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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 23 April 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 23 April 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Thursday 23 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 Thursday 23 April of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Thursday 23 April see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much financial support was given by regional development agencies to the video games industry in 2007-08. | | (270805) | 2
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much financial support was given by UK Trade and Investment to the video games industry in 2007-08. | | (270806) | 3
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he expects a report on the impact of the convergence of the UK communications market, as referred to in the Byron Review Action Plan, to be published. | | (270709) | 4
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when the Secretary of State plans to reply to the letter of 14 February 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Mr Smith, transferred to him by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. | | (271027) | 5
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what his latest estimate is of the number of people who have a statutory right to request flexible working as a result of having been employed continuously for 26 weeks or more. | | (270809) | 6
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many (a) unique visitors, (b) new registrations and (c) total registrations there were to the supply2.gov.uk website in each of the last 12 months. | | (270869) | 7
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many contracts were advertised on the supply2.gov.uk website in each of the last 12 months; how many of them were subsequently awarded to firms who had submitted a bid via that website; and if he will make a statement. | | (270870) | 8
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the cost was of (a) flights, (b) accommodation and (c) other expenses for the Secretary of State's visit to New York in February 2009. | | (270871) | 9
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for North West Cambridgeshire of 19 March 2009, Official Report, column 1278W, on departmental public consultation, how many public consultations run by his Department in the last 12 months received (a) no response, (b) between one and 20 responses, (c) between 21 and 50 responses, (d) between 51 and 100 responses and (e) over 100 responses; which consultations received no responses; and if he will make a statement. | | (270928) | 10
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2009, Official Report, column 1128W, on the economic situation, what expenditure was incurred by his Department under each budgetary heading for each of the summits, conferences and seminars held for which the primary focus was the effects of the economic situation. | | (270696) | 11
| Sarah Teather (Brent East): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how much each regional development agency spent on construction skills training in each of the last five years. | | (270850) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 12
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds for benchmarking purposes on the rates of vehicle excise duty for goods vehicles in each other EU member state; what each such rate is; and if he will make a statement. | | (270874) | 13
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what EU regulations govern charges for ownership of goods vehicles in the UK. | | (270875) | 14
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was raised in vehicle excise duty from goods vehicles in each year since 1997. | | (270885) | 15
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the effect would be on the public purse of reducing vehicle excise duty for lorries to the EU minimum level in 2009-10. | | (270886) | 16
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of deposits held by UK citizens in banks in the Republic of Ireland. | | (270939) | 17
| James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether arrangements for the protection of deposits made in UK banks apply to UK holders of deposits in banks in the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement. | | (270940) | 18
N | Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to the letter of 2 February 2009 from the hon. Member for West Chelmsford (PO REF: 2/02352/2009) concerning his constituent Dr Paul Carslake of Writtle, Chelmsford. | | (270360) | 19
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects disbursement of funds from the £3 billion fiscal package for infrastructure to commence; and what types of infrastructure he expects to be supported by such funds. | | (270790) | 20
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) families and (b) individuals are in receipt of working tax credit in (i) Scotland, (ii) Glasgow and (iii) Glasgow South West constituency. | | (270801) | 21
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) families and (b) individuals are in receipt of child tax credit in (i) Scotland, (ii) Glasgow and (iii) Glasgow South West constituency. | | (270802) | 22
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the changes which have resulted in the volume of (a) tobacco products and (b) alcohol entering the UK by mail since the repeal of the Excise Duties (Small Non-Commercial Assignments) Relief Regulations 1986. | | (270703) | 23
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to implement the provisions in UN Security Council Resolution 1747 of 2007 on the prevention of new grants, financial assistance and concessional loans to the government of Iran, other than for humanitarian and developmental purposes. | | (270988) | 24
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): 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 Manchester, Gorton, on Sarah Louise Harold. | | (271021) | 25
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on (a) coaches for delegates and the media and (b) other transportation for the London Summit on 2 April 2009. | | (270807) | 26
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the average size of deposit held by British nationals with money deposited in (a) the Bank of Ireland and (b) the Anglo Irish Bank in each of the last three years. | | (270271) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 27
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of children were accepted at their first choice of secondary school in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (270901) | 28
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many students are participating in the young apprenticeship schemes at the ages of 14 to 16 in school years 10 and 11. | | (270803) | 29
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many young people aged 16 and 17 years are not in education, employment and training. | | (270849) | 30
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many pupils in the London Borough of Bexley completed (a) AS and (b) A level courses in each of the last three years. | | (270810) | 31
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent representations he has received on funding allocations issued to schools and colleges for 16 to 18 year learners in the London Borough of Bexley. | | (270811) | 32
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what estimate he has made of the costs incurred in ensuring the needs of children with autism are taken into account in the preparation of a children and young people's plan; and by what methodology he plans such needs to be taken into account. | | (270361) | 33
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on what dates minutes of meetings of the Autism Research Co-ordination Group have been published. | | (270375) | 34
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the National Safeguarding Unit for the Third Sector. | | (270707) | 35
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he expects the child internet safety website, as referred to in the Byron Review Action Plan, to be launched. | | (270708) | 36
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many working groups have been established to develop a code of practice for the moderation of user generated internet content as referred to in the Byron Review Action Plan; and who the members are of each such group. | | (270710) | 37
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many regional seminars have been held by Becta to assist local safeguarding children's boards; and what mechanisms his Department will use to assess their effectiveness. | | (270711) | 38
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children in care in 2008 had had more than (a) 60, (b) 70, (c) 80, (d) 90 and (e) 100 foster placements while in care. | | (270905) | 39
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many representations he has received on the allegations of child abuse at Kendall House. | | (271015) | 40
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of pupils attended mainstream secondary schools at which less than (a) 10 per cent., (b) 20 per cent. and (c) 30 per cent. of pupils obtained fewer than five A* to C grades in GCSE including English and mathematics in 2007-08. | | (271016) | 41
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and what proportion of pupils with statements of special educational need attended mainstream secondary schools at which less than (a) 10 per cent., (b) 20 per cent. and (c) 30 per cent. of pupils obtained fewer than five A* to C grades in GCSE in 2007-08. | | (271017) | 42
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many children have been placed in care at Kendall House in Kent in the last 10 years; and by which authorities. | | (271018) | 43
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2009, Official Report, columns 271-2W, on special educational needs, how much has been spent on local authority functions in relation to child protection in each local authority area in each year since 1997. | | (271034) | 44
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2009 to Question 265674, what the names of the 43 schools are; and in which local authority area each is. | | (271035) | 45
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will take steps to increase the opportunities for school children to participate in school governance structures. | | (270921) | 46
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will take steps to encourage more teaching of financial matters in secondary schools. | | (270922) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 47
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the employment rate was for (a) 19 to 24 year-olds and (b) those aged between 25 years and retirement age in each quarter since 1 January 2004. | | (270927) | 48
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what recent discussions the Cabinet Office has had with the Recruitment and Employers Confederation on the application of Government security clearance rules to candidates applying for Civil Service positions. | | (270767) | 49
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will estimate the number of households which spent more than three per cent. of their disposable income on water bills in each year since 1997. | | (270446) | 50
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the net international migration by non-British citizens was in respect of (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each year since 1991. | | (270699) | 51
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people have been made redundant in (a) Mid Sussex and (b) West Sussex in the last six months. | | (270700) | 52
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people under the age of 19 years were identified as unemployed in (a) Mid Sussex and (b) West Sussex in each of the last five years. | | (270701) | 53
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many people identified as unemployed in (a) Mid Sussex and (b) West Sussex had been out of work for 12 months or more in each of the last five months. | | (270702) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 54
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many refuse container fires were reported in each of the last five years in (a) England and (b) Northamptonshire. | | (270531) | 55
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many refuse container fires resulted in deaths in (a) England and (b) Northamptonshire in each of the last five years. | | (270533) | 56
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many fires involving (a) plastic wheelie bins, (b) other plastic refuse containers, (c) metal refuse containers and (d) other forms of refuse container took place in the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (270535) | 57
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations she has received on the implementation of soil sealing strategies for eco-town developments; and what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on soil sealing. | | (270845) | 58
N | James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will estimate how long it will take for 90 per cent. of homes to reach efficiency level B or above in respect of energy. | | (270298) | 59
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes were revalued for council tax purposes at the point of sale in each region in each year since 1997; and how many such homes were revalued to (a) a higher band, (b) a lower band and (c) the same council tax band. | | (270362) | 60
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what changes to a property would count as a material increase for the purposes of council tax re-banding. | | (270411) | 61
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been raised by each type of precepting authority in council tax revenue in England in each year since 1997. | | (270412) | 62
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the general fund revenue account outturn for (a) education, (b) highways and transport, (c) social care, (d) housing (excluding Housing Revenue Account), (e) cultural, environmental and planning, (f) the police, (g) fire and rescue services, (i) the courts service, (j) central services and (k) other local authority services was in each year between 1997-98 and 2004-05. | | (270413) | 63
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) specific and (b) special grants were made by her Department to local government in each year between 1997-98 and 2008-09; and what the total amount of such grants was in each year. | | (270414) | 64
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 89 of the report, The United Kingdom's Strategy for Countering International Terrorism, published in March 2009 and the development of a set of standards and a recruitment framework for all chaplains engaged in public service, what criteria will be used to select chaplains; who will select the chaplains; and what role the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board will play in the development of the set of standards and recruitment framework. | | (270451) | 65
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 11 March 2009, Official Report, column 477W, on community relations: finance, which projects received funding from the £8.5 million spent on Prevent-related projects in 2008-09; how much each received; and how much of the £5.1 million in funding allocated by the Community Leadership Fund will be spent in each year from 2008-09 to 2010-11. | | (270536) | 66
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much money was raised by charging business rates on fire stations in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) England in each of the last five years. | | (270692) | 67
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new affordable homes have been built in (a) Tamworth constituency and (b) Staffordshire in each year since 1997. | | (270796) | 68
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have established a policy of not awarding contracts for local authority electrical installation work to members of the National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers; and if she will make a statement. | | (270946) | 69
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Government has made of the merits of including the National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers on lists of contractors authorised to carry out electrical installation work for local authorities. | | (270947) | 70
| Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the Government's policy is on recognition of (a) the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting and (b) other electrical contracting organisations as bodies competent to (i) regulate the electrical contracting industry and (ii) accredit workers to carry out electrical contracting work; and if she will make a statement. | | (270948) | 71
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of houses required to be built in rural areas in the next (a) two, (b) five and (c) 10 years to meet demand; and if she will make a statement. | | (270786) | 72
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many historic battlefield sites have been wholly or partly built upon since 1990; and if she will make a statement. | | (270865) | 73
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues on the land area to be allocated to a Traveller's pitch on a local authority site. | | (270527) | 74
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues on the land area allocated to a two- or three-bedroom house in a local authority high density housing scheme. | | (270528) | 75
N | 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, column 476W, on Home Ownership Incentive Schemes, how much of the funding brought forward from (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11 is for use for (i) Decent Homes, (ii) the Community Infrastructure Fund, (iii) the National Affordable Housing Programme, (iv) support Department for Work and Pensions reforms of Support for Mortgage Interest and (v) other housing and regeneration programmes. | | (270695) | 76
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether a mechanism exists for assessing whether a homeowner applying for assistance under the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme is instead eligible for assistance under the Support for Mortgage Interest Scheme. | | (270971) | 77
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the costs to her Department have been of establishing the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme; and what estimate she has made of the total cost to her Department of establishing the scheme. | | (270974) | 78
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assumed average outstanding mortgage value was used to calculate her Department's impact assessment in respect of the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme. | | (270976) | 79
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assumed average mortgage rate was used to calculate her Department's impact assessment in respect of the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme for each year to 2016-17. | | (270977) | 80
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the latest date is by which a homeowner seeking support under the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme must have (a) taken out a mortgage and (b) remortgaged to be eligible for assistance under the scheme. | | (270982) | 81
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the maximum monetary value of (a) mortgages and (b) loans secured against mortgages is for a homeowner to be eligible for assistance under the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme in the case of each participating lender. | | (270983) | 82
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the maximum level of savings a homeowner may hold to be eligible for assistance under the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme in the case of each participating lender. | | (270984) | 83
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the maximum time period is for which a homeowner may receive assistance under the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme. | | (270985) | 84
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what her most recent estimate is of the number of households which entered the social housing sector as a result of repossessions in each of the last three years. | | (270986) | 85
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the likely cost of the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme for each year to 2016-17. | | (270989) | 86
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what mechanism is in place to ensure that lenders participating in the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme will apply the terms of the scheme in accordance with her Department's policy; and what redress is available to homeowners with grievances to this effect regarding the application of such terms. | | (270990) | 87
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities in England are in receipt of support from Corporate Improvement Boards; and how many such Boards include members employed by (a) the Audit Commission, (b) the regional government office, (c) the improvement and development agency and (d) the relevant regional improvement and efficiency partnership. | | (270548) | 88
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new homes have been commissioned in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point in each of the last five years. | | (268430) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 89
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, in what languages examinations for a personal licence to operate a pub, club or off licence can be taken. | | (270705) | 90
N | Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what requirements there are on designated premises supervisors to be present at the licensed establishment for which they are responsible; who takes responsibility when the supervisor is absent; and if he will make a statement. | | (270706) | 91
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what functions the Heritage and Culture Sector Club has in relation to VisitBritain. | | (270815) | 92
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the changes recommended by the producers of the display energy certificate for 2-4 Cockspur Street regarding (a) run around coils for the air handling units and (b) a heat recovery heat pump for the comms room have been implemented. | | (270851) | 93
| Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has had recent discussions with representatives of the Battlefields Trust on the protection of sites of historic battles in England; and if he will make a statement. | | (271050) | 94
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring the registers for listing, scheduling, registration and designation of marine sites together into one register. | | (270791) | 95
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward proposals to merge the process of gaining conservation area consent with that for gaining planning permission. | | (270793) | 96
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to devolve to local authorities the power to grant planning consents in respect of archaeologically important sites. | | (270794) | 97
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to grant owners of properties a right to appeal against a listing decision taken in respect of their property. | | (270795) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 98
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department met representatives of the Colombian government to discuss defence matters in 2008. | | (270944) | 99
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the standard unclassified visitors command brief given to visitors to (a) Operation Telic and (b) Operation Herrick. | | (270941) | 100
| Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the unclassified version of the Combined Maritime Forces Headquarters daily counterpiracy campaign update slide for each Monday of each month since February 2009. | | (270942) | 101
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals have been apprehended by Royal Navy vessels operating in the Gulf of Aden in relation to pirate activity in the last 12 months; how many of these have been (a) released, (b) transferred to Kenyan custody and (c) otherwise dealt with; and if he will make a statement. | | (271013) | 102
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what type of inquiry his Department undertakes when a member of the armed forces dies in suspicious circumstances; and if he will make a statement. | | (270782) | 103
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with representatives of the Belgian government on the preservation of First World War battlefield sites; and if he will make a statement. | | (270866) | 104
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers bought themselves out of the Army in each year since 1998. | | (270868) | 105
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2009, Official Report, column 63W, on departmental training, what training sessions were provided to Ministers in order for them to carry out their duties effectively under the Ministerial Code; and if he will make a statement. | | (270961) | 106
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reasons are for discontinuing the British Military Advisory Team in West Africa. | | (270546) | 107
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of the British Military Advisory Team in West Africa has been in each of the last five years. | | (270547) | 108
N | Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK (a) military and (b) civilian personnel are serving in the British Military Advisory Team in West Africa. | | (270570) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 109
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information held by his Department and its predecessors on plans relating to protests at (a) coal-fired and (b) nuclear power plants has been provided to (i) E.ON and (ii) other power generators in the last two years. | | (270771) | 110
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the likely effect of the application of the provisions of the Climate Change Act 2008 on levels of fuel poverty. | | (270906) | 111
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of grant applications received by the Low Carbon Buildings Programme from the London Borough of Bexley have been successful in each year since the scheme began; and how much has been paid in such grants in each year. | | (270924) | 112
N | Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to encourage people to reduce the levels of carbon dioxide emissions attributable to them. | | (270308) | 113
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 404W, on the economic situation, what estimate he has made of the carbon cost of the meeting of energy and oil ministers in London on 18 and 19 December 2008; and whether his Department took steps to offset such carbon expenditure. | | (270963) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 114
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which areas in England exceeded (a) national and (b) European air quality limit values for particulates at any time in the last 12 months. | | (270881) | 115
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on his decision to suspend the third phase of London's low emission zone. | | (270882) | 116
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times the UK has breached European Union air quality (a) particulate, (b) sulphur dioxide, (c) lead and (d) carbon monoxide limits in each year since they were introduced; and what steps the European Commission has taken in each case. | | (270883) | 117
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the practice of breeding and keeping F3-generation wolfdogs with a high percentage of wolf DNA; what requirements there are to apply for a licence for such activity under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976; and if he will make a statement. | | (270978) | 118
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has held discussions with his counterparts in anti-whaling nations on policy to prevent resumption of commercial whaling; and if he will make a statement. | | (270862) | 119
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure that the work of the International Whaling Commission's Small Working Group does not lead to a resumption of commercial whaling; and if he will make a statement. | | (270863) | 120
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in anti-whaling nations on the announcement by Iceland of a whaling quota of 100 minke whales and 150 endangered fin whales for 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (270864) | 121
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of farm businesses with an income of less than £10,000 in each year since 1997. | | (270447) | 122
N | Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much EU funding was allocated for the implementation of flood prevention measures in England in each of the last 10 years. | | (270448) | 123
| Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will seek an agreement with Polisario to allow UK vessels to fish the waters off Western Sahara following the declaration of an exclusive economic zone covering those waters. | | (270937) | 124
N | Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to make his response to the outcomes of the consultation on direct elections for the National Parks and Broads Authority. | | (270359) | 125
N | Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 841W, on domestic waste: recycling, for what reason (a) recycling credits relate only to waste collected in the local authority area and (b) landfill credits may relate to waste collected in other local authority areas. | | (270193) | 126
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made predictions of changes in sea levels over the next 50 years. | | (270781) | 127
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department has (a) commissioned, (b) evaluated and (c) undertaken on the effects on (i) the health of wildlife, (ii) wildlife habitats and (iii) wildlife diversity of electro-magnetic fields in the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (270783) | 128
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the effects on the economy of expected changes in sea levels in the next 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (270785) | 129
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 674W, on agriculture: subsidies, how much funding has been allocated under Axis 3 of the Rural Development Programme England 2007-2013 to village renewal and development to date. | | (270896) | 130
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers transferred their entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme in each year since 2005. | | (270897) | 131
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the monetary value of transferred entitlements under the Single Payment Scheme has been in each year since 2005. | | (270898) | 132
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many transferred entitlements under the single payment scheme from each year since 2005 are awaiting payment; and what estimate he has made of the monetary value of such outstanding payments in each such year. | | (270899) | 133
N | Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge & Malling): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the final guidance to airport operators on preparing noise action plans in accordance with the European Environmental Noise Directive to be published. | | (270363) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 134
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on allegations of dumping of nuclear waste in Somalian territorial waters; and if he will make a statement. | | (270967) | 135
| John Cummings (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department met representatives of the Colombian government during 2008. | | (270945) | 136
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason the European Fast Stream is not available as a Graduate Fast Stream option. | | (270836) | 137
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of the staff of (a) European Union agencies, (b) the Council of the European Union, (c) the European Parliament and (d) the European Commission were UK nationals in each year since 1997. | | (270837) | 138
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of new recruits to the staff of (a) European Union agencies, (b) the Council of the European Union, (c) the European Parliament and (d) the European Commission were UK nationals in each year since 1997. | | (270838) | 139
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of the staff of (a) the European Parliament, (b) the Council of the European Union, (c) European Union agencies and (d) the European Commission (i) in total and (ii) above grade 14 are UK nationals. | | (270839) | 140
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of applications to each (a) European Commission, (b) Council of the European Union and (c) European Parliament traineeship programme have been from UK nationals since March 1997; and what percentage of places under each such scheme have been awarded to UK nationals in the same period. | | (270840) | 141
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK nationals (a) applied for and (b) have been accepted for traineeships in each (i) European Parliament and (ii) Council of the European Union programme since March 1997. | | (270841) | 142
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK nationals (a) applied for and (b) have been accepted for traineeships in the European Commission since March 1997. | | (270842) | 143
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many graduates have been recruited into the European Fast Stream in each year since the establishment of the programme. | | (270843) | 144
| Mr Edward Davey (Kingston & Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made a projection of trends in the proportion of the staff of European Union institutions made up of UK nationals over the next (a) 10 and (b) 20 years. | | (270844) | 145
| Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will seek suspension of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement in the light of reports of EU vessels fishing in the waters off Western Sahara in an area covered by the declaration of an exclusive economic zone by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. | | (270938) | 146
N | Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to page 92 of the report, The United Kingdom's Strategy for Countering International Terrorism published in March 2009, how much was spent on the programme of foreign policy outreach to domestic Muslim communities in 2008-09; how much is expected to be spent in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; which communities he visited in 2008-09; which communities he plans to visit in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11; how those communities were selected; which topics will be discussed; how the success of the programme will be evaluated; and if he will make a statement. | | (270452) | 147
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions since 27 December 2006 the UN Sanctions Committee established pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1737 has exercised its mandate to designate additional (a) individuals, (b) equipment, (c) goods and (d) technology in relation to Iran's nuclear or ballistic missile programme; and if he will make a statement. | | (270975) | 148
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions since 27 December 2006 the UN Sanctions Committee established pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1737 has recommended ways to strengthen the effectiveness of sanctions imposed on Iran by the resolution; and what the outcome was of the recommendation in each instance. | | (270987) | 149
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which states have reported to the UN Sanctions Committee impediments under their domestic law to the implementation of the assets freeze on designated persons and entities in accordance with UN Security Council Resolutions 1737 of 2006, 1747 of 2007 and 1803 of 2008; and whether the UK has offered assistance to any such state in this regard. | | (270991) | 150
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) December 2008 Memorandum of Understanding with Kenya and (b) the EU-Kenya exchange of letters regarding the transfer of persons suspected of committing acts of piracy of 6 March 2009. | | (270992) | 151
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the effect of payments of ransom money following pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden on the activities of (a) Islamic militants in Somalia and (b) terrorist groups in the region; and if he will make a statement. | | (270993) | 152
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on a UN prohibition on the export of arms and related material to Iran; and if he will make a statement. | | (270994) | 153
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Pakistan on the implications of the recent agreement between the government of Pakistan and militants in the Malakand region of the Swat Valley for (a) the security situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan and (b) human rights in the Malakand region; and if he will make a statement. | | (271011) | 154
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Afghan government on the proposed Shia Personal Status Law; and what discussions he has had with his (a) EU and (b) US counterparts on the appropriate international response to this legislation. | | (271012) | 155
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 15 September 2008, Official Report, column 2185W, on Iran: nuclear weapons, if his Department will assess the effect of (a) EU and (b) UN sanctions on the Iranian (i) economy and (ii) nuclear and ballistic weapons programmes. | | (271014) | 156
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Oral Answer from Lord Malloch-Brown to Lord Hannay of Chiswick of 20 April 2009, Official Report, House of Lords, column 1248, what changes are to be made to the (a) number of and (b) level of funding for civilian secondees to conflict prevention and peacekeeping operations; what funding was allocated to civilian secondees in 2008-09; how many UK civilian secondees to each (i) country and (ii) operation there were in that year; and if he will make a statement. | | (271037) | 157
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2009, Official Report, column 1281W, on Somalia: piracy, whether the UK has put forward proposals on building capacity and capability in the region to prosecute pirates; and if he will make a statement. | | (271039) | 158
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what involvement UK officials have in the US strategic review of defence and security policy in the greater Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan; and if he will make a statement. | | (271040) | 159
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Daventry of 18 March 2009, Official Report, column 1187W, on piracy, what the outcome was of the 5 March 2009 meeting of experts from the International Contact Group on Somalia; and whether the International Contact Group has issued guidance on the arrest and transfer of persons suspected of committing acts of piracy. | | (271041) | 160
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to reply to the letter of 9 March 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Ms A Dunn. | | (271022) | 161
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many representations he has received from British citizens on legal difficulties incurred when buying property in Cyprus in the last two years; and what recent discussions he has had with the government of Cyprus on the matter. | | (270450) | 162
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on (a) coaches for delegates and the media and (b) other transportation costs for the London Summit on 2 April 2009. | | (270808) | 163
N | Hon Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution the Government has made to the US Administration's strategy review of Afghanistan. | | (270549) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 164
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many alcohol-related hospital admissions of (a) men and (b) women aged (i) under 10 years, (ii) between 10 and 16 years, (iii) between 17 and 21 years, (iv) between 22 and 26 years and (v) over 26 years there were in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (271049) | 165
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes there have been to the provision of medical services for (a) pensioners, (b) young people, (c) families and (d) expectant mothers in Coventry in the last 12 months. | | (270902) | 166
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services are provided by his Department to partners of expectant mothers in Coventry. | | (270903) | 167
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) women and (b) men aged (i) under 30 years, (ii) between 30 and 50 years and (iii) over 50 years (A) were admitted to hospital and (B) died upon having a stroke in each of the last 10 years. | | (270813) | 168
| Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned, (b) undertaken and (c) evaluated on the effects of electro-magnetic fields on (i) public health, (ii) the health of those under the age of 18 and (iii) the health of the elderly population in the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (270784) | 169
N | Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the incidence of tuberculosis per 100,000 people was in each primary care trust area in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (270013) | 170
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people diagnosed as having food poisoning have been admitted to hospital in England in each year since 2000. | | (270915) | 171
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of appointing a national clinical director for epilepsy. | | (270888) | 172
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what targets his Department has set for maximum waiting times between referral of patients with suspected epilepsy to an epilepsy specialist and the appointment with the specialist; and how many appointments met this target in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (270919) | 173
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, 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 each inspection report. | | (270697) | 174
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent by his 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. | | (270698) | 175
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of healthcare-associated infections of the development of patient-centred technologies; and if he will make a statement. | | (269269) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 176
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers of each rank took part in policing the demonstration held in Parliament Square on 20 April 2009; and if she will make a statement. | | (270798) | 177
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) males and (b) females in each age group were arrested during the demonstration in Parliament Square on 20 April 2009; how many have been charged with offences committed during that demonstration; and if she will make a statement. | | (270872) | 178
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis on the policing of the demonstration held in Parliament Square on 20 April 2009; what steps the police (a) have taken and (b) are planning to take to clear Parliament Square of demonstrators; and if she will make a statement. | | (270873) | 179
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that Parliament Square is kept free of demonstrators on parliamentary sitting days; what recent representations she has received on this issue; and if she will make a statement. | | (270960) | 180
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assaults on licensees were reported to the police in each of the last five years. | | (270530) | 181
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of assaults on licensees were taken to court in each of the last five years; and how many custodial sentences were imposed following convictions in such cases. | | (270532) | 182
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assaults on licensees resulted in a caution for the attacker in each of the last five years. | | (270534) | 183
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the civil powers to protect children from internet grooming under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 have been used in each year since their entry into force in each police force area; and if she will make a statement. | | (271042) | 184
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers in each local authority area in the North East have been supported by the National Asylum Support Service in each quarter of each year since 2005. | | (270916) | 185
| Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) complaints and (b) items of correspondence (i) her Department and (ii) Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary has received in respect of historical investigations of allegations of sex abuse in each year since 2001. | | (270817) | 186
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Commissioner of the Police for the Metropolis on the policing of the G20 demonstrations in the City of London on 1 April 2009; and what assessment she has made of effectiveness of the use of the kettling procedure to control demonstrators. | | (270848) | 187
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the likely effect on the number of claims for asylum of permitting asylum seekers to work whilst their cases are being determined. | | (270818) | 188
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for offences related to drunkenness there have been in (a) the London Borough of Bexley and (b) Greater London in each of the last five years for which figures are available. | | (270935) | 189
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants for student visas from (a) Pakistan and (b) Algeria were interviewed by UK-based immigration staff in each of the last 10 years, excluding appointments for biometric checks; and how many of those granted a visa were subsequently granted an extension of leave to remain in each of the last 10 years. | | (270456) | 190
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many student visas were granted to applicants from (a) Pakistan and (b) Algeria in each of the last 10 years. | | (270457) | 191
| Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deaths and serious injuries following the use of gamma hydroxybutyrate have been recorded in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (270936) | 192
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) public houses, (b) night clubs and (c) other licensed premises in each police force area in Wales have been issued with (i) a written warning, (ii) a penalty notice and (iii) a temporary or permanent closure notice as a result of drunken behaviour in or around the licensed premises under the powers of the Licensing Act 2003, in each year since the Act came into force. | | (270704) | 193
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid by the Metropolitan Police in settlement of claims for discrimination in each of the last five years; under what category of discrimination each case was paid; and what the individual sum was in each case. | | (270930) | 194
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many heavy goods vehicles carrying (a) gas, (b) oil and (c) petroleum were reported stolen in each of the last five years. | | (270931) | 195
| Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 10 July 2008, Official Report, columns 1767-8W, on genetics: databases, what proportion of DNA records of people (a) arrested but not charged for an offence, (b) arrested, charged but not convicted of an offence and (c) arrested, charged and convicted of an offence have resulted in matches with crime scene profiles. | | (270929) | 196
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 18 February 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, on Mr Alam Khan. | | (271020) | 197
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 22 December 2008 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, on Folake Surat Odetunde. | | (271023) | 198
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 25 February 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, on Mr M Rashid. | | (271024) | 199
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 25 February 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, on Shahin Vasi. | | (271025) | 200
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 2 March 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, on Mr Hazem Abu Shaban. | | (271026) | 201
| Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers assigned to police the protests associated with the G20 summit were injured in the course of their duties. | | (270920) | 202
N | Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long on average it took for a tier 5 creative and sporting visa to be processed; and if she will make a statement. | | (270409) | 203
N | Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that artists visiting the country for cultural events under the new points-based system of immigration have easy and affordable access to biometric data collection points. | | (270410) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 204
| Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what discussions the House of Commons Commission has had with the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis about the demonstration which took place in Parliament Square on 20 April 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (270799) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 205
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many projects delayed by the Learning and Skills Council's moratorium on capital spending for further education colleges he expects to be re-tendered as the original tender will have become invalid. | | (270787) | 206
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many of capital projects in further education colleges were at the time of the announcement of the Learning and Skills Council's moratorium on capital spending for further education colleges were at post-tender stage with a selected contractor; and what assessment has been made of the merits of allowing projects which had reached this stage of development to proceed notwithstanding the moratorium. | | (270788) | 207
| Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what estimate he has made of the costs incurred by those colleges bidding for contracts which have been affected by delays caused by the Learning and Skills Council's moratorium on capital spending for further education colleges. | | (270789) | 208
| Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many graduates were repaying tuition fee loans at nine per cent. above the £15,000 earnings threshold in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09. | | (270914) | 209
| Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how much financial support was provided by the Technology Strategy Board for the video games industry in 2007-08. | | (270804) | 210
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many people (a) started and (b) completed a training course under the Train to Gain scheme in the last 12 months. | | (270529) | 211
| Mr David Willetts (Havant): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, how many (a) applicants and (b) accepted applicants to full-time undergraduate courses in England there were in each of the last 10 years; and how many such applicants were domiciled in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland. | | (271019) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 212
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the Malawi health worker support system funded by his Department on the take-home pay of (a) nurses and (b) doctors in Malawi. | | (271044) | 213
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the progress against objectives of the health worker support system in Malawi funded with the assistance of his Department. | | (271045) | 214
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has made an assessment of changes in the (a) accommodation, (b) training and (c) other support costs for workers in the Malawian health system since the health workers support system was implemented with the assistance of his Department. | | (271046) | 215
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his most recent assessment is of the effectiveness of his Department's funding for the health worker support system in Malawi on (a) the retention of Malawian health workers, (b) the return of Malawian health workers to that country and (c) the migration of health workers from other developing countries to Malawi. | | (271047) | 216
| Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many trained full-time equivalent (a) doctors and (b) nurses were employed in public health system in Malawi (i) in the 12 months before his Department provided support for that country's health worker support system and (ii) in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (271048) | 217
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the (a) volume and (b) value of remittance flows to (i) Nigeria, (ii) Bangladesh and (iii) Ghana of the remittance country partnerships established with those countries; and if he will make a statement. | | (270900) | 218
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will take steps to (a) reduce rates of deforestation in developing countries and (b) provide assistance for people in areas of developing countries with high levels of deforestation. | | (270887) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 219
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for offences relating to child abuse there were in each London borough between 1998 and 2007; and if he will make a statement. | | (271043) | 220
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take account of the steps taken by Ofcom in response to the super-complaint from the National Consumer Council on charges for payphone services from prisons in the tendering process for the next contract for the provision of payphone services to prisoners. | | (270907) | 221
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will commission research on the effect on trends in re-offending following release of the access by prisoners to telephone services in prisons; and if he will make a statement. | | (270917) | 222
| Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will commission research on the effects on the illegal use of mobile telephones within prisons of charges to prisoners for the use of prison payphones; and if he will make a statement. | | (270918) | 223
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were for the theft of a heavy goods vehicle in each of the last five years. | | (270932) | 224
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what factors he took into account in the decision to reduce the number of places contracted for custodial places in local authority secure children's homes; and if he will make a statement. | | (270775) | 225
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what impact assessment was made of (a) the decision to reduce the number of places contracted for custodial places in local authority secure children's homes and (b) the allocation of £20 million for development or redevelopment of new young offender institutions for juveniles. | | (270776) | 226
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) remands in custody for under 18 year olds and (b) court-ordered secure remands were for a period of seven days or less in the last year for which figures are available. | | (270777) | 227
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any brownfield sites have been identified on which to build Titan prisons. | | (270891) | 228
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the construction of Titan prisons. | | (270892) | 229
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish his response to the consultation with relevant parties on the building of Titan prisons. | | (270893) | 230
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the current estimated cost is of (a) purchasing land for (b) obtaining planning permission for and (c) building Titan prisons. | | (270894) | 231
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the tendering exercise for the building of Titan prisons will commence. | | (270895) | 232
| Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints have been received by his Department and its agencies from residents close to ClearSprings properties since their introduction, broken down by the smallest administrative geographical unit for which records are kept. | | (270814) | 233
N | Mrs Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average fine imposed for driving without insurance was (a) in each of the last 11 years and (b) in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (270358) | Questions to the Leader of the House 234
N | Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the Leader of the House, what recent representations she has received from hon. Members on the completeness of answers to parliamentary Questions for written answer. | | (270328) | Questions to the Prime Minister 235
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will direct all Ministers who hold assets in blind trusts to name (a) the executors of those trusts and (b) the monetary value of the assets transferred to the trust at the time of their appointment. | | (270876) | 236
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, what the (a) job title, (b) main responsibilities and (c) annual salary of Damian McBride was at the time of his resignation. | | (270877) | 237
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, whether the post formerly occupied by Damian McBride was advertised externally prior to Mr McBride's appointment to it. | | (270878) | 238
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, whether Damian McBride declared any payments received by him from sources other than the public purse during his tenure of office in 10 Downing Street. | | (270879) | 239
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, whether there are plans to make an appointment to fill the post left vacant by the resignation of Damian McBride. | | (270880) | 240
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Prime Minister, what assessment he made of the merits to accepting the offers of meetings to discuss reform of hon. Members' allowances made by (a) the right hon. Member for Sheffield Hallam and (b) the right hon. Member for Witney before announcing his proposals on the matter on 21 April. | | (270959) | 241
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his letter of 13 April to the Cabinet Secretary on the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, from whom he received assurances that no Minister and no political adviser other than Mr McBride had knowledge of or involvement in the emails sent by Mr McBride regarding members of Her Majesty's Opposition and their families. | | (270768) | 242
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, on what date Damian McBride was appointed as a special adviser; what criteria were used in the selection procedures to fill the post; what reasons Mr McBride provided for his resignation; and if he will make a statement. | | (270769) | 243
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, for what reasons the Cabinet met in Glasgow; and what the marginal cost of holding the meeting in Glasgow was. | | (270846) | 244
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Prime Minister, how many emails to (a) governmental and (b) non-governmental recipients were sent by Damian McBride from his Government email account between 1 September 2008 and 11 April 2009. | | (270847) | 245
N | Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to lay proposed revisions of the Ministerial Code before Parliament for its approval. | | (270445) | Questions to the Solicitor General 246
N | Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): To ask the Solicitor General, how many people have been convicted of fraud offences in each of the last 10 calendar years. | | (270712) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 247
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much compensation was paid to each train operating company in each case of (a) variations made to franchises and (b) delays caused by problems with infrastructure or upgrades in each year since 1997. | | (270884) | 248
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the decision of the Highways Agency to withdraw from the public inquiry on the proposed A57/A628 bypass scheme, if he will review the potential use of the Woodhead tunnel by rail traffic. | | (270964) | 249
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the future role of the three principal rolling stock companies; and if he will make a statement. | | (270965) | 250
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what dates since 1 January 2007 (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had (i) discussions and (ii) meetings with representatives of Flying Matters. | | (270966) | 251
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the deployment of facial recognition technology on railway property. | | (270968) | 252
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage car sharing. | | (270969) | 253
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of (a) the savings in carbon dioxide emissions attributable to car sharing in the last year for which figures are available and (b) the potential future annual savings attributable to car sharing. | | (270970) | 254
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2009, Official Report, columns 1606-8W, on rolling stock, on what date and for what reasons the decision was taken to reduce the number of new carriages scheduled to be ordered in the Rolling Stock Plan. | | (270979) | 255
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2009, Official Report, columns 1606-8W, on rolling stock, which (a) franchise areas and (b) lines originally scheduled to receive new rolling stock under the Rolling Stock Plan will not receive new stock. | | (270980) | 256
| Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of railway track have been electrified since 1997; and what percentage of the network this constitutes. | | (271036) | 257
| Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions the HM Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopter based at (a) Sumburgh and (b) Stornoway has been called on to undertake flights at the request of the Scottish Ambulance Service in each of the last 10 years. | | (270904) | 258
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has (a) commissioned, (b) undertaken and (c) evaluated on sound-emitting electronic vehicles and the safety of blind pedestrians. | | (270770) | 259
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to upgrade facilities at railway stations in the next 12 months. | | (270772) | 260
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on dualling the A303 in the area of Stonehenge; and if he will make a statement. | | (270889) | 261
| Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what major transport infrastructure projects have been undertaken in the Bournemouth area in the last five years. | | (270890) | 262
| Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a driving test in (a) the London Borough of Bexley and (b) Greater London in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (270923) | 263
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many provisional driving licences have been issued to non-EU residents in each year since 1997. | | (270455) | 264
N | Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of guidelines and regulations for the protection of rail staff from assault; and if he will make a statement. | | (270453) | 265
N | Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many instances of (a) abuse of and (b) assault on rail staff have been recorded in each year since 2000. | | (270454) | 266
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date average speed cameras came into full service on the A130 Canvey Way in Castle Point; and if he will make a statement. | | (269872) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 267
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he plans to withdraw and lay before Parliament in an amended form the draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing) Order 2009. | | (270449) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 268
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on applicants for crisis loans of measures to limit the number of loan awards to any one applicant in a year to three. | | (270972) | 269
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what underlying factors his Department has identified as causing individuals to make more than three applications for a crisis loan in the same year. | | (270973) | 270
| Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 902W, on crisis loans, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of crisis loan awards made to applicants who had previously received four or more awards in the same year between 2006-07 and 2007-08. | | (270981) | 271
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of people receiving assistance from his Department with the cost of meeting mortgage interest repayments. | | (270854) | 272
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed jobseeker's allowance in each of the last five years; and what proportion of the population in (a) the UK, (b) each of the Scottish regions and (c) North East Fife constituency claimed the allowance in each such year. | | (270855) | 273
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged between 18 and 24 years claimed jobseeker's allowance in each of the last five years; and what proportion of the 18 to 24 years age group in (a) the UK, (b) each of the Scottish regions and (c) North East Fife constituency claimed the allowance in each year. | | (270856) | 274
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many and what proportion of child maintenance cases in North East Fife constituency payments were made (a) for the correct amount and (b) on time in each of the last five years. | | (270857) | 275
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in North East Fife constituency have received assistance from his Department with the cost of meeting mortgage interest repayments in the last 12 months. | | (270858) | 276
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in North East Fife constituency qualified for cold weather payments in each of the last five years. | | (270859) | 277
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for how long on average claimants resident in (a) Fife and (b) North East Fife constituency received jobseeker's allowance in each of the last five years. | | (270860) | 278
| Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job vacancies were advertised in job centres in North East Fife constituency in each month of 2008; and for how long on average such vacancies were advertised. | | (270861) | 279
| Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to extend the motability scheme to people experiencing negative effects from the administration of thalidomide. | | (270943) | 280
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to assist skilled long-term unemployed persons to gain access to re-training and new employment opportunities. | | (270925) | 281
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to assist single parents seeking employment during the economic downturn. | | (270926) | 282
| Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received the extra cold weather payment of £60 awarded for the winter of 2008-09 in (a) Scotland, (b) Glasgow and (c) Glasgow South West constituency. | | (270800) | 283
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's employability advertising campaign; what indicators have been used to assess its effectiveness; how much has been spent on the campaign to date; and when he will publish an evaluation of the campaign. | | (270691) | 284
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to answer Question 248120 on the UK's membership of the Euro, tabled by the hon. Member for Forest of Dean on 12 January 2009. | | (270693) | 285
N | Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to answer Question 263741, on Woolworth, tabled by the hon. Member for Forest of Dean on 11 March 2009. | | (270694) | 286
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on transitional measures for people who will reach the state pension age before 6 April 2010 and are not affected by the reduction in the number of years' employment required to qualify for a state pension. | | (270779) | 287
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2009, Official Report, columns 621-2W, on Remploy: pay, how much was paid in bonuses to (a) managers and (b) directors and executives working in (i) Employment Business and (ii) Employment Services. | | (270816) | 288
N | Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of transferring all lone parents whose children are under 7 years from income support to employment and support allowance would be in 2009-10. | | (270357) | 289
N | 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 Employment Summit held on 12 January 2009. | | (270545) | 290
| Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Plymouth under the age of 21 years were not in education, employment or training in each of the last three years. | | (270962) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 291
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people likely to reach the state pension age before 6 April 2010. | | [Transferred] (270778) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 292
| Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many repossessions have been prevented as a result of assistance provided by the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme. | | [Transferred] (270797) | 293
| Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will introduce regulations to require local authority planning committees to have regard to World Heritage Sites when making decisions on planning applications. | | [Transferred] (270792) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 294
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 20 April 2009, Official Report, columns 3-4WS, on the NATO Summit, what proposed steps are included in the UK proposal to establish an Alliance Solidarity Force; and if he will make a statement. | | [Transferred] (271038) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 295
N | Mrs Ann Cryer (Keighley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of reaching an international agreement on climate change in the current economic conditions. | | [Question Unstarred] (270297) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 296
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to require local authorities to operate a national Scores on the Doors scheme for rating hygiene standards in food businesses. | | [Transferred] (270867) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 297
| David Howarth (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities in England have withdrawn (a) companion bus passes for those accompanying (i) deafblind and (ii) other disabled people and (b) peak travel entitlement since 1 April 2009. | | [Transferred] (270780) |
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