Category Archives: Written

Cancer Treatment: NICE

20. Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he next expects to meet representatives of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to discuss treatments for cancer. [324926] Ann Keen: No such meeting is planned.

Wind Power: Compensation

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will meet representatives of the inshore fishing industry to discuss compensation to that industry from offshore wind farm operators. [324050] Mr. Kidney: The general principles of arrangements for compensation for fishermen adversely affected by wind farm development have been discussed [...]

Security Situation

12. Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his most recent assessment is of the security situation in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. [322985] 24 Mar 2010 : Column 363W Mr. Woodward: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave earlier to the hon. [...]

Social Security Benefits: Young People

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many 18 to 25-year-olds are claiming jobseeker’s allowance or other benefits. [321787] 15 Mar 2010 : Column 606W Helen Goodman: As at August 2009, there were 988,780 young people aged 18 to 25 claiming DWP-administered benefits in Great Britain, of which 491,060 [...]

Legal Aid

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much and what proportion of the legal aid budget has been spent on terrorism cases in each of the last five years. [320747] Mr. Straw: The Legal Services Commission (LSC) is unable to identify all legal aid expenditure on terrorism cases as terrorism cases [...]

Legal Aid

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reason his Department’s review into the Graduated Fees Scheme has not been conducted on the originally proposed timetable. [320745] Claire Ward: In 2005 the Government gave a commitment to review specific aspects of the Advocate’s Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS), including payments for ‘cracked’ [...]