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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 19 May 2008
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 19 May 2008
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 19 May of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Monday 19 May of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 19 May see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what information he holds on the assumptions and predictions made by (a) each EU country and (b) each G8 country about the price of oil in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2020 for benchmarking purposes. | | (206557) | 2
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when the Companies Investigation Branch expects to receive independent legal advice on its report into Farepak. | | (206381) | 3
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will meet representatives from Dorset Scouts to discuss the effect on scouting of the location of wind turbines close to residential scouting activity centres. | | (206551) | 4
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many disqualification undertakings have been received by his Department from company directors since 1st April 2003. | | (206709) | 5
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many adverse reports required under the Company Directors' Disqualification Act 1986 have been received by his Department concerning the conduct of directors in each year since 2002. | | (206710) | 6
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many disqualification orders have been made against directors under the Company Directors' Disqualification Act 1986 for a period of (a) two years and (b) more than two years in each year since 2002. | | (206711) | 7
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent action the Government has taken to ensure that internet users are not sharing personal information to online companies and third parties without their consent. | | (206174) | 8
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the budgeted financial balance of the Royal Mail is for the financial year 2008-09. | | (206814) | 9
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the staff headcount of the Royal Mail was on 30th April 2008. | | (206815) | 10
| Mr Siôn Simon (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the number of consumers of working age experiencing difficulties gaining access to consumer credit, excluding mortgages, from mainstream providers as a result of the state of the credit market. | | (206699) | 11
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for which he is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206807) | 12
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will bring forward proposals for legislation to remove ties from leased public houses tied to brewers owning more than 500 pubs; if he will (a) commission an investigation into the supply tie and (b) refer the matter of the supply tie and rent formulation to the Competition Commission; and if he will make a statement. | | (206879) | 13
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what progress his Department has made in implementing those recommendations made by the Trade and Industry Committee on Public House Ownership in 2004 that were accepted by the Government; if he will introduce proposals for legislation to implement those recommendations in full; and if he will make a statement. | | (206880) | 14
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to regulate public house leasing to require public house owners to (a) inform their tenants how their rents are calculated, (b) prevent tenants being financially disadvantaged by the creation of a tie, (c) cease the practice of upward-only rent review and (d) remove the tie on assessment with prizes machines; and if he will make a statement. | | (206881) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 15
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the technical problems on the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) computer system which are preventing the resolution of the tax credits claim for 2004-05 by Mr Marshall of Ferndown to be overcome; what the technical problems are; what estimate he has made of the number of HMRC customers who are similarly affected; and if he will make a statement. | | (206550) | 16
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate how many trusts became resident in the UK as a result of the trust modernisation programme changes effected on 6th April 2007. | | (206684) | 17
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what definition his Department and each of its agencies use of a secure courier. | | (206685) | 18
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff of HM Revenue and Customs have had forensic accounting duties in each year since 2001. | | (206688) | 19
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many offshore accounts have been declared under HM Revenue and Customs' amnesty; how much additional revenue has been collected as a result of the amnesty; whether foreign owned UK banks have been included in the disclosures; and whether offshore subsidiaries of UK banks have been included in the disclosures. | | (206693) | 20
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total loan to Northern Rock from the Treasury, replacing Bank of England loan, was in 2007-08; what total repayments were made in 2007-08; what the net loans were in 2007-08; and what the range of loan interest rates applying to such loans are. | | (206708) | 21
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects public sector pension scheme liability estimates to appear on all Government accounts. | | (206712) | 22
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the merits of alignment of the upper earnings limit for National Insurance contributions with the higher rate threshold for income tax; and if he will make a statement. | | (206650) | 23
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of PAYE coding notices that will need to be reissued as a result of his decision to increase income tax personal allowances in 2008. | | (206651) | 24
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of (a) the time required to process new PAYE coding notices required as a result of his decision to increase income tax personal allowances for basic rate taxpayers, (b) the resulting staff costs and (c) the resulting stationery and postage costs. | | (206652) | 25
N | Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to (a) private businesses and (b) public sector employers of implementing his decision to increase income tax personal allowances in 2008; and if he will publish a full impact assessment. | | (206653) | 26
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs employees worked on preventing the importation of (a) controlled drugs, (b) illegal firearms and (c) illicit (i) alcohol and (ii) tobacco in each year since 2002-03; and if he will make a statement. | | (206518) | 27
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for which he is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206791) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 28
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding was provided per pupil for schools in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (206833) | 29
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment his Department has made of the difference in the costs to local education authorities of registering a new child in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools at (i) the start of the school year and (ii) another time. | | (206845) | 30
N | Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he plans to take to ensure that all new school buildings are zero-carbon by 2016. | | (205971) | 31
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will issue guidance to (a) local education authorities, (b) governing bodies and (c) head teachers on the balanced presentation of political issues in the classroom in relation to the distribution in schools of the European Commission's booklets (i) Passport to the European Union and (ii) The EU: What's in it for me; and if he will make a statement. | | (206406) | 32
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if his Department will collaborate with local authorities to provide guidance to nurseries on the changes likely to occur to the distribution of the Nursery Education Funding Grant as a result of the provision of free nursery places from 2010. | | (206623) | 33
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for which he is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206838) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 34
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate the National Statistician has made of month by month increases in (a) wages, (b) consumer prices index and (c) retail price index for each month since January 2007 onwards compared with (i) the previous month and (ii) the same month a year earlier. | | (206686) | 35
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate the National Statistician has made of month by month increases in (a) food prices and (b) energy prices in each month since January 2007 compared with (i) the previous month and (ii) the same month a year earlier. | | (206687) | 36
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many (a) men and (b) women were in work in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in 2007-08. | | (206761) | 37
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many single parents were in work in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in 2007-08. | | (206774) | 38
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many (a) men, (b) women and (c) single parents were unemployed in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in 2007-08. | | (206775) | 39
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for which he is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206806) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 40
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of people employed by each local authority who have a learning disability. | | (206508) | 41
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new homes are planned to be built in (a) North Northamptonshire and (b) England in the next five years. | | (206832) | 42
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) homes have been built and (b) homes have been demolished with Pathfinder support in each housing market renewal Pathfinder area in each year up to 31st March 2008; and how much was spent in each Pathfinder area on such activities in each year. | | (206682) | 43
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of (a) the number and (b) the percentage of new mortgages taken out in each year between 2003 and 2007 with a loan to value ratio in excess of 100 per cent. | | (206683) | 44
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties there were in each council tax band in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in each year between 2003 and 2007; and how many in each band were (a) empty and (b) exempt because all residents were students in each year. | | (206694) | 45
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the negotiations on the multi-area agreement for Greater Manchester will address (a) the number of councillors per ward, (b) additional statutory obligations on the elected members of and (c) the use of whole council elections in each local authority in Greater Manchester. | | (206747) | 46
| Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether joint committees created between local authorities under sections 101 and 102 of the Local Government Act 1972 may (a) impose stipulations on the use of whole council elections in each partner local authority, (b) impose stipulations on the number of councillors per ward in each partner local authority and (c) place additional statutory obligations on the elected members of each partner local authority. | | (206811) | 47
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects to receive the final report on the review of the private rented sector from the Centre for Housing Policy at the University of York; and if she will make a statement. | | (206825) | 48
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the vacancy rate of properties in each housing renewal area in 2007 was as a percentage of the regional vacancy rate; and if she will make a statement. | | (206826) | 49
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been (a) acquired, (b) demolished, (c) refurbished and (d) built in each of the housing renewal pathfinder areas since 31st December 2006; and if she will make a statement. | | (206827) | 50
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much housing renewal grant funding has been allocated for demolition of properties in each of the housing renewal pathfinder areas in 2008-09; and if she will make a statement. | | (206828) | 51
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) demolitions and (b) repairs, improvements and refurbishments in each of the housing renewal pathfinder areas in 2008-09; and if she will make a statement. | | (206829) | 52
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to review the implementation of the housing market renewal area partnership business plans agreed in 2007; and if she will make a statement. | | (206859) | 53
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effect of economic conditions and the state of the credit market on trends in the rate of letting retail properties in urban redevelopment projects; and if she will make a statement. | | (206856) | 54
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to assist local authorities to meet the increased fees payable in public law care proceedings. | | (206756) | 55
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) her Department and (ii) the agencies for which she is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206805) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 56
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has powers to invoke legal measures to protect historic sea or river vessels where a registered owner does not demonstrate a duty of care. | | (206676) | 57
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the budgeted financial balance of the Tote is for the financial year 2008-09. | | (206812) | 58
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the employee headcount of the Tote was on 30th April 2008. | | (206813) | 59
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 17th May 2008, Official Report, column 944W, on regional cultural consortia: standards, how much has been allocated for his Department's review of regional infrastructure; and what the (a) timetable and (b) remit of the review is. | | (206679) | 60
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for which he is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206804) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 61
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the procedure is for paying service personnel (a) posted overseas, (b) on active service and (c) in the UK. | | (206382) | 62
N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Royal Air Force last conducted humanitarian airdrop operations; and in what circumstances. | | (206630) | 63
N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Royal Air Force's capability is to conduct humanitarian airdrop operations; and if he will make a statement. | | (206654) | 64
N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what materiel handling equipment is available to his Department for humanitarian airdrop operations. | | (206655) | 65
N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) 463L pallets and (b) other pallets used for airdrop operations, the Royal Air Force had in its inventory in each year since 2001, broken down by type. | | (206656) | 66
N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force have the capability to conduct humanitarian airdrop operations. | | (206657) | 67
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on charging service personnel for use of garrison gyms. | | (206754) | 68
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether service personnel will be charged for the use of super-garrison gyms. | | (206755) | 69
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for which he is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206803) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 70
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of BSE were recorded in UK herds in (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006 and (d) 2007. | | (206830) | 71
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the figures for waste to landfill expressed in kilograms per person are not available for Newcastle upon Tyne; and if he will ask Newcastle City Council why such figures are not available. | | (206689) | 72
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Rural Payments Agency is making towards its targets of (a) making 96.14 per cent. of payments under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme (SPS) by 30th June 2008 and (b) making 90 per cent. of the total value of payments for the 2007 SPS by the end of May 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (206874) | 73
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Rural Payments Agency on recent trends in the rates of payments under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme. | | (206875) | 74
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for which he is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206802) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 75
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many data security breaches have been notified to the Information Commissioner by his Department and its agencies in the last 12 months. | | (206762) | 76
| Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25th April 2008, Official Report, column 2325W, on Western Sahara: human rights, whether the British ambassador to Morocco discussed the human rights situation in occupied Western Sahara with Moroccan government officials; and when embassy officials visited the occupied Western Sahara in the last two years. | | (206764) | 77
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to encourage the Burmese government to respond rapidly to the humanitarian situation caused by Cyclone Nargis. | | (205767) | 78
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the situation in Abyei, Sudan on clashes between the Sudan People's Liberation Army and local militias; and if he will make a statement. | | (206809) | 79
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on posts and institutions created by the Treaty of Lisbon; and if he will make a statement. | | (206817) | 80
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his United States counterpart on the political situation in Iraq. | | (206818) | 81
| Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the security situation in Yemen. | | (206696) | 82
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many deaths of British citizens have been reported in holiday resort areas in (a) Spain, (b) Italy and (c) Greece in each of the previous five years. | | (206697) | 83
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had with leaders of the South African Development Community to encourage a swift declaration of the results of the presidential election in Zimbabwe after the election took place. | | (206757) | 84
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to encourage Zimbabwean authorities to make a swift declaration of the results of the presidential election after it took place. | | (206758) | 85
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for which he is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206801) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 86
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaths resulting from colorectal cancers there were in each year between 2002 and 2007 in each region; what per capita figure for the whole population this figure represents; and what five year survival rates were in each year in each region. | | (206692) | 87
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps the Government has taken to reduce the number of deaths from preventable illnesses. | | (205766) | 88
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps the Government has taken to improve aftercare services for those who have had strokes. | | (205771) | 89
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent action the Government has taken to improve aftercare services for post-operative patients. | | (206057) | 90
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government plans to take to improve care and support services. | | (206058) | 91
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the minutes of the meetings of the Rapid Review Panel. | | (206808) | 92
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding was allocated to each English local authority to meet the costs of providing services to adults with autistic spectrum disorders in each of the last five reported years; and if he will make a statement. | | (206776) | 93
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated for (a) specialist facilities and (b) development of best practice standards for local authorities and carer professionals in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (206780) | 94
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what financial support will be given to local authorities to help meet the cost of supporting projected numbers of adults diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (206781) | 95
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the members are of each clinical working group for the NHS Next Stage review in the South Central NHS Region; and what clinical appointment each member holds. | | (205647) | 96
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Government funding was provided for medical and health research into cancer in each of the last five years; and what percentage of the health and medical research budget this represented in each year. | | (206520) | 97
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new NHS dental practices have opened in each ward of Hemsworth constituency in each of the last five years. | | (206703) | 98
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists in Hemsworth constituency have (a) stopped accepting new NHS patients and (b) decided only to treat patients on a private basis in each of the last five years. | | (206704) | 99
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Hemsworth constituency are on the waiting list for an NHS place at a local dental practice. | | (206705) | 100
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans there are to make available more NHS dental places in Hemsworth constituency. | | (206706) | 101
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average distance travelled to a dental practice is for those registered with an NHS dentist in Hemsworth constituency. | | (206707) | 102
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for which he is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206800) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 103
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many participants of each nationality in the international graduate scheme have been permitted to switch to (a) work permit employment, (b) the Highly Skilled Migrants Programme, (c) the business person category and (d) the innovators category. | | (206450) | 104
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many participants there have been in the international graduate scheme since its inception, broken down by (a) degree subject and (b) type of work undertaken. | | (206510) | 105
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-UK citizens obtained leave to enter the UK as a work permit holder on the basis of an intra-company transfer in each year since 1997; and people of which 20 nationalities obtained leave to enter the most times in this way in each such year. | | (206511) | 106
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what factors were taken into account in the Government's proposed amendments to the resident labour market test by selecting (a) a two-week period for advertising jobs with earnings below £40,000, (b) a one-week period for jobs with earnings above £40,000 and (c) £40,000 as a threshold; and what research she (i) commissioned and (ii) evaluated on these proposals. | | (206512) | 107
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) work permit holders, (b) dependants of work permit holders, (c) highly skilled migrants and (d) dependants of highly skilled migrants were given leave to enter the UK in (i) each year since 1987 and (ii) each quarter since 1st January 2004. | | (206513) | 108
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of the asylum seekers dispersal programme was including the administrative costs of joint contracts and housing providers (a) in total and (b) in each region for each of the last four financial years. | | (206695) | 109
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28th April 2008, Official Report, columns 108-9W, on UK Border Agency: Wales, how many UK Borders Agency staff located in Wales are based at (a) Pembroke Dock, (b) Fishguard, (c) Swansea and (d) Holyhead. | | (206408) | 110
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers (a) the police and (b) other authorities have to deal with unsolicited car windscreen washers; and if she will make a statement. | | (206831) | 111
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the police was of (a) the investigation of Undercover Mosque conducted by the West Midlands Police and (b) the subsequent legal case. | | (206768) | 112
N | Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library telephone and fax numbers of desk officers at the UK Visas with the UK Border Agency upon which hon. Members may contact a member of staff directly or leave a message which will affect a response; and if she will make a statement. | | (206620) | 113
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to increase the size of the sample in the International Passenger Survey. | | (206839) | 114
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to use data held by local authorities to improve migration statistics. | | (206840) | 115
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to use gross domestic product per capita as the principal measurement when considering the economic effects of migration in developing policy. | | (206841) | 116
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission or evaluate research on the effect of immigration on the gross domestic product per capita of the resident host population in the UK. | | (206842) | 117
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to collect additional data from migrants via landing cards. | | (206844) | 118
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to improve her Department's information and data on (a) gross and net flows of immigration and (b) the geographical distribution of the immigrant population. | | (206846) | 119
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral evidence given by the Minister of State for Immigration to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Select Committee in its inquiry into the Economic Impact of Immigration, if she will commission quantitative research into the effect of immigration on gross domestic product per capita. | | (206849) | 120
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of records of offences committed outside the United Kingdom held by the UK Central Authority were made available to the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and used in CRB disclosures in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (206850) | 121
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there are any data on categories of offences held by the UK Central Authority which may not be passed to the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) for use in CRB disclosures. | | (206851) | 122
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK Central Authority passes on information it holds to the relevant authorities when individuals apply for jobs working (a) as security guards in Government buildings and departments, (b) as police community support officers, (c) in the Passport Service, (d) in the UK Border Agency, (e) in her Department, (f) in the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, (g) in the Police Service as (i) civilian support and (ii) warranted constables, (h) in the Criminal Records Bureau, (i) for the Greater London Authority, (j) in local authority children's services departments, (k) in local authority finance departments, (l) in local authority electoral administration offices, (m) in local authority social services departments, (n) in the Pension Service, (o) in the Criminal Cases Review Commission, (p) in the Prison Service, (q) in the Court Service and (r) in the Crown Prosecution Service. | | (206852) | 123
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many legacy immigration cases (a) were solved, (b) were closed for administrative or other reasons, (c) were no longer being actively investigated or worked on, (d) were resolved resulting in a deportation order, (e) resulted in a deportation being carried out and (f) resulted in a decision allowing the applicant to remain in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years. | | (206853) | 124
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many legacy immigration cases were being handled by her Department on 31st March 2008. | | (206854) | 125
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to make all records of crimes and offences held by the UK Central Authority available to (a) the Criminal Records Bureau and (b) other law agencies. | | (206855) | 126
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) foreign nationals and (b) British citizens will be required to carry identity cards on their person. | | (206514) | 127
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) charged with and (b) convicted of remote selling or hiring of an air weapon over the internet in each month since the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 came into effect; and of those convicted how many were given (i) a custodial sentence, (ii) a fine and (iii) an alternative punishment. | | (206516) | 128
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many stop and searches were conducted in (a) the Metropolitan Police area and (b) other police areas under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in each year since it came into force. | | (206698) | 129
| Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what records she holds on levels of binge drinking by (a) men and (b) women over the last 10 years, broken down by age groups. | | (206765) | 130
N | Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalties were issued to cyclists who contravened road safety laws in (a) England and (b) Manchester Central constituency in the last 12 months. | | (206519) | 131
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the UK Border Agency will make a decision on the immigration status of Mr Christian Ofori-Addo of Torquay. | | (206678) | 132
N | Mr John Spellar (Warley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress is being made in reducing the amount of paperwork required for applications for surveillance by police and others under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. | | (206621) | 133
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were committed by females aged between 10 and 17 years in Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (206873) | 134
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) her Department and (ii) the agencies for which she is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206799) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 135
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in the House of Commons in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206798) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 136
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will bring forward proposals to require employers which recruit immigrant labour to fund training and skills programmes for British workers. | | (206843) | 137
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many apprenticeships were (a) started and (b) completed in Vale of York constituency in each of the last three years. | | (206677) | 138
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for which he is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206797) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 139
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure that independent monitors are present in Burma to ensure that relief aid to Burma reaches its intended recipients; and if he will make a statement. | | (206766) | 140
N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with (a) relevant UN agencies, (b) the European Commission, (c) non-governmental organisations and (d) other countries on co-ordinating the international emergency relief aid response to Burma following Cyclone Nargis; and if he will make a statement. | | (206360) | 141
N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many days it took for the first aircraft transporting UK emergency relief aid to arrive at its destination in relation to each natural disaster to which the UK has responded with such aid over the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (206361) | 142
N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when his Department made the first request for aircraft to take UK Government aid to Burma following Cyclone Nargis; and if he will make a statement. | | (206362) | 143
N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many days after Cyclone Nargis it was before aircraft with UK Government aid to Burma first arrived in that country; and if he will make a statement. | | (206363) | 144
N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what UK Government emergency relief aid has been sent to Burma following Cyclone Nargis; and on what date each consignment arrived in Burma. | | (206364) | 145
N | Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many aircraft have been chartered by the UK Government to transport emergency relief aid to Burma following Cyclone Nargis; what types of aircraft have been used; when each arrived in Burma; what cargo each carried; and who provided each aircraft. | | (206365) | 146
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for which he is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206796) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 147
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is considering introducing a Titan prison (a) in Basildon district and (b) in South Essex; and when a decision will be taken. | | (206555) | 148
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average cost of issuing, administering and collecting the penalty imposed by a penalty notice for disorder. | | (206763) | 149
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent action the Government has taken to protect individuals' right to privacy when using the internet. | | (206059) | 150
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) advice he has commissioned on and (b) response he has made to the recent letter from the government of Bulgaria on the possibility of a pardon for Michael Shields; and if he will make a statement. | | (206587) | 151
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what changes he plans to make to staffing levels in the Kent probation area; and if he will make a statement. | | (206847) | 152
| Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on prisoners seeking to contact Jobcentre Plus of the change to an exclusively telephone-based claims system; and if he will make a statement. | | (206848) | 153
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are housed in bail hostels in Gloucestershire. | | (206615) | 154
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to uprate the upper limit of £500,000 compensation that can be received by victims of violent crime under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. | | (206819) | 155
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government intends to amend the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to reflect the severity of injuries suffered by victims of terrorist attacks in England, Scotland and Wales. | | (206820) | 156
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national prisoners have been released on end of custody licence. | | (206821) | 157
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individuals have been detected attempting to break into prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years. | | (206822) | 158
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which proposals in Lord Goldsmith's citizenship review report have been accepted by the Government; and if he will make a statement. | | (206823) | 159
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have opted out of or failed to apply for (a) end of custody licence and (b) home detention curfew in each year since these schemes were initiated. | | (206824) | 160
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in open jails in England and Wales had been deemed not suitable for release on temporary licence at the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (206872) | 161
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the capacity of the open prison estate is; and how many such places were occupied at the most recent date for which figures are available. | | (206876) | 162
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in open jails did not complete relevant offender programmes in the closed prison estate in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (206877) | 163
| Nick Herbert (Arundel & South Downs): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in open prisons in England and Wales were convicted of (a) offences of violence, (b) sexual offences or (c) offences of supplying illegal drugs. | | (206878) | 164
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average fine has been of people fined on conviction for remote selling or hiring of an air weapon over the internet in each month since the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 came into effect. | | (206515) | 165
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average fine has been of people convicted of possession of an air gun or imitation firearm in a public place without legal authority or reasonable excuse in each year since the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 came into effect. | | (206517) | 166
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will publish a summary of responses to the consultation on the law on damages. | | (206701) | 167
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the consultation on the law on damages. | | (206702) | 168
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for which he is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206795) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 169
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what resources he is providing for the Probation Service of Northern Ireland following the entry into force of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008. | | (206816) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 170
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what steps have been taken to award 2012 London Olympic Games contracts to companies outside London. | | (206407) | Questions to the Prime Minister 171
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he discussed his Government's draft legislative programme with Tony Blair. | | (206617) | 172
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Prime Minister, whether there were any (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships in 10 Downing Street in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206794) | Questions to the Solicitor General 173
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Solicitor General, what the cost to the Crown Prosecution Service was of (a) the investigation it conducted on Undercover Mosque and (b) the subsequent legal case. | | (206769) | 174
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in the Law Officers' Departments in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206793) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 175
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent officials are working on matters related to the determination of operator appeals connected with the national concessionary bus fare scheme; and what the average length of time has been between submission of appeal and determination. | | (206556) | 176
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the consistency of appeal decisions in respect of operator appeals under the national concessionary bus fare scheme. | | (206558) | 177
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of appeals have been decided (a) fully and (b) partly in favour of bus operators in respect of the 2007 national concessionary bus fare scheme; and how much has been awarded to bus operators to date. | | (206559) | 178
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many appeals have been registered by operators against the 2008 national concessionary bus fare scheme; and if she will place a list of those operators in the Library. | | (206560) | 179
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingency arrangements were made by the Maritime and Coastguards Agency during each of the last three strikes by coastguards; and what further contingency arrangements have been identified as necessary in the event of a strike by coastguards lasting four days. | | (206588) | 180
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost of implementing the pay benchmarking analysis undertaken by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in 2007. | | (206591) | 181
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff at each coastguard station participated in strike action in each strike affecting the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in the last five years. | | (206592) | 182
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations she has received from the chief executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on staff (a) pay and (b) grading. | | (206614) | 183
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Council of Ministers has made on a common framework for the permanent exclusion by member states of vessels in repeated breach of EU safety regulations. | | (206700) | 184
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to produce a working definition of a region for the purposes of allocation of responsibility for maritime and coastal pollution following the first Aquamarina group meeting in Brussels in March 2008. | | (206767) | 185
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the progress made by EU member states on implementing the provisions of the Erika II legislative package enabling the competent authorities in member states to prevent ships from setting sail in very bad weather. | | (206810) | 186
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps the Government has taken to improve the standards of newly-qualified drivers. | | (205768) | 187
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps the Government has taken to reduce the number of road traffic accidents caused by newly-qualified drivers. | | (205769) | 188
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will meet Welsh Assembly Government ministers to discuss the use of concessionary bus passes across the border between England and Wales. | | (206616) | 189
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place to encourage an increase in the number of people taking the national standards for cycle training. | | (206772) | 190
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made in meeting the Government's national cycling strategy objective to increase cycle journeys to eight per cent. of journeys by 2012. | | (206773) | 191
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of changing the format of the driving test. | | (206060) | 192
N | Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on changes in the cost to motorists of driving since 2005; and if she will make a statement. | | (206061) | 193
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13th May 2008, Official Report, column 1433W, on the West Coast railway line, what contingency plans are in place should the implementation of the West Coast Main Line timetable due in December 2008 need to be delayed. | | (206590) | 194
| Emily Thornberry (Islington South & Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department's notes, LTN 1/04 and LTN 2/04, will be published. | | (206759) | 195
| Emily Thornberry (Islington South & Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department's cycling infrastructure design document will be published. | | (206760) | 196
| Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will estimate how many additional tonnes of carbon dioxide would be generated by a second runway at Stansted over its lifetime, calculated according to the methodology used to estimate additional carbon dioxide produced for a third runway at Heathrow as shown in Annex B, paragraph 2.23 of the Heathrow consultation document. | | (206724) | 197
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) her Department and (ii) the agencies for which she is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206792) | 198
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the specifications are of the National Air Traffic Services model for estimating aircraft emissions. | | (206743) | 199
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of Terminal Control North movements originated or terminated at UK airports or airfields in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (206744) | 200
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what forecast her Department has made of (a) average daily and (b) the total number of air traffic movements in Terminal Control North airspace in 2014. | | (206745) | 201
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average daily and (b) total number of air traffic movements in Terminal Control North airspace was in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (206746) | 202
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's assessment is of the merits of streaming aircraft arriving into Terminal Control North to obviate holds. | | (206777) | 203
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will publish the details of the model agreed with National Air Traffic Services for estimating aircraft emissions in respect of the Terminal Control North proposed changes to airspace. | | (206778) | 204
| Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how population counts under the proposed Terminal Control North aircraft holds have been calculated. | | (206779) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 205
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, pursuant to the Answer of 29th April 2008, Official Report, column 262W, on females: marriage, if she will make an assessment of the financial effect on women of changing their surname on marriage, with particular reference to charges for amending official documents. | | (206618) | 206
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, pursuant to the Answer of 30th April 2008, Official Report, column 423W, on equality legislation, what assessment she has made of the consultation process's compliance with Cabinet Office guidelines on consultation, with particular regard to the publication of responses; and if she will make a statement. | | (206619) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 207
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to increase awareness of the services of disability employment advisers among people with a learning disability. | | (206505) | 208
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a learning disability Jobcentre Plus assisted in gaining employment in each of the last five years. | | (206506) | 209
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to improve the training available to people with a learning disability who are applying for jobs with the support of Jobcentre Plus. | | (206507) | 210
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) crisis loans, (b) interim payments of pension and (c) interim payments of benefits were paid to Jobcentre Plus customers in Dorset and Somerset through the out-of-hours service in the last six months for which information is available. | | (206552) | 211
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many customers in Dorset and Somerset used the out-of-hours service that Jobcentre Plus operates on behalf of his Department in each of the last six months for which figures are available. | | (206553) | 212
N | Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people used the out-of-hours service that Jobcentre Plus operates on behalf of his Department during week-day evenings in the last six months for which figures are available. | | (206554) | 213
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what rules are in place relating to the treatment of inherited assets by claimants for the purposes of pension credit and income support; and whether those rules allow claimants to dispose of any of those assets to charities or others without penalty. | | (206681) | 214
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what range of earnings disregards apply to each category of customer for each income-related benefit. | | (206690) | 215
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the savings limits and tariff income rules are for each category of income-related benefit; and when those levels were last changed. | | (206691) | 216
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of council tax benefit. | | (206589) | 217
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will be affected by the proposal in the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill, if enacted, to raise the minimum payment for benefit recipients from £5 to £7. | | (206857) | 218
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission will be able to confiscate travel documents of non-payers of child support on its own authority. | | (206858) | 219
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission will be required to obtain court permission to confiscate driving licences. | | (206871) | 220
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to prevent security breaches in his Department. | | (206675) | 221
| Mr Alan Milburn (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what resources his Department makes available to Citizens Advice Bureaux to provide benefits advice and debt advice. | | (206770) | 222
| Mr Alan Milburn (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his estimate is of the (a) number and (b) proportion of those entitled who do not take up benefit entitlements among (i) pensioners, (ii) working age families with children and (iii) working age families without children in (A) the UK, (B) each region and (C) each local authority area. | | (206771) | 223
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) advanced apprenticeships there were in (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for which he is responsible in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (206790) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 224
N | Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has to extend the free nursery entitlement for three and four year olds. | | [Question Unstarred] (205978) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 225
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of using incineration to reduce use of landfill; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (206753) |
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