Westminster Hall debates - Inland Waterways (West Midlands)
Peter Soulsby: Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the most significant areas of waterway on which British Waterways is not able to operate are those that are managed by the Environment Agency? I understand that it would be a comparatively straightforward matter for those areas to be brought within the area in which British Waterways can use its very considerable experience and expertise to invest.
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Westminster Hall debates - Inland Waterways (West Midlands)
Peter Soulsby: I join other hon. Members in congratulating my hon. Friend on securing this debate, which is on a vital issue. She says that she does not want to say much today about the question of departmental responsibility, but does she not agree that the benefits of the inland waterways network are educational and include heritage issues, and that matters such as freight transport and urban regeneration...
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Oral Answers to Questions-Communities and Local Government: Local Democracy
Peter Soulsby: What steps her Department is taking to encourage people to stand for election as councillors. Read more...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Pensioners: Leicester
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners live in the Leicester local authority area; how many are in receipt of council tax benefit; and what percentage this is of the total number of pensioners living in the local authority area. Read more...

Written Answers — Health: Lung Cancer
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consideration she has given to (a) mandating and (b) building into the commissioning process a requirement on NHS trusts to submit data to the National Lung Cancer Audit. Read more...

Written Answers — Health: Lung Cancer
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cancer centres in England participated in the recent National Lung Cancer Audit; and what percentage of centres this represents. Read more...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Poverty: Leicester
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) pensioners and (b) children in Leicester have been lifted out of poverty since 1997. Read more...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Olympic Games: Leicester
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the potential role of Leicester in the Olympic Games. Read more...

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Schools: Leicester
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools in Leicester (a) collect and (b) store biometric data on their students; and if he will make a statement. Read more...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Carbon Dioxide: Pollution Control
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance his Department is proposing to publish on the off-setting of carbon emissions. Read more...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport : Olympic Games : Leicester
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions her Department has had about projects in the Leicester area linked to the Olympic Games. Read more...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport : Olympic Games : Leicester
Peter Soulsby: Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what opportunities there are for businesses in (a) Leicester and
(b) the East Midlands region to exploit the commercial opportunities of the 2012 Olympic Games. Read more...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Digital Television
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the number of households which will qualifyfor assistance in switching over to digital television in (a) Leicestershire, (b) Warwickshire and (c) Northamptonshire, broken down by parliamentary constituency. Read more...

Written Answers — Health: Multiple Sclerosis: Charities
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the merits of exempting not-for-profit charities which run multiple sclerosis therapy centres from inspection fees by the Healthcare Commission. Read more...

Written Answers — Home Department: Highly Skilled Migrant Programme
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent changes to the highly skilled migrant programme on people who had been granted leave under the previous rules; and what estimate he has made of the numbers of people who will not be able to extend this leave. Read more...

Written Answers — Health: University Hospitals of Leicester
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made of the potential impact on the professional development of staff at the university hospitals of Leicester of reductions in the training budget. Read more...

Written Answers — Treasury - Shari'a Finance
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with financial institutions on the provision of Shari'a bank accounts, savings accounts and mortgages. Read more...

Written Answers — Treasury - Taxation: Biofuels
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what measures he has considered to promote greater use of the fuel E85. Read more...

Written Answers — Home Department - Asylum: Work Permits
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers who have been waiting 12 months or more for a decision on their case have applied for permission for the right to work; and how many of these applications have been successful. Read more...

Written Answers — Defence - Armed Forces: Recruitment
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to increase recruitment into the armed forces from minority ethnic communities.
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Written Answers — Transport - Biofuels
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport in which locations in each county E85 is sold. Read more...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which local authorities have officially indicated their intention to explore seeking unitary status following the publication of the Local Government White Paper.
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Written Answers — Education and Skills - Citizenship Education
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools in (a) Leicester and (b) Leicestershire employ a teacher with (i) a Citizenship PGCE and (ii) other citizenship education or citizenship teaching qualifications.
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Written Answers — Education and Skills - Free School Meals
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of students on the Gifted and Talented programme in (a) Leicester and (b) Leicestershire receive free school meals. Read more...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions - Health and Safety Inspections
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what meetings he has had with Commissioners of the Health and Safety Commission to discuss the frequency of inspections of places of higher education in each of the last five years.
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Written Answers — Home Department - Firework Regulations
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fines were issued for breaches of firework regulations in Leicester in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006. Read more...

Written Answers — Health - University Hospitals of Leicester
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Health for how long she expects the Breast Cancer Family History Service in the University Hospitals of Leicester to be suspended. Read more...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport - TV Licences
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of television licences were purchased or renewed (a) at a post office, (b) online, (c) by phone and (d) by post in (i) 2004, (ii) 2005 and (iii) 2006. Read more...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions have taken place between her Department and Leicester city council regarding the local government finance settlement for 2007-08. Read more...

Written Answers — Transport: Vehicle Registration Databases
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward proposals to synchronise vehicle registration databases across EU and non-EU nations. Read more...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Winter Fuel Payment
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the merits of increasing the annual winter fuel payment to take account of increases in energy bills. Read more...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Film Industry
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what support is available for companies investing in film production in the East Midlands region. Read more...

Written Answers — Trade and Industry:East Midlands Development Agency Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when the chief executive or senior directors of the East Midlands Development Agency last received a request for an official meeting with Leicester city council. Read more...

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Trading Relations
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps are being taken to encourage business and trade links between the east Midlands and India. Read more...

Written Answers — Home Department: Antisocial Behaviour Orders and Individual Support Orders
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued against people aged (a) under 18, (b) between 18 and 24 and (c) over 25 years in the City of Leicester. Read more...

Written Answers — Home Department: Antisocial Behaviour Orders and Individual Support Orders
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been (a) enforced and (b) breached in the (i) Eyres Monsell and (ii) Freemen ward of Leicester. Read more...

Written Answers — Home Department: Dog Fighting
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) arrests were made and (b) convictions were obtained in (i) Leicester and (ii) Leicestershire for offences relating to organised dog fighting in each of the last five years. Read more...

Written Answers — Home Department: Trespass: Schools
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of trespass into school properties in the city of Leicester were reported in the last 12 months; and how many trespassers caught were aged under 10 years.
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Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Celebrity Big Brother
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she last met Ofcom to discuss its complaints procedure. Read more...

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Energy Efficient Products
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to support companies in manufacturing energy efficiency products in the United Kingdom. Read more...

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Light Bulbs
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what support is available to companies manufacturing energy efficient light bulbs in the United Kingdom. Read more...

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Apprenticeships: Waterways
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether apprenticeships are available in (a) canal boat building and (b) canal and inland waterways maintenance. Read more...

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Apprenticeships: Waterways
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps his Department has taken to boost skills in industries and vocations associated with canals and inland waterways in each of the last five years. Read more...

Written Answers — Transport: Road Accidents
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road accidents were caused by drivers failing to use headlights when road and weather conditions required their use in each of the last five years. Read more...

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Canals and Inland Waterways
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what effect she expects reductions in the British Waterways grant to have on sport, leisure, recreation and tourism associated with Britain's canals and inland waterways.
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Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Leicester City Council
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what meetings she has had with representatives of Leicester city council in the last 12 months; and who was present at each such meeting. Read more...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Ministerial Visits
Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which Ministers in his Department have visited Leicester in the last year; and where they visited in Leicester. Read more...