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To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Shipley of 8 October 2008, Official Report, column 618W, on political office: furniture, how many Downing street Political Office staff have telephones provided at the public expense.

Asked by
Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 November 2008
Reference
483 c662W; 233396
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many telephone lines serviced his private office at the end of each of the last five financial years; and how many serviced the office on 22 July 2008.

Asked by
Philip Davies (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 November 2008
Reference
222600; 482 c1067W
House
House of Commons
Will the Minister outline the Government's plans to change the policy of overcharging prisoners for phone calls to their families? All the evidence shows that if the calls were charged at the same rate as normal telephone calls, reoffending would fall considerably as a result of greater contact with offenders' families.
Asked by
Linda Riordan (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Topical questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
28 October 2008
Reference
481 c727-8
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will conduct a review of the cost to prisoners of telephone calls from prisons.

Asked by
Linda Riordan (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 October 2008
Reference
481 c851W; 230394
House
House of Commons

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many mobile telephones have been (a) purchased, (b) repaired and (c) replaced by the Prime Minister's Office since 27 June 2007.

Asked by
Philip Davies (Conservative)
Answering body
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 October 2008
Reference
222602; 480 c557-8W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what estimate he has made of the number of telephone lines delivered through a digital access carrier system in each region of the UK.

Asked by
Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 September 2008
Reference
214580; 479 c2241W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what tariffs apply to telephone calls made by prisoners in each prison in Northern Ireland.

Asked by
Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 July 2008
Reference
478 c1735W; 216817
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2008, Official Report, column 684W, on prisons: telephones, if as part of the re-tendering process he will undertake to bring prison telephone tariffs closer to comparable tariffs outside prison.

Asked by
Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 July 2008
Reference
216975; 478 c1313-4W
House
House of Commons

asked Her Majesty's Government:What action they are taking to reduce the cost of telephone calls to and from prisoners, following comments about tariffs by the National Consumer Council, the Scottish and Welsh Consumer Councils, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman and independent monitoring boards.

Asked by
Lord Hylton (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 July 2008
Reference
4422; 703 c44WA
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2008, Official Report, column 1160W, on NHS: telecommunications, what assessment has been made of the impact on the provision of radio and entertainment for patients in the event of the contractor ceasing to support the...

Asked by
Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 July 2008
Reference
214428; 478 c942-3W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make it his policy to harmonise the cost of telephone calls made from within prisons with comparable tariffs outside prison.

Asked by
Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 June 2008
Reference
478 c684W;478 c686W; 214411
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the contingency arrangements NHS trusts have made in the event that the supplier of their telecommunications infrastructure for patients is unable to fulfil its contractual obligations.

Asked by
Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 June 2008
Reference
477 c1159-60W; 210378
House
House of Commons
What advice does the Prime Minister have for people who receive nuisance phone calls early in the morning? The caller has a metallic voice, he just will not hang up, and he has a very repetitive message. If the Prime Minister is not able to put a stop to it, will his Cabinet?
Asked by
Bill Wiggin (Conservative)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
4 June 2008
Reference
476 c769
House
House of Commons
May I ask the Secretary of State whether he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Health to assess the effect on the nation's blood pressure of the increase in automated phone calls, to which the hon. Member for Thurrock (Andrew Mackinlay) referred? There is nothing more excruciating than being put on hold by a series of Dalek voices.
Asked by
Lord Cormack (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Topical questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
22 May 2008
Reference
476 c397-8
House
House of Commons

asked Her Majesty's Government:What arrangements they have made to ensure that detainees in the short-term holding facilities at Heathrow Airport are able to make the free telephone call to which they are entitled.

Asked by
Baroness Stern (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 May 2008
Reference
3370; 701 c189WA
House
House of Lords

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they plan to provide an affordable telephone system for detainees held at Oakington immigration removal centre which will enable them to call their families abroad.

Asked by
Baroness Stern (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 April 2008
Reference
3184; 701 c26WA
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of inmates in each (a) young offender institution and (b) secure training centre has daily access to a telephone to communicate with family.

Asked by
David Burrowes (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 April 2008
Reference
475 c128W;475 c127-8W; 202026
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform when he plans to respond to the Ofcom report on the extra charges imposed on those paying for telephonic use who choose not to use direct debit.

Asked by
David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 April 2008
Reference
474 c1772-3W; 195588
House
House of Commons

(2) how many calls were made using customer access telephones in Jobcentre Plus offices in each of the last 24 months for which figures are available.

Asked by
Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Jobcentre Plus
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 April 2008
Reference
474 c1842W; 195775
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many customer access telephones are available in Jobcentre Plus offices in the UK; and how many offices do not have this facility;

Asked by
Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Jobcentre Plus
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 April 2008
Reference
474 c1842W; 195774
House
House of Commons