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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 27 April 2009
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 27 April 2009
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Monday 27 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 Monday 27 April of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Monday 27 April see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 1
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what discussions his Department has had with the Treasury and the Department for Communities and Local Government on the implementation of measures to introduce automatic rate relief for small businesses. | | (271533) | 2
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the (a) total cost and (b) cost for (i) staff time, (ii) refreshments, (iii) security, (iv) transport and (v) other matters was of arranging and hosting (A) the employment summit on 12 January 2009, (B) the car industry summit on 28 January 2009, (C) the car industry summit on 12 December 2008, (D) the credit care summit on 26 November 2008, (E) the prompt payment summit on 10 December 2008, (F) the car industry summit on 27 November 2008 and (G) the pharmaceutical industry summit on 27 January 2009. | | (271593) | 3
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what the (a) terms of reference, (b) estimated cost and (c) planned final reporting date are of Mark Gibson's review of engineering and construction industry productivity; what Mr Gibson's fee and expense arrangements are for conducting the review; and if he will make a statement. | | (271595) | 4
| Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford & Stortford): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, how many corporate insolvencies there were in each (a) local authority area, (b) region and (c) parliamentary constituency in each quarter of each of the last 12 years; and if he will make a statement. | | (271757) | 5
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, if he will assess the effect on employment in the beer and pub sector of trends in the level of alcohol sales from off-licences. | | (271602) | 6
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of workers receiving a wage below the national minimum wage. | | (271603) | 7
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, what estimate he has made of the net changes in the number of jobs in the brewing and public house sector in the last 12 months; and if he will take steps to safeguard jobs in this sector. | | (271607) | 8
| Sir George Young (North West Hampshire): To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, when he plans to reach a decision on the application for an export licence for goods for Nigeria referred to in the letter from the right hon. Member for North West Hampshire of 22 September 2008, and subsequent correspondence of 6 and 31 October 2008 and 23 March 2009. | | (271513) | Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 9
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which categories of (a) housebuilder and (b) low carbon sustainable homes will be eligible for support from the £100 million of new capital being made available under Chapter 5, section 5.76 and Chapter 7, section 7.17 of the 2009 Budget Report. | | (271760) | 10
| Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to implement the commitments of the G20 Summit in respect of tax jurisdictions in overseas territories and Crown dependencies; what timetable has been set; and if he will make a statement. | | (271645) | 11
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what provisions he plans to bring forward to introduce automatic rate relief for small businesses in England; and if he will make a statement. | | (271531) | 12
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) wrongly entered the date of birth of the constituent of the hon. Member for Bassetlaw, reference 02005341/ND on its database for tax credit purposes; on what date the tax credit award was terminated in consequence; on what date HMRC plans to reinstate the terminated award; and what compensatory payment HMRC proposes to make. | | (271676) | 13
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what provision he has made in his Department's expenditure estimates for the relocation of government services out of London in each of the next six financial years. | | (271775) | 14
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what provision he has made for the repayment of sums paid to support UK banks in each of the next six years. | | (271776) | 15
N | Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the future of the HM Revenue and Customs Offices in (a) Galashiels and (b) Hawick; and if he will make a statement. | | (271309) | 16
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the annual increase in revenue to the Exchequer which would otherwise have been foregone in tax avoidance as a result of the implementation in the UK of the G20 agreement on tax havens. | | (271598) | 17
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many representations his Department has received from (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public on charges: the rate of duty on beer in the last 12 months; and how many were (i) in favour and (ii) against increases in duty. | | (271600) | 18
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the effect of the increase in beer duty announced in the 2009 Budget on (a) trends in the rate of public house closures and (b) local economies. | | (271606) | 19
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the £400 million of funding to stimulate housing development referred to on page 105 of the Budget 2009 Red Book will be allocated to each objective referred to on that page. | | (271492) | 20
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of housing sector receipts as a percentage of (a) total taxation receipts and (b) gross domestic product in each of the next three years. | | (271559) | 21
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what receipts the Exchequer received from housing-related consumption in each year since 1997 at 2009 prices. | | (271560) | 22
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assumptions he made on (a) house prices and (b) numbers of new build (i) starts and (ii) completions in reaching the estimates on housing sector receipts in each of the next three years set out in the Budget 2009 Red Book. | | (271561) | 23
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the percentage of stamp duty receipts which will be derived from (a) residential properties, (b) commercial properties and (c) shares in each of the next three years. | | (271562) | 24
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what receipts his Department received from housing-related consumption in each of the last 12 quarters, broken down by category of receipt. | | (271563) | 25
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of stamp duty receipts were derived from (a) residential properties, (b) commercial properties and (c) shares in (i) each of the last 12 quarters and (ii) each year since 1997. | | (271663) | 26
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints made to the Adjudicator's Office were outstanding on 22 April 2009; and if he will make a statement. | | (271783) | 27
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints have been made by members of the public about the work of the Adjudicator in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (271784) | 28
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were employed (a) full-time and (b) part-time at the Adjudicator's Office on the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. | | (271785) | 29
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding his Department has allocated to the Adjudicator's Office in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. | | (271786) | 30
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2009, Official Report, column 635W, on smuggling tobacco, what the cost was of the Government's publicity campaigns to prevent tobacco smuggling in each of the last five years. | | (270364) | 31
N | Steve Webb (Northavon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Budget Statement of 22 April 2009, what percentage of expenditure incurred in the provision of tax relief would be attributed to expenditure incurred in relation to the 1.5 per cent. of pension savers if his proposals are implemented; and if he will make a statement. | | (271299) | 32
N | Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will arrange for a reply to be sent by the director at the tax credit office in Preston to the hon. Member for Walsall North's letters of 12 January and 26 March 2009 on a constituent, ref CSSG22 TM6 2009/01 001605 TIMP DJ. | | (271088) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 33
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what recent steps the Government has taken to support pupils taking (a) A-level and (b) GCSE examinations in Coventry. | | (271651) | 34
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much the Building Schools for the Future programme has spent in Coventry. | | (271652) | 35
| Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what financial assistance his Department has given to (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Coventry in the last 12 months. | | (271653) | 36
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, with reference to table 8.3 of his Department's annual report 2008, pages 88-9, Detailed breakdown of expenditure by function within departmental expenditure limit, 2002-03 to 2010-11, which individual programmes and corresponding allocations are aggregated as other miscellaneous programmes for 2010-11; which grants and corresponding allocations are aggregated as other standards funds for (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2010-11; and which grants and corresponding allocations are aggregated within area-based grants for 2010-11. | | (271731) | 37
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many of the graduate teacher programme places made available by the Training and Development Agency in 2008-09 were eligible for a salary grant; and what percentage of the places made available this represents. | | (271766) | 38
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average length of time was between the identification of a school for (a) rebuilding and (b) refurbishment and the completion of the project in the last five years in respect of (i) academies, (ii) primary schools, (iii) schools under the Building Schools for the Future programme and (iv) other secondary schools. | | (271771) | 39
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, if he will place in the Library a copy of all correspondence between the Secretary of State, the Minister of State for Schools and Learners and Mr Ken Borston between January and December 2008. | | (271772) | 40
| Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how much of the dedicated schools grant was reimbursed to local authorities in each of the last three years; how much was reimbursed to local authorities in the case of each local authority in each year; how much was reimbursed for spending (a) within the schools budget and (b) on other local authority functions in each year; and what percentage of the schools grant this represents in each case. | | (271779) | 41
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 levels of workforce knowledge and skills in relation to e-safety following its consultation with the Children's Workforce Network. | | (271296) | 42
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what guidance his Department gives school governors on the setting up and running of on-site recycling facilities at schools. | | (271660) | 43
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what proportion of schools provide on-site recycling facilities. | | (271661) | 44
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of arrangements for recycling in schools. | | (271662) | 45
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what matters remain to be resolved regarding unshielded duplicate records of shielded children on ContactPoint; who is responsible for resolving them; and what steps he is taking to achieve a resolution. | | (271498) | 46
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, how many and which local authorities did not meet the 13 March shielding policies deadline for ContactPoint. | | (271499) | 47
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he plans to recommence data feeding from national systems into ContactPoint. | | (271500) | 48
N | Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which local authorities have raised concerns with his Department about tracing co-resident children in ContactPoint; and what concerns each such authority has raised. | | (271501) | 49
| Mr Bill Olner (Nuneaton): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, whether local authorities are required to submit proposals that include an academy as part of the bid process for capital funding under the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (271529) | 50
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of children in care have parents that are (a) married or (b) living as a couple. | | (271322) | 51
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what percentage of the parents of 16 to 24 year olds who are not in employment, education or training are (a) separated and (b) living as a couple or married. | | (271323) | 52
N | Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, which local authorities have placed children or young people in their care in Warrington in each of the last five years; and how many of these children or young people were placed in the care of each local authority. | | (271312) | 53
N | Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what accredited pre-tenancy training is available for young people leaving care; and what steps are being taken to make such training available to all young people leaving care. | | (271313) | 54
N | Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what entitlement a young person who has left the care of a local authority has to access personal information held on them by that local authority; what guidance is issued by his Department to local authorities in responding to requests for such information; and what redress is available to a young person whose request does not receive a response within a reasonable time. | | (271314) | 55
| Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, when he plans to publish the results of the review on the availability of emergency accommodation for children and young people at risk. | | (271656) | 56
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what the average cost of building a new primary school was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (271589) | 57
N | Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, what support his Department has made available to (a) small and (b) independent organisations which provide learning experiences to develop their capacities and capabilities to meet the quality requirements of the Learning Outside the Classroom manifesto. | | (271321) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 58
| Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much revenue he expects to accrue to the Exchequer from the application of the correct pension increases for pensioners in the five schemes affected by the incorrect indexation of the guaranteed minimum pension in the next 12 months. | | (271528) | 59
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many death certificates mentioning the terms (a) hepatitis A, (b) hepatitis B and (c) hepatitis C were issued in each of the last five years. | | (271725) | 60
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many death certificates mentioning the terms (a) gonorrhea and (b) syphilis were issued in each of the last five years. | | (271726) | 61
N | Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what percentage of the population is directly employed in defence and related industries. | | (271248) | 62
| Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the role of the UK Statistics Authority is in overseeing the publication of the Department of Communities and Local Government's annual council tax statistics. | | (271512) | Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners 63
N | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how many rent review notices were served by the Church Commissioners on their agricultural tenants in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009 to date; how many of those rent reviews for which notices were served in each period have not been settled; and if he will make a statement. | | (271325) | 64
N | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what the average length of term offered on new farm business tenancies on the Church Commissioner's rural estate was in the latest period for which information is available. | | (271326) | 65
N | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what area of land is let by the Church Commissioners to farm tenants under (a) the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and (b) the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995. | | (271327) | 66
N | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how many agricultural tenants the Church Commissioners have in England regulated under the (a) Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and (b) Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995. | | (271328) | 67
N | Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how many hectares of agricultural land are owned by the Church Commissioners in England. | | (271329) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 68
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent progress has been made by the locally led and managed demonstration projects to test and capture learning on a mixed communities approach, referred to on page 37 of her Department's Annual Report 2008; and if she will make a statement. | | (271527) | 69
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to promote race equality and community cohesion in response to the slippage against her Department's target indicator on discrimination in the labour market, as referred to on page 122 of her Department's Annual Report 2008. | | (271539) | 70
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the final data are for the educational Key Stage 3 target for the performance of schools in Neighbourhood Renewal Fund areas, as referred to on page 44 of her Department's 2008 Annual Report. | | (271540) | 71
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what level of housing delivery was achieved in the area to which RPG9 relates in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09. | | (271566) | 72
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what projection she has made of the level of housing delivery in the area to which RPG9 relates in 2009-10. | | (271567) | 73
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local planning authorities in the South East of England achieved their best value targets for handling planning applications in 2007-08. | | (271568) | 74
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of roll-out of energy performance certificates; and if she will make a statement. | | (271569) | 75
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effect on the effectiveness of energy performance certificates of enabling the Act on CO2 advice line to contact home buyers and sellers to advise on support in improving the energy rating of their homes. | | (271570) | 76
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding her Department provided to Connecting Communities Plus in 2008-09; and what allocation has been made to Connecting Communities Plus for 2009-10. | | (271571) | 77
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent steps she has taken to increase efficiency, effectiveness and transparency in the planning system; and what recent steps she has taken to ensure that the planning system facilitates sustainable development. | | (271573) | 78
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of (a) the level of progress achieved in the roll-out and (b) the effectiveness of the Local Area Agreement framework. | | (271574) | 79
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the operation of the comprehensive area assessments. | | (271575) | 80
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent progress has been made on the National Improvement and Efficiency Strategy. | | (271576) | 81
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were in temporary accommodation in England in (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006, (d) 2007 and (e) 2008. | | (271577) | 82
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were newly-housed in affordable homes in (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006, (d) 2007 and (e) 2008. | | (271578) | 83
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent progress has been made in her Department's Growth Points programme; and if she will make a statement. | | (271579) | 84
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in respect of how many of the potential eco-towns sites which appeared on her Department's shortlist in April 2008 construction has commenced. | | (271580) | 85
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent progress has been made in the delivery of the Thames Gateway Delivery Plan; and if she will make a statement. | | (271581) | 86
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent progress has been made towards the target of making all social housing decent; and if she will make a statement. | | (271582) | 87
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the performance of the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords; and if she will make a statement. | | (271583) | 88
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the work of National Tenant Voice; and if she will make a statement. | | (271608) | 89
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have applied for assistance under the (a) MyChoiceHomeBuy and (b) Ownhome scheme to date. | | (271627) | 90
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social tenants in each local authority area have bought a share in their home through the Social HomeBuy scheme to date. | | (271628) | 91
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many of the low-income households helped into home ownership in 2007-08 were resident in each local authority area. | | (271629) | 92
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding for infrastructure was allocated by her Department to the Milton Keynes/South Midlands Growth Area in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08 and (c) 2008-09. | | (271630) | 93
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which fire and rescue authorities had a fatality rate from accidental fires in the home of more than 1.25 times the national average in the most recent year for which figures are available. | | (271631) | 94
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's campaign to promote smoke alarm installation. | | (271632) | 95
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans she has for a Centre of Excellence for the Fire and Rescue Service. | | (271633) | 96
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent progress her Department has made towards the objective of installing Firelink radios in all fire appliances. | | (271634) | 97
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding her Department allocated to the Fire and Resilience programme for (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10. | | (271635) | 98
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding was disbursed during the equal pay capitalisation round in 2008-09. | | (271636) | 99
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent progress her Department has made towards its aspiration to build all housing to Lifetime Homes Standards. | | (271637) | 100
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the average number of people sleeping rough each night in 2008. | | (271638) | 101
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the extent to which (a) the provision of guidance and (b) sharing good practice has contributed to the development of local sustainability plans in New Deal for Communities areas. | | (271639) | 102
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made in improving the visibility of Black male role models since December 2007. | | (271640) | 103
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Community Leadership Fund in contributing to the development of capacity among faith and civic leaders to confront extremism. | | (271641) | 104
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the outcomes of her Department's consultation on a framework for inter-faith dialogue and social action within local communities. | | (271643) | 105
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the work of citizens' juries in determining how targeted provision of teaching English for speakers of other languages can build community cohesion. | | (271644) | 106
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the lease upon each regional fire control centre commenced; on what date rent started to be paid on each lease; and on what date each centre began operations. | | (271665) | 107
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes have been built in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) England in the last five years. | | (271330) | 108
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many energy efficient homes have been built in England in the last five years. | | (271331) | 109
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many home owners in (a) Ribble Vallley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) England took out mortgages in the last five years. | | (271332) | 110
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many domestic properties in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) England have been repossessed in the last five years. | | (271334) | 111
N | Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many second homes there were in each council tax band in each local authority area in England in each year from 1997 to 2008. | | (271249) | 112
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many groups receiving funding from local authorities in support of work to prevent violent extremism use subcontractors; what measures are in place to monitor the work of such subcontractors; and if she will make a statement. | | (271516) | 113
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the Government's plans are for storm drainage standards for future road adoptions; what account those plans take of Environment Agency guidelines of a 100 year return-period storm standard; and if she will make a statement. | | (271534) | 114
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what financial assistance the Government has given Shelter to promote its eco-town proposal guides through online advertising on search engines. | | (271530) | 115
| Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with the Treasury and Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on the implementation of measures to introduce automatic rate relief for small businesses. | | (271532) | 116
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what provision she has made in her Department's budget for the integration of migrants for the next six financial years. | | (271777) | 117
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to (a) local authorities and (b) regional assemblies on their handling of responses to consultations on the provision of Traveller sites in cases where those responses may be considered discriminatory. | | (271733) | 118
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what additional funding will be provided for the Homes and Communities Agency as a result of the 2009 Budget; what schemes this funding will be used to support; and in which region each such scheme will be. | | (271315) | 119
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the higher energy efficiency standards will be for new social housing to be delivered with the £100 million of funding referred to on page 105 of the Budget 2009 Red Book. | | (271316) | 120
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what changes to the eligibility criteria of the Mortgage Rescue Scheme have been introduced as a result of the Budget 2009; what estimate has been made of the number of households which will become eligible for the scheme as a result of those changes; whether she plans to publish a revised impact assessment for the scheme; and if she will make a statement. | | (271317) | 121
N | Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what date the first property was sold under Homebuy Direct; and how many properties have been sold under this scheme. | | (271497) | 122
N | Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities make specific mention of the accommodation needs of care leavers in their (a) housing and (b) homelessness strategies. | | (271311) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 123
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Digital Britain Interim Report, how much his Department has budgeted for the planned National Media Literacy Plan. | | (271208) | 124
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the publication of statistics on foreign visitor numbers to the UK for the first quarter of 2009 was delayed. | | (271209) | 125
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many items from the Government Art Collection are in (a) Departmental offices, (b) Ministerial residences, (c) offices of non-departmental public bodies, (d) public galleries, (e) embassies overseas, (f) storage and (g) elsewhere. | | (271210) | 126
N | Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was spent on (a) purchasing and (b) commissioning items for the Government Art Collection in each of the last 10 years. | | (271211) | 127
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what percentage of invoices his Department has paid within 10 days of receipt in each of the last five months. | | (270537) | 128
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department of Transport on support for the domestic tourism industry through (a) the rail network, (b) public bus services and (c) road construction. | | (271605) | 129
N | Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Visit England's budget for tourism promotion is for 2009-10; what the budget for Enjoy England was in its last year of operation; and if he will make a statement. | | (271318) | 130
N | Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to meet boards of regional development agencies to discuss his Department's joint working with Visit England. | | (271319) | 131
N | Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with boards of regional development agencies on tourism in England in the last 12 months. | | (271320) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 132
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made towards bringing the Search and Rescue capability provided by his Department and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency together as a single service. | | (270912) | 133
N | Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what conditions bidders had to comply with in tendering for the contract to provide the Search and Rescue Service. | | (270913) | 134
N | Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have with their (i) French and (ii) US counterparts discussed the relocation of NATO Allied Command Transformation from Norfolk, Virginia to continental Europe in the last 12 months. | | [R] (271502) | 135
N | Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs he estimates will be created in east central Scotland consequent upon the construction of the new aircraft carriers at Rosyth. | | (271247) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 136
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what cost recovery will be applied to operators of nuclear plants in respect of the proportion of the public investment in new transmission links relating to distribution of nuclear generated electricity arising from the programme for uplifting national infrastructure set out at paragraph 3.31 of the government document New Industry, New Jobs, published on 20 April 2009. | | (271758) | 137
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the subsidy to support low carbon energy industries under the fund announced in the New Industry, New Jobs programme on 20 April 2009 is available to support nuclear energy projects. | | (271759) | 138
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many grant applications were received by the Low Carbon Buildings Programme in respect of (a) schools, (b) hospitals and (c) other public buildings in (i) Ribble Valley constituency, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) England in each year since the scheme began. | | (270542) | 139
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many grants have been made through the Low Carbon Buildings Programme to (a) schools, (b) hospitals and (c) other public buildings in (i) Ribble Valley constituency, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) England in each year since the scheme began. | | (270544) | 140
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Wealden of 26 March 2009, Official Report, column 708W, on the Low Carbon Buildings Programme, what estimate he has made of the amount of funding requested through those eligible grant applications for solar photovoltaic technology under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 2 which have been put on hold. | | (270714) | 141
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many domestic properties have received insulation improvements under the Warm Front scheme since its inception. | | (271333) | 142
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what percentage of invoices his Department has paid within 10 days of receipt in each of the last five months. | | (270541) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 143
| Mr Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 15 September 2008, Official Report, column 2033W, on bromine, when he expects to make a decision on the appeal relating to the Sandridge bromate contamination in Hertfordshire. | | (271752) | 144
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support his Department offers (a) local authorities and (b) schools to assist in the setting up of recycling schemes on school sites. | | (271657) | 145
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support his Department provides to schools to enable them to set up recycling facilities. | | (271658) | 146
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department gives local authorities on the provision of services to collect recyclates from schools. | | (271659) | 147
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) starter, (b) progression and (c) large farms there are on each county council farm estate in England; and which farms are held as retirement or lifetime tenancies under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986. | | (271748) | 148
| Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which grants allocated by the Forestry Commission are (a) not and (b) partially funded by the Rural Development Programme for England; and from which budgets each such grant is funded. | | (271749) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 149
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Moroccan government on (a) ending the movement of members of the Moroccan civilian population into the occupied Western Sahara and (b) the application of article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention. | | (271538) | 150
| John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will seek agreement at EU level to exclude the waters off occupied Western Sahara from future fisheries agreement with Morocco. | | (271572) | 151
N | Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions he and his predecessors have authorised warrants under section 7 of the Intelligence and Security Act 1994 since 1997. | | (271251) | 152
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Ethiopia on the (a) welfare of the leader of the Union for Democracy and Justice and (b) the conduct of elections in 2010 in Ethiopia; and if he will make a statement. | | (271761) | 153
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the treason (a) charge and (b) trial of Dr Kizza Besigye in Uganda; and if he will make a statement. | | (271762) | 154
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the February 2009 Annual Conference of the Forum for Democratic Change in Uganda; and if he will make a statement. | | (271763) | 155
| Mr David Drew (Stroud): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 20 October 2008, Official Report, column 99W, on Uganda: politics and government, what reports he has received on the trial of Lieutenant Ramathan Magara of the Uganda Army following the shooting of three people at Dr Kizza Besigye's election rally in February 2006; and if he will make a statement. | | (271764) | 156
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Pakistani counterpart on the political situation in Swat; and if he will make a statement. | | (271525) | 157
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2009, Official Report, column 511W, on the Government Hospitality Fund, how much the Government Hospitality unit of his Department's Protocol Directorate has spent on (a) linen, (b) china, (c) silver and (d) glassware in each of the last five years. | | (271727) | 158
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the political situation in Darfur of restrictions on movement of the joint UN-AU force for Darfur imposed by the government of Sudan since the beginning of 2009; and what discussions he has had with the government of Sudan on those restrictions. | | (271537) | 159
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the operational capacity of the joint UN-AU force for Darfur of its lack of key equipment pledged for the mission; and what discussions he has had with his UN Security Council counterparts on the supply of that equipment. | | (271564) | 160
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which of the joint UN-AU force for Darfur key deployment milestones discussed at the Tripartite Committee meeting on 31 March 2009 are planned to be reached (a) in the next quarter and (b) by the end of 2009. | | (271565) | 161
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the establishment of a contact group for Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement. | | (271590) | 162
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the proposed United Nations mission in the Central African Republic and Chad peace conference on Eastern Chad; and if he will make a statement. | | (271594) | 163
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the safety and whereabouts of Dolly Inefo Mbunga, Floribert Chebeya Bahizire and Donat Tshikaya following their arrests in Kinshasa; and what recent representations he has made to the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the disappearance of human rights workers. | | (271596) | 164
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Stroud of 2 March 2009, Official Report, column 1235W, on the Democratic Republic of Congo: peacekeeping operations, what the proposed UK support to the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) will consist of; and what progress has been made on the secondment of the small number of appropriately skilled individuals from the UK to fill vacant posts on the MONUC staff. | | (271646) | 165
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks) of 11 February 2009, Official Report, column 1999W, on the Democratic Republic of Congo: peacekeeping operations; what progress has been made on securing (a) the second authorised infantry battalion, (b) two special forces companies and (c) a second formed police unit for the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and what discussions he has had with potential contributors. | | (271667) | 166
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the political situation in the Chad-Sudan border area of the recent activities of Chadian armed opposition groups in Western Darfur; and what recent discussions the UK Special Representative for Sudan has had with the governments of Chad and Sudan on security in that area. | | (271728) | 167
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects of the recent conflict between the Lou Nuer and Murle tribes on the security situation in Southern Sudan; and whether there are plans to increase the number of UN peacekeepers in that area. | | (271730) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 168
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with coeliac disease at the latest date for which figures are available. | | (271335) | 169
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average period between referral from a diagnosis with coeliac disease and assessment by a dietitian was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (271336) | 170
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on prescriptions for gluten-free products in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) 2008. | | (271337) | 171
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients with coeliac disease had an annual review undertaken in the (a) secondary care and (b) primary care sectors in the last 12 months. | | (271495) | 172
N | Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of locally enhanced service arrangements related to coeliac disease. | | (271496) | 173
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of dentistry was carried out by (a) NHS and (b) private dentists in (i) 1997 and (ii) the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (271180) | 174
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the level of dental health inequalities in England; and what steps he is taking to tackle such inequalities. | | (271181) | 175
N | Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will survey attitudes among the public and dentists to the new dental contract introduced in 2006. | | (271182) | 176
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts in England provide for health visitors to carry out routine development checks upon children at (a) eight months and (b) two years old. | | (271746) | 177
| Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the ratio of children to health visitors in each primary care trust in England. | | (271747) | 178
| Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on levels of funding for services for people with learning disabilities. | | (271666) | 179
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of testing for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in blood products on the supply of red cells, platelets and plasma in the UK; and whether his Department is assessing the merits of importing such products. | | (271518) | 180
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department and its agencies are taking to reduce the potential epidemiological risks from imported blood components. | | (271519) | 181
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue guidelines for the minimum standard of maternity care based on the UNICEF Ten steps to successful breastfeeding and the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative. | | (271732) | 182
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to inform parents about the (a) benefits and (b) practice of breastfeeding. | | (271751) | 183
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that the Change 4 Life public awareness campaign includes information for young women about the importance of health and well-being before pregnancy with regard to (a) diet, (b) optimal body weight, (c) smoking and (d) alcohol consumption. | | (271753) | 184
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department makes available to parents on the provision of adequate nutrition to children during infancy. | | (271754) | 185
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on variations in complementary feeding in infancy, including within (i) different ethnic groups and (ii) socially disadvantaged groups. | | (271755) | 186
| Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to promote the Healthy Start scheme among eligible women; and what evaluation he has made of the effect of the scheme on the nutritional benefits for mothers and young children. | | (271756) | 187
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for which long-term conditions entitle patients to free NHS prescriptions; and how many patients received free prescriptions for each condition in each of the last three years. | | (271587) | 188
| Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were drug dependent at birth in each region in each of the last five years; and what the numbers of such children in the case of each type of drug were. | | (271664) | 189
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the genito-urinary medicine clinics in England. | | (271723) | 190
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions electro-convulsive therapy was administered to a mental health patient (a) in total and (b) as part of compulsory treatment in each of the last five years. | | (271724) | 191
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to hospital as a consequence of intoxication through alcohol in each of the last 12 months. | | (271734) | 192
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were treated for alcohol abuse in each of the last 12 months. | | (271735) | 193
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) women and (b) men were admitted to hospital for treatment for the effects of alcohol abuse in each of the last five years. | | (271736) | 194
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people received cognitive behavioural therapy in each of the last five years. | | (271737) | 195
| Anne Milton (Guildford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of levels of access to NHS dentistry in (a) Surrey Primary Care Trust and (b) the South East Coast Strategic Health Authority area for (i) adults and (ii) children; and if he will make a statement. | | (271750) | 196
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans further to revise the national tariff for specialist orthopaedic operations. | | (271059) | 197
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of effect of changes to the national tariff on the financial position of specialist orthopaedic centres. | | (271060) | 198
N | Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for ending prescription charges for people with long-term medical conditions; and if he will make a statement. | | (271061) | 199
N | Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to assist companies working on patient-centred technologies for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections. | | (269270) | 200
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the guidance provided by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on the provision of psychosexual support to cancer patients has been implemented. | | (271654) | 201
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost of building a new district hospital in England was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (271591) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 202
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many successful prosecutions have been brought for offences related to (a) speeding, (b) jumping red lights and (c) stolen vehicles as a result of the use of automatic number plate recognition technology in each police force area in each of the last five years. | | (271767) | 203
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which (a) individuals, (b) private businesses and (c) public authorities are able to access data collated by automatic number plate recognition systems operated by police forces. | | (271768) | 204
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what period of time police forces are allowed to retain data acquired via automatic number plate recognition systems. | | (271769) | 205
| Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what legislation governs the operation of automatic number plate recognition systems by police forces. | | (271770) | 206
N | Mr Stephen Byers (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to make a decision on the immigration case of Mrs Mohinder Kaur. | | (271298) | 207
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of stateless people residing in the UK. | | (271503) | 208
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assistance is available to stateless people in the UK. | | (271504) | 209
N | Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of stateless people who have arrived in the UK from (a) Africa, (b) Afghanistan, (c) the Middle East, (d) North and South America and (e) Asia. | | (271505) | 210
N | Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions she and her predecessors have authorised warrants under section 7 of the Intelligence and Security Act 1994 since 1997. | | (271250) | 211
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many written warnings for speeding offences were issued in (a) Lancashire and (b) England in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. | | (270543) | 212
N | Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many violent crimes involving a gun were committed in (a) Ribble Valley constituency and (b) England in each of the last 10 years. | | (270713) | 213
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2009, Official Report, column 69WS, on asylum support, in which areas the plastic payment card system for the administration of section 4 support is to be piloted; how many asylum seekers will be involved in the pilot programme; what the planned timetable for the pilot programme is; what the aims of the pilot programme are; what estimate she has made of the cost of the pilot programme; what criteria will apply in respect of its assessments; when she expects to publish an evaluation of the pilot programme; and if she will make a statement. | | (271647) | 214
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2009, Official Report, column 69WS, on asylum support, if she will provide section 4 support for asylum seekers in cash; and if she will make a statement. | | (271648) | 215
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2009, Official Report, column 69WS, on asylum support, what estimate she has made of the initial cost of transferring the provision of section 4 support for asylum seekers to a plastic payment card system. | | (271649) | 216
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 March 2009, Official Report, column 69WS, on asylum support, what estimate she has made of the annual administrative cost of operating a plastic payment card system for the provision of section 4 support for asylum seekers. | | (271650) | 217
N | Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police stations have (a) closed and (b) opened in each of the last five years in each police force area in Wales; which police stations in each such area have been sold in the last 10 years; to which purchasers each such station was sold; for what price each such station was sold; and which operational police stations in each such area are under consideration for closure. | | (271310) | 218
| Mr Paul Goodman (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any of the tasks to be undertaken under the Channel Project will be delivered by subcontractors. | | (271515) | 219
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assaults on police constables per 100,000 population were recorded in each police force area in (a) 2003-04 and (b) 2004-05. | | (271674) | 220
| Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what occasions the decision to include the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on the list of proscribed organisations has been reviewed in the last five years; and what criteria were applied to the review in each case. | | (271511) | 221
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the sums to be allocated to the introduction of identity cards in each of the next six financial years. | | (271774) | 222
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests the police have made of persons demonstrating in Parliament Square and adjacent areas since 3 April 2009 under section 132 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 for the offence of demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area. | | (271680) | 223
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether notice of the Tamil demonstration in Parliament Square and adjacent areas has been given to the Commissioner of Police for the Metroplis under section 133 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005; and whether the Commissioner has given authorisation under section 134 of that Act. | | (271681) | 224
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many items have been confiscated by the police from Tamil demonstrators in Parliament Square and in lieu of arrest under the provisions of section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 since the commencement of the protest. | | (271682) | 225
| Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests the police have made in connection with the Tamil protest in Parliament Square and adjacent areas since its commencement; for what offence or offences each individual has been arrested; and how many of these arrests were made of the offence of display of support for an organisation proscribed under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000. | | (271683) | 226
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the (a) resources required by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) to implement the requirements of Tier 4 of the points-based immigration system and (b) cost to UKBA of administering the requirements of Tier 4 in each of the next three years. | | (271292) | 227
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which nominated stakeholders have been selected to participate in the trial of the Sponsorship Management System under Tier 4 of the points-based immigration system; and what criteria were used to select those stakeholders. | | (271293) | 228
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many academic institutions have successfully registered as sponsors with the UK Border Agency under Tier 4 of the points-based immigration system; and how many such institutions made applications to register which were rejected. | | (271294) | 229
N | Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2009, Official Report, columns 636-7, on immigration controls: educational institutions, what criteria were applied in respect of the decision to require overseas students applying for courses to demonstrate that they have maintenance of £800 for each month of the course if studying in London, or £600 for each month of the course if studying outside London; and what assessment she has made of the appropriateness of this figure as a reflection of student spending. | | (271295) | 230
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will assess the quality of provision of support and assistance given by local authorities to women with no recourse to public funds who have been victims of (a) domestic and (b) sexual violence. | | (271599) | 231
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on anti-social behaviour of levels of sales of alcohol from off-licences. | | (271601) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 232
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate the House of Commons Commission has made of the sums to be allocated for the renewal of facilities in the Palace of Westminster in each of the next six financial years. | | (271773) | 233
N | Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the average temperature in (a) Norman Shaw North, (b) Norman Shaw South, (c) Portcullis House and (d) those parts of the Palace of Westminster for which the House of Commons Commission is responsible was in each of the last 12 months. | | (271297) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills 234
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what assessment he has made of the recommendations of the final report of the UK Skills Commission's inquiry into apprenticeships published in March 2009. | | (271765) | 235
| Mr Don Foster (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses of each type which have been fined under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1998 for playing music in the workplace without a licence since the licensing requirement came into force. | | (271745) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 236
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the number of new arrivals at the internally displaced persons camps in southern Darfur in the last six months; and what assessment he has made of the effects on the capacity of those camps to meet the basic needs of their residents of such arrivals. | | (271588) | 237
| Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his most recent assessment is of the effects on the humanitarian situation in Sudan of the dissolution or expulsion by the government of Sudan of non-governmental organisations in March 2009; what gaps in humanitarian assistance consequent on the departure of such organisations from Sudan have been identified by the UN; and what recent estimate he has made of the number of people affected by such gaps. | | (271729) | 238
N | Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations he has received on allegations of connections between the Cameroon Parliamentary Caucus for Environmental Protection and illegal immigration activities; and if he will make a statement. | | (270024) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 239
N | Mr John Baron (Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2009, Official Report, column 453W, on legal aid: negligence, when he expects the information requested to be available. | | (271493) | 240
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison service staff resigned in each year since 2003. | | (271672) | 241
| Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 180W, on open prisons: prison escapes, how many abscondees from open prisons were convicted of a further offence whilst unlawfully at large in each year since 1997; and for which offences. | | (271673) | 242
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 12 February 2009, Official Report, columns 116-9WS, on departmental expenditure limits, what increased operating costs relating to the introduction of the Employment and Support Allowance were incurred by his Department. | | (271700) | 243
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to announce arrangements for the Victims' Fund for 2009-10. | | (271719) | 244
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many domestic properties were sold for (a) under £175,000 and (b) £175,000 and over in each of the last three years. | | (271536) | 245
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost of building a new prison in England and Wales was in the latest period for which information is available. | | (271592) | 246
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on the running costs of each (a) private and (b) public sector prison in England and Wales in each year since 1990. | | (271677) | 247
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in England and Wales shared a cell in each year since 1990. | | (271678) | 248
| Dr Rudi Vis (Finchley & Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison places have been created in England and Wales in each year since 1990. | | (271679) | Questions to the Leader of the House 249
N | Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Leader of the House, what account she took of submissions made to the Members' Estimate Committee in preparing the proposals to alter hon. Members' allowances announced on 21 April 2009. | | (271300) | 250
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Leader of the House, what sums have been budgeted for the payment of expenses of hon. Members from the Members' Vote in each of the next six financial years. | | (271778) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 251
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of invoices his Department has paid within 10 days of receipt in each of the last five months. | | (270538) | 252
N | Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many prisoners serving sentences for each category of offence have been released on licence under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998; and how many such prisoners were classified as belonging to a (a) loyalist and (b) republican organisation. | | (269300) | Questions to the Prime Minister 253
N | Mr David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden): To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions he and his predecessor have authorised warrants under section 7 of the Intelligence and Security Act 1994 since 1997. | | (271252) | Questions to the Solicitor General 254
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2009, Official Report, column 1626W, on the Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office, how many full-time equivalent staff in the Attorney General's office were working on the prevention of tobacco smuggling in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; and what expenditure was incurred in employing such staff in each year. | | (270365) | 255
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2009, Official Report, column 1626W, on Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office, what the estimated cost of legal action taken against those accused of tobacco smuggling offences was in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09. | | (270366) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 256
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice his Department provides to local authorities on taking account of the views of local residents in the provision of bus services. | | (271212) | 257
N | Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the merits of prohibiting the consumption of alcohol on the rail network. | | (271125) | 258
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2009, Official Report, column 1609W, on Taunton-Penzance railway line: electrification, what conclusions were reached by the cross-industry working group; and what steps his Department plans to take in response to those conclusions. | | (271517) | 259
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage an increase in travel to British seaside resorts by rail by (a) tourists and (b) business users. | | (271604) | 260
| Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) EU, (b) UK, (c) departmental and (d) Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) public procurement requirements applied to the recent extension of the DVLA photo-licence contract with the Post Office. | | (271535) | 261
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of air safety standards of the incorporation of the Civil Aviation Authority into the European Aviation Safety Agency; and if he will make a statement. | | (271781) | 262
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the level of safety standards in the helicopter fleet servicing the UK offshore oil and gas industry; and if he will make a statement. | | (271782) | 263
| Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether motorcycle rider tests will be conducted at test centres in Derby following the implementation of the new test modules. | | (271655) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 264
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of invoices his Department has paid within 10 days of receipt in each of the last five months. | | (270539) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 265
N | Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his oral evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on 18 November 2008, HC397, Q65-71, what advice he received on the concurrence of the devolved administrations with the Government's proposed reservation to the UK's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the proposed reservation on education. | | (271494) | 266
| John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides for payments for the funeral expenses for the late husband of a woman aged under 30 years old in full-time education with no household income; and if he will make a statement. | | (271675) | 267
N | John Mason (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of invoices his Department has paid within 10 days of receipt in each of the last five months. | | (270540) | 268
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent guidance his Department has issued to Jobcentre Plus offices on waiting times in jobcentres; and if he will place in the Library a copy of such guidance. | | (271620) | 269
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has issued to Jobcentre Plus on the duration of jobseeker's interviews; whether jobseeker interviews are required to be on a one-to-one basis; how frequently jobseekers may be required to sign on; what recent guidance his Department has issued to Jobcentre Plus on caseload management; and if he will place in the Library a copy of this guidance. | | (271621) | 270
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints regarding Jobcentre Plus have been received in each month of the last two years. | | (271622) | 271
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long on average a jobseeker's interview with a personal adviser (a) for initial assessment, (b) to make a jobseeker's agreement, (c) to sign on and (d) for other purposes lasted in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (271623) | 272
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal advisers have been employed in jobcentres in each of the last 10 years. | | (271624) | 273
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many programmes centres his Department had in each of the last 10 years for which information is available. | | (271625) | 274
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many programme centres have reported capacity problems to his Department in the last six months. | | (271626) | 275
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls received by the Jobcentre Plus contact centre were (a) answered and (b) not answered (i) in each month of the last two years and (ii) in each year since 1997; and what the average waiting time for a call to be answered was in each such period. | | (271684) | 276
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls received by the Jobcentre Plus virtual telephony platform were (a) answered and (b) not answered in each (i) month and (ii) year since the platform became operational; and what the average waiting time for a call to be answered was in each such period. | | (271685) | 277
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people likely to take up the additional support provided through (a) incentives to employees to recruit and train unemployed people, (b) training places, (c) work-focused volunteering and (d) help to establish a business under the six month offer to the unemployed. | | (271686) | 278
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of claims for (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) income support, (c) employment and support allowance, (d) pension credit and (e) carer's allowance delayed as a result of the misplacing of paperwork by his Department and its agencies in each of the last three years. | | (271687) | 279
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of each edition of his Department's monthly report summarising the performance of all welfare-to-work providers against agreed targets. | | (271688) | 280
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people of working age have been claiming pension credit (a) in each month of the last two years and (b) in each year since pension credit was introduced. | | (271689) | 281
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has issued to Jobcentre Plus on the priorities for processing different benefit claims within target timeframes. | | (271690) | 282
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the results of the gap analysis in welfare-to-work provision undertaken by his Department. | | (271691) | 283
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people over 25 years old have not been referred to the New Deal 25 plus or Employment Zones upon reaching 18 months as a claimant as a result of (a) capacity and (b) budgetary constraints. | | (271692) | 284
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) part-time and (b) full-time job vacancies for (i) temporary and (ii) permanent positions were advertised through Jobcentre Plus in (A) each year since 1997 and (B) each month in the last two years. | | (271693) | 285
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of group review interviews for existing Jobseeker's Allowance claimants conducted in place of one-to-one review interviews in each month since January 2008. | | (271694) | 286
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff engaged in what types of work were employed by Jobcentre Plus in each month since January 2007. | | (271695) | 287
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff engaged in what types of work were employed by Jobcentre Plus in each year since 1997. | | (271696) | 288
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus offices operate extended opening hours. | | (271697) | 289
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps Jobcentre Plus has taken to manage an increase in the number of people claiming benefits. | | (271698) | 290
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what expenditure his Department has incurred in the provision of programme centres, excluding expenditure on New Deal programmes, in each of the last 10 years. | | (271699) | 291
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what courses are delivered by Jobcentre Plus programme centres. | | (271701) | 292
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost of a course delivered at a Jobcentre Plus programme centre is. | | (271702) | 293
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the budget for programme centre provision was in 2008-09; and what budget has been set for (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. | | (271703) | 294
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what budget his Department has allocated for (a) new provision for newly unemployed (non-professional) support delivered by programme centres and (b) support for newly unemployed professional and executive customers in 2009-10. | | (271704) | 295
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Jobcentre Plus Support contracts will replace (a) new provision for newly unemployed (non-professional) support delivered by programme centres and (b) support for newly unemployed professional and executive customers. | | (271705) | 296
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the Jobcentre Plus Support contracts in each of the next three years. | | (271706) | 297
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the caseload under Jobcentre Plus Support contracts in the next 12 months. | | (271707) | 298
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many commercial employment providers have signed up to participate in the delivery of help for newly unemployed and executive Jobcentre Plus customers. | | (271708) | 299
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the marginal cost of providing the 75,000 additional training places under the six month offer to the unemployed. | | (271709) | 300
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long on average a training course offered as part of the six month offer to the unemployed will last. | | (271710) | 301
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what qualifications can be gained as a result of the training places to be provided as part of the six month offer to the unemployed. | | (271711) | 302
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who he expects to deliver the 75,000 new training places to be provided as part of the six month offer to the unemployed. | | (271712) | 303
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has issued to Jobcentre Plus staff on referrals to (a) employment subsidy vouchers, (b) train to gain, (c) training places, (d) volunteering and (e) help for self-employment on offer as part of the six month offer to the unemployed; and if he will place in the Library a copy of such guidance. | | (271713) | 304
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what level of take up of the six month offer he anticipates in respect of (a) employment subsidy vouchers, (b) train to gain funding, (c) training places, (d) volunteering and (e) help for the self-employed under the six month offer. | | (271714) | 305
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has issued to Jobcentre Plus staff on referrals to (a) the newly unemployed (non-professional) support delivered by programme centres and (b) the newly unemployed professional and executive support delivered through commercial employment provision; and if he will place in the Library a copy of that guidance. | | (271715) | 306
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether participants who have not finished their existing New Deal programme by the end of September 2009 will be referred to the flexible New Deal in those areas covered by phase 1 Flexible New Deal contracts. | | (271716) | 307
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contingency plans his Department has put in place to be invoked should delivery of flexible New Deal phase 1 not take place on the expected timetable. | | (271717) | 308
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a cap may be placed on referrals to (a) New Deal for Young People, (b) New Deal 25 plus, (c) Employment Zones, (d) New Deal for Disabled Peope, (e) New Deal for Lone Parents and (f) other New Deal programmes as a result of (i) capacity and (ii) budgetary constraints. | | (271718) | 309
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 18 to 24 years old upon reaching six months of a Jobseeker's Allowance claim have not been referred to the New Deal for Young People or Employment Zones as a result of (a) capacity and (b) budgetary constraints. | | (271720) | 310
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for first jobseeker interviews for a claimant for Jobseeker's Allowance in each of the smallest geographical areas for which information is available in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (271721) | 311
| Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus accredited providers there were in each year since 1997. | | (271722) | 312
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of raising the level of pension credit to ensure that no pensioner receives an income below the poverty line. | | (271597) | 313
N | Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons jobseeker's allowance customers are required to ring 0845 telephone numbers to apply for jobs on Jobseeker Direct; what free alternatives there are to this service; and if he will make a statement. | | (271324) | 314
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mandatory six-month interview demands have been sent out to income support claimants in the last 12 months; how many of these have subsequently been (a) deferred and (b) waived; and if he will make a statement. | | (271780) | Questions to the Prime Minister 315
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Prime Minister, what the names are of those whose honours have been cancelled by the Forfeiture Committee since 1997; and for what reasons each honour was cancelled. | | [Transferred] (271526) |
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