Parliamentary Question 19 October 2007

Environment Agency: Flood Control

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to assess the impact of funding changes to the Environment Agency and British Waterways on the provision of flood defence.

Parliamentary Question 16 October 2007

Welfare Tax Credits

David Gauke asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer for an estimate of the amount of overpaid tax credits which will be written off as a consequence of the procedural error described in his written statement.

Parliamentary Question 10 October 2007

Information Officers: Charity Commission

David Gauke asks Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many press officers are employed by the Charity Commission.

Parliamentary Question 9 October 2007

Children's Commissioner for England: Information Officers

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many press officers are employed by the Children’s Commissioner for England.

Parliamentary Question 9 October 2007

Defence Procurement Agency: Information Officers

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Defence how many press officers are employed by the Defence Procurement Agency.

Parliamentary Question 9 October 2007

Fire Services: Perfluoro Octane Sulphanate

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government about fire-fighting operations involving the use of materials containing perfluoro octane sulphanate.

Parliamentary Question 9 October 2007

Child Tax Credit

David Gauke asks the Chancellor how many recipients of child tax credits receive other maintenance payments which are not taken into account when assessing income.

Parliamentary Question 9 October 2007

Inheritance Tax

David Gauke asks the an estimate of how many estates in 2006-07 were not liable to inheritance tax as a consequence of the exemption available for spouses and civil partners.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

Housing Corporation: Information Officers

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many press officers are employed by the Housing Corporation.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

Defence Estates: Information Officers

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Defence how many press officers are employed by Defence Estates.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

Civil Aviation Authority: Information Officers

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Transport how many press officers are employed by the Civil Aviation Authority.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

Learning and Skills Council: Information Officers

David Gauek asks the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many press officers are employed by the Learning and Skills Council.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

Countryside Agency: Information Officers

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many press officers are employed by the Countryside Agency.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

Children: Poverty

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about the number of families with below 40 per cent. of median income.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

Disability Rights Commission: Information Officers

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many press officers are employed by the Disability Rights Commission.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

Foreigners: Prisoners

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Justice the cost of providing free telephone calls to foreign national prisoners.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

Robbery: Sentencing

David Gauke questions the Secretary of State for Justice about the awarding of custodial and community sentences for convictions of robbery.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

NS&I: Information Officers

David Gauke asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many press officers are employed by National Savings and Investments.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

Valuation Office Agency: Information Officers

David Gauke asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many press officers are employed by the Valuation Office Agency.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

General Practitioners

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Health how many people in England are not registered with a GP surgery.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse: Information Officers

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Health how many press officers are employed by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

NHS Treatment Centres: Private Sector

David Gauke asks the Health Secretary the cost of establishing independent sector treatment centres.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

Information Officers: British Film Institute

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many press officers are employed by the British Film Institute.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

Information Officers: British Library

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many press officers are employed by the British Library.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

Information Officers: Victoria and Albert Museum

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many press officers are employed by the Victoria and Albert museum.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

South West Development Agency: Information Officers

David Gaukes asks the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many press officers are employed by the South West Development Agency.

Parliamentary Question 8 October 2007

Ofsted: Information Officers

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many press officers are employed by Ofsted.

Parliamentary Question 17 September 2007

Low Incomes

David Gauke asks the Work and Pensions Secretary about household earnings in 1997 and 2006.

Parliamentary Question 12 September 2007

Welfare Tax Credits

David Gauke asks the Chancellor about the re-opening of finalised tax credit awards under section 19 of the Tax Credit Act.

Parliamentary Question 26 July 2007

Low Incomes

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about the number of people living in households earning less than 40 per cent. of median income in 1997 and 2006.

Parliamentary Question 24 July 2007

Local Government: Grants

David Gauke asks the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for details of central grant payment to local authorities in each year since 1997.

Parliamentary Question 24 July 2007

Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

David Gauke asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer for an estimate of the net difference in income tax revenue collected since 1997 if the top rate of income tax had been uprated in line with earnings.

Parliamentary Question 24 July 2007

Welfare Tax Credits

David Gauke questions the Chancellor of the Exchequer about couples with household incomes of over £50,000 claiming tax credits.

Parliamentary Question 25 June 2007

Marginal Tax Rates

In a written question to the Chancellor, David Gauke asks for marginal tax rate estimates for 2008-09.

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Parliamentary Question 25 June 2007

VAT: Registration

David Gauke asks the Chancellor how many VAT applications processed late and complaints related to mobile phones and other electrical equipment.

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Parliamentary Question 19 June 2007

Trains: Overcrowding

David Gauke calls on the Secretary of State for Transport to make a statement on train overcrowding.

Parliamentary Question 18 June 2007

VAT: Registration

In a written question to the Chancellor, David Gauke asks what percentage of VAT registration applications were processed within 21 days of receipt in the last 12 months.

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Parliamentary Question 18 June 2007

VAT: Registration

David Gauke asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many complaints have been received about the time taken to process VAT registrations in the past 12 months.

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Parliamentary Question 18 June 2007

VAT: Repayments

David Gauke calls for an assessment of HM Revenue and Customs' performance in repaying VAT to claimants.

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Parliamentary Question 14 June 2007

VAT: Repayments

In a written question to the Chancellor, David Gauke asks how many claims for VAT repayment have been subject to the extended verification process.

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