Order Book Part 1

House of Commons

Session 2008 - 09
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 21 January 2009

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 21 January 2009
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 21 January 2009

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 21 January of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 21 January of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 21 January see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

1
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many applications for funding under the Government's Small Firms Guarantee Scheme have been made by small firms based in (a) Southend West constituency, (b) Southend, (c) Essex and (d) the Metropolitan Police area of London in each of the last five years; what recent representations he has received on this issue; and if he will make a statement.

(250231)

2
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many successful applications by small firms based in (a) Southend West constituency, (b) Southend, (c) Essex and (d) the Metropolitan Police area of London to the Small Firms Loan Guarantee were valued at (i) £5,000 to £20,000, (ii) £20,001 to £50,000, (iii) £50,001 to £100,000, (iv) £100,001 to £150,000, (v) £150,001 to £200,000 and (vi) £200,001 to £250,000 in each of the last five years.

(250232)

3
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many projects have been supported by the Small Firms Loan Guarantee scheme in each region in each year since 2003-04; what the monetary value of the support was in each case; and what proportion of the total annual support provided by the scheme each represented.

(250233)

4
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the monetary value of direct foreign investment by UK companies in Brazil has been for each year since 2001.

(250122)

5
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the monetary value of goods (a) exported to and (b) imported from Brazil has been in each year since 2001.

(250123)

6
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much each of the regional development agencies has spent on external public relations in the last 24 months; and what firms each contracted to provide such services.

(250217)

7
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent discussions he has had on possible revision of the Warwick Agreement arrangement with the trades unions.

(250237)

8
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether he plans to negotiate a revised Warwick Agreement arrangement with the trades unions.

(250293)

9
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's internal guidance for officials on the drafting of answers to Parliamentary Questions.

(250295)

10
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will place in the Library a copy of the legal advice commissioned by the Office of Fair Trading on whether trades union members are consumers for the purposes of consumer protection legislation.

(250296)

11
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 9 December 2008, Official Report, column 66W, on the political levy, whether the Certification Officer has provided guidance on this issue.

(250360)

12
N Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many prosecutions there have been for trading when knowingly insolvent in each of the last three years.

(249093)

13
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, with reference to the Answer of 22 July 2008, Official Report, column 1130W, on departmental personnel, how many staff without posts there were in his Department at the latest date for which figures are available; how many such staff were classified as such upon return from maternity leave; and how many of the staff without posts have been classified as such for at least (a) six and (b) 12 months.

(250101)

14
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, with reference to the Answer of 17 July 2008, Official Report, column 694W, on Economic and Monetary Union, whether his Department's updating of its euro changeover plan has been completed; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent version.

(250102)

15
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2008, Official Report, column 601W, on regulation: departmental co-ordination, whether the Code of Practice on Guidance applies to the Electoral Commission when it issues regulatory guidance that affects (a) political parties and (b) other voluntary organisations.

(250218)

16
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes of the Union Modernisation Fund Supervisory Board from each of its meetings in the last 24 months.

(250469)

17
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the (a) objectives and (b) functions are of the Whitehall and Industry Group.

(250470)

18
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much funding each of the regional development agencies has given to trades union bodies in the last 12 months; and what the purpose of such funding was.

(250594)

19
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many businesses in Cambridgeshire were declared bankrupt in each of the last 12 months.

(250238)

20
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps his Department is taking to encourage investment in the biotechnology industry.

(250423)

21
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what cars of what engine cubic capacity are (a) owned and (b) leased by his Department.

(250032)

22
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the cost to the consumer of the setting of mobile termination rates above marginal costs in each year since 2003.

(250339)

23
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will review the decision of Ofcom not to require the UK's telecommunications sector to reduce its mobile termination rates, with particular reference to the likely effect of the decision on consumers.

(250340)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

24
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, at what time his Department makes Written Ministerial Statements available to (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the press; and if he will make a statement.

(250426)

25
Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of value added tax due to the Exchequer between the date of the reduction of the rate to 15 per cent. and the latest date for which figures are available.

(250061)

26
Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional revenue he expects to raise from the proposed 45 per cent. income tax band over the next three financial years.

(250341)

27
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2009, Official Report, columns 569-70W, on public sector: pensions, whether he has received representations on the affordability of public sector pensions since the publication of the report in March 2008; and if he will make a statement.

(250358)

28
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made representations to (a) the euro area authorities on the abolition of the 500 euro banknote and (b) the United States administration on abolition of the 100 dollar bill as a means of making criminal payments more difficult.

(250589)

29
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pre-surplus staff there were at HM Revenue and Customs and its agencies at the end of each quarter from March 2007 onwards.

(250273)

30
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central of 13 June 2007, Official Report, column 1123W, on Revenue and Customs: manpower, what the definition is of pre-surplus staff.

(250274)

31
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent by his Department and bodies for which it is responsible on external public relations consultants and companies in each year from 2001-02.

(250432)

32
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 4 November 2008, Official Report, column 310W, on departmental television, what premium television channels (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) the Valuation Office Agency subscribe to; and at what cost.

(250472)

33
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department and its agencies have spent on external public relations firms outside the Central Office of Information's Public Relations Framework in the last 36 months.

(250477)

34
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) minimum and (b) maximum value of transactions is that can be made using the Government Procurement Card.

(250478)

35
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 11 December 2008, Official Report, column 261W, on the Government Procurement Card, which are the card-issuing banks.

(250479)

36
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 11 December 2008, Official Report, column 261W, on the Government Procurement Card, what bodies other than the card issuing banks hold data on card transactions.

(250480)

37
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs and its agencies have spent on external public relations in the last 24 months.

(250482)

38
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Office of Government Commerce's guidance on including general break clauses in government contracts.

(250483)

39
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the Standing Committee on Preparations for the euro last met.

(250484)

40
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2008, Official Report, column 197W, on departmental personnel, how many of the pre-surplus staff classified as such upon return from maternity leave; and how many of the pre-surplus staff have been classified as such for at least (a) six months and (b) 12 months.

(250116)

41
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 6 October 2008 to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East, Official Report, column 371W, on departmental databases, which aspects of financial exclusion MOSAIC and ACORN data were used to inform.

(250425)

42
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff were working in the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit at the latest date for which figures are available.

(250491)

43
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which public sector pension schemes have a standard retirement age of less than 65 years of age.

(250500)

44
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent version of the Integrated Communication Plan for the Euro Changeover.

(250515)

45
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil servants have been assigned to work for UK Financial Investments Limited.

(250516)

46
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether UK Financial Investments Limited will be subject to the provisions of (a) the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and (b) the Environmental Information Regulations provisions; and whether it is a non-departmental public body.

(250517)

47
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many departmental identity cards have been reported lost or stolen by staff in HM Revenue and Customs in the last 24 months.

(250518)

48
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent edition of HM Revenue and Customs' Euro Handbook.

(250519)

49
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policy of the European Court of Justice ruling on value added tax liability and local authority services.

(250520)

50
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Euro National Changeover Plan was last updated.

(250521)

51
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when (a) the HM Revenue and Customs' and (b) the Valuation Office Agency's euro changeover plan was last updated; and if he will place a copy of each in the Library.

(250522)

52
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of HM Revenue and Customs' new data security packet rule book.

(250523)

53
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answers of 24 January 2008, Official Report, column 2134W, and 10 March 2008, Official Report, column 124W, on the Knowledge Network Project, if he will place in the Library a copy of the user manuals or guidance given to civil servants on using the Knowledge Network.

(250543)

54
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 16 June 2008, Official Report, column 689W, on the Consolidated Fund: fines, which part of Government holds the information on the revenue received from fines.

(250558)

55
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 25 November 2008, Official Report, columns 47-8WS, on departmental expenditure limit (2008-09), what consultancy work required a transfer of £250,000 to the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit; and what consultancy firm or firms carried out this work.

(250566)

56
Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who regulates Kaupthing, Singer and Friedlander's (KSF's) activities in the UK; what steps (a) the Government and (b) other regulatory bodies have taken in relation to KSF assets in the last six months; what those assets were valued at (i) 1 September 2008 and (ii) the latest date for which figures are available; what compensation arrangements apply to (A) individuals, (B) local authorities and (C) other public bodies who have lost funds deposited in KSF; and what the relationship is between KSF and KSF Isle of Man.

(250361)

57
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to reduce levels of tax evasion; and if he will make a statement.

(250437)

58
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by his Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250135)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families

59
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding the Government has given to Coventry City Council's Children and Families Education Service to fund after-school clubs.

(249455)

60
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding the Government has given to support the Every Child Matters scheme.

(249456)

61
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps the Government has taken to help local authorities provide after-school activities in schools.

(249457)

62
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps the Government has taken to help local authorities make provision for extended school activities.

(249458)

63
N Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps the Government has taken to support local authorities in providing summer activities for children and young people.

(249460)

64
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what A level subjects were taken by each pupil eligible for free schools meals who achieved three A grades at A level in the last year for which data are available.

(250156)

65
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many schools had less than 30 per cent. of pupils achieve (a) five A* to C grades at GCSE excluding equivalents and (b) five A* to C grades including English and mathematics at GCSE excluding equivalents in the latest year for which figures are available.

(250364)

66
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils in schools of each type achieved three As at A-level excluding general studies in the last year for which data are available.

(250365)

67
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils achieved three A grades at A level and took more than one of (a) accounting, (b) art and design, (c) business studies, (d) communication studies, (e) dance, (f) design and technology, (g) drama/theatre studies, (h) film studies, (i) health and social care, (j) home economics, (k) information and communication technology, (l) leisure studies, (m) media studies, (n) music technology, (o) performance studies, (p) performing arts, (q) photography, (r) physical education, (s) sports studies and (t) travel and tourism in the last year for which data are available.

(250366)

68
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils eligible for free school meals achieved three A grades at A level and took more than one of (a) accounting, (b) art and design, (c) business studies, (d) communication studies, (e) dance, (f) design and technology, (g) drama/theatre studies, (h) film studies, (i) health and social care, (j) home economics, (k) information and communication technology, (l) leisure studies, (m) media studies, (n) music technology, (o) performance studies, (p) performing arts, (q) photography, (r) physical education, (s) sports studies and (t) travel and tourism in the last year for which data are available.

(250367)

69
Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will agree to include a no detriment clause within the agreement on assimilation in the National Pay and Conditions Framework for School Support Staff; and if he will make a statement.

(250552)

70
Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much has been allocated to each category of possible expenditure under the National Strategies programme in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; and if he will make a statement.

(250550)

71
N Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of pupils with (a) a statement of special educational needs and (b) unstatemented special educational needs achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE in each year since 1997, broken down by type of school.

(249910)

72
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he plans to answer (a) Question 240758, on reviews of child deaths, (b) Question 240761, on serious case reviews and (c) Question 240755, tabled on 4 and 5 December, on membership of a serious case review panel.

(250182)

73
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much (a) central government and (b) each local authority has spent on child protection in each of the last five years.

(250183)

74
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many maintained special schools there were in each local authority in each year since 1997.

(250184)

75
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of eligible pupils with (a) statemented and (b) non-statemented special educational needs achieved at least one A* to G grade at GCSE in each year since 1997, broken down by type of school.

(250185)

76
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of eligible pupils with (a) statemented and (b) non-statemented special educational needs achieved five A* to C grades including English and mathematics at GCSE in each year since 1997, broken down by type of school.

(250186)

77
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 6 October 2008, Official Report, column 477W, and pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2008, Official Report, column 741W, on departmental air travel, what distance of air travel was offset by his Department in 2007-08; and what proportion of such travel was (a) domestic, (b) short-haul and (c) long-haul.

(250036)

78
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to the Answer to Lord Cope of 19 November 2008, Official Report, House of Lords, column WA194, on Central Office of Information: expenditure, what public policy the funding of (a) Beat: Life on the Street and (b) Je suis un Rockstar sought to promote.

(250048)

79
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to the Answer of 30 June 2008, Official Report, column 628W, on economic and monetary union, when the updating of his Department's euro changeover plan is expected to be completed.

(250090)

80
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 10 January 2008, Official Report, column 15WS, on the Families at Risk review, which recommendations from the report (a) have and (b) have not been implemented.

(250106)

81
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to the Answer of 25 June 2008, Official Report, columns 405W, on departmental manpower, how many priority movers there are in his Department; how many of them were classified as such after returning from maternity leave; and how many staff have been classified as such for at least (a) six and (b) 12 months.

(250191)

82
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether (a) his Department, (b) its predecessor and (c) its agencies have provided funding to the charity (i) Catz Club and (ii) Schoolfriend in the last five years.

(250348)

83
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils achieved at least five GCSEs at grades A* to C in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each year since 1997.

(250559)

84
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department spent on (a) primary and (b) secondary school buildings in (i) Hemel Hempstead, (ii) Hertfordshire and (iii) England in 2007-08.

(250561)

85
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children were abused whilst subject to a child protection plan in each of the last five years in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire.

(250600)

86
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what initiatives the Government has introduced for children of pre-school age to reduce levels of childhood obesity in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire.

(250601)

87
Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the cost to local authorities was of residential school placements for children with statements of special educational needs in England in the last year for which figures are available.

(250572)

88
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what funding he plans to provide to local authorities to enable them to implement the speech, language and communication needs action plan.

(250434)

89
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which local authorities have been selected as local area pathfinders under the speech, language and communication needs action plan.

(250435)

90
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the Government's policy is on tackling non-financial aspects of child poverty; and if he will make a statement.

(250439)

91
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps his Department is taking to encourage positive home learning environments.

(250441)

92
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what research his Department has evaluated into factors which contribute to disparities in achievement and attainment between primary school children.

(250442)

93
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the effects of parental income on educational attainment.

(250443)

94
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the effects of low educational attainment on employability and life time income.

(250444)

95
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much funding children's centres in Warrington will receive in 2009-10.

(250576)

96
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his most recent assessment of the level of access to broadband at home is for (a) all secondary school pupils and (b) secondary school pupils from lower income households.

(250577)

97
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues in the Department of Health on the provision of support in schools for students diagnosed with (a) diabetes, (b) asthma and (c) other long-term conditions.

(250579)

98
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what cars of what engine cubic capacity are (a) owned and (b) leased by his Department.

(250030)

99
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of children in each local authority area were (a) looked after and (b) adopted in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007 and (iii) 2008.

(250307)

100
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many legal cases have been brought against Ofsted in relation to inspections it has conducted of (a) secondary schools, (b) primary schools and (c) nursery schools.

(250495)

101
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many legal cases have been won by nursery schools against Ofsted in relation to inspections undertaken by Ofsted.

(250496)

102
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many out-of-court settlements Ofsted has made with nursery schools in relation to legal claims brought by such schools against Ofsted in relation to inspections.

(250497)

103
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many nursery school inspectors have been made redundant by Ofsted since June 2007.

(250498)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

104
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2008, Official Report, column 1364W, and the Answer to the hon. Member for Beckenham of 13 October 2008, Official Report, column 949W, on public bodies: public relations, whether guidance or advice has been produced in relation to public bodies hiring public affairs firms for lobbying purposes, as opposed to public relations media activity.

(250253)

105
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will place in the Library a copy of each edition of his Department's internal staff journal, with sensitive personal information redacted.

(250299)

106
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Blaby on 12 November 2008, Official Report, column 759, on public relations, what the reasons are for the difference between the figure of £265 million given in the Answer and the figure of £391 million for Central Office of Information (COI) spending on public relations, marketing and advertising in 2007-08 given in the most recent COI annual report and accounts.

(250300)

107
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when his Department plans to provide a substantive answer to Freedom of Information Act request FO1252511; and what the reasons are for the time taken to assess the public interest in relation to the request.

(250312)

108
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on what dates the Advisory Committee on Advertising has met in the last 12 months.

(250318)

109
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many reports the Security Commission has produced since May 1997; and on what issues.

(250319)

110
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which external consultants the Office of the Third Sector hired in 2007-08.

(250322)

111
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which public sector websites have been discontinued since his Department announced its plans to rationalise the overall number; and on what dates each was discontinued.

(250323)

112
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many civil servants in Government departments and agencies have a title of head of messaging according to records held by (a) Government Communications and (b) the Central Office of Information.

(250325)

113
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether his Department has issued guidance to other departments on the practice of holding departmental away days outside departmental buildings.

(250326)

114
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, who the members of the Public Service Forum are.

(250327)

115
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what plans the Cabinet Office has to construct an innovation centre in the virtual world Second Life; and what the cost of those plans is.

(250328)

116
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many Macbook Air computers are on offer to civil servants as part of the showusabetterway.co.uk competition.

(250334)

117
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether the internal works to No. 10 Downing Street associated with the planning application with Westminster City Council reference 08/00696/1884 have been completed; and what expenditure has been incurred on them.

(250337)

118
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what individual annual subscription fees were paid to the Media Monitoring Unit by each subscribing Government department, agency and non-departmental body in the most recent year for which figures are available.

(250338)

119
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 9 December 2008, Official Report, column 43W, on Futurebuilders: Catz Club, for what reasons the Who Cares? Trust is no longer a Futurebuilders investee.

(250362)

120
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many public sector websites with unique universal resource locators are in operation in England.

(250506)

121
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on what dates the Public Service Forum has met; and what the criteria for determining its membership are.

(250509)

122
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what recent estimate he has made of the life expectancy of (a) men and (b) women in (i) the North East and (ii) the UK; and what the life expectancy of each was in (A) 1997 and (B) 2001.

(250057)

123
Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will restore the Cabinet Office publication Public Bodies to its 1997 format.

(250551)

124
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what recent representations he has received on the effects on the voluntary sector of increased fuel duty.

(250356)

125
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes of each meeting of the Public Service Forum.

(250511)

126
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what cars of what engine cubic capacity are (a) owned and (b) leased by the Cabinet Office.

(250031)

Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners

127
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how many church buildings are listed.

(250272)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

128
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the evidential basis was for the statement made by the Minister of State (Housing) that there had been an upturn in the property market in her interview with The Sunday Times on 18 January 2009; who the Minister of State consulted before making this statement; and if she will make a statement.

(250234)

129
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) genuine and (b) malicious false alarm fire emergency calls have been received in (i) the non-metropolitan county of Hampshire and (ii) the City of Southampton in each of the last five years.

(250172)

130
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 10 December 2008, Official Report, column 196W, on public sector: contracts, whether general break clauses have been included in the contracts for regional fire control rooms.

(250280)

131
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what planning guidance exists on residential mooring; and if she will make a statement.

(250094)

132
N John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what implications for retained firefighters she has identified consequent upon implementation of the working time directive.

(249898)

133
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what bookings the QE2 Conference Centre has arranged at commercial rates for Whitehall-based government departments and agencies since February 2008.

(250349)

134
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether (a) her Department, (b) its predecessor and (c) its agencies have provided funding to the charity (i) Catz Club and (ii) Schoolfriend in the last five years.

(250350)

135
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 18 June 2008, Official Report, column 948W, on departmental personnel, what the current figure is for staff without posts or in the career transition centre or in a people action team in (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) each of the Government Offices for the Regions; how many of the staff without posts were classified as such after returning from maternity leave; and how many of the staff without posts have been classified as such for (i) at least six months and (ii) at least 12 months.

(250541)

136
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a breakdown of the interim budget of the Homes and Communities Agency.

(250445)

137
Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the start-up costs of the Homes and Communities Agency were; and if she will give a breakdown of the cost of its administration in its first year since establishment.

(250471)

138
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what cars of what engine cubic capacity are (a) owned and (b) leased by her Department.

(250029)

139
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) sites and (b) hectares of land were (i) available and (ii) potentially suitable for development in Castle Point constituency at the latest date for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.

(250053)

140
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been bought in each region through the National Clearing House.

(250193)

141
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent by the National Clearing House on purchasing unsold homes for affordable housing.

(250194)

142
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether (a) housing associations and (b) local authorities are able to purchase empty land using the National Clearing House.

(250195)

143
Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of buy-to-let landlords in each region who have had property repossessed in each of the last three years.

(250196)

144
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much is being spent on the Supporting People initiative in 2008-09.

(250473)

145
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the criteria for eligibility for assistance under the Supporting People initiative are.

(250474)

146
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has for the future of the Supporting People initiative.

(250475)

147
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations her Department has received on the future of the Supporting People initiative.

(250476)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

148
Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 10 November 2008, Official Report, columns 484-5, on the Subs for Clubs campaign, what progress has been made in talks between his Department and HM Treasury.

(250344)

149
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 2165W, on alcoholic drinks: misuse, when he expects the terms of reference for the work on evaluating the effects of the sale of alcohol between 3 am and 6 am will be agreed.

(250077)

150
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what subjects were discussed at his Department's most recent tourism summit; and if he will place a copy in the Library of the minutes of the meeting.

(250242)

151
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many representations his Department has received on the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in each of the last three years.

(250243)

152
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what deposit has been paid to The Grove in Hertfordshire for the use of its facilities for the inaugural Creativity and Business International Network; and what payment has been agreed.

(250245)

153
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) meetings, (b) events and (c) other activities are planned for the Creativity and Business International Network between now and October 2009.

(250246)

154
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many firms bid for the contract to deliver the World Creative Business Summit.

(250247)

155
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent on producing branded ampersands for the meeting of the Creativity and Business International Network in Liverpool on 20 November 2008.

(250248)

156
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent on food and drink for the meeting of the Creativity and Business International Network in Liverpool on 20 November 2008.

(250249)

157
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guests attended the dinner hosted by his Department at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool on 20 November 2008.

(250250)

158
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost of (a) venue hire, (b) travel expenses and (c) food and drink was for the tourism summit hosted by his Department in Liverpool on 8 January 2009.

(250251)

159
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what non-heritage (a) buildings and (b) land is owned by Visit Britain; and what estimate has been made of the value of these assets.

(250254)

160
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) buildings and (b) land are leased by Sport England; and what estimate has been made of the value of these assets.

(250255)

161
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) buildings and (b) land are leased by Arts Council England; and what estimate has been made of the value of these assets.

(250256)

162
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) buildings and (b) land are leased by the Big Lottery Fund; and what estimate has been made of the value of these assets.

(250257)

163
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what non-heritage (a) buildings and (b) land are leased by English Heritage; and what estimate has been made of the value of these assets.

(250258)

164
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what non-heritage (a) buildings and (b) land are leased by the Heritage Lottery Fund; and what estimate has been made of the value of these assets.

(250259)

165
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what non-heritage (a) buildings and (b) land are leased by UK Sport; and what estimate has been made of the value of these assets.

(250260)

166
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what non-heritage (a) buildings and (b) land are leased by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council; and what estimate has been made of the value of these assets.

(250261)

167
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what non-heritage (a) buildings and (b) land are leased by Visit Britain; and what estimate has been made of the value of these assets.

(250262)

168
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what dates (a) he, (b) other Ministers and (c) officials from his Department have met representatives from (i) HM Treasury and (ii) UK Sport to discuss the £100 million of private sponsorship for elite athletes announced in the 2006 Budget; and if he will make a statement.

(250263)

169
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) hits and (b) unique visitors the Arts Council England's website received in each of the last five years.

(250264)

170
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what dates since March 2008 (a) he and (b) the Sports Minister have met with their European counterparts to discuss the European White Paper on sport.

(250271)

171
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 14 October 2008, Official Report, column 1210W, on the World Creative Business Conference, how much his Department has paid to (a) Edelman and (b) Acclaim to date; and how much he expects to pay each company in each of the next three years.

(250317)

172
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on entertainment for its staff in each of the last five years.

(250492)

173
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the size of the regulatory burden for (a) bed and breakfast establishments and (b) hotels; and if he will make a statement.

(250493)

174
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Fareham of 16 June 2008, Official Report, columns 657-8W, on departmental training, which organisations provided the training for the courses on (a) team away days and (b) stress management.

(250050)

175
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Angus of 21 April 2008, Official Report, columns 1737-8W, on departmental property, what the (a) title and (b) Government Art Collection reference number was of the art work stolen from his Department in 2006.

(250092)

176
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the charity Catz Club has received from each of the Lottery funds to date; and on what dates each of the payments was made.

(250502)

177
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what date the euro changeover plan of (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies was last updated; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent version of each plan.

(250593)

178
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is on the preservation of pill-boxes and other defences from the Second World War; and if he will make a statement.

(250575)

179
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to increase the use of audio description on television broadcasts; and if he will make a statement.

(250578)

180
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what cars of what engine cubic capacity are (a) owned and (b) leased by his Department.

(250028)

181
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the European Commission on the future prospects of local newspapers; and if he will make a statement.

(250150)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

182
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to increase recruitment from ethnic minority groups into the armed forces.

(250024)

183
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women have been recruited into the General Duties (Pilot) branch of the Royal Air Force in the last 12 months.

(250025)

184
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent improvements have been made to the personal protective equipment for armed forces personnel in active theatres.

(250026)

185
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent improvements have been made to the fleet of frontline UK aircraft.

(250027)

186
Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what matters relating to Pakistan's nuclear weapons and their impact on security in the subcontinent were discussed on his recent visit to Pakistan.

(250157)

187
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes in EU defence policy took place during the 2008 French Presidency.

(250244)

188
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) establishment and (b) strength is of each of the three battalions of the Parachute Regiment; and if he will make a statement.

(250455)

189
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost is of extending further the lives of the C-130K aircraft.

(250459)

190
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken further to extend the lives of the C-130K aircraft.

(250460)

191
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many C-130K aircraft are to be retired in the current financial year.

(250461)

192
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of further extending the lives of the C-130K aircraft; and if he will make a statement.

(250462)

193
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current out-of-service date is for the C-130K aircraft.

(250463)

194
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what options there are for bridging the potential capability gap if the A400M programme experiences further delays.

(250464)

195
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the material carrying capacity is of the A400M.

(250465)

196
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Tranche 3 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft are on order for (a) Saudi Arabia, (b) Japan and (c) the UK; and if he will make a statement.

(250091)

197
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Meteorological Office has spent on (a) public affairs firms and consultants and (b) external public relations companies in the last five years; and on which firms the money was spent.

(250236)

198
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 11 November 2008, Official Report, column 1000W, on departmental public relations, which firms were used; and what the remit was of each substantive contract.

(250281)

199
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 12 November 2008, Official Report, column 1176-7W, on departmental manpower, whether civilian staff who are allocated to the redeployment pool are required to relocate to (a) permanent and (b) temporary positions in specific parts of the country.

(250043)

200
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 6 October 2008, Official Report, column 253W, on departmental air travel, whether staff who travel in a cheaper class than that to which they are entitled receive a (a) personal and (b) pecuniary benefit from doing so.

(250049)

201
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 7 October 2008, Official Report, column 608W, on departmental manpower, how many staff in his Department and its agencies are in the redeployment pool; how many of them were placed in the pool after returning from maternity leave; and how many of them have been in the pool for at least (a) six months and (b) 12 months.

(250095)

202
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Navy stations any vessels in the region surrounding South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands.

(250288)

203
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by his Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250131)

204
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent (a) military and (b) civilian personnel are employed at the headquarters of each UK-based regional brigade.

(250084)

205
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many fixed-wing aircraft serve as (a) transport and troop carriers and (b) air refuelling craft; and where each such aircraft is based.

(250085)

206
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what stage negotiations on procurement contracts have reached in respect of the (a) Airbus A400M military transport aircraft, (b) future strategic air tanker, (c) third tranche Eurofighter, (d) joint strikefighter, (e) defence training review, (f) future aircraft carrier, (g) Apache block three upgrade and (h) Tornado capability upgrade strategy (pilot).

(250086)

207
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, against what timetable and in what instalments expenditure on the (a) future strategic air tanker and (b) Airbus A400M military transport aircraft will be incurred.

(250087)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

208
N Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects Wylfa nuclear power station to cease to generate electricity.

(249981)

209
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many claims for (a) miners' hearing loss, (b) vibration white finger and (c) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were paid to residents of Houghton and Washington East constituency in each of the last six years.

(250056)

210
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that energy companies reduce diesel prices in line with both crude oil and petrol prices.

(250305)

211
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent representations he has received on the operation of the Warm Front scheme in North Yorkshire; and if he will make a statement.

(250353)

212
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what each of the offsetting projects is that EEA Fund Management subsidises as part of the Government Carbon Offsetting Fund; and what the location of each project is.

(250507)

213
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much coal from what countries of origin was imported in the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available.

(250054)

214
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by his Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250148)

215
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) thin computing and (b) environmentally-friendly computing practices in the public sector.

(250068)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

216
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to abolish his Department's non-departmental public body, Food from Britain; how much was spent by his Department on Food from Britain in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

(250226)

217
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plant breeding methods were used to produce the GM-contaminated oilseed rape seeds in Somerset in 2008.

(250020)

218
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, at what location GM-contaminated oilseed rape seeds were grown in Somerset in 2008.

(250021)

219
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the variety of GM-contaminated oilseed rape seeds grown in Somerset in 2008 was (a) listed on and (b) awaiting approval for the National List of Varieties.

(250022)

220
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the country of origin was of the GM-contaminated rape seeds grown in Somerset in 2008.

(250023)

221
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps were taken to protect against the GM-contamination of the oilseed rape seeds found to be contaminated with GM material grown in Somerset in 2008 (a) during cultivation and (b) post-harvest.

(250051)

222
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the areas immediately surrounding the GM-contaminated oilseed rape seeds grown in Somerset in 2008 have been examined for potential GM-contamination.

(250155)

223
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2009, Official Report, column 886W, on horse passports, what his latest estimate is of the number of equidae in England; and what assessment he has made of the efficacy of horse passports against the objectives set for the scheme.

(250187)

224
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of microchipping of equidae.

(250188)

225
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on the establishment of a national database of equidae in England.

(250189)

226
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 19 November 2008, Official Report, column 476W, on public relations: Forestry Commission, which (a) external public affairs and (b) external public relations firms hired in that period; and how much was spent on each firm.

(250301)

227
Mr Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will meet representatives of United Utilities to discuss the effects of their pricing policies on voluntary sports clubs; and if he will make a statement.

(250553)

228
David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many postcards his Department has received since 1 December 2008 in support of a South Downs National Park as proposed by the Countryside Agency in 2002.

(250311)

229
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 29 September 2008, Official Report, column 2413W, on departmental personnel, how many staff without posts there are in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies; how many of the staff without posts were classified as such upon return from maternity leave; and how many of the staff without posts have been classified as such for at least (i) six and (ii) 12 months.

(250040)

230
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 11 November 2008, Official Report, column 1130W, on 10 Downing Street: catering, what the remit of the public sector food procurement initiative is; and whether the initiative has adopted a policy on using genetically-modified food and ingredients.

(250041)

231
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 21 October 2008, Official Report, columns 161-62W, on departmental air travel, when he plans to place in the Library a copy of the figures for the financial year 2007-08.

(250190)

232
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department or its agencies have carried out an assessment of the effect of the new system of water rates on (a) churches, (b) scout huts and girl guide huts and (c) sports clubs.

(250505)

233
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 18 March 2008, Official Report, column 948W, on rights of way, how many further rights of way have been restored by local authorities since March 2008; and what the cost to the public purse of the Discovering Lost Ways programme has been to date.

(250542)

234
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2008, Official Report, column 804W, on genetically-modified organisms, what information he has received concerning animal deaths in connection with the consumption of the foliage of genetically-modified Bt cotton plants (a) in the UK and (b) elsewhere; and if he will make a statement.

(250197)

235
Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on reintroducing golden eagles to northern England.

(250124)

236
Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on population levels for the hen harrier in England; and what recent steps it has taken to preserve hen harrier populations.

(250125)

237
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many regulations were (a) implemented and (b) revoked by his Department in 2008.

(250239)

238
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to his Department was of producing and distributing The Code of Good Agricultural Practice.

(250278)

239
Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to be able to provide a substantive reply to the hon. Member for Hyndburn's letter of 12 August 2008 on behalf of his constituent, Mr M. Saunders.

(250468)

240
Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on community sports clubs of increased costs arising from the new system of surface water charges.

(250154)

241
Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what response his Department has made to representations made by sports clubs affected by increases in charges following the revision of the surface water charging element.

(250359)

242
Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to which international agreements to monitor and reduce carbon dioxide emissions from underground fires and forest fires the UK is party.

(250368)

243
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations the Environment Agency has received on the waiving of controls on development in flood risk areas of Canvey Island in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

(250033)

244
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by his Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250147)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

245
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the alleged hijacking of aid convoys by Hamas in Gaza; and if he will make a statement.

(250220)

246
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the principles of the Quartet are; which countries in the Middle East have agreed to them; and if he will make a statement.

(250221)

247
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the number of (a) women and (b) children who were (i) killed, (ii) seriously injured and (iii) slightly injured in Gaza as a result of being struck by rockets aimed at Israel in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

(250228)

248
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what account he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take of Article 13 of the Hamas charter in assessing Hamas's suitability as a partner for peace in the Middle East; what recent representations he has received on the matter; and if he will make a statement.

(250229)

249
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of Iran in relation to the (a) funding, (b) training and (c) arming of (i) Hezbollah, (ii) Hamas and (iii) al-Qaeda; and if he will make a statement.

(250230)

250
N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Burma on the rights of people belonging to opposition groups in that country.

(249690)

251
Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Colombian government on political prisoners being held for long periods in Colombian jails without having been convicted of any crime.

(250088)

252
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Somalia; and if he will make a statement.

(250457)

253
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the United States administration on allegations of torture at Guantánamo Bay.

(250458)

254
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Chevening scholarships have been awarded to Brazilian nationals in the last 10 years.

(250119)

255
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times Ministers of the government of Brazil have visited the UK in an official capacity since 2001.

(250120)

256
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times Ministers in his Department have made official visits to Brazil since 2001.

(250121)

257
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East, of 13 November 2008, Official Report, column 1406W, on departmental public relations, to which external public relations and public affairs firms departmental staff are currently on secondment; and what the (a) purpose and (b) duration is of each secondment.

(250316)

258
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 9 July 2008, Official Report, column 1656W, on departmental personnel, how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies are (i) without posts and (ii) within the corporate pool; how many staff without posts were classified as such upon returning from maternity leave; and how many of the staff without posts were classified as such for at least (A) six and (B) 12 months.

(250044)

259
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library the most recent version of his Department's euro changeover plan.

(250596)

260
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the government of Rwanda on its role in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

(250130)

261
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government operates any scientific research stations in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands.

(250252)

262
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department plans to provide funding to South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands to dismantle the former whaling stations in (a) Prince Olav Harbour, (b) Leith Harbour, (c) Stromness and (d) Husvik.

(250285)

263
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's plans are for future provision of (a) medical care and (b) search and rescue facilities in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands.

(250286)

264
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much revenue was generated in the South Georgia and Sandwich Islands from (a) sale of fishing licences, (b) harbour administration charges and (c) stamp sales in the year 2008.

(250289)

265
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will bring forward proposals to improve transport facilities in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands to encourage tourism to the islands.

(250290)

266
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the objective is of the research which is being conducted by the British Antarctic Survey's scientific and support team in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands.

(250291)

267
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the merits of granting full independence to (a) the British Virgin Islands, (b) Bermuda, (c) the Turks and Caicos Islands, (d) Anguilla and (e) the Cayman Islands.

(250424)

268
Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to comply with the Government's responsibility as a High Contracting Party to the Geneva Convention in respect of the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Israel's wall in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement.

(250292)

269
Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to take into account the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Israel's wall in the West Bank when implementing the human rights provisions of the EU-Israel trade agreement; and if he will make a statement.

(250294)

270
Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of suspension of Israel's application for membership of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development until allegations of war crimes during Israel's military operation on Gaza have been fully investigated; and if he will make a statement.

(250332)

271
Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he is taking to investigate and report on the use of UK-supplied weapons during Israel's military operation in Gaza; and if he will make a statement.

(250363)

272
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by his Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250146)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

273
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, at what time of day his Department makes Written Ministerial Statements available to (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the Press; and if he will make a statement.

(250428)

274
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority took of funding provisions when it authorised research licence R0179 for the creation of animal-human hybrids to the Insititute of Human Genetics at the University of Newcastle; and if he will make a statement.

(250429)

275
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority took of funding provisions when it authorised research licence R0180 for the creation of animal-human hybrids to King's College London; and if he will make a statement.

(250430)

276
N Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what reasons were reported to him by the Chief Executive of NHS Mid Essex for the decision to change the name of the Mid Essex Primary Care Trust; and if he will make a statement.

(249899)

277
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on administration by (a) Hampshire Primary Care Trust (PCT), (b) Southampton PCT and (c) their predecessor trusts (i) in total and (ii) per capita in each year since 1997.

(250158)

278
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many students (a) started and (b) graduated from dentistry courses in England in each year since 1997.

(250160)

279
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England were dependent on a domiciliary oxygen system in their homes in each of the last 10 years.

(250162)

280
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent by (a) his Department and (b) each health trust on each type of prescribed domiciliary oxygen therapy in each of the last 10 years.

(250163)

281
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what dispensing pharmacies there are in Hampshire; and what volume of products each dispensed in each of the last five years.

(250164)

282
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women in each age group were fitted with a contraceptive implant of each type in each of the last 10 years.

(250165)

283
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women in each age group and NHS trust area were (a) given prescriptions for the oral contraceptive and (b) given depot contraceptive injections in each of the last 10 years.

(250166)

284
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of hospital appointments were made in each primary care trust using choose and book in the last period for which figures were available.

(250167)

285
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people who were unable to obtain an appointment at a genito-urinary medicine clinic on the day they presented at the clinic in the last 12 months.

(250168)

286
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Romsey constituency received treatment from an NHS dentist in each year from 1997 to 2008.

(250169)

287
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the progress towards the target of reduction of health inequalities as measured by infant mortality by 2010.

(250170)

288
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of eligible patients have received the influenza vaccine in each primary care trust in the last 12 months.

(250171)

289
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England are eligible to receive direct payments; and how many of them have taken them up.

(250173)

290
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many students (a) started and (b) graduated from medical degree courses in England in each year since 1997.

(250174)

291
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children have received dental treatment under the NHS in each primary care trust in England in each of the last 12 months.

(250175)

292
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dentists there were per head of population in (a) England and (b) each region in each year since 1997.

(250176)

293
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 21 February 2008, Official Report, column 961W, on mental health services: restraint techniques, whether it will be mandatory for all staff engaged in physical restraint interventions to receive accredited training.

(250580)

294
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 21 February 2008, Official Report, column 961W, on mental health services: restraint techniques, when he expects accredited training in the therapeutic management of violence to be implemented.

(250581)

295
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 21 February 2008, Official Report, column 961W, on mental health services: restraint techniques, when he expects the guidance of the National Institute for Mental Health in England to be published.

(250582)

296
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 21 February 2008, Official Report, column 961W, on mental health services: restraint techniques, whether all responses to the National Institute for Mental Health in England consultation on The National Minimum Standards for the Safe and Therapeutic Management of Aggression and Violence in Mental Health In-patient Settings have now been considered.

(250583)

297
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 20 February 2008, Official Report, column 812W, on mental health services: training, whether all staff working in mental health and learning disability services have now received the Promoting Safer and Therapeutic Services syllabus training in lline with his Department's March 2008 target.

(250584)

298
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the new designated space at King's College Hospital for the former emergency clinic of Maudsley Hospital will be completed.

(250308)

299
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to provide care to those with refractory angina.

(250083)

300
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what payments the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has made to Weber-Shandwick for public (a) affairs and (b) relations work since its inception.

(250235)

301
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 14 July 2008, Official Report, column 193W, on departmental personnel, how many staff without posts there are in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies; how many of the staff without posts were classified as such upon return from maternity leave; and how many of the staff without posts have been classified as such for at least (i) six and (ii) 12 months.

(250105)

302
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Devizes of 25 November 2008, Official Report, column 1218W, on departmental public relations, if he will list each of the external public firms on which the £5.3 million of expenditure was incurred in 2007-08; and for what reasons in-house communications staff could not provide the requisite services.

(250570)

303
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many elderly people have received services under the quality care and support system in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each of the last five years.

(250555)

304
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services are available for adults with autism in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire.

(250556)

305
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people with aphasia in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire.

(250557)

306
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of prescriptions of anti-depressant drugs in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in the last 12 months.

(250562)

307
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for a knee operation in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire was in the latest period for which figures are available.

(250563)

308
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to publicise availability of influenza vaccinations in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire.

(250564)

309
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for a hip operation in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire was in the latest period for which information is available.

(250565)

310
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of people who presented with tuberculosis in 2008 were subsequently diagnosed with acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

(250127)

311
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce an oral swab for diagnosing acquired immune deficiency syndrome to effect rapid diagnosis.

(250128)

312
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has undertaken into Angleman's Syndrome; and if he will make a statement.

(250129)

313
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts have awarded contracts to private companies to operate walk-in centres; and which company has been awarded the contract in each case.

(250574)

314
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of supply of mental health services to meet demand for such services over the last 12 months.

(250436)

315
Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate his Department has made of the percentage of newly diagnosed cancer patients who are provided with advice on the financial assistance for which they may be eligible.

(250055)

316
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many diagnosed cases of malignant neoplasm of the breast there were in (a) Essex and (b) England in each of the last five years.

(250034)

317
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by his Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250145)

318
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the population was treated by a dentist under the NHS in each primary care trust area in each strategic health authority in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) 2008.

(250306)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

319
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress has been made on the e-borders programme; and if she will make a statement.

(250052)

320
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Department for Transport on the role of registered traveller programmes in enhancing airline security and contributing to the e-borders programme.

(250064)

321
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the e-borders programme to cover all passenger movements in and out of the United Kingdom.

(250065)

322
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to launch a consultation on the introduction of an authority to carry scheme.

(250066)

323
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) airline operators, (b) airport operators and (c) the Department for Transport on the introduction of authority to carry; and when she expects these discussions to be completed.

(250096)

324
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the average annual cost of applying checks to each individual passenger movement under the e-borders programme.

(250097)

325
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress has been made in discussions with the European Commission on the EU's passenger name record proposals; and if she will make a statement.

(250099)

326
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many records were held on the Police National Computer in each of the last five years for which records are available.

(250456)

327
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the latest available figures on the number of anti-social behaviour orders issued in England and Wales relate to the period to December 2006; and when data on anti-social behaviour orders issued after that date will be published.

(250111)

328
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to publish a report on the operation and outcomes of Operation Pentameter II.

(250112)

329
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the announcement on her Department's Research, Development and Statistics website, why the National Statistics bulletin Drug Offenders England and Wales is being withdrawn with immediate effect.

(250467)

330
Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2009, Official Report, column 281W, on departmental consultants, how many passes were issued in the most recent month for which records are available.

(250354)

331
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost of (a) processing and (b) issuing passports which arise from fraudulent applications in the most recent period for which figures are available.

(250078)

332
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people granted a passport were subsequently found to have made their application fraudulently in each year since 2003.

(250079)

333
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been extradited to the United States since 2003; and for what alleged offences they have been extradited.

(250080)

334
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been extradited from the United States to the United Kingdom since 2003.

(250081)

335
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research her Department has undertaken on trends in the level of violence towards street-based sex workers.

(250082)

336
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal immigrants have been detected stowing away in lorries at each of her Department's check-points within the UK in each month since January 2005.

(250585)

337
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets the UK Border Agency has for the length of time it should take to regularise the paperwork of an immigration or asylum applicant following a successful appeal made by that applicant against one of the Agency's decisions.

(250597)

338
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research her Department has evaluated on the link between cases of domestic violence and subsequent murders.

(250598)

339
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission an independent inquiry into the socio-economic effects of the (a) new points-based immigration system and (b) new civil penalties regime.

(250599)

340
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date she signed off the costed security plan for the 2012 Olympic Games; and if she will make a statement.

(250270)

341
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 10 December 2008, Official Report, column 196W, on public sector: contracts, whether general break clauses have been included in the contracts for (a) national identity cards and (b) the National Identity Register.

(250275)

342
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 5 November 2008, Official Report, column 598W, on departmental databases, by what means her Department uses ACORN data to target its communications.

(250427)

343
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what expenditure her Department and its agencies has incurred in hiring Fishburn Hedges in the last 36 months; and for what purposes.

(250481)

344
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) people and (b) people under 18 years of age have been stopped and searched under the Terrorism Act 2000 in each of the last eight years.

(250309)

345
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of levels of crime against businesses; and if she will make a statement.

(250355)

346
N Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions have taken place for the offence of consuming alcohol in a designated public place in each of the last seven years.

(249933)

347
N Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions have taken place for the offence of selling alcohol to children on more than one occasion since 2003.

(249934)

348
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much air mileage incurred through departmental and associated agency travel was offset in 2007-08, broken down by (a) domestic, (b) short-haul and (c) long-haul travel.

(250093)

349
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 14 July 2008, Official Report, column 145W, on identity cards, what stage the legal case relating to disclosure of Gateway information has reached; how much the Government has spent to date on legal costs for the case; and if she will place in the Library a copy of the Identity Card Gateway Review, redacting commercially sensitive information.

(250192)

350
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports were reported lost or stolen in the last 12 months; and how many valid passports there were in that period.

(250524)

351
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) security passes and (b) identity cards of her Department and its agencies were reported (i) lost and (ii) stolen in the calendar year 2008.

(250525)

352
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vacant posts there are in the National Police Improvement Agency.

(250529)

353
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated (a) set-up and (b) running costs of the interception modernisation programme are.

(250530)

354
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Wellingborough of 30 April 2008, Official Report, columns 506-7W, on surveillance: Members, if she will place in the Library a copy of the updated Code of Practice.

(250539)

355
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 18 June 2008, Official Report, column 962W, on departmental personnel, what the current figure is for staff without posts in her Department and its agencies; how many of the staff without posts were classified as such on returning from maternity leave; and how many of the staff without posts have been classified as such for at least (a) six months and (b) 12 months.

(250540)

356
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Lord West's review of powers of entry will have powers of entry into the precincts of Parliament within its scope.

(250573)

357
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by her Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250144)

358
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations in Essex were not open to the public in each of the last 10 years.

(250151)

359
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what written instructions police from each police authority give to illegal immigrants who are found in or near a vehicle.

(250276)

360
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps have been taken to restrict members of the British National Party from undertaking roles in (a) her Department and (b) the UK Border Agency.

(250177)

361
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many post holders in the UK Border Agency are known to be members of the British National Party.

(250178)

362
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the UK Border Agency takes in circumstances when employees are found to be members of the British National Party; and what the payband is of the official responsible for dealing with this matter.

(250179)

363
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals the UK Border Agency employs.

(250180)

364
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether individuals applying for positions at the UK Border Agency are asked about membership of a political party during the recruitment process.

(250181)

365
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders were issued to men aged 18 to 25 years in each of the last five years.

(250115)

Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission

366
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will list the external public relations consultants or contractors who are employed or commissioned by the House of Commons Commission; and what payments have been made to Ms Sheree Dodd in relation to the provision of public relations in the last three years.

(250527)

367
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what information the House of Commons authorities provide to Commons staff on workers' rights to opt out of the trades union political levy.

(250351)

368
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by the House, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250143)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills

369
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 15 September 2008, Official Report, column 2047W, on economic and monetary union, whether the review and update of his Department's euro changeover plan has been completed; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent version.

(250037)

370
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 16 July 2008, Official Report, column 503W, on departmental personnel, how many (a) staff without posts and (b) priority movers there are in his Department; how many of the staff without posts were classified as such upon return from maternity leave; and how many of the staff without posts have been classified as such for at least (i) six and (ii) 12 months.

(250104)

371
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 6 October 2008, Official Report, column 527W, and pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2008, Official Report, column 1055W, on departmental air travel, if he will place in the Library the figures for the distance of air travel carbon offset in 2007-08 for his Department, broken down by (a) domestic, (b) short-haul and (c) long-haul flights.

(250571)

372
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by his Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250142)

373
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much his Department has spent under the Train to Gain initiative on advertising in each month of the last 12 months; and how much he estimates will be so spent in the next six months.

(250118)

374
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether there are any restrictions on people on the sex offenders register being able to enrol at further education and sixth form colleges; whether colleges are entitled to know if any of their students are on the sex offenders register; and whether the police are expected to inform colleges if they believe a student on the sex offenders register may pose a threat to other students, including those aged under 18 years.

(250219)

375
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what discussions he has had with (a) other Government departments, (b) local authorities and (c) other groups following his announcement in October 2008 of the intention of deterring prosecutions of people selling goods in imperial measures.

(250345)

376
Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many of the 35,000 extra apprenticeship places for 2009-10 referred to in the departmental press release of 7 January 2009 are additional to those referred to in the most recent annual grant letter to the Learning and Skills Council of 18 November 2008.

(250346)

377
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will list each successful application to the Higher Education Funding Council for England for projects (a) to be funded, (b) to be partly-funded and (c) to be funded by loans via the strategic development fund during (i) 2006, (ii) 2007 and (iii) 2008; and how much funding was sought in each case.

(250446)

378
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what applications to the Higher Education Funding Council for England for projects (a) to be funded, (b) to be partly funded and (c) to be loan funded via the Strategic Development Fund were not accepted during (i) 2006, (ii) 2007 and (iii) 2008.

(250538)

379
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what information his Department holds on which universities and higher education institutions have received over £50,000 from (a) a donor and (b) a foundation that had investments in the Madoff scheme.

(250546)

380
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what information his Department holds on which universities and higher education institutions that had investments in the (a) Fairfield Greenwich, (b) Tremont Capital, (c) Union Bancaire Privée, (d) Access International, (e) Santander, (f) Gabriel Capital, (g) Fortis, (h) Kingsgate, (i) Normura, (j) Bank Medici, (k) Picower, (l) Union Bancaire, (m) Aozora, (n) Maxam, (o) Dexia, (p) HSBC, (q) Pioneer AL, (r) MB, (s) BNP, (t) Reliance, (u) BBVA, (v) Nativis, (w) Reichmuth, (x) credit mutual, (y) EIM and (z) Yeshim University hedge funds in 2008.

(250547)

381
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what information his Department holds on which universities and higher education institutions had investments in the (a) MAN, (b) Unicredit, (c) Hadassah, (d) UBI, (e) Great Eastern and (f) fixed hedge funds in December 2008.

(250548)

382
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what information his Department holds on which universities and higher education institutions invested in (a) Bernard Madoff investment securities and (b) hedge funds that invested in the Madoff scheme; and how much money was lost in each case.

(250549)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

383
N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information his Department holds on the average life expectancy of females of child-bearing age in Zimbabwe.

(249686)

384
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Selby of 6 February 2007, Official Report, column 767W, on public relations, if he will place in the Library a copy of the corporate communications strategy provided by the firm Corporate Communications.

(250279)

385
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many copies of the Morning Star publication his Department receives on subscription each week; and at what cost.

(250513)

386
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 6 October 2008, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental personnel, how many of his Department's staff are (a) without posts and (b) subject to the internal market-based system; how many of the staff without posts were classified as such upon return from maternity leave; and how many of the staff without posts have been classified for at least (i) six and (ii) 12 months.

(250039)

387
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department funds the use of oral mouth swabs to diagnose acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

(250126)

388
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by his Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250141)

389
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how grant aid from the Government to the Palestinain Authority was used over the last three years, broken down by project.

(250447)

390
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the evidential basis was for the statement in his Department's International News Release of August 2006 that money made available through the temporary international mechanism to the Palestinian Authority was used to support the basic needs of the Palestinian people, including health, education, social affairs, fuels and utilities.

(250448)

391
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much development aid the Government has given to the Palestinian Authority in each of the last three years.

(250449)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

392
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) males and (b) females aged (i) 17 to 24, (ii) 25 to 30, (iii) 31 to 35, (iv) 36 to 40 and (v) over 40 years old were (A) prosecuted and (B) convicted for stopping in a box junction in (1) the Essex Police area, (2) the Metropolitan Police area and (3) England and Wales in each of the last three years.

(250224)

393
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much revenue has been raised from penalties issued for stopping in a box junction in (a) the Essex Police area, (b) the Metropolitan Police area and (c) England and Wales in each of the last three years.

(250225)

394
N Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the interest on Legal Services Commission charges has been reviewed and changed to reflect the economic climate in the last five years.

(248341)

395
N Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have had a Legal Services Commission legal aid charge postponed and attached to their property after a family proceeding in the last three years.

(248342)

396
N Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings staff of the Courts Service have had with the relevant trades unions to discuss resources for the Courts Service in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11 in the last 12 months.

(248343)

397
N Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to consult the relevant trades unions on (a) his Department's budget and (b) planned alterations to that budget for 2009-10 and 2010-11.

(248344)

398
N Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to reduce the interest rate applied to legal aid charges to the Legal Services Commission to reflect Bank of England interest rate reductions.

(248345)

399
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many child care proceedings have been heard in courts in each court district in each of the last five years.

(250159)

400
Sandra Gidley (Romsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the effect on the number of child care proceedings of the recent rise in court fees.

(250161)

401
Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the likely effect of the implementation of the Government's proposed amendments to the Suicide Act 1961 contained in the Coroners and Justice Bill on the number of prosecutions of people who (a) encourage suicide and (b) assist the suicide of a mentally competent terminally ill adult who travels abroad to have an assisted death in a jurisdiction where it is legal.

(250342)

402
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many referrals to the Parole Board took place after the due date in each of the last five years; and what proportion of referrals were such late referrals in each of those years.

(250586)

403
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment for benchmarking purposes of the Japanese system of recruitment of volunteer probation officers; and if he will make a statement.

(250588)

404
Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has considered legalising the process of promession for the disposal of human remains; and if he will make a statement.

(250302)

405
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's internal guidance for officials on the drafting of answers to Parliamentary Questions.

(250297)

406
Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the Information Commissioner's Office (a) has been requested to intervene and (b) has taken further action when a data controller has not met the 40 day deadline on a subject access request in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.

(250450)

407
Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what sanctions the Information Commissioner's Office can impose when a data controller does not met the 40 day deadline for a subject access request.

(250451)

408
Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance the Information Commissioner's Office provides to data controllers who are unable to meet the 40 day deadline for a subject access request.

(250452)

409
Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received from members of the public who have been affected by a data controller's inability to meet the 40 day deadline for a subject access request under the Data Protection Act 1998.

(250453)

410
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 6 October 2008, Official Report, column 169W, on departmental databases, which policy areas the ACORN data has been used to inform.

(250042)

411
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 14 July 2008, Official Report, column 60W, on economic and monetary union, what the timetable for his Department's updating of its euro changeover plan is.

(250045)

412
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East, of 13 October 2008, Official Report, columns 870-1W, on departmental manpower, how many (a) staff without posts and (b) staff classified as priority movers there are in his Department and its agencies; how many of the staff without posts were classified as such after returning from maternity leave; and how many of the staff without posts have been classified as such for at least (a) six months and (b) 12 months.

(250089)

413
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Chichester of 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 1673W, on trades unions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the agreement with trades unions under which trades unions officers in his Department may take time off for trades' unions duties.

(250100)

414
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 5 March 2008, Official Report, column 2632W, on trade unions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the section of his Department's staff handbook which outlines the rules for civil servants applying for (a) paid and (b) unpaid time off to engage in political activities.

(250544)

415
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 14 January 2008, Official Report, columns 948-9W, on Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2008, what the nature of the offence was that resulted in the individual being referred to a youth offender panel for a breach of the Act.

(250545)

416
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court orders have been issued for the repossession of homes in South East Cambridgeshire constituency for each of the last 12 months.

(250240)

417
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by his Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250140)

Questions to the Leader of the House

418
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Leader of the House, how many hon. Members have employed domestic staff using the additional costs allowance in the last three years for which information is available.

(250303)

419
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Leader of the House, what recent estimate she has made of the number of hon. Members renting office accommodation from political parties (a) in total and (b) who are paying in excess of £5,000 per year in rent.

(250321)

420
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Leader of the House, how many hon. Members employ staff who are also employed by a political party.

(250324)

421
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the hon. Member for Chichester of 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 1579W, on Members: allowances, what methodology is used to estimate the date upon which Members are deemed to incur costs; and whether hon. Members may spend against the communications allowance in the period between the announcement of a general election and the dissolution of Parliament in circumstances where the invoice for such expenditure is dated of a day upon which Parliament has been dissolved.

(250035)

422
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the Ministerial Correction of 11 December 2008, Official Report, column 72W, correcting the Answer of 11 November 2008, Official Report, column 1129W, what role she personally played in (a) issuing the original Answer and (b) issuing the correction.

(250343)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

423
Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many juveniles were convicted of a criminal offence in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months for which figures are available, broken down by category of offence.

(250535)

424
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Answer of 24 November 2008, Official Report, column 881W, on departmental buildings, what the cost of the works was before occupation.

(250554)

425
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by his Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250139)

Questions to the Minister for the Olympics

426
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, on what dates since June 2008 she has met (a) the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, (b) the Director General of the Government Olympic Executive, (c) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (d) Treasury officials to discuss the budget for the 2012 Olympics.

(250266)

427
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, on what date the construction of the temporary roads and bridges required for traffic access to the Olympic Park was completed.

(250267)

428
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how much (a) her Office and (b) the Olympic Delivery Authority has spent on recruitment agencies in each of the last three years.

(250268)

429
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, on what date construction began on (a) the Olympic Stadium and (b) the Olympic Village.

(250269)

430
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many press and communications officers are employed by (a) her Department and (b) the Olympic Delivery Authority.

(250431)

431
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, if she will place in the Library a copy of the most recent edition of the Olympic Delivery Authority's (a) register of board member interests and (b) register of gifts and hospitality.

(250198)

432
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, whether contractors at the Olympic site with business continuity plans are required to comply with BS25999 on business continuity management.

(250567)

433
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, who is responsible for assessing the business continuity plans of contractors working at the Olympic site.

(250568)

434
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, whether companies tendering for contracts at the Olympic site are required to have business continuity plans in place as part of their tenders.

(250569)

Questions to the Prime Minister

435
Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Prime Minister, on what dates he has met (a) Ministers and (b) UK Sport to discuss the £100 million of private sponsorship for elite athletes announced in the 2006 Budget; and if he will make a statement.

(250265)

436
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Prime Minister, what arrangements the Cabinet Secretary plans to establish for talks between permanent secretaries of Government departments and the Official Opposition ahead of the next general election; whether the arrangements will differ from those in previous parliaments; and what discussions he has had on the timetable for such talks.

(250310)

437
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2008, Official Report, column 470W, on Members' interests, what the reasons are for the time taken to publish the annual statement of Ministers' interests.

(250117)

438
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Prime Minister, what the staffing costs of No. 10 Downing Street were in 2007-08; and what the budget for such costs is for 2008-09.

(250510)

439
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Prime Minister, who made the decision to offer meetings with senior civil servants before the next general election to the Liberal Democrats.

(250514)

440
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Prime Minister, what the pension arrangements are for the former Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer of Thoroton.

(250537)

Questions to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission

441
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 December 2008, Official Report, columns 111-112WS, on guaranteed minimum pension contributions, what the timetable is for the National Audit Office review.

(250333)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

442
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on the future use of Scottish ports by the Royal Navy.

(250347)

443
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by his Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250138)

Questions to the Solicitor General

444
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Solicitor General, whether consideration has been given to the Serious Fraud Office operating a leniency programme such as that operated by the Office of Fair Trading.

(250590)

445
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Solicitor General, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of co-ordination of arrangements for the prosecution of cases of fraud.

(250591)

446
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Solicitor General, with reference to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 19 June 2008, Official Report, column 1187W, on Dorneywood: official hospitality, what use the Attorney General's Office has made of Dorneywood for official engagements in the last 12 months.

(250277)

447
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Solicitor General, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by the Law Officers' Departments, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250137)

Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

448
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how the policy development grant is uprated each year; and whether the allocation of policy development grant will be (a) cut or (b) frozen if yearly retail price index inflation is negative.

(250526)

449
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what plans the Electoral Commission has to revise its guidance on regulated donees following recent decisions by the Crown Prosecution Service.

(250528)

450
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what records the Electoral Commission holds of donations by Catz Club to the (a) Labour Party and (b) Labour-related regulated donees.

(250352)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

451
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department (a) has recently produced and (b) plans to produce for local authorities on their enforcement of box junction offences; and if he will make a statement.

(250222)

452
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) locations and (b) roads in (i) the Metropolitan Police area of London, (ii) Essex and (iii) Hertfordshire are where box junction cameras (A) are in place and (B) will be in place within the next 12 months for the purpose of monitoring vehicles for offences other than speeding.

(250223)

453
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the duties are of (a) traffic managers and (b) local traffic authorities with regard to (i) responding to and (ii) preventing traffic gridlock; what guidance his Department has issued on this issue; and what plans he has to issue such guidance in the next 12 months.

(250227)

454
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what grants his Department and its predecessor provided to subsidise public transport in rural areas in England in (a) 2001, (b) 2005 and (c) 2008; and if he will make a statement.

(250067)

455
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many air passenger movements there were through the UK in each of the last three years; and what estimate his Department has made of the number in each year to 2014.

(250098)

456
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pedestrians have been (a) injured, (b) seriously injured and (c) killed in collisions with (i) cars, (ii) all motor vehicles and (iii) cyclists in each of the last 10 years.

(250454)

457
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the recent findings of the Competition Commission on the market for the leasing of rolling stock for franchised passenger services; and what steps he plans to take in response to the Commission's recommendations for Government.

(250062)

458
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has for the funds previously earmarked for public transport improvement in Manchester as part of the Transport Innovation Fund bid.

(250149)

459
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what payments the (a) Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Agency, (b) Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, (c) Driving Standards Agency, (d) Vehicle Certification Agency, (e) Highways Agency, (f) Maritime and Coastguard Agency and (g) Government Car and Despatch Agency has made to (i) management consultancies, (ii) public affairs consultancies, (iii) public relations consultancies, (iv) advertising agencies and (v) other external consultancies in each of the last five years.

(250282)

460
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what payments his Department has made to (a) management consultancies, (b) public affairs consultancies, (c) public relations consultancies, (d) advertising agencies and (e) other external consultancies in each of the last five years.

(250433)

461
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of people using public bus services in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

(250059)

462
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many sales of (a) petrol- and (b) diesel-fuelled cars there were in each of the last three financial years.

(250304)

463
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 6 October 2008, Official Report, column 199W, on departmental official residences, for what purposes Vehicle Certification Agency staff are based in (a) the United States and (b) Japan.

(250046)

464
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving licences were reported lost or stolen in the last 12 months; and how many valid driving licences there were in that period.

(250503)

465
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the euro changeover plan of (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies was last updated; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent version of each plan.

(250595)

466
N Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what levels of (a) nitrogen oxide, (b) carbon dioxide and (c) other green house gases have been released in the air surrounding Heathrow Airport in each year since 1995; and what estimate he has made of the level of each at Heathrow in each year to 2020.

(249897)

467
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by his Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250136)

468
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will investigate car parking charge increases which have taken place over the last three years at railway station car parks; and if he will make a statement.

(250152)

469
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the responses to the Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport consultation (a) expressed support for, (b) expressed opposition to and (c) were neutral on the construction of a third runway at Heathrow.

(250113)

470
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish the responses to the Adding Capacity at Heathrow consultation in full.

(250114)

471
Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the research underlying figures 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 in his Department's publication UK Air Passenger Demand and carbon dioxide forecasts.

(250357)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

472
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by his Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250134)

Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality

473
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what steps the Government has taken to support women and children who are subject to domestic violence in the last two years.

(250058)

474
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many permanent staff within the Equality and Human Rights Commission are (a) staff without posts, (b) part of a people action team, (c) pre-surplus, (d) priority movers and (e) otherwise do not have a formal permanent position.

(250499)

475
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by the Government Equalities Office, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250133)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

476
N Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2008, Official Report, columns 419-20W, on social security benefits: overseas residence, what the outcomes of his Department's consideration of the implications of the European Court's decision are for UK citizens who live in another EEA state area or in Switzerland and who wish to claim a disability benefit; and if he will make a statement.

(249398)

477
N Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2008, Official Report, column 420W, on social security benefits: overseas residence, how many of the 1,700 requests for payment of (a) disability living allowance (care component), (b) attendance allowance and (c) carers' allowance made by people who previously lived in the UK and are now living in another EEA state or Switzerland have been granted; and if he will make a statement.

(249454)

478
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 13 November 2008, Official Report, columns 1303-4W, on departmental databases, if he will list each of the identified postcode sectors in the 50 local authorities that ACORN analysis was used to target the Central Office of Information marketing and advertising.

(250298)

479
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Angus of 27 March 2006, Official Report, column 741W, on public relations companies, if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is responsible and (c) independent statutory bodies, organisations and bodies financially sponsored by his Department and other such organisations since March 2006; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such contract.

(250313)

480
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Angus of 27 March 2006, Official Report, column 741W, on public relations companies, how much was spent on each of the firms listed in the Answer since June 2001.

(250314)

481
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Angus of 27 March 2006, Official Report, column 740W, on public relations companies, what payments have been made to the communications consultancy, Clear, since March 2006; for what projects; and at what cost.

(250315)

482
Mr Fraser Kemp (Houghton & Washington East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in each constituency in the North East claimed pension credit in each year since its introduction.

(250060)

483
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 6 October 2008, Official Report, column 58W, on carbon emissions: Government departments, what distance of air travel was offset by his Department and its participating agencies in 2007-08; and what proportion of such travel was (a) domestic, (b) short-haul and (c) long-haul.

(250038)

484
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 14 July 2008, Official Report, column 132W, on economic and monetary union, whether his Department's updating of its euro changeover plan has been completed; and if he will place in the Library the latest version of the plan.

(250047)

485
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 17 July 2008, Official Report, column 640W, on departmental personnel, how many staff without posts there are in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies; how many staff without posts were classified as such upon return from maternity leave; and how many of the staff without posts have been classified as such for at least (i) six and (ii) 12 months.

(250103)

486
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what factors his Department has identified as the main causes of child poverty.

(250438)

487
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's definition of poverty is.

(250440)

488
N Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners had payment of their pension suspended as a result of their mail being returned by the post office to a Pensions Ofice in the last 12 months.

(247897)

489
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what cars are (a) owned, (b) leased, (c) hired and (d) otherwise regularly used by his Department, broken down by cubic capacity of engine.

(250132)

490
Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to ensure that pensions are not withheld from pensioners whose mail has been returned by the Post Office for any time after an investigation into the reason for the mail being returned has been concluded; and if he will make a statement.

(250153)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

491
Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Government organisations and departments are responsible for investigating fraud; what the procedures are for (a) co-ordination of their activities and (b) taking decisions on which agency takes the lead in investigating particular cases; if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the system; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (250592)

492
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many national insurance cards were reported lost or stolen in the last 12 months; and how many valid National Insurance cards there were in that period.

[Transferred] (250501)

493
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the planned 100,000 new jobs will be in the public sector; and what the timetable is for their creation.

[Transferred] (250508)

Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

494
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the (a) terms of reference are and (b) timescale is of the review by the right hon. Member for Darlington into social mobility and elitist professions.

[Transferred] (250512)

495
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people were unemployed in South East Cambridgeshire constituency in each of the last 12 months.

[Transferred] (250241)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

496
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing around South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands is controlled and that fish stocks remain at sustainable levels in that area.

[Transferred] (250283)

497
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the populations of (a) southern fur seals, (b) elephant seals, (c) albatrosses and (d) petrels are being protected in and around South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands.

[Transferred] (250284)

498
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department is sponsoring schemes in South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands to promote biodiversity and conservation of endangered species in the area.

[Transferred] (250287)

499
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the outcome was of the Prime Minister's discussion with his EU counterparts on proposals to call for a ceasefire in Sri Lanka.

[Transferred] (250063)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills

500
Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, with reference to the Prime Minister's plans to introduce a Government-funded intern scheme for university graduates, whether the scheme will be restricted to or targeted at particular socio-economic or demographic groups of recent graduates.

[Transferred] (250466)

501
Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much his Department has spent on college buildings in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each year since 1997.

[Transferred] (250560)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

502
N Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent estimate he has made of the trends in the level of fuel smuggling into Northern Ireland.

[Question Unstarred] (248304)

Questions to the Prime Minister

503
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Prime Minister, how much was spent on the refurbishment and maintenance of (a) Downing Street offices and (b) the 10 and 11 Downing Street flats in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08.

[Transferred] (250320)

504
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Prime Minister, how many staff in each pay grade work on the No. 10 Downing Street YouTube video platform.

[Transferred] (250329)

505
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Prime Minister, how many staff work to (a) maintain and (b) supply content for the Ask the PM YouTube channel.

[Transferred] (250330)

506
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Prime Minister, how much has been spent on website designers to design the Ask the PM YouTube video platform.

[Transferred] (250331)

507
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Prime Minister, how many (a) hits and (b) unique visitors the Ask the PM YouTube channel has received since its establishment.

[Transferred] (250335)

508
Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Prime Minister, how many video submissions from members of the public have been (a) received and (b) answered since the launch of the Ask the PM YouTube channel.

[Transferred] (250336)

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