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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 25 February 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 25 February 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 25 February 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 25 February of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 25 February see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many publicly-funded business support schemes there are in the Business Support Simplification Programme; what the cost of these schemes was in the last year for which figures are available; how many publicly-funded business support schemes he expects there to be once the programme is complete; what estimate he has made of their total cost; and what estimate he has made of the cost of the programme in (a) 2008-09 and (b) subsequent years. | | (258738) | 2
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the number of applications by individuals for car loans which were rejected in each month since January 2008; what assistance he plans to give to individuals to secure finance for the purpose of purchasing a new car; and if he will make a statement. | | (259052) | 3
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the number of car sales during each month since January 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (259053) | 4
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many small businesses have applied for a loan through the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme since its creation; what criteria are used by his Department on deciding suitability for a loan under the scheme; under what circumstances such a loan would be refused; how many applications have been (a) accepted and (b) refused; what the average loan was; whether interest is charged on each loan; how much has been allocated by his Department to the scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (259063) | 5
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many officials at each grade have been employed on work relating to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme since its creation; how much has been allocated by his Department for staff costs; what recent discussions he has had with the Treasury on this issue; and if he will make a statement. | | (259064) | 6
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the number of companies which will apply for assistance under the Working Capital Scheme; how much has been allocated by his Department to the scheme; what criteria are used by his Department on deciding suitability under the scheme; under what circumstances assistance would be refused; whether interest is charged under the scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (259065) | 7
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assistance is provided by his Department to help individuals obtain (a) loans and (b) credit; what plans he has to assist individuals in obtaining finance over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (259066) | 8
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether individuals are eligible to apply for a loan through (a) the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme and (b) the Working Capital Scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (259067) | 9
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the effect on the construction and associated industries of reductions in credit insurance cover; and if he will make a statement. | | (258759) | 10
N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps he plans to take to ensure that payments to subcontractors of tier one contractors on construction projects funded from the public purse are made within 10 days of receipt of invoice. | | (258748) | 11
N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment he has made of the effect on the time taken to make payments to subcontractors of the requirement on Government bodies to pay invoices submitted by tier one contractors within 10 days. | | (258749) | 12
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many people were declared bankrupt in (a) Putney, Roehampton and Southfields, (b) Wandsworth and (c) London in each of the last 10 years. | | (258362) | 13
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2009, Official Report, column 1311W, on departmental official visits, how much the agency which deals with overnight accommodation for his Department charged for hotel accommodation costs in Manchester on 7 January 2009. | | (258927) | 14
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many complaints (a) his Department and (b) the Office of Fair Trading have received in respect of the activities of Platte Media and MBS Systems; what steps have been taken in response; and if he will make a statement. | | (258746) | 15
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what his Department's policy is on negotiations on a free trade agreement between the EU and the Gulf Co-operation Council; and if he will make a statement. | | (258954) | 16
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what IT security strategy his Department has in place; what steps are being taken to ensure the policy is being followed; what policy is in place on the use of encryption when electronic data are sent externally; and what sanctions are in place for use should the policy not be followed. | | (258916) | 17
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will make it his policy for his Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258948) | 18
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what (a) summits, (b) conferences and (c) seminars his Department has hosted since January 2008 at which a primary subject of discussion was the effect of the economic situation on matters within his Department's responsibility. | | (258860) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 19
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what conditions his Department has put on banks receiving money from his Department; what discussions he has had with banks since January 2009 on this issue; what response was received from each bank; which banks have sought financial assistance from his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (259048) | 20
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what powers the Financial Services Authority has to investigate the operations of subsidiaries of United States-based banks operating in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. | | (259051) | 21
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the International Monetary Fund on its assessment of (a) public and (b) private debt in the UK since January 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (259071) | 22
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the minutes of meetings held between (a) officials in his Department and (b) Ministers in his Department and banks (i) in temporary public ownership and (ii) recapitalised with public funds will be published; and if he will make a statement. | | (259072) | 23
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department have held with UK banks in each year since 1997; what issues were discussed; who was present at each meeting; whether a record of each meeting was kept; and if he will make a statement. | | (259073) | 24
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was discussed in the meetings between his Department and representatives of the International Monetary Fund during their recent visit to the UK in May 2008; whether a record of each meeting was kept; who was present at each meeting; and if he will make a statement. | | (259148) | 25
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what reports on the British economy have been produced by the International Monetary Fund in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (259149) | 26
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the hon. Member for Billericay's letter of 7 January 2009 on his constituent Mr D. Randall. | | (258756) | 27
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the hon. Member for Billericay's letter of 14 January 2009 on his constituent Mr D. Williams. | | (258757) | 28
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the hon. Member for Billericay's letters of 17 November 2008 and 22 January 2009 on his constituent Mrs N. Finley. | | (258758) | 29
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the availability of credit to customers of the credit scoring methodologies of those banks in which the Government holds shares. | | (258556) | 30
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue to accrue from stamp duty land tax in 2009-10; on what assumptions this estimate is based; and what estimate he has made of the revenue which would be forgone in offering a stamp duty land tax holiday to first time housebuyers in the next 12 months. | | (258557) | 31
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of houses sold in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009 to date. | | (258558) | 32
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to lay the 2009-10 Main Estimates before the House. | | (258876) | 33
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the weighted average for the (a) maturity and (b) duration of advances to local authorities from the Public Works Loans Board was in each month between 2000 and 2008. | | (258889) | 34
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average (a) fixed and (b) initial variable interest rate applied to advances to local authorities from the Public Works Loan Board was in each month between 2000 and 2008. | | (258890) | 35
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much local authorities borrowed from the Public Works Loan Board at (a) a fixed and (b) a variable rate of interest in each month between 2000 and 2008. | | (258891) | 36
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much debt owed to the Public Works Loan Board was redeemed early by local authorities in each month between 2000 and 2008. | | (258892) | 37
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what interest rate is used to assess the taxable benefit arising on beneficial loans; and whether this rate is changed in line with the Bank of England base rate. | | (258763) | 38
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) taxes and (b) other fiscal levies his Department can raise in (i) Gibraltar, (ii) Anguilla, (iii) the Cayman Islands, (iv) the Falkland Islands, (v) the Isle of Man, (vi) Jersey and (vii) Guernsey. | | (259214) | 39
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what dates meetings of the senior tripartite committee were held in each of the last two years; and how many times the committee has met in each year since its establishment. | | (259155) | 40
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what resources have been provided to Capital for Enterprise Ltd for the additional workload required for implementation of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme. | | (259157) | 41
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications Capital for Enterprise Ltd has received from banks to join the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme; and how many such applications (a) have been processed and (b) are outstanding. | | (259158) | 42
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy for his Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258970) | 43
N | Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the revenue effects would be of reducing the rate of value added tax on rebuilding and renovation work to (a) 3 per cent., (b) 4 per cent., (c) 5 per cent., (d) 6 per cent., (e) 7 per cent., (f) 8 per cent. and (g) 9 per cent. | | (258576) | 44
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average interest rate paid by local authorities for loans for capital schemes from the Public Works Loans Board is. | | (258963) | 45
N | Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies were employed in tackling tax (a) fraud and (b) evasion in each year since 1997. | | (257015) | 46
N | Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of tax evasion in the last 12 months. | | (257161) | 47
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Northavon of 16 October 2008, on behalf of Mr Gary Baker, which was acknowledged by his Department with the reference PO REF: 1/61869/2008. | | (259075) | 48
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Northavon of 20 October 2008, on behalf of Miss Y. Buckoke, which was acknowledged by his Department with the reference PO REF: 1/61949/2008. | | (259076) | 49
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Northavon of 15 October 2008, on behalf of Mr J. Harris, which was acknowledged by his Department with the reference PO REF: 1/6198/2008. | | (259077) | 50
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Northavon of 27 October 2008 on behalf of Mr Richard Pointing, which was acknowledged by his Department with the reference PO REF: 1/62375/2008. | | (259078) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 51
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the evidential basis was for the statement made in the leaflet Talking to Your Teenager About Sex and Relationships that trying to convince teenagers of what's right and wrong may discourage them from being open; who his Department consulted before making this statement; and if he will make a statement. | | (259147) | 52
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on what date the leaflet Talking to Your Teenager About Sex and Relationships produced by his Department was published; if he will place a copy of the leaflet in the Library; who wrote the leaflet; who was consulted prior to it being (a) written and (b) published; and if he will make a statement. | | (259150) | 53
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much was spent by his Department on (a) researching and (b) producing the leaflet Talking to Your Teenager About Sex and Relationships; and if he will make a statement. | | (259151) | 54
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what support his Department provides to children who do not speak English as a first language; and how much that support (a) cost in each of the last five years and (b) is expected to cost in the next three years, broken down by type of expenditure. | | (258984) | 55
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the percentage of children in England at (a) primary school and (b) secondary school who did not speak English as a first language in each of the last five years. | | (258985) | 56
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what legal requirements local authorities have to inform parents about choice in childcare and schools. | | (259085) | 57
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which local authorities will receive school capital funding brought forward under arrangements announced in the pre-budget report; and how much each will receive. | | (259086) | 58
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department's plans to require companies working on school capital programmes to submit a formal training programme will apply to (a) Building Schools for the Future projects which have already been approved and (b) the Primary Capital Programme. | | (259087) | 59
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, who will determine whether companies working on school capital programmes have submitted a suitable formal training programme. | | (259088) | 60
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department's plans to require a formal training programme from companies working on school capital projects apply to companies outside the construction sector. | | (259089) | 61
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils of each age are studying for each diploma subject. | | (259090) | 62
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what (a) responsibilities and (b) powers the Young People's Learning Agency will have with regard to academies. | | (259091) | 63
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has to increase the number of pupils studying (a) science and additional science GCSE and (b) single science GCSEs. | | (259092) | 64
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what (a) responsibility and (b) powers local authorities will have over academies as a result of the dissolution of the Learning and Skills Council and the devolution of powers over 16-19 education to local authorities. | | (259093) | 65
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of children in young offender institutions were previously in pupil referral units on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (259094) | 66
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of children in pupil referral units were subsequently detained in young offender institutions in the last year for which data are available. | | (259095) | 67
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of schools with a specialism in science offer single science GCSEs. | | (259096) | 68
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of schools with a specialism in modern foreign languages entered all pupils for a modern language GCSE in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (259097) | 69
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what percentage of schools with a specialism in modern foreign languages offer more than one modern language GCSE. | | (259098) | 70
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which local authorities are reducing the number of surplus places as part of (a) the Primary Capital Programme and (b) Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (259099) | 71
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of pupils in each local authority area live within walking distance as defined by his Department of (a) no, (b) one and (c) two or more (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools. | | (259100) | 72
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many rural schools have closed in each year since 1996. | | (259101) | 73
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which maintained secondary schools did not achieve 30 per cent. or more GCSEs including English and mathematics in 2008 when equivalents were excluded. | | (259103) | 74
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many male primary school teachers there are working in schools, broken down by indices of deprivation for (a) school location and (b) pupil residence. | | (259104) | 75
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will place in the Library a copy of each piece of guidance issued by his Department made available to all schools on the use of physical restraint in the last 12 months. | | (259105) | 76
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of pupils of the relevant age did not gain a GCSE at (a) C grade or above, (b) D grade or above and (c) E grade or above in 2008. | | (259106) | 77
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what maximum distance is stipulated between schools in each of the diploma consortia. | | (259107) | 78
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teacher vacancies there are in schools, broken down by decile of deprivation based on school location. | | (259152) | 79
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what methodology is used by his Department for the calculation of contextual value added scores. | | (259153) | 80
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the contextual value added scores were of each school which achieved fewer than 30 per cent. five A* to C grades including English and mathematics at GCSE in 2008. | | (259154) | 81
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many cases have been reported to his Department of pregnant women committing suicide as a consequence of stress caused by public family law interventions in the last 12 months. | | (258924) | 82
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much Partnerships for Schools has received from the European Investment Bank in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement. | | (258955) | 83
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average length of a school Private Finance Initiative contract was in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (258956) | 84
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) expert advisers, (b) special advisers and (c) consultants were employed by his Department in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (258957) | 85
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of schools had less than 30 per cent. of pupils obtaining five A* to C GCSEs including English and mathematics in 2008, broken down by index of multiple deprivation decile. | | (258958) | 86
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many applications for care proceedings there have been since 1 November 2008; and what effect this has had on the appointment of guardians. | | (258569) | 87
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much was spent on salaries for frontline children's social workers by each local authority in each year since 1997. | | (258358) | 88
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the expenditure on the integrated children's system was in each local authority area in each year since its implementation. | | (258554) | 89
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2009, Official Report, columns 2236-7W, on children: databases, what formula his Department used to allocate spending to each authority. | | (258760) | 90
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2009, Official Report, column 1950W, on children: protection, if he will provide a breakdown of the figures by local authority area. | | (258761) | 91
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will make it his policy for his Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258972) | 92
| Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of teachers employed in (a) the South West Region, (b) Devon and (c) Plymouth are recorded as being disabled; and what percentage of the total workforce each figure represents. | | (259013) | 93
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what (a) summits, (b) conferences and (c) seminars his Department has hosted since January 2008 at which a primary subject of discussion was the effect of the economic situation on matters within his Department's responsibility. | | (258862) | 94
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many times (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department and its predecessors have met representatives of the Grandparents Raising Children Network to discuss the rights of grandparents raising children since 2001. | | (258814) | 95
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Northavon of 2 October 2008 on behalf of Mr Mike Burgess, which was transferred to his office for reply by the Prime Minister's office. | | (259079) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 96
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many press releases the News Distribution Service has issued in each year since 1997. | | (258821) | 97
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many public information films have been produced by the Central Office of Information in each year since 1997; and how much was spent on such films in each year. | | (258822) | 98
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many retired civil servants receive a Civil Service pension of less than (a) £1,000 and (b) £2,000 per annum. | | (258363) | 99
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what (a) summits, (b) conferences and (c) seminars his Department has hosted since January 2008 at which a primary subject of discussion was the effect of the economic situation on matters within his Department's responsibility. | | (258861) | 100
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate he has made of the percentage of households where one or more persons is over 80 years in (a) Eastbourne constituency, (b) East Sussex and (c) England in 2008-09. | | (258894) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 101
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2009, Official Report, columns 245-6W, on Preventing Violent Extremism Community Leadership Fund, how much each organisation received from the fund in 2007-08; and how much each organisation currently receiving funding will receive between 2008-09 and 2010-11. | | (259139) | 102
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much of the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund monies (a) allocated by her Department in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08 and (b) carried forward to 2008-09 have been spent, broken down by district; and if she will make a statement. | | (258771) | 103
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she plans to reply to the letters of 3 December 2008 and 30 January 2009 from the hon. Member for Forest of Dean on the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, reference FD9865. | | (258766) | 104
N | Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department allocated to small business rate relief in each year since 2005; and how much was claimed in such relief in each local authority area in each year. | | (258762) | 105
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on (a) publicity, (b) public consultation and (c) legal costs on eco-town policy since 23 July 2007, identifying separately in each case expenditure on (i) consultants, (ii) support for non-governmental organisations and (iii) consultation materials and exhibitions. | | (259164) | 106
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will estimate the amount of time spent by officials in her Department on the eco-town project since the publication of the eco-town prospectus on 23 July 2007; and how many officials in her Department are currently working on the project. | | (259165) | 107
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration her Department has given to provision of funding for the award of fire brigade long service medals; and if she will make a statement. | | (258824) | 108
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if her Department will take steps to encourage local authorities to sign up to the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258943) | 109
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy for her Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258949) | 110
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to allow local authorities to retain all their receipts from council tenants' rent. | | (258973) | 111
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) summits, (b) conferences and (c) seminars her Department has hosted since January 2008 at which a primary subject of discussion was the effect of the economic situation on matters within her Department's responsibility. | | (258863) | 112
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes were purchased under the New Build HomeBuy Scheme in (a) each region and (b) each London borough in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08; and how many have been purchased in each area in 2008-09 to date. | | (258965) | 113
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes were purchased under the Open Market HomeBuy Scheme in (a) each region and (b) each London borough in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08; and how many have been purchased in each area in 2008-09 to date. | | (258966) | 114
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the environmental impact of the Roscommon Way Extension, Canvey Island. | | (258553) | 115
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much on average it cost a local authority to service a debt of (a) £500,000 and (b) £1,000,000 borrowed (i) on the private markets and (ii) from the Public Works Loans Board in each of the last five years. | | (258959) | 116
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much on average it cost a local authority to build a unit of new social housing to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 5 standard at the latest period for which figures are available. | | (258960) | 117
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the average percentage of annual rent from a new-build social home built under the proposals outlined in Changes to the revenue and capital rules for new council housing, that will be spent on (a) repaying the debt from building the property, (b) maintenance, (c) management and (d) repairs in the first year of operation of the revised rules. | | (258961) | 118
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the average annual cost to a local authority of servicing the debt required to build one new-build social home under the proposals outlined in the Changes to the revenue and capital rules for new council housing consultation in the first year of operation of the revised rules. | | (258962) | 119
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of invoice payments made by Eastbourne Borough Council in 2007-08 were made within the Government's 10-day target period. | | (258825) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 120
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to tackle anti-Semitism in (a) football and (b) other sports; what recent representations he has received on the issue; what recent meetings he has had with the Football Association on the issue; and if he will make a statement. | | (259047) | 121
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy for his Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258946) | 122
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support the tourist industry in the South West. | | (258980) | 123
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his latest estimate is of the cost to UK businesses of regulation within the responsibility of his Department. | | (258983) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 124
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for Plymouth to participate in Veterans Day on 27 June 2009. | | (258560) | 125
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what main injuries were sustained by each (a) very seriously injured or wounded and (b) seriously injured or wounded member of the armed forces personnel in (i) Iraq in each year since 2003 and (ii) Afghanistan in each year since 2002. | | (258864) | 126
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of operations in Iraq, broken down on the same basis as note 2.3 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08, was in (a) 2002-03 and (b) 2003-04. | | (258865) | 127
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of operations in Afghanistan, broken down on the same basis as note 2.3 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08, was in each financial year from 2001-02 to 2003-04. | | (258866) | 128
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of UK (a) service personnel and (b) civilian staff stationed in Afghanistan was in each financial year from 2001-02 to 2007-08. | | (258867) | 129
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of UK (a) service personnel and (b) civilian staff stationed in Iraq was in each financial year from 2002-03 to 2007-08. | | (258868) | 130
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Department's Spring Supplementary Estimate, what the reasons are for the £170 million increase in RfR 1 subhead U2; and which assets have fallen in value. | | (258869) | 131
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of (a) the total air transport and tanker aircraft fleet in service and (b) the air transport and tanker aircraft forward air fleet were fit for purpose in each year since 2001, broken down by aircraft type. | | (258870) | 132
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel who have served in (a) Afghanistan since 2001 and (b) Iraq since 2003 his Department has recorded as having a mental health condition of each type in each year since 2001. | | (258871) | 133
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Service Voting Survey 2008 in the Library. | | (258872) | 134
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Farsi or Dari, (b) Arabic, (c) Urdu and (d) Pashto speaking British military personnel are serving in the British armed forces. | | (258873) | 135
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British military personnel have received training in the (a) Farsi or Dari, (b) Arabic, (c) Urdu and (d) Pashto languages in each year since 2007. | | (258874) | 136
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy ships will take part in the forthcoming NATO maritime operation in the Gulf of Aden. | | (258875) | 137
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many training hours flying time RAF fast jet pilots were able to undertake on average in each year since 2004. | | (258877) | 138
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current (a) trained requirement, (b) actual strength and (c) numbers fit for duty is for each regiment of the (i) Royal Logistics Corps, (b) Royal Artillery, (c) Royal Signals and (d) Royal Engineers. | | (258878) | 139
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current (a) trained requirement, (b) actual strength and (c) numbers fit for duty is for each infantry battalion of the Territorial Army. | | (258879) | 140
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place a copy of the latest DASA working patterns survey in the Library. | | (258880) | 141
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) equipment failure reports and (b) serious equipment failures have been recorded by his Department for each (i) armoured vehicle type and (ii) small arms equipment type in (A) Iraq and (B) Afghanistan in each year since 2004. | | (258881) | 142
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost of maintaining a (a) Type-42 destroyer and (b) Type-23 frigate is in 2008-09. | | (258882) | 143
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tours have been undertaken by each (a) Type-42 destroyer, (b) Type-22 frigate and (c) Type-23 frigate since 2005; where each tour was; what the length of each tour was; and what the length of time was between each tour. | | (258883) | 144
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) in-service dates and (b) current out-of-service dates are for each aircraft type in the Royal Air Force. | | (258919) | 145
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) in-service dates and (b) current out-of-service dates are for each (i) submarine, (ii) frigate and (iii) destroyer in the Royal Navy. | | (258922) | 146
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of (a) the total helicopter fleet in service and (b) the helicopter forward air fleet were fit for purpose in each year since 2001, broken down by service and type. | | (259156) | 147
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) in-service dates and (b) current out-of-service dates are for each armoured vehicle type in the Marines. | | (259212) | 148
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current out-of-service dates are for each armoured vehicle type in the Army. | | (259213) | 149
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the cost of replacing equipment which is destroyed or has become un-serviceable on military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan is met from (a) his Department's core budget, (b) the contingency reserve or (c) another source. | | (259159) | 150
| Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the cost of repairing equipment following military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan is met from (a) his Department's core budget, (b) the contingency reserve or (c) another source. | | (259160) | 151
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of J.A.Gardner and Company in providing the Coastal Re-Supply Service in the Falkland Islands sinnce 1982. | | (257017) | 152
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the Royal Navy has declined to award a new Falkland Islands Coastal Re-Supply Service contract to J.A.Gardner and Company. | | (257018) | 153
N | Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Navy sent representatives to the Falkland Islands to assess the work of J.A.Gardner and Company in operating the Coastal Re-Supply Service before the decision not to renew the firm's contract was taken. | | (257019) | 154
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to reduce levels of overstretch in the armed forces. | | (258823) | 155
N | Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received from the First Sea Lord on the recent collision between HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant; whether the crew of HMS Vanguard sustained any injuries; whether he plans to commission an inquiry into the incident; and if he will make a statement. | | (258750) | 156
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) maximum, (b) minimum and (c) average cash allowance awarded to civilian staff in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan was in each of the last two years. | | (258751) | 157
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department estimates it will cost to repair damage to HMS Vanguard as a result of its collision with Le Triomphant in the Atlantic. | | (259194) | 158
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how far HMS Vanguard was from other identifiable vessels at the time of its collision with Le Triomphant. | | (259195) | 159
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to prevent collisions between Trident submarines and other submarines in the future. | | (259196) | 160
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of sonar equipment on Royal Navy submarines as a result of the collision between HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant. | | (259197) | 161
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long his Department estimates repairs to the damage to HMS Vanguard as a result of its collision with Le Triomphant will take. | | (259201) | 162
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many crew members were on board HMS Vanguard at the time of its collision with Le Triomphant; and what the (a) maximum and (b) minimum crew levels are for HMS Vanguard. | | (259220) | 163
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the decibel sound pressure level (dBSPL) of HMS Vanguard's nuclear reactors' water pumps was (a) before and (b) at the time of the collision with Le Triomphant. | | (259221) | 164
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at what speed HMS Vanguard was travelling at the time of its collision with Le Triomphant. | | (259222) | 165
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will undertake an investigation of whether the collision between HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant has had any impact on the marine environment. | | (259223) | 166
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has begun disciplinary action as a result of the collision between HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant. | | (259224) | 167
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department will have with its French counterpart on investigation of the collision between HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant. | | (259225) | 168
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what collisions between Royal Navy submarines and other vessels have taken place since 1997. | | (259229) | 169
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy for his Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258944) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 170
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many complaints regarding the Warm Front scheme his Department and its predecessor have recorded (a) from residents of Birkenhead constituency and (b) nationally. | | (258572) | 171
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many boilers have been (a) installed under the Warm Front scheme and (b) replaced under the scheme (i) in Birkenhead constituency and (ii) nationally. | | (258573) | 172
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many boilers installed under the Warm Front scheme in (a) Birkenhead constituency and (b) nationally have required repair on (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three and (iv) four or more occasions. | | (258574) | 173
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to answer Question 252857, tabled on 26 January 2009, on the letters of 19 November and 30 December 2008 from the hon. Member for Forest of Dean, on the Oakenhill opencast coal site. | | (258765) | 174
| Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will take steps to encourage the use of combined heat and power generated from cooking oil recycled by means of gravity separation and filtration techniques; and if he will make a statement. | | (258815) | 175
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy to extend the Warm Front Scheme to vulnerable households not in receipt of state benefits. | | (258923) | 176
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy for his Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258950) | 177
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy to increase the proportion of energy used in public sector buildings which comes from renewable sources. | | (258982) | 178
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy to extend eligibility for the Warm Front scheme to persons over 70 years old who are not in receipt of benefits; and if he will make a statement. | | (254723) | 179
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Northavon of 20 October 2008 on behalf of Mr Peter Kendall regarding Government grants for home insulation. | | (259080) | 180
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has had recent discussions with Scottish Executive Ministers on the effect of the National Policy Statements for Renewable Energy on marine spatial planning in (a) waters out to 12 nautical miles off the Scottish coast and (b) the renewable energy zone off the Scottish coast. | | (259200) | 181
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the National Policy Statement for Renewable Energy on the operation of Marine Scotland. | | (259208) | 182
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has had recent discussions with Scottish Executive Ministers on the effect of the National Policy Statement for Renewable Energy on their consenting powers for (a) offshore and (b) onshore renewables under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989. | | (259209) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 183
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional funding will be made available through the EU's economic recovery plan to rural development, with particular reference to training in environmental improvement. | | (258816) | 184
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to implement the new EU pesticides legislation; and what the timetable for implementation will be. | | (258817) | 185
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce a penalty for farmers who delay having a herd bovine tuberculosis test. | | (258819) | 186
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to introduce new cross-compliance measures into the Entry Level Stewardship agreement. | | (258820) | 187
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 12 February 2009, Official Report, columns 82-84WS, on the Marine Management Organisation's headquarters, what assessment he has made of the suitability of Plymouth as a site for the Marine Management Organisation's headquarters. | | (258571) | 188
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of human infection by the bluetongue virus have been reported in each of the last four years. | | (258360) | 189
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department has allocated for the training passport scheme to train staff in the poultry industry to NVQ level qualification. | | (258561) | 190
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many claims made under the Entry Level Stewardship scheme were invalid in each of the last four years. | | (258562) | 191
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many horses were slaughtered for meat to be exported for human consumption in the last 12 months. | | (258831) | 192
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which (a) retailers and (b) manufacturers have achieved compliance with EU regulations on (i) minimisation and (ii) recycling of packaging. | | (258832) | 193
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the cost of implementation of those provisions of the Stockholm Convention relating to environmental protection. | | (258833) | 194
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy for his Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258952) | 195
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the sum required to clear the maintenance backlog experienced by British Waterways; and if he will make a statement. | | (256164) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 196
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of China on trends in China's population since July 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (259019) | 197
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of China on the Population and Birth-planning Law 2002 since 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (259020) | 198
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of China regarding alleged abuse of those who protest against the one child policy in China since July 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (259021) | 199
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on estimates by the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Fund for Population Activities on the number of people who died as a result of illegal abortions in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (259039) | 200
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who attended the London conference on combating anti-Semitism; if he will place in the Library the report produced by the conference; and if he will make a statement. | | (259055) | 201
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports his Department has received on coercive family planning policies in other countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (259056) | 202
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what records his Department holds on reports of anti-Semitism in other countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (259057) | 203
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what EU job centres are based in non-EU states; what the expected total projected costs of these offices is for 2009; and whether there are any plans to open more such offices. | | (258914) | 204
| Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many applications have been made by the UK to the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund since 2007; what the purpose was of each such application; and how much has been paid out in respect of each such application. | | (258915) | 205
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) hiring conference facilities and (b) the media centre for the G20 Summit to be held in London on 2 April 2009. | | (258885) | 206
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of hosting the G20 Summit in London in April 2009. | | (258887) | 207
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the BBC World Service on the media situation in Russia. | | (258893) | 208
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what criteria were used to determine the specification of countries where there is an absence of free and independent media for the purposes of the 2007 Operational Agreement with the BBC World Service. | | (258926) | 209
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of foreign officials likely to attend the G20 Summit in London in April 2009. | | (258928) | 210
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which external consultancies his Department has engaged to advise on the G20 Summit in London in April 2009; and what the value of the contract is in each case. | | (258929) | 211
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been spent on designing the logo for the G20 Summit in London in April 2009. | | (258930) | 212
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many unique visitors the website www.londonsummit.gov.uk has received. | | (258931) | 213
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest estimate is of the cost of (a) establishing and (b) operating the website www.londonsummit.gov.uk. | | (258932) | 214
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which foreign heads of state are expected to visit locations in Britain other than those of the G20 Summit in London in April 2009. | | (258935) | 215
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate has been made of the cost of hospitality for the G20 Summit for (a) the Prime Minister, (b) Secretaries of State and Ministers, (c) civil servants, (d) special advisers, (e) foreign heads of state and (f) ministers of foreign governments. | | (258942) | 216
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what types of alcoholic drinks will be made available at the G20 Summit in London in April 2009; and what the budget is for each type of alcoholic drink. | | (259074) | 217
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate has been made of the cost of dinners for heads of state and government at the G20 summit in London in April 2009. | | (259141) | 218
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the budget for his Department's Tactical Delivery Fund is for 2008-09; what the proposed budget is for 2009-10; how many projects were supported by the fund in 2008-09; what type of projets may be financed through the fund; and which projects in the USA have been supported by the fund in 2008-09, broken down by (a) subject matter, (b) location and (c) cost. | | (259215) | 219
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what borrowing powers the governments of (a) Gibraltar, (b) the Isle of Man and (c) Guernsey have. | | (259216) | 220
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement. | | (258563) | 221
| Mr Bernard Jenkin (North Essex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the statement by the UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations broadcast on 21 February on the responsibility of the Iranian government for the deaths of British service personnel in Iraq, what representations were made to the Iranian government at the time this knowledge came into the possession of the British Government; what other actions were (a) considered and (b) implemented at the time; and if he will make a statement. | | (258826) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 222
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department defines long acting reversible methods of contraception act as abortifacient; and if he will make a statement. | | (259040) | 223
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women were referred by National Health Service GPs to the British Pregnancy Advisory Service for an abortion in the last period for which figures are available, broken down by the (a) age of the woman, (b) length of gestation of the pregnancy at referral and (c) region of residence of the woman. | | (259041) | 224
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many early medical abortions were performed by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service at the request of the National Health Service in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by the (a) age of the woman, (b) length of gestation of the pregnancy and (c) region of residence of the woman. | | (259042) | 225
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential basis was for the statement made in paragraph 5.28 of Healthy lives brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people's health that 'since the launch of our Teenage Pregnancy Strategy, we have reversed the previous upward trend in teenage pregnancy'; and if he will make a statement. | | (259043) | 226
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library copies of the guidance referred to in paragraph 5.29 of Healthy lives brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people's health; and if he will make a statement. | | (259044) | 227
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department (a) has undertaken, (b) plans to take and (c) has evaluated on the effect of greater access to family planning on numbers of underage (i) conceptions and (ii) abortions; when his Department last undertook an evidential review of the issue that drew on (A) UK and (B) international research; and if he will make a statement. | | (259045) | 228
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether consideration was given by his Department to including in Healthy lives brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people's health reference to (a) reducing the frequency of sexual intercourse, (b) delaying the age of first intercourse, (c) restricting intercourse to one long-term partner and (d) abstinence; and if he will make a statement. | | (259046) | 229
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a doctor is required to inform the parents of a child aged between 13 and 16 years in cases where the child requires an operation, other than termination of pregnancy; what guidance has been issued by his Department on this issue; and if he will make a statement. | | (259049) | 230
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the areas are with (a) high abortion and (b) repeat abortion rates, referred to in paragraph 5.31 of Healthy lives brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people's health; and if he will make a statement. | | (259050) | 231
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential basis is that the policies contained in Healthy lives brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people's health will reduce (a) the teenage pregnancy rate and (b) the abortion rate for young persons under 19 years of age; and if he will make a statement. | | (259068) | 232
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) individuals and (b) organisations who were sent copies of Healthy lives brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people's health; at what cost; and if he will make a statement. | | (259069) | 233
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by his Department on (a) researching and (b) producing Healthy lives brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people's health; who his Department consulted before (i) drafting and (ii) publishing it; who drafted the publication; what input Ministers in his Department had; and if he will make a statement. | | (259070) | 234
| Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people died while on the transplant waiting list in each year since 2000. | | (258964) | 235
| Frank Cook (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which of the organisations which submitted an application for funding under the Third Sector Investment Programme for 2009-10 are awaiting a decision on that application; and which organisations submitted applications which were not progressed to the second stage of the programme. | | (258859) | 236
N | Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the compliance of NHS trusts undertaking construction projects with Government guidance requiring payment of invoices submitted by tier one contractors within 10 days. | | (258747) | 237
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the clinical effects of low doses of naltrexone for patients with multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement. | | (258834) | 238
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued on the transportation of sperm from an NHS clinic to an unlicensed EU clinic; and if he will make a statement. | | (258829) | 239
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what efficiencies have been achieved through the centralisation of appointment booking systems between hospitals in West Hertfordshire NHS Hospital Trust. | | (259168) | 240
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps were taken by his Department to consult staff about the recent scaling down of resources at Hemel Hempstead hospital. | | (259169) | 241
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by West Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust on the production of literature relating to the restructuring of local NHS services in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (259170) | 242
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures are in place in his Department to ensure the accuracy of literature it produces relating to the provision of NHS services. | | (259171) | 243
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints were received by his Department on the accuracy of its literature relating to the provision of NHS services in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (259172) | 244
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recourse is available to individuals who dispute to the accuracy of written information and literature produced by his Department on the provision of NHS services. | | (259173) | 245
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the impact of the use of the NHS Pathways system by North East Ambulance Service on those patients who required an ambulance as part of their care. | | (259174) | 246
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to ambulance services on the uptake of the NHS Pathways system. | | (259175) | 247
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision his Department has made for the varying of funding allocations granted to NHS ambulance services when approving their use of the NHS Pathways system for dealing with 999 calls. | | (259176) | 248
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of training ambulance service staff to operate the new NHS Pathways system for dealing with 999 calls to date. | | (259177) | 249
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total was of the trial of the NHS Pathways system used by the North East Ambulance Service in the last two years. | | (259178) | 250
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by (a) NHS hospital trusts, (b) ambulance trusts and (c) primary care trusts on temporary administrative staff in each of the last five years. | | (259179) | 251
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps were taken by his Department to consult NHS staff on the development of administrative systems within NHS hospital trusts in the last three years. | | (259180) | 252
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on administration by West Hertfordshire NHS Hospital Trust in each of the last five years. | | (259181) | 253
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what best practice guidelines have been issued by his Department on (a) the management of outpatient services and (b) the booking of appointments at NHS hospital trusts in the last 10 years. | | (259182) | 254
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps were taken by his Department to consult staff on changes to the administrative system operated by West Hertfordshire NHS Hospital Trust. | | (259183) | 255
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy for his Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258951) | 256
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will appoint a National Clinical Director for Epilepsy. | | (258976) | 257
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will take steps to encourage primary care trusts to appoint epilepsy specialist nurses. | | (258977) | 258
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implementation by healthcare providers of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. | | (258978) | 259
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures his Department has put in place to ensure continuity in care for people with epilepsy in their transition from childhood to adulthood. | | (258979) | 260
| John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trusts are equipped to measure the blood pressure of a patient who is upper limb deficient as a result of thalidomide. | | (258836) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 261
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances information from the Police National Computer is sold; to whom it may sold; what charges may be made; and if she will make a statement. | | (259059) | 262
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which (a) individuals and (b) organisations other than police forces are permitted to use the Police National Computer; and if she will make a statement. | | (259060) | 263
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has paid to the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) in each year since 2000; for what purpose; what restrictions apply to the use of the money; what discussions she has had since January 2008 with the President of ACPO; and if she will make a statement. | | (259061) | 264
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been paid to how many people under the compensation schemes pursuant to section 18 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997. | | (258936) | 265
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many claims have been made against her Department for being dilatory in paying compensation under the compensation schemes under the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 to a person who has surrendered firearms and ammunition to police following the introduction of the prohibition on the possession, manufacture and sale of weapons under the Act. | | (258937) | 266
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) weapons and (b) items of ancillary equipment handed into police forces following the entering into force of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 remain in the possession of police forces. | | (258938) | 267
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many owners of weapons and items of ancillary equipment handed into police forces following the entering into force of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 have not received payment under the compensation schemes introduced under the Act. | | (258939) | 268
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests to police forces have been (a) made and (b) granted for the return of items deemed to be ineligible for compensation under the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 compensation schemes. | | (258940) | 269
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent estimate is of the residual liability to the public purse for payments under the compensation schemes introduced under the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997. | | (258941) | 270
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2009, Official Report, column 2057W, on work permits: how many individuals obtained a work permit on the basis of an intracompany transfer for (a) 2004 and (b) 2008. | | (259185) | 271
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2009, Official Report, column 2057W, on work permits, how many applications for a work permit on the basis of an intracompany transfer in respect of non-UK nationals were (a) made and (b) granted in each year since 1997. | | (259186) | 272
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2009, Official Report, column 2057W, on work permits, how many non-UK nationals of each nationality obtained a work permit on the basis of an intracompany transfer in (a) 2004 and (b) 2008. | | (259187) | 273
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrant workers were employed in agriculture in the UK in each month of each of the last three years. | | (258818) | 274
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission research on the primary reasons for an individual to start working as a prostitute. | | (259204) | 275
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission research on the effectiveness of (a) compulsory and (b) voluntary counselling for prostitutes. | | (259205) | 276
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2009, Official Report, column 1482W, on community relations: finance, which 33 projects receive funding from the £5.8 million fund to disrupt violent extremism; and how much each of these projects will receive in 2008-09 and in each of the two subsequent years. | | (259142) | 277
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost of policing the G20 summit to be held in London in April 2009. | | (258886) | 278
| Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of policing the wedding of Jade Goody. | | (259203) | 279
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings her Department has held with the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime on reducing the number of illegal badger killings in the last 12 months. | | (258743) | 280
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2009, Official Report, column 284W, on deportation: Peterborough, how many individual records would have to be manually identified and analysed in order to produce a summary report; and what the estimated cost of doing so would be. | | (259018) | 281
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of policing the new electronic borders operations centre in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester. | | (258920) | 282
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the threat of persecution to Mr Binyam Mohamed in his country of origin. | | (259014) | 283
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the likely effect of the recession on levels of (a) acquisitive crime, (b) violent crime, (c) fraudulent crime and (d) social disorder in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10. | | (258570) | 284
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer given to the hon. Member for Beaconsfield of 20 November 2008, Official Report, column 720W, on deportation: offenders, what progress has been made on (a) the 11 cases where her Department is seeking to deport individuals on grounds of national security because of their suspected involvement in terrorism and (b) the 19 cases where action on national security grounds was commenced but later discontinued. | | (259167) | 285
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy for her Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258969) | 286
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Identity Cards Gateway Review will be published under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | | (258828) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 287
N | Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, when the trial of use of Blackberrys by PICT staff will be completed. | | (258577) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 288
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what progress has been made on the commitment in the Innovation Nation White Paper to extend the revised Small Business Research Initiative to all participating departments by April 2009. | | (258735) | 289
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the cost of establishing the Whitehall Innovation Hub was; and what funding his Department plans to allocate to it in (a) 2008-09 and (b) subsequent years. | | (258736) | 290
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, when he plans to publish his Department's strategy for science and society. | | (258739) | 291
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2009, Official Report, column 1098W, on higher education: anti-semitism, when he expects to set up the dedicated sub-group to the Cross Government Working Group against anti-semitism; who the members of the sub-group will be; and if he will make a statement. | | (259146) | 292
| Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what Government (a) guidance and (b) funding initiatives are available to higher education institutions to support student volunteering. | | (259108) | 293
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2009, Official Report, columns 55-6W, on English language: education, which private providers received funding to deliver courses on English for speakers of other languages in 2008-09; on what basis those providers were chosen; how the courses were delivered; and if he will make a statement. | | (259137) | 294
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2009, Official Report, columns 55-6W, on English language: education, how many colleges or schools received funding to deliver courses on English for speakers of other languages in 2008-09; how those colleges or schools were selected; and in what regions they are located. | | (259138) | 295
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people resident in Manchester, Withington constituency were admitted to universities in England in 2008. | | (258921) | 296
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what criteria will apply for the allocation of Learning and Skills Council funding for capital projects; and whether he plans to make dates of approvals in principle the primary basis of prioritisation. | | (258884) | 297
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will make it his policy for his Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258953) | 298
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will make it his policy to suspend student loan repayments for graduates earning less than £30,000 per annum. | | (258981) | 299
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what percentage of the annual income of each university in England came from foreign students in each of the last 10 years. | | (259143) | 300
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which universities have been classified by the Higher Education Funding Council for England as at risk in each of the last 10 years, broken down by level of risk. | | (259144) | 301
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many institutions have been overpaid by the Higher Education Funding Council for England in each of the last 10 years; and by how much in each case. | | (259145) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 302
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will place in the Library a copy of the annual report of the United Nations Population Fund for each of the last two years; and if he will make a statement. | | (259015) | 303
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what records his Department holds on the uses to which the core funds of the International Planned Parenthood Federation have been put over the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (259016) | 304
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will place in the Library copies of recent comments made by (a) the United Nations Population Fund and (b) the International Planned Parenthood Federation relating to coercive population policies in China; and if he will make a statement. | | (259017) | 305
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether account is taken of the human rights' implications of the Chinese one-child policy in his Department's decisions on aid to China; and if he will make a statement. | | (259022) | 306
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who the UK representative on the Executive Board of the United Nations Population Fund is; and what relevant (a) specialist and (b) general qualifications and experience this representative has. | | (259023) | 307
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions (a) Ministers in his Department and (b) officials have had with the United States administration on its decision to (i) reinstate the US contribution to the United Nations Population Fund and (ii) rescind the Mexico City policy; and if he will make a statement. | | (259024) | 308
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the United Nations Population Fund in promoting non-coercive approaches to family planning in China since October 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (259161) | 309
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will place in the Library copies of reports on population control in China received by his Department from the (a) International Planned Parenthood Federation and (b) United Nations Fund for Population Activities; and if he will make a statement. | | (259162) | 310
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make it his policy for his Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258945) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 311
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted of verbally abusing Jewish children travelling to and from school in the last year for which figures are available. | | (259058) | 312
| Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the draft regulations for the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 in respect of bailiff powers will be published. | | (259135) | 313
N | Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many days (a) he and his Ministers and (b) officials of (i) his Department, (ii) the National Offender Management Service and (iii) the Prison Service have spent on negotiations with the Prison Officers' Association on his proposals for workforce modernisation in prisons; and how much his Department has spent on advancing the case for those proposals. | | (258769) | 314
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court orders have been issued for the repossession of homes in Putney, Roehampton and Southfields in each of the last 10 years. | | (258361) | 315
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the length is of each custodial sentence, other than suspended sentences, handed down under the provisions of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 since the Act came into force; and when each such sentence was handed down. | | (258740) | 316
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been received in fines imposed under the provisions of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 in each year since its entry into force; and how the receipts have been allocated. | | (258744) | 317
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many persons prosecuted under the provisions of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 received custodial sentences, other than suspended sentences, in (a) each year since 2006 and (b) 2009 to date. | | (258745) | 318
N | Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has any plans to provide additional resources to (a) the police, (b) the courts, (c) the probation service and (d) prisons as a consequence of any changes to the level of crime during 2010 and 2011 resulting from the recession. | | (258568) | 319
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of suicide in prisons. | | (258753) | 320
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners died in HM Prison Winchester in each of the last five years; and how many of those deaths were suicides. | | (258754) | 321
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners died in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years; and how many of those deaths were suicides. | | (258755) | 322
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy for his Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258971) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 323
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many staff worked for her in each of the last three years. | | (258555) | Questions to the Prime Minister 324
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2009, Official Report, column 2136W, on Israel: anniversaries, whether he made a speech at the Israel Embassy's 60th anniversary reception; and if he will make a statement. | | (259163) | 325
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Prime Minister, with which overseas Heads of State he plans to have bilateral meetings during the G20 Summit in London in April 2009. | | (258888) | 326
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he has invited any foreign heads of state to 10 Downing Street in April 2009. | | (258925) | 327
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Prime Minister, which ministerial residences were (a) occupied and (b) vacant in each month since May 2005. | | (259202) | Questions to the Solicitor General 328
| Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Solicitor General, what IT security strategy the Law Officers' Departments have in place; what steps are being taken to ensure the strategy is being followed; what policy is in place on the use of encryption when data is sent externally; and what sanctions are in place for use should the policy not be followed. | | (258917) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 329
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's internal round robin guidance for each round robin Parliamentary Question tabled to his Department since December 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (259062) | 330
| Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Government subsidy Northumberland County Council is receiving for bus transport in 2008-09. | | (258933) | 331
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the effect of the Government's limit on carbon dioxide emissions from aviation on lifeline flights in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK. | | (258559) | 332
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of any future breach of the Government's target for airline emissions on the future of (a) lifeline flights and (b) airports serving lifeline flights. | | (258768) | 333
N | Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many sites have been developed following use of his powers under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2006 in each of the last three years. | | (258733) | 334
N | Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the General Permitted Development Order in respect of the proposed compound to be developed near Junction 17 of the M25. | | (258734) | 335
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what risk registers (a) are in use and (b) have been in use in the last two years within his Department's Aviation Directorate in relation to projects regarding Heathrow Airport; and if he will make a statement. | | (258764) | 336
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the company High Speed Two was incorporated; what type of company it is; when its (a) memorandum of association and (b) articles of association were drawn up; and what provisions of company law govern its operation. | | (258967) | 337
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of adding an additional hourly service to the Manchester to London railway line on local commuter services in Greater Manchester. | | (258564) | 338
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent per capita on public transport in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Greater London in each year since 1997. | | (258565) | 339
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has for its future spending levels for provision of public transport in Greater Manchester. | | (258566) | 340
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the funds available from the Transport Innovation Fund for public transport improvement in Manchester will be held in reserve until new proposals are put forward by the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities. | | (258567) | 341
| Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department takes to monitor the compliance of haulage firms with the EU Working Time Directive; and what guidance his Department issues on the definition of a driver's (a) working time and (b) period of availability for the purposes of the Directive. | | (258827) | 342
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy for his Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258947) | 343
N | Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many licensed taxi drivers have a criminal record for (a) motoring offences, (b) violent crimes and (c) sexual offences. | | (258752) | 344
| Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the standard of maintenance of the Conwy Valley Line against the Route Availability 07 standards provided for by Network Rail. | | (258837) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 345
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how much the Equality and Human Rights Commission spent on consultants in 2008-09; and what project each consultant was engaged to work on. | | (258974) | 346
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how much the Equality and Human Rights Commission spent on entertainment of each type in 2008-09. | | (258975) | 347
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many staff the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) employs; what the EHRC staff costs are expected to be for 2008-09; how many staff the (a) Disability Rights Commission, (b) Equal Opportunities Commission and (c) Commission for Racial Equality employed in their last full year of existence; and what the staffing costs of each were in that year. | | (258986) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 348
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Pensions Ombudsman requires relevant case evidence to be submitted before it may exercise its discretion not to investigate cases. | | (258737) | 349
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to answer the letters from the hon. Member for Edinburgh West of 22 September 2008 and 17 November 2008 on the case of the hon. Member's constituent, Joe Shepherd. | | (258741) | 350
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) guidance and (b) directions he has issued to the Pensions Ombudsman on the exercise of its discretion not to investigate cases. | | (258742) | 351
| Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Blyth Valley constituency and (b) the North East over the age of 60 years are in receipt of incapacity benefit. | | (258934) | 352
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of both incapacity benefit and employment support allowance were aged (a) under 30 years and (b) under 40 years old in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many of them in each case had been in receipt of the benefits for five years or more. | | (259084) | 353
N | Justine Greening (Putney): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of the deprived areas funds (a) allocated by his Department in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08 and (b) carried forward to 2008-09 have been spent, broken down by district; and if he will make a statement. | | (258770) | 354
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's most recent (a) IT and telephony satisfaction survey and (b) staff survey. | | (258767) | 355
| Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of training a Jobcentre Plus financial assessor receives before starting work. | | (259054) | 356
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people held in (a) Rampton, (b) Broadmoor, (c) Ashworth, (d) Carstairs and (e) Southall hospitals received the winter fuel payment in 2008-09. | | (258835) | 357
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy for his Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise. | | (258968) | 358
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what advice the Health and Safety Executive provided in relation to (a) Phase I and (b) Phase II of the Roscommon Way extension, Canvey Island. | | (258357) | 359
N | Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff were employed in tackling benefit fraud in each year since 1997. | | (257016) | 360
N | Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of benefit fraud in 2007-08. | | (257093) | 361
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce inflation inequality between people of pensionable age and people of other ages. | | (258813) | 362
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Northavon of 29 October 2008 on behalf of Alison Crump, regarding legal advice given to those completing benefit forms. | | (259081) | 363
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many requests for pension forecasts the Pension Service has received in each of the last 12 months; how many and what proportion of those forecasts were set (a) within 10 days, (b) between 10 and 20 days, (c) between 20 and 30 days, (d) between one and two months and (e) two months and longer of receipt of the request; and if he will make a statement. | | (259082) | 364
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department resumed sending out pension forecasts in response to requests from people who reach pension after 6 April 2010; how many (a) requests have been received and (b) forecasts have been sent since the resumption; and if he will make a statement. | | (259083) | 365
| Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much each Minister who has left his Department since May 1997 received in severance pay. | | (259184) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 366
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2009, Official Report, columns 2097-8W, on special educational needs: young offenders, what estimate he has made of the cost of undertaking an educational needs assessment within 10 days for a young offender placed in a young offenders institution to the (a) Prison Service and (b) local authority within whose area the young offenders institution is located; and how these costs compare to those which would be incurred if the local authority in which the young offender was resident immediately prior to a custodial sentence being imposed were required to provide copies of relevant psychological reports and assessments within the same time frame. | | [Transferred] (258830) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 367
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's Statement of 14 November 2007, Official Report, columns 667-72, on national security, what the breakdown is of the £400 million to be spent to tackle radicalisation and promote understanding overseas in each of the next three years by each Government department involved; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (258918) | 368
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Prime Minister's announcement on English - the World's language on 17 January 2008, how many new master trainers have been recruited by the British Council in India to date; how many will be recruited over the next two years; how much will be spent by the British Council on new master trainers in India in 2008-09; what the budget for the programme is for the next two years; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (259140) | 369
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Prime Minister's announcement on English - the World's language on 17 January 2008, what progress has been made in inviting offers from telephone, telecom, internet, broadcast and website companies to make the latest and most dynamic English learning, teaching and practice materials available through their channels. | | [Transferred] (259166) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 370
| Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the frequency exemption contained in lap dancing licensing reforms is removed. | | [Transferred] (258987) | 371
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much local authorities spent on average in each of the last five years on providing voluntary counselling for individuals working as prostitutes. | | [Transferred] (259206) | 372
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much local authorities spent on average in each of the last five years on policing prostitution. | | [Transferred] (259207) | 373
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure local authority provision of specific services and schemes for people working as prostitutes to assist them with (a) housing, (b) poverty, (c) childcare, (d) drug addiction and (e) health care. | | [Transferred] (259210) | 374
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure local authority provision of services and schemes for people working as prostitutes to assist the reporting of violence and abuse. | | [Transferred] (259211) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 375
N | Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which departments have published innovative procurement plans in the last 12 months. | | [Transferred] (258575) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 376
N | Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) companies and (b) other organisations have (i) been subject to a legal claim of discrimination and (ii) lost a discrimination claim (1) twice, (2) from three to five times, (3) from six to 10 times, (4) from 11 to 20 times and (5) 21 times or more in the last four years; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (258359) |
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