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MONDAY 3 NOVEMBER
Questions for Oral Answer Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence *1
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): What recent steps he has taken to maintain and enhance morale in the armed forces. | | (232047) | *2
| Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): What progress has been made in the development of Iraqi security forces; and if he will make a statement. | | (232048) | *3
| Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): How many Royal Navy personnel are deployed in Afghanistan. | | (232049) | *4
| Robert Key (Salisbury): What work is being undertaken by the Advanced Research and Assessment Group at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom; and how many of its reports have been published. | | (232050) | *5
| Paul Flynn (Newport West): What estimate he has made of the area of territory in Afghanistan under the contol of (a) the Afghan government, (b) the Taliban and (c) warlords in each of the last three years. | | (232051) | *6
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): What rehabilitation services his Department provides for service personnel. | | (232052) | *7
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): What assessment he has made of the military implications for NATO of recent developments in Russian security policy. | | (232053) | *8
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): If he will make a statement on the future strike capability of the Royal Air Force. | | (232054) | *9
| Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): Whether he plans to conduct a strategic defence review. | | (232055) | *10
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): How much his Department has spent on the Defence Training Review programme to date; and if he will make a statement. | | (232056) | *11
| Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): How much capital spending was drawn down at the Atomic Weapons Establishment Aldermaston in each of the last three years; and how much is planned to be drawn down in 2008-09. | | (232057) | *12
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): If he will make a statement on the future strike capability of the Royal Air Force. | | (232058) | *13
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): What recent assessment he has made of the value for money of defence training contracts; and if he will make a statement. | | (232059) | *14
| Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Afghanistan. | | (232060) | *15
| Adam Afriyie (Windsor): How many Astute-class submarines he plans to order; and if he will make a statement. | | (232061) | *16
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): What recent representations he has received from the Chinese government on military co-operation. | | (232062) | *17
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): What plans his Department has to tackle the issue of empty service properties. | | (232063) | *18
| Bob Russell (Colchester): What discussions he has had on the establishment in Colchester of an academy with military involvement for children of civilians. | | (232064) | *19
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Afghanistan. | | (232065) | *20
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): What his policy is for replacing battle casualties in units on operations. | | (232066) | *21
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): What assessment he has made of the military implications for NATO of recent developments in Russian security policy. | | (232067) | *22
| Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): Whether the next Commander Maritime Reserves will be a regular Royal Navy officer of a Royal Navy Reserve officer. | | (232068) | *23
| Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Iraq. | | (232069) | *24
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): How many troops are serving in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan. | | (232070) | *25
| John Barrett (Edinburgh West): What recent assessment he has made of the role of the Gurkhas in the Army. | | (232071) | At 3.15 p.m. Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question. *1
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. | | (232072) | *2
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): | | (232073) | *3
| Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): | | (232074) | *4
| Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): | | (232075) | *5
| Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): | | (232076) | *6
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): | | (232077) | *7
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): | | (232078) | *8
| Paul Rowen (Rochdale): | | (232079) | *9
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): | | (232080) | *10
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): | | (232081) |
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 20 October 1
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) independent and (b) home-school candidates of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority's decision to change GCSE coursework arrangements from September 2009. | | (229587) | 2
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the introduction of electronic motor insurance certificates; and if he will make a statement. | | (229586) |
Notices given on Monday 27 October 1
N | Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration officers are assigned to work in prisons on duties related to the deportation of foreign national prisoners; and in which prisons they work. | | (231573) | 2
N | Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national prisoners recommended for deportation or removal from the United Kingdom by a judge at sentencing were (a) deported or removed from the UK, (b) allowed to remain in the UK and (c) awaiting a Home Office decision on removal or deportation in each of the last 24 months for which figures are available. | | (231572) | 3
N | Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what percentage of (a) foreign national prisoners and (b) prisoners of unknown nationality there were in each prison in England and Wales on 1st October 2008. | | (231574) | 4
N | Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national prisoners were being held in prisons awaiting deportation after their due release date on 1st October 2008. | | (231575) | 5
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedure is followed when a claimant presents him or herself at a (a) personal capacity assessment and (b) work capability assessment but is not in a fit state to be assessed due to intoxication. | | (231889) |
Notices given on Tuesday 28 October 1
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, by what criteria the (a) franchise fee charged by Post Office Ltd to its franchisees and (b) annual fee charged by Post Office Ltd to locally funded post offices is set; and if he will make a statement. | | (232427) | 2
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much UK Trade and Investment spent on branded golf balls in the last three years. | | (232194) | 3
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what briefing material his Department has circulated to hon. Members on the situation for British depositors with Icelandic-owned financial institutions; and what advice his Department has made available for hon. Members to pass on to their constituents who are such depositors. | | (232462) | 4
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's obligations are in respect of guarantees to depositors in off-shore banks in (a) UK dependant territories, (b) UK overseas territories and (c) Crown dependencies; and if he will make a statement. | | (232204) | 5
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 18th September 2008 on the economy (PO reference: 1/60847/2008). | | (232217) | 6
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the impact on courses involving any form of work experience of the current downturn in the economy. | | (232275) | 7
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what representations he has received on apprenticeships which might be terminated because of job losses and company failures in the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement. | | (232276) | 8
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 27th October 2008, Official Report, column 704W, on children: databases, if he will place a copy of the original circular sent by his Department's Contact Point team in the Library; who authorised the sending of original circular; and to whom it was sent. | | (232461) | 9
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks are proposed for (a) professionals who can access Contactpoint and (b) in-house and contracted IT staff responsible for maintaining the Contactpoint system. | | (232463) | 10
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which groups of people will be subject to additonal security measures for their details to be accessed on Contactpoint; and what additional security arrangement will be put in place on Contactpoint for the details of children who are subject to the Witness Protection Scheme. | | (232464) | 11
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what progress has been made with shielding arrangements for Contactpoint; and if he will make a statement. | | (232465) | 12
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) the Chief Executive of the Academies Enterprise Trust, (b) the headteacher at the Greensward School at Hockley, (c) the patron of the Academies Enterprise Trust and (d) the Chairman of Essex County Council on (i) secondary school reorganisation in Colchester and (ii) the establishment of one or more academies in Colchester. | | (232422) | 13
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, the children of which groups of people will be excluded from Contact Point; and if he will make a statement. | | (232241) | 14
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the latest population projections for the UK are for (a) 2031, (b) 2056 and (c) 2081. | | (232200) | 15
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate he has been made of when the population of the UK is expected to reach 70 million. | | (232201) | 16
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate has been made of the effect on total UK population of zero net migration by (a) 2031, (b) 2056 and (c) 2081. | | [R] (232202) | 17
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the effect of the costs of the South West Regional Fire Control Centre is expected to be on Dorset Fire Authority's budget. | | (232273) | 18
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received requesting a delay in the operation of the South West Regional Fire Control Centre; and if she will make a statement. | | (232274) | 19
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department plans to respond to the Eighth Report of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, HC 133-I, on tourism. | | (232212) | 20
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much public money is being provided to Visit Wales in 2008-09. | | (232213) | 21
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to review the operation of the Licensing Act 2003; and if he will make a statement. | | (232214) | 22
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether service personnel at Colchester Garrison have been accommodated in hotels in the last month. | | (232421) | 23
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 27th October 2008, Official Report, column 731-4W on energy: metering, if he will publish the economic impact assessment to which reference is made. | | (232198) | 24
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 29th September 2008 to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on renewable energy projects. | | (232216) | 25
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when a Minister in his Department plans to reply to the letter to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 23rd September 2008 on the Planning Bill and climate change. | | (232218) | 26
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when a Minister in his Department plans to reply to the letter to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 16th September 2008 on solar water heaters. | | (232219) | 27
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) electricity and (b) gas customers who temporarily disconnected themselves from their supply to credit prepayment meters which have been installed because of arrears in the latest period for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. | | (232193) | 28
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the US Administration on the possible imposition of sanctions on Mauritania. | | (232192) | 29
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what requests have been received from the United States administration for UK officials to contribute to the US review of its strategy and operations in Afghanistan; what approaches the Government has made to the US administration to offer a contribution to the review; which UK officials are involved in the review; and if he will make a statement. | | (232210) | 30
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many registered NHS dentists there are in (a) Ribble Valley, (b) Lancashire and (c) England. | | (232319) | 31
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that multiple cannabis warnings are not issued by the police to the same person. | | (232130) | 32
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on the effectiveness of the system for recording of cannabis warnings on the Police National Computer. | | (232131) | 33
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has provided to police forces on the appropriateness of issuing (a) warnings, (b) cautions and (c) penalty notices for disorder for the possession and supply of cannabis. | | (232132) | 34
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to change the drug classification of ecstasy. | | (232133) | 35
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inspections of institutions teaching English as a second language the UK Border Agency and its predecessors conducted in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement. | | (232215) | 36
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of road accident fraud in each of the last five years. | | (232316) | 37
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many road accident frauds were reported to the police in each of the last five years. | | (232317) | 38
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent meetings she has had with her European counterparts on the People's Mujahideen Organisation of Iran in light of the ruling of the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg in Case T-256/07 on 23rd October 2008. | | (232318) | 39
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for further leave to remain have been received in each of the last 10 years; how many applications were granted; how many applicants came orginally (a) for the purposes of work, (b) to study and (c) for other reasons; and for each category, how many dependants were brought to the UK. | | (232203) | 40
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been carried out of the effect on the amount of police paperwork of moving responsibility for charging decisions from the Police to the Crown Prosecution Service under the statutory charging initiative. | | (232322) | 41
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) prosecuted, (b) convicted of knife possession and (c) sentenced to prison for knife possession between (i) June and October 2008 and (ii) June and October 2007. | | (232340) | 42
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for displaying a Union Flag or national flag of a UK country on their vehicle number plate in each of the last five years. | | (232312) | 43
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much has been spent on maintenance grants for undergraduate students in each year since 2004-05; and how much is expected to be spent in 2008-09. | | (232269) | 44
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the average maintenance grant paid to eligible first-year UK-domiciled undergraduate students was in each year since 2004-05; and how much it is expected to be in 2008-09. | | (232270) | 45
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many first-year UK-domiciled undergraduate students have been entitled to (a) the maximum maintenance grant and (b) a portion of the full maintenance grant in each year since 2004-05; and what the estimated figures are for 2008-09. | | (232271) | 46
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many, and what proportion, of first-year UK-domiciled undergraduate students have been entitled to a maintenance grant in each year since 2004-05; and what the estimated figures are for 2008-09. | | (232272) | 47
N | Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much has been awarded to undergraduates who are the children of parents registered as non-domiciled through the student grants system in each year for which records are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (232424) | 48
N | Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what regulations are in place governing the awarding of undergraduate grants to the children of parents registered as non-domiciled; and if he will make a statement. | | (232425) | 49
N | Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of undergraduates who are the children of parents registered as non-domiciled and have received student grants in each year for which records are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (232426) | 50
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) 16 to 18 year olds and (b) 18 to 21 year olds are currently serving custodial sentences; and what is the average length of sentence for each group. | | (232195) | 51
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of offenders in young offender institutions are dependent on at least one type of drug. | | (232196) | 52
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost per annum was of a place in a young offenders institution in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (232197) | 53
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what the value is of all contracts awarded by the Olympic Delivery Authority to business organisations in Wales. | | (232315) | 54
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what assessment she has made of the Field Studies Council's proposals to site residential urban education centre in the Olympic Park after the London 2012 Olympics. | | (232211) | 55
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, further to the Answer of 27th October 2008, Official Report, column 690W, on Olympic Games: finance, how much is to be given to each Home Country Sports Council; and to what types of projects the money will be allocated. | | (232277) | 56
N | Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): To ask the Prime Minister, further to his Answer of 27th October 2008, Official Report, column 666W, on the Olympic Games, if he will provide the names of all those who were (a) invited to and (b) attended the reception for Team GB at Lancaster House. | | (232278) | 57
N | Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Prime Minister, when he expects to publish the costs of the recent Cabinet visit to Birmingham. | | (232313) | 58
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there are plans for National Air Traffic Services to undertake additional public consultation before any introduction of (a) mixed-mode and (b) a third runway at Heathrow airport; and if he will make a statement. | | (232320) | 59
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what procedures would be followed if BAA sought permission to introduce mixed-mode (a) within the 480,000 cap and (b) exceeding the 480,000 cap. | | (232321) | 60
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd October 2008, Official Report, column 423W, on railways: EU law, what recent correspondence he has received from the European Commission on implementation of the First Railway Package; and if he will make a statement. | | (232428) | 61
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what instructions have been given to (a) the North West Leaders' Forum and (b) the Highways Agency on capping costs on the Mottram-Tintwistle bypass at £270m; and what other road schemes have been similarly capped in the last 12 months. | | (232466) | 62
N | Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on (a) design fees, (b) printing costs, (c) painting of vehicles and (d) consultancy fees with regard to the corporate logo of the Government Car and Despatch Agency in (i) each of the last three years and (ii) 2008 to date. | | (232423) | 63
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to amend the Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 to permit the voluntary display of the Union Flag or other national identifiers. | | (232311) | 64
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has authorised the erection of road signs which indicate metric rather than imperial measurements. | | (232445) | 65
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage the take-up of (a) carer's allowance, (b) pension credit, (c) housing benefit and (d) council tax benefit. | | (232205) | 66
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to achieve a higher level of overall benefits take-up. | | (232206) | 67
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to achieve a higher level of benefits take-up amongst pensioners. | | (232207) | 68
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's latest estimate is of take-up rates for (a) carer's allowance, (b) pension credit, (c) housing benefit and (d) council tax benefit. | | (232208) | 69
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners his Department estimates are eligible for pension credit, broken down by constituency. | | (232209) | 70
N | Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the accurracy of information provided on the telephone by Pensions Service staff about the future of the Post Office card account; and if he will make a statement. | | (232314) | 71
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of applications for (a) disability living allowance and (b) attendance allowance have been refused in each of the last three years. | | (232199) |
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