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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Friday 20 June 2008
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 20 June 2008
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Friday 20 June 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 Friday 20 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Friday 20 June see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what grant funding is available to businesses in Leeds under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. | | (213307) | 2
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many applications for wind farms have been (a) received, (b) accepted and (c) rejected in (i) the UK and (ii) Yorkshire and Humberside area in each year since 2001. | | (213316) | 3
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which six energy companies provided the largest number of social tariffs to pensioners in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (213322) | 4
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what his estimate is of the number of people in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds Metropolitan District who are eligible for a social tariff from energy suppliers. | | (213331) | 5
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what annual cash savings the Post Office expects to make from the closure of post offices in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds Metropolitan District. | | (213332) | 6
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the average number of days taken as sick leave in his Department and its predecessor was in each of the last five years for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. | | (213203) | 7
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department received bonus payments in each of the last five years; what the total amount of bonuses paid has been; what the largest single payment was in each year; and if he will make a statement. | | (213287) | 8
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Morley and Rothwell of 16th June 2008, Official Report, columns 641-2W, on renewable energy: international co-operation, if he will (a) make a place in the Library and (b) create a section on his Departmental website for the agendas, minutes and documents discussed at the planned working group meetings on the International Renewable Energy Agency. | | (213019) | 9
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what correspondence his Department has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on a freedom of information request to the Welsh Assembly Government on communications between his Department and the Welsh Assembly Government over the responsibility for granting permission for the construction of power stations over 50 MW in Wales. | | (213081) | 10
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps he has taken to put into effect Article 8.2 of the Convention on Nuclear Safety on ensuring an effective separation between the regulators and those organisations concerned with the promotion or utilisation of nuclear energy. | | (213082) | 11
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many new staff members recruited in 2008 by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) to support additional work required to carry out the generic design assessment for new nuclear reactors are foreign nationals; what vetting and visa procedures apply to the recruits; and whether the NII is able to recover the costs of engaging them from the reactor vendors. | | (213083) | 12
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what information his Department collects on the number of (a) solar thermal panels, (b) photovoltaic solar tiles and (c) micro-generator wind turbines stolen from households in the last 12 months; and whether anti-theft guidance is issued to householders installing micro-generation technologies. | | (213089) | 13
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the six industries which make the largest contribution to GDP are in the UK. | | (213143) | 14
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment published by the United Nations Environment Programme and (b) the opportunities the assessment offers to British companies. | | (212817) | 15
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent assessment he has made of the potential of decentralised energy networks initiated by local councils to contribute to energy efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions reductions. | | (212825) | 16
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of market provision of insurance services for particular age groups. | | (212630) | 17
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment the Government has made of the likely effects of the removal of the minimum import price for salmon. | | (212850) | 18
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will make it his policy to support an anti-subsidy case in Europe with regard to Norway and salmon production. | | (212955) | 19
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what expert groups his Department has set up since it was established. | | (213277) | 20
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many representations his Department has received opposing surcharges imposed by utilities companies on customers who choose not to pay bills by direct debit. | | (212638) | 21
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the effects of BT's policy of imposing a charge on customers who choose not to pay bills by direct debit, with particular reference to vulnerable customers. | | (212639) | 22
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent discussions he has had with BT and other utility companies on surcharges for customers who choose not to pay bills by direct debit. | | (212640) | 23
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what proportion of the UK's renewable energy generation target is planned to be met from generation in Scotland; and what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Executive on the matter. | | (212641) | 24
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the average connection charges to the National Grid are for (a) renewable generation in Scotland and (b) renewable generation in the UK excluding Scotland. | | (212642) | 25
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the potential to convert plastic waste to fuel in the UK; whether any such projects are being supported by the Government; and if he will make a statement. | | (212996) | 26
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, over what period his Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213220) | 27
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what procedures his Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if he will make a statement. | | (213124) | 28
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in his Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if he will make a statement. | | (213144) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 29
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of cigarettes sold in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds Metropolitan District in each of the last five years. | | (213360) | 30
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department received bonus payments in each of the last five years; what the total amount of bonuses paid has been; what the largest single payment was in each year; and if he will make a statement. | | (213294) | 31
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list any proposed changes to the block grant arrangements for Northern Ireland following recent discussions between the Government, the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin. | | (213119) | 32
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what expert groups his Department has set up in each year since 1999. | | (213198) | 33
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, from which HM Revenue and Customs offices the Share Fisherman's Scheme is administered; and how much duty was collected from this scheme in each of the last five years, broken down by location. | | (213084) | 34
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much in (a) direct and (b) indirect taxes was (i) collected and (ii) administered by the HM Revenue and Customs office in Peterhead in each year since 1997. | | (213085) | 35
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff were based at HM Revenue and Customs and its predecessor organisations' office in Peterhead in each year since 1997. | | (213086) | 36
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs and its predecessor organisations spent on their buildings in Scotland in each year since 1997. | | (213087) | 37
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, over what period his Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213223) | 38
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what procedures his Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if he will make a statement. | | (213133) | 39
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in his Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if he will make a statement. | | (213153) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 40
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many registered child care places there were in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds Metropolitan District in each year since 1997. | | (213350) | 41
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of pupils of (a) state schools and (b) private schools in (i) Leeds Metropolitan District and (ii) Leeds West constituency achieved (A) five grades A* to C at GCSE and (B) three A to C grades at A Level in each year since 1997. | | (213351) | 42
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding his Department has given to Education Leeds in each year since 2001. | | (213368) | 43
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding the Connexions service has received from (a) his Department and (b) other sources in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (213369) | 44
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps are being taken to resolve systemic problems encountered by schools attempting to register Key Stage 2 SAT pupils online. | | (213108) | 45
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps are being taken to ensure helplines are accessible to schools and teaching staff during the period of Key Stage 2 SATs. | | (213109) | 46
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps are being taken to ensure the system for administering Key Stage 2 SATs is fit for purpose for teaching staff and pupils. | | (213110) | 47
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average salary for (a) head teachers and (b) deputy head teachers is in (i) Bournemouth and (ii) England. | | (212748) | 48
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of teachers qualified for performance-related pay in each year since it was introduced. | | (212749) | 49
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of children achieved the national standard in their Key Stage 1 exams in each school in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral; and what the national average mark was. | | (212822) | 50
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many active schools co-ordinators were operating in schools in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (212981) | 51
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many girls aged (a) 14, (b) 15, (c) 16, (d) 17 and (e) 18 years attended schools in England in each year since 2003, broken down by (i) ethnicity and (ii) religion. | | (212953) | 52
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which languages have been added to the national curriculum in the last 10 years; and what criteria are applied to assess the eligibility of modern foreign languages for inclusion in the syllabus. | | (212979) | 53
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what expert groups his Department has set up since it was established. | | (213194) | 54
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, over what period his Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213215) | 55
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what procedures his Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if he will make a statement. | | (213138) | 56
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in his Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if he will make a statement. | | (213158) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 57
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what his latest estimate is of (a) the overall mortality rate and (b) the cigarette smoking-related mortality rate in (i) Leeds West constituency and (ii) Leeds Metropolitan District in each of the last five years. | | (213359) | 58
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many and what proportion of staff in the Cabinet Office received bonus payments in each of the last five years; what the total amount of bonuses paid has been; what the largest single payment was in each year; and if he will make a statement. | | (213289) | 59
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what expert groups the Cabinet Office has set up in each year since 1999. | | (213274) | 60
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, over what period the Cabinet Office depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213213) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 61
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were on social housing waiting lists in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds Metropolitan District in each of the last five years. | | (213358) | 62
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of staff in her Department received bonus payments in each of the last five years; what the total amount of bonuses paid has been; what the largest single payment was in each year; and if she will make a statement. | | (213295) | 63
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities (a) have planned and (b) are implementing decentralised energy networks. | | (212859) | 64
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what expert groups her Department has set up in each year since it was established. | | (213196) | 65
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consultation process was used by the Government Office for the East of England to consult residents of (a) Castle Point and (b) Essex on the Revision to the Regional Spatial Strategy for the East of England. | | (213009) | 66
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, over what period her Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213212) | 67
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what procedures her Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if she will make a statement. | | (213137) | 68
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in her Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if she will make a statement. | | (213157) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 69
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department received bonus payments in each of the last five years; what the total amount of bonuses paid has been; what the largest single payment was in each year; and if he will make a statement. | | (213296) | 70
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, by what process funds are made available to assist Bournemouth in offering free entry to its pier. | | (213142) | 71
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding was available for the upkeep of (a) Grade I, (b) Grade II and (c) Grade III listed buildings in (i) Ribble Valley constituency, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) England in the last three years. | | (212816) | 72
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) Grade I, (b) Grade II and (c) Grade III listed buildings are located in (i) Ribble Valley constituency, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) England. | | (212818) | 73
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of Sport England's Community Projects Revenue Fund has been spent in areas of deprivation since 1999. | | (212982) | 74
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent by Sport England through the Community Projects Capital Fund in each year since 1999; and what proportion was spent on projects requiring funding under £100,000 in each year. | | (212983) | 75
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent on sports action zones through Sport England's (a) Community Projects Capital Fund, (b) Community Investment Fund and (c) community sports networks in each year since 1999. | | (212984) | 76
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, to how many new or enhanced facilities requiring funding over £100,000 Sport England allocated funding through their Community Projects Capital Fund in each year since 1999; and how many of these facilities were based on education sites. | | (212985) | 77
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, to how many new or enhanced facilities requiring funding under £100,000 Sport England allocated funding through their Community Projects Capital Fund in each year since 1999; and how many of these facilities were deemed to have significantly benefited people from ethnic minority communities in each year. | | (212986) | 78
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Sport England distributed through its Awards for All fund in each year since 1999. | | (212987) | 79
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much and what proportion of Sport England's Community Projects Fund was spent on administration in each year since 1999. | | (212988) | 80
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of Sport England's funding has been spent on schemes that significantly increased the participation of women and girls in sport since 1999. | | (212989) | 81
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many awards Sport England made to projects that significantly benefited people from ethnic communities in each year since 1999. | | (212990) | 82
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many awards Sport England made to projects that significantly benefited disabled people in each year since 1999. | | (212991) | 83
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many projects aimed at (a) ethnic communities, (b) disabled communities and (c) women and girls have received funding from Sport England's Community Projects Revenue Fund since 1999. | | (212992) | 84
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many small awards Sport England made in each year since 1999. | | (212997) | 85
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of Sport England's funding has been spent on the World Class programme since 1999. | | (212998) | 86
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of Sport England's Community Projects Fund has been spent in areas of deprivation since 1999. | | (212999) | 87
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of Sport England's funding has been spent on the Community Projects Fund since 1999. | | (213000) | 88
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the future prospects for the bingo industry; and if he will make a statement. | | (212751) | 89
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Arts Council Own Art loans were made in Bassetlaw constituency in each of the last four years. | | (212636) | 90
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many Arts Council Take it Away loans were made in Bassetlaw constituency in each of the last four years. | | (212643) | 91
N | Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations his Department has received on the campaign for safe standing areas in top-flight football grounds in England in the last 12 months; what plans he has to meet with football clubs and supporters groups to discuss this matter; and if he will make a statement. | | (212848) | 92
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of carved stones and ornamental objects stolen from the grounds of (a) ruined abbeys and church buildings and (b) castles and monuments in the care of English Heritage in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (213036) | 93
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what expert groups his Department set up in each year since 1999. | | (213195) | 94
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 16th June 2008, Official Report, column 661W, on regional sports boards, what the role of Sport England's regional offices is expected to be; how much he has allocated to them for each of the next three years; and how much will it cost to run them. | | (212978) | 95
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, over what period his Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213214) | 96
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what procedures his Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if he will make a statement. | | (213125) | 97
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in his Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if he will make a statement. | | (213145) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 98
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department received bonus payments in 2007-08; what the total amount of bonuses paid was; what the largest single payment was; and if he will make a statement. | | (213304) | 99
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any changes will be made to the financial arrangements regarding the sale of redundant military sites following recent talks between the Government, Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party. | | (213117) | 100
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Eurofighter Typhoons are now in service with the RAF; when the remainder are scheduled to enter service; and if he will make a statement. | | (213038) | 101
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what expert groups his Department set up in each year since 1999. | | (213201) | 102
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received on making Veterans' Day a national bank holiday; and if he will make a statement. | | (213003) | 103
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of veterans who have been awarded a veteran's badge; and if he will make a statement. | | (213004) | 104
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many grants were awarded to (a) local authorities, (b) Royal British Legions, (c) independent bodies and (d) individuals for the 2007 Veterans' Day celebrations; and what average grant was awarded to applications in each category. | | (213005) | 105
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average grant awarded for the 2007 Veterans' Day was; and if he will make a statement. | | (213006) | 106
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for grants for the 2008 Veterans' Day celebrations have been received. | | (213008) | 107
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, over what period his Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213227) | 108
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures his Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if he will make a statement. | | (213126) | 109
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in his Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if he will make a statement. | | (213146) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 110
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department received bonus payments in each of the last five years; what the largest single payment was in each year; and if he will make a statement. | | (213311) | 111
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2008, Official Report, columns 386-7W, on carbon emissions: finance, what the main manmade contributing sources of output are of the six gases which are required to be reduced according to Kyoto targets. | | (212846) | 112
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2008, Official Report, columns 386-7W, on carbon emissions: finance, what volume of carbon dioxide emissions was produced in the UK in the latest year for which figures are available; and what target in tonnes has been set for such emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. | | (212847) | 113
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fixed penalty notices have been issued for litter-dropping in (a) Wirral West constituency and (b) Merseyside in the last 18 months; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the issue of fixed penalty notices on littering in urban areas. | | (212980) | 114
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to support proposals for a UN declaration on animal welfare; and if he will make a statement. | | (213039) | 115
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what expert groups his Department set up in each year since 1999. | | (213267) | 116
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy on the use of terminator seeds is. | | (212632) | 117
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a flood defence scheme in Powick, Worcestershire, would be eligible for European funding made available from bodies other than the Environment Agency. | | (212815) | 118
N | Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9th May 2008, Official Report, column 1243W, on nature conservation: EU law, whether the value of each hectare of salt marsh created exceeds the value of the asset it replaces. | | (212637) | 119
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, over what period his Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213217) | 120
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the quantity of ozone-depleting substances that will enter the waste stream in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010. | | (213103) | 121
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of ozone-depleting substances arising from the disposal of plastic foam insulation in building panels which will enter the waste stream in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010. | | (213104) | 122
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what procedures his Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if he will make a statement. | | (213127) | 123
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in his Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if he will make a statement. | | (213147) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 124
N | Mr Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many visitor visas were granted to citizens of Moldova in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (212921) | 125
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who the members were of the delegation that accompanied Rwandan President Paul Kagame on his visit to the UK in May. | | (212820) | 126
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which 10 UK universities have the highest number of students supported by the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Scheme. | | (213312) | 127
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of overseas students receiving funding from the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Scheme are studying at (a) undergraduate, (b) Masters and (c) doctoral level. | | (213313) | 128
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on a status of forces agreement permitting US forces to establish permanent military bases in Iraq and granting US forces immunity from Iraqi law; and if he will make a statement. | | (213355) | 129
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest estimate is of the proportion of arrests in (a) the Palestinian occupied territories, (b) Israel, (c) Saudi Arabia and (d) Iran which are followed by a case investigation and court hearing. | | (213361) | 130
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's latest estimate is of the proportion of arrests in (a) Nigeria, (b) Ethiopia, (c) Sudan and (d) Chad which are followed by a case investigation and court hearing. | | (213363) | 131
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on development of a mainstream political party by Muqtada al-Sadr in Iraq if the Mahdi Army disbands; and if he will make a statement. | | (213366) | 132
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for recent trends in the levels of violence in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. | | (213367) | 133
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on pursuing the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty following the result of the referendum in the Republic of Ireland. | | (213230) | 134
N | Colin Burgon (Elmet): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the number of civilians extra-judicially executed by Colombian security forces in the last 12 months. | | (212860) | 135
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department received bonus payments in each of the last five years; what the largest single payment was in each year; and if he will make a statement. | | (213309) | 136
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the appointment of Professor Richard Falk by the UN Human Rights Council as the investigator of alleged human rights violations by Israel. | | (212753) | 137
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the role of Mr Ahmad Harun in (a) the Oversight Committee joint UN-AU hybrid operation in Darfur and (b) the joint National Congress Party and Sudan People's Liberation Movement committee; and if he will make a statement. | | (213370) | 138
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution his Department is making to the monitoring of the forthcoming elections in Zimbabwe; and what organisations his Department is working with on such election monitoring. | | (213371) | 139
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from (a) South African Development Community member states, (b) the Pan-African Parliament and (c) other organisations on the number of election monitors (i) required and (ii) likely to be in place for the forthcoming elections in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement. | | (213372) | 140
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what expert groups his Department set up in each year since 1999. | | (213197) | 141
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the risk of the conflict in Darfur affecting the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan; and if he will make a statement. | | (213281) | 142
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of progress towards establishing a National Human Rights Commission in Sudan; and if he will make a statement. | | (213282) | 143
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proposals he is considering to strengthen the UN Mission in Sudan's human rights mandate; and if he will make a statement. | | (213283) | 144
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what international mechanisms exist to investigate allegations of human rights abuses by Sudanese armed forces; and if he will make a statement. | | (213284) | 145
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent clashes in the Abyei area of Sudan on (a) the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan and (b) the conflict in Darfur; and if he will make a statement. | | (213285) | 146
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made towards developing a joint conflict management strategy along the North-South border in Sudan between the UN Mission in Sudan and the UN country team as referred to in the UN Secretary General's report to the UN Security Council (S/2008/267); and if he will make a statement. | | (213286) | 147
N | Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to identify those companies which are (a) trading with Zimbabwe and (b) providing services to Zanu-PF in connection with the re-run of the presidential elections which are (i) UK based, (ii) UK owned and (iii) have UK holding companies. | | (212823) | 148
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, over what period his Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213222) | 149
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what procedures his Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if he will make a statement. | | (213128) | 150
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in his Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if he will make a statement. | | (213148) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 151
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on employing overseas visitors' officers in hospitals in the last 12 months. | | (213327) | 152
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his latest estimate is of the number of people with HIV who are unaware that they have the virus. | | (213328) | 153
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department received bonus payments in 2007-08; what the amount of bonuses paid was; what the largest single payment was; and if he will make a statement. | | (213306) | 154
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take in response to the report of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence on the performance of the Nursing and Midwifery Council. | | (213080) | 155
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many births per full-time equivalent NHS midwife there were in (a) England and (b) each region of England in each of the last five years. | | (213105) | 156
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS midwives in (a) England and (b) each region of England took maternity leave in each of the last five years. | | (213106) | 157
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 17th June 2008, Official Report, columns 799-800, what funding has been allocated for statutory independent advocacy services in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011. | | (213310) | 158
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contribution his Department has made to the Global Health Workforce Alliance's Health Worker Policy Initiative working group; and if he will make a statement. | | (213269) | 159
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is considering for implementing the March 2008 Global Health Workforce Alliance Kampala Declaration and Agenda for Global Action; and if he will make a statement. | | (213270) | 160
N | Mr Denis Murphy (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications for income-assessed NHS student bursaries were received in each of the last five years; how many applicants were successful; and how much was paid in such bursaries. | | (212849) | 161
| Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions of (a) individual benzodiazepine drugs and (b) individual antidepressants were dispensed in the community in 2007. | | (213031) | 162
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued on the application of the provisions of section 10 of the Data Protection Act 1998 to (a) the processing of data on any component of the national care records database and (b) patient requirements not to record clinical information on databases accessible by users not directly involved in their care. | | (213290) | 163
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether detailed care records will be available from clusters other than those in which they originate. | | (213293) | 164
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the circumstances in which an opt-out from the summary care record under section 10 of the Data Protection Act 1998 could be overridden; and if he will make a statement. | | (213300) | 165
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from law enforcement organisations on (a) access to the secondary users database and (b) provision to law enforcement authorities of the identities of individuals with specific information on their medical records; and if he will make a statement. | | (213302) | 166
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which categories of staff other than those based at the surgery at which a medical record was created will be able to override a patient's wishes expressed through sealed envelope software. | | (213305) | 167
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued on the classification as sensitive of a patient's name and address when stored in conjunction with a record of (a) attendance at a health facility and (b) consultation with a particular clinician; and if he will review the provisions for recording sensitive information in the audit trail of records accessed on the Patient Demographic Service database. | | (213308) | 168
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to provide that the Secretary of State shall not be a data controller in relation to personal data processed on a detailed care record. | | (213315) | 169
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes to the contracts for the NHS IT programme will be required to reflect the extension to the completion time for the programme. | | (213317) | 170
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has considered the merits of establishing a legal requirement for NHS trusts to implement recommendations made by (a) the Healthcare Commission and (b) the Parliamentary Health Service Commissioner. | | (213318) | 171
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to issue termination notices under the NHS IT contract to (a) CSC and (b) BT. | | (213320) | 172
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason a termination notice was not issued to Accenture in relation to its work on the NHS IT contract. | | (213321) | 173
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) current and (b) projected delays are in each of the NHS organisations assigned to Fujitsu's cluster under the NHS IT contract. | | (213323) | 174
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the maximum penalty that can be levied on Fujitsu as a result of the termination notice issued under the NHS IT contract is; and what the maximum Government liability is. | | (213325) | 175
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued on the application of the Working Time Directive to carers on sleeping duty; what estimate he has made of the number of care packages affected by the application of the Directive; and if he will make a statement. | | (213326) | 176
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with publishers on the implementation of the recommendation of the Platt Review on the establishment of a social care journal. | | (213330) | 177
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account the agreement reached on the amendment of the Working Time Directive took of the European Court of Justice judgments in the SiMap and Jaeger cases; what provision the agreement makes for the treatment of on-call time; what amendments to the Directive are foreseen as a result; and if he will make a statement. | | (213336) | 178
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons Connecting for Health obliges patients to sign documents that invoke the provisions of section 10 of the Data Protection Act 1998 before they opt out of the summary care record; and what guidance he has issued on the compatibility of accepting an instruction to opt out of the summary care record with (a) common law confidentiality provisions and (b) the fair processing requirements of the Data Protection Act. | | (213346) | 179
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the draft guidance from the Section 29 Working Party on electronic medical records, what evaluation he has undertaken of the compatibility of the Connecting for Health proposals with the draft guidance; and if he will make a statement. | | (213347) | 180
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what scenarios his Department has established for the release of identifiable patient information from NHS care records to third parties without the patient's consent; and what the (a) data source, (b) destination, (c) nature of the information, (d) legal justification, (e) data controller and (f) professional role of the individual providing approval in each scenario is. | | (213348) | 181
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what restrictions there are on the release of information from the secondary user's database; and what assessment he has made of the restrictions which will apply to prior transfer to the secondary user's database of information held by clinicians. | | (213349) | 182
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what processes are followed under EU competition law when the NHS contracts with private sector clinical services providers; and if he will make a statement. | | (213037) | 183
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what expert groups his Department has set up in each year since 1999. | | (213266) | 184
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase access to communication support services for people who have suffered strokes in (a) England and (b) Gloucestershire; and if he will make a statement. | | (212634) | 185
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what NHS funding is available to help people recover from the loss of communication skills following strokes in (a) England and (b) Gloucestershire in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (212635) | 186
N | Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it is his policy that primary care trusts may expand existing doctors' practices in under-doctored areas by employing more general practitioners rather than creating a new practice in circumstances where the primary care trust considers that this would be the most effective means by which to increase access to general practitioners. | | (212951) | 187
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dermatology (a) training and (b) consultancy posts were established in each of the last five years. | | (213033) | 188
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ophthalmology (a) training and (b) consultancy posts were established in each of the last five years. | | (213034) | 189
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many psychiatry (a) training and (b) consultancy posts were established in each of the last five years. | | (213035) | 190
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) training and (b) consultancy posts were established for (i) neurology, (ii) cardiology and (iii) gynaecology in each of the last five years. | | (213088) | 191
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) funding and (b) advice is being made available to Wakefield Council for the commissioning of communication disability support groups for those who have had strokes. | | (213111) | 192
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of communication support services for those who have had strokes. | | (213112) | 193
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what communication support services are available for those who have had strokes; and if he will make a statement. | | (213113) | 194
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with a stroke-related communication disability in (a) Wakefield District Primary Care Trust area, (b) West Yorkshire Strategic Health Authority area and (c) Hemsworth constituency in each of the last five years. | | (213229) | 195
N | Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings he has had with the South Central Strategic Health Authority to discuss the future of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre; and if he will make a statement. | | (212644) | 196
N | Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the current level of the national tariff on the finances of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. | | (212645) | 197
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to establish polyclinics in the Leicester Primary Care Trust area. | | (213094) | 198
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on (a) GP surgeries and (b) hospitals of the establishment of a polyclinic in the same primary care trust area. | | (213095) | 199
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average cost of opening a polyclinic. | | (213096) | 200
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average annual cost of running a GP surgery is. | | (213097) | 201
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which stakeholders will be consulted upon decisions regarding the establishment of polyclinics. | | (213098) | 202
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what involvement local GPs will have in the creation of a polyclinic. | | (213099) | 203
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for public consultation on the establishment of polyclinics in the Leicester area. | | (213100) | 204
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what healthcare services available in hospitals will be made available at polyclinics. | | (213101) | 205
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what healthcare services are available at GP surgeries he proposes to make available at polyclinics. | | (213102) | 206
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, over what period his Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213218) | 207
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures his Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if he will make a statement. | | (213129) | 208
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in his Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if he will make a statement. | | (213149) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 209
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on visits to the UK by individuals under indictment by European or international courts for violations of humanitarian law, (a) as part of official delegations and (b) as individuals. | | (212819) | 210
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many under 18 year olds were given anti-social behaviour orders in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds Metropolitan District in each year since their introduction. | | (213329) | 211
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding her Department has allocated to institutions working to counter terrorism in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds Metropolitan District in 2008-09. | | (213334) | 212
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people with DNA profiles held on the national DNA database living in (a) Leeds West constituency, (b) Leeds Metropolitan District and (c) the UK are of (i) Asian, (ii) Black and (iii) Eastern European ethnic origin and are under 18 years old. | | (213352) | 213
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many DNA profiles on the national DNA database are of people resident in (a) the UK, (b) Leeds West constituency, (c) Leeds Metropolitan District and (d) Yorkshire and Humberside. | | (213353) | 214
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many violent offence cases in (a) Leeds West constituency, (b) Leeds Metropolitan District and (c) Yorkshire and Humberside the national DNA database was used to match suspects in each year since figures are available. | | (213354) | 215
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of staff in her Department received bonus payments in 2006-07; what the total amount of bonuses paid was; what the largest single payment was; and if she will make a statement. | | (213303) | 216
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12th June 2008, Official Report, column 472W, on entry clearances, how many visits have been made to the UK by Russian citizens in the last 12 months; and how many visas had been issued at each of the visa application centres in Russia. | | (212824) | 217
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces have received national police improvement grants. | | (213032) | 218
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers who discover a child truanting from school may take; and if she will make a statement. | | (213093) | 219
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what expert groups her Department set up in each year since 1999. | | (213199) | 220
N | Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the detection rate for (a) reported crimes, (b) violent crimes, (c) burglaries and (d) acts of theft in (i) each police force area and (ii) England and Wales was in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (212631) | 221
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many entry clearances were granted under the working holidaymakers scheme in each of the last five years; and how many were granted to applicants from each of the top 10 source countries in those years. | | (212855) | 222
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown by level of earnings of holders of work permits for the three most recent years for which figures are available. | | (212856) | 223
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which 80 immigration routes the Government is replacing; and how many entry clearances were granted under each route in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (212857) | 224
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many holders of work permits were given indefinite leave to remain in the UK in each of the last 10 years. | | (212858) | 225
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU nationals were deported from the UK in each of the last five years. | | (212750) | 226
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many violent crimes there were per head of population in Essex in each of the last five years. | | (213010) | 227
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many homicides there were in Essex in the last 10 years, broken down by method of killing. | | (213011) | 228
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16th June 2008, Official Report, column 676W, on Heathrow Airport: security, whether UK Border Agency staff were able to ascertain the identities of passengers who left the domestic arrivals area prior to the error being identified. | | (213091) | 229
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, over what period her Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213228) | 230
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures her Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if she will make a statement. | | (213130) | 231
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in her Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if she will make a statement. | | (213150) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 232
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much funding the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) allocated to (a) research and (b) research grants in each of the last 10 years; and how many new PhD students were supported by the EPSRC in (i) the UK and (ii) Leeds University in each of those years. | | (213364) | 233
N | Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what plans he has to assess the learning impact of science and discovery centres; and if he will make a statement. | | (212952) | 234
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many students from Wirral West constituency entered (a) Oxford and (b) Cambridge University in the last five years; what steps his Department has taken in (i) Wirral and (ii) England to encourage more people from lower socio-economic groups to apply to these and other leading universities; and if he will make a statement. | | (213018) | 235
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what expert groups his Department has set up since it was established. | | (213265) | 236
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, over what period his Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213216) | 237
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what procedures his Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if he will make a statement. | | (213131) | 238
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in his Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if he will make a statement. | | (213151) | 239
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if his Department will commission independent research to assess the effecct on all socio-economic groups of his Department's widening participation initiatives relating to medical studies. | | (213140) | 240
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what (a) discussions he has had and (b) steps he has taken with the Department of Health to improve widening participation initiatives to encourage students from all socio-economic groups into medicine. | | (213141) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 241
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the net enrolment ratio in primary education in (a) Malawi, (b) Liberia and (c) Zambia in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12. | | (213297) | 242
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has provided funding to (a) Malaria no More, (b) Tam Tam and (c) the UK Campaign Against Malaria; and if he will make a statement. | | (213298) | 243
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department plans to allocate to the Three Faces of India plan in the next seven years; and if he will make a statement. | | (213314) | 244
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding the Government plans to allocate to the Afghanistan reconstruction plan agreed at the Paris conference; and if he will make a statement. | | (213324) | 245
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding his Department has allocated to (a) tackle HIV/AIDS, (b) improve other health services and (c) improve education in Malawi in 2008-09. | | (213335) | 246
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate his Department has made of economic growth in (a) Iraq, (b) Afghanistan, (c) the Democratic Republic of Congo and (d) Mozambique in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11. | | (213337) | 247
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid his Department provided to Eritrea in each year since 2001; what types of aid were provided; and if he will make a statement. | | (213356) | 248
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid his Department has allocated to Sadr City, Baghdad to improve (a) electricity, (b) sanitation and (c) medical facilities; what types of aid have been provided in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (213365) | 249
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department received bonus payments in each of the last five years; what the total amount of bonuses paid has been; what the largest single payment was in each year; and if he will make a statement. | | (213288) | 250
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries will receive aid from his Department under the Advanced Market Commitment programme; and what role his Department will have in determining the pattern of distribution of vaccines delivered under the programme. | | (213206) | 251
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what arrangements his Department has put in place to involve the private sector in supporting economic growth in developing countries. | | (213207) | 252
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the level of harmonisation between multilateral health agencies following the May 2008 meeting on the International Health Partnership; and what evidence was used to inform this assessment. | | (213208) | 253
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made in the collaboration between his Department and the UN Development Programme to develop a tool to identify the effects of non-aid policies on developing countries. | | (213209) | 254
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has taken in collaboration with the EU to ensure development issues are systematically addressed across all sectors; and with what outcomes. | | (213210) | 255
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the joint Trade Policy Unit; and what plans he has for further collaboration with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. | | (213211) | 256
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has taken to encourage the Asian Development Bank to become a more effective development organisation; and whether UK funding is linked to improved performance. | | (213231) | 257
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department has taken to support the creation of the Asian Development Bank Clean Energy Investment Framework. | | (213232) | 258
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of co-operation between the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the United Nations agencies. | | (213233) | 259
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effects of global financial turbulence and projections of future global growth on innovative financial instruments for development, with particular reference to the International Finance Facility for Immunisation bonds. | | (213234) | 260
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what resources his Department plans to commit to the Joint Country Stategy for South Africa; and whether the EU or the South African government will administer this initiative. | | (213235) | 261
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made in the China-EU dialogue on Africa; and what decisions have been made. | | (213236) | 262
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Lisbon Treaty not coming into effect on the delivery of the EU humanitarian aid programme. | | (213237) | 263
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial commitments his Department has made to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS to help fight HIV and AIDS. | | (213238) | 264
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of reliability of the evidence for the positive trends in the fight against HIV in unstable countries reported by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, with particular reference to Zimbabwe. | | (213239) | 265
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department has given to the World Health Organisation to assist the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals on health. | | (213240) | 266
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contributions his Department makes to the management of the European Development Fund; how co-operation with other member states is managed; and what steps have been taken to improve co-ordination. | | (213241) | 267
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how he expects his Department's share of funding for the European Development Fund to change in each of the next five years. | | (213242) | 268
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projections have been made of future donor funding for the World Bank's International Development Association; and what change he expects there to be to the UK contribution in each of the next five years. | | (213243) | 269
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of President Zoellick's six priority areas for the future direction of the World Bank's strategy with UK development policy. | | (213244) | 270
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support reform of the UN system for delivery of aid policy. | | (213245) | 271
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what resources his Department provided to help reduce the spread of HIV and AIDS in South and South East Asia in each of the last five years. | | (213246) | 272
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when the expansion of the one UN country pilot scheme to a further 30 states is expected to start. | | (213247) | 273
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, where the United Nations Development Programme's SURGE Capacity Initiative has been used in crises since its introduction in 2006. | | (213248) | 274
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department's relationship with the United Nations Children Fund has been used to help reduce child poverty in the UK. | | (213249) | 275
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had on incentivising United Nations Population Fund staff to increase collaboration across the UN system. | | (213250) | 276
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had on UN plans to monitor and assess the implementation of the Maputo Plan of Action. | | (213251) | 277
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what lessons were learned from the 2007 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS review; and what changes have been made as a result. | | (213252) | 278
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what influence the UK has over the way the African Development Bank uses the UK's contribution of funding; and what assessment he has made of the key areas to which this aid should be directed. | | (213264) | 279
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what monitoring programmes were put in place to assess the effects of the Emergency Human Resources Programme launched in Malawi in 2004; and what evaluation has been made of the programme. | | (213271) | 280
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is considering for implementing the March 2008 Global Health Workforce Alliance Kampala Declaration and Agenda for Global Action; and if he will make a statement. | | (213272) | 281
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had on (a) the continuation of the Emergency Human Resources Programme in Malawi and (b) the possible extension of the programme to other countries. | | (213273) | 282
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what expert groups his Department set up in each year since 1999. | | (213268) | 283
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, over what period his Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213219) | 284
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what procedures his Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if he will make a statement. | | (213132) | 285
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in his Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if he will make a statement. | | (213152) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 286
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department received bonus payments in 2007; what the total amount of bonuses paid was; what the largest single payment was; and if he will make a statement. | | (213301) | 287
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9th June 2008, Official Report, column 98W, on the Information Commissioner, what the longest period is that a case has been awaiting (a) investigation and (b) classification since the establishment of the Information Commissioner's Office. | | (213092) | 288
N | Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for grants to ensure disabled access at polling stations were made by Warrington Borough Council in each of the last three years; and how much was awarded on each occasion. | | (212633) | 289
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what expert groups his Department set up in each year since it was established. | | (213200) | 290
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the objectives of the Prospects Project were; and if he will make a statement on its progress. | | (212854) | 291
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for public funding were (a) submitted and (b) granted by the Legal Services Commission for environmental cases in each year since 2000. | | (212993) | 292
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many protective costs orders were granted by the Supreme Court of England and Wales for environmental cases in each year since 2000. | | (212994) | 293
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure UK compliance with the provisions of Article 9 on access to justice of the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters; and if he will make a statement. | | (212995) | 294
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the civil procedure rules committee will consult the public on possible amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules in relation to costs and interim remedies to ensure compliance with the provisions of Article 9(4) of the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters; and if he will make a statement. | | (213013) | 295
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, over what period his Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213224) | 296
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what procedures his Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if he will make a statement. | | (213136) | 297
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in his Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if he will make a statement. | | (213156) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 298
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department received bonus payments in each of the last five years; what the total amount of bonuses paid has been; what the largest single payment was in each year; and if he will make a statement. | | (213299) | 299
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions took place regarding the Irish language at recent talks between the Government, Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party. | | (213114) | 300
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions took place on the devolution of criminal justice and policing at recent talks between the Government, Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party. | | (213115) | 301
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what changes are to be made to the financial arrangements regarding water charges following recent talks between the Government, Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party. | | (213116) | 302
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the purposes are of the £6 million allocated by his Department for Irish language broadcasting; and if he will make a statement. | | (213118) | 303
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what subjects were discussed at his talks with the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin at the time of the establishment of the new Northern Ireland Executive; what the outcomes were of such discussions; and if he will make a statement. | | (213120) | 304
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, over what period his Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213226) | 305
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what procedures his Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if he will make a statement. | | (213135) | 306
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in his Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if he will make a statement. | | (213155) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 307
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what assessment she has made of the potential for Kettering constituency to become involved in the 2012 Olympic Games; and if she will make a statement. | | (212752) | Questions to the Prime Minister 308
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Prime Minister, what subjects were discussed during his talks with the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin at the time of the establishment of the new Northern Ireland Executive; what the outcome was of such discussions; and if he will make a statement. | | (213121) | 309
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he plans to make any changes to financial arrangements relating to the Northern Ireland Executive following recent talks between the Government, Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party. | | (213122) | 310
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will visit post offices in Castle Point to discuss the Government's policy on closures; and if he will make a statement. | | (213040) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 311
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the average number of days taken as sick leave in his Department was in each of the last five years for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. | | (213204) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 312
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) locomotives, (b) multiple units, (c) freight wagons and (d) carriages of each class were in use by each train operating company on the rail networks through Leeds West constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (213333) | 313
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of (a) rail and (b) road are planned to be constructed in (i) Leeds West constituency and (ii) Leeds Metropolitan District in the next 10 years; and in what location in each case. | | (213357) | 314
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of staff in her Department received bonus payments in each of the last five years; what the total amount of bonuses paid has been; what the largest single payment was in each year; and if she will make a statement. | | (213291) | 315
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many car and motorcycle tests were conducted at the Southend Driving Test Centre in each of the last 10 years. | | (210593) | 316
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much it cost to run the Southend Driving Test Centre in each of the last 10 years (a) in total and (b) per test. | | (210594) | 317
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the proposed move of driving tests from the Southend Driving Test Centre to the Multi-Purpose Test Centre in Basildon will cost. | | (210595) | 318
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff are employed at the Southend Driving Test Centre; and how many positions will be available for these staff if the centre is co-located with the Multi-Purpose Test Centre in Basildon. | | (210596) | 319
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the projected cost is of providing services to users who live within the current Southend catchment area if the Southend Driving Test Centre is co-located with the Multi-Purpose Test Centre in Basildon (a) in total and (b) per test. | | (210597) | 320
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the feasibility of Southend Driving Test Centre being used for car driving tests only. | | (211057) | 321
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any steps have been taken by the Driving Standards Agency to identify a site in Southend that is suitable for motorcycle tests compliant with European Community Directive 2000/56/EC. | | (211058) | 322
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Driving Standards Agency plans to review its code of practice with regard to guidance on (a) population density and (b) proximity to a driving test centre. | | (211059) | 323
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what account was taken of the Driving Standards Agency's travel distance criterion in proposing to co-locate the Southend Driving Test Centre with the Multi-Purpose Test Centre in Basildon. | | (211060) | 324
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the environmental impact of co-locating Southend Driving Test Centre with the Multi-Purpose Test Centre in Basildon; and what account was taken of (a) people travelling from Southend to Basildon for driving lessons and (b) time spent in traffic. | | (211061) | 325
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she next plans to review the level of fees for (a) car and (b) motorcycle practical driving tests; and if she will make a statement. | | (211646) | 326
| Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in what circumstances the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is permitted to reveal the details which it holds on individual citizens to third parties unrelated to the Department of Transport. | | (213012) | 327
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what expert groups her Department set up in each year since 1999. | | (213276) | 328
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date she expects the first new rolling stock for the Thameslink programme to come into use. | | (213001) | 329
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the former Eurostar platforms at Waterloo to reopen for use for domestic rail services. | | (213002) | 330
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, over what period her Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213221) | 331
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what procedures her Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if she will make a statement. | | (213134) | 332
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in her Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if she will make a statement. | | (213154) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 333
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the average number of days taken as sick leave in his Department was in each of the last five years for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. | | (213202) | 334
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department received bonus payments in each of the last five years; what the total amount of bonuses paid has been; what the largest single payment was in each year; and if he will make a statement. | | (213292) | 335
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what procedures his Department follows for checking the criminal records of employees; and if he will make a statement. | | (213139) | 336
| Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of successful applicants for jobs in his Department are subjected to a criminal records check; how many (a) successful applicants and (b) criminal records checks there were in each of the last 10 years; how many successful applicants were found to have a criminal record after a criminal records check took place in each of the last 10 years; whether the selection of successful candidates to be subjected to a criminal records check is random or targeted; and if he will make a statement. | | (213159) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 337
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what the average number of days taken as sick leave in the Government Equalities Office was in each month since its inception; and if she will make a statement. | | (213205) | 338
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many and what proportion of staff in the Government Equalities Office have received bonus payments since the office was established; what the total amount of bonuses paid has been; what the largest single payment has been; and if she will make a statement. | | (213280) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 339
| John Battle (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his latest estimate is of the number of (a) male and (b) female pensioners aged (i) 60 to 79 and (ii) over 80 years old unable to pay their full fuel bill in Leeds West constituency; and if he will make a statement. | | (213319) | 340
| Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department received bonus payments in each of the last five years for which information is available; how much was paid in bonuses in 2007-08; what the largest single payment was in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (213278) | 341
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to those circumstances when Jobseekers Allowance claimants are told they must accept a job, whether the conditions include jobs that are paid by 100 per cent. commission. | | (212821) | 342
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16th June 2008, Official Report, column 732W, on departmental public participation, what the cost was of each project listed; and what steps (a) have been taken and (b) are planned as a result of the findings of each project. | | (213017) | 343
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what expert groups his Department set up in each year since 1999. | | (213275) | 344
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons fatalities involving at-work vehicles are not included in the fatalities of workers recorded annually by the Health and Safety Executive; and if he will make a statement. | | (212851) | 345
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average income of a household receiving carer's allowance was in the last period for which figures are available. | | (213014) | 346
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the earnings threshold is for those claiming carer's allowance; and if he will consider raising the threshold. | | (213015) | 347
| Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receive carer's allowance in (a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) Wakefield district. | | (213016) | 348
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, over what period his Department depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment. | | (213225) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 349
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for North Shropshire of 14th May, on corporation tax. | | [Transferred] (213123) | 350
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) policy papers and (b) consultation papers have been issued by the Financial Services Authority in each of the last 10 years. | | [Transferred] (213107) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 351
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people were employed in the construction industry in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008. | | [Transferred] (213030) |
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