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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Friday 13 March 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 13 March 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Friday 13 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 Friday 13 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Friday 13 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when the Secretary of State plans to reply to the letter sent by the hon. Member for East Londonderry on 24 October 2008, reference number JH/102550. | | (263623) | 2
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assistance is available from his Department for a person who wishes to start a business as a sole trader. | | (263963) | 3
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what plans he has to assist manufacturing industry in the North West. | | (263964) | 4
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will co-operate with other European governments to loan money to (a) GM Motors, (b) Opel and (c) Vauxhall car manufacturers to support these companies during the economic downturn. | | (263967) | 5
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264060) | 6
N | Mr Francis Maude (Horsham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much had been spent from the Union Modernisation Fund on grants to each trade union at the latest date for which figures are available; and how much of the available funding had not been allocated. | | (263378) | 7
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what statutory powers he has to investigate cartels operated by accounting firms. | | (263851) | 8
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will appoint an independent ombudsman to investigate complaints against insolvency practitioners. | | (263852) | 9
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will introduce legislation to replace the recognised professional bodies with a single statutory regulator. | | (263853) | 10
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent estimate he has made of the number of individuals with debt management plans. | | (263495) | 11
N | Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the estimated saving to Royal Mail of suspending employer contributions to the Post Office Staff Superannuation Scheme between 1 April 1990 and 1 April 2003 was, expressed in 2008-09 prices. | | (263666) | 12
N | Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much Royal Mail receives in allowances for pension deficit recovery under its price control agreement with Postcomm. | | (263667) | 13
N | Geraldine Smith (Morecambe & Lunesdale): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many expressions of interest the Government has received on the partial sale of Royal Mail; and from whom such expressions have been received. | | (263668) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 14
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2009, Official Report, column 1423W, on the Royal Bank of Scotland, what tax losses and allowances will not be claimed by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS); what amount of tax losses and allowances will be forgone by RBS; which RBS tax losses and allowances will be set against previous profits; and what the total figure that could be claimed by RBS in tax losses and allowances is. | | (263450) | 15
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when a reply will be sent to the hon. Member for West Chelmsford's letter of 13 October 2008, Treasury reference: 1/6189/2008, concerning Mr Richard Macaskill of Chelmsford; and what the reason is for the time taken to reply. | | (263379) | 16
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what timetable he has set for the appointment of an independent valuer in respect of the compensation scheme for shareholders of Bradford and Bingley. | | (263622) | 17
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of financial liability which has been assumed by the Exchequer as a result of the recent Lloyds TSB rescue package; and what assessment he has made of the implications of the package for the Government's policy on moral hazard. | | (263814) | 18
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what capital expenditure projects have been brought forward under the Government's acceleration programme; and what the (a) (i) original and (ii) current planned start dates and (b) value of each project is. | | (263830) | 19
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the arrangements are for access to each heritage (a) property, (b) object, (c) group and (d) collection in respect of which conditional relief from tax has been granted. | | (263984) | 20
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the database of tax-exempt heritage assets was last updated to include access arrangements; when he expects it next to be updated; and if he will make a statement. | | (263985) | 21
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what bonuses were paid to staff of the European Investment Bank in the last 12 months. | | (263999) | 22
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Chairman of the European Investment Bank on the effect on the Bank of recent turbulence in financial markets. | | (264000) | 23
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the 10 largest compensation payments made by the European Commission in respect of the UK in 2008 were. | | (264001) | 24
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff worked at HM Revenue and Customs office in Chorley in each of the last five years. | | (264075) | 25
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider the merits of allocating outstanding work on tax credits to the HM Revenue and Customs office in Chorley. | | (264076) | 26
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, to which office work currently undertaken at HM Revenue and Customs office in Chorley will be undertaken when the Chorley office closes. | | (264077) | 27
| Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of the cost to the public purse of closing its office in (a) Chorley, (b) Blackburn and (c) St Helens. | | (264078) | 28
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264055) | 29
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects on revenue from amusement machine licence duty of closures of (a) adult gaming centres and (b) family entertainment centres in the last 12 months. | | (264023) | 30
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is considering the introduction of fiscal measures to assist gaming machine manufacturers; and if he will make a statement. | | (264024) | 31
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to simplify and reduce the compliance costs for operators of the present system of amusement machine licence duty; and if he will make a statement. | | (264025) | 32
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much amusement machine licence duty was paid on licences for (a) category B2 and (b) category B3 gaming machines in the last year for which information is available; and what his assessment is of the extraction rates from each category of machine. | | (264026) | 33
| Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was generated by amusement machine licence duty in 2007-08; and how much revenue he estimates will be generated by the duty in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10. | | (264027) | 34
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of funding for economic recovery stimulus packages being allocated in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire is for environmentally-friendly technologies and companies. | | (263696) | 35
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter dated 1 February 2009 from the right hon. Member for Banff and Buchan on his constituent Mr Murray of Banff. | | (263994) | 36
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government is placed above Bradford and Bingley subordinated bondholders in the rankings for settlement. | | (264074) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 37
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department has given to schools on reducing levels of cyberbullying. | | (263935) | 38
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department has spent on each of its campaigns to reduce levels of cyberbullying in each of the last three years. | | (263936) | 39
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department gives to schools and colleges on ways to promote on line safety and security as part of information technology classes. | | (263937) | 40
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of courses on information technology in schools and colleges in promoting the safe and secure use of the internet. | | (263938) | 41
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what information school pupils are given as part of classes on information technology on measures to protect their computer systems from external threats. | | (263939) | 42
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department has published for parents on protecting children from harm arising from use of the internet. | | (263940) | 43
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what progress has been made on implementation of the recommendations of the Byron review, Safer children in a digital world. | | (263941) | 44
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what progress has been made on the development of the child internet safety strategy. | | (263942) | 45
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on how many occasions the UK Council on Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) has met; how much his Department has spent on UKCCIS; and how much is planned to be spent on UKCCIS in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11. | | (263943) | 46
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on what date the Child Internet Safety Summit will be held. | | (263944) | 47
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on how many occasions the Executive Board of the UK Council on Child Internet Safety has met; and if he will place a copy of the minutes of each meeting in the Library. | | (263945) | 48
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, who the members are of the cyberbullying taskforce; and how many times the taskforce has met. | | (263946) | 49
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many parenting contracts under the Education Inspections Act 2006 have been entered into by schools. | | (263947) | 50
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many parenting orders have been issued under section 98 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006. | | (263948) | 51
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what training programmes are offered by the National Academy for Parenting Practitioners (NAPP); and how many people have undertaken training courses run by or on behalf of NAPP. | | (263949) | 52
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the results of the 18 pathfinder projects to increase the support for the parents of children and young people at risk of offending; and how much has been spent on such pathfinders to date. | | (263950) | 53
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he plans to announce decisions on bids for funding under the Buildings Schools for the Future programme made by local authorities in response to his Department's request for bids relating to proposed capital projects which could be brought forward to 2009-10. | | (263377) | 54
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many recorded instances of homophobic bullying there were in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local education authority in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (263893) | 55
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much has been spent by each local authority in England on handling complaints relating to care packages allocated to severely disabled children in each of the last five years. | | (263965) | 56
N | Mr Greg Hands (Hammersmith & Fulham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to the Answer of 11 October 2007, Official Report, column 688W, on private education: Greater London, what the equivalent figures are for 2008. | | (263413) | 57
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what inspections the Commission for Social Care Inspection has undertaken in relation to Haringey Council's children's services since 2001. | | (263919) | 58
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many students in England have received a statement of special educational needs for each of the last 10 years. | | (263883) | 59
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of teachers in each local authority area were classified as unqualified in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (263882) | 60
| Mr David Laws (Yeovil): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many (a) special advisers and (b) expert advisers his Department has employed in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. | | (263969) | 61
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on what date he received Lord Laming's report into safeguarding children. | | (263380) | 62
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264066) | 63
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on what dates he or his Departmental officials have met (a) Ministers and officials of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, (b) members of the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council and (c) members of the Better Regulation Executive to assess the regulatory impact of the new qualifications regulator Ofqual; what data were considered on each occasion; and what conclusions were reached. | | (263795) | 64
| John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on what dates his Department (a) consulted and (b) obtained information from awarding bodies to inform the impact assessment on Ofqual; and what representations were received from those bodies. | | (263885) | 65
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school entry age in (i) England, (ii) Enfield local education authority area and (iii) Enfield North constituency gained a place at their (A) first and (B) second choice school in each of the last 11 years. | | (263912) | 66
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many parents were (a) fined and (b) imprisoned in (i) England, (ii) Enfield local authority area and (iii) Enfield North constituency for their children's non-attendance at school in each of the last five years. | | (263913) | 67
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many teaching staff from Enfield local education authority area have attended the National College of School Leadership. | | (263917) | 68
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will commission research on the effect of cannabis use on academic outcomes; and if he will make a statement. | | (263486) | 69
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what support is available from his Department to schools which wish to introduce voluntary drug testing; and if he will make a statement. | | (263487) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 70
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what assessment he has made of levels of public awareness of the Get Safe On-line website; what assessment he has made of the website's effectiveness in reducing levels of online crime; and how much he plans to spend on promoting awareness of the website in 2009-10. | | (264032) | 71
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will make potential threat information received from the National Fraud Reporting Centre available on the Get Safe On-line website. | | (264033) | 72
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many copies of the document Working together - Public services on your side have been printed; in which public service delivery outlets it will be available; which non-governmental organisations were consulted in preparation of the document; and what the printing costs for the document were. | | (264018) | 73
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people registered as disabled have been employed in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. | | (263812) | 74
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have volunteered in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (263873) | 75
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency were diagnosed with lung cancer in each of the last five years. | | (263803) | 76
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 December 2008, Official Report, columns 111-2WS, on guaranteed minimum pension calculations, for what reasons some pensioners have been underpaid since 1978; what estimate he has made of (a) the number of people affected, (b) the average annual underpayment and (c) the cumulative underpayment; and what plans he has to repay such underpayments. | | (263563) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 77
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent progress has been made in assessing the responses to the consultation on the South West Regional Spatial Strategy; and if she will publish her revised timetable for the Government's response to the consultation. | | (263375) | 78
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2009, Official Report, column 1756W, on mortgages: Government assistance, if she will place in the Library a copy of the results of the telephone survey; how the mortgage resale scheme is being publicised; and if she will make a statement. | | (264088) | 79
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the indices of multiple deprivation data are for each lower layer super output area in the London Borough of Sutton. | | (264089) | 80
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions in the last three years a planning application for commercial wind turbines has been called in on the grounds that it involves planning issues of more than local importance. | | (263886) | 81
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether there are plans to use funds in the Local Government Pension Scheme to support Partnership for Schools; and if she will make a statement. | | (263784) | 82
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what investigatory powers local authorities have to intercept and retain post. | | (263785) | 83
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 14 January 2009, Official Report, column 1278W, on non-domestic rates: Greater London, whether a guidance manual or handbook has been issued to assist with the sub-location coding exercise of non-domestic rates in each billing authority in Greater London. | | (263786) | 84
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the likely effect of the recession on the finances of local authorities in the next three years. | | (263787) | 85
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons it was decided to replace comprehensive performance assessment with comprehensive area assessment in respect of local government with effect from 2009. | | (263821) | 86
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 10 December 2007, Official Report, column 117W, on council tax: empty property, what the conclusion of the research commissioned by her Department on the exercise of discretionary council tax power by local authorities in respect of long-term empty homes was; and whether she plans to review Government policy in light of this research. | | (263822) | 87
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to her Department's winter supplementary estimate for 2008-09, what the likely effect of the financial corrections imposed by the European Commission will be on the level of resources available for other programmes in her Department. | | (263823) | 88
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to local authorities on the provision of Criminal Record Bureau checks on councillors. | | (263824) | 89
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward proposals to increase the rate of council house building. | | (263825) | 90
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward proposals to allow individual councils to retain the capital receipts from right-to-buy sales. | | (263826) | 91
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 19 January 2009, Official Report, columns 1072-3W, on councillors: Arun, whether the Audit Commission plans to conduct similar exercises in other local authorities in the next 12 months. | | (263828) | 92
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 19 January 2009, Official Report, columns 1072-3W, on councillors: Arun, whether the Audit Commission has requested councillors in other local authorities to provide their personal bank account details; and what penalty applies in respect of non-compliance with such a request from the Audit Commission. | | (263829) | 93
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 19 March 2008, Official report, column 1216W, on Thames Gateway Development Corporation Planning Committee: Business Interests, what reference was made to the Corporation's code of practice prior to the appointment of Mr Alan Clark to the Planning Committee. | | (263871) | 94
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the oral Answer of 19 January 2009, Official Report, column 600, on the port of Liverpool (business rates), what the estimated change to net aggregate revenue is between 2005 and 2010. | | (263918) | 95
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects the review by Partnerships UK and Baroness Margaret Ford into identifying and releasing surplus public sector land to be published. | | (263921) | 96
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward proposals to simplify the mechanism for the allocation of housing and planning delivery grants in light of the downturn in the housing sector. | | (263922) | 97
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will estimate the net revenue likely to be raised from business rates in (a) England and (b) Wales in 2009-10. | | (263923) | 98
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 19 January 2009, Official Report, columns 1082-3W, on non-domestic rates: ports, if she will place in the Library a copy of the revised table of aggregate changes in rateable values in ports. | | (263924) | 99
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will assess the effect of the increases in planning fee charges on firms constructing fishing lakes. | | (263925) | 100
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Jarrow of 16 June 2008, Official Report, column 710W, on repossession orders, if she will make it her policy to collect information on the number of home repossessions. | | (263926) | 101
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to accelerate the completion of private finance initiative housebuilding schemes. | | (263927) | 102
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby of 30 October 2008, Official Report, column 1257W, on council housing, if she will estimate how much has been raised in capital receipts from right to buy sales in each year since the scheme's inception. | | (263929) | 103
| 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 28 January 2009, Official Report, column 644W, on rented housing: private sector, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect of the use of credit scoring by landlords and estate agents on those wishing to obtain private rented sector accommodation who previously had their privately-owned property repossessed. | | (263930) | 104
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers to the hon. Member for Ruislip-Northwood of 26 January 2009, Official Report, column 108W, on fire services: contracts, and of 22 January 2009, Official Report, column 1635W, on Government contracts, who authorised the decision not to include the recommended break clauses in the regional fire control rooms contracts. | | (263931) | 105
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to implement the Pitt proposals relating to planning on flood plains; and if she will make a statement. | | (263876) | 106
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of local authority business growth incentive scheme funding is not spent directly on assisting local businesses. | | (263414) | 107
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264064) | 108
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects the Eco-towns Planning Policy Statement to be published. | | (263850) | 109
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have adopted National Indicator 116. | | (263560) | 110
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many developers have agreed to participate in the Homebuy Direct scheme; and how many properties are on offer for sale through the scheme. | | (264068) | 111
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many developers were invited to participate in the Homebuy Direct scheme. | | (264069) | 112
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Homebuy homes have been sold on the open market by their first owner in each region in England. | | (264070) | 113
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been sold under each type of Homebuy scheme in each region of England in each year. | | (264071) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 114
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on (a) administration and (b) staff salaries in each of the last five years; and what proportion of each has been spent on the Government Olympic Executive. | | (263982) | 115
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff of his Department have been transferred to the Government Olympic Executive; and from which units such staff were transferred. | | (263983) | 116
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what research was undertaken in respect of establishing county swimming co-ordinators as referred to in his Department's publication, Be Active, Be Healthy: a plan for getting the nation moving. | | (263895) | 117
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what mechanisms are in place for county swimming co-ordinators to report their progress in the promotion of swimming in every local area to his Department as set out in his Department's publication, Be Active, Be Healthy: a plan for getting the nation moving; and if he will make a statement. | | (263896) | 118
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role he envisages for the county swimming co-ordinators referred to in his Department's publication, Be Active, Be Healthy: a plan for getting the nation moving. | | (263898) | 119
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 24 November 2008, Official Report, column 1069W, on departmental research, whether any projects have been commissioned using his Department's Joint Research Budget since the date of that Answer. | | (263385) | 120
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department (a) allocated and (b) spent on (i) sport, (ii) the arts and (iii) heritage in each year since 1997, expressed in 2008-09 prices. | | (263453) | 121
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was received by each of the National Lottery good causes in each year since 1995, expressed in 2008-09 prices. | | (263539) | 122
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much in Heritage Fund grants has been made available for the preservation of historic churches in the last 12 months. | | (263872) | 123
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264053) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 124
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the new operational annex added to the United Kingdom-United States mutual defence agreement on atomic energy matters 1958. | | (263818) | 125
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which companies have been contracted to refurbish living accommodation for military personnel and their families in the last 10 years; and what the monetary value of each contract was. | | (263833) | 126
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions Ministers in his Department have had with Treasury Ministers on the future of the Met Office as part of the Government's Trading Fund Review in advance of the 2009 Budget. | | (263879) | 127
| Mr Mark Field (Cities of London & Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions Ministers in his Department have had with the Shareholder Executive as part of the Government's Trading Fund Review in advance of the 2009 Budget. | | (263880) | 128
| Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times private charter companies have been used to transport armed forces personnel to and from operations in each of the last three years; and how much was spent on this in each of those years. | | (263834) | 129
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264063) | 130
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the Armed Forces Pay Review Body submitted its 2009 report on armed forces pay to his Department; and when his Department plans to publish (a) the report and (b) its response to the report's recommendations. | | (263888) | 131
| Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what archaeological and heritage advice the Disposal Services Agency sought before authorisation was given to Odyssey Marine Exploration to return to the site suspected to be that of HMS Victory to recover guns. | | (263700) | 132
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of relocating ships' personnel and their families from Plymouth to (a) Portsmouth and (b) Faslane in each of the last 10 years. | | (263989) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 133
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on (a) levels of participation in stakeholder meetings held by the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management and (b) the reimbursement of travel costs for participants in such meetings; and if he will take steps to increase public access to such meetings. | | (263816) | 134
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the criteria used in decisions on whether an inquiry under Regulation 17 of the Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004 should be held. | | (263993) | 135
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects Ofgem to issue guidance to local authorities on the required standards for the electrical maintenance of street lighting. | | (263928) | 136
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264067) | 137
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the groups of vulnerable people which are most likely to be in fuel poverty; and what account is being taken of the needs of cancer patients in considering existing fuel poverty policies and objectives. | | (263387) | 138
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the reasons are for the disbanding of the Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee. | | (264020) | 139
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 74 of the UK Renewable Energy Strategy Consultation, on what basis the estimates of increases in gas bills by 2020 necessary as incentives for renewable energy deployment were made. | | (263990) | 140
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 4.5.20 of the UK Renewable Energy Strategy Consultation, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on levels of employment in the fossil fuel sector of the implementation of the proposed measures to increase the relative costs of non-renewable heating. | | (263991) | 141
| Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 7.5.35 of the UK Renewable Energy Strategy Consultation, what steps he plans to take to counter the principal constraints to the provision of biomass infrastructure. | | (263992) | 142
| Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assistance is available from his Department to enable households with solid walls to improve the insulation of their houses. | | (263962) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 143
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) men and (b) women are members of the Science Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement. | | (263409) | 144
| Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of supplies of bluetongue vaccine to respond effectively to an outbreak of the disease in 2009. | | (263884) | 145
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264061) | 146
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which (a) counties and (b) parishes had been free of bovine tuberculosis in the four years prior to (i) 1997 and (ii) 2007. | | (263720) | 147
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department plans to allocate for measures to tackle bovine tuberculosis in the next three years. | | (263811) | 148
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many days air pollution recorded on Neasden Lane, NW10, exceeded (a) moderate, (b) high and (c) very high levels in the last 12 months; and what level of such pollution poses a risk to public health. | | (264021) | 149
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with Ministerial colleagues in the Department for Health on food security and public health. | | (263900) | 150
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of livestock farmers in each region who have vaccinated their livestock against bluetongue disease; and if he will make a statement. | | (263902) | 151
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with supermarkets on food (a) packaging waste and (b) labelling; and if he will make a statement. | | (263903) | 152
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) average cost per local authority and (b) total cost of disposing of supermarket food packaging was in each region in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (263904) | 153
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many agricultural workers entered the UK under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme in each of the last three years; what estimate he has made of the number who will do so in 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (263905) | 154
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much food was thrown away (a) in tonnes and (b) as a percentage of total food sales in each of the last three years. | | (263906) | 155
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the incorporation of composting into their household waste management strategies; and if he will make a statement. | | (263907) | 156
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of imported soya was produced in Brazil in the latest period for which figures are availaable. | | (263908) | 157
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the pig industry on Government assistance for that sector; and if he will make a statement. | | (263909) | 158
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the amount of food waste sent to landfill; and if he will make a statement. | | (263910) | 159
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his most recent estimate is of the proportion of food waste which is organically produced. | | (263911) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 160
N | Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the implementation by the Chinese government of security measures in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising. | | (263621) | 161
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff of EU institutions are posted to EU external representations. | | (263995) | 162
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of (a) heads of representation and (b) other staff of European Communities representative offices outside the EU are British nationals. | | (263996) | 163
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many A Grade level staff of each nationality work for (a) the EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy and (b) the EU external action service. | | (263997) | 164
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what financial contribution the EU made to international organisations in which it has a role as (a) a participant and (b) an observer in the last 12 months. | | (263998) | 165
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who the members of the EU Joint Advisory Committee for Professional Incompetence are. | | (264002) | 166
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) cases and (b) subjects were considered by the EU Joint Advisory Committee for Professional Incompetence in 2008. | | (264003) | 167
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in which international institutions European Communities bodies are able to claim the alternative exercise of membership rights; and on how many occasions such bodies have exercised such rights in the last 12 months. | | (264004) | 168
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to which international bodies the European Commission has supplied a declaration of treaty competences. | | (264010) | 169
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the sovereignty and independence of the Kingdom of Bahrain. | | (263452) | 170
N | 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 Sudan to encourage it to reverse its decision to eject non-governmental organisations. | | (263624) | 171
N | Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what matters he plans to propose for inclusion on the agenda for the Durban II conference in Geneva in April 2009. | | (263625) | 172
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264056) | 173
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the monetary value of financial deposits in each UK overseas territory. | | (264012) | 174
| Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2009, Official Report, column 1417W, on Zimbabwe: asylum, what the three most recent occasions were on which he reminded the Zimbabwean authorities of their legal commitment to pay the pensions of former employees of the Southern Rhodesian government and other Zimbabwean pensioners; and with whom the matter was discussed on each occasion. | | (263988) | 175
N | Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2009, Official Report, column 1747W, on Guantánamo Bay: detainees, for what reasons he is unable to provide further information on the matter; and whether his Department has been informed of the names of the two detainees rendered through Diego Garcia. | | (263671) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 176
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the NHS Screening Programme will take to inform GPs about the prostate cancer risk management programme. | | (263371) | 177
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the revised prostate cancer risk management programme to be published. | | (263372) | 178
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the use of the revised prostate cancer risk management programme by GPs. | | (263373) | 179
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to ensure that his Department's funding allocation for social care in the next comprehensive spending review period is adequate to meet the needs of older people; and if he will make a statement. | | (264080) | 180
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost has been of new computer systems ordered for use in the National Health Service since 2007; which NHS computer contracts have been cancelled after the order was placed over that period; and what effect the installed new computer systems are expected to have on the NHS's expenditure. | | (263819) | 181
| Christopher Fraser (South West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts performed (a) between one and nine, (b) between 10 and 39 and (c) over 40 cancer-related (i) prostatectomies and (ii) cystectomies in 2007-08. | | (263987) | 182
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission research into the effectiveness of implementing human papilloma virus testing as a follow-up test for women with borderline and abnormal smear test results and following treatment for cervical abnormalities; and if he will make a statement. | | (263847) | 183
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will increase (a) the amount of funding available for the human papilloma virus sentinel sites implementation project and (b) the number of areas in which triage testing will be made available. | | (263848) | 184
| Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will request the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to develop separate appraisal criteria for ultra orphan drugs; and if he will make a statement. | | (263849) | 185
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to primary care trusts on the standards of their responses to requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | | (264007) | 186
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce rules to restrict the use of public funds by primary care trusts on legal advice in relation to action taken by them in response to public concerns about the closure of hospital departments. | | (264008) | 187
| Mr John Gummer (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he takes in response to allegations that primary care trusts have not provided accurate responses for requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. | | (264009) | 188
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are in place for organisations to respond to his Department's physical activity strategy for England, Be active, be healthy: a plan for getting the nation moving. | | (263894) | 189
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the members are of the Interim Steering Group for the Physical Activity Alliance as referred to in his Department's publication, Be active, be healthy: a plan for getting the nation moving. | | (263897) | 190
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264059) | 191
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) potential and (b) actual financial liability his Department accepts for the capital projects associated with independent sector treatment centres. | | (263695) | 192
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what externally-contracted bodies have been paid by his Department to (a) review, (b) negotiate and (c) audit independent sector treatment centre contracts in the last five years; and how much has been paid to each. | | (263730) | 193
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision his Department has made for funding for (a) capital value projects and (b) revenue budgets associated with the first phase of independent sector treatment centres. | | (263731) | 194
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are on the waiting list for bone marrow transplants in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire. | | (263732) | 195
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): 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) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each year since 1997. | | (263733) | 196
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the implications of the decision in the US case of Bailey Banks v The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services for his Department's policy on the MMR vaccine. | | (263933) | 197
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the NHS of treating smoking-related diseases in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland in each of the last five years. | | (263804) | 198
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland have received assistance from the NHS to stop smoking in each of the last five years. | | (263805) | 199
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors were employed in Enfield Primary Care Trust in each of the last 11 years. | | (263914) | 200
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues on the mileage allowance payable to (a) district nurses and (b) other NHS staff. | | (263559) | 201
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has conducted recent research into the addictive properties of cannabis; and if he will make a statement. | | (263489) | 202
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's definition of addiction is. | | (263490) | 203
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what stockpile of vaccine there is to protect people against West Nile virus; what further funding his Department will provide for this purpose; and if he will make a statement. | | (263901) | 204
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to provide timely, high quality and effective care in the home for children with long-term complex health needs; and if he will make a statement. | | (263959) | 205
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to provide packages which co-ordinate health, social care and education to meet the needs of children with long-term complex health needs and their families; and if he will make it his policy to improve co-ordination between hospital and community services. | | (263960) | 206
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will increase the funding his Department provides for community children's nurses to work specifically with children with long-term complex health needs; and if he will make a statement. | | (263961) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 207
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals aged over 65 years have been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in each of the last 10 years. | | (264015) | 208
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals aged over 65 years have been arrested for anti-social behaviour offences (a) while under the influence of alcohol, (b) while under the influence of drugs and (c) in total in each of the last 10 years. | | (264016) | 209
N | James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 28 November 2008, Official Report, column 2776W, on ministerial duties, when she plans to write to the hon. Member for Hornchurch with a substantive response; and what the reason is for the time taken to provide the information requested. | | (263496) | 210
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on the development of the e-justice portal; and how much has been allocated for spending on such activity in each of the next two financial years. | | (264030) | 211
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with social networking sites and internet service providers on the removal of profiles of paedophiles and sex offenders. | | (264031) | 212
N | Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the links between dependency on illegal drugs and retail crime. | | (263491) | 213
N | Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of retail crime committed to fund illegal drug use. | | (263492) | 214
N | Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent estimate is of the proportion of (a) people arrested for retail crime who are illegal drug users and (b) retail crime committed in order to fund illegal drug use. | | (263493) | 215
N | Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to retailers of drug-related retail crime. | | (263494) | 216
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will prevent the Hezbollah spokesperson Ibrahim Moussawi from entering the United Kingdom. | | (263410) | 217
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children were held in immigration removal centres in each month during 2008; and if she will make a statement. | | (263891) | 218
| Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children have been held in immigration removal centres for a period of more than (a) two weeks, (b) one month, (c) two months and (d) six months in 2008; and if she will make a statement. | | (263892) | 219
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many profiles stored on the national DNA database were of children aged (a) under two years, (b) two years, (c) three years, (d) four years, (e) five years, (f) six years, (g) seven years, (h) eight years and (i) nine years on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (263806) | 220
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what personal information is stored on the Police National Computer in relation to those who have received a penalty notice for disorder. | | (263807) | 221
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged (a) between 10 and 14, (b) between 15 and 19, (c) between 20 and 30, (d) between 31 and 50, (e) between 51 and 64 and (f) over 65 years who received a penalty notice and paid the resulting fine had personal information stored on the Police National Computer on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (263808) | 222
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children's DNA records have been removed from the national DNA database since the database was established. | | (264013) | 223
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264058) | 224
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were granted section 4 support in each of the last five years; and how many people were in receipt of section 4 support in each of those years. | | (263956) | 225
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in receipt of section 4 support have been receiving it for a period longer than (a) six months, (b) one year, (c) two years, (d) five years and (e) 10 years. | | (264019) | 226
N | Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether additional funding has been made available to support the policing of illegal cannabis production and use since the drug was reclassified; and if she will make a statement. | | (263488) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 227
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what proportion of people who obtained postgraduate qualifications in each of the last 10 years were in each socio-economic grouping at the time they started their postgraduate course. | | (263411) | 228
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much has been spent on the recent redesign of his Department's website. | | (263697) | 229
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what arrangements have been made for the provision of vocational training courses within prisons. | | (264006) | 230
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many vocational training courses in (a) dance, (b) hairdressing, (c) food processing (wine), (d) aromatherapy, (e) ear-piercing and (f) beauty treatment received funding from his Department in 2008. | | (264022) | 231
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what percentage of apprenticeship starts (a) at each level and (b) by each age group in each year from 2005-06 to 2008-09 were in programme-led apprenticeships. | | (264029) | 232
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure the continuation of the capital funding programme for further education colleges. | | (263827) | 233
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264050) | 234
| Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will meet the Secretary of State for Defence to discuss potential European funding for the Defence Training Review project. | | (263934) | 235
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what percentage of young people living in Enfield North constituency entered (a) higher education and (b) university in each of the last 11 years. | | (263915) | 236
| Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people from Enfield North constituency entered postgraduate education in each of the last 11 years. | | (263916) | 237
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many learners were on Learning and Skills Council-funded work-based learning and Train to Gain provision at the end of each quarter of 2007-08; and what the average for each programme was in that year. | | (263781) | 238
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, for what reasons the Statistical First Release on further education, DS/SFR1, published in December 2008, does not include figures for the number of learners on Learning and Skills Council funded work-based learning and Train to Gain provision at the end of each quarter by programme. | | (263890) | 239
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many learners were on advanced apprenticeships funded by the Learning and Skills Council at the end of each quarter of 2007-08. | | (264005) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 240
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the nature was of the services provided to his Department by GlobeScan Incorporated in respect of consultations on its research strategy for 2008 to 2013 procured under reference 200707940; if he will place in the Library a copy of (a) his Department's contract with GlobeScan Incorporated, (b) the commissioning document for the exercise and (c) the result of the consultation; and if he will make a statement. | | (263722) | 241
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) dates of employment, (b) salary, (c) other costs of employment, (d) job description and (e) work outputs were of the temporary tester for information systems in his Department which his Department funded through Allegis Group Ltd under procurement reference 200708220. | | (263723) | 242
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 17W, on departmental personnel, how many employment contracts were issued by his Department in the latest financial year for which figures are available for individual members of staff for which the total cost to his Department was over £100,000; what the monetary value of each contract was; who the recipient of each contract was; what the purpose of each contract was; and what the job description was in each case. | | (263724) | 243
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 17W, on departmental personnel, whether his Department's director of human resources is an employee of his Department; and what the (a) salary and (b) other employment costs of the director of human resources are. | | (263725) | 244
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 17W, on departmental personnel, for what reason his Department hired an interim human resources manager from 7 April to 31 October 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (263726) | 245
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 17W, on departmental personnel, what the career background and experience of the interim human resources manager hired from 7 April to 31 October 2008 was; and if he will make a statement. | | (263727) | 246
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 17W, on departmental personnel, if he will place in the Library a copy of (a) the terms of reference for his Department's recruitment of an interim human resources manager via Penna Interim, (b) the contract between his Department and Penna Interim, (c) the contract of employment between the appointee and Penna Interim and (d) the list of the appointee's primary responsibilities and the duties for the human resources manager; and if he will make a statement. | | (263728) | 247
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract between his Department and Opin Systems for a production Oracle database administrator procured by his Department under reference 200708132. | | (263788) | 248
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the purpose was of the media training provided by the Reuters Foundation and funded by his Department in Malawi in October 2007; who received the training; and what the nature of the training was. | | (263789) | 249
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 17W, on departmental personnel, how many of his Department's staff received remuneration, including bonuses, of more than £100,000 in 2007-08. | | (263887) | 250
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department paid to (a) recruitment agencies and (b) recruitment consultants in each of the last three financial years for which figures are available. | | (263970) | 251
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) purpose of, (b) duration of and (c) number of participants in the study tour on social protection in Pakistan funded by his Department via the Economic Policy Research Institute in March 2007 was. | | (263971) | 252
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) location of, (b) dates of, (c) purpose of, (d) number of visitors to and (e) total cost of his Department's Health and Education Advisers retreat funded via HLSP Ltd in February 2007 was. | | (263972) | 253
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) location of employment, (b) dates of employment, (c) total days worked, (d) salary and (e) other costs of employment were for the commercial development and growth specialist employed by his Department via the Enterprise Partnership Ltd in 2007. | | (263973) | 254
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) dates of employment, (b) salary, (c) other costs of employment, (d) job description and (e) work outputs of the Economic Adviser to the EC Delegation in Kigali, Rwanda funded by his Department in August 2007 were. | | (263974) | 255
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) dates of employment, (b) salary, (c) other costs of employment, (d) job description and (e) work outputs of the Project Manager - DFID laptop refresh funded by his Department in August 2007 were. | | (263975) | 256
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) dates of employment, (b) salary, (c) other costs of employment, (d) job description and (e) work outputs of the Business Analyst 2007 funded by his Department via Allergis Group Ltd in August 2007 were. | | (263976) | 257
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions people his Department had formerly directly employed were retained by the Department on a consultancy basis in the last financial year for which figures are available; and how much was paid to such people in that year. | | (263977) | 258
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) dates of employment, (b) total days worked, (c) salary, (d) daily rate and (e) other costs of employment for Roger Wilson in respect of his employment by the Department to prepare the joint DFID/WB scoping study were. | | (263978) | 259
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on what dates Roger Wilson (a) joined and (b) left the service of his Department as a direct employee; and what payments the Department has made to him for (i) consultancy and (ii) other work since he ceased to be a direct employee. | | (263979) | 260
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will place in the Library a copy of the joint DFID/WB scoping study prepared for his Department by Roger Wilson in August 2007. | | (263980) | 261
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) dates of employment, (b) salary, (c) other costs of employment, (d) job description and (e) work outputs of the ARIES systems accountant retained by his Department via IT Works Recruitment were. | | (263981) | 262
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) dates of employment, (b) salary, (c) other cost of employment, (d) job description and (e) work outputs of Alexander Bohr were for the duration of the funding by the Department of his work on information on EU development assistance in Nicaragua. | | (263986) | 263
N | Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he plans to take to ensure that his Department's provision for strengthening government health systems in developing countries meets the needs of women and girls in those countries. | | (263163) | 264
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264062) | 265
N | Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the value in euros was of the UK share of costs of development activities financed from the EC budget and attributed to his Department in each of the last five financial years; what his estimate of the figure for 2008-09 is; and on what date the figure for 2009-10 will be decided. | | (263562) | 266
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 Palestinians: international assistance, what the monthly (a) salary and (b) other employment costs for the information officer employed by the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs for Gaza with support from his Department are; under which categories his Department's contribution towards the information officer will be spent; and what plans his Department has to support the role beyond April 2009. | | (263626) | 267
| Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding the Government has provided to Guyana for rainforest conservation in each of the last three years; what funding will be provided in 2009-10; and if he will make a statement. | | (264073) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 268
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been imprisoned following conviction for human trafficking offences in each of the last three years. | | (263881) | 269
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when all pre-sentence reports for young offenders will include an assessment of the need for parenting support. | | (264028) | 270
N | Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to take a decision in relation to whether to grant a pardon for Michael Shields; and if he will make a statement. | | (263412) | 271
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's budget for travel, subsistence and hospitality was in each of the last three years. | | (263835) | 272
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in his Department have been subject to disciplinary action for breaches of IT security policy in each of the last three years. | | (263836) | 273
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many juvenile prisoners aged (a) 15, (b) 16 and (c) 17 years old are being held more than 50 miles from their home address. | | (263837) | 274
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women prisoners were held more than 50 miles from their home address at any time in each of the last five years. | | (263838) | 275
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were held in police or court cells for (a) two successive nights, (b) three successive nights and (c) more than three successive nights in 2008. | | (263839) | 276
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many compensation claims for loss or damage to prisoners' property left in the custody of the Prison Service were made in the last year for which figures are available; and what amount of compensation was claimed. | | (263840) | 277
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many beneficiaries of unpaid work have requested that offenders do not wear identifiable clothing. | | (263841) | 278
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost of creating the emblem for the Supreme Court was. | | (263842) | 279
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average fine imposed for (a) driving without insurance, (b) failure to stop or report a road accident, (c) failure to produce insurance certificate, (d) failure to produce test certificate and (e) driving otherwise than in accordance with licence was in the last year for which figures are available. | | (263843) | 280
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's budget for creating additional prison capacity in each of the next three years is. | | (263844) | 281
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many public consultations his Department and its predecessor conducted in each of the last five years. | | (263951) | 282
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when data regarding multiple offender entries in 2007 will be available. | | (263952) | 283
| Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much non-consolidated performance pay was paid to staff of (a) HM Courts Service, (b) HM Prison Service and (c) the Youth Justice Board in each of the last three years. | | (263953) | 284
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what cases the Government has lost in the European Court of Human Rights in the last 30 years; and what financial penalties have been paid as a result of such outcomes. | | (264014) | 285
| Mr John Hayes (South Holland & The Deepings): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what payments his Department and its predecessors have made to legal firms operating on behalf of the Government in European Court of Human Rights cases in the last 30 years. | | (264017) | 286
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264057) | 287
| Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the monetary value of financial deposits in each Crown dependency. | | (264011) | 288
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has estimated the effect on the economy of (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency of the operation of HM Prison Haverigg in each year since 1997. | | (263702) | 289
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average annual cost of accommodating an inmate in HM Prison Haverigg since 1997 has been. | | (263703) | 290
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost of supporting the lay magistracy in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency was in each year since 1997. | | (263706) | 291
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the provision of the magistrates' court service in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency cost in each year since 1997. | | (263707) | 292
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the willingness of businesses to release employees to fulfill magistracy duties in the current economic situation. | | (263708) | 293
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost of providing the Crown Court service in Cumbria was in each year since 1997. | | (263710) | 294
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many serving magistrates there are in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency. | | (263711) | 295
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates are needed in order to meet the needs of the courts in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency in the current year. | | (263715) | 296
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials in magistrates' courts in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency did not take place on the agreed date of the hearing in each year since 1997. | | (263716) | 297
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of sentences imposed in magistrates' courts in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency were appealed against to the Crown Court in each year since 1997. | | (263717) | 298
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of those convicted for offences in relation to incidents of domestic violence in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency in each year since 1997 had previous convictions for such offences. | | (263802) | 299
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were heard in magistrates' courts in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency in each year since 1997. | | (264072) | 300
| Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria apply for a Commonwealth citizen to be lawfully resident under the Representation of the People Act 1983; and what documents an electoral registration officer requires in order to verify that status. | | (263729) | 301
| Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what systems are in place in his Department to (a) monitor and (b) scrutinise its expenditure on consultancy fees. | | (263782) | 302
| Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much (a) his Department, (b) the National Offender Management Service and (c) HM Prison Service spent on consultancy fees on implementation of the Workforce Modernisation Programme in each financial year since 2006-07. | | (263783) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 303
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his most recent assessment is of the security situation in Northern Ireland. | | (263874) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 304
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what recent discussions she has had with the Minister responsible for horticulture on landscaping projects for the London Olympics 2012. | | (263875) | 305
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many companies are engaged in building venues for the London 2012 Olympics; and how many of these businesses are based in the UK. | | (263704) | 306
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what assessment the Government Olympic Executive has made of the economic effects of the London 2012 Olympics on (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency. | | (263705) | 307
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what plans she has to involve schools (a) in Copeland constituency, (b) in Cumbria and (c) elsewhere in the UK in events organised in as part of the London 2012 Olympics. | | (263709) | 308
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what assessment the Government Olympic Executive has made of the effect on the supply chain in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency of the construction process for Olympic venues. | | (263712) | 309
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what estimate the Government Olympic Executive has made of the revenue to the construction industry supply chain which will accrue from the construction of Olympic venues. | | (263713) | 310
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many people are employed on (a) construction and (b) development of Olympic venues (i) in London and (ii) elsewhere. | | (263714) | 311
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what assessment her Office has made of the effect of workers being employed on the Olympic village on the availability of labour for construction projects (a) in Cumbria, (b) in Copeland constituency and (c) elsewhere. | | (263718) | 312
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what her most recent estimate is of the number of permanent full-time jobs likely to result from the London 2012 Olympics. | | (263719) | 313
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many non-UK European Union nationals are employed in the construction of the venues for the London 2012 Olympics. | | (263899) | Questions to the Prime Minister 314
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 9 March 2009, Official Report, columns 3-4WS, on the National Security Forum, what assessment he made of the merits of obtaining expertise in civil nuclear security when selecting members of the National Security Forum. | | (263817) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 315
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264051) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 316
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the percentage change in real terms of the cost of travelling by (a) private car, (b) bus, (c) train and (d) aeroplane since (i) 1979 and (ii) 1997. | | (263617) | 317
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department had with the rolling stock companies on procurement in advance of his decision to create Diesel Trains Limited. | | (263618) | 318
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how many years Diesel Trains Limited is expected to be publicly-owned. | | (263619) | 319
N | Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had on the merits of Diesel Trains Limited being used to procure rolling stock in addition to the 120 diesel multiple units currently planned. | | (263620) | 320
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, columns 9-10W, on cycling: helmets, if he will take steps to ensure the earlier publication of his Department's final reports on road safety and cycling issues. | | (263451) | 321
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce a pilot scheme for concessionary bus travel for young adults between the ages of 17 and 25 years. | | (263564) | 322
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings he has had with the chief executives of (a) the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, (b) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and (c) the Driving Standards Agency since his appointment. | | (263381) | 323
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department employs to ensure the value for money of expenditure by (a) the Driving Standards Agency, (b) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and (c) the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency. | | (263382) | 324
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with its executive agencies on setting testing fees for goods vehicles, their drivers and operators. | | (263383) | 325
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role is played by his Department in the setting of budgets for each of its executive agencies. | | (263384) | 326
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers the Highways Agency has to requisition supplies of grit from local authorities; and on what occasions these powers have been used. | | (263920) | 327
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes to transport infrastructure will be required to accommodate the new high speed railway tracks by 2013. | | (263878) | 328
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264065) | 329
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the daily volume of business traffic crossing the Humber Bridge. | | (263669) | 330
N | Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the annual amount collected in tolls from business traffic crossing the Humber Bridge. | | (263670) | 331
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vessels have been inspected by the Marine and Coastguard Agency within the territorial waters of Lyme Bay in each of the last 10 years; and for what reason in each case. | | (263968) | 332
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 362W, on departmental surveys, if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of the 2008 staff survey undertaken by his Department. | | (263734) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 333
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264054) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 334
| Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many civil servants in the Government Equalities Office have attended an equality and diversity course in the last 12 months; and at what cost to the public purse. | | (263877) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 335
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to implement Cycle to Work schemes for staff working in his Department and its agencies. | | (263932) | 336
N | Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which groups of pensioners are not eligible to receive the (a) £60 bonus and (b) £10 Christmas bonus; and if he will make a statement. | | (263374) | 337
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2009, Official Report, column 1798W, on social security benefits: interest rates, what factors he takes into account when determining the (a) capital limits and (b) tariff income rules; when his Department last (i) reviewed and (ii) consulted on the limits and the rules; and if he will make a statement. | | (264087) | 338
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the ability of Jobcentre Plus staff to deliver the full range of services provided under re-employment and training programmes. | | (263813) | 339
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of the funds lent under the (a) budgeting loans scheme and (b) crisis loan scheme were overdue for repayment in each of the last three financial years for which figures are available. | | (263820) | 340
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the administrative costs of paying the state pension (a) weekly and (b) monthly. | | (263954) | 341
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that a state pensioner switching from monthly to weekly payments for the state pension receives the correct amount of pension. | | (263955) | 342
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people changed from receiving the state pension monthly to weekly using (a) the telephone and (b) other means in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (263957) | 343
| Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners changed from receiving their state pension monthly to weekly in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (263958) | 344
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been in receipt of disability living allowance in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. | | (263831) | 345
| Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have claimed incapacity benefit in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. | | (263832) | 346
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has engaged any (a) actors, (b) musicians and (c) other performers to support its initiatives over the last five years. | | (264052) | 347
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in jobseeker's allowance to claimants in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency in each of the last five years. | | (263701) | 348
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal advisers were employed in jobcentres in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency in each of the last five years. | | (263791) | 349
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of a jobseeker's allowance claim by a person registered as unemployed in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency was in each of the last five years. | | (263792) | 350
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of levels of sickness absence attributable to work-related stress of staff in jobcentres in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency in the last period for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such levels of absence on the delivery of jobcentre services. | | (263794) | 351
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many registered unemployed people in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency Jobcentre Plus has assisted in finding work in each of the last five years. | | (263797) | 352
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were receiving disability benefit in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency in each of the last five years. | | (263798) | 353
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's latest estimate has made of the number of job vacancies in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency. | | (263799) | 354
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people registered as unemployed in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency have received assistance with the cost of meeting mortgage interest repayments in the last six months. | | (263800) | 355
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been made redundant in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency in the last six months. | | (263801) | 356
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mileage allowance (a) his Department, (b) its executive agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies pays per mile to its staff. | | (263558) | 357
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) staff of and (b) contractors for his Department based in London are paid less than the London living wage. | | (263561) | 358
| Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of pension credit applications were processed within (a) 15 days, (b) 20 days and (c) 30 days in each year since 2005. | | (263721) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 359
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what estimate his Department made of the number of people registered as unemployed in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency who were parents returning to work after caring for children in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (263790) | 360
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people under the age of 21 years were registered as unemployed in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (263793) | 361
| Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people registered as unemployed in (a) Cumbria and (b) Copeland constituency had been out of work for 12 months or more in each of the last five years. | | [Transferred] (263796) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 362
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps have been taken in the preparations for the G20 meeting in north London in April to (a) ensure the sustainable use of resources and (b) to minimise the carbon footprint of the meeting. | | [Transferred] (263815) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 363
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2009, Official Report, column 741W, on apprentices, how many people undertaking apprenticeship training as part of the Government Skills National Apprenticeship Pathfinder Scheme in 2008-09 are (a) new employees hired as apprentices and (b) existing employees converting to apprenticeships. | | [Transferred] (263889) |
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