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Written Question
Department for International Development: Sign Language
Wednesday 13th September 2017

Asked by: Bill Esterson (Labour - Sefton Central)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department takes to provide (a) information on its services in British Sign Language (BSL) and (b) correspondence in BSL to people whose principal language is BSL.

Answered by Rory Stewart

DFID provides information and correspondence in British Sign Language (BSL) on request, or when a specific need has been identified.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q2. The Treasury Committee says that for many small companies, having to fill in a tax return every three months will mean facing disaster, and the Federation of Small Businesses says that the extra annual cost is likely to be at least £2,700 a year—yet another burden on business from …..."
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Written Question
Employment Agencies
Tuesday 3rd February 2015

Asked by: Bill Esterson (Labour - Sefton Central)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in her Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.

Answered by Desmond Swayne

DFID workforce management information, containing detail on consultant, temporary staff and contingent labour, is available on the government website at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfid-workforce-management-information-public-body/ . This includes information from 2010-11 up to and including August 2014.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Dec 2011
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q9. The Prime Minister was asked by his constituent Phillip Hall, who runs his own construction company, to cut VAT on home repairs and improvements. Cutting VAT on home improvements has the support of more than 50 business organisations, including the Federation of Small Businesses. Will the Prime Minister support …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Nov 2010
Oral Answers to Questions

"4. What steps he is taking to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV in developing countries by 2015...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Nov 2010
Oral Answers to Questions

"Does the Minister agree that it is important that children who have already contracted HIV should be able to access medicines to stay alive? If so, will he join me in calling on pharmaceutical companies to make their patents available to the patent pool, so that there can be affordable …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Nov 2010
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q6. I wrote to the Prime Minister about my constituent, Scott Sheard from Formby. Scott suffered severe brain damage when he was assaulted in July, and he needs a wheelchair so that he can go home. Will the Prime Minister join me in welcoming the good news that Scott’s wheelchair …..."
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