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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 22 April 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 22 April 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 22 April of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 22 April of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 22 April see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he plans to reply to the letter of 2 March 2009 from the hon. Member for Billericay on his constituent Mr R Dinsdale. | | (270113) | 2
N | Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the ending of the UK's Working Time Directive opt-out on the services supplied by volunteer coastguards. | | (270112) | 3
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what guidance his Department has issued to lenders consequent upon the extension of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme to agricultural businesses. | | (270422) | 4
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Hertford and Stortford of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1443W, on the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme, how many applications have been received for guarantees under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme to date; how many of those applications have been eligible for help under the scheme; what the monetary value of such guarantees applied for by eligible applicants to date is; how many eligible applications have been processed and approved to date; and what the monetary value of such guarantees processed and approved to date is. | | (270428) | 5
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many applications for finance guarantees from companies in each local authority area under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme have been (a) received and (b) approved. | | (270686) | 6
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270523) | 7
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the establishment of new businesses in deprived areas. | | (270398) | 8
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what assessment his Department has made of the effects on business solvency and closures of levels of commercial rents. | | (270402) | 9
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps his Department takes to monitor the effectiveness of spending by regional development agencies on the development of the tourism industry. | | (270403) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 10
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) HM Revenue and Customs are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270525) | 11
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 101W, on banks: Iran, if he will place in the Library a copy of the advisory notice issued to all businesses on transactions with Iran. | | (270552) | 12
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the amount of assets frozen in the United Kingdom is under the EU and UN sanctions on Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (270651) | 13
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions since November 2008 his Department has exercised its powers under Schedule 7 of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008 in respect of Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (270652) | 14
| Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has to transfer services from Scotland to other areas of the UK; what locations are being retained by HMRC in Scotland; and what functions these offices will fulfil. | | (270487) | 15
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much is owed by businesses in (a) Staffordshire and (b) the UK in respect of schemes to defer payment of liability for (i) pay as you earn, (ii) value added tax and (iii) corporation tax to mitigate the effects of the economic downturn. | | (270673) | 16
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider the merits of directing those banks in public and part-public ownership to increase lending to projects promoting a sustainable future. | | (270347) | 17
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter of 5 March 2009 from the right hon. Member for Banff and Buchan regarding his constituent, Mr Christie. | | (270492) | 18
| Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter of 18 November 2008 from the right hon. Member for Banff and Buchan regarding his constituent, Mr Copeland. | | (270493) | 19
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans the next comprehensive spending review to take place. | | (270400) | 20
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 11 November 2008, Official Report, column 1083W, on bank services, for what reasons people with funds held in Icelandic banks were not alerted to the circumstances which prompted the Financial Services Authority to intensify its supervision of retail deposit-taking by Icelandic banks at the beginning of 2008. | | (270426) | 21
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 6 May 2008, Official Report, column 829W, on Valuation Office: Northern Ireland Land and Property Services, what meetings have taken place since May 2008. | | (270427) | 22
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes the Valuation Office Agency has made to its methodology for valuing properties for the purposes of stamp duty land tax in the last 24 months; and whether further changes have been planned. | | (270429) | 23
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff are employed by the Valuation Office Agency. | | (270430) | 24
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what video films the Valulation Office Agency has produced under its e-learning programme. | | (270431) | 25
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date (a) his Department and (b) the Financial Services Authority informed local authorities of the risks in depositing funds in Icelandic banks. | | (270432) | 26
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the Valuation Office Agency's new geographic information system to become operational; and what his most recent estimate is of the (a) setup and (b) annual running costs of the system. | | (270433) | 27
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Valuation Office Agency's Locality Adjustment Factor table referred to in the MAT2 Case Worker Application User Guide. | | (270434) | 28
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the amount of mortgage lending which has funded (a) new build, (b) mortgages for first-time buyers and (c) high loan-to-value ratio mortgages in the last (i) six and (ii) 12 months. | | (270435) | 29
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who the elected local government representatives on the Regional Economic Council are. | | (270436) | 30
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much each local authority deposited in the Debt Management Account Deposit Facility in the last six months. | | (270437) | 31
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2009, Official Report, column 1191W, on the Valuation Office, on what dates the project board overseeing the (a) electronic capture of hard copy records and (b) installation of a geographical information system met in the last 12 months. | | (270497) | 32
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2009, Official Report, column 1186W, on Ocean View Properties, what the timetable is for the Financial Services Authority inquiry into the firms connected with Ocean View Properties. | | (270657) | 33
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2009, Official Report, column 1184W, on inheritance tax: housing, when the council tax banding support tool went live; and when the locality data was first used for council tax valuations. | | (270665) | 34
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2009, Official Report, column 1184W, on inheritance tax: housing, what the differences are between a locality and a locality group in relation to the use made of them by the Valuation Office Agency. | | (270666) | 35
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2009, Official Report, column 1184W, on inheritance tax: housing, if he will place in the Library a copy of the guidance the Valuation Office Agency uses on making use of localities and locality groups within the council tax banding support tool. | | (270667) | 36
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2009, Official Report, column 1181W, on debt collection: powers of entry, if he will place in the Library a copy of the HM Revenue and Customs guidance on exercising distraint in relation to powers of entry and seizing assets. | | (270668) | 37
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2009, Official Report, column 940W, on valuation: housing, how many locality groups in England were used by the Valuation Office Agency in (a) 2008, (b) 2007 and (c) 2006. | | (270669) | 38
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 15 June 2007, Official Report, column 1422W, on the Valuation Office Agency, and to the decision of the Government to publish the ID Card Gateway Reviews, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Gate 4 review of the Valuations Project. | | (270670) | 39
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 6 November 2008, Official Report, column 682W, on housing: valuation, if he will rank each individual locality reference in each valuation area in the South West according to value significance. | | (270671) | 40
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of British nationals who had money deposited with (a) Bank of Ireland and (b) Anglo Irish Bank in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (270269) | 41
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will insure monies invested by British nationals in (a) the Bank of Ireland and (b) Anglo-Irish Bank. | | (270351) | 42
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Congleton of 8 October 2008, Ref 5/03545/2008, on depositor guarantees written on behalf of a constituent. | | (270502) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 43
N | Mr David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what changes were made in the final allocation funding for sixth forms in Hertfordshire for 2009-10 compared with the previous funding estimates. | | (270270) | 44
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2009, Official Report, column 1951W, on the education maintenance allowance, how many students have (a) received a notice of entitlement for the education maintenance allowance, (b) successfully enrolled for the allowance and (c) received at least one payment since September 2008. | | (270374) | 45
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much (a) total and (b) transitional protection funding for sixth forms for academic year 2009-10 was identified in letters to sixth forms dated (i) 3 March 2009 and (ii) 30 March 2009. | | (270390) | 46
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the costs his Department incurred as a result of the Public Bill Committee on the Apprenticeship, Skills, Children and Learning Bill sitting beyond 6.30 pm on 26 March 2009. | | (270392) | 47
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, who the members of the Autism Research Co-ordination Group are; and on what dates the group has met since its formation. | | (270111) | 48
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270415) | 49
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many area-based consultants are involved in delivering the Islam and Citizenship Education project; what funding they receive; how this is monitored; and if he will make a statement. | | (270417) | 50
N | Paul Rowen (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether asbestos is routinely removed from those schools buildings where it has been identified under the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (270010) | 51
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with greater than 250kW of output; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the results. | | (270615) | 52
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much his Department has spent on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within its departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007. | | (270616) | 53
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of former teachers have had their pension payments (a) reduced and (b) increased in the last 12 months; and for what reasons in each case. | | (270108) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 54
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many (a) officials of each grade and (b) special advisers in 10 Downing Street have flown with British Airways on official business in each month since June 2007; what the (i) destination and (ii) cost of the ticket was in each case; what policy governs the use of British Airways by officials in 10 Downing Street; and if he will make a statement. | | (270554) | 55
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many deaths were caused by clostridium difficile infection in patients aged (a) under 65 years and (b) 65 years and over in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (269146) | 56
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270513) | 57
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people have been employed in the small business sector in (a) Hemel Hempstead, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) England in each year since 1997. | | (270378) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 58
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what regulations govern the provision of domestic properties via property purchase-and-rent-back schemes. | | (270350) | 59
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications for assistance under the mortgage rescue scheme have been (a) received and (b) approved in each local authority area; and how much has been spent under the scheme in each local authority area. | | (270685) | 60
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what projects the Young Muslims Advisory Group (a) ran in 2008-09 and (b) is expected to run in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11; what funding has been allocated to such projects in each of the three years; which such projects have been subcontracted to third parties; and how the performance of subcontractors will be monitored. | | (270416) | 61
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2009, Official Report, column 477W, on community relations: finance, what national projects aimed at preventing violent extremism are under way. | | (270461) | 62
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2009, Official Report, column 477W, on community relations: finance, how many national Prevent-related projects were delivered by subcontractors; and how the performance of those subcontractors was monitored. | | (270462) | 63
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many officials in her Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270526) | 64
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2009, Official Report, columns 234-6W, on community relations: Islam, how many of the organisations which receive funding from the Preventing Violent Extremism Community Leadership Fund are using subcontractors to deliver projects; and what mechanisms are in place to monitor the performance of such subcontractors. | | (270568) | 65
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2009, Official Report, column 477, on community relations, if she will publish (a) a breakdown by project of the £8.5 million spent on Prevent-related projects in the financial year 2008-09 and (b) a breakdown by year of funding allocated by the Community Leadership Fund. | | (270588) | 66
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the projected figure for housing completions in 2007-08 was in October 2007; how many such completions there were in 2007-08; and if she will make a statement. | | (270356) | 67
N | Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she expects to publish the South East Plan. | | (270049) | 68
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of planning applications for commercial purposes made in the last two years; and if she will encourage local authorities to reduce planning costs for small and medium-sized businesses. | | (270401) | 69
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that prospective (a) buyers and (b) tenants in the (i) social and (ii) private rented sector are provided with an energy performance certificate for the property; and if she will make a statement. | | (270555) | 70
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions energy performance certificates have been issued more than five days after the completion of the (a) construction and (b) modification of a building; and what penalties can be imposed in such circumstances. | | (270556) | 71
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new homes for (a) social and (b) private rent have been issued with an energy performance certificate in each of the last three years. | | (270557) | 72
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications were received by local planning authorities in each quarter of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (270562) | 73
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much she expects to be allocated to each region from the National Affordable Housing programme in each of the next three years. | | (270566) | 74
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what bookings the Queeen Elizabeth II Conference Centre has arranged at (a) commercial and (b) discounted rates for Whitehall-based Government departments in the last 12 months. | | (270567) | 75
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was received by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies in asset sales in each of the last five years; and how much grant-in-aid each such body received in each of those years. | | (270572) | 76
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what percentage of the assets sale receipts of the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies were (a) retained by the body concerned, (b) remitted to her Department and (c) remitted to HM Treasury in each of the last five years. | | (270573) | 77
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many asset sales by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies involved receipts of (a) between £500,000 and £750,000, (b) between £750,000 and £1 million and (c) over £1 million in each of the last five years; how much was received in each case; and how many such sales involved the disposal of assets (i) purchased, (ii) developed and (iii) improved with public funds. | | (270574) | 78
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the budget for administrative costs of the Homes and Communities Agency is in each of the next three years. | | (270575) | 79
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) gifts, (b) losses and (c) special payments were reported to her Department as having been received by the (i) Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies and (ii) Tenant Services Authority in each of the last three years. | | (270576) | 80
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions her Department has been contacted by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies about the writing-off of losses in excess of the delegated limits set out in its financial memorandum in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement. | | (270577) | 81
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions her Department has received a request from (a) the Tenant Services Authority and (b) the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies to incur expenditure which is potentially (i) novel and (ii) contentious in each of the last three years. | | (270578) | 82
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many times the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies have provided her Department with confidential advice, as referred to in the management statement, in each of the last three years. | | (270579) | 83
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties have been purchased through the Homebuy Direct scheme in each region; and what the average price of a property purchased through the scheme has been to date. | | (270582) | 84
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2009, Official Report, columns 976-7W, on local government finance, when she expects her Department to conclude its consultation on changes to housing finance rules which would allow local authorities to keep the full income and capital returns on investments in new council housing; and how many responses have been received to date. | | (270596) | 85
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2009, Official Report, columns 976-7W, on local government finance, how many local authorities have submitted bids to the Homes and Communities Agency for a social housing grant. | | (270597) | 86
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 973W, on the housing market, how much her Department has spent on commissioning Heriot-Watt University to produce a new analytical model; and how much she expects the contract to be worth in total. | | (270598) | 87
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 973W, on the housing market, when she expects the research to have been completed by Heriot-Watt University; and when it will be presented to her Department. | | (270599) | 88
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2009, Official Report, columns 472-3W, on empty property, when the seminar to address local authorities took place; and how many local authorities were represented at the meeting. | | (270600) | 89
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the Homes and Communities Agency's total expenditure was in 2008-09; and what its estimated outturn had been for that year. | | (270601) | 90
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what losses attributable to overpayments of (a) grants and (b) subsidies the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies incurred in each of the last five years. | | (270602) | 91
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what penalties may be imposed on (a) social and (b) private rented sector landlords who do not supply prospective tenants with an energy performance certificate for a property; and if she will make a statement. | | (270603) | 92
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the number of residential properties in the (a) private and (b) social rented sector which have received an energy performance certificate. | | (270604) | 93
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies on administration in each of the last five years. | | (270605) | 94
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the agreed administration budget for the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies was in each of the last five years. | | (270606) | 95
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent by the (a) Tenant Services Authority and (b) the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies on information technology projects in each of the last five years; and how many such projects cost in excess of £1 million. | | (270607) | 96
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the monetary value of ex-gratia payments made to the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies was in each of the last five years. | | (270608) | 97
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what losses were incurred by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies as a result of legal claims being (a) waived and (b) abandoned in each of the last five years. | | (270609) | 98
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what losses attributable to constructive losses the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies incurred in each of the last five years. | | (270610) | 99
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what losses attributable to the writing off of accountable stores the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies incurred in each of the last five years. | | (270611) | 100
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what losses attributable to overpayments of (a) salaries, (b) wages, (c) pensions and (d) allowances the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies incurred in each of the last five years. | | (270612) | 101
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent by her Department on carrying out inspections of air conditioning systems within departmental buildings in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007. | | (270613) | 102
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what end year flexibility entitlements were taken up by her Department in relation to (a) the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies, (b) the Tenant Services Authority and (c) other housing programmes in each of the last five years. | | (270617) | 103
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many contracts were let by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies in which competitive tendering was not employed in each of the last three years; and what the monetary value of each such contract was. | | (270618) | 104
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have applied for assistance via the OwnHome scheme; how many applications have been granted; and what the average level of support provided has been. | | (270619) | 105
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average income has been of a (a) first-time buyer, (b) social tenant and (c) key worker taking part in the (i) MyChoiceHomeBuy, (ii) HomeBuy Direct and (iii) OwnHome initiative, since the inception of each initiative. | | (270620) | 106
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what procedure is followed by developers wishing to withdraw a property from a Homebuy scheme. | | (270621) | 107
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of households in the (a) local authority and (b) registered social landlord sector have held a tenancy for more than (i) three and (ii) five years. | | (270622) | 108
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on maintaining (a) local authority and (b) registered social landlord properties which are (i) newer than 10 years, (ii) older than 10 years and (iii) older than 20 years in the last 12 months. | | (270623) | 109
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the number of homes owned by housing associations in each of the last three years. | | (270624) | 110
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the market value of homes owned by housing associations in each of the last three years. | | (270625) | 111
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the number of homes owned by registered social landlords in each of the last three years. | | (270626) | 112
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate has been made of the market value of homes owned by registered social landlords in each of the last three years. | | (270627) | 113
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many equity loan completions there were in each region in March 2009. | | (270628) | 114
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Homes and Communities Agency spent on acquiring unsold stock for affordable housing in March 2009. | | (270629) | 115
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to review the level of maximum right to buy discounts in each region; and if she will make a statement. | | (270630) | 116
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the maximum right to buy discount was in each region in each of the last 10 years. | | (270631) | 117
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many housing association tenants were eligible to take part in the preserved right to buy scheme in each region in each of the last three years. | | (270632) | 118
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research her Department has undertaken into the effects of increasing the maximum right to buy discounts in each region. | | (270633) | 119
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) local authorities and (b) registered social landlords offered cash incentive schemes to assist their tenants to purchase their homes in each of the last 10 years. | | (270634) | 120
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the maximum right to buy discount was in 2008-09 prices in each region in each of the last 10 years. | | (270635) | 121
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties were vacant for a period of longer than six months in each region in each of the last three years. | | (270636) | 122
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new build (a) starts and (b) completions there were in each region in the first quarter of 2009. | | (270637) | 123
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have applied for assistance under the first-time buyers initiative; how many applications have been granted; and what the average level of support provided has been. | | (270638) | 124
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been purchased under the right to acquire scheme in each year since the scheme began; and if she will make a statement. | | (270639) | 125
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Open Market Homebuy equity loan redemptions there were in each of the last three years. | | (270640) | 126
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) New Build Homebuy and (b) Open Market Homebuy completions there were in each region in each of the last three months. | | (270641) | 127
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions the approval of her Department has been sought for spending by one of its non-departmental public bodies in excess of £10 million in the last five years; how many such projects also required approval from the Treasury; and which projects were concerned. | | (270643) | 128
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was allocated to each region from the National Affordable Housing Programme in each of the last three years. | | (270645) | 129
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2009, Official Report, column 1542W, on the Homebuy Scheme, how many properties initially marketed as a Homebuy Direct property have since been withdrawn from the scheme. | | (270646) | 130
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what expenditure made by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies required approval from her Department in each of the last five years; and how many grants of approval were made. | | (270647) | 131
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was (a) retained by her Department and (b) passed on to the Exchequer from the proceeds of the right to buy scheme in each year since 1980; and what use was made of those receipts in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (270680) | 132
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average house price in 2008-09 prices was in each region in each of the last 10 years. | | (270683) | 133
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many vacant dwellings there were in each region in each of the last three years. | | (270684) | 134
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the administration costs of the Homes and Communities Agency and each of its predecessor bodies under each budget sub-heading were in each of the last three years. | | (270688) | 135
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Social Homebuy sales there were in each region in each of the last three months. | | (270689) | 136
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Social Homebuy sales there were in each region in 2008-09; and what estimate has been made of the number of sales which will take place in 2009-10. | | (270690) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 137
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the funding allocated for new rehearsal spaces for musicians referred to in his Department's press release of 17 December 2007 has been spent to date; and if he will make a statement. | | (270340) | 138
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what expenditure his Department has incurred on the (a) Active People and (b) Taking Part survey in each year since they began. | | (270342) | 139
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the number and proportion of young people who cease participating in sport upon leaving school. | | (270344) | 140
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270515) | 141
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many of his Department's buildings are equipped with air conditioning systems with greater than 250kW of output; how many of these systems have been inspected under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the results. | | (270614) | 142
N | Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what expenditure his Department incurred on the Advisory Council on Libraries in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (270006) | 143
N | Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many meetings of the dance programme board there have been to date; who attended each such meeting; and which organisations were represented at each such meeting. | | (270007) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 144
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Army regiments regularly recruit for full-time personnel from the West Midlands. | | (270385) | 145
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Territorial Army personnel were recruited from the West Midlands in the last 12 months. | | (270386) | 146
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Territorial Army units are based in the West Midlands. | | (270387) | 147
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Territorial Army units based in the West Midlands have taken part in military operations in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq, either as units or by sending individual personnel. | | (270388) | 148
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of Territorial Army personnel based in the West Midlands have previously served in the armed forces full-time. | | (270389) | 149
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270516) | 150
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to upgrade the runway at Boscombe Down. | | (270369) | 151
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the future development of RAF Northolt. | | (270370) | 152
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to announce his decision on the future of RAF Lyneham. | | (270371) | 153
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for the introduction of the three Typhoon squadrons to RAF Leuchars. | | (270467) | 154
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking in respect of the recommendations of the Armed Forces Pay Review Board. | | (270476) | 155
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel will be redeployed and re-assigned as a result of the reduction in the number of Tornado F3 fighter jets at RAF Leuchars. | | (270477) | 156
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the Department has made of the likely operational effect of the reduction in the number of Tornado F3 fighter jets based at RAF Leuchars on the commitments of squadrons 43 (Fighter) and III (Fighter). | | (270478) | 157
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the decision was taken to reduce the number of Tornado F3 fighter jets in operation at RAF Leuchars; and when personnel at the station were informed of the reduction. | | (270479) | 158
| Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for the reduction in the number of Tornado F3 fighter jets in operation at RAF Leuchars. | | (270480) | 159
| Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy that no organisation be deterred from showing a cross or military emblems on war memorials on the grounds that to do so may offend ethnic minority groups; and if he will make a statement. | | (270377) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 160
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will commission research into the effect of offshore wind farms on fish stocks. | | (270421) | 161
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270518) | 162
| Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many renewable energy plants there are in each region; and what the generating capacity of each plant is. | | (270348) | 163
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what effect the planned changes to the carbon dioxide emissions reduction target announced on 12 February 2009 will have on achievement of the Government's target of insulating cavity walls. | | (270558) | 164
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what target has been set for the number of (a) lofts and (b) cavity walls to be insulated in each of the next three years. | | (270559) | 165
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) lofts and (b) cavity walls have been insulated in each of the last three years. | | (270560) | 166
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many cavity walls (a) were planned to be insulated under the original illustrative mix of measures outlined under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target and (b) are expected to be insulated following the changes arising from his Department's proposals announced on 12 February 2009. | | (270561) | 167
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to inform members of the public of its consultation process in respect of the 11 sites identified for potential new nuclear power stations in England and Wales. | | (270468) | 168
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether Ministers plan to attend public meetings in the 11 communities identified as potential sites for new nuclear power stations. | | (270469) | 169
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much the Department will spend on publicising its consultation on the proposed sites for new nuclear power stations. | | (270470) | 170
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations the Government has received from (a) EDF, (b) E.ON, (c) RWE and (d) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on the nomination of sites for new nuclear power stations. | | (270484) | 171
| Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Wealden of 26 February 2009, Official Report, column 931W, on renewable energy, when he plans to begin the consultation on feed-in tariffs. | | (270459) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 172
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the monetary value of (a) grade A and (b) grade B agricultural land from the national land stock sold off in each year since 1997. | | (270441) | 173
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of ther number of (a) hill and (b) dairy farmers who will leave the industry in 2009. | | (270442) | 174
| Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated income of the (a) farming and (b) dairy farming sector was in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007 and (iii) 2008. | | (270443) | 175
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for any such suspensions. | | (270517) | 176
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2009, Official Report, columns 826-7W, on the economic situation, what expenditure was incurred by his Department in relation to (a) the internal conference held in October 2008 and (b) the seminar with delivery bodies held in November 2008, under each budgetary heading. | | (270595) | 177
| Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) quantity and (b) monetary value of soft fruit produced in England in each of the last 10 years. | | (270644) | 178
N | Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will consider the merits of culling badgers in England to reduce levels of bovine tuberculosis in the English herd; and if he will make a statement. | | (270012) | 179
| Mr Mike Weir (Angus): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what expressions of interest his Department has received from local authorities to host nuclear waste disposal sites further to the consultation on managing radioactive waste safety. | | (270471) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 180
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take at the United Nations in respect of the reported Qassam rocket attack on Eshkol by Palestinians in Northern Gaza on 15 April 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (270494) | 181
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation of the Jewish community in Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (270495) | 182
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials from his Department of each (a) grade and (b) directorate have flown by British Airways on official business in each of the last five years; what the (i) destination and (ii) cost of the ticket was in each case; what his policy is on the use of British Airways by his Department's officials; and if he will make a statement. | | (270496) | 183
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to support removal of a reference to foreign occupation in the draft text of the UN Durban 2 anti-racism conference; what recent discussions he has had with the government of Israel on this matter; and if he will make a statement. | | (270594) | 184
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Chinese authorities to seek to halt the death sentences recently imposed upon certain Tibetan individuals; if he will make an assessment of whether the judicial process which resulted in these death sentences was in accordance with international standards; and if he will make a statement. | | (270681) | 185
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the estimated value of alcoholic beverages in the Government Wine Cellar is; and how many bottles of (a) wine, (b) beer, (c) spirits and (d) other alcoholic beverages are held in the Government Wine Cellar. | | (270343) | 186
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270519) | 187
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 226W, on terrorism: finance, whether any of the projects to tackle radicalisation and promote understanding overseas are being delivered by subcontractors. | | (270675) | 188
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2009, Official Report, column 778W, on British Council: finance, whether any of the projects funded under the Reconnect programme are being delivered by subcontractors. | | (270676) | 189
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1307W, on Africa: conflict prevention, how many UK staff or personnel were seconded to the British Military Assistance Training Team in Ghana in each year since 2000; what the role of the Training Team has been; what activities it has undertaken; and if he will make a statement. | | (270460) | 190
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1311W, on conflict prevention, how much of the increase of £152.7 million in the UK's assessed peacekeeping costs for 2009-10 is to be spent (a) in each country and (b) on each mission; and what the reasons are for the increase. | | (270551) | 191
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on new UN sanctions on North Korea following its recent satellite launch and decision to withdraw co-operation with the International Atomic Energy Agency; and if he will make a statement. | | (270653) | 192
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of progress towards (a) democratic reform and (b) human rights reform in Zimbabwe since the formation of the coalition government; and if he will make a statement. | | (270654) | 193
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to answer Question number 260384 tabled by the right hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks) on 2 March 2009 on Mr Binyam Mohamed. | | (270655) | 194
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what counter-narcotics assistance the UK has provided to Iran in each financial year since 2000; what assistance is planned in 2009-10; and if he will provide a breakdown of the expenditure by category of (a) projects supported and (b) costs. | | (270656) | 195
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps have been taken at (a) United Nations and (b) EU level in response to the finding by the UN Iran Sanctions Committee that the vessel MV Monchegorsk was transporting arms-related material from Iran to Syria. | | (270678) | 196
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UN Sanctions Committee has received reports from (a) Iran and (b) Syria on the shipment of arms-related material from Iran to Syria in the vessel MV Monchegorsk. | | (270679) | 197
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his policy that suspension by Iran of its uranium enrichment programme should be a precondition for negotiations on its nuclear programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (270687) | 198
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Japan on the forthcoming elections in Burma planned for 2010, with particular reference to the government of Japan's provision of technical training to election officials. | | (270423) | 199
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to encourage the government of Japan to adopt a stronger position in regard to the political and human rights situation in Burma. | | (270424) | 200
| Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he (a) has had and (b) plans to have with the government of Japan on the political and human rights situation in Burma. | | (270425) | 201
| Mr Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Thailand on the timetable for an inquiry into the aircrash in Phuket in September 2007 in which British citizens were involved. | | (270376) | 202
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what procedures his Department follows when notified of allegations that a British national has been tortured overseas. | | (270395) | 203
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department's staff receive training on (a) the identification of instances of torture being used against British nationals overseas and (b) the procedures to be adopted in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement. | | (270396) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 204
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answers of 1 July 2008, Official Report, column 862W and 1 September 2008, Official Report, column 1675W, on departmental freedom of information, if he will place in the Library a copy of the information provided on each topic in respect of which the request was (a) agreed to and answered in full and (b) agreed to and answered in part since July 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (270463) | 205
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many officials from his Department of each (a) grade and (b) directorate have flown by British Airways on official business in each of the last five years; what the (i) destination and (ii) cost of the ticket was in each case; what his policy is on the use of British Airways by his Department's officials; and if he will make a statement. | | (270464) | 206
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of each document in his Department's file (a) FPS 15/17 Parliamentary Proceedings - Mr Enoch Powell, (b) FPS 15/17 Unborn Children (Protection) Bill: Mr Burt and (c) FPS 15/17 Unborn Children (Protection) Bill - Duke of Norfolk; and if he will make a statement. | | (270465) | 207
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2009, Official Report, column 1088W, on abortion, if he will place in the Library a copy of each document on the file held by his Department covering the Termination of Pregnancy Bill of Session 2005-06 and 2006-07; and if he will make a statement. | | (270592) | 208
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer to the then hon. Member for Ilford North of 16 July 1996, Official Report, columns 494-6, on abortion, what the characteristics were of the statistically most likely candidate in (a) England and (b) each health authority for an abortion in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2006 in terms of (A) the marital status of the woman, (B) the age of the woman, (C) the gestation of the pregnancy, (D) the number of previous children borne by the woman, (E) the number of previous abortions undergone by the woman and (F) the legal grounds under which the abortion was performed. | | (270593) | 209
| Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that levels of care users of domiciliary care support services receive are consistent with the standard set by his Department; and if he will make a statement. | | (270349) | 210
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to restrict the trade in pharmaceutical products from abroad purchased over the internet which could present risks to the health of individuals. | | (270682) | 211
| Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, columns 391-2W, on tranquillisers, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of his policy on the prescription of tranquillisers in limiting the number of medicines prescribed. | | (270354) | 212
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of clostridium difficile infection were reported in people aged 65 years and over in each NHS trust area in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (269147) | 213
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were screened for healthcare-acquired infections in (a) the North West and (b) England in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (269148) | 214
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were treated for healthcare-acquired infections in (a) the North West and (b) England in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (269149) | 215
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of treating cases of (a) clostridium difficile and (b) other healthcare-acquired infections in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (269150) | 216
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many legal actions have been taken against NHS trusts by the families of patients whose deaths were caused by (a) clostridium difficile and (b) other superbug infections in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (269828) | 217
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trusts have admitted liability for patient deaths caused by (a) clostridium difficile and (b) other superbug infections in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (269829) | 218
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of mandatory screening for (a) clostridium difficile and (b) other superbug infections. | | (269830) | 219
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to make a decision on whether to accept the recommendations of the Independent Review Panel's report on A Picture of Health for South East London; and if he will make a statement. | | (270372) | 220
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270520) | 221
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what choice is statutorily available to users of (a) mental health services and (b) health services for physical illness on the types of services provided to them; and if he will make a statement. | | (270571) | 222
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for sleeping tablets were dispensed to people aged (a) under 18, (b) between 18 and 25, (c) between 50 and 64 and (d) over 64 years in each of the last five years. | | (270345) | 223
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for sleeping tablets were dispensed in each of the last five years. | | (270346) | 224
N | Alun Michael (Cardiff South & Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the principles of digital inclusion are applied to mainstream health services. | | (268989) | 225
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the percentage of people in (a) Guildford constituency, (b) Waverley district and (c) Surrey who do not see a dentist regularly; and if he will make a statement. | | (270355) | 226
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has undertaken into the circumstances in which people gain access to healthcare outside the UK through the European Health Insurance Care card; and if he will make a statement. | | (270353) | 227
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the last interdepartmental meeting at which issues relating to carbon monoxide were discussed and attended by members of his Department was held; and if he will make a statement. | | (270352) | 228
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were screened for healthcare-acquired infections in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (270379) | 229
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many articles appearing in healthcare publications and journals in the last six months have been funded in whole or part by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies. | | (270380) | 230
| Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much planned expenditure on advertising has been incurred by his Department and its executive agencies in each month of each of the last five years. | | (270381) | 231
N | Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Cancer Reform Strategy in tackling cancer in its first year of operation. | | (270011) | 232
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will prepare and publish a national liver disease strategy. | | (270405) | 233
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many community pharmacies have (a) opened and (b) closed in each of the last five years. | | (270406) | 234
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent guidance his Department has issued to (a) local authorities, (b) educational institutions and (c) voluntary organisations on the provision of services to those with epilepsy. | | (270407) | 235
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures are in place to provide for accurate monitoring of the prevalence of epilepsy in (a) adults and (b) children on the part of primary care trusts. | | (270408) | 236
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which organisations and individuals were consulted on the content of the dental services statement of financial entitlement before its publication on 1 April 2009; and which of these consultations took place in accordance with section 103(4) of the National Health Service Act 2006. | | (270397) | 237
| Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to section 103(4) of the National Health Service Act 2006, which bodies appear to him to be representative of persons to whose remuneration a directive made under section 103(1) of that Act would relate. | | (270444) | 238
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what mechanisms local involvement networks are expected to use to co-ordinate their work with those responsible for discharging local authority health overview and scrutiny functions. | | (270439) | 239
| Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what counselling services are available on the NHS for couples seeking NHS-funded infertility treatment. | | (270648) | 240
| Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts restrict access to fertility services if a person or their partner has a child from a current relationship or any previous relationship. | | (270649) | 241
| Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many primary care trusts funded only one fresh cycle of IVF in 2008. | | (270658) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 242
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the maximum disciplinary sanction is which the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) may impose on a police officer; on how many occasions since its creation the IPCC has imposed the maximum sanction on a police officer; and if she will make a statement. | | (270589) | 243
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the evidential basis was for the claim made by senior officials in her Department that the unauthorised disclosure of information to the hon. Member for Ashford was a potential risk to national security; what representations she has received from (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public about this issue; and if she will make a statement. | | (270590) | 244
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials from her Department of each (a) grade and (b) directorate have flown by British Airways on official business in each of the last five years; what the (i) destination and (ii) cost of the ticket was in each case; what her policy is on the use of British Airways by her Department's officials; and if she will make a statement. | | (270591) | 245
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she was informed that the hon. Member for Ashford would not be prosecuted; and if she will make a statement. | | (270715) | 246
| Mr Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many serving police officers in each police force area have (a) been subject to criminal proceedings, (b) been suspended from duty and (c) received written warnings for (i) misuse of the Police National Computer and (ii) other data protection offences in each of the last five years. | | (270580) | 247
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of standards of policing in the West Midlands. | | (270382) | 248
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms exist to monitor the work of the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | | (270383) | 249
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent assessment is of the effectiveness of anti-terror policing in the West Midlands. | | (270384) | 250
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police services and (b) local authorities have issued a notice of proposal to designate an alcohol disorder zone in the last two years. | | (270341) | 251
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in each police force area in Wales aged (a) under 18 years and (b) between 18 and 24 years have been (i) cautioned and (ii) prosecuted for alcohol related behaviour in each of the last five years. | | (270662) | 252
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) pubs, (b) night clubs, (c) off-licences and (d) individuals in each police force area have been prosecuted for selling alcohol to people aged under 18 in each of the last five years. | | (270663) | 253
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been (a) imposed and (b) breached in each police force area in Wales in each year since they were introduced. | | (270664) | 254
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials in her Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270524) | 255
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2009, Official Report, columns 1482W, on community relations: finance, how many of the 33 projects aimed at disrupting violent extremism will be delivered by subcontractors; and how the performance of those subcontractors will be monitored. | | (270569) | 256
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2009, Official Report, column 1481W, on community relations: finance, how much of the work in prisons aimed at tackling vulnerability to radicalisation and being funded by the National Offender Management Service and partner agencies is being delivered by sub-contractors; and what mechanisms are in place to monitor the performance of such sub-contractors. | | (270581) | 257
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2009, Official Report, column 1481W, on community relations: finance, which of the grass roots projects aimed at tackling radicalisation funded by her Department are being delivered by subcontractors; and what measures are in place to monitor the performance of such subcontractors. | | (270587) | 258
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2009, Official Report, columns 1481-2W, on community relations: finance, what projects aimed at preventing violent extremism are being undertaken by youth offending and youth secure establishments; and whether any of these projects are being run by subcontractors. | | (270674) | 259
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which passport or passports of persons with dual nationality will be registered on the e-Borders database. | | (270110) | 260
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2009, Official Report, column 1265W, on terrorism, what mechanism exists to measure progress on the proposal to establish a civilian force of 60,000 workers trained to deal with terrorism incidents. | | (270191) | 261
N | Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers from forces in England and Wales other than the Metropolitan Police Service took part in policing the G20 summit. | | (270283) | 262
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1319W, on Hezbollah, if she will place in the Library a copy of the review of Hezbollah. | | (270466) | 263
N | Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures are in place to enable UK Border Agency caseworkers to examine new evidence in respect of individuals seeking asylum. | | (270190) | 264
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the internal Merseyside Police review of the treatment of Paula Gilfoyle's death scene, compiled by Detective Superintendent Edward Humphreys was not disclosed to the defence prior to Mr Gilfoyle's trial. | | (270583) | 265
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where the (a) report of the review, (b) draft report and (c) notes of interviews with police officers were between the end of Mr Eddie Gilfoyle's trial and the time they were disclosed to the defence for Mr Gilfoyle's appeal in 1995. | | (270584) | 266
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons Detective Superintendent Gooch of Lancashire Police in his investigation of the case of Mr Eddie Gilfoyle on behalf of the Police Complaints Commission was told that the notes of interviews with officers compiled for the Humphreys Review had been destroyed; and who had possession of those notes at the time when Detective Superintendent Gooch was told that. | | (270586) | 267
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what expenditure under what budgetary headings was incurred by her Department in relation to the Crime Prevention Summit held on 4 February 2009; and what topics were discussed at the summit. | | (270564) | 268
| Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 16, on e-borders, for how long data held under each category of information on travellers and passengers collected for the purposes of the e-borders programme will be retained when the programme is fully operational. | | (270373) | 269
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of mosquito teen deterrents in use. | | (270334) | 270
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Congleton to the Ministry of Defence transferred to her Department on 21 November 2008, Ref M21908/8, on retirement provisions for Gurkha soldiers, sent on behalf of a constituent Mr K Chippendale. | | (270503) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 271
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 1 April 2009, Official Report, columns 70-2WS, on the Further Education Capital Programme, how much of the £2.3 billion has already been allocated. | | (270192) | 272
| Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what estimate he has made of the costs to his Department incurred as a result of the Public Bill Committee on the Apprenticeship, Skills, Children and Learning Bill sitting beyond 6.30 pm on 26 March 2009. | | (270391) | 273
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270521) | 274
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people expecting to start higher education in 2009 have registered for financial support with Student Finance England; and how many such students had registered by the same time last year. | | (270335) | 275
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, whether building projects that come within the Adult Safeguarded Learning budget are safeguarded until the end of the project; and whether such budgets are within the scope of the review of further education capital funding. | | (270336) | 276
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many and what proportion of former students owing money to the Student Loans Company are making use of the five-year repayment holiday. | | (270337) | 277
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, if he will recalculate the higher education initial participation rate for each year between 1999-2000 and 2005-06 using the same methodology as that used to produce the figures for 2007-08 issued on 31 March 2009. | | (270338) | 278
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what discussions his Department had with (a) higher education institutions, (b) bodies representing higher education institutions and (c) the UK Statistics Authority prior to the methodological change made to the calculation of the higher education initial participation rate for 2007-08. | | (270339) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 279
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270522) | 280
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2009, Official Report,column 791 on terrorism: finance, which of the projects aimed at addressing the development-related causes of radicalisation are delivered by subcontractors; and what measures are in place to monitor the performance of such subcontractors. | | (270550) | 281
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding his Department proposes to allocate to the World Bank as a result of the recent G20 agreement; what proportion of such funding is new money; and from which budgets such allocations will be made. | | (270399) | 282
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid the Government has given to the Cameroon Parliamentary Caucus for Environmental Protection in each of the last five years; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Caucus against its objectives; and if he will make a statement. | | (270008) | 283
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the merits of requiring each project funded by his Department to publish data on its (a) budgeted and (b) actual expenditure online; and if he will make a statement. | | (270009) | 284
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which non-governmental organisations have received funds from the public purse to conduct aid work in Afghanistan in the last five years; and how much each received. | | (270472) | 285
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which non-governmental organisations have received funds from the public purse to conduct aid work in Pakistan in the last five years; and how much each received. | | (270473) | 286
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which non-governmental organisations have received funds from the public purse to conduct aid work in Iraq in the last five years; and how much each received. | | (270474) | 287
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which non-governmental organisations have received funds from the public purse to conduct aid work in Sudan in the last five years; and how much each received. | | (270475) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 288
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many officials from his Department of each (a) grade and (b) directorate have flown by British Airways on official business in each of the last five years; what the (i) destination and (ii) cost of the ticket was in each case; what his policy is on the use of British Airways by his Department's staff; and if he will make a statement. | | (270440) | 289
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270514) | 290
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many properties registered with the Land Registry changed ownership in each of the last three months. | | (270642) | 291
| Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2009, Official Report, columns 1214-5W, on electoral register: Commonwealth, whether a person from a Commonwealth country resident in the UK on a student visa issued under tier 4 of the points-based system is eligible to vote in a general election. | | (270716) | Questions to the Leader of the House 292
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Leader of the House, how many officials in her Office are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for any such suspensions. | | (270504) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 293
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270507) | 294
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the relationship between paramilitary activity and organised crime in Northern Ireland. | | (269405) | Questions to the Minister for the Olympics 295
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many officials for which she is responsible are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270510) | 296
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many (a) applications for contracts have been received and (b) contracts have been awarded to Scottish-based firms by the Olympic Delivery Authority. | | (270481) | 297
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, how many complaints the Olympic Delivery Authority has received in respect of its procurement and contract award procedures, broken down by geographic area. | | (270482) | 298
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what interest rate is attached to the £225 million European Investment Bank loan being considered by the Government in respect of funding for the 2012 Olympic athletes' village. | | (270488) | 299
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, what proportion of the 2012 Olympic athletes' village is planned to be funded by (a) public investment and (b) private investment. | | (270489) | 300
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, to what main budget headings the Olympic Contingency Fund is allocated. | | (270490) | 301
| Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Minister for the Olympics, whether a loan from the European Investment Bank for the funding of the 2012 Olympics would need to be underwritten by the Government. | | (270491) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 302
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270508) | 303
N | Mr Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2009, Official Report, column 735W, on China, what the cost was of civil servant and special adviser support during his visit to China. | | (269831) | Questions to the Solicitor General 304
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Solicitor General, how many officials in the Law Officers' Departments are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270511) | 305
| Chris Huhne (Eastleigh): To ask the Solicitor General, on what dates the Crown Prosecution Service received (a) the report of the review, (b) the draft report and (c) the notes of interviews with police officers between the end of Mr Eddie Gilfoyle's trial and the time they were disclosed to the defence for Mr Gilfoyle's appeal in 1995. | | (270585) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 306
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued since January 2008 to local authorities on the width and length of parking bays; what representations he has received on the issue since January 2008; and if he will make a statement. | | (270553) | 307
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was between applying for and taking a driving test in Greater Manchester on the latest date for which figures are available. | | (270659) | 308
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of licence renewal application forms have been lost by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency prior to processing in each of the last five years; and what percentage of lost forms were subsequently traced in each year. | | (270661) | 309
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many individuals have taken the driving theory test in each year since its introduction; in how many cases a voiceover has been used for those whose first language is not English; and how many requests have been submitted for the driving theory test to be taken in a foreign language. | | (270418) | 310
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270505) | 311
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent reports he has received on the safety of doors on high-speed trains operated by First Great Western. | | (270368) | 312
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether consideration was given to civilian use of RAF Northolt as an alternative to a third runway at Heathrow Airport. | | (270393) | 313
| Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the expansion of Heathrow Airport. | | (270394) | 314
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of the Taxiplus pilot scheme as proposed in paragraph 8.10 of the Commission for Integrated Transport's study, A New Approach to Rural Public Transport. | | (270048) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 315
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270509) | Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality 316
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, how many officials for which she is responsible are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension. | | (270512) | 317
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Minister for Women and Equality, from which local authorities the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is requesting an explanation for the level of support provided for victims of domestic abuse; and what criteria were used by the EHRC in deciding on its selection of local authorities from which to make such a request. | | (270438) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 318
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people previously in receipt of incapacity benefit have been transferred to contributions-based jobseeker's allowance in the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available. | | (270002) | 319
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been removed from incapacity benefit because they do not have enough points to continue to qualify in the last 12 month period for which figures are available. | | (270003) | 320
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of those in receipt of incapacity benefit who will continue to qualify for the benefit as a result of physical or mental disability following the implementation of the proposed changes to eligibility criteria. | | (270004) | 321
N | John Barrett (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving benefits as a result of a long-term illness had had their case reviewed by Jobcentre Plus or its contractor ATOS by 1 March 2009. | | (270005) | 322
| Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria applied to the selection of buildings in the Health and Safety Executive report RR624 - Further measurements of fibre concentrations in CLASP construction buildings; and if he will make a statement. | | (270420) | 323
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for any such suspensions. | | (270506) | 324
N | Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost would be of paying a work-related activity premium of (a) £10, (b) £20 and (c) £30 per week to lone parents with children aged under 7 years in 2009-10. | | (270109) | 325
| Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what percentage of cases in which 40 per cent. of a parent's income had been assessed as the liability for child maintenance arrears the Child Support Agency has identified (a) delays and (b) other instances of maladministration attributable to it in the last year for which figures are available. | | (270498) | 326
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what expenditure under what budgetary headings was incurred by his Department in relation to the National Employment Partnership meeting held on 11 February 2009. | | (270563) | 327
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) summits, (b) conferences and (c) seminars the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has held since January 2008 at which the primary subject for discussion was the effect of the economic situation on matters within the HSE's responsibility. | | (270565) | 328
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the 10 most common medical conditions in respect of which incapacity benefit claimants received the benefit were in each of the last five years. | | (270499) | 329
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incapacity benefit claimants had a recorded diagnosis which was or included rheumatoid arthritis in each of the last five years; and how much was paid in such benefits to such claimants in each of these years. | | (270500) | 330
| Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incapacity benefit claimants had a recorded diagnosis which was or included a heart condition in each of the last five years; and how much was paid in such benefits to such claimants in each of these years. | | (270501) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 331
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints the Department has received from (a) hon. and right hon. Members and (b) members of the public as a result of processing delays relating to benefits and tax credits since March 2008; whether the Department has assessed the performance of its individual offices as a result of processing delays; whether it has taken action following such assessments; and whether the Department has assessed the effect of processing delays on individual benefit recipients. | | [Transferred] (270483) | 332
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken to (a) process and (b) issue claims for child benefit and tax credits was in each month since March 2008; and what targets the Department has for the processing and payment of child benefit. | | [Transferred] (270485) | 333
| John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims have been delayed as a result of child benefit and tax credit applications being lost in each month since March 2008; and what the average length of such delays has been. | | [Transferred] (270486) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 334
| Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much was spent on school transport in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) England in the latest period for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (270660) | 335
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will make it his policy to apply The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption to all overseas territories. | | [Transferred] (270404) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 336
| Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for offences related to drunkenness there have been in each police force area in Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (270672) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 337
| Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will co-ordinate a UK bid for funds from the EU Globalisation Fund; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (270677) |
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