THURSDAY 6 NOVEMBER
Questions for Oral Answer Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs *1
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): What recent steps his Department has taken to improve air quality in Greater London. | | (233450) | *2
| John Robertson (Glasgow North West): What measures his Department has considered to increase public understanding of the environmental effects of everyday activity; and if he will make a statement. | | (233451) | *3
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): When he last met the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to discuss the provision of broadband in rural areas. | | (233452) | *4
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): What recent discussions he has had with farmers' representatives on the pricing of their goods in supermarkets. | | (233453) | *5
| Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): If he will request Ofwat to take into account the findings of the review of metering and charging when examining water companies' proposals for customer charges for the period from 2010 to 2015. | | (233454) | *6
| Alun Michael (Cardiff South & Penarth): What steps he is taking to encourage EU action to ban seal products from entering the EU. | | (233455) | *7
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What recent steps the Government has taken to increase the proportion of waste that is recycled. | | (233456) | *8
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): What steps his Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the Pitt Report on flooding. | | (233457) | *9
| Norman Baker (Lewes): What discussions he has had with South-East Water on the establishment of a reservoir near Ringmer, East Sussex; and if he will make a statement. | | (233458) | *10
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): What estimate he has made of the level of the average water bill in 2009-10. | | (233459) | *11
| Mrs Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): When he last met the chief executive of Ofwat to discuss the level of charges for water services. | | (233460) | *12
| Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): What recent assessment his Department has made of the effects of genetically-modified crops on the environment. | | (233461) | *13
| Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley): What assessment he has made of the contribution of the Kopernikus programme to environmental monitoring. | | (233462) | *14
| Mr John Grogan (Selby): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the effects on air quality in the area around Heathrow of the proposed third runway. | | (233463) | *16
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): What recent discussions he has had with US Administration officials on the export of British meat-based products to the US. | | (233465) | *17
| Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute): What plans he has to introduce the electronic identification of sheep; and if he will make a statement. | | (233466) | *18
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): What progress his Department has made in implementing the recommendations made in the Pitt Report on flooding. | | (233467) | *19
| Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): What progress has been made in his Department's discussions with the farming industry on sharing the costs of the animal disease strategy. | | (233468) | *20
| Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): What discussions his Department has had with farmers' representatives on the pricing of their goods in supermarkets. | | (233469) | At 11.05 p.m. Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question. *1
| Philip Davies (Shipley): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. | | (233470) | *2
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): | | (233471) | *3
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): | | (233472) | *4
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle): | | (233473) | *5
| Tony Baldry (Banbury): | | (233474) | *6
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): | | (233475) | *7
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): | | (233476) | *8
| Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): | | (233477) | At 11.15 a.m. Oral Questions to the Solicitor General *1
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): How many appeals against unduly lenient sentences there have been in the last 12 months; and how many have been successful. | | (233478) | *2
| Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): What assessment she has made of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's recent report on the UK's progress towards meeting its anti-bribery recommendations; and if she will make a statement. | | (233479) | *3
| Ms Celia Barlow (Hove): What assessment she has made of the effect of Operation Pentameter 2 on numbers of prosecutions for human trafficking offences brought by the Crown Prosecution Service. | | (233480) | *4
| David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): What recent discussions she and the Attorney General have had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the sentencing guidelines for domestic violence cases. | | (233481) | *5
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the review of demand for prostitution; and if she will make a statement. | | (233482) | *6
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): How many prosecutions the Crown Prosecution Service has successfully brought for shoplifting in each of the last three years. | | (233483) | *7
| Mr Andrew Mackay (Bracknell): What steps the Serious Fraud Office is taking in response to the recommendations of the De Grazia report on its working practices. | | (233484) | *8
| Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing Southall): What steps she is taking to improve diversity and equality in the staffing of the Crown Prosecution Service. | | (233485) | *9
| Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the level of vexatious claims. | | (233486) | *10
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What the average time from offence to conviction for persistent young offenders convicted after prosecution by the Crown Prosecution Service was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (233487) |
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 28 October 1
N | Damian Green (Ashford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have (a) escaped or absconded and (b) returned or been recaptured after escaping or absconding from each establishment in the immigration detention estate in each of the last five years. | | (232325) |
Notices given on Wednesday 29 October 1
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration he has given to bringing forward proposals to remove the requirement in the Children Act 1989 for grandparents and other extended kin to seek leave to apply for contact in family court proceedings; and if he will make a statement. | | (232778) |
Notices given on Thursday 30 October 1
N | Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he is taking to ensure that CAFCASS mediation, investigations and section 7 reports under the auspices of the Children Act 1989 include consideration of the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren; and if he will make a statement. | | (232908) | 2
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when a reply will be sent to the hon. Member for West Chelmsford's letter of 23rd July (Reference: MC 95922/TP) concerning Mrs C Anstey of Chelmsford; and what the reasons are for the time taken to reply. | | (233005) | 3
N | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Answer of 20th October 2008, Official Report, column 26, if he will list in full the Government's criteria for the resumption of negotiations on a new EU-Russia Partnership and Co-operation Agreement; and if he will make a statement. | | (233100) | 4
N | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of Russia's fulfilment of its obligations under the Medvedev-Sarkozy ceasefire plan of 12th August 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (233101) | 5
N | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the situation of ethnic Georgians displaced from their homes in Abkhazia and South Ossetia since 7th August 2008; what representations the Government has made concerning their situation to the Russian Government; and if he will make a statement. | | (233102) | 6
N | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether negotiations on a new EU-Russia Partnership and Co-operation Agreement are suspended or postponed; and what the EU Treaty base is for a decision on their resumption. | | (233103) | 7
N | Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment of (a) UK-Russian relations and (b) EU-Russian relations the Government has carried out since the war in Georgia; and if he will make a statement. | | (233104) |
Notices given on Monday 3 November 1
N | Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will place in the Library a copy of Mr Richard Hooper's report on the future of the Royal Mail. | | (233923) | 2
N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what factors he took into consideration when deciding to (a) include deposits at Bradford and Bingley (Isle of Man) in his arrangements to transfer Bradford and Bingley deposits to Banco Santander and (b) exclude Kaupthing, Singer and Friedlander (Isle of Man) deposits from his arrangements to transfer Kaupthing, Singer and Friedlander deposits to ING Direct; and if he will make a statement. | | (233555) | 3
N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to restore assets belonging to UK depositors of Kaupthing, Singer and Friedlander (Isle of Man) following the freezing of Icelandic assets. | | (233556) | 4
N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the losses in excess of £50,000 incurred by UK depositors in Kaupthing, Singer and Friedlander (Isle of Man) following the freezing of Icelandic assets; and if he will make a statement. | | (233557) | 5
N | Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1004/2008 of 15th October 2008 on levels of equity and liquidity of British banks. | | (233563) | 6
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of early years settings have been found to be (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) satisfactory and (d) inadequate by Ofsted since 1st September 2008. | | (233559) | 7
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate his Department has made of the number of unregistered childminders operating in England; and what assessment has been made of trends in that number in recent years. | | (233560) | 8
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many unregistered childminders have been reported to (a) his Department, (b) Ofsted and (c) another relevant authority in each of the last five years. | | (233561) | 9
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many Ofsted inspections have been completed in early years settings since 1st September 2008. | | (233562) | 10
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many primary schools do not have a school nurse. | | (233670) | 11
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the percentage of pupils who will continue their education at their current secondary school when the requirement for young people to continue in education or training until the age of 18 comes into effect. | | (233935) | 12
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether schools for pupils aged 11 to 16 years old will be required to provide education for a further year when the requirement for young people to continue in education or training until the age of 18 comes into effect; and if he will make a statement. | | (233936) | 13
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many (a) people and (b) people of working age in employment in the UK were (i) UK citizens, (ii) citizens of other EU member states and (iii) citizens of non-EU member states in each quarter since 1st January 1995; and what the (A) percentage change in each category was for each such quarter compared with the previous quarter and (B) employment rate for UK citizens was in each such quarter. | | (233570) | 14
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people in employment in (a) each region and (b) each local authority area were (i) UK citizens, (ii) citizens of other EU member states and (iii) citizens of non-EU member states in (A) each year since 1997 and (B) each of the lst four quarters for which figures are available. | | (233571) | 15
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether disused and reclaimed limestone quarries in spatial strategy growth areas would be considered a suitable site for new homes; and if she will make a statement. | | (233573) | 16
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether disused limestone quarries are classified as brownfield sites. | | (233574) | 17
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what engagements have been undertaken by the Minister for the East of England in an official capacity since her appointment; and what the location of each was. | | (233934) | 18
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent consideration she has given to proposals to establish a regional fire control centre for the East of England; and if she will make a statement. | | (233937) | 19
N | Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of progress in the formation of the Cheshire East unitary authority. | | (233941) | 20
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps the Government has taken to assist the growth of creative industries. | | (233677) | 21
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government plans to take to encourage the growth of creative industries. | | (233678) | 22
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's initiative to assist regeneration in seaside towns, how much has been allocated to each town since the inception of the initiative. | | (233564) | 23
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent representations he has received from representatives of people running bed and breakfast establishments. | | (233565) | 24
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, by what procedures local authorities may license new casinos in their areas other than the 16 small and large casinos catered for in his Department's recently-sponsored legislation. | | (233566) | 25
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what internet gambling companies are registered in the UK. | | (233567) | 26
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were prosecuted in each of the last five years for failing to purchase a television licence. | | (233704) | 27
N | Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to bring forward legislation to enable the restitution of artwork spoliated by Nazi Germany and now in the national collections. | | (233686) | 28
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to date has been of the deployment of forces in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan. | | (233558) | 29
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current out-of-service dates are for (a) HMS Walney, (b) HMS Penzance, (c) HMS Pembroke, (d) HMS Grimsby, (e) HMS Bangor, (f) HMS Ramsey, (g) HMS Blyth, (h) HMS Shoreham, (i) HMS Ledbury, (j) HMS Cattistock, (k) HMS Brocklesbury, (l) HMS Middleton, (m) HMS Chiddingfold, (n) HMS Atherstone, (o) HMS Hurworth and (p) HMS Quorn. | | (233698) | 30
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current out-of-service dates are for (a) HMS Ark Royal, (b) HMS Illustrious, (c) HMS Invincible, (d) HMS Exeter, (e) HMS Southampton, (f) HMS Nottingham, (g) HMS Liverpool, (h) HMS Manchester, (i) HMS Gloucester, (j) HMS Edinburgh, (k) HMS York, (l) HMS Ocean, (m) HMS Albion and (n) HMS Bulwark. | | (233699) | 31
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current out-of-service dates are for (a) HMS Argyll, (b) HMS Lancaster, (c) HMS Iron Duke, (d) HMS Monmouth, (e) HMS Montrose, (f) HMS Westminster, (g) HMS Northumberland, (h) HMS Richmond, (i) HMS Somerset, (j) HMS Sutherland, (k) HMS Portland, (l) HMS Kent and (m) HMS St Albans. | | (233700) | 32
N | Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current out-of-service dates are for (a) HMS Cornwall, (b) HMS Cumberland, (c) HMS Campbeltown and (d) HMS Chatham. | | (233701) | 33
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30th October 2008, Official Report, column 1227W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, what the difference will be in the proportionality of response available to situations on the ground when the aircraft types are changed over. | | (233925) | 34
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30th October 2008, Official Report, column 1227W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, what the differences in capability are. | | (233927) | 35
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in respect of which models of Royal Air Force vehicles his Department has plans to retro-fit (a) explosion suppressant foam and (b) other risk-reducing technologies. | | (233575) | 36
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to alter the size of his Department's staff complement; and what account of his Department's capacity to respond to security threats was taken in the formulation of such plans. | | (233576) | 37
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what cost control regime applies to the Joint Strike Fighter programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (233596) | 38
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the target offtake of the Joint Strike Fighter is; and what it was estimated to be in 2004. | | (233597) | 39
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Joint Strike Fighter will be able to carry and fire (a) Storm Shadow and (b) Brimstone. | | (233598) | 40
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which UK weapons systems are to be fully integrated to the Joint Strike Fighter. | | (233599) | 41
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the total cost of the Joint Strike Fighter programme. | | (233600) | 42
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has held on the establishment of grant schemes to assist low income owner occupiers to insulate older properties without cavity walls. | | (233665) | 43
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of UK gas demand will be met by imported natural gas in 2008. | | (233928) | 44
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of days of gas supply held in UK gas storage facilities. | | (233929) | 45
N | Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the total capacity of new gas storage facilities that will come onstream in 2009. | | (233930) | 46
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what average length of time coalminers in Scotland with outstanding compensation claims have been waiting to receive their payments. | | (233601) | 47
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on flood defences in each of the last five years. | | (233933) | 48
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will remove from registered charities any liability to pay waste charges under the Controlled Waste Regulations 1992. | | (233703) | 49
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many ponies on Dartmoor have been issued with (a) Heritage Trust List passports and (b) Traditional Dartmoor Pony passports. | | (233671) | 50
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on stewardship payments for Heritage Trust List ponies in the last three years; and how many Heritage Trust Pony passports have been issued since the scheme was established. | | (233672) | 51
N | Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will instruct the Dartmoor Pony Society to restart issuing Heritage Trust List passports to owners of ponies on Dartmoor which meet the Heritage Trust List requirements; and if he will make a statement. | | (233673) | 52
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the draft of the Iraq dossier by Mr John Williams dated 9th September 2002, whether (a) Mr Williams and (b) any other communications official contributed further drafting material. | | (233924) | 53
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to monitor the current situation in Democratic Republic of Congo. | | (233674) | 54
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to encourage a peaceful resolution in Democratic Republic of Congo. | | (233675) | 55
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to protect British citizens and aid workers in Democratic Republic of Congo. | | (233676) | 56
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Turkish authorities on the imprisonment of Abdullah Ocalan in the last two years. | | (233692) | 57
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of reports of the ill-treatment of Abdullah Ocalan in Turkey. | | (233693) | 58
N | Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the involvement of the Arab League in the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (233926) | 59
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs); what plans he has to extend the service provided by ISTCs; and if he will make a statement. | | (233695) | 60
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP referrals there have been to consultants within the NHS in each of the last 10 years. | | (233696) | 61
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many independent sector treatment centres are planned for (a) England and (b) Northamptonshire; and where each will be located. | | (233736) | 62
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what ratio of prescriptions for Part IX items of the Drug Tariff were endorsed with supply of an item other than that originally prescribed in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (233612) | 63
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of administering the BCG vaccine to children in education but not resident in high tuberculosis incidence areas; and if he will make a statement. | | (233694) | 64
N | Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to introduce ambulance service response time targets at a local level. | | (233942) | 65
N | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tests have been carried out at each of the accredited Life in the UK test centres in the Greater London area. | | (233687) | 66
N | Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason it is proposed to reduce the number of Life in the UK test centres in the Greater London area. | | (233688) | 67
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many violent incidents were recorded by the British Crime Survey in each police force area in 2007-08. | | (233568) | 68
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the technical report relating to the 2007-08 British Crime Survey will be published. | | (233569) | 69
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many persons suspected of terrorism offences the Government has been unable to deport owing to (a) legal challenges and (b) an assessment that the individual concerned will be tortured if deported to the country of nationality in each year since 2001. | | (233979) | 70
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reduce for leisure boaters the period of notice required for the passenger and crew manifests and boat details of boats entering or leaving UK waters to be submitted under the e-borders scheme. | | (233577) | 71
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the Government's policy is on the proposed harmonising of the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights pursuant to Council Directive 93/98/EEC of 29th October 1993; whether such harmonisation and application of the resale right for the benefit of those entitled under the artist after their death is sought by the UK Government; and what assessment has been made of the preparedness of the UK's legal procedures to accommodate the application of the resale right for the benefit of those entitled under the artist after their death. | | (233931) | 72
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on EU Directive 2001/84/EC. | | (233932) | 73
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department's guidance relating to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 will be published. | | (233939) | 74
N | Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to date of the human rights Insight project has been. | | (233938) | 75
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what projections his Department has made of reductions in staff numbers owing to (a) natural wastage, (b) early retirement, (c) voluntary redundancy and (d) compulsory redundancy by 2011 for the purposes of his Department's plans for the Comprehensive Spending Review; how many agency staff and contractors his Department retains at present; and how many he expects to retain in 2011. | | (233689) | 76
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many posts in the Prison Service there are; and what projection he has made of the number of jobs in the service in 2011. | | (233690) | 77
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many posts in the Probation Service there are; and what projections he has made of the number of jobs in the service in 2011. | | (233691) | 78
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Leader of the House, how many pages of (a) primary legislation and (b) delegated legislation were passed by the House in each (i) Session between 1983 and 1995 and (ii) calendar year between 1983 and the last year for which figures are available. | | (233697) | 79
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Leader of the House, how many hours the House (a) sat, (b) considered primary legislation and (c) considered delegated legislation in each (i) Session between 1983-84 and 1995-96 and (ii) calendar year between 1983 and the last year for which figures are available. | | (233702) | 80
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what estimate she has made of costs of staging London 2012 shooting events at (a) Woolwich and (b) Bisley. | | (233683) | 81
N | Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, when she plans to publish the KPMG review of venues for the London 2012 Olympics. | | (233684) | 82
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Solicitor General, what assessment she has made of the effects of staff shortages in the Northamptonshire Courts Service on the progress made in the prosecution of cases in those courts. | | (233679) | 83
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the letter from his Department, dated 30th June 2008, on Newport Pagnell Services, what recent correspondence the Highways Agency has had with Welcome Break Ltd regarding the repair of the access barrier from the service station to Little Linford Lane; and for what reasons the promised repair has not been carried out. | | (233860) | 84
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what change there has been in the number of vacancies available through job centres in each of (a) the last four years and (b) the last four quarters. | | (233572) | 85
N | Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many foreign (a) EU and (b) non-EU nationals have obtained (i) jobseeker's allowance, (ii) incapacity benefit and (iii) income support in each of the last 10 years; and how much each category of person has received of each type of support in each of those years. | | (233685) | 86
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which computer system the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission will use to calculate maintenance payments for their customers; what system the Child Support Agency has used hitherto; and if he will make a statement. | | (233940) |
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N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions his Department has had with other Government Departments on the impact of wind turbine developments on the rural environment. | | [Question Unstarred][Transferred] (233464) | 2
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from his Department in each year since its inception. | | (234092) | 3
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will meet representatives of the British Made for Quality organisation to discuss their campaign to support British manufacturing. | | (234117) | 4
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will make it his policy to launch a Buy British campaign; and if he will make a statement. | | (234118) | 5
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many post office branches were open in Castle Point in each year since 1990. | | (234286) | 6
| Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions his Department has had with the German Bundespost on the postal infrastructure in the UK. | | (234115) | 7
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 19th March 2007, Official Report, column 706W, on customs: manpower, what assessment he has now made of the effect on (a) detection rates and (b) other measures in relation to illegal imports of persons and goods of the disbanding of the Maritime and Aviation Intelligence Team. | | (234200) | 8
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out an index of domestic energy prices (a) in total and (b) separately for (i) gas and (ii) electricity for each year since 1998. | | (234196) | 9
| Mr Ian McCartney (Makerfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government has received in premiums from the pool re-insurance scheme in each year since the scheme's inception. | | (234049) | 10
| Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with HM Revenue and Customs on its decision to invite bids from the private sector to take over the physical security arrangements at various sites in Northern Ireland. | | (234034) | 11
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HM Revenue and Customs has made of the correlation between levels of use of hand rolling tobacco in the UK and the amount of hand rolling tobacco illegally smuggled into the UK. | | (234183) | 12
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reasons are for the decrease in the amount of illegally imported hand rolling tobacco seized by HM Revenue and Customs since 2001. | | (234187) | 13
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the approved suppliers that are in use by all Government departments under the terms set out in the Official Journal of the European Union. | | (234268) | 14
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, under what circumstances procurement takes place by Government Departments from bodies other than those approved within the latest Catalist Framework. | | (234270) | 15
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to designating Northern Rock a public authority for the purposes of the Welsh Language Act 1993. | | (234326) | 16
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what balancing adjustment was applied to the Welsh Assembly Government's departmental expenditure limits in relation to council tax benefit for each year since 1999. | | (234328) | 17
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much council tax benefit subsidy was paid to local authorities in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland in each year since 1999. | | (234329) | 18
| Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Bank of England plans to produce bilingual banknotes as part of its Welsh language plan. | | (234330) | 19
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th October 2008, Official Report, columns 883-4W, on EU external trade: Israel, if he will list the (a) settlements involved, (b) import/export company and (c) UK retailer to whom the consignments were sent in each case; and whether full import duty was paid on those consignments. | | (234371) | 20
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th October 2008, Official Report, columns 883-4W, on EU external trade: Israel, what action was taken on the requests for information not answered by the Israeli authorities; and whether the consignments in question were permitted to be sold in the UK with the preference applied under the EU-Israel Association Agreement. | | (234372) | 21
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th October 2008, Official Report, columns 886W, on imports: Israel, how many of the 76 consignments examined between the end of July and the end of September 2008 were identified as originating in settlements; which settlements were involved; which import/export companies were involved; and for which UK retailer they were intended. | | (234373) | 22
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many consignments of Ahava skin care products have been imported into the UK in each of the last three years; and how many of these consignments were manufactured in settlements in the Occupied Territories. | | (234374) | 23
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28th October 2008, Official Report, column 885-6W, on imports: Israel, how many of the consignments were labelled (a) West Bank, (b) Jordan Valley and (c) Israel; and how many were identified as originating in an Israeli settlement. | | (234375) | 24
| Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 28th October 2008, Official Report, columns 885-6W and 886W, on imports: Occupied Territories and imports: Israel, how many of the consignments entering the UK in each of the last three years from (a) Israel and (b) the Occupied Palestinian Territories originated in Israeli settlements; and how many were labelled as originating in settlements. | | (234376) | 25
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what element of Ofsted regular inspection of primary schools covers (a) history lessons and (b) geography lessons. | | (234294) | 26
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many truancies in days there were in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Wiltshire in each of the last three years. | | (234120) | 27
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from his Department in each year since its inception. | | (234093) | 28
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he plans to take to assist local authorities in preventing offending by looked-after children. | | (234038) | 29
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he has taken to reduce the risk of young people in care becoming involved in criminal activity. | | (234039) | 30
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he has taken to assist local authorities in preventing children in their care becoming involved in crime. | | (234040) | 31
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, according to the most recent school census, how many pupils in care had a language other than English as their first language. | | (234025) | 32
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many representations his Department has received on changes to SENDIST in the last six months. | | (234026) | 33
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children have been added to the Adoption Register in each year since its creation. | | (234027) | 34
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) couples and (b) single people approved to adopt have been added to the Adoption Register in each year since its creation. | | (234028) | 35
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department has issued to social workers and local authorities on foster carers and smacking. | | (234029) | 36
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many offenders in young offender institutions sat (a) GCSEs and (b) A-levels in each of the last six years. | | (234080) | 37
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 22nd July 2008, Official Report, columns 99-102WS, on special advisers, what expenditure the Government incurred in (a) pension contributions on behalf of and (b) severance payments to special advisers in 2007-08. | | (234021) | 38
| Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which considerations (a) may and (b) must be considered when a planning authority is determining an application to replace a semi-detached house by flats. | | (234044) | 39
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from her Department in each year since 1997. | | (234084) | 40
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on the fire and rescue service per 100,000 of the population in each local authority area in England and Wales in the last 12 months. | | (234105) | 41
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning disputes were referred to the Local Government Ombudsman in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007. | | (234313) | 42
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects to allow councils to apply for social housing grants. | | (234331) | 43
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many councils have applied for funding to buy vacant properties for local housing purposes in the last six months; and whether funding has been made available to local authorities on the same basis as to registered social landlords. | | (234282) | 44
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to ensure funding to successor registered social landlords when large scale voluntary transfers have been proposed; what rate of interest is payable in respect of each of the current proposals; and for what period funding has been made available in each case. | | (234283) | 45
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) houses owned by local authorities, (b) houses owned by registered social landlords and (c) houses in private ownership on which instruction will commence in 2008-09; and on how many such houses construction began in 2007-08. | | (234284) | 46
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities she expects will fail to meet the Decent Homes target by 2010; and how many are selling council housing in order to raise funding to meet the target. | | (234311) | 47
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many registered social landlords (a) are in breech of their borrowing covenant, (b) are within five per cent. of breaking the covenant, (c) expect to be charged higher rates of interest, (d) are renegotiating loans and (e) are seeking increases in their gap funding; and what steps her Department has taken to assist them in each case. | | (234312) | 48
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the cost to (a) local authorities and (b) registered social landlords of building housing for rent; and what estimate she has made of the cost of borrowing to finance such building in each case. | | (234323) | 49
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will review all business plans for large-scale voluntary transfers prepared by councils before they are put to tenants to ensure that they are still attainable in lieu of present (a) economic conditions and (b) interest rate levels. | | (234332) | 50
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local housing companies there are; where each is established; how many houses each has built to date; how many each plans to build; and in each case what proportion of the total will be available for rent. | | (234333) | 51
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has set aside for gap funding for large-scale voluntary transfers in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10; how many applications have been made in 2008-09 to date; and by which authorities and for how much in each case. | | (234334) | 52
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reason she proposes that local authority rents should rise to levels set by registered social landlords; and if she will make it her policy to return to pooled historic cost averaging as a basis for rent fixing. | | (234342) | 53
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of houses to be built each year until 2020 to attain her Department's proposal for three million new houses by that date; what the status of that proposal is; what proportion of such houses will be (a) council houses, (b) registered social landlord housing, (c) affordable housing, (d) private housing and (e) buy to let housing; how much Government funding will be required each year to build (i) council housing, (ii) registered social landlord housing and (iii) affordable housing; and what estimate she has made of the number of houses which will be built in each category in (A) 2008-09, (B) 2009-10 and (C) 2010-11. | | (234344) | 54
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of council houses which will be built in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11; and what steps she plans to take to increase the rate of council house building. | | (234357) | 55
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects to publish the report of the Building Research Establishment's research into levels of maintenance and management in council housing; and what the reason is for the time taken to publish the report. | | (234368) | 56
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the increase in rents set by (a) local authorities and (b) registered social landlords was in (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2008-09; and in which year she expects the rents set by each category of landlord to converge. | | (234369) | 57
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22nd October 2008, Official Report, columns 452-3W, on housing revenue accounts, if she will revise her forecast for housing subsidy from 2008 to 2023 on the basis of the figures given in the draft Housing Revenue Account Subsidy Determination 2009-10, published on 28th October 2008; and what support her Department plans to provide for historic debt in each year to 2023. | | (234370) | 58
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the extent of brown field sites available for housing development in (a) the London Borough of Hillingdon and (b) Uxbridge constituency. | | (234160) | 59
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that search companies comply with home information pack regulations. | | (234213) | 60
| Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what percentage of homes in Cornwall are registered as second homes. | | (234042) | 61
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department has allocated for shared ownership schemes for key workers in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13. | | (234156) | 62
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) people and (b) key workers have purchased a property through each of the HomeBuy and shared ownership schemes in each region of the country in each year since the schemes were introduced. | | (234157) | 63
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the BBC Trust on its policy on levels of remuneration for BBC senior executives. | | (234078) | 64
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr of 15th October 2008, Official Report, columns 1364-5W, on the Olympic Games 2012: football, what progress has been made in the discussion between the relevant parties on the formation of a Great Britain football team to compete at the London 2012 Olympics. | | (234079) | 65
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to stimulate the uptake of apprenticeships in the design sector. | | (234031) | 66
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking in conjunction with the Design Alliance to encourage continuing professional development amongst design teachers in schools and colleges. | | (234032) | 67
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people visited the national museums in the last period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (234033) | 68
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) licences and (b) certificates were in force authorising the sale of alcohol in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08. | | (234045) | 69
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 4th March 2008, Official Report, columns 102-5WS, on tackling alcohol-related problems, when the further research into post-midnight drinking patterns and their impact on crime commenced; who is carrying it out; what the terms of reference for the research are; what the total cost of the research is; and when the results are expected to be published. | | (234223) | 70
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 4th March 2008, Official Report, columns 102-5WS, on tackling alcohol-related problems, what stage of development the toolkit has reached; when the toolkit will be launched; and what the total cost of producing the toolkit will be. | | (234224) | 71
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from his Department in each year since 1997. | | (234096) | 72
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Preliminary Safety and Environment Document for the proposed Uranium Enrichment Facility at AWE Aldermaston. | | (234201) | 73
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether construction of the proposed uranium enrichment facility at AWE Aldermaston will be financed through a private finance initiative scheme; and what the (a) principles are and (b) mechanism is by which the project will be financed. | | (234202) | 74
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the total life cycle costs of (a) the Polaris/Chevaline and (b) the Trident nuclear deterrent systems, expressed in current cost equivalents and broken down by category. | | (234203) | 75
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the area protected under the terms of section 128 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (SOCAP) at AWE Burghfield extends beyond the nuclear licensed site boundary; and for what reason the area is shown as extending beyond the licensed site boundary on the SOCAP map prepared by Defence Estates. | | (234204) | 76
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to 2013 of (a) the procurement of the new carriers, (b) the procurement of the Joint Strike Fighter, (c) the Trident replacement programme, (d) procurement of the Type 45 destroyers, (e) the Future Rapid Effects System and (f) the costs of upgrading naval bases for the new carriers. | | (234216) | 77
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions has he had with his French counterpart on the creation of (a) a separate EU military headquarters and (b) a European rapid reaction force. | | (234219) | 78
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current average tour interval for each battalion of the infantry is. | | (234220) | 79
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 29th October 2008, Official Report, columns 28-30WS, on protected mobility, if he will break down by category of expenditure the cost of each armoured vehicle type. | | (234310) | 80
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required, (b) actual and (c) fit for task strength of each Territorial Army infantry battalion is. | | (234316) | 81
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the capacity for (a) regular and (b) Territorial Army commissions at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst was in each year since 2001; and how many places were unfilled in each year. | | (234317) | 82
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the security situation in Helmand province and (b) the threat posed by the Taliban; and if he will make a statement. | | (234318) | 83
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of each purchase of fuel made by his Department in each of the last nine months. | | (234319) | 84
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to increase the number of helicopters in Regional Command South; and if he will make a statement. | | (234320) | 85
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 29th October 2008, Official Report, columns 28-30WS, on protected mobility, what the source is of the £100 million his Department proposes to pay for the new armoured vehicles. | | (234321) | 86
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on media monitoring activities in each year since 2005. | | (234325) | 87
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) tanks, (b) artillery pieces, (c) RAF fighter aircraft, (d) frigates and destroyers and (e) infantry the armed forces had in (i) 1979, (ii) 1990, (iii) 1997, (iv) 2001 and (v) 2006. | | (234119) | 88
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from his Department in each year since 1997. | | (234088) | 89
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any of the personnel of the 15th Santander Infantry Battalion of the Colombian Army received British training; and if he will make a statement. | | (234301) | 90
| Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his latest estimate is of expenditure for urgent operational requirements in 2008-09. | | (234037) | 91
| Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 2nd June 2008, Official Report, column 679W, on departmental finance, by what means the figure of (a) £900 million for urgent operational requirements for 2008-09 referred to in the Answer was calculated and (b) £1,065 million referred to in paragraph 7 of the Government's response to the Defence Committee's Report on the Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2008-09 was calculated; what the reasons are for the difference in the figures; and if he will make a statement. | | (234191) | 92
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK troops have been deployed as part of the Operational Mentor and Liaison Team Programme in Afghanistan since September 2007; and how many have been killed or injured in each battalion. | | (234155) | 93
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to inform service veterans of services available to them, with particular reference to mental health counselling services. | | (234035) | 94
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect of credit access within the EU Emissions Trading Scheme on emission reductions in the (a) UK and (b) EU domestic power sectors under a (i) 20 per cent. and (ii) 30 per cent. EU effort-sharing arrangement. | | (234099) | 95
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the level of access to project credits under (a) the provisions of the Climate Change Bill and (b) EU effort-sharing arrangements. | | (234109) | 96
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of when carbon capture and storage technology would be commercially deployed following the establishment of a European carbon price through the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. | | (234110) | 97
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the carbon price which will enable commercial deployment of carbon capture and storage technology to take place in the UK. | | (234111) | 98
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the likely carbon price within the EU Emissions Trading Scheme traded sectors under (a) a 20 per cent. and (b) a 30 per cent. EU effort-sharing arrangement in 2020. | | (234112) | 99
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the greenhouse gas emission reductions that will be made from a 1990 baseline within the domestic (a) EU and (b) UK power sectors under (i) a 20 per cent. and (ii) a 30 per cent. EU effort-sharing arrangement. | | (234113) | 100
| Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the extent to which the power sector will need to be decarbonised by 2030 to attain an 80 per cent. greenhouse gas reduction target for the UK by 2050; and if he will make a statement. | | (234114) | 101
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the numbers of those (a) in fuel poverty and (b) in fuel poverty and in a vulnerable group in England for each year since 2003; and how many of those were resident in each government office region in each such year. | | (234194) | 102
| Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter of 27th October 2008 from the Minister for Energy to the hon. Member for Newport West on nuclear indemnity for the new Sellafield Parent Body Organisation. | | (234100) | 103
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3rd November 2008, Official Report, columns 211-2W, (226760), if he will list the energy from waste plants constructed since 2006 or are being constructed; and which plants are operating or will operate as combined heat and power plants. | | (234335) | 104
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many low energy light bulbs have been distributed without charge at the expense of the public purse to pensioners in (a) the London Borough of Hillingdon and (b) Uxbridge constituency. | | (234161) | 105
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to improve the energy performance of his Department's headquarters. | | (234108) | 106
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated for research into new farming systems in each of the last five years, broken down by main category of expenditure. | | (234154) | 107
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration he has given to alternative treatments for the varroa mite in Scotland. | | (234159) | 108
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact on rural areas of the implementation of the Private Water Suppliers (England) Regulations 2008 to (a) households and (b) businesses; and if he will make a statement. | | (234046) | 109
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the Private Water Suppliers (England) Regulations 2008 or his proposed amendment to them apply uniformly to rural and urban areas. | | (234047) | 110
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has reached on the consultation to the Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2008 which closed on 3rd November 2008. | | (234048) | 111
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the total fish catch in EU waters was discarded in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (234367) | 112
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21st October 2008, Official Report, column 211W, on departmental conditions of employment, whether the start of the 10 to 14 day decompression break begins (a) in theatre while waiting for transportation out of theatre or (b) upon arriving at the final destination of the decompression break. | | (234292) | 113
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) allowance and (b) bonus entitlements of UK civil servants working in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan are. | | (234314) | 114
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from his Department in each year since 1997. | | (234087) | 115
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4th November 2008 to Question 232367, concerning dementia, what estimate his Department had initially made of (a) the number of written responses it would receive to the consultation and (b) how long it would take to assess the financial implications of the final strategy. | | (234365) | 116
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4th November 2008 to Question 232371, when he expects to have a complete set of expenditure data for 2007-08. | | (234366) | 117
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from his Department in each year since 1997. | | (234086) | 118
| David Maclean (Penrith & The Border): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the quality outcomes framework exception reporting rates for coronary heart disease were for (a) primary care trusts (PCTs) and (b) spearhead PCTs in the latest period for which figures are available; what research he has (i) commissioned and (ii) evaluated for the reasons for differences in the rates; and if he will make a statement. | | (234221) | 119
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the (a) reviews, (b) consultations, (c) advisory panels, (d) specialist advisers and (e) strategies he has established in the last 10 years. | | (234358) | 120
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department (a) has spent and (b) is expected to spend on legal and associated fees in all ongoing cases concerning NHS staff. | | (234359) | 121
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many reports he has received of case notes for patients lost in the post in each of the last 10 years. | | (234360) | 122
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he is using to assess improvement in the access to health services by war veterans. | | (234361) | 123
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many elderly mentally infirm (a) care homes and (b) beds there were in each of the last five years in (i) England and (ii) each local authority. | | (234362) | 124
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what budget his Department has put aside for Christmas parties in 2008, broken down by (a) directorate and (b) unit. | | (234363) | 125
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library copies of all official comments made by (a) his chief nursing officer, (b) his director general of Workforce and (c) the NHS chief executive regarding the 2007-08 pay settlement for nurses in the NHS. | | (234364) | 126
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce smoking rates among those ethnic minority communities where the rates are higher than the national average. | | (234184) | 127
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce smoking rates in regions where they are above the national average. | | (234185) | 128
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were admitted to hospital with a primary diagnosis of a disease which can be attributed to smoking in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (234186) | 129
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason a national oral health survey was not undertaken in 2007-08; what steps he has taken to commission a survey in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. | | (234188) | 130
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the (a) West Hertfordshire NHS Acute Trust and (b) West Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust spent on translators in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008 to date. | | (234189) | 131
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has put into place to assure the continued quality of academic research that relates to health improvement. | | (234267) | 132
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to support continued funding for research into HIV and AIDS. | | (234269) | 133
| Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been paid out in legal costs in connection with medical negligence compensation cases by each London-based hospital trust in each of the last three years for which figures are available. | | (234043) | 134
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of patients with coronary heart disease had a record of total cholesterol of 5mmol/1 or less (Indicator CHD08) in each primary care trust on the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (234153) | 135
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether student visas remain valid if student status is given up before the expiry of the visa; how many hours of work are allowed for students on a student visa; and whose responsibility it is to monitor student status and hours of work for those granted a student visa. | | (234195) | 136
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library the most recent Accession Monitoring Report for A8 countries. | | (234197) | 137
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers (a) were recruited to and (b) left Greater Manchester Police in each year since 2001. | | (234102) | 138
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many community support officers there are in (a) Bolton and (b) England. | | (234103) | 139
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve services for victims of crime. | | (234104) | 140
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were recruited in England in each year since 2005-06. | | (234158) | 141
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14th October 2008, Official Report, column 1079W, on the proceeds of crime, what initiatives have been funded through the funds allocated to police forces under the asset recovery incentive scheme. | | (234262) | 142
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14th October 2008, Official Report, column 1079W, on the proceeds of crime, how much was received by each police force under the asset recovery incentive scheme in the last year for which figures are available. | | (234263) | 143
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding the Government has contributed to the Maritime Analysis Operations Centre - Narcotics in (a) the last financial year and (b) this year; and how much it intends to contribute in each of the next three years. | | (234287) | 144
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when acceptable behaviour contracts will be extended to young people caught drinking and behaving anti socially in public. | | (234288) | 145
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many parenting contracts have been issued to parents of young people repeatedly caught drinking in public. | | (234289) | 146
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department's funding will be allocated to alcohol arrest referral pilots (a) in the current financial year and (b) in each of the next three years. | | (234290) | 147
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when alcohol arrest referral pilots will be extended to under 18 year olds. | | (234291) | 148
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from her Department in each year since 1997. | | (234090) | 149
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours were spent on patrol by police officers in each police force area in each year since 1997. | | (234106) | 150
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours were spent on paperwork or administrative duties by police officers in each police force area in each year since 1997. | | (234107) | 151
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average amount of police time taken to issue (a) a simple caution for cannabis and (b) a cannabis warning was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (234214) | 152
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many records were held on the Police National Computer on (a) 1st January 2008 and (b) the latest date for which figures are available. | | (234265) | 153
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent consideration she has given to a moratorium on the deportation of gay people to Iran. | | (234266) | 154
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people had a (a) conviction, (b) caution, (c) formal warning and (d) reprimand recorded on the police national computer on 1st January of each year since 1996. | | (234285) | 155
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were added to the DNA database in each year since its inception; and how many of these had no conviction, caution, formal warning or reprimand recorded on the Police National Computer. | | (234322) | 156
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent by her Department on English for Speakers of Other Languages courses for immigrants in each of the last 10 years. | | (234324) | 157
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether compensation is given or dispensation made to an applicant when the UK Border Agency accepts that their file has been misplaced or lost. | | (234022) | 158
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what happens to the case of an applicant when the UK Border Agency accepts that the applicant's file has been permanently lost. | | (234023) | 159
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many files relating to applications for leave to remain have been lost in transit between units of the UK Border Agency in the last three years. | | (234024) | 160
| Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 21st October 2008, Official Report, column 258W, on departmental information, whether any data not classed as core information and re-usable free of charge has been sold by her Department and its agencies under the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations in the last 12 months. | | (234020) | 161
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements there are for (a) searching and (b) questioning visitors for Muslim prisoners at HMP Whitemoor. | | (234018) | 162
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from his Department in each year since its inception. | | (234091) | 163
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many places were available on English for Speakers of Other Languages courses for immigrants in each of the last 10 years. | | (234315) | 164
| Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much Quality Related funding was awarded in the last funding round to universities in each of the regions in England. | | (234225) | 165
| Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much quality related funding the University of Derby received in the latest funding round contingent on the eight results of the 2001 research assessment exercise; and how much of that funding was contingent on rating of research as being of (a) national and (b) international excellence. | | (234264) | 166
| Mr Ian McCartney (Makerfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what estimate he has made of the contribution to the economy of the UK art market; how many people are employed in the UK art market; what estimate he has made of the UK's share of the (a) global and (b) European art markets; and what progress the (i) Government and (ii) European Commission has made on securing an international agreement on artists' resale rights. | | (234192) | 167
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 21st October 2008, Official Report, column 211W, on departmental conditions of employment, how many employees took their two week break away from post (a) within their home country and (b) outside their home country, broken down by location in each year since 2002. | | (234293) | 168
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from his Department in each year since 1997. | | (234095) | 169
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement. | | (234181) | 170
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from his Department in each year since its inception. | | (234098) | 171
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that the operation of (a) the Children Act 1989 and (b) the Children and Adoption Act 2006 are compliant with Articles 6 and 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998 in respect of protecting a child's right to family life, where it is safe to do so; and if he will make a statement. | | (234193) | 172
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in the Interventions and Substance Misuse Group in the National Offender Management Service have previously worked in (a) the Prison Service and (b) the Probation Service. | | (234146) | 173
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reconviction rate was for offenders attending accredited programmes in (a) the community and (b) prisons in the latest period for which information is available. | | (234147) | 174
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost was of accredited programmes delivered in (a) prisons and (b) probation services in the latest period for which information is available. | | (234148) | 175
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many former (a) Prison Service and (b) Probation Service staff have a permanent post in the National Offender Management Service. | | (234149) | 176
| John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many former (a) Prison Service and (b) Probation Service staff have a seconded position within the National Offender Management Service. | | (234150) | 177
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many community sentences have been completed in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (234041) | 178
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were released from young offender institutions between April and September. | | (234217) | 179
| Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of young men in young offender institutions have previously been excluded from school. | | (234218) | 180
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations the Governor of HMP Whitemoor has received on staff morale in the last three months. | | (234019) | 181
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what arrangements are in place for the accommodation of Muslim prisoners at HMP Whitemoor; and what the policy of HM Prison Service is on accommodating Muslim prisoners in specific wings of the prison. | | (234116) | 182
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoner on staff attacks there have been at each of HM Prisons in each of the last five years. | | (234215) | 183
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Leader of the House, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from her Office in each year since 1997. | | (234097) | 184
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from his Department in each year since 1997. | | (234083) | 185
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the criteria will be for the appointment of judges in Northern Ireland following the devolution of policing and justice. | | (234162) | 186
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had on the promotion of the Irish language in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) elsewhere in the United Kingdom. | | (234163) | 187
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on external consultants and advisers since May 2007. | | (234164) | 188
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what official visits he has undertaken using public transport in the last 12 months. | | (234165) | 189
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many flights he has taken on official business in the last 12 months; and what steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions of those flights. | | (234166) | 190
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much he has spent on each mode of transportation for official visits in the last 12 months. | | (234167) | 191
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) newspaper and (b) television advertisements his Department funded or part-funded in the last 12 months. | | (234168) | 192
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on advertising in the last 12 months. | | (234169) | 193
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many official visits he has made to Brussels in the last 12 months. | | (234170) | 194
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many official visits he has made to (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the Republic of Ireland in the last 12 months. | | (234171) | 195
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent consultations he has had on building new prisons in Northern Ireland. | | (234172) | 196
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of recent recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland were from ethnic minorities. | | (234173) | 197
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of crimes resulted in successful prosecutions in Northern Ireland in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (234174) | 198
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he expects the Saville Inquiry to report. | | (234175) | 199
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much of the cost of the Saville Inquiry has been spent on legal fees to date. | | (234176) | 200
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Saville Inquiry has cost to date; and how much it is expected to cost. | | (234177) | 201
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of 16 to 25 year olds incarcerated in Northern Ireland reoffended within (a) 12 months and (b) three years in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (234178) | 202
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of written questions for answer on a named day he has answered on the due date in the current session of Parliament. | | (234179) | 203
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had in order to promote Northern Ireland as a tourist destination to the rest of the United Kingdom. | | (234180) | 204
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Assembly on prospects for the Northern Ireland economy. | | (234190) | 205
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings he has had with members of the business community in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months. | | (234226) | 206
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings he has had with church leaders in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months, broken down by denomination. | | (234227) | 207
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings he has had with members of the Northern Ireland Assembly in the last 12 months. | | (234228) | 208
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of his Department's staff are seconded from other Government departments, broken down by department of origin. | | (234231) | 209
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of staff in his Department in the last 12 months; and at what cost. | | (234232) | 210
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost of pension contributions incurred by his Department was in each of the last three financial years; and what the planned expenditure on pension contributions is for 2008-09. | | (234233) | 211
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of official (a) emails, (b) telephone calls, (c) faxes and (d) letters his Department has received since May 2007. | | (234234) | 212
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of correspondence received by his Department has been responded to in less than a month in each month since May 2007. | | (234235) | 213
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) emails, (b) telephone calls, (c) faxes and (d) letters he has received in his capacity as Secretary of State relating to official business since May 2007. | | (234236) | 214
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many press releases have been issued by his Department in the last 12 months. | | (234237) | 215
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his department has spent on the decoration of Hillsborough Castle in the last 12 months. | | (234238) | 216
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on (a) hosting events and (b) bottled water in the last 12 months. | | (234239) | 217
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on (a) televisions and (b) receiving digital television in the last 12 months. | | (234240) | 218
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on electrical equipment in the last 12 months. | | (234241) | 219
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent on overnight accommodation for his Department's staff in the last 12 months. | | (234242) | 220
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent on his Department's staff's domestic travel in the last 12 months. | | (234243) | 221
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent on his Department's staff's international travel in the last 12 months. | | (234244) | 222
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many vehicles his Department owns. | | (234245) | 223
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department (a) has spent on maintaining vehicles in the last five financial years and (b) expects to spend on maintaining vehicles in the financial year 2008-09. | | (234246) | 224
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people who were not born in the United Kingdom his Department employs. | | (234247) | 225
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of the most recent cohort of recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland are from (a) Catholic and (b) Protestant backgrounds. | | (234248) | 226
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information his Department has gathered on the effect of its policies and practices on the recruitment, development and retention of employees with mental illnesses within his Department. | | (234249) | 227
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many visits to his Department's website have been recorded from computers outside his Department and the parliamentary estate (a) since May 2007 and (b) in the last 12 months. | | (234250) | 228
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times his Department has used Hillsborough Castle to host events; and what the cost of each such event was. | | (234251) | 229
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings he has had with officials of the Irish government in the last 12 months. | | (234252) | 230
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings he has had with officials of the US Administration in the last 12 months. | | (234253) | 231
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of employees working for his Department are female. | | (234254) | 232
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people over the age of (a) 55 and (b) 60 work for his Department; and what percentage of employees these groups represent. | | (234255) | 233
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people over the age of (a) 55 and (b) 60 were recruited to his Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of all recruits this represented in each case. | | (234256) | 234
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what IT projects his Department is undertaking; and what estimate has been made of the cost of each such project. | | (234257) | 235
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of hours of work lost through sickness absence on the part of staff working in his Office in the last 12 months. | | (234258) | 236
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland (a) First Minister and (b) Deputy First Minister on economic stability and business growth in Northern Ireland. | | (234259) | 237
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the exposure of Northern Irish taxpayers to the liabilities of UK banks. | | (234295) | 238
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) First Minister and (b) Deputy First Minister on Northern Ireland's contribution to the 2012 Olympics. | | (234296) | 239
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) First Minister and (b) Deputy First Minister on economic stability and business growth in Northern Ireland. | | (234297) | 240
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Assembly on prospects for the Northern Ireland economy. | | (234298) | 241
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had on building new prisons in Northern Ireland. | | (234299) | 242
| Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the impact on Northern Ireland banks of guarantees given by the Republic of Ireland to Irish banks. | | (234300) | 243
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many social action projects he has visited in the last 12 months. | | (234229) | 244
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people who are not civil servants his Department employs; and how many civil servants it employs. | | (234230) | 245
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Prime Minister, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from his Office in each year since 1997. | | (234094) | 246
| Mr George Galloway (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will hold discussions with the Scottish Executive on instances of anti-Irish racism at football matches involving Scottish clubs; and if he will make a statement. | | (234222) | 247
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from his Department in each year since 1997. | | (234081) | 248
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions for offences related to domestic violence there were in (i) North West Cambridgeshire, (ii) Cambridgeshire, (iii) the East of England and (iv) England and Wales in each of the last 10 years; and what proportion of victims of the offences were (A) male and (B) female. | | (234182) | 249
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of new vehicles which will be purchased and registered in each of the new vehicle excise duty bands in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2014-15. | | (234260) | 250
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of vehicles which will be in each of the new vehicle excise duty bands that were (a) purchased prior to 2001, (b) purchased prior to 2008-09 and (c) purchased after 2008-09 in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2014-15. | | (234261) | 251
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial contribution his Department plans to make to the Thames Gateway road crossing in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15. | | (234336) | 252
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what expenditure his Department has budgeted to spend on external consultants in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. | | (234337) | 253
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Highways Agency budgeted for expenditure on major road projects in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13, (e) 2013-14 and (f) 2014-15. | | (234338) | 254
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles heavy goods vehicles of over 3.5 tonnes travel in Great Britain in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007. | | (234339) | 255
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average number of passengers on internal flights within Great Britain in the last period for which figures are available is, expressed both in actual number and as a percentage of passenger carrying capacity. | | (234340) | 256
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many internal flights within Great Britain there were in 2007; and what estimate he has made of the number of passengers who travelled on such flights overall. | | (234341) | 257
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from his Department in each year since its inception. | | (234085) | 258
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much he allocated to Cycling England for cycling programmes for (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09. | | (234302) | 259
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information (a) English local authorities outside London and (b) Transport for London have provided to his Department about their expenditure on cycle facilities in (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2007-08 and (iii) 2008-09. | | (234303) | 260
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what lessons have been learned from the six cycling demonstration towns. | | (234304) | 261
| Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish his review of protection of air passengers in the event of airline insolvency; and if he will make a statement. | | (234036) | 262
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the likely emissions of carbon dioxide which would arise from use of the proposed third runway at Heathrow Airport in terms of (a) the runway in isolation and (b) the total additional air transport movements in the UK, net of any air traffic switching to Heathrow from other airports for (i) 2020, (ii) 2030, (iii) 2040, (iv) 2050, (v) 2060, (vi) 2070 and (vii) 2080. | | (234151) | 263
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the additional average annual emissions arising from use of the third runway at Heathrow over the period 2020 to 2050. | | (234152) | 264
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish a National Policy Statement within the framework envisaged by the Planning Bill on high speed rail. | | (234327) | 265
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from his Department in each year since 1997. | | (234082) | 266
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's most recent estimate is of the number of pensioners who (a) are not claiming and (b) have been refused pension credit because a gross rather than a post-tax net level of state retirement pension was used for the assessment. | | (234198) | 267
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the number of non-UK citizens claiming family benefits in the UK and (b) the number of UK citizens claiming family benefits elsewhere in the EU in accordance with Article 73 of Regulation 1408/71. | | (234199) | 268
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) memory sticks, (b) laptop computers, (c) desktop computers, (d) hard drives and (e) mobile telephones were (i) lost and (ii) stolen from his Department in each year since 1997. | | (234089) | 269
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to simplify the application (a) form and (b) process for (i) pension credit and (ii) other benefits to which pensioners are entitled; and if he will make a statement. | | (234030) | 270
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in housing benefit in respect of tenants of local authority-owned properties in each month in 2007-08; and how much has been paid in each month in 2008-09 to date. | | (234343) |
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