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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 22 January 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 22 January 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 22 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 Thursday 22 January of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 22 January see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many people have been declared bankrupt in Stroud constituency in each year since 1997. | | (250787) | 2
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the number of small businesses which have closed in (a) Lancashire and (b) the UK in each of the last 12 weeks. | | (249838) | 3
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many businesses in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley have been declared bankrupt in each of the last 12 months. | | (250743) | 4
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether the Government's proposals for the reform of the Post Office entail the assumption of responsibility by the Government for liability arising from underfunding; or whether the Government plans to assume such responsibility in return for the underwriting of future pension promises. | | (250504) | 5
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what progress has been made on implementing the National Carers Strategy with respect to (a) flexible working practices for carers including the definition of carer in flexible working legislation, (b) awareness among employers and carers of flexible working and (c) the production of a good practice guide for employers on supporting carers; and if he will make a statement. | | (250812) | 6
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what his Department's policy is on paying supplier invoices within 10 days; and how many and what proportion of such invoices to his Department were settled within 10 days in the last 12 months. | | (250876) | 7
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps the Government is taking to protect consumers from unsolicited mail offering loans without clearly stating the effective rate of interest applied to the loan. | | (250751) | 8
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the monetary value of trade between the UK and (a) India, (b) China, (c) Russia, (d) Brazil, (e) EU member states and (f) the USA was in each of the last 10 years. | | (250817) | 9
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the cost to UK consumers of (a) maintaining the current mobile termination rate regime and (b) introducing the new rates proposed by the European Commission. | | (250389) | 10
| Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions the Government has had with Ofcom on a reduction in mobile termination rates. | | (250685) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 11
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many taxpayers were penalised £100 for late tax returns for the tax year 2006-07; and how many of them appealed (a) successfully and (b) unsuccessfully against that penalty. | | (250199) | 12
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income tax relief was payable in respect of personal pension contributions for income taxed at (a) 40 per cent. and (b) 20 per cent. in 2006-07. | | (250200) | 13
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the staff turnover rate in HM Revenue and Customs is in (a) England, (b) each region in England, (c) Wales, (d) Scotland and (e) Northern Ireland. | | (250845) | 14
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the full-time equivalent median pay for HM Revenue and Customs employees is in (a) England, (b) each region in England, (c) Wales, (d) Scotland and (e) Northern Ireland. | | (250846) | 15
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to increase lending to manufacturing industry through those banks he has capitalised. | | (250786) | 16
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the merits of providing tax exemptions to encourage part-time work, with particular reference to the likely effects of such a policy on small businesses. | | (249840) | 17
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received advocating the reduction of payroll taxes for small businesses; and what assessment he has made of those representations. | | [R] (249841) | 18
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of proposals to introduce a single on-line pre-qualification questionnaire for small businesses to access public procurement projects. | | (249843) | 19
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial sum the Government has allocated for the (a) Special Liquidity Scheme, (b) Credit Guarantee Scheme, (c) Bank Recapitalisation Plan, (d) Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme, (e) Working Capital Scheme for SMEs, (f) Enterprise Finance Guarantee, (g) Capital for Enterprise Fund and (h) Banking Plan; how much has been spent on each scheme to date; and whether the funding for each scheme will be provided from (a) borrowing and (b) quantitative easing. | | (250374) | 20
| Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings & Rye): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of appeals to magistrates' courts against seizure of excise goods by HM Revenue and Customs were successful in the last two years. | | (250789) | 21
N | David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral Statement of 19 January 2009, on financial markets, by what authority he has authorised the Bank of England to create the £50 billion fund to purchase corporate assets from banks. | | (250206) | 22
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter of 8 December 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr R Venes. | | (250868) | 23
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of community amateur sports clubs in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales received relief from national non-domestic rate liability at 100 per cent. in 2007-08. | | (250749) | 24
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions since 2000 the accounts of a UK bank have been qualified by the auditors on grounds arising from concerns about loans made to (a) entities and (b) individuals overseas whose ability to repay was questionable. | | (250207) | 25
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the law on banking as it relates to (a) the fiduciary duties of directors and (b) the penalties for acting in ways which are negligent or reckless. | | (250208) | 26
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the monthly interest rate was for the period (a) six months before and (b) immediately following the first quarter of negative growth in the recession of 1992; and what it was in the six months (i) before and (ii) after July 2008. | | (250732) | 27
| Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) mean and (b) mode redundancy payment was in (i) England and (ii) the South East in each of the last five years; and how many and what proportion of redundancy payments have been above the tax free threshold of £30,000 since the threshold was set at that level. | | (250686) | 28
N | Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter of 27 October 2008 from the hon. Member for Hazel Grove on a constituent's difficulties regarding the collapse of Lansbanki. | | (249299) | 29
N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the terms on which (a) banks and (b) building societies will contribute to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme levy; and if he will make a statement. | | (250372) | 30
| Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department's plans to take Bradford and Bingley into temporary public ownership were first drawn up; when he took the decision to take Bradford and Bingley into temporary public ownership; and for what reason. | | (250809) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 31
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children between the ages of four and 11 years were (a) suspended and (b) suspended more than once from school in (i) West Chelmsford constituency, (ii) Essex and (iii) England in each of the last five years. | | (249980) | 32
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what initiatives his Department has introduced to reduce childhood obesity among children of pre-school age in the London Borough of Bexley. | | (250742) | 33
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the academic attainment of home-schooled pupils in the London Borough of Bexley. | | (250744) | 34
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many of the 100,000 jobs the Government plans to create he expects to result from school capital projects. | | (250651) | 35
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils are known to have food intolerance in each local authority area. | | (250706) | 36
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age in each local authority area have been referred for food intolerance testing after having visited an educational psychiatrist or educational psychologist in the last 12 months. | | (250707) | 37
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age in each local authority area have been referred for food intolerance testing in the last 12 months. | | (250708) | 38
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age in each local authority area have been referred to an educational (i) psychiatrist and (ii) psychologist in the last 12 months. | | (250709) | 39
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent steps he has taken in respect of child protection in Birmingham. | | (250071) | 40
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, into which children's services he has sent intervention teams in the last 12 months; what the remit of those teams has been; and whether he will make their findings public. | | (250375) | 41
N | Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what research his Department is funding into effective child protection practice; and which such research it has funded in the last three years. | | (249533) | 42
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils achieved five GCSE grades A* to C including English and mathematics in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each year since 1997. | | (250811) | 43
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many days of truancy there were in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the London Borough of Hillingdon in each of the last three years. | | (250778) | 44
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many candidates sat modern languages examinations at (a) GCSE and (b) A level in each of the last five years, broken down by language studied. | | (250803) | 45
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what foreign languages are offered for study at (a) GCSE and (b) A level. | | (250804) | 46
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many young people were (a) eligible for and (b) claimed education maintenance allowance in each parliamentary constituency in the South West in (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2007-08 and (iii) 2008-09. | | (250776) | 47
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many applicants for education maintenance allowance for 2008-09 are due outstanding payments; and what estimate he has made of the sum of such arrears. | | (250777) | 48
N | Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children have been identified as being at risk of sexual exploitation in each children's services area in the last year for which figures are available. | | (250603) | 49
N | Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what his assessment of the availability of emergency accommodation for children or young people who need an immediate place of safety is in each children's services area. | | (250604) | 50
N | 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 primary school pupils and (b) primary school pupils from lower income households. | | (250606) | 51
| Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what procedures apply to the retention by Ofsted of documents which it holds relating to the inspection of a nursery school after the inspection has taken place. | | (250682) | 52
| Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what procedures govern the placing by Ofsted of its reports on a nursery school on its website in circumstances where the school has made a formal complaint about the inspection; and if he will make a statement. | | (250683) | 53
| Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether he has been informed of any complaints made to Ofsted of alleged maladministration by Ofsted relating to inspections of nursery schools in Sittingbourne and Sheppey constituency. | | (250684) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 54
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what his estimate is of (a) the population of the United Kingdom and (b) the percentage of the population who will be senior citizens in (i) 2014, (ii) 2019 and (iii) 2024. | | (250201) | 55
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many births there were in England in each year since 1979. | | (250775) | 56
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment he has made of the effect on social enterprises of the Risk Capital Fund; and what steps his Department is taking to draw the attention of social enterprises to the fund's existence. | | (250879) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 57
| Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what date it was decided that determination of the three wind farm planning appeals in the Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed would be made by the Secretary of State; and when community groups with rule six status were notified of this change. | | (250773) | 58
| Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, under what circumstances a local council may transfer assets to community organisations. | | (250753) | 59
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what efficiency savings have been made by the Fire and Rescue Service in England in each region since 2003; and what such savings have been made by each fire and rescue authority over the same period. | | (250702) | 60
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which fire and rescue authorities did not meet the public service agreement sub-target of having an annual fatality rate from accidental fires in the home of no more than 1.25 times the national average in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (250703) | 61
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firefighters there were per 100,000 residents in each fire and rescue authority area in England in (a) 1997, (b) 2004 and (c) the latest year for which figures are available; and how many such firefighters there were in each year in each region. | | (250704) | 62
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average salary of a chief fire officer was in (a) 2003 and (b) the latest year for which figures are available; and what the average was in each (i) fire authority area and (ii) region in each year. | | (250705) | 63
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many allotment allocations are vacant, in each constituency. | | (250378) | 64
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what sets of criteria local authorities use to determine allotment allocations. | | (250379) | 65
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many businesses have been granted small business rate relief in each year since its introduction in April 2005, broken down by local authority area; what the value was of such relief in each authority area in each year; and if she will make a statement. | | (247898) | 66
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Minister for Housing will reply to the letters of 5 November 2008 and 5 December 2008 from the hon. Member for the Forest of Dean, reference FD1764, on rent increases for tenants of housing association properties. | | (250408) | 67
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library a copy of the minutes of the meetings between the Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber of (a) 8 December 2008 with the Yorkshire and Humber Economic Development Group and (b) 15 December 2008 with Lloyds TSB. | | (250410) | 68
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) enforcement notices and (b) prohibition notices have been issued by fire and rescue services to bed and breakfast premises under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 since 1 October 2006; and if she will make a statement. | | (250821) | 69
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she plans to reply to the letter of 25 November 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Belle Vue Vision. | | (250869) | 70
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) planning and (b) other powers the interim authority established for Shrewsbury in the period between the abolition of Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council in March 2009 and the elections for new town councillors in June 2009 will have; and if she will make a statement. | | (250882) | 71
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer from the Minister of State for Housing in the Communities and Local Government Committee on 23 October 2008, Q16, on home information packs, what recent discussions the Minister of State has had on (a) the updating of home information packs and (b) the period of validity of home information packs from the date of commission; with which authorities she has had discussions; what conclusions she has reached; and if she will make a statement. | | (250818) | 72
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library a copy of the data contained on the second advance subsidy form submitted to her Department by each local authority in each year since 1997. | | (250650) | 73
| Dan Norris (Wansdyke): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households were on the (a) Bath and North East Somerset Council, (b) North Somerset Council, (c) Bristol City Council and (d) South Gloucestershire Council housing register at 1 April in each of the last 10 years. | | (250820) | 74
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities in England on the payments of invoices within 10 days; what assessment her Department has made of the extent to which local authorities are meeting this target; and what steps her Department has taken to facilitate local authorities in England paying suppliers within 10 days of receipt of invoice. | | (250210) | 75
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many home repossessions there were in (a) England, (b) the Greater London area, (c) the London Borough of Hillingdon and (d) Uxbridge constituency in (i) 2007 and (ii) 2008 to date. | | (250779) | 76
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects elections for directly-elected mayors to take place in each of the next 10 years. | | (250783) | 77
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were on local authority housing waiting lists in the East of England in each of the last 10 years, broken down by local authority area. | | (250816) | 78
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many householders have been declared bankrupt because of council tax arrears in Eastbourne constituency in each of the last five years. | | (250738) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 79
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the extent to which the functions and services currently carried out by his Department could be carried out by other Government departments. | | (250871) | 80
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the likely effects of the London 2012 Olympics on staffing levels in his Department in the period up to 2012. | | (250906) | 81
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many private sector companies have joined the Medal Hopes scheme; what financial contribution each such company is making in each region to the scheme; what estimate he has made of the revenue the scheme will raise in the next three years; what targets his Department has set for scheme revenue; and what contingency arrangements his Department has made for circumstances where such targets are not met. | | (250795) | 82
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the value of (a) awards and (b) payments made from the New Opportunities Fund for physical education and sport initiatives was in each year since the Fund was established. | | (250695) | 83
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the number and proportion of young people who cease regular participation in sport upon leaving school. | | (250794) | 84
| Stephen Hesford (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Royal Parks Agency is taking to protect wildlife in London's Royal Parks. | | (250896) | 85
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost to his Department was of the tourism summit in Liverpool on 8 January. | | (250403) | 86
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost of the dinner hosted by his Department at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool on 20 November 2008 was, broken down by category of cost. | | (250404) | 87
N | Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to increase access to broadband for (a) lower income households with children of school age, (b) pensioner households and (c) people with a disability. | | (250605) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 88
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what factors he will take into account when making decisions on the number of troops to be deployed in Iraq. | | (250903) | 89
N | Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent representations he has received from veterans who were present at the nuclear tests which took place in and around Malden Island in the 1950s; if he will make compensation payments to such veterans whose health was affected by the tests; and if he will make a statement. | | (250209) | 90
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many defence attachés work in UK embassies, high commissions and consulates overseas; and how many did so in 1998. | | (250842) | 91
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are based in Pakistan; and what their role is. | | (250843) | 92
N | Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required, (b) actual and (c) actual personnel medically fit for purpose total is for (i) each battalion of the infantry (ii) 1 Rifles, (iii) 40 Commando Royal Marines, (iv) 42 Commando Royal Marines and (v) 45 Commando Royal Marines. | | (250402) | 93
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to reply to letters from the hon. Member for Peterborough on the wearing of service uniforms off base by personnel at RAF Wittering. | | (250899) | 94
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which vessels are currently on order for (a) the Royal Navy and (b) the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; and what the anticipated in-service date is of each. | | (248531) | 95
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the extent of the damage to HMS Endurance as a result of the recent flooding incident; what method will be used to return the vessel to the United Kingdom; and whether repair or replacement will be the more economical long-term option. | | (248532) | 96
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the orders for boats five, six and seven of the Astute class are expected to be placed. | | (248533) | 97
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on the banner stands bearing his image and title placed in his Department's main building; and how many such stands have been purchased. | | (250883) | 98
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 14 January 2009, Official Report, columns 738-9W, on Iraq and Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, what the reasons are for the four-month period between the withdrawal of Merlin helicopters from Iraq and their planned redeployment to operations in Afghanistan. | | (250214) | 99
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reported incidents of lost data there were in his Department in each year from 1987 to 1997. | | (250736) | 100
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) joint manoeuvres and (b) other military co-operation there has been between the UK and Belize in each of the last 20 years. | | (250737) | 101
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rules of engagement apply to members of the armed forces when engaging pirates; and if he will make a statement. | | (250676) | 102
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made towards reaching an international agreement on a legal framework for the detention and trial of pirates. | | (250677) | 103
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what financial penalties for (a) full cancellation and (b) reduction in numbers ordered would fall to be paid by his Department to the prime contractor under the contract for (i) A400M, (ii) Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft, (iii) 3rd Tranche Eurofighter, (iv) Joint Strike Fighter, (v) Defence Training Review, (vi) CVF, (vii) Apache block 3 upgrade and (viii) Tornado Capability Upgrade Strategy (Pilot) project; and at what procurement stage they would fall to be paid in each case for each project. | | (250687) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 104
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with his European Union counterparts on the liberalisation of the energy market in the European Union. | | (250699) | 105
N | Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on what date he was informed that the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority planned to propose that the proposed insurance indemnification to be granted to the new management tier for Sellafield should be made available for prior scrutiny only to certain hon. Members in July 2008. | | (250107) | 106
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when the Minister for Housing will reply to the letters of 13 October 2008 and 9 December 2008 from the hon. Member for the Forest of Dean, reference FD 7358, on free loft cavity insulation for those aged over 70 years. | | (250409) | 107
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will assess the merits of joint initiative undertaken by Kettering Borough Council and E.ON to reduce domestic energy consumption and the potential for a national scheme. | | (250490) | 108
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the cumulative effect on UK carbon dioxide emissions of returning to 2005 levels of emissions from aviation between now and 2050, as a proportion of total UK carbon dioxide emissions. | | (250713) | 109
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to reply to the letter of 3 November 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr D J Fraser. | | (250870) | 110
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the budget for his Department's website is for 2008-09; and how many of his Department's staff are employed to manage the website. | | (250791) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 111
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist farmers to meet the requirements of the EU Nitrates Directive; and what recent representations he has received on the effects of implementation of the Directive on farming. | | (250904) | 112
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the steps necessary to (a) implement and (b) enforce the provisions of the Marine and Coastal Access Bill in respect of activity undertaken in the area between the 12- and 200-mile limits. | | (250908) | 113
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what account his Department takes of the capacity of rural areas to absorb carbon dioxide in formulating its climate change policy. | | (249987) | 114
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Inter-departmental Working Group on Inland Waterways last met; what its agenda was; and how often the Working Group meets. | | (250769) | 115
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of properties at risk of flooding in Pickering, North Yorkshire. | | (250855) | 116
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of creating upstream retention dams to protect against flooding of Pickering, North Yorkshire; and what estimate he has made of the cost of the project. | | (250856) | 117
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what economic and financial impact assessments on the effects of the increase in charges for surface water management on (a) churches and (b) community sports clubs have been undertaken; and what conclusions such assessments reached. | | (250909) | 118
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration was given to alternative forms of charging for surface water management in respect of (a) churches, (b) voluntary groups and (c) charities; and what criteria were taken into account in determining the form of charges. | | (250910) | 119
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will delay the introduction of amended charges for surface water management in order to assess the financial and economic effect of the charges on those less able to pay. | | (250911) | 120
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether compost heaps at (a) allotments, (b) schools, (c) churches and (d) grounds of voluntary organisations will be exempt from proposals within the Environmental Permitting Regulations to require a £50 composting permit on anything which is outside a private individual's garden; and if he will make a statement. | | (250536) | 121
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which of the recommendations made by the Joint Nature Conservation Council in its Review of Schedule 4 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1984, published in December 2004, were accepted; and what progress has been in implementing such recommendations. | | (250649) | 122
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken on DNA sampling of those bird species at most risk of being taken illegally from the wild for commercial purposes. | | (250653) | 123
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the proposed Game Bird Welfare Code; and whether he plans to consult on the Code. | | (250696) | 124
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Cheltenham of 1 April 2008, Official Report, column 726W, on birds: trade, which organisation has been contracted by his Department to assess the effects of the prohibition on the importation of wild birds into the EU; when the contract was let; what the stipulated date of completion of the contract is; how much the contract has cost his Department to date; and when he expects a report on the assessment to be published. | | (250697) | 125
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Cheltenham of 1 April 2008, Official Report, columns 726-7W, on birds: trade, when he expects the report on the effects of the prohibition on the importation of wild birds into the EU to be published; and if he will make a statement. | | (250698) | 126
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commission research on the effects of the introduction of surface area water charges for churches, community and voluntary groups which own property used exclusively to further their causes. | | (248858) | 127
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the dredging of the Thames in Castle Point constituency as part of the Thames Gateway port development will commence. | | (250069) | 128
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2008, Official Report, column 808W, on primates, who he has appointed to (a) advise on and (b) draft the code of practice on the private keeping of primates; and which bodies he has consulted. | | (250837) | 129
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will estimate the cost to (a) boat owners and (b) recreational sea anglers of obtaining a licence under the proposals inArticle 47 of the Commission's proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, COM(2008) 721 final. | | (250838) | 130
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to require livestock keepers to enter into a compulsory registration scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (250839) | 131
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to establish an arm's length body responsible for animal health; and if he will make a statement. | | (250840) | 132
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 14 January 2009, Official Report, column 14WS, on a new science agency, whether the Food and Environment Research Agency plans to (a) undertake and (b) commission research into bee health; and if he will make a statement. | | (250884) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 133
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Mid Norfolk of 14 January 2009, Official Report, column 866W, what recent discussions have been held (a) at the United Nations and (b) in the EU on direct intervention in Zimbabwe to secure the removal of Robert Mugabe and his regime. | | (250857) | 134
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of (a) the claim for independence of Kosovo from Serbia and (b) the claims of independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia from Georgia; and if he will make a statement. | | (250858) | 135
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the relevance of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty to applicants for membership of NATO. | | (250872) | 136
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the government of Burma on the investigation of the rape and mutilation of a schoolgirl in Kachin state on 27 July 2008. | | (250798) | 137
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken through the United Nations on the arrests of democracy activists in Burma. | | (250799) | 138
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has held discussions with the government of Thailand regarding the treatment of Burmese boat people near the Andaman Islands. | | (250202) | 139
N | Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the alleged suspicious deaths of four Palestinian journalists in Gaza. | | (249868) | 140
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which British embassies have closed permanently in the last 10 years. | | (250841) | 141
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts in advance of the forthcoming Council of Ministers meeting on the delisting of the People's Mojahedin Organisation of Iran from the EU terror list following the judgement of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on 4 December 2008. | | (249291) | 142
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many young people in Iran the British Council have helped to learn (a) English or (b) about the UK. | | (249292) | 143
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on recent incidences of (a) stonings, (b) public executions, (c) torture of political and other prisoners and (d) other human rights violations in Iran. | | (249293) | 144
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on recent instances of (a) stoning, (b) public executions, (c) torture of political and other prisoners and (d) other human rights violations in Iran. | | (249294) | 145
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his (a) Iranian and (b) EU counterparts on the treatment of the Baha'i and other religious minorities in Iran. | | (249295) | 146
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Ministerial or state visits to Belize there have been in each of the last 20 years; and what future Ministerial or state visits are planned. | | (250740) | 147
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Sri Lankan counterpart on the humanitarian and security situation in northern Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement. | | (250411) | 148
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of the security and humanitarian situation in northern Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement. | | (250412) | 149
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Sri Lankan government following the killing of the chief editor of the Sunday Leader on 8 January 2009. | | (250413) | 150
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the (a) UN, (b) EU and (c) Commonwealth to encourage the establishment of a ceasefire in northern Sri Lanka. | | (250414) | 151
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of child victims of the Darfur conflict being passed in to slavery with the complicity of the Sudanese Army; and if he will make a statement. | | (250380) | 152
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his most recent correspondence with the British Ambassador in Saudi Arabia on the Hajj pilgrimage and Mr Gorgi took place; when he last met the Ambassador to discuss the Hajj pilgrimage; how many British citizens (a) sustained injuries and (b) died of unnatural causes while making the Hajj pilgrimage in the last (i) 12 months and (ii) five years; and what estimate he has made of the number of UK residents who travelled to Saudi Arabia to undertake the pilgrimage in each of the last five years. | | (250814) | 153
N | Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what coaching and training the Government has provided for the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Conflict Resolution, Jack McConnell; and what the cost was of such training since his appointment. | | (250383) | 154
N | Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Conflict Resolution has had with (a) the United Nations, (b) the African Union and (c) the European Union since his appointment; and what issues were discussed. | | (250384) | 155
N | Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which non-governmental organisations the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Conflict Resolution has met since his appointment; and what issues were raised. | | (250385) | 156
N | Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Conflict Resolution has visited in his official role since his appointment; and what the costs of these visits were. | | (250386) | 157
N | Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what administrative support the Government provides for the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Conflict Resolution; and what the cost has been of providing this support. | | (250387) | 158
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to report the Israeli government to the UN War Crimes Tribunal; and if he will make a statement. | | (250416) | 159
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) meetings, (b) telephone calls and (c) e-mails has he had with the Israeli Ambassador since 27 December 2008. | | (250417) | 160
N | Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli Ambassador on the use of white phosphorus shells in Gaza since 27 December 2008. | | (250418) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 161
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will commission research into the possible effects on health of the use of low-energy fluorescent bulbs; and what recent discussions he has had at EU level on the use of such bulbs. | | (250907) | 162
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent midwives were in post at (a) Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, (b) Cheltenham General Hospital and (c) Stroud maternity ward in each of the last two years. | | (250785) | 163
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the vaccines for (a) diptheria, (b) tetanus, (c) pertussis, (d) polio, (e) Haemophilus influenza type b, (f) pneumococcal conjugate, (g) meningitis C, (h) MMR and (i) HPV available for use by GPs are halal; what halal alternatives are available for those which are not; and if he will make a statement. | | (247899) | 164
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of mistreatment of NHS patients with learning disabilities have been recorded in each of the last five years. | | (250900) | 165
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that the treatment of patients with learning disabilities by NHS staff meets the requirements of disability discrimination legislation; and if he will make it his policy to set standards of practice for staff of primary care trusts on treating patients with learning disabilities. | | (250901) | 166
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to establish the confidential inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning disabilities; and if he will make a statement. | | (250902) | 167
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met (i) tobacco companies and (ii) representatives of and lobbyists acting on behalf of tobacco companies in the last three months. | | (250654) | 168
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 23 October 2008, Official Report, columns 523-4W, on prostate cancer, when the most recent round of peer review visits were carried out; what percentage of prostate cancer patients are being managed by multi-disciplinary team meetings; and what percentage of primary care trusts are managing all their prostate cancer patients by multi-disciplinary team meetings throughout their care. | | (250415) | 169
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training his Department will make available to independent mental health advocates before the statutory obligation to commission independent mental health advocates comes into force on 1 April 2009; and whether that training will be mandatory. | | (250741) | 170
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts have (a) declared and (b) been unable to declare that dieticians had confirmed that hospital menus would deliver nutritional requirements sufficient to meet the needs of all patients in the last six months. | | (250648) | 171
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of emergency readmissions to hospital in each NHS hospital trust in England occurred within 28 days of discharge in each of the last five years. | | (250688) | 172
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding the National Cancer Research Institute provided for (a) brain tumour and (b) leukaemia related research in (i) 2004-05, (ii) 2005-06 and (iii) 2006-07. | | (250690) | 173
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what initiatives the National Cancer Research Initiative is managing in relation to care and treatment of those with brain tumours. | | (250691) | 174
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding the National Cancer Research Network has provided for paediatric oncology in each of the last five years; and what proportion of this support has been spent on projects relating to (a) brain tumours and (b) leukaemia treatment and care. | | (250692) | 175
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department has provided to external organisations to raise awareness of and provide for patient support for those with brain tumours; and if he will make a statement. | | (250693) | 176
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training his Department has provided for healthcare professionals on paediatric brain tumour diagnosis in the last 12 months. | | (250694) | 177
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many severity (a) one and (b) two incidents have been reported to Connecting for Health in each month since 2006. | | (250754) | 178
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of privately-funded eye examinations paid for by an individual's employer. | | (250755) | 179
N | Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the cost to primary care trusts of carrying out suicide audits; and if he will make a statement. | | (250394) | 180
N | Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of removing suicide audits from the star ratings performance assessment of primary care trusts in ensuring primary care trusts undertake comprehensive suicide audits; and if he will make a statement. | | (250395) | 181
N | Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts conducted suicide audits in each year from 2002 to 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (250396) | 182
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many European Health Insurance Cards (a) his Department and (b) other issuers within the UK have issued to non-UK nationals in each of the last 11 years, broken down by member state. | | (250880) | 183
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision there is for exempting NHS organisations from full compliance with (a) fire safety standards and (b) health and safety standards in respect of patient-occupied floor areas; and what measurement his Department makes of such exemptions (i) nationally and (ii) locally. | | (250881) | 184
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam of 10 December 2008, Official Report, column 164W, on NHS: buildings, when he plans to publish backlog data for 2008-09. | | (250913) | 185
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which local involvement networks are not yet operational; and on what date each is expected to become operational. | | (250716) | 186
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many alcohol-related emergency admissions to hospitals of (a) men and (b) women there have been in the London Borough of Hillingdon in each year since 1997, broken down by age of patient. | | (250780) | 187
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by each local health authority on rehabilitation following a heart attack in the last year for which figures are available, ranked from highest to lowest for each region. | | (250733) | 188
N | Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent guidance his Department has given to primary care trusts on advice and support for teachers in (a) developing school policy and (b) providing support to individual pupils to assist children and young people discussed with long-term conditons to manage their condition effectively in schools. | | (250602) | 189
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS dental patients (a) were charged for and (b) received free under the NHS descaling, cleaning and polishing following the first-tier treatment in the latest period for which information is available. | | (247626) | 190
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions the Compensation Recovery Unit challenged the statements of insurers and their agents on medical treatment in 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. | | (250680) | 191
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to implement his proposals for the statutory regulation of clinical physiologists. | | (250681) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 192
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police forces of other EU member states are authorised to conduct surveillance operations of private property in the UK, including but not limited to personal computers, without a warrant; and if she will make a statement. | | (250873) | 193
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which agencies outside the United Kingdom are permitted to undertake remote surveillance of the use of an individual's computer in the UK; and under what legislation such surveillance is permitted. | | (250874) | 194
| Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) individuals and (b) establishments have been prosecuted for selling alcohol to minors in (i) Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency, (ii) each local authority area and (iii) England in the last 12 months. | | (250752) | 195
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps the Government has taken to reduce illegal immigration. | | (249477) | 196
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps the Government has taken to improve counter-terror policing in the West Midlands. | | (249478) | 197
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps the Government has taken to reduce waiting times for the issue of new passports. | | (249480) | 198
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) individuals and (b) establishments have been prosecuted for selling alcohol to under age people in (i) Stroud District Council area, (ii) Gloucestershire and (iii) south west England in each of the last five years. | | (250788) | 199
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) analysis has been commissioned and (b) research has been carried out by her Department on the likely number of illegal immigrants in the UK since her Department's online report 58/04, Sizing the Illegally Resident Population in the UK. | | (250070) | 200
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Statement of 4 December 2008 on police targets, Official Report, column 158, which targets have been removed. | | (250109) | 201
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 25 November 2008, Official Report, column 67WS, on the departmental expenditure limit 2008-09, what the reasons were for the reprofiling of £48 million expenditure for the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism programme from 2008-09 to 2009-10. | | (250388) | 202
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers per head of population in the Cambridgeshire Constabulary area there were in the Northern Basic Command Unit in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. | | (250805) | 203
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drink driving offences have been recorded in the area served by the Northern Basic Command Unit of Cambridgeshire Constabulary in each quarter since May 2004; and if she will make a statement. | | (250806) | 204
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals who were normally resident in Peterborough constituency and had no legal basis to remain in the UK have been removed since May 2007; and if she will make a statement. | | (250807) | 205
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the responses to her Department's letter dated 26 September 2008 asking for views on her proposals arising out of the Tackling Demand for Prostitution review. | | (250710) | 206
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 29 October 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms S. Umak. | | (250859) | 207
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 8 December 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs A. Rehman. | | (250860) | 208
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 25 November 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Tracy Betty Gororo. | | (250861) | 209
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 1 December 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Abdul Awal Chowdhury. | | (250862) | 210
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 11 November 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms Safia Sher Wali Mamakhel. | | (250863) | 211
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 27 November 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Mohsin Zafar. | | (250864) | 212
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 1 December 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Shazaib Tufail. | | (250865) | 213
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 1 December 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr Tariq Aziz. | | (250866) | 214
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 4 December 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mrs Shakeela Band. | | (250867) | 215
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to issue new guidance to the Association of Chief Police Officers on the issuing of penalty notices for disorder; and if she will make a statement. | | (250808) | 216
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to ensure that 100 per cent. of internet service providers demonstrate their use of filters against child pornography; what timetable she has set for achieving this objective; and if she will make a statement. | | (250875) | 217
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to use biometric identification of children to identify those trafficked into the UK. | | (250878) | 218
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is issued to senior police officers on security and non-disclosure of their personal details. | | (250810) | 219
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of current procedures for assessing the risks to the personal safety of senior police officers; and what arrangements are in place for review of such procedures. | | (250819) | 220
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences of (a) drug and (b) drink driving were recorded in (i) Uxbridge constituency and (ii) the London Borough of Hillingdon in each year since 1997. | | (250770) | 221
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of (a) theft and (b) burglary have been reported in (i) Greater London, (ii) the London Borough of Hillingdon and (iii) Uxbridge constituency in each year since 1997. | | (250771) | 222
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crack house closures there were in (a) Uxbridge constituency and (b) the London Borough of Hillingdon in each of the last five years. | | (250772) | 223
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in (a) the London Borough of Hillingdon, (b) Greater London and (c) England applied for leave to remain in the UK outside of immigration rules in each of the last five years; and how many did not have valid leave to remain at the time of their application. | | (250774) | 224
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been (a) issued and (b) breached in (i) Uxbridge constituency and (ii) the London Borough of Hillingdon since 1 January 2005. | | (250781) | 225
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of violence against the person were recorded (a) in total and (b) per 100 population in (i) Uxbridge constituency and (ii) the London Borough of Hillingdon between 1997 and 2008. | | (250897) | 226
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on (a) Christmas parties and (b) staff entertainment in each year between 1993 and 1996. | | (250735) | 227
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 27 November 2008 from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, sent on behalf of Mojtaba Abedini (Home Office reference number A1161546, acknowledgement reference M22818/8). | | (250748) | 228
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times application of the two-year has resulted in the removal of the right of a spouse to remain in the UK in the event of relationship failure in 2007-08; and what steps were taken following the application of the rule in each case. | | (250679) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 229
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, on how many occasions since 1 January 2008 Portcullis House has been evacuated for fire-related reasons; on how many of these occasions a fire was discovered; and what steps the Commission is taking to minimise the number of false alarms. | | (250745) | 230
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many representations have been received by the House authorities from back-bench hon. Members on security matters relating specifically to (a) themselves, (b) their family and (c) their property in the last five years. | | (250382) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 231
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what steps he has taken to establish a mechanism for annual review of the new funding regime for equivalent or lower qualifications. | | (250711) | 232
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what discussions he has had with higher education institutions on levels of graduate employment in the current economic situation; and what representations he has received on proposals for (a) reskilling and (b) upskilling courses for graduates preparing for employment. | | (250712) | 233
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage people to take up apprenticeships. | | (249842) | 234
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the Medical Research Council's expenditure was on (a) leukaemia and (b) brain tumour research in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07 and (iii) 2007-08. | | (250689) | 235
N | Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what recent representations he has received on the difference between market interest rates and the interest rate charged on student loans; and if he will make a statement. | | (250203) | 236
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many apprentices with each sponsoring employer were aged over 25 years (a) in 2007-08 and (b) to date in 2008-09. | | (250211) | 237
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many internships were (a) offered by and (b) taken up within the Department in 2007-08; and how many have been (i) offered and (ii) taken up to date in 2008-09. | | (250212) | 238
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of internships offered nationwide in 2007-08. | | (250213) | 239
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, when he plans to send the annual grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England for 2009-10. | | (250215) | 240
N | Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many of the additional apprenticeship places referred to in the departmental press release of 7 January 2009 are expected to be in (a) the public sector and (b) the private sector. | | (250373) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 241
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what percentage of British aid to Burma is delivered via cross-border mechanisms. | | (250796) | 242
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding his Department has allocated to the Thailand Burma Border Consortium for 2009-10. | | (250797) | 243
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid his Department provided to Belize in each of the last 20 years, expressed in today's prices. | | (250739) | 244
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Darfur; and if he will make a statement. | | (250815) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 245
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court orders have been issued for the repossession of homes in West Chelmsford constituency in each of the last five years. | | (249978) | 246
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to reduce re-offending amongst young offenders. | | (249479) | 247
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) cautioned and (b) fined for speeding in (i) Stroud, (ii) Gloucestershire and (iii) south west England in each of the last five years. | | (250784) | 248
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of the (a) sentence handed down to and (b) period served in custody prior to being released on home detention curfew was by each prisoner sentenced for (i) murder, (ii) manslaughter, (iii) violence, broken down by specific offence, (iv) sexual offences, (v) robbery, (vi) burglary, (vii) theft and handling, (viii) fraud and forgery and (vix) drugs offences was in each year since 1999. | | (250391) | 249
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were released on home detention curfew in each year since 1999 have served (a) one quarter of their sentence, (b) 90 days less than half their sentence and (c) 30 days of their sentence; for what offences were prisoners in each of those three bands originally convicted; and what the average length of the original sentence handed down to the offender in each of those three bands was. | | (250392) | 250
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills on the participation of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) in his Department's public sector apprenticeship scheme; what apprenticeship schemes are operated by NOMS; and what plans he has to increase the availability of apprenticeships at NOMS. | | (250914) | 251
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines for the non-payment of penalty notices for disorder (PND) were registered by the courts in each of the last four years, broken down by (a) the offence for which the PND was issued and (b) how many fines were paid on time in full. | | (250390) | 252
N | Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made by his Department on the recording of ethnicity data by coroners. | | (250400) | 253
N | Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many open verdicts were recorded by coroners in each year between 2002 and 2008, broken down by area. | | (250401) | 254
N | Mr Edward Timpson (Crewe & Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost of enforcing a compensation order was in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (250108) | Questions to the Leader of the House 255
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Leader of the House, what mechanism she uses to monitor the number of occasions on which the media has been given information contained in Ministerial Statements before those statements have been made to the House. | | (250700) | 256
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Leader of the House, what discussions she has had with other hon. Members in advance of her decision to propose the exemption of hon. Members from provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to claims for expenses. | | (250204) | 257
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Leader of the House, how many letters she has received from hon. Members requesting exemption or partial exemption from the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | | (250205) | 258
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Leader of the House, which external bodies she consulted on her proposal to exempt hon. Members from provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to hon. Members' claims for expenses. | | (250381) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 259
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2009, Official Report, column 203W, on re-offenders, what the release dates are for the 13 people still in custody. | | (250494) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 260
| Mr Michael Ancram (Devizes): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what assessment she has made of the likely effects of recent sterling exchange rates on budgetary provision for the London 2012 Olympics. | | (250905) | 261
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2008, Official Report, column 879W on Olympic Games 2012: finance, what level of contingency was (a) requested and (b) granted in relation to the (i) additional seating requirements in the handball arena and (ii) the additional building works in the Olympic Stadium. | | (250376) | 262
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2008, Official Report, column 879W on Olympic Games 2012: construction, what RAG rating has been applied to the (a) budgetary and (b) timescale elements of the Olympics construction programme in each of the last six months. | | (250377) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 263
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much revenue has been generated by tolls on the Dartford-Thurrock crossing in each year since its opening. | | (249979) | 264
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps the Government has taken to reduce the incidence of drink driving. | | (249481) | 265
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of prosecutions for road traffic offences that are not proceeded with annually on the grounds that the driver has subsequently surrendered his licence on grounds of old age. | | (250369) | 266
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of road traffic accidents which are recorded annually as being the fault of drivers aged over (a) 70 years and (b) 80 years. | | (250370) | 267
N | Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to review the system of self-certification for the renewal of driving licences for those over 70 years of age. | | (250371) | 268
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Driving Standards Agency spent on alcohol in relation to its operations conference in September 2008. | | (250790) | 269
N | Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West & Royton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of (a) nitrogen oxides, (b) carbon dioxide and (c) other greenhouse gasses recorded at Heathrow were caused by (i) aircraft, (ii) cars and (iii) each specified other source in each year since 1995; and what percentage he expects to be caused by each source in each year up to 2020. | | (250531) | 270
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what evidence his Department holds on the effectiveness in reducing accidents of (a) 20 miles per hour zones and (b) other speed restrictions. | | (250877) | 271
| Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new vehicles were licensed in each of the last five years; and how many licensed vehicles were sent for scrap in each year. | | (250746) | 272
| Dr John Pugh (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles were the subject of a statutory off-road notice but not sent for scrap in each of the last five years. | | (250747) | 273
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will commission research into the effects of the electrification of heavily-used rail services in major urban conurbations. | | (250714) | 274
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will commission research into the effects of public spending on capital projects and programmes in respect of different modes of transport in stimulating economic activity. | | (250715) | 275
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much rolling stock operates on (a) Northern Rail, (b) London Midland and (c) franchises providing commuter services in London and the South East. | | (250717) | 276
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of appeals against fixed penalty notices to traffic adjudicators were upheld in each of the last five years in each region of England; and if he will make a statement. | | (247900) | 277
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, over what period the data was collected which underlies Figure (a) 1.1, (b) 1.2 and (c) 1.3 in his Department's publication, UK Air Passenger Demand and carbon dioxide forecasts. | | (250393) | 278
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Statement of 15 January 2009, Official Report, column 358, on transport infrastructure, when he plans to lift the cap of 125,000 on the number of additional flights permitted at Heathrow Airport. | | (250701) | 279
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Department for Communities and Local Government and (b) HM Treasury on workplace parking charges in the last 12 months. | | (250750) | 280
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on its study on a second Dartford crossing; and if he will make a statement. | | (250912) | 281
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) Ministerial colleagues, (b) the Welsh Assembly Government and (c) the Scottish Executive on harmonisation of the concessionary bus pass schemes in England, Scotland and Wales. | | (250652) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 282
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will (a) suspend and (b) revise the (i) savings disregards, (ii) earnings disregards and (iii) tariff incomes for savings for jobseeker's allowance (JSA) customers moving from contribution-based JSA to means-tested JSA in 2009-10. | | (250844) | 283
| Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made in implementing the provisions of the National Carers Strategy, published in June 2008,which relates to (a) the provision of support for carers by Jobcentre Plus, (b) flexible provision of skills training for carers and (c) a review of the benefits for which carers may be eligible. | | (250813) | 284
N | Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding has been allocated to the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission in each year between 2008-09 and 2011-12. | | (250532) | 285
N | Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding has been allocated (a) by his Department and (b) the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission for operating the Child Maintenance Options service for each year from 2008-09 to 2011-12. | | (250533) | 286
N | Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff were employed in (a) the Child Support Agency and (b) the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission in each quarter since March 2008; and how many are expected to be employed in each quarter to December 2012. | | (250534) | 287
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Government has spent on help for pensioners with fuel bills in each year since 1991. | | (250734) | 288
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate, on the basis of household surveys supported by his Department, how many people over state pension age are engaged in caring for (a) at least 20 hours per week and (b) at least 35 hours per week for a person over pension age who is in receipt of either attendance allowance or the care component of disability living allowance; and if he will make a statement. | | (250397) | 289
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants above state pension age currently receive a premium for being a carer; what the cost to the Exchequer is expected to be over the next 12 months of such payments; if he will estimate the cost of making a payment equal to the current carers premium to the pensioner carers of recipients of attendance allowance or the pensioner recipients of the care component of disability living allowance; and if he will make a statement. | | (250398) | 290
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the annual cost to the Exchequer of (a) imputing one pound per week of income from each £1,000 of capital for pensioner applicants for means-tested benefits and (b) abolishing the imputation of income from capital for such applicants; and if he will make a statement. | | (250399) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 291
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will bring forward proposals to extend maternity leave and employment protection rights afforded to parents to surrogate parents. | | [Transferred] (250678) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 292
N | Mr David Clelland (Tyne Bridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many gas storage projects are currently planned; and if he will make a statement. | | [Question Unstarred] (249986) | 293
N | Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin & Harpenden): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on steps taken in other countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by means of binding targets. | | [Question Unstarred] (249997) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 294
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will offer financial assistance to small businesses to cover the costs incurred in removing cigarette displays in shops. | | [Transferred] (250718) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 295
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what studies his Department has made into giving Government funding to firms to move staff on to part-time working and to use the remaining time to retrain them. | | [Transferred] (250836) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 296
| Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court orders have been issued for the repossession of homes in Uxbridge constituency in each year since 2001. | | [Transferred] (250782) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 297
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the percentage of biofuel produced from used cooking oil. | | [Transferred] (250792) | 298
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to encourage production of fuel from used cooking oil. | | [Transferred] (250793) |
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