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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 17 March 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 17 March 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 17 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 Tuesday 17 March of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 17 March see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, for what reasons each of the recommendations in the Glover Review on small and medium-sized enterprises and public procurement cannot be implemented during 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (264376) | 2
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much funding has been drawn down from the Working Capital scheme by each eligible financial institution in each month since it became operational; and if he will make a statement. | | (264416) | 3
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) HM Treasury and (b) the Bank of England on action to safeguard the motor industry; for what reasons the Secretary of State said on 12 March 2009 that he wished that such discussions had gone quicker than they had; and if he will make a statement. | | (264417) | 4
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will place in the Library a copy of the lending terms of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme. | | (264448) | 5
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what trade agreements between the UK and China (a) have been concluded in the last 12 months and (b) are expected to be concluded in the next 12 months. | | (264371) | 6
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, on how many occasions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met the (i) British Brands Group and (ii) Anti-Counterfeiting Group in each of the last five years. | | (263857) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 7
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the estimated £29 million recovered on behalf of employees who were underpaid or not paid the minimum wage under the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 had been repaid to such employees on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (264357) | 8
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of suppliers of systems integration services to the Financial Services Authority completed projects on time and on budget in each of the last five years. | | (264229) | 9
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when state aid approval from the European Commission was (a) sought and (b) granted for his Department's guarantee scheme for asset-backed securities. | | (264363) | 10
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the value of assets to be guaranteed under the scheme for asset-backed securities. | | (264364) | 11
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's press notice of 19 January 2009 on the Asset Protection Scheme, what criteria will be used to determine what proportion of the value of the security will be guaranteed. | | (264388) | 12
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's press notice of 19 January 2009 on the Asset Protection Scheme, what further due diligence will be undertaken in respect of securities identified as triple A rated before they are included in the scheme. | | (264389) | 13
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's press notice of 19 January 2009 on the Asset Protection Scheme, what the remit for the investigations by his Department into the proposed eligible assets for inclusion in the Asset Protection Scheme is; and when he expects such investigations to be concluded. | | (264390) | 14
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's press notice of 19 January 2009 on the Asset Protection Scheme, what the agreed (a) principles and (b) guidelines for managing assets under the terms of the Asset Protection Scheme are. | | (264391) | 15
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's press notice of 19 January 2009 on the Asset Protection Scheme, what documents were supplied by participants in the Asset Protection Scheme relating to the implementation, administration and compliance with the applicable remuneration policy; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each such document. | | (264392) | 16
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's press notice of 19 January 2009 on the Asset Protection Scheme, what criteria will be used to assess whether participants have a credible senior management team. | | (264421) | 17
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's press notice of 19 January 2009 on the Asset Protection Scheme, how performance against commitments to make loans to creditworthy institutions will be monitored; and what mechanisms will be used to report on such performance. | | (264422) | 18
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) maturity profile and (b) asset type is of each eligible asset of (i) Lloyds Banking Group and (ii) Royal Bank of Scotland insured under the Asset Protection Scheme. | | (264430) | 19
| Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Asset Purchase Facility on the monetary value of the (a) assets and (b) liabilities of pension funds. | | (264431) | 20
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government was consulted on the external comparators most appropriate to determine the (a) salary and (b) benefits of the (i) Chief Executive of Network Rail and (ii) Director General of the BBC; and if he will make a statement. | | (264331) | 21
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met the (i) British Brands Group and (ii) Anti-Counterfeiting Group in each of the last five years; and which subjects were discussed on each occasion. | | (263856) | 22
N | Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanisms are in place to compensate people for financial loss incurred as a result of fraud in relation to retail banks. | | (264227) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 23
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which 170 secondary schools have been awarded funding from the first tranche of funds for new practical cooking space in schools; and in which local authority area each is located. | | (264346) | 24
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what plans he has to issue guidance to primary schools on the design of school toilets. | | (264434) | 25
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department offers primary schools who wish to redesign and rebuild their school toilets and drinking water facilities. | | (264435) | 26
N | Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils in (a) comprehensive and (b) independent schools began studying for pre-U examinations in September 2008. | | (264254) | 27
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many girls under 16 years old became pregnant in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last 10 years. | | (264415) | 28
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2009, Official Report, column 548W, on children: protection, what legal qualifications the senior officials who supplied the professional advice on the publication of the serious case review have. | | (264255) | 29
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he expects the National Safeguarding Delivery Unit to (a) establish and (b) publish timescales for the implementation of Lord Laming's recommendations. | | (264377) | 30
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he plans to revise Working Together to Safeguard Children. | | (264378) | 31
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he and the Secretary of State for Health expect revisions to the guidance to and systems of accident and emergency departments to be made. | | (264379) | 32
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he expects the feasibility study on a revised integrated children's system to be completed. | | (264380) | 33
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he expects the National Safeguarding Delivery Unit to have developed guidance on referral and assessment systems for children affected by domestic violence, adult mental health problems and drugs and alcohol misuse. | | (264381) | 34
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he plans to introduce a children's social work postgraduate qualification for experienced children's social workers. | | (264382) | 35
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he expects Ofsted next to report on lessons learnt from serious case reviews. | | (264383) | 36
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what steps he plans to take together with the Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Justice to establish explicit strategic priorities for the protection of children and young people. | | (264397) | 37
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many regional representatives the National Safeguarding Delivery Unit will have. | | (264398) | 38
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, who will appoint the next chief adviser on the safety of children. | | (264399) | 39
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, who will appoint staff to the National Safeguarding Delivery Unit. | | (264400) | 40
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he expects the National Safeguarding Delivery Unit to make its first annual report to Parliament. | | (264401) | 41
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what powers the National Safeguarding Delivery Unit will have to examine local authority documentation. | | (264402) | 42
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, by what date he expects the National Safeguarding Delivery Unit to be fully operational. | | (264412) | 43
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many people will be employed in the National Safeguarding Delivery Unit when it is at full operational strength; what the unit's budget will be for 2009-10; and from what sources its budget will be drawn. | | (264413) | 44
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the period is of Sir Roger Singleton's appointment as chief adviser on the safety of children; what remit he has been given; and what remuneration he will receive in this capacity. | | (264414) | 45
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Braintree constituency and (ii) Essex have a gifted and talented register. | | (264440) | 46
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of school pupils in (a) Braintree constituency, (b) Essex and (c) England are on the gifted and talented register in (i) the primary and (ii) secondary sector. | | (264441) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 47
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people aged between 16 and 24 years were unemployed in (a) Braintree constituency, (b) Essex and (c) England in each year since 1997. | | (264443) | 48
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what proportion of those claiming jobseeker's allowance in (a) Braintree constituency, (b) Essex and (c) England were female in each of the last five years. | | (264445) | 49
| Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many birth certificates did not include the name of the child's father in each of the last five years. | | (264348) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 50
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of homes in the social housing sector which do not meet the Decent Homes standard in each region in England. | | (264159) | 51
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the annual cost to (a) local authorities and (b) the Audit Commission of comprehensive area assessments. | | (264178) | 52
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her latest estimate is of the (a) capital and (b) running costs of the Infrastructure Planning Commission in 2009-10. | | (264179) | 53
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the remuneration package will be for each member of the Infrastructure Planning Commission. | | (264180) | 54
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost to (a) local authorities, (b) regional assemblies and (c) her Department has been for the production of each regional spatial strategy. | | (264181) | 55
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which planning (a) policy statement and (b) guidance notes issued by her Department contain information on the provision of access for disabled people. | | (264322) | 56
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration she has given to the merits of a moratorium on the construction of (a) new housing and schools close to existing high voltage power lines and (b) high voltage power lines close to existing housing and schools; and if she will make a statement. | | (264453) | 57
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on the steps they are taking to reduce levels of carbon dioxide emissions; and if she will make a statement. | | (263858) | 58
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the appropriateness of the council tax banding applied to park homes; and if she will make a statement. | | (264163) | 59
N | Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average council tax requirement levied per resident by each county council in England is for 2009-10, ranked from highest to lowest. | | (263396) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 60
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) combat and (b) non-combat deaths of personnel of each of the armed forces there were in (i) Iraq, (ii) Afghanistan, (iii) Germany and (iv) other overseas postings in (A) 2003 and (B) 2008. | | (264409) | 61
| Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North & Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel died in the UK as a result of (a) natural causes, (b) road traffic accidents, (c) suicide or self-inflicted causes and (d) other causes, including outstanding coroner's verdicts, in (i) 2003 and (ii) 2008. | | (264410) | 62
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to prevent delays in the delivery of equipment affecting the safety of the armed forces in theatre. | | (264446) | 63
N | Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, column 20W, on armed forces: housing, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for the changes in numbers of houses at grade (a) one and (b) four for charge between 2005 and 2007. | | (264226) | 64
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the provision of defence training in Sudan in each year since 2003; what training activities were provided; and which (a) provider and (b) recipient organisation participated in each activity. | | (264326) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 65
| Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will take steps to ensure that hydrofluorocarbons are included in Climate Change Commitments for businesses. | | (264438) | 66
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government the potential effects of a reduction in levels of street lighting on progress against carbon emission reduction targets. | | (264158) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 67
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many on-farm anaerobic digesters there are in each parliamentary constituency in England. | | (264120) | 68
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fixed penalty fines for litter offences were issued by each local authority in England in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008. | | (264444) | 69
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, columns 5-6W, on floods: Canvey Island, if he will place in the Library a copy of the recent letter from Councillor Ray Howard to the Environment Agency on development in flood risk areas such as Canvey Island; on what dates the Environment Agency (a) received and (b) replied to communications from Councillor Howard on the issue in the last three years; what the content of such communications was; and if he will make a statement. | | (264327) | 70
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much waste was recycled (a) in total and (b) on average per head of population by each local authority in the North West in each of the last five years. | | (264325) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 71
N | Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will establish a judicial inquiry into allegations of UK complicity in torture overseas and extraordinary rendition. | | (263763) | 72
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic protocols govern the possession of arms by foreign nationals assigned to provide security for their nationals whilst in the UK. | | (264436) | 73
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what methodology his Department uses to assess progress towards the target of getting two million people more active by 2012; on which date such assessment began; to which age groups the target is applied; on what basis a person may be classified as more active; and whether the target is applied to people with (a) mental health problems, (b) physical disabilities and (c) learning disabilities. | | (264437) | 74
N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 6 October 2008, Official Report, column 124W, on Morocco: fisheries, what representations the Government has made to the Moroccan government to ensure that the indigenous people of Western Sahara receive licensing revenues or aid derived from the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement as a result of the fishing activity of UK trawlers in the waters of the occupied Western Sahara. | | (264046) | 75
| Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the decision of the Italian government to withdraw from the United Nations Durban 2 conference; and if he will make a statement. | | (264330) | 76
| Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to promote the human rights concerns of the people of Tibet in (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral forums; and if he will make a statement. | | (264375) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 77
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what timetable he has set for consideration of the outcomes of his consultation on No Secrets guidance; how many responses to the consultation he received; how many responses have proposed the introduction of legislation; how much his Department has spent on the review and consultation to date; and if he will make a statement. | | (264344) | 78
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications of the Laming Report for his Department's procedures for handling adult social care serious case reviews; and if he will make a statement. | | (264345) | 79
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Romsey of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 393W, on wheelchairs, when his Department first announced its intention to produce a new model for wheelchair services; when he expects to publish the new model; how much his Department has spent on the work to date; and if he will make a statement. | | (264358) | 80
| Mr Eric Illsley (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish the National Programme Budgeting Data for 2007-08. | | (264367) | 81
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis there are in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency. | | (264370) | 82
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people over the age of 50 years have been diagnosed with alcoholism in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last five years. | | (264372) | 83
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on research into multiple sclerosis in each of the last 10 years. | | (264403) | 84
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on (a) treatment of and (b) support for people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last 10 years. | | (264404) | 85
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on research into leukaemia in each of the last 10 years. | | (264405) | 86
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on (a) treatment of and (b) support for people diagnosed with leukaemia in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last 10 years. | | (264406) | 87
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to raise awareness of the health risks arising from sleep deprivation. | | (264411) | 88
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the efficacy of the requirement on (i) dentists and (ii) other dental care professionals to undertake for continuing professional development; and if he will make a statement. | | (264393) | 89
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings Ministers in his Department have had with the General Dental Council on the annual registration fee for dental care professionals in the last 12 months. | | (264394) | 90
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence his Department evaluated prior to its endorsement of the General Dental Council's annual fee registration requirement. | | (264396) | 91
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many articles appearing in healthcare publications and journals in the last five years have been funded in whole or in part by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies. | | (264447) | 92
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have spent on articles appearing in healthcare publications in the last five years. | | (264449) | 93
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which sets of statistical information which his Department required from NHS organisations in 2004 are no longer required to be supplied. | | (264333) | 94
N | Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new (a) GP surgeries, (b) GP-led health centres and (c) polyclinics are planned in (i) the Enfield North constituency and (ii) Enfield Primary Care Trust area. | | (263868) | 95
N | Joan Ryan (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP surgeries have been (a) refurbished and (b) rebuilt in (i) Enfield North constituency and (ii) the Enfield Primary Care Trust area in each of the last 11 years. | | (263869) | 96
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will meet (a) the British Brands Group and (b) the Anti Counterfeiting Group to discuss healthcare product branding. | | (264164) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 97
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on security arrangements for the London 2012 Olympics. | | (264328) | 98
| Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with private security companies on security arrangements for the London 2012 Olympics. | | (264329) | 99
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she takes to ensure that those in possession of overseas student visas continue to be enrolled students and work no more than 20 hours a week. | | (264452) | 100
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton of 11 February 2009 regarding Mrs A Dar. | | (264347) | 101
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females in each age group were charged with having sex with a minor in (i) the UK, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last 12 years; and what proportion of those charged were convicted. | | (264408) | 102
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total proceeds of crime (a) identified, (b) restrained and (c) recovered by the Serious Organised Crime Agency was in cases where an official receiver's fee has been paid in the last three years. | | (264162) | 103
N | Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to increase levels of detection of fraud in relation to retail banks. | | (264228) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 104
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what his most recent assessment is of the effect of the recession on the number of 18 to 24 year olds who are not in education, employment or training. | | (264161) | 105
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what recent steps he has taken to promote scientific research in universities in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Tees Valley district. | | (264373) | 106
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what proportion of (a) males and (b) females aged between 18 and 21 years were in (i) education, (ii) employment and (iii) training in each local authority area in the North West in each of the last five years. | | (264324) | 107
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many (a) males aged between 16 and 18, (b) females aged between 16 and 18, (c) males aged between 19 and 24 and (d) females aged between 19 and 24 were not in education, training or employment in England in the fourth quarter of each year since 1997. | | (264433) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 108
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he has taken since February 2009 to ensure that Government and non-governmental aid from the UK reaches intended recipients in Gaza. | | (264387) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 109
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what remit the Court Funds Office has to manage funds on behalf of Court of Protection clients. | | (264342) | 110
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) enduring powers of attorney have been applied for and (b) living wills have been made in each year since the Mental Capacity Act 2005 came into force; and if he will make a statement. | | (264343) | 111
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether recourse regarding alleged fraud in entries in (a) deed and (b) title plans is provided through the civil courts. | | (264420) | 112
N | Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent estimate is of the re-offending rates for convicted prisoners who served (a) less than six months, (b) between six months and one year, (c) between one year and five years and (d) five years and over in prison. | | (264160) | 113
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to appoint an independent person to lead the review of the effect of court fees in children protection; and which candidates are being considered for the role. | | (264384) | 114
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects the review of the effects of court fees on child protection to be completed. | | (264385) | 115
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the costs of Magherafelt Magistrates' Court were in each of the last five years. | | (264418) | 116
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases have been brought before Larne Magistrates' Court in each of the last five years. | | (264419) | Questions to the Leader of the House 117
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Leader of the House, how many questions tabled to each Department for written answer on a named day were (a) answered with a holding answer, (b) answered on the named day, (c) answered later than the named day and (d) not answered in each of the last four years; how many questions tabled to each Department for ordinary written answer were (i) answered within two weeks of tabling, (ii) answered more than two weeks after tabling and (iii) not answered in each such year; and what the (A) average and (B) maximum time taken by each Department to answer such questions was in each such year. | | (264432) | Questions to the Prime Minister 118
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will allow the Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests to initiate inquiries of his own volition. | | (264332) | 119
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he has set a timetable for establishing an Iraq inquiry. | | (264351) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 120
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how frequently his Department's executive agencies are required to discuss their accounting procedures with the Department's accounting officer. | | (264121) | 121
N | Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements are in place for oversight of the (a) accounts and (b) expenditure of his Department's executive agencies. | | (264122) | 122
| Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the effect of lowering the speed limit on rural roads to 50 miles per hour on the number of (a) accidents and (b) deaths each year. | | (264334) | 123
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents there were in each police force area in each year since 1997. | | (264231) | 124
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) fatalities and (b) injuries there were in road traffic accidents in each police force area in each year since 1997. | | (264232) | 125
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many concessionary bus passes for people over 60 years have been issued to residents of Essex. | | (264439) | 126
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Air Accident Investigation Branch's interim report of 13 March 2009 on the incident at Heathrow Airport on 17 January 2008, when he expects the modifications to the Rolls Royce Trent 800 engine to prevent critical power loss due to ice crystals to be made to all aircraft with that engine operating from the UK; and if he will make a statement. | | (264349) | 127
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Jalal Ahmed has received security clearance in respect of his employment as a baggage handler at Luton Airport; whether he has access to military aircraft; and if he will make a statement. | | (264350) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 128
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Cardiff of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 269W, on jobseeker's allowance, what (a) quantitative and (b) qualitative evaluation has been undertaken of (i) the extent to which signposting takes place and (ii) the outcomes it achieves; and if he will make a statement. | | (264352) | 129
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bury North of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 270W, on mortgages: Government assistance, how many claims for mortgage relief made with (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) income support were (i) received, (ii) processed, (iii) awarded and (iv) refused in each jobcentre in each region in (A) January 2008 and (B) January 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (264353) | 130
N | Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central of 5 November 2008, regarding Brian Hold. | | (264253) | 131
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what checks he requires to be made on the validity of documentation supplied by non-UK EU citizens in the course of child benefit claims. | | (264450) | 132
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of non-UK EU citizens claiming child benefit; and how many children in respect of whom such benefit is paid are not resident in the UK. | | (264451) | 133
| Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job vacancies in (a) Braintree constituency, (b) Essex and (c) England were notified to jobcentres in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007 and (iii) 2008. | | (264442) | 134
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications the Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission has made to the courts for the confiscation of (a) passports and (b) driving licences in the last 12 months; and how many confiscations there have been. | | (264234) | 135
| Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of jobseeker's allowance claimants identified as having a drug addiction in each of the last five years. | | (264369) | 136
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many funeral payments were made in each year since 1997; what the average payment was in each year; and how much has been recovered from estates towards the repayment of such grants. | | (263568) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 137
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of the economic downturn on the staffing requirements of each of the national minimum wage compliance teams. | | [Transferred] (264354) | 138
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will take steps to increase the capacity of the national minimum wage customer responsive outreach team. | | [Transferred] (264355) | 139
| Jon Cruddas (Dagenham): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will bring forward proposals to reduce levels of non-compliance with national minimum wage legislation in addition to those proposed in relation to enforcement penalties. | | [Transferred] (264356) | 140
| Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many applications for licences for arms exports to each country in (a) Asia and (b) Africa have been refused under the European Code of Conduct on Arms Export since 1998; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (264395) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 141
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people diagnosed with leukaemia there are in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency. | | [Transferred] (264407) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 142
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department has provided to the Supporting People in Surrey scheme in each year since its inception; and how much such funding she expects to be allocated to the scheme for the remainder of the 2007 comprehensive spending review period. | | [Transferred] (264374) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 143
N | Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 9 October 2008, Official Report, column 732W, on fisheries: international co-operation, what experience officials have had of the committee to date. | | [Transferred] (264045) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 144
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for offences related to driving without insurance there were in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008. | | [Transferred] (264230) | 145
N | Mark Hunter (Cheadle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average fine imposed for driving without insurance was in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008. | | [Transferred] (264233) |
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