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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 12 March 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 12 March 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 12 March of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Thursday 12 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 12 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he plans to reply to the right hon. Member for North East Hampshire's letter of 26 November 2007 to the Lord Chancellor, transferred to his Department in December 2007, on his constituent, Miss Mollye Huddleston. | | (263229) | 2
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what funding his Department is making available to businesses wishing to be part of the British pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo 2010. | | (263504) | 3
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the debt owed to British companies by the government of the United Arab Emirates. | | (263659) | 4
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will take steps to encourage people to join trades unions. | | (263530) | 5
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will assist the British automotive industry by introducing a programme of wage compensation. | | (263538) | 6
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent discussions Ministers in his Department have had with members of the European Parliament on the effect on retained firefighters of the removal of the UK opt-out on the Working Time Directive. | | (263508) | 7
N | Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2009, Official Report, column 1700W, on the union modernisation fund, whether his Department's officials made any informal minutes or notes of the meeting. | | (263223) | 8
N | Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2009, Official Report, column 1700W, on the union modernisation fund, if he will ask his Department's Accounting Officer to assess the appropriateness of the practice of the Supervisory Board of not keeping formal records of its decisions. | | (263224) | 9
N | Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2009, Official Report, column 1700W, on the union modernisation fund, how decisions of the Supervisory Board are (a) recorded and (b) communicated to Ministers. | | (263225) | 10
N | Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2009, Official Report, column 1700W, on the union modernisation fund, if he will make it his Department's policy to require the Supervisory Board to produce formal minutes in line with the guidance documents of (a) the Records Management Code and (b) Managing Private Office Records. | | (263226) | 11
N | Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, who the (a) members and (b) chairmen of the Union Modernisation Fund Supervisory Board are. | | (263227) | 12
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many auditors are licensed by each of the recognised supervisory bodies. | | (263435) | 13
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, on which dates in the last three years his Department held meetings with the Financial Reporting Council to discuss the accounting practices of banks. | | (263436) | 14
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many agencies are funded by the Government to provide advice and assistance to businesses. | | (263574) | 15
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what mechanisms are in place to monitor the accuracy of the information provided by business support agencies to businesses. | | (263575) | 16
N | Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether (a) he and (b) his officials have held recent discussions with TNT on a partial sale of Royal Mail. | | (263011) | 17
N | Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether (a) he and (b) his officials have held discussions with TNT on the General Logistics Service. | | (263012) | 18
N | Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much profit General Logistics Service made in the last 12 months for which figures are available. | | (263013) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 19
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Oxford East of 24 February 2009, Official Report, column 530W, on non-profit making associations, if he will discuss with the Office for Government Commerce the scope for accelerating its work. | | (263350) | 20
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 3 March 2009, Official Report, columns 47-8WS, on Government infrastructure investment, what rate of return on capital he is prepared to permit in private finance initiative projects supported by 100 per cent. senior debt lending by his Department. | | (263541) | 21
| Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede & Weybridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to obtain EU state aid approval in respect of his proposals to provide debt finance to providers of private finance initiative projects. | | (263571) | 22
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for the Forest of Dean of 30 January 2009 on Northern Rock mortgages, reference FD8395. | | (262968) | 23
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of public spending announced in the fiscal stimulus packages announced since October 2008 has been incurred on green initiatives; and what projects and programmes this spending is for. | | (263154) | 24
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Crown Estate plans to renew the lease for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's use of No. 1 Carlton Gardens. | | (263507) | 25
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the average annual proportion of UK tax paid by non-domiciled UK residents which is accounted for by payment of UK air passenger duty. | | (263419) | 26
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to reply to the letter dated 12 January 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs V Grundry, transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions. | | (263652) | 27
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid from the public purse in respect of UK contributions to the European Defence Agency in each year since the Agency was established. | | (263403) | 28
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Weston-Super-Mare of 27 November 2008 and 5 January 2009 sent on behalf of his constituent Mr Paul Ritchie. | | (263423) | 29
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many local currencies, other than the Lewes pound, are circulating in the UK; what assessment he has made of their effect on local economies; and if he will make a statement. | | (263406) | 30
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental surveys, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of his Department's most recent annual staff survey. | | (263400) | 31
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of levels of procurement of office supplies from UK-based businesses by Government departments. | | (263478) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 32
| Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans his Department has to introduce pre-completion testing for acoustic conditions in schools that are required to comply with Building Bulletin 93. | | (263442) | 33
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the merits of (a) refurbishment and (b) rebuilding of schools; what estimate he has made of the amount of energy which will be consumed for completion of the rebuilding programme; and if he will make it his policy to publish statistics on the number of schools (i) refurbished and (ii) rebuilt under his Department's programmes. | | (263672) | 34
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he expects the first teachers in his proposed fast-track route for career switchers as referred to on page 36 of Working together: public services on your side to begin their employment in schools. | | (263679) | 35
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teachers he expects to be recruited under his proposed fast-track route for career switchers as referred to on page 36 of Working together: public services on your side. | | (263680) | 36
| Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department has received reports of bullying at Shrewsbury House School, Ditton Road, Surbiton, Surrey in the last five years. | | (263404) | 37
| John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the present performance assessment indicator C23 is for each local authority children's services department; what assessment Ofsted has made of the optimum indicator for each authority; and what recommendations Ofsted has made for changes to each authority's indicators. | | (263676) | 38
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what mechanisms his Department uses to assess the overall quality of school provision in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement. | | (263459) | 39
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of (a) the proportion of children receiving free school meals, (b) the proportion of children of the relevant age obtaining five or more A* to C GCSEs, including English and mathematics in 2008 and (c) proportion of children receiving free school meals and obtaining five or more A* to C GCSEs, including English and mathematics in 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (263599) | 40
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the proportion of children who attained five or more GCSEs at A* to C grade at schools where (a) more than 50 per cent., (b) between 35 and 50 per cent., (c) between 21 and 35 per cent., (d) between 13 and 21 per cent., (e) between nine and 13 per cent., (f) between five and nine per cent. and (g) fewer than five per cent. of children were receiving free school meals in each year since 1996; and if he will make a statement. | | (263689) | 41
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, columns 201-2W, on special educational needs: pilot schemes, what eight projects the Lamb inquiry has commissioned. | | (263365) | 42
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, columns 201-2W, on special educational needs: pilot schemes, how much funding has been allocated to each pilot; who will assess the effectiveness of each pilot; and when they will report on the matter. | | (263366) | 43
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when his Department plans to publish its guidance on sexually exploited children. | | (263631) | 44
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which local education authorities (a) have commenced projects under the Building Schools for the Future programme, (b) have been given approval for schemes but have yet to start and (c) have not been given approval for schemes. | | (263657) | 45
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which schools in each local education authority area have been approved for funding for each wave of the Building Schools for the Future programme; how much has been allocated to each school; which company has been awarded each contract; and on what date each project (a) was or (b) will be completed. | | (263658) | 46
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many local education authorities fall within the indicative prioritisation of first follow-on projects of the Building Schools for the Future programme; how much the bids submitted by each are; and on what date he plans to announce which authorities are to be given approval to proceed. | | (263675) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 47
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many (a) stillbirths and (b) neonatal deaths there were in each primary care trust area in each of the last five years. | | (263572) | 48
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what proportion of their funding charities need to receive from non-governmental sources in order to be designated as independent. | | (263370) | 49
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2009, Official Report, columns 1447-8W, on departmental staff surveys, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of the most recent staff survey undertaken by the Cabinet Office. | | (263641) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 50
N | Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the proposed timetable is for implementation of proposals arising from the review of the private rented housing sector. | | (263230) | 51
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has allocated to the Tenant Services Authority in each of the next three years. | | (263352) | 52
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to publish the results of the joint research project with the water industry on the effectiveness of measures to control discharge of grease from hot food premises into drains; and if she will make a statement. | | (263415) | 53
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representation her Department had at the Ecobuild Conference at Earl's Court between 3 and 5 March 2009; and if she will place in the Library copies of material distributed and speeches made by representatives of her Department at the Conference. | | (263397) | 54
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what changes have been made to her Department's budgets to provide for payment of the financial corrections required by the European Commission in respect of management of European Regional Development Fund programmes. | | (262970) | 55
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the official engagements of (a) the Minister for London, (b) the Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber, (c) the Minister for the South East, (d) the Minister for the North West, (e) the Minister for the East of England, (f) the Minister for the East Midlands, (g) the Minister for the South West, (h) the Minister for the North East and (i) the Minister for the West Midlands in their roles as Regional Ministers were between 1 February 2009 and 28 February 2009; and how long each spent on each engagement. | | (262966) | 56
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much land has been taken (a) out of and (b) into the greenbelt, excluding land in the New Forest, in each of the last 10 years. | | (263155) | 57
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what methodology the Valuation Office Agency uses to value a parking space. | | (263421) | 58
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidelines are available for Ministers in her Department in respect of probity in planning. | | (263422) | 59
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what surveys her Department has undertaken of (a) workplace stress and (b) staff morale in the Department in the last 36 months. | | (263501) | 60
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Meriden of 29 January 2009, Official Report, column 771W, on Government offices for the regions: expenditure, if she will request the Government Offices for the regions to publish annually information on the programme budgets they administer. | | (263511) | 61
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether regional improvement efficiency partnerships have issued guidance to local authorities on (a) the frequency of bin collections and (b) the size of household bins. | | (263593) | 62
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the policy of (a) her Department and (b) its agencies is on whether payment of any workplace parking levy in respect of staff who are entitled to a workplace parking space in an area which is liable to such a levy should be made by (i) the public authority or (ii) the staff member. | | (263691) | 63
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding under the local authority business growth incentive scheme has been allocated to each local authority in each of the last four years. | | (263070) | 64
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department provided under the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund partnership in each year since 2001-02; and what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of that funding. | | (263162) | 65
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding her Department has provided for Radical Middle Way in each year since 2005; how much funding was for the support of (a) domestic programmes, (b) overseas programmes and (c) website costs; and what funding has been allocated to Radical Middle Way in 2008-09 for expenditure in each category. | | (263549) | 66
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department has provided for the Mosaic Muslim Mentoring Scheme in each of the last five years; and what estimate she has made of such expenditure in 2008-09. | | (263550) | 67
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of programmes funded under the Prevent strand of Project CONTEST are independently evaluated by social regeneration companies for their effectiveness and value for money. | | (263551) | 68
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to Annex E of The Prevent Strategy: A Guide for Local Partners in England, 3 June 2008, whether any local partners have taken action to (a) withdraw funding from and (b) terminate funding agreements with organisations they have previously given money to under the Prevent strand of Project CONTEST. | | (263603) | 69
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what timetable she has set for her Department's research to identify the housing options for households at risk of domestic violence; whom she has consulted during the research; and who is carrying it out. | | (263637) | 70
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many housing enforcement officers are employed by each local authority in England. | | (263364) | 71
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the take-up rate of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme; and what estimate has been made of the proportion and number of deposits that are unprotected. | | (263357) | 72
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of local authority expenditure on training courses run by Common Purpose in each of the last five years. | | (263673) | 73
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to include guidance on the installation and use of circulation pumps in the revision of Parts L1A and L1B Building Regulations. | | (263607) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 74
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his most recent estimate of the number of people liable to pay but not paying a television licence fee is; and if he will make a statement. | | (262369) | 75
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2009, Official Report, columns 1892-3W, on departmental surveys, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of the most recent staff survey undertaken by his Department. | | (263646) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 76
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of houses and flats owned by his Department were empty at the latest date for which figures are available; what recent estimate he has made of the cost of refurbishing empty properties for occupation; and what sustainability criteria are applied to work carried out under his Department's refurbishment programme. | | (263605) | 77
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of levels of cleanliness in medical centres operated by his Department. | | (263681) | 78
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the purchase of new chairs for its main building in the last two years; what the unit cost was of each type of chair purchased; and what best value criteria were applied. | | (263694) | 79
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department is seeking to extend its initial commitment to underwrite risk reduction activity in the Defence Training Review; what assessment he has made of the likely effects on the timetable for the approval of such an extension of the tabling of Early Day Motion 872 on Contingent Liability on Defence Review Training Costs; and if he will make a statement. | | (262972) | 80
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward proposals to give retrospective effect for two years to the provisions of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme which provide that military spouses shall receive one-half of the total of the serving spouse's basic pension contributions. | | (263477) | 81
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to paragraph 2.36 of the Final Report on Data Handling Procedures in Government, June 2008, what the result has been of each spot check carried out by the Information Commissioner since June 2008 in his Department. | | (263360) | 82
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to paragraph 1.43 of the Final Report on Data Handling Procedures in Government, June 2008, whether his Department has initiated a specific review into its handling and management of information since June 2008. | | (263361) | 83
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to paragraph 1.43 of the Final Report on Data Handling Procedures in Government, June 2008, whether his Department has introduced training and awareness programmes for its staff since June 2008. | | (263362) | 84
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to paragraph 2.11 of the Final Report on Data Handling Procedures in Government, June 2008, whether his Department has implemented the Information Commissioner's recommendation for privacy impact assessments. | | (263616) | 85
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civil servants in his Department have been (a) investigated, (b) suspended and (c) dismissed for (i) losing and (ii) deliberately disclosing (A) data stored on departmental equipment and (B) confidential information in each year since 1997. | | (263650) | 86
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence Review New Chapter of 2002, what the budget of the Civil Contingency Reaction Force is; what dedicated assets it has; and how many people are assigned to it. | | [R] (263443) | 87
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of defence inflation in each year to 2015. | | [R] (263444) | 88
| Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which factors have been identified by his Department as underlying defence inflation. | | [R] (263540) | 89
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel returning from conflict zones have received occupational therapy treatments for (a) physical and (b) mental trauma in the last five years. | | (263613) | 90
N | Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) medals for gallantry in the face of the enemy, (b) gallantry medals in other situations and (c) mentions in despatches were awarded in each of the Operation Herrick deployments. | | (263161) | 91
| Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will reply to the letter of 2 March 2009 from a constituent of the hon. Member for South West Devon, Mrs Popperwell. | | (263356) | 92
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2009, Official Report, column 1366W, on Hercules aircraft; what the average annual estimated hourly usage over the 30 years' expected service life of the Hercules C-130J is. | | (263552) | 93
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2009, Official Report, column 1440W, on future large aircraft, what the contractually agreed delivery dates are for each tranche of aircraft to be delivered between March 2010 to April 2015; and what the liquidated damages are for late delivery against contractually specified delivery dates. | | (263553) | 94
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2009, Official Report, columns 133-4W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, in what ways the Merlin MK3/3a helicopters have been upgraded. | | (263554) | 95
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RB44 heavy utility trucks are in service; and what their expected out of service date is. | | (263555) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 96
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he has taken in response to the warning issued by the European Commission to the British Nuclear Group Sellafield under Article 83 of the Euratom Treaty in respect of accounting and reporting procedures in place at the Thorp plant; and if he will place in the Library a copy of (a) the Commission's warning and (b) the UK's response. | | (263398) | 97
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2009, Official Report, columns 1329-30, on nuclear power: consultants, what proportion of the amount of each contract had been recovered in fees on the latest date for which figures are available; and what proportion of the monetary value of each contract he expects to be recovered under fees regulations. | | (263399) | 98
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will instruct his Department's Management Board to investigate the presentation of the projected contingent liabilities arising from the proposed indemnification arrangements for nuclear management partners management contract for Sellafield to Parliament. | | (263529) | 99
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many times the Justification Co-ordination Committee for the Proposals for New Nuclear Reactors has met; which bodies are represented on the Committee; and if he will publish the Committee's agendas and minutes on his Department's website. | | (263557) | 100
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps were taken in response to the recommendations of the White Young Green Report of July 2007 on the Warm Front Scheme; and if he will make a statement. | | (263604) | 101
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of annual average household electricity consumption comprised by the operation of (a) a refrigerator, (b) a freezer, (c) a television, (d) a computer, (e) a central heating water pump and (f) lighting. | | (263609) | 102
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans he has to include the replacement of circulation pumps in proposals to enhance home energy efficiency. | | (263612) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 103
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take legal action against those responsible for the 2007 foot and mouth outbreak. | | (263537) | 104
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will increase the amount that is given to voluntary organisations from landfill tax receipts. | | (263690) | 105
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many active beekeepers were registered on the National Bee Unit database at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (263073) | 106
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of beekeepers. | | (263074) | 107
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the income received by local authorities in England per tonne of recycled waste in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009; and what estimate he has made of the cost per tonne to local authorities of collecting recycled waste. | | (262963) | 108
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what volume of waste for recycling (a) was collected by local authorities in each region in 2008 and (b) is expected to be collected in 2009. | | (262964) | 109
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department has collected on the (a) volume, (b) monetary value and (c) port of catch of (i) brown crabs, (ii) velvet crabs, (iii) lobsters, (iv) creel-caught langoustine, (v) whelks, (vi) squat lobsters, (vii) diver-caught or -gathered razor clams and (viii) diver-caught or -gathered king scallops in Scotland in each calendar quarter since 2006. | | (263531) | 110
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what tonnage of food is stored in the UK. | | (263580) | 111
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many deep sea fishermen there are in England. | | (263583) | 112
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for rod licences from people in each age group were refused in each of the last five years; and for what reasons. | | (263584) | 113
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's policy on minimising pollution from arable farms. | | (263585) | 114
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's policy on minimising pollution from line fishing. | | (263586) | 115
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fisheries officers were based in each principal town in Essex in each of the last three years. | | (263587) | 116
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many flood risk management projects (a) in Greater London and (b) on the Essex coastline his Department has identified for implementation. | | (263588) | 117
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what flood prevention plans are being implemented around the Isle of Dogs. | | (263589) | 118
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to examine flood prevention measures along the River Rom in the London Borough of Havering. | | (263590) | 119
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to fund maintenance of the River Rom in the London Borough of Havering. | | (263591) | 120
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on staff surveys in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008; and which companies were contracted to carry out surveys. | | (263606) | 121
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on (a) opinion polling, (b) focus groups and (c) other forms of market research in each year since 1997; what surveys were commissioned; and what the purpose of each was. | | (263608) | 122
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued on the application of the general duty to conserve biodiversity in section 40(1) of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 to (a) exisiting public authorities carrying out functions in the marine area, (b) the Marine Management Organisation and other new marine public authorities proposed in the Marine and Coastal Access Bill, (c) the new regimes proposed in the Marine and Coastal Access Bill and (d) the Infrastructure Planning Commission when licensing marine projects. | | (263639) | 123
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support investment in upland management in respect of water quality and wildlife. | | (263640) | 124
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward the timetable for consultation of Canvey residents on plans to flood the west of Canvey Island. | | (263482) | 125
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Environment Agency plans to determine whether used cooking oil may be used as a fuel; and when he plans to determine his policy on this matter. | | (263592) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 126
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects the Prime Minister's special envoy to Sri Lanka to take up his post; and if he will make a statement. | | (263416) | 127
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the area in hectares and proportion of cultivatable land in Helmand province which is under cultivation for poppies; and if he will make a statement. | | (263417) | 128
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken together with the international community to encourage the Sri Lankan government to respect human rights in its conflict with the Tamil Tigers. | | (262965) | 129
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to promote a peace agreement in Sri Lanka. | | (263079) | 130
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to support internationally the safety of civilians in the ongoing conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers. | | (263080) | 131
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to encourage the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers to reopen peace talks. | | (263081) | 132
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken in co-operation with the international community to ensure the safety of aid workers in Sri Lanka. | | (263082) | 133
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Pakistan on its application of the blasphemy law in the case of (a) Hector Aleem, (b) Basharat Masih, (c) Shafique Anjum and (d) Naveed Aziz. | | (263520) | 134
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will assess the effect on those in receipt of aid or assistance from non-governmental organisations of the withdrawal or expulsion of such organisations from (a) Darfur and (b) elsewhere in Sudan as a result of the International Criminal Court action against President al-Bashir. | | (263521) | 135
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects to reply to the letter dated 14 January 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to J. Lovely. | | (263656) | 136
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Iraq on women's rights in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. | | (263581) | 137
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 5 March 2009, Official Report, column 1745W, on Democratic Republic of Congo: war crimes, on what dates his officials have met representatives of the Congolese government to discuss the indictment of Bosco Ntaganda; and whether further such meetings are planned. | | (263232) | 138
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the progress that has been made by Tony Blair as the Quartet representative; and if he will make a statement. | | (263407) | 139
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in which areas of the world the UK is making territorial claims. | | (263408) | 140
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the territorial sovereignty of the Kingdom of Bahrain; what assessment he has made of these representations; and if he will make a statement. | | (263401) | 141
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) Ministerial colleagues and (b) overseas counterparts on the viability of implementing a no-fly zone for Darfur. | | (263545) | 142
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Chinese government on the political situation in Darfur. | | (263546) | 143
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Darfur. | | (263547) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 144
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 111W, on dementia, who the members of the new National Dementia Strategy Programme Board are; and if he will make a statement. | | (263348) | 145
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will set a deadline for primary care trusts to take decisions on the (a) nature, (b) number and (c) funding of memory services. | | (263351) | 146
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2009, Official Report, column 1474W, on hospitals: cleaning services, what steps his Department has taken to evaluate the effectiveness of each of the steps to improve hospital cleanliness. | | (263445) | 147
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to introduce a more easily understandable measure of obesity. | | (263515) | 148
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts have (a) implemented local needs assessments for stroke services and (b) developed workforce action plans as referred to in the National Stroke Strategy published in December 2007. | | (263446) | 149
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of stroke patients who spend the majority of their in-patient stay in designated stroke units. | | (263447) | 150
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many national audits of stroke services have been carried out since December 2007. | | (263448) | 151
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of progress towards the implementation of the National Stroke Strategy published in December 2007; and what plans he has to publish a progress report. | | (263449) | 152
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made towards the development of the assessment measures for vascular risk factors as referred to in the National Stroke Strategy. | | (263461) | 153
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps have been taken under the National Stroke Strategy to reduce vascular risk in stroke or trans ischaemic attack patients. | | (263462) | 154
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of progress on the provision of advice and assistance to stroke patients and their carers as referred to in the National Stroke Strategy. | | (263463) | 155
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made towards ensuring that patients with suspected trans ischaemic attacks are scanned with magnetic resonance imaging within 24 hours as referred to in the National Stroke Strategy. | | (263464) | 156
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of progress towards ensuring that lower risk suspected trans ischaemic attack patients are seen by a medical professional within seven days as referred to in the National Stroke Strategy. | | (263465) | 157
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of patients with suspected stroke who were transferred to hospitals providing 24-hour hyperacute services in (a) December 2007 and (b) the latest month for which figures are available. | | (263466) | 158
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the number of hospitals able to provide 24-hour thrombolysis for suspected stroke patients. | | (263467) | 159
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the level of provision for stroke patients to receive (a) carotid intervention and (b) echocardiography within 48 hours of a stroke. | | (263468) | 160
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of patients diagnosed with a stroke or trans ischaemic attack who receive clinical follow-up within one month as referred to in the National Stroke Strategy. | | (263469) | 161
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of hospitals able to provide patients suspected of having had a stroke with a multi-disciplinary assessment on admission. | | (263470) | 162
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of progress on increasing access to rehabilitation services and community support for stroke patients. | | (263471) | 163
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the implementation of EU guidelines for quality assurance in cervical cancer screening on human papilloma virus testing as a follow-up for women with borderline or abnormal smear test results; and if he will make a statement. | | (263472) | 164
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the results of his Department's human papilloma virus sentinel sites implementation project. | | (263473) | 165
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons his Department recommended that temsirolimus should be referred to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for appraisal as part of the multiple technology appraisal in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma. | | (263474) | 166
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the referral of ultra-orphan drugs to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for appraisal. | | (263475) | 167
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his announcement of 8 March 2009 on mental health and unemployment, from which budget the £13 million he has allocated will be taken; by what mechanism it will be allocated to local NHS services; and how it will be broken down between the different measures he has announced. | | (263633) | 168
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 10 September 2008, Official Report, columns 1882-3W, on clostridium, how often cancer was mentioned on the death certificates on which (a) MRSA and (b) clostridium difficile was mentioned in each year. | | (263677) | 169
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 10 September 2008, Official Report, columns 1882-3W, on clostridium, which five other conditions were mentioned most frequently on the death certificates on which (a) MRSA and (b) clostridium difficile was mentioned in each year; and how often each such condition was mentioned in each year. | | (263678) | 170
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what gross internal floor area each NHS organisation held which was attributable to buildings with temporary planning consent in each of the last five years; and what the ERIC code of each organisation is. | | (263683) | 171
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what percentage of hospitals in each NHS organisation recorded in ERIC returns clinical ward activity was suspended during mealtimes except in emergency or very high dependency cases to enable ward-based staff to focus on the service of meals and assistance to patients in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (263686) | 172
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2009, Official Report, column 1478W, on maternity services: finance, how much additional funding he estimates NHS trusts in England will receive for the provision of maternity services in each year from 2008-09 to 2010-11, broken down by the element of the maternity tariff through which the additional funding will be received. | | (263687) | 173
| Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2009, Official Report, column 1478W, on maternity services finance, what percentage changes there will be to each element of the maternity tariff in each year from 2008-09 to 2010-11. | | (263688) | 174
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has collected figures on the number of patients moving from one region to another in order to receive three full cycles of IVF treatment. | | (263512) | 175
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of steps to implement the policy of single embryo transfer in fertility clinics; and if he will make a statement. | | (263513) | 176
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support and guidance his Department plans to provide to primary care trusts to assist them to implement a policy of single embryo transfer; and if he will make a statement. | | (263514) | 177
N | Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors there were in each primary care trust in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007. | | (263153) | 178
N | Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidents of (a) sexual assault and (b) rape on mental health patients in mental health hospitals were recorded in each of the last five years. | | (262022) | 179
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of infections which were caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococcus in each of the last five years. | | (263439) | 180
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia have been recorded in each of the last five years. | | (263440) | 181
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of healthcare-acquired infections which were classified as surgical site infections in each of the last five years. | | (263441) | 182
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2009, Official Report, column 1768W, on mental health services, which professions deliver cognitive behavioural therapy. | | (263532) | 183
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2009, Official Report, column 1768W, on mental health services, how his Department defines the term state of the art training in relation to cognitive behavioural therapy. | | (263533) | 184
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2009, Official Report, column 1768W, on mental health services, what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectivenes of cognitive behavioural therapy. | | (263534) | 185
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the attrition rate for nurse training was for the (a) first, (b) second and (c) third year of training in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (263573) | 186
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of chlamydia tests carried out in (a) genito-urinary medicine clinics, (b) GP surgeries and (c) pharmacies in each of the last five years. | | (263576) | 187
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 24 February 2009, Official Report, column 634W, on childbirth, what use his Department has made of the figures on survival to age one of babies born in England and Wales by gestation weeks produced by the Office for National Statistics in its research into (a) premature babies and (b) neonatal deaths. | | (263578) | 188
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many admissions to hospital were due to intentionally self-inflicted injuries in each of the last five years. | | (263634) | 189
N | Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, columns 254-60W, from which countries each of the people came for whom no follow-up information is available. | | (263228) | 190
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to his Department was of petrol for official travel by private car in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. | | (263485) | 191
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of treating victims of domestic violence in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency in each year since 1997. | | (263424) | 192
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women have been treated at hospitals in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency for injuries sustained as a result of domestic violence in each year since 1997. | | (263425) | 193
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average daily calorific intake of (a) men and (b) women. | | (263582) | 194
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how National Health Service budgets for (a) supply and (b) maintenance of prosthetics for former service personnel are allocated. | | (263610) | 195
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what planning assessments he has made in respect of the number of occupational therapists required in the National Health Service. | | (263611) | 196
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to encourage NHS organisations to purchase fair trade products where appropriate. | | (263369) | 197
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, columns 137-8W, on departmental surveys, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of the most recent staff survey undertaken by his Department. | | (263359) | 198
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms are (a) in place and (b) planned to assist people on low incomes with prescription charges. | | (263632) | 199
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in each of the last five years did not receive all or part of their prescriptions because they were not able to afford them. | | (263635) | 200
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Prescription Charges Review led by Professor Ian Gilmore will be completed in the summer of 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (263636) | 201
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions his Department has had to encourage more widespread and innovative clinician-driven leadership in the commissioning process in respect of the patient journey for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. | | (263638) | 202
| Ms Angela C. Smith (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Welsh Assembly Government Ministers, (b) Scottish Executive Ministers and (c) Northern Ireland Executive Ministers on levels of prescription charges. | | (263674) | 203
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to monitor the effect of the use of private sector operators on levels of patient care quality in (a) patient transport services and (b) the NHS; and if he will make a statement. | | (263402) | 204
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what studies his Department has undertaken into competition in provision of pharmaceutical products by high street pharmacies and GP practices. | | (263367) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 205
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library a copy of each quarterly return on anti-social behaviour collected by crime and disorder partnerships; and if she will make a statement. | | (263349) | 206
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to publish the analysis of outcomes of Pentameter 2 undertaken by the UK Human Trafficking Centre; and if she will make a statement. | | (263418) | 207
N | Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police forces had access to and (b) police officers were permitted to use taser guns in each of the last five years; and what forecast she has made of the equivalent figures for each of the next three years. | | (261756) | 208
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to reply to the letter dated 21 January 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on the All Party Dance Group. | | (263651) | 209
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to reply to the letter dated 20 January 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Mrs Kadididja Benguana Epse Benneddall. | | (263653) | 210
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to reply to the letter dated 22 January 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Abduul Karim Barry. | | (263654) | 211
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to reply to the letter dated 5 January 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Mr A. Hamid. | | (263655) | 212
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged under 18 years have been identified in police raids on cannabis factories in the last 12 months. | | (263684) | 213
| Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 17 to 19 year olds apprehended following investigations into child trafficking have subsequently been deported in each of the last five years. | | (263685) | 214
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of domestic violence in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency have been reported to Cumbria Police in each year since 1997. | | (263427) | 215
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fines were levied for consuming alcohol in a designated public place in each police force area in each year since 1997; what the average fine in each year was; and what percentage of fines were unpaid. | | (263498) | 216
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the power to issue directions to leave under section 27(1) of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 have been used in each police force area in each year since 2006. | | (263499) | 217
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the car theft indexes for (a) 2007 and (b) 2008. | | (263527) | 218
| Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many closure orders have been made in respect of premises (a) where Class A drugs are used unlawfully and (b) associated with persistent disorder or nuisance in each police force area in England and Wales in each year since 2003. | | (263528) | 219
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many work permits were (a) applied for by and (b) granted to persons who were not EEA or Swiss nationals for work in (i) health and medical services, (ii) social care services, (iii) hospitality and catering, (iv) computer services, (v) telecommunications and (vi) financial services in each of the last 10 years. | | (263483) | 220
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many work permits were (a) applied for by and (b) granted to persons who were not EEA or Swiss nationals for (i) sporting activities, (ii) entertainment and leisure services, (iii) training and work experience schemes and (iv) education and cultural activities in each of the last 10 years. | | (263484) | 221
| Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures her Department has put in place for the deportation of illegal immigrants; what (a) funding and (b) other resources her Department has provided for such procedures in the last 12 months; how much on average it cost to deport an illegal immigrant in 2008; how many people are awaiting a decision on deportation from her Department; and to which country the most illegal immigrants have been deported in the last 12 months. | | (263556) | 222
| Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her Belarus counterpart on visits of children to the UK from Belarus. | | (263368) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 223
N | Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what discussions he has had with the University of York on the development of its Heslington East campus. | | (262867) | 224
N | Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to provide retraining for highly skilled workers who have been made redundant. | | (262870) | 225
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assistance his Department is providing to enable further education colleges to support the skills of people in their locality in the current economic climate. | | (262852) | 226
N | Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings & Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what guidelines his Department issues on the enforcement of legal provisions in respect of imperial measurements. | | (262848) | 227
N | Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what progress the Government has made towards its targets for apprenticeships. | | (263014) | 228
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2009, Official Report, column 1734W, on departmental surveys, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of the most recent staff survey undertaken by his Department. | | (263645) | 229
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what consideration he is giving to reviewing the period of time available to a college to find a new placement for an apprentice who loses the job to which the apprenticeship is related. | | (263479) | 230
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment he has made of the merits of increasing the proportion of the training costs of adult apprentices paid by employers. | | (263480) | 231
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will review the interest rate charged on mortgage-style student loans in order to reduce the level of interest payments. | | (263481) | 232
| Stephen Williams (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what the interest rate on mortgage-style student loans has been in each year since 1998. | | (263542) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 233
N | Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2009, Official Report, column 1743W, on departmental surveys, if he will place in the Library a copy of the raw data and reports relating to the results of each of the three staff surveys carried out betwen January 2007 and March 2009. | | (263222) | 234
N | Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2009, Official Report, column 1578W, on departmental recruitment, how many of the general faststreamers recruited in each year since 2003 were undertaking first degree courses at university when they successfully applied to his Department. | | (263273) | 235
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Sudanese government's decision to expel the staff of a number of international aid agencies from Darfur on the humanitarian situation in the region; what representations his Department has made to the Sudanese government following these expulsions; and if he will make a statement. | | (263516) | 236
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment his Department has made of the humanitarian situation in the north of Sri Lanka. | | (263517) | 237
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment his Department has made of (a) the scale of the cholera epidemic, (b) food security and (c) prospects for economic stabilisation in Zimbabwe. | | (263518) | 238
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2009, Official Report, column 1004W, on departmental publications, what the total monthly circulation of his Department's developments magazine is; and how many copies are sent to Government departments in each month. | | (263643) | 239
| Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people who (a) attended and (b) spoke at his Department's Building our Common Future conference on 9 to 10 March 2009 had their (i) flights and (ii) accommodation paid for in full or in part by his Department; and what the cost to his Department was in each category. | | (263432) | 240
| Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost to his Department was of (a) organising and (b) hosting its Building our Common Future conference on 9 to10 March 2009. | | (263433) | 241
| Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) fees and (b) expenses his Department paid to the external speakers who chaired sessions at its Building our Common Future conference on 9 to 10 March 2009. | | (263434) | 242
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Darfur. | | (263543) | 243
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure that aid reaches those who need it in Darfur; and if he will make a statement. | | (263548) | 244
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's (a) current and (b) anticipated contribution to road building and maintenance in Afghanistan is by (i) cost and (ii) manpower in each of the next three years; and whether UK armed forces will be involved on this work. | | (263431) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 245
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were sentenced in each magistrates' court in England and Wales on average each day in the latest period for which figures are available; and on average how many such sentences were custodial. | | (263355) | 246
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions for non-payment of the television licence fee there have been in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (262368) | 247
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many specialist domestic violence courts have (a) opened and (b) closed in each year since their establishment. | | (263071) | 248
N | Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many specialist domestic violence courts there were in each of the last five years. | | (263072) | 249
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Government plans to publish its response to his Department's consultation on pleural plaques. | | (263502) | 250
| Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of the implementation of restorative justice schemes on victims of crime. | | (263647) | 251
| Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of restorative justice schemes in reducing rates of re-offending amongst adult offenders. | | (263648) | 252
| Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to assist the implementation of restorative justice programmes in respect of adult offenders. | | (263649) | 253
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Land Registry has budgeted to spend on the Business Gateway service in the next five year period from 1 March 2009. | | (263271) | 254
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Land Registry spent on the Business Gateway service up to 1 March 2009. | | (263272) | 255
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for offences related to domestic violence in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency resulted in (i) a custodial sentence and (ii) a community-based sentence in each year since 1997. | | (263428) | 256
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2009, Official Report, column 1900W, on electoral register, what assessment he has made of the reasons for 13 of the 20 councils with the lowest electoral registration rates being in Northern Ireland. | | (263083) | 257
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, columns 88-9W, on the Electoral Register, how much was provided by his Department to the returning officer in each local authority to meet costs incurred for administering parliamentary and European parliamentary elections in each of the last three years; and what the name of each returning officer was. | | (263429) | 258
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2009, Official Report, column 1703W, on departmental surveys, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of the most recent staff survey undertaken by his Department. | | (263642) | Questions to the Leader of the House 259
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the Answer of 6 November 2008, Official Report, column 731W, on legislation, how many pages of (a) primary and (b) delegated legislation were passed by the House in (i) 2007 and (ii) 2008. | | (263231) | 260
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Leader of the House, if she will take steps to ensure that the principles on expenses espoused in the Green Book are applied throughout the public service. | | (263522) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 261
| Mark Durkan (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what sentencing policy applies to people convicted of domestic violence offences in Northern Ireland; and how that policy is monitored. | | (263363) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 262
| Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many suppliers based in Scotland have been awarded contracts by the Olympic Delivery Authority to date. | | (263519) | 263
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what representations she has received from Tearfund on fair trade products and the 2012 Olympic Games. | | (263544) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 264
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 3W, on departmental surveys, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of the staff survey undertaken by his Department in 2007. | | (263358) | Questions to the Solicitor General 265
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Solicitor General, when the Attorney General first received a communication from Reprieve in respect of allegations of torture of Mr Binyam Mohamed; and on what date (a) an acknowledgement and (b) a substantive response was sent to Reprieve. | | (263476) | 266
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Solicitor General, how many successful prosecutions for offences related to domestic violence in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency there have been in each year since 1997; and in how many such cases (i) alcohol was an aggravating factor and (ii) the victim required hospital treatment. | | (263426) | 267
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Solicitor General, when the Attorney General's report on allegations of UK complicity in torture of detainees abroad will be finalised. | | (263151) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 268
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what volume of recycled cooking oil has been used as a biofuel in each year since 2001. | | (263594) | 269
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the European Commission on powers to set sustainability requirements additional to the Renewable Energy Directive. | | (263595) | 270
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) individuals and (b) companies have (i) claimed against the Air Travel Organisers' Licensing scheme for their costs and (ii) received compensation following the collapse of XL Airlines. | | (263596) | 271
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingency preparations his Department has made in the event of a rail franchisee defaulting on a franchise. | | (263597) | 272
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated deficit in funding of local councils is in respect of the concessionary fare for bus travel scheme in the East Midlands. | | (263598) | 273
N | Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the light of the incident at Birmingham Airport on 14 May 2008, what steps he is taking to ensure that aviation fuel is not contaminated by biofuel. | | (262962) | 274
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the trust port status of the Port of Milford Haven. | | (263524) | 275
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the benefit to the public of the Port of Milford Haven being a Trust Port. | | (263525) | 276
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the status as a Trust Port of the Port of Milford Haven; and if he will make a statement. | | (263526) | 277
| Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Lichfield Trent Valley Railway station will be (a) refurbished and (b) provided with disabled access to the platforms serving the southbound West Coast Main Line and the eastbound Birmingham line; and if he will make a statement. | | (263523) | 278
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on introducing facilities for payment of Severn crossing tolls by credit and debit card. | | (262969) | 279
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Stroud of 20 January 2009, Official Report, column 1307W, on speed limits, what progress his Department has made towards creating a national digital road map of speed limits for use with satellite navigation devices; when he expects the national digital road map of speed limits will be completed; and if he will make a statement. | | (263156) | 280
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Stroud of 20 January 2009, Official Report, column 1307W, on speed limits, what recent meetings he has had with car manufacturers and other stakeholders on facilitating the availability of intelligent speed adaptation. | | (263157) | 281
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were killed in car accidents involving uninsured drivers in each year since 1997. | | (263158) | 282
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were injured in car accidents involving uninsured drivers in each year since 1997. | | (263159) | 283
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many car accidents involving uninsured drivers there have been in each year since 1997. | | (263160) | 284
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the M62 motorway between Hull and the junction with the M18 to be clear of roadworks and lane closures in both directions; and if he will make a statement. | | (263535) | 285
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicle testing stations (a) have been closed in the last 12 months and (b) are scheduled for closure; what the reason is in each case; and if he will make a statement. | | (263536) | 286
| Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average daily flow of (a) heavy goods vehicles and (b) other vehicles was on each section of the (i) A11 and (ii) A14 in Suffolk in each of the last five years. | | (263430) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 287
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance claimants there were in (a) the UK and (b) Wellingborough constituency on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (263438) | 288
| Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2009, Official Report, column 1793W, on incapacity benefit, how many claimants of both incapacity benefit and employment support allowance there were aged (a) under 30 years and (b) under 40 years categorised by the condition limiting their capability for work in the most recent year for which figure are available; and if he will set out on the same basis figures for those who have been in receipt of both benefits for five years or more. | | (263644) | 289
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the official engagements of each Minister in his Department were between 1 February 2009 to 28 February 2009. | | (262967) | 290
| Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, column 94W, on unemployment benefits, whether his Department holds any elements of the information requested. | | (263692) | 291
| Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, column 94W, on unemployment benefits, for what reasons the information requested is not available. | | (263693) | 292
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the performance of (a) private sector providers and (b) in-house teams providing Pathways to Work schemes from the start of the contracts to the end of October 2008. | | (263405) | 293
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department provides to claimants on their rights to undertake voluntary work and the effect of such work on their entitlement to (a) incapacity benefit and (b) jobseeker's allowance. | | (263600) | 294
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many reviews of entitlement to incapacity benefit have been triggered as a result of claimants undertaking voluntary work. | | (263601) | 295
| Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Social Fund funeral payments were awarded where the claim for other funeral expenses was under £700 in the latest year for which figures are available. | | (263437) | 296
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in which areas he expects Flexible New Deal providers will start delivery in October 2009. | | (263075) | 297
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the budget for the Flexible New Deal is in each of the 14 areas in phase one of the project. | | (263076) | 298
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department worked primarily or solely on the Social Fund in each of the last 10 years. | | (263077) | 299
N | John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has provided to staff working for Jobcentre Plus on the referral of clients to receive debt advice. | | (263078) | 300
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretaries of State for Health, Children Schools and Families and Innovation, Universities and Skills on workforce planning for the allied health professions. | | (263614) | 301
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people required to promote occupational therapy in social care in the next 10 years. | | (263615) | 302
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed (a) disability benefit and (b) jobseeker's allowance in each of the last 10 years. | | (263682) | 303
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the latest customer satisfaction levels are for Jobcentre Plus customers; how those levels were measured; and if he will make a statement. | | (262960) | 304
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the latest satisfaction levels were for social fund customers who have received crisis loans, budgeting loans or community care grants; how those levels were measured; and if he will make a statement. | | (262961) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 305
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when the programme making and special events sector was informed that it may not retain access to the ultra high frequency frequencies it currently uses; and whether a decision has been made on which ultra high frequency frequencies the sector may use in future. | | [Transferred] (263353) | 306
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will ensure that existing programme making and special events users of ultra high frequency channels to be cleared of these services are provided with adequate replacement spectrum before the digital dividend auctions take place. | | [Transferred] (263354) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 307
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the infant mortality rate in babies born to mothers (a) under 14, (b) under 16, (c) under 21, (d) under 30 and (e) over 30 years was in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (263577) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 308
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms are in place to evaluate the effects of changes to the disabled facilities grant system published in February 2008. | | [Transferred] (263569) | 309
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effect on local disabled facilities allocation grant of the increase in the grant of 20 per cent. | | [Transferred] (263570) | 310
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was (a) budgeted and (b) spent on disabled facilities grant in each year since its introduction. | | [Transferred] (263602) | 311
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 15 July 2002, Official Report, column 63W, on Treasury, how much has been allocated to revive (a) coalfield communities, (b) steel communities, (c) rural communities, (d) inner-city communities and (e) seaside towns for the latest period for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (263152) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 312
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when work to construct the British pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo 2010 will (a) commence and (b) be completed. | | [Transferred] (263503) | 313
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British businesses will be participating in the British pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo 2010. | | [Transferred] (263505) | 314
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, from which streams the funding for the British pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo 2010 is being drawn. | | [Transferred] (263506) | 315
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding has been received for the British pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo 2010. | | [Transferred] (263509) | 316
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the British pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010. | | [Transferred] (263510) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 317
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 28 January 2009, Official Report, column 636W, on fire services: vaccination, whether he plans to review the practice of not distributing antiviral drugs to firefighters in the event of an influenza pandemic. | | [Transferred] (263500) | 318
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2009, Official Report, column 634W, on childbirth, what steps he is taking to improve the accuracy in the recording of (a) gestational age and (b) birth weight. | | [Transferred] (263579) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 319
N | Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what his latest assessment is of the effects of the recession on the number of young people over the age of 18 who are not in education, employment or training. | | [Question Unstarred] (262869) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 320
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to enhance a sense of Britishness. | | [Transferred] (263420) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 321
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of children who were (a) in relative poverty and (b) in single parent households in each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (263460) |
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