65 | Orders of the Day | Commons debates.

The Minister has just said that the Chancellor will return to this issue in the pre-Budget report. Will he also take into consideration the other issues, besides the changes to the 10p rate, that...

Eco-towns | Oral Answers to Questions - Communities and Local Government | Commons debates.

The Minister's Department likes to talk the talk about community empowerment and engagement, but it does not walk the walk. Is that not apparent in its approach to eco-towns? What does the...

Mon 30th Jun 2008:

Local Government Finance: Regional Spatial Strategies | Communities and Local Government | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what role the housing targets set out in regional spatial strategies play in determining the level of revenue support grant for...

Housing: Sustainable Development | Communities and Local Government | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how the new home developments planned in eco-towns are to be incorporated into (a) regional spatial strategies and (b) local...

Housing: Sustainable Development | Communities and Local Government | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what requirements of the Code for Sustainable Housing will apply to homes in eco-towns; and if she will make a statement.

Wed 25th Jun 2008:

New Clause 30 - Power to decline to determine applications: amendments | Deferred Division | Commons debates.

Does my hon. Friend share my chief concern that the RDAs, which report to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, have a primary focus on economic development, rather than...

Pitt Report | HMRC | Commons debates.

The Secretary of State rightly praised the joint working of local emergency services in their response to the floods last year. Does he share my concern that that joint working could be...

HMRC | Commons debates.

The Chancellor has acknowledged the dangers surrounding the ability to hold large numbers of electronic records in one place, but does not data security also relate to paper records? Head count...

Seagulls and Pigeons | Environment Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the cost to local authorities of clearing up after damage arising from (a) seagull...

Seagulls and Pigeons | Environment Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimates his Department and its predecessors have made of the size of the (a) seagull and (b) pigeon population in...

Pest Control | Environment Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many infestations of (a) rats and (b) other vermin were reported in each region in England in each year since 1997.

Tue 24th Jun 2008:

Environmental Health | Health | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions environmental health officers closed premises for public health reasons in each region of England in each year since 1997.

Landfill | Environment Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much waste was sent to landfill outside the local authority of origin in the last period for which figures are available,...

Thu 19th Jun 2008:

Welfare Tax Credits: Correspondence | Treasury | Written Answers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many annual tax credit documentation letters were sent in duplicate to both members of the same household in the latest period for which figures are...

Mon 16th Jun 2008:

Housing: Planning Permission | Communities and Local Government | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many planning applications were submitted for a change of use from a private garden to a residential property in each of the...

Departmental Public Participation | Communities and Local Government | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many consultations her Department undertook in each of the last five years; and how many resulted in the non-preferred...

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Defence | Commons debates.

Twenty-six dolphins died in my constituency in a mass stranding last week, and more than 70 were involved in the incident. In the immediate aftermath, defence spokespeople insisted that the only...

Fri 13th Jun 2008:

Housing: Low Incomes | Communities and Local Government | Written Answers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many applications there were to (a) Home2own, (b) Homebuy and (c) the First-time Buyers initiative in each year since...

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